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Section 1

  1. Alvar Henrik Aalto, Aalto, Alvar Henrik (Hugo)
    • '''Alvar Henrik Aalto''' ('''Hugo''') ([[1898]] - [[1976]]), Finnish architect & furniture designer
  2. Henry Louis Aaron, Aaron, Henry Louis (Hank)
    • '''Henry Louis Aaron''' ('''Hank''') (born [[1934]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] baseball player; played for Atlanta Braves (orig. Milwaukee Braves) 1954-1974; hit record 755 career home runs, record 2,297 career runs batted in
  3. Ivar Andreas Aasen, Aasen, Ivar Andreas
    • '''Ivar Andreas Aasen''' ([[1813]] - [[1896]]), [[Norwegian]] philologist; wrote "Grammar of the Norwegian Dialects" 1848, "Dictionary of the Norwegian Dialects" 1850; constructed Landsmal dialect
  4. Sani Abacha, Abacha, Sani
    • '''Sani Abacha''' (born [[19XX]]), Nigerian [[general]] & [[political figure]]; overthrew Ernest Shonekan 1993; head of state of Nigeria 1993--
  5. Miguel Abadia, Abadia , Miguel (Mendez)
    • '''Miguel Abadia''' ('''Mendez''') ([[1867]] - [[1947]]), Colombian [[political figure]]; pres. of Colombia 1926-1930
  6. Pietro d' Abano, Abano, Pietro d' (Peter of Abano)
    • '''Pietro d' Abano''' ('''Peter of Abano''') ([[1257]] - [[1315?]]), [[Italian]] alchemist, [[philosopher]], physician, & [[scientist]]
  7. Abbad I (Abu al-Qasim Muhammad ibn Abbad)
    • '''Abbad I ''' ('''Abu al-Qasim Muhammad ibn Abbad''') ([[9XX]] - [[1042]]), [[Spanish]] Muslim [[administrator]]; declared Seville independent of Cordoba 1023; 1st independent Muslim ruler of Seville 1023-1042; founder & eponym of Abbadid dynasty
  8. Abbad II al-Mu'tadid (Abu Amr Abbad)
    • '''Abbad II al-Mu'tadid ''' ('''Abu Amr Abbad''') ([[10XX]] - [[1068]]), Muslim ruler of Seville 1042-1068 & conqueror; son of Abbad I
  9. Abbad III al-Mu'tamid
    • '''Abbad III al-Mu'tamid''' (born [[10XX]]), Muslim ruler of Seville 1068-1091 & poet; seized Cordoba 1071-1075, 1078-1091; overthrown; son of Abbad II
  10. Abbas I Pasha
    • '''Abbas I Pasha''' ([[1813]] - [[1854]]), viceroy of Egypt 1848-1854; assassinated; grandson of Muhammad Ali Pasha
  11. Abbas II Hilmi
    • '''Abbas II Hilmi''' ([[1874]] - [[1944]]), last khedive of Egypt 1892-1914; son of Mehmed Tewfik
  12. Abbas I (Abbas the Great)
    • '''Abbas I ''' ('''Abbas the Great''') ([[1557?]] - [[1628]]), Safavid shah of Persia 1586-1628; expelled Ottoman & Uzbek forces from Persia; moved capital to Isfahan
  13. Ferhat Abbas, Abbas, Ferhat
    • '''Ferhat Abbas''' ([[1899]] - [[1985]]), Algerian nationalist & [[political figure]]; head of Algerian nationalist government 1958-1961
  14. Cleveland Abbe, Abbe, Cleveland
    • '''Cleveland Abbe''' ([[1838]] - [[1916]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] meteorologist & advocate of time zones; father of [[United States of America|U.S.]] Weather Bureau
  15. Ernst Abbe, Abbe, Ernst
    • '''Ernst Abbe''' ([[1840]] - [[1905]]), [[German]] [[physicist]] & inventor of optical equipment
  16. Robert Abbe, Abbe, Robert
    • '''Robert Abbe''' ([[1851]] - [[1928]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] surgeon & pioneer radiologist
