Alexander Romanovich Drenteln (????????? ????????? ?????????) (1820-1888) was a Russian general.
He held the rank of General of the Infantry, and held the positions of:
Adjutant General of the H.
I.
M.
Retinue,
Chief of Gendarmes,
and the last Executive Head of the Third Section of His Imperial Majesty's Chancellery (1878-1880).On March 25, 1879, he was the target of a failed assassination attempt by Russian nihilists.