Frederick Alers Hankey (1832–1892), English banker and Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1885 to 1892
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Rafael Alers (1903–1978), musician, composer, bandleader and the first Puerto Rican to compose the music score for a Hollywood feature film
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Rochelle Alers (born 1963), African-American writer of romance novels
In 1972, he was asked by the Puerto Rico Olympic Committee to represent Puerto Rico in the Munich Olympics in track and field events, however he was later substituted by the more experienced Luis Alers.