Aleksandr or Aleksander or Alexander Petrov may refer to:

Arts and entertainment Aleksandr Petrov (animator) (born 1957), Russian animator famous for using paint-on-glass animation Alexander Petrov (actor) (born 1989), Russian actor Aleksander Petrov, character from the Australian soap opera Neighbours Alexander Petrov, fictional character from DC Comics

Politicians Alexander Petrov (politician) (born 1958), Russian politician Alexander Mishkin (born 1979), Russian spy and military doctor who used the alias Alexander Petrov Alexander Petrov (hacker), Russian hacker

Scientists Alexander G. Petrov (born 1948), Bulgarian professor in physics

Sportspeople Association football Aleksandr Petrov (footballer, born 1893) (1893–1942), Russian football striker Aleksandr Petrov (footballer, born 1925) (1925–1972), Soviet Russian football midfielder Aleksandr Petrov (footballer, born 1984), Russian football forward Alexander Petrov (footballer, born 1990), Russian football midfielder

Other sports Alexander Petrov (chess player) (1794–1867), Russian chess master Aleksandr Petrov (wrestler) (1876–1941), Russian wrestler at the 1908 Olympic Greco-Roman super heavyweight competition Aleksandr Petrov (basketball) (1939–2001), member of the silver-medal-winning Soviet Olympic basketball team in 1960 and 1964

Aleksandr Petrov (long jumper) (born 1986), Russian athlete Alexander Petrov (figure skater) (born 1999), Russian figure skater Aleksander Petrov (sprinter), Bulgarian athlete