Alex Mullen (memory athlete)

Alex Mullen
Mullen at the 2016 World Memory Championship in Singapore
Personal information
Full nameAlexander Joseph Mullen
NationalityAmerican
Born (1992-03-03) 3 March 1992
Princeton, New Jersey, United States
Alma materJohns Hopkins University (BS)
University of Mississippi (MD)
Years active2014–present
SpouseCathy Chen (m. 2015)
Websitewww.mullenmemory.com
Sport
SportMemory
RankNo. 1 (June 2016-2019)
Achievements and titles
World finals1st place (2015, 2016, 2017)
National finals1st place (2016)
Highest world rankingNo. 1 (June 2016)
Personal bests
  • Speed Cards (analog): 15.61 sec (2017)
  • Speed Cards (digital): 52 in 12.33s (2020)
  • 80 Digits: 17.65 sec (2016)
  • 5 min Numbers: 568 digits (2017)
  • 15 min Numbers: 1100 digits (2016)
  • 30 min Numbers: 1933 digits (2016)
  • Historic Dates: 133 dates (2017)
  • 60 min Numbers: 3238 digits (2017)

Alex Mullen (born 3 March 1992) is an American memory competitor, three-time world memory champion, and physician. The first American to win the world title, he won for three consecutive years the 2015, 2016, and 2017 World Memory Championships and held the IAM world No. 1 ranking from 2016-2019. He was also the 2022 and 2023 Memory League World Champion. Along with his wife, he runs Mullen Memory - a nonprofit which "provides free resources exploring memory palaces as learning tools."