Alec

Alec or Aleck is a Scottish form of the given name Alex.<ref name="Hanks Hardcastle Hodges 2006" /> It may be a shortened form of the name Alexander or a given name in its own right. Notable people with the name include:

People

• Alec Aalto (1942–2018), Finnish diplomat
• Alec Acton (1938–1994), English footballer
• Alec Albiston (1917–1998), Australian rules footballer
• Alec Alston (1937–2009), English footballer
• Alec and Peter Graham (1881–1957), New Zealand mountaineers, guides, and hotel operators
• Alec Anderson (American football, born 1894) (1894–1953), American NFL player
• Alec Anderson (American football, born 1999) (born 1999), American professional football player
• Alec Ash (born 1986), British writer and editor
• Alec Ashcroft (1887–1963), English international rugby union player
• Alec Asher (born 1991), American MLB player
• Alec Ashworth (1939–1995), English professional footballer
• Alec Astle (born 1949), New Zealand former cricketer
• Alec Atkinson (1919–2015), British Royal Air Force officer and civil servant
• Alec B. Francis (1867–1934), English silent-film actor
• Alec Bagot (1893–1968), South Australian adventurer, polemicist, and politician
• Alec Baillie (died 2020), American bassist
• Alec Baldwin (born 1958), American actor
• Alec Bangham (1921–2010), British biophysicist
• Alec Bartlett (born 1993), American soccer player
• Alec Bathgate, New Zealand musician
• Alec Bedser (1918–2010), English professional cricketer
• Alec Bedser (South African cricketer) (1948–1981), South African cricketer
• Alec Beechman (1896–1965), British barrister and politician
• Alec Benjamin (born 1994), American singer-songwriter
• Alec Bennett (1897–1973), Irish-Canadian motorcycle racer
• Alec Berg (born 1969 or 1970), American comedy and television writer of Swedish descent
• Alec Bettinger (born 1995), American MLB player
• Alec Birrell (1885–1948), Australian rules footballer, military personnel, and doctor
• Alec Birtwell (1908–1974), English cricketer
• Alec Bishop (1897–1984), British Army officer and administrator
• Alec Blakeman (1918–1994), English professional footballer
• Alec Boden (1925–2011), Scottish footballer
• Alec Bohm (born 1996), American MLB player
• Alec Bonnett (1922–1992), British sports shooter
• Alec Boswell Timms (1872–1922), Australian-born international rugby union player
• Alec Brader (1942–2024), English professional footballer, schoolteacher, and youth athletics coach
• Alec Brady (1870–1913), Scottish professional footballer
• Alec Bregonzi (1930–2006), English actor
• Alec Briggs (born 1939), English former professional footballer
• Alec Broers, Baron Broers (born 1938), British electrical engineer
• Alec Brook (1911–1986), English international table tennis player
• Alec Brook-Krasny (born 1958), American politician
• Alec Brown (born 1992), American professional basketball player
• Alec Brown (snooker player) (1908–1995), English snooker player
• Alec Brownstein (born 1980), American creative marketer, writer, and film director
• Alec Burgess (1906–1990), English cricketer
• Alec Burks (born 1991), American NBA player
• Alec Burleson (born 1998), American MLB player
• Alec Burns (1907–2003), English track and field athlete
• Alec Burns (cricketer) (born 1948), Trinidad and Tobago former cricketer
• Alec Butler (born 1959), Canadian playwright
• Alec C. Snowden (1901–1983), British film producer
• Alec Cairncross (1911–1998), Scottish economist
• Alec Cameron (disambiguation), several people
• Alec Campbell (disambiguation), several people
• Alec Cannon, English footballer
• Alec Carruthers Gould (1870–1948), English illustrator and landscape- and marine painter
• Alec Cartio (born 1976), Iranian-Swedish-American music video-, automotive commercial-, and film director
• Alec Chamberlain (born 1964), English former professional footballer
• Alec Cheyne (1907–1983), Scottish footballer
• Alec Chien, classical pianist from Hong Kong
• Alec Christie, British writer, film producer, and actor
• Alec Clarey (born 1994), English rugby union player
• Alec Clarke (1904–1959), South African cricketer