  17. Edward Abbey, Abbey, Edward
    • '''Edward Abbey''' ([[1927]] - [[1989]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] radical environmentalist
  18. Edwin Austin Abbey, Abbey, Edwin Austin
    • '''Edwin Austin Abbey''' ([[1852]] - [[1911]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] painter & illustrator
  19. Henry Eugene Abbey, Abbey, Henry Eugene
    • '''Henry Eugene Abbey''' ([[1846]] - [[1896]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] theater manager
  20. Charles Greeley Abbot, Abbot, Charles Greeley (C. G. Abbot)
    • '''Charles Greeley Abbot''' ('''C. G. Abbot''') ([[1872]] - [[1973]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] astrophysicist; [[secretary]] of Smithsonian Institution 1928-1944
  21. George Abbot, Abbot, George
    • '''George Abbot''' ([[1562]] - [[1633]]), [[English]] prelate; archbishop of Canterbury 1611-1633
  22. Edwin Abbott Abbott, Abbott, Edwin Abbott
    • '''Edwin Abbott Abbott''' ([[1838]] - [[1926]]), [[English]] [[author, writer]], [[mathematician]], & Shakespearean scholar; wrote mathematical novel "Flatland" 1884
  23. Grace Abbott, Abbott, Grace
    • '''Grace Abbott''' ([[1878]] - [[1939]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] social reformer
  24. John Joseph Caldwell, Sir Abbott, Abbott, John Joseph Caldwell, Sir
    • '''John Joseph Caldwell, Sir Abbott''' ([[1821]] - [[1893]]), [[Canadian]] [[political figure]]; [[prime minister]] of Canada 1891-1892
  25. Lyman Abbott, Abbott, Lyman
    • '''Lyman Abbott''' ([[1835]] - [[1922]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] Congregational clergyman & editor
  26. William Abbott, Abbott, William (Bud)
    • '''William Abbott''' ('''Bud''') ([[1895]] - [[1974]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] comedian with Lou Costello
  27. Ibrahim Abboud, Abboud, Ibrahim
    • '''Ibrahim Abboud''' ([[1900]] - [[1983]]), Sudanese dictator, [[general]], & [[political figure]]; head of state of Sudan 1958-1964; pres. of Sudan 1964; resigned
  28. Mulai IV Abd-al-Aziz, Abd-al-Aziz, Mulai IV (Abd-el-Aziz)
    • '''Mulai IV Abd-al-Aziz''' ('''Abd-el-Aziz''') ([[1878]] - [[1943]]), sultan of Morocco 1894-1908; deposed; son of Hassan I
  29. Abd al-Aziz ibn Saud
    • '''Abd al-Aziz ibn Saud''' ([[1880?]] - [[1953]]), 1st king of Saudi Arabia 1932-1953; founder & eponym of Saudi Arabia
  30. Awni Abd al-Hadi, Abd al-Hadi, Awni
    • '''Awni Abd al-Hadi''' ([[1889]] - [[1970]]), Palestinian [[political figure]]; advocate of Pan-Arab movement; helped establish Arab League 1945
  31. Mulai Abd al-Hafiz, Abd al-Hafiz, Mulai
    • '''Mulai Abd al-Hafiz''' ([[1873]] - [[1937]]), sultan of Morocco 1908-1912; abdicated; son of Abd-al-Aziz
  32. Abd al-Ilah ibn Ali ibn Hussein
    • '''Abd al-Ilah ibn Ali ibn Hussein''' ([[1913]] - [[1958]]), Iraqi [[political figure]]; regent of Iraq 1939-1953 for cousin Faisal II; killed in Iraq Revolution
  33. Abd al-Krim (Muhammad ibn Abd al-Karim al-Khattabi), Abd el-Krim, Abd-el-Krim, Abd-al-Krim, Abd-al-Karim,Abd al-Karim)
