sˌɜː dʒˈɛɹoʊm ˌælɪɡzˈændɚ dˈaɪd wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd sˈɪkshˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti, ɐ hˈaɪ kˈoːɹt dʒˈʌdʒ ɪn ˈaɪɚlənd nˈoʊɾᵻd fɔːɹ hɪz sᵻvˈɪɹ sˈɛntənsᵻz ɪn kɹˈɪmɪnəl kˈeɪsᵻz,  wʌz bˈɔːɹn ɪn ɡɹˈɛsənhˌɔːl ɐbˌaʊt wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪvhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti.
Sir Jerome Alexander (died 1670), a High Court judge in Ireland  noted for his severe sentences in criminal cases,  was born in Gressenhall about 1590.