• Alec Clegg (1909–1986), English educationalist
• Alec Cleland (born 1970), Scottish professional footballer and coach
• Alec Clifton-Taylor (1907–1985), English architectural historian
• Alec Clunes (1912–1970), English actor and theatrical manager
• Alec Clydesdale (1875–1947), Australian politician
• Alec Cobbe (born 1945), Irish designer, artist, musical instrument collector, and decorator
• Alec Coles (born 1959), British-Australian art curator
• Alec Connell (1900–1958), Canadian NHL player
• Alec Cooke, Baron Cooke of Islandreagh (1920–2007), Irish politician and Royal Navy officer
• Alec Coombes (born 1995), Scottish rugby union player
• Alec Coppel (1907–1972), Australian-born screenwriter, novelist, and playwright
• Alec Coppen (1923–2019), British psychiatrist
• Alec Coryton (1895–1981), British Air Force commander
• Alec Cowan (born 1996), Canadian cyclist
• Alec Coxon (1916–2006), English cricketer
• Alec Craig (1884–1945), Scottish actor
• Alec Crikis (1944–2016), Australian sports shooter
• Alec Croft (born 1937), English former professional footballer
• Alec Crozier (1904–1974), Australian rules footballer
• Alec Cunningham (1905–1981), English cricketer
• Alec Cunningham-Reid (1895–1977), British military personnel
• Alec Dankworth (born 1960), English jazz musician
• Alec David Young (1913–2005), British aeronautical engineer
• Alec Davies (born 1962), Scottish former cricketer and current physical education teacher
• Alec Davies (footballer) (1920–1998), Scottish footballer
• Alec Debnam (1921–2003), English cricketer and Royal Air Force member
• Alec de Candole (1897–1918), English poet and military personnel
• Alec Denton (born 1994), English footballer
• Alec Devon Kreider (1991–2017), American murderer
• Alec Dick (footballer) (1865–1925), Scottish footballer
• Alec Dickson (1914–1994), British activist and V.S.O. founder
• Alec Distaso (1948–2009), American MLB player
• Alec Dockar (1920–1994), English professional rugby league footballer
• Alec Donald (1900–1952), Scottish professional footballer
• Alec Douglas (1939–2014), South African cricketer
• Alec Douglas-Home (1903–1995), British politician, Prime Minister of the U.K. (1963–1964)
• Alec Down (1914–1995), British archaeologist
• Alec Duckart (born 2000), American singer-songwriter
• Alec Duffy (born 1975), American writer and theater director
• Alec Dufty (born 1987), American former soccer player and current coach
• Alec Eason (1889–1956), Australian rules footballer, coach, and administrator
• Alec Eist (1929–1982), British police officer and Navy personnel
• Alec Elliot (born 1996), Canadian competitive Paralympic swimmer
• Alec Empire (born 1972), German musician
• Alec Epis (born 1937), Australian former footballer
• Alec Erwin (born 1948), South African politician
• Alec Evans (born 1939), Australian former rugby union footballer and coach
• Alec Farley (1925–2010), English professional footballer
• Alec Farmer (1908–1986), Scottish professional footballer
• Alec Farrall (1936–2025), English former professional footballer
• Alec Farrow (1894–1955), Australian rules footballer
• Alec Fildes (1901–1976), English professional rugby league footballer
• Alec Finlay (born 1966), Scottish artist
• Alec Finn (1944–2018), British musician
• Alec Firth (1892–?), British trade union official
• Alec Fischer, documentary filmmaker and LGBTQ+ advocate based in Minneapolis, Minnesota
• Alec Foege, American author and magazine journalist
• Alec Fong Lim (1931–1990), Australian politician
• Alec Fraser (disambiguation), several people
• Alec Fyfe (1909–1973), Australian rules footballer
• Alec G. Olson (born 1930), American politician
• Alec Gallimore, American aerospace engineer
• Alec Gallup (1928–2009), American pollster
• Alec Gambling (1926–2021), British electrical engineer
• Alec Garnett, American politician
• Alec Gaskell (1932–2014), English professional footballer
• Alec Geddes (1878–?), Scottish communist activist
• Alec George Horwood (1914–1944), British soldier
• Alec Georgen (born 1998), French professional footballer
