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Alexi Lalas

Alexi Lalas (Panayotis Alexander Lalas, born 1970) is an American former soccer defender who starred for the US at the 1994 World Cup and later became a FOX Sports analyst.

Alexia

Alexia, stage name of Alessia Aquilani, is an Italian singer born in 1967 who fronted 1990s eurodance hits like "Uh La La La" and won Sanremo in 2003.

Alexia Jayy

Alexia Jayy (born 1993) is an American R&B/soul singer from Irvington, Alabama, winner of The Voice season 29 in 2026 and the first Black woman to win the show; her singles include Who Raised You and Rent Free.

Alexia Putellas

Alexia Putellas, Spanish midfielder, Barcelona Femení captain 2012–2026, two-time Ballon d'Or winner (2021, 2022), 232 goals and 38 trophies at Barça, 2023 World Cup winner, now at London City Lionesses.

Alexia Robinson (actress)

Alexia Robinson, American actress from Fort Lauderdale, Florida; played Tiffany in Total Recall (1990), Meg Lawson on General Hospital, Alex Perez on The Young and the Restless; birth year disputed (1960, 1970, or 1980); runs the Alexia Robinson Acting Studio in North Hollywood.

Alexiad

The Alexiad (Ἀλεξιάς) is a Greek history in fifteen books by the Byzantine princess Anna Komnene, written around 1148 recounting the reign of her father, Emperor Alexios I Komnenos.

Alexie Brooks

Alexie Mae Caimoso Brooks (born 2001), Filipino-American athlete and beauty queen from Leon, Iloilo; Miss Eco International 2025, first black winner of that pageant, UAAP MVP heptathlete, and Reina Filipinas MGI All Stars Philippines 2026.

Alexios Apokaukos

Alexios Apokaukos (Ἀλέξιος Ἀπόκαυκος) was a Byzantine statesman and admiral who held the office of megas doux and organized the 1341 coup against John Kantakouzenos.

Alexios I Komnenos (Ἀλέξιος Αʹ Κομνηνός)

Alexios I Komnenos (Ἀλέξιος Κομνηνός) was Byzantine emperor from 1081 to 1118 and founder of the Komnenian dynasty, who seized the throne in 1081 and restored an empire that had lost vast territories.

Alexios Strategopoulos

Alexios Strategopoulos (Ἀλέξιος Στρατηγόπουλος) was a Byzantine general of the Empire of Nicaea who took Constantinople from the Latin Empire by surprise in July 1261.

Alexis (malting barley)

Alexis is a German spring malting barley variety bred by Saatzucht Josef Breun (Trumpf × Br. 1622, 1975), protected 1986, Europe's standard brewing barley until 2005, later a conservation variety and craft malt.

Alexis & Fido

Alexis & Fido, also known as Los Reyes del Perreo, is a reggaeton duo from Cayey, Puerto Rico, active since 2002 with nine Latin Grammy nominations.

Alexis Argüello

Alexis Argüello (El Flaco Explosivo), Nicaraguan boxer (1952-2009), three-division world champion at featherweight, super featherweight, and lightweight; 82-8 with 65 KOs, IBHOF 1992, famous for two losses to Aaron Pryor.

Alexis Arquette

Alexis Arquette (born Robert Arquette, 1969-2016), American actress, cabaret performer, and transgender activist of the Arquette acting family; known for Last Exit to Brooklyn, Pulp Fiction, The Wedding Singer, and the 2007 documentary She's My Brother.

Alexis Bell

Alexis Bell, also known as Alexis T. Bell, is an American chemical engineer and Dow Professor Emeritus at UC Berkeley, known for heterogeneous catalysis and electrocatalysis research.

Alexis Bledel

Alexis Bledel (Kimberly Alexis Bledel, born 1981, Houston) is an American actress known as Rory Gilmore in Gilmore Girls and Emmy-winning Emily Malek in The Handmaid's Tale.

Alexis Brice

Alexis Brice (born 1957) is a French neurologist and professor of medical genetics known for research on the genetics of Parkinson's disease and other neurodegenerative diseases.

Alexis Calatayud

Alexis Calatayud is an American politician and Republican member of the Florida Senate from District 38 in Miami-Dade County, first working in education policy before her election and running for a second term in 2026.

Alexis Carrel

Alexis Carrel was a French-born surgeon and biologist at the Rockefeller Institute in New York who won the 1912 Nobel Prize for vascular suture and organ transplantation.

Alexis Caswell

Alexis Caswell (1799–1877) was an American mathematician, astronomer, and meteorologist who taught at Brown University for 35 years and served as its sixth president from 1868 to 1872.

Alexis Ciria

Alexis Ciria (Alexis Ciria Flores), Spanish winger born 2008 in Badajoz; ex-Sevilla academy, joined Real Madrid January 2026, won UEFA Youth League 2025/26, scored on first-team debut versus Fiorentina.

Alexis Colby

Alexis Colby (Alexis Morell Carrington Colby Dexter Rowan), fictional villainess of Dynasty, Blake Carrington's scheming ex-wife played by Joan Collins; debuted 1981, Golden Globe and Emmy nominations, lily-pond catfight, ran Colbyco, later recast in the CW reboot.

Alexis Conran

Alexis Conran (born 1972), British TV presenter, Times Radio host, actor and magician; star of BBC Three's The Real Hustle (2006-2012) and Channel 5's Storm & Alexis; expert on scams and fraud.

Alexis Courbet

Alexis Courbet is a French-trained biochemist with a PhD and PharmD who works in computational protein design at the University of Washington's Institute for Protein Design, co-authoring RFdiffusion.

Alexis Davis (fighter)

Alexis Davis, "Ally-Gator" (born 1984, Port Colborne, Ontario), Canadian women's bantamweight and flyweight MMA fighter, 21-11-0, UFC record 8-6, challenged Ronda Rousey at UFC 175 (16-second KO loss), TKO win over Amanda Nunes, retired 2022.

Alexis de Tocqueville

Alexis de Tocqueville (1805–1859), French political thinker and author of Democracy in America (1835, 1840) and The Old Regime and the Revolution (1856); deputy, foreign minister 1849, Académie française 1841, known for tyranny of the majority and associations.

Alexis DeJoria

Alexis DeJoria (born 1977) is an American NHRA Funny Car driver, daughter of John Paul DeJoria; six-time national event winner, first woman with a sub-four-second Funny Car pass, racing for John Force Racing from 2026.

Alexis Denisof

Alexis Denisof (born 1966, Salisbury, Maryland) is an American actor known as Wesley Wyndam-Pryce in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Angel, Benedick in Whedon's Much Ado About Nothing, Sandy Rivers on How I Met Your Mother, and a 2018 Emmy nominee.

Alexis Dziena

Alexis Dziena (Alexis Gabbriel Dziena, born 1984, New York) is an American actress known for Kira Underlay on Invasion, Ashley on Entourage, and films Broken Flowers, Fool's Gold, Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist, and Wrong.

Alexis Fawx

Alexis Fawx (born 1975, Pennsylvania) is an American adult film performer and Air Force veteran who entered the industry in 2010 at 35, won AVN MILF Performer of the Year in 2020 and 2022, and runs the High as Fawx podcast and HAF Coffee brand.