Editing Alec

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| seealso = [[Alek]]<br />[[Alex]]<br />[[Alexander]]
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'''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 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]] (born 1942), 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]] (born 1936), English former professional footballer
* [[Alec Farrow]] (1894–1955), Australian rules footballer
* [[Alec Finlay]] (born 1966), Scottish artist
* [[Alec Finn]] (1944–2018), British musician
* [[Alec Firth]] (1892–?), British trade union official
* [[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 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 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 (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
* [[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 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 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 Marshall]], American professional soccer 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 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 Waterman]] (born 1996), Australian rules footballer
* [[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 Yoder]] (born 1997), American artistic gymnast
* [[Alec Young]] (1925–2010), Scottish footballer and 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 (novel)|''Maurice'']] (1975)
* [[Alec Gilroy]], fictional character in ''Coronation Street''
* [[The Nightrunner Series and The Tamír Triad#Alec í Amasa of Kerry|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 (1959 film)|Journey to the Center of the Earth]]''
* [[Alec Trevelyan]], fictional character in ''[[GoldenEye]]''
* Alec of the [[Volturi]] coven in the ''[[Twilight (novel series)|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 (novel)|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 book)|''Swamp Thing'' comic series]]

== See also ==
{{srt}}
* [[Alec Hunter Academy]], British school
* [[American Legislative Exchange Council]], nonprofit organization of conservative state legislators and private sector representatives
* [[Alek]], given name

== References ==
{{reflist|refs=
<ref name="Hanks Hardcastle Hodges 2006">{{cite book
| last              = Hanks
| first             = Patrick
| authorlink        = Patrick Hanks
| last2             = Hardcastle
| first2            = Kate
| last3             = Hodges
| first3            = Flavia
| title             = A Dictionary of First Names
| publisher         = [[Oxford University Press]]
| publication-place = Oxford, England
| series            = Oxford paperback reference
| year              = 2006
| isbn              = 978-0-19-861060-1
| oclc              = 67869278
| url               = https://books.google.com/books?id=9nd05X_awIgC
| page              = 46
| access-date       = 20 November 2024
}}</ref>
}}

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