• Alec Gibson (born 1963), American former NFL player
• Alec Gillies (1875–1932), Scottish footballer
• Alec Glassey (1887–1970), British politician
• Alec Glen, Scottish amateur footballer
• Alec Gletzer (born 1991), American former international rugby union player
• Alec Gores (born 1953), American billionaire businessman
• Alec Graham (1929–2021), English Anglican bishop
• Alec Grant (1893–1966), New Zealand cricketer and military personnel of Australian descent
• Alec Gray (disambiguation), several people
• Alec Greven, American self-help author
• Alec Grieve (1864–1933), Dundee artist
• Alec Guinness (1914–2000), English actor
• Alec Hall (Australian footballer) (1869–1953), Australian rules footballer
• Alec Hall (English footballer) (1909–1992), English footballer
• Alec Hannan (1916–2002), South African boxer
• Alec Hansen (born 1994), American former baseball player
• Alec Hardie (1900–1975), Scottish professional footballer
• Alec Hardinge, 2nd Baron Hardinge of Penshurst (1894–1960), British Army personnel
• Alec Hardy (1891–1970), Anglican bishop
• Alec Harper (1910–2003), English polo player and Indian Army officer
• Alec Harris (1897–1974), Welsh spiritualist medium
• Alec Hastilow (1895–1975), English cricketer and cricket administrator
• Alec Head (1924–2022), French horse trainer and breeder
• Alec Hearne (1863–1952), English cricketer
• Alec Hellewell (1880–1934), English footballer
• Alec Hepburn (born 1993), English rugby union player
• Alec Herd (1911–1982), Scottish professional footballer
• Alec Higgins (1908–1965), English professional rugby league footballer
• Alec Hill (1916–2008), Australian military historian and academic
• Alec Holowka (1983–2019), Canadian game programmer, designer, and musician
• Alec Hooper (1900–1978), English professional footballer
• Alec Horsley (1902–1993), British businessman, Quaker, and peace activist
• Alec Horwood (1914–1944), British Army officer
• Alec Hosie (1890–1957), English cricketer
• Alec Howie (1913–1940), Indian Army cricketer and British Army personnel
• Alec Hurley (1871–1913), English music hall singer
• Alec Hurwood (1902–1982), Australian cricketer
• Alec Inch (1915–1994), Australian engine driver and politician
• Alec Ingold (born 1996), American NFL player
• Alec Ingwersen (1941–2016), Australian rules footballer
• Alec Issigonis (1906–1988), Greek-British car designer
• Alec Jackson, several people
• Alex Jackson (disambiguation), several people
• Alec James (cricketer) (1889–1961), Welsh cricketer
• Alec Jason (1911–2000), English actor
• Alec Jeffreys (born 1950), British geneticist
• Alec Jenkins (born 1987), Welsh rugby union player
• Alec John Dawson (1872–1951), English author
• Alec John Such (1951–2022), American bassist, former member of Bon Jovi
• Alec Johnson (born 1944), English former cricketer
• Alec Johnson (rugby league) (1901–?), Australian rugby league footballer
• Alec Jones (1924–1983), British politician
• Alec Julian Tyndale-Biscoe (1906–1997), English naval engineer and officer
• Alec K. Redfearn, American musician and composer
• Alec Kann (born 1990), American MLS player
• Alec Kaplan (1890–1963), South African philatelist
• Alec Karakatsanis (born 1983), American civil rights lawyer, social justice advocate, public defender, and prison reformer
• Alec Kay (1879–1917), Scottish professional footballer and military personnel
• Alec Kellaway (1894–1973), Australian actor of South African descent
• Alec Kennedy (1891–1959), Scottish cricketer
• Alec Kerr (1876–1953), New Zealand cricketer
• Alec Kessler (1967–2007), American basketball player and orthopedic surgeon
• Alec King (1874–1954), Australian rules footballer and officer
• Alec Kirkbride (1897–1978), British diplomat
• Alec Kirkland (1900–?), Irish footballer
• Alec Kitson (1921–1997), British trade unionist and official
• Alec Knight (1939–2023), British chaplain
• Alec Knight (cricketer) (1899–1986), New Zealand cricketer
• Alec Kruger (1924–2015), Australian non-fiction writer
• Alec Lamont (1850–1934), English barrister
• Alec Lanham-Love (born 1961), South African sailor
