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Alex O'Connor
Alex J. O'Connor (born 1999), known online as CosmicSkeptic, is an English YouTuber, podcaster, and debater; Oxford philosophy and theology graduate who hosts the Within Reason Podcast and debates theism, ethics, and consciousness with public figures.
Alex O'Loughlin
Alex O'Loughlin (Alexander O'Lachlan), Australian actor born 1976 in Canberra, NIDA graduate, star of Oyster Farmer, Moonlight, and Steve McGarrett on CBS's Hawaii Five-0 (2010–2020, 240 episodes); also directed, produced, and wrote for the series.
Alex Olmedo
Alex Olmedo (Alejandro Olmedo, 1936-2020), Peruvian-born tennis player; won Wimbledon and the Australian Championships in 1959, first Latin American man with a Grand Slam singles title, and led the U.S. to the 1958 Davis Cup.
Alex Orji
Alex Orji, college football quarterback from Sachse, Texas; Michigan 2022-2024 (2023 national title), transferred to UNLV 2025; brother of NFL LB Anfernee Orji.
Alex Otti
Alex Otti is a Nigerian politician and banker serving as Governor of Abia State, elected in 2023 as the Labour Party candidate after a career in banking.
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain
Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, English midfielder born 1993, Arsenal, Liverpool, Besiktas, Celtic; 35 England caps, 7 goals; won 2019 Champions League and 2020 Premier League with Liverpool.
Alex P. Keaton
Alex P. Keaton is the fictional Young Republican eldest son, played by Michael J. Fox, on NBC's Family Ties (1982–1989), the conservative child of ex-hippie parents who became the show's breakout character and won Fox three consecutive Emmys.
Alex Padilla
Alex Padilla, Democratic U.S. Senator from California since 2021 and former California Secretary of State, first Latino to represent California in the Senate; MIT engineer from Pacoima, LA City Council president, immigration policy leader.
Álex Palou
Álex Palou (born 1997, Barcelona) is a Spanish IndyCar driver for Chip Ganassi Racing, five-time NTT INDYCAR SERIES champion (2021, 2023-2026), four consecutive titles tying Bourdais, and winner of the 109th Indianapolis 500.
Alex Pan (潘晓峰)
Alex Pan (Pan Xiaofeng, 潘晓峰) is a Chinese venture capitalist and affiliated managing director of GSR Ventures in Beijing, where he closed a $383 million fund in 2009 and now invests with GSR United.
Alex Pandian
Alex Pandian (அலெக்ஸ் பாண்டியன்), also known as Bad Boy in Telugu, is a 2013 Tamil action-masala film directed by Suraj, starring Karthi, Anushka Shetty, and Santhanam, released 11 January 2013 with music by Devi Sri Prasad.
Alex Parygin
Alex Parygin (Aleksandr Vladimirovich Parygin), born 1973 in Almaty, is a modern pentathlete who won individual gold for Kazakhstan at Atlanta 1996 and competed for Australia at Athens 2004, finishing 27th.
Alex Pentland
Alex "Sandy" Pentland is an American computer scientist at MIT, a pioneer in computational social science and wearable computing who co-led the Davos discussions that shaped the EU's GDPR.
Alex Pereira
Alex "Poatan" Pereira, Brazilian MMA fighter and former GLORY kickboxing champion, two-division GLORY and UFC titleholder, famous for knockouts of Israel Adesanya and Jiří Procházka.
Alex Perez (fighter)
Alex Perez (born 1992) is an American UFC flyweight from Lemoore, California, Team Oyama; signed via 2017 Contender Series, lost a 2020 title fight to Deiveson Figueiredo at UFC 255.
Alex Pettyfer
Alex Pettyfer (born 1990, Stevenage) is an English actor, producer, and director known for Stormbreaker, I Am Number Four, Magic Mike, and his 2018 directorial debut Back Roads.
Alex Pfeiffer (soccer)
Alex Pfeiffer (Alexandra Mackenzie Pfeiffer, born 2007, St. Louis) is an American forward for Bay FC in the NWSL; youngest goalscorer in league history at 16 years, 111 days, signed by Kansas City Current at 15 years, 338 days.
Alex Phillips (TV presenter)
Alex Phillips (Alexandra Lesley Phillips), born 1983 in Gloucester, British broadcaster and former Brexit Party MEP for South East England; UKIP Head of Media, later GB News presenter (2021–2022) and Talk TV presenter until 2025; distinct from the Green Party figure of the same name.
Alex Pietrangelo
Alex Pietrangelo, born 1990 in King City, Ontario, is a Canadian NHL defenseman drafted fourth overall by St. Louis in 2008. Blues captain and 2019 Cup winner (Game 7-winning goal), 2023 Cup with Vegas; stepped away July 2025 for health reasons.
Álex Pina
Álex Pina (born 1967, Pamplona) is the Spanish showrunner and Vancouver Media founder behind La casa de papel (Money Heist), Netflix's most-watched non-English series in 2018, plus Vis a vis, El Embarcadero, White Lines, Sky Rojo, and Berlín.
Alex Polizzi
Alex Polizzi, born Alessandra Polizzi di Sorrentino in 1971, is a British hotelier and presenter who has hosted Channel 5's The Hotel Inspector since 2008.
Alex Pouget
Alex Pouget, also known as Alexandre Pouget, is a Swiss-based computational neuroscientist and full professor at the University of Geneva, known for the theory of probabilistic population codes.
Alex Powell
Alex Powell (born 2007, Miami) is a Jamaican-American racing driver, Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 junior since 2019, 2024 Italian F4 rookie champion, now racing Eurocup 3 with Campos Racing.
Alex Pritchard
Alex Pritchard (born 1993, Orsett, England) is an English attacking midfielder, ex-Tottenham academy, Brentford loan star, Norwich, Huddersfield, Sunderland, Birmingham, Sivasspor; England U21, 10 caps; without a club since December 2025.
Alex Proyas (Αλέξανδρος Πρόγιας)
Alex Proyas (Αλέξανδρος Πρόγιας), born 1963 in Egypt, is an Egyptian-born Australian director of The Crow, Dark City, I, Robot, Knowing, and Gods of Egypt, known for expressionist science-fiction style.
Alex Pullin
Alex 'Chumpy' Pullin (1987-2020), Australian snowboard cross racer, two-time world champion (2011, 2013), two-time World Cup titlist, three-time Olympian and 2014 flag bearer; died spearfishing aged 32.
Alex Rae (footballer, born 1969)
Alex Rae (Alexander Scott Rae, born 1969, Glasgow) is a Scottish former central midfielder and current Partick Thistle assistant head coach; clubs included Millwall, Sunderland, Wolves, Rangers (2005 double winner), and Dundee.
Alex Raymond
Alex Raymond (1909-1956), American comic strip artist, created Flash Gordon, Jungle Jim, Secret Agent X-9, and Rip Kirby for King Features; known for dry-brush realistic illustration, Marines service in 1944, and death in a 1956 Westport car crash.
Alex Reid (fighter)
Alex Reid (Alexander Aristides Reid, born 1975) is an English former middleweight MMA fighter (record 10-10-1, 1 NC) who fought Cage Rage, BAMMA, and Bellator, and won Celebrity Big Brother 7 in 2010.
Alex Reinert
Alexandra ("Alex") Reinert is a Luxembourg-born venture investor who joined Accel in London in 2025, investing in AI, enterprise software, and consumer businesses after MMC Ventures.