Gender:
Origin:
Greek
15 famous people named Iskander found on Wikipedia.
54 male in US.
Most recent ranking:
11248-th in year 2018
Best ranking:
6557-th in year 2009
Iskandar or Eskandar or Iskander is the Eastern variant of the given name Alexander after Alexander the Great, as preserved by various cultures such as Persia (now Iran) and others of the Middle East and Central Asia through works such as the Quran and Iskandarnamah. The Arabic version (اسكندر, إِسْكَنْدَر) may also add the definite-article prefix al-, giving al-Iskandar. Popularly, people know him as al-Eskandar., that literally adds "the great" to his name. Iskander also has greek roots, and means "Defender of Mankind."
Form of Alexander: defending men.
| Popularity | Name | Birth Year | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Iskander Mirza | 1899 | President of Pakistan |
| 2 | Fazil Iskander | 1929 | Soviet and Russian writer |
| 3 | Harith Iskander | 1966 | Malaysian actor |
| 4 | Iskander Makhmudov | 1963 | Russian businessman |
| 5 | Laila Iskander | Egyptian social entrepreneur and politician | |
| 6 | Qara Iskander | 1400 | Ruler of Kara Koyunlo |
| 7 | Iskander Hachicha | 1972 | Tunisian judoka |
| 8 | Amin Iskander | 1952 | Egyptian politician and writer |
| 9 | Iskander Taimanov | 1961 | Russian mathematician |
| 10 | Willem Iskander | 1840 | |
| 11 | Iskander Akhmadeyev | 1993 | |
| 12 | Sayeed Iskander | 1953 | |
| 13 | Magda Iskander | Egyptian social entrepreuner | |
| 14 | Bahget Iskander | 1943 | |
| 15 | Iskander Mominbekov | 1986 |