• Alec Law (1910–?), Scottish professional footballer
• Alec Lazenby (born 1927), English-born Australian academic and writer
• Alec Lazo, Cuban-American ballroom dancer
• Alec Lemon (born 1991), American former football player
• Alec Leonce (born 1962), British bobsledder
• Alec Leslie (1900–1961), Scottish professional footballer
• Alec Lewis (1920–2013), English international rugby union player
• Alec Lindsay (born 1948), English former footballer
• Alec Lindstrom (born 1998), American football player
• Alec Linwood (1920–2003), Scottish footballer
• Alec Logan (1882–1918), Scottish footballer
• Alec Longstreth (born 1979), American comics creator and illustrator
• Alec Lorimer (1896–?), Scottish footballer and ASL player
• Alec Lorimore (born 1948), American film director, film producer, and screenwriter
• Alec Lucas (born 1945), Welsh former professional footballer
• Alec Luyckx (born 1995), Belgian professional footballer
• Alec MacKaye (born 1966), American punk vocalist
• Alec Mackie (Irish footballer) (1903–1984), Irish footballer
• Alec Mackie (Scottish footballer), Scottish footballer
• Alec Mango (1911–1989), English actor
• Alec Mann (1902–?), English professional snooker player
• Alec Mapa (born 1965), Filipino-American actor
• Alec Marantz (born 1959), American linguist and researcher
• Alec Marks (1910–1983), Australian cricketer
• Alec Marr, Australian environmentalist
• Alec Marsh (born 1998), American MLB player
• Alec Martinez (born 1987), American NHL player
• Alec Mathieson (1921–2022), Australian rules former footballer
• Alec Mawhinney (1894–1967), Australian rules footballer
• Alec Mazo (born 1978), Belarusian American producer and former professional dancer
• Alec McCartney (1879–1968), Irish international footballer
• Alec McClure (1892–1971), English professional footballer
• Alec McCowen (1925–2007), English actor
• Alec McCue (1927–1989), Scottish professional footballer
• Alec McDonald (disambiguation), several people
• Alec McHoul (born 1952), Anglo-Australian ethnomethodologist
• Alec McKenzie (1882–1968), Australian rules footballer
• Alec McLean (born 1950), New Zealand former rower
• Alec McNair (1882–1951), Scottish footballer and manager
• Alec Mercer (1891–1977), English footballer
• Alec Merrison (1924–1989), British physicist
• Alec Mildren (1915–1998), Australian racing driver
• Alec Mills (born 1991), American MLB player
• Alec Mills (soccer) (born 2000), Australian professional footballer
• Alec Milne (born 1937), Scottish former professional footballer
• Alec Milne (footballer, born 1889) (1889–1970), English footballer
• Alec Monk (born 1942), British businessman and brewer
• Alec Monopoly (born 1980s), American graffiti artist and DJ
• Alec Monteath (1941–2021), Scottish television actor and broadcaster
• Alec Monteith (1886–1972), New Zealand politician, farmer, and trade unionist
• Alec Moores (1919–2014), Canadian politician
• Alec Morgan (1908–1957), Australian rules footballer
• Alec Morris (fl. 1910s), New Zealand professional rugby league footballer
• Alec Moyse (1935–1994), English footballer
• Alec Mudimu (born 1995), Zimbabwean footballer
• Alec Muffett (born 1968), Anglo-American internet-security evangelist, architect, and software engineer
• Alec Mullen (born 1966), Scottish former boxer
• Alec Musser (1973–2024), American fitness model and actor
• Alec Mutch (1889–1960), Australian rules footballer and umpire
• Alec N. Wildenstein (1940–2008), French-born American billionaire businessman, art dealer, racehorse owner, and breeder
• Alec Năstac (born 1949), Romanian boxer and Olympic medalist
• Alec Naylor Dakin (1912–2003), English Egyptologist, cryptographer, and schoolmaster
• Alec Neill (born 1950), New Zealand politician
• Alec Nevala-Lee (born 1980), American novelist, biographer, and science fiction writer
• Alec Newman (born 1974), Scottish actor
• Alec Ogilvie (1882–1962), British early aviation pioneer
• Alec Ogilvie (businessman) (1913–1997), British business executive
• Alec Ogletree (born 1991), American NFL player
• Alec O'Hanley, member of Two Hours Traffic
