Paul Alexander (polio survivor)

Paul Alexander
Alexander in his iron lung in 1986
Born	Paul Richard Alexander (1946-01-30)January 30, 1946 Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Died	March 11, 2024(2024-03-11) (aged 78) Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Education	Southern Methodist University University of Texas at Austin
Occupation	Lawyer
Known for	Last man in the iron lung Being able to breathe on his own without the iron lung for many hours

Paul Richard Alexander (January 30, 1946 – March 11, 2024) was an American paralytic polio survivor, lawyer and writer. The last man to live in an iron lung, he contracted polio in 1952 at the age of six. Alexander earned a bachelor's degree and Juris Doctor at the University of Texas at Austin, and was admitted to the bar in 1986. He self-published a memoir in 2020. He died in 2024.