Alexander (disambiguation) — Alexander is a common male first name and less common surname. For lists of people with the name, see Alexander and others below.*Alexander the Great, King of Macedonia and the son of Philip, 336–323 BC * Alexander (film), 2004 film by Oliver… … Wikipedia
Ann Alexander (ship) — The Ann Alexander was a ship from New Bedford, Massachusetts that was rammed by a wounded sperm whale on August 20, 1851 near the Galapagos Islands. After the whale had already destroyed two of the ship s boats in its jaws, the ship was holed… … Wikipedia
Alexander Kuchin — Alexander Stepanovich Kuchin ( ru. Александр Степанович Кучин) (1888 in Onega – 1913? in an unknown place in the Kara Sea) was a young Russian oceanographer and Arctic explorer.Hailing from a humble background, Alexander Kuchin became a seaman in … Wikipedia
Alexander Marinesko — Alexander Ivanovich Marinesko ( ru. Александр Иванович Маринеско, Aleksandr Ivanovich Marinesko , Alexander Marinesco ; ro. Alexandru Marinescu) (January 15, 1913 November 25, 1963) was a Soviet sailor and, during World War II, the captain of the … Wikipedia
Alexander Selkirk — Alexander Selkirk, born Alexander Selcraig (1676 ndash; 13 December 1721), was a Scottish sailor who spent four years as a castaway on an uninhabited island.It is probable that his travails provided the inspiration for Daniel Defoe s novel… … Wikipedia
Alexander Dalzeel — (c. 1662 December 5, 1715) was a seventeenth century pirate and former officer under Henry Avery. Born in Port Patrick, Scotland, Dalzeel went to sea as a child and, by the age of 23, was captain of his own ship with six successful voyages to his … Wikipedia
Alexander Berry — (30 November 1781 17 September 1873) was a Scottish born surgeon, merchant and explorer who in 1822 was given a land grant of 10,000 acres (40 km²) and 100 convicts to establish the first European settlement on the south coast of New South Wales … Wikipedia
Alexander Ezer — Alexander (Evserov) Ezer (1894 1973) was the first secretary of tourism of Israel. He is also known for helping manage the Middle Eastern section of the 1939 New York World s Fair and for helping manage the world famous Levant Industrial Fairs.… … Wikipedia
Alexander Krasnoshchyokov — Alexander Mikhailovich Krasnoshchyokov ( ru. Александр Михайлович Краснощёков) (real name: Avraam Moiseevich Krasnoshchyok ru. Абрам Моисеевич Краснощёк in USA known as Stroller Tobinson) (born October 10, 1880, Chernobyl shot November 26, 1937,… … Wikipedia
Alexander's Ragtime Band — is the name of a song by Irving Berlin. It was his first major hit, in 1911. There is some evidence, although inconclusive, that Irving Berlin borrowed the melody from a draft composition submitted by Scott Joplin that had been submitted to a… … Wikipedia