• Alec O'Leary, Irish musician and director
• Alec Olney (1922–2017), British long-distance runner
• Alec O'Riordan (born 1940), Irish former cricketer
• Alec Ormiston (1884–1952), Scottish footballer
• Alec Ounsworth (born 1977), American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• Alec Oxenford, Argentine entrepreneur
• Alec Page (born 1993), Canadian former competitive swimmer
• Alec Pantaleo (born 1996), American wrestler
• Alec Parker (born 1974), American former rugby union player
• Alec Parker (cricketer) (born 1955), Australian cricketer
• Alec Peak (1916–1997), Australian rules footballer
• Alec Pearce (1910–1982), English cricketer
• Alec Pecker (1893–1975), British painter
• Alec Peters (born 1995), American NBA player
• Alec Peterson (1908–1988), British educator, founder of the International Baccalaureate
• Alec Pierce (born 2000), American football player
• Alec Poitevint (born 1947), American politician
• Alec Poole (born 1943), Irish racing driver
• Alec Potts (born 1996), Australian competitive archer
• Alec Price (1913–1999), Australian cricketer
• Alec Proudfoot (1906–1995), Australian rules footballer
• Alec Purdie (born 1988), American soccer player
• Alec Puro (born 1975), American musician, songwriter, and composer
• Alec R. Costandinos (born 1944), French composer, music producer, and singer-songwriter
• Alec Rasizade (born 1947), Azerbaijani-American retired professor
• Alec Rauhauser (born 1995), American ice hockey player
• Alec Rayme (born 1978), American actor
• Alec Reed (born 1934), English business writer, philanthropist, and humanist
• Alec Reeves (1902–1971), British scientist
• Alec Regula (born 2000), American NHL player
• Alec Reid (1931–2013), Irish Catholic priest
• Alec Reid (footballer) (1897–1969), Scottish footballer
• Alec Reid (rugby union) (1878–1952), South African international rugby union player
• Alec Riddolls (1908–1963), New Zealand cricketer
• Alec Robertson (disambiguation), several people
• Alec Rodger (1907–1982), British occupational psychologist
• Alec Rose (1908–1991), English nursery owner and fruit merchant
• Alec Ross (disambiguation), several people
• Alec Roth (born 1948), English composer
• Alec Rowley (1892–1958), English composer, organist, pianist, lecturer, and music writer
• Alec Roxburgh (1910–1985), English professional footballer
• Alec Russell, English journalist
• Alec Ryrie (born 1971), British historian of religion, Anglican, and writer
• Alec Sabin (born 1947), British actor
• Alec Scheiner (born 1973), American attorney and private equity investor
• Alec Scott (1906–1978), British horse rider
• Alec Secăreanu (born 1984), Romanian stage, television, and film actor
• Alec Sehon (1924–2018), Romanian-born Canadian immunologist
• Alec Seward (1901–1972), American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• Alec Shankly, Scottish professional footballer
• Alec Shelbrooke (born 1976), British politician
• Alec Shellogg (1914–1968), American NFL player
• Alec Shepperson (born 1936), English amateur golfer
• Alec Skelding (1886–1960), English cricketer and umpire
• Alec Skempton (1914–2001), British civil engineer
• Alec Sloan (1870–1938), Australian rules footballer
• Alec Smight (born 1959), American film editor and television director
• Alec Smith (disambiguation), several people
• Alec Snow (born 1945), Canadian businessperson and former politician
• Alec Sokolow (born 1965), American screenwriter
• Alec Soth (born 1969), American photographer
• Alec Southwell (1926–2018), Australian judge
• Alec Spalding (1923–2007), British radar operator and agricultural economist
• Alec Stander (born 1979), South African cricketer
• Alec Statham (1912–1977), British speedway rider
• Alec Stevens (born 1965), Brazilian-born American author, illustrator, and musician
• Alec Stewart (disambiguation), several people
• Alec Stock (1917–2001), English footballer and manager
• Alec Stokes (1919–2003), British physicist
• Alec Stone Sweet, American political scientist and jurist
• Alec Su (born 1973), Taiwanese musician and actor
• Alec Sulkin (born 1973), American writer, producer, and voice actor
• Alec Sundly (born 1992), American soccer player
• Alec Sutherland (1922–2014), Scottish swimmer, swimming coach, mountain climber, and airman
• Alec Swann (born 1976), English former cricketer
• Alec Talbot (1902–1975), English footballer
• Alec Tayler (1892–1964), Australian rules footballer
• Alec Taylor (disambiguation), several people
• Alec Templeton (1909–1963), British composer
• Alec Tennant, Australian former professional rugby league footballer
• Alec Thomas (1894–?), Canadian fisherman, trapper, longshoreman, logger, interpreter, anthropologist, and politician
• Alec Thompson (1916–2001), English cricketer
• Alec Thomson (1873–1953), English-born Australian politician
• Alec Thomson (footballer) (1901–1975), Scottish footballer
• Alec Thurlow (1922–1956), English footballer
• Alec Tidey (born 1955), Canadian former NHL player
• Alec Tod (1898–1977), British equestrian
• Alec Torelli (born 1987), American poker player
• Alec Trendall (1928–2013), English geologist, poet, and explorer
• Alec Troup (1909–?), Scottish professional rugby league footballer
• Alec Udell (born 1995), American racing driver
• Alec Urosevski (born 1994), Australian footballer
• Alec Utgoff (born 1986), Soviet-born English actor
• Alec Valentine (1928–1997), Scottish international rugby union footballer
• Alec Van Hoorenbeeck (born 1998), Belgian footballer
• Alec Vary (1908–1977), Australian rules footballer
• Alec Vidler (1899–1991), English Anglican priest, theologian, and ecclesiastical historian
• Alec Vinci (born 1999), Australian professional footballer
• Alec Wainman (1913–1989), British photographer, Quaker, and Slavonic scholar
• Alec Wales (1916–1975), British gymnast
• Alec Wallace (1872–1950), English professional footballer
• Alec Waterman (born 1996), Australian rules footballer
• Alec Watson (cricketer) (1844–1920), Scottish first-class cricketer
• Alec Waugh (1898–1981), British novelist
• Alec Wilder (1907–1980), American composer
• Alec Wilkinson (born 1952), American writer
• Alec Wills (1911–1941), English cricketer and Royal Air Force officer
• Alec Wintering (born 1995), American basketball player
• Alec Wood (1933–2016), Australian mycologist
• Alec Woodall (1918–2011), British Labour Party politician
• Alec Worcester (1887–1952), British stage and silent film actor
• Alec Yoder (born 1997), American artistic gymnast
• Alec Young (1925–2010), Scottish footballer and coach
• Alec Zumwalt (born 1981), American professional baseball hitting coach
• Anthony Seibu Alec Abban (1928–1985), Ghanaian politician

Fiction

• Alec, protagonist in Lonely Freddy, the second story in Five Nights at Freddy's Fazbear Frights 2: Fetch.
• Alec the Great, American newspaper comic strip
• Alec Forbes of Howglen, Scottish novel by George MacDonald
• Alec: A Novel, 2021 continuation of Maurice (1975)
• Alec Gilroy, fictional character in Coronation Street
• Alec of Kerry, fictional character in The Nightrunner Series by Lynn Flewelling
• Alec Lightwood, fictional character in The Shadowhunter Chronicles
• Alec Mason, fictional character in Red Faction: Guerilla
• Alec McDowell, fictional character in Dark Angel
• Alec McEwan, fictional character in Journey to the Center of the Earth
• Alec Trevelyan, fictional character in GoldenEye
• Alec of the Volturi coven in the Twilight saga by Stephenie Meyer
• Alec Ramsay, fictional character in The Black Stallion books and movies
• Alec Ryder father of protagonist in Mass Effect Andromeda
• Alec D'Urberville, fictional character in Tess of the d'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy
• Alec Scudder, fictional character in Maurice by E.M. Forster
• DI Alec Hardy, fictional character in the Broadchurch TV show by Chris Chibnall
• Alec Holland, fictional character in the Swamp Thing comic series
• Alec Vasil, fictional character in Worm (web serial)

See also

• Alec Hunter Academy, British school
• American Legislative Exchange Council, nonprofit organization of conservative state legislators and private sector representatives
• Alek, given name