    • '''Abd al-Krim ''' (Muhammad ibn Abd al-Karim al-Khattabi), '''Abd-el-Krim, Abd-al-Karim''') ([[1881?]] - [[1963]]), Moroccan Berber chieftain & nationalist
  34. Abd al-Majid (al-Amir 'Abd al-Majid Didi)
    • '''Abd al-Majid ''' ('''al-Amir 'Abd al-Majid Didi''') ([[1873?]] - [[1952]]), sultan of Maldives 1945-1952
  35. Abd al-Qadir (Abdelkader)
    • '''Abd al-Qadir ''' ('''Abdelkader''') ([[1808]] - [[1883]]), Arab leader in Algeria
  36. Ahmed Abdallah, Abdallah, Ahmed (Ahmad 'Abd Allah)
    • '''Ahmed Abdallah''' ('''Ahmad 'Abd Allah''') ([[1919]] - [[1989]]), Comoros [[political figure]]; last [[French]] high commissioner of Comoros 1972-1975; 1st pres. of Comoros 1975, 1978-1989; assassinated
  37. Mulai Abd ar-Rahman, Abd ar-Rahman, Mulai
    • '''Mulai Abd ar-Rahman''' ([[1778]] - [[1859]]), sultan of Morocco 1822-1859
  38. 'Abd as-Sattar
    • ''''Abd as-Sattar''' (born [[1906]]), Bangladeshi [[political figure]]; pres. of Bangladesh 1981-1982
  39. Ahmed Asmat Abdel-Meguid, Abdel-Meguid, Ahmed Asmat (Ahmed Esmat Abdel Meguid)
    • '''Ahmed Asmat Abdel-Meguid''' ('''Ahmed Esmat Abdel Meguid''') (born [[1923]]), Egyptian diplomat; Egyptian foreign minister 1984-1993; [[secretary-general]] of Arab League 1991--
  40. 'Abdorrahman (Ziya' al-Millat wa'd-Din 'Abd ar-Rahman Khan), Abdurrahman)
    • ''''Abdorrahman ''' (Ziya' al-Millat wa'd-Din 'Abd ar-Rahman Khan), '''Abdurrahman''') ([[1844?]] - [[1901]]), emir of Afghanistan 1880-1901
  41. Muhammad Abduh, Abduh, Muhammad (Muhammad 'Abduh)
    • '''Muhammad Abduh''' ('''Muhammad 'Abduh''') ([[1849]] - [[1905]]), Egyptian Muslim fundamentalist religious reformer; father of Islamic modernism
  42. Paula Abdul, Abdul, Paula
    • '''Paula Abdul''' (born [[1962]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] singer; wife of Emilio Estevez 1992
  43. Abdulaziz
    • '''Abdulaziz''' ([[1830]] - [[1876]]), Ottoman sultan of Turkey 1861-1876
  44. Abdulhamid II
    • '''Abdulhamid II''' ([[1842]] - [[1918]]), Ottoman sultan of Turkey 1876-1909
  45. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem (born Ferdinand Lewis Alcinor Jr., ("Lew")
    • '''Kareem Abdul-Jabbar''', '''Ferdinand Lewis Alcinor Jr.''', '''Lew''' (born [[1947]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] basketball player; played for Milwaukee Bucks 1969-1975, Los Angeles Lakers 1975-1989; scored record 38,387 lifetime points
  46. Abdullah ibn Hussein
    • '''Abdullah ibn Hussein''' ([[1882]] - [[1951]]), emir of Transjordan 1921-1949; king of Jordan 1949-1951; assassinated; son of Hussein ibn Ali
  47. Muhammad Abdullah, Abdullah, Muhammad
    • '''Muhammad Abdullah''' ([[1905]] - [[1982]]), Indian [[political figure]]; chief minister of Jammu & Kashmir 1948-1953, 1975-1982
  48. Abdulmecid I (Abdul Mejid I)
    • '''Abdulmecid I ''' ('''Abdul Mejid I''') ([[1823]] - [[1861]]), Ottoman sultan of Turkey 1839-1861
  49. Tuanku Abdul Rahman, Abdul Rahman, Tuanku
    • '''Tuanku Abdul Rahman''' ([[1895]] - [[1960]]), king of Federation of Malaya 1957-1960

Section 2

  1. Kobo Abe, Abe, Kobo
    • '''Kobo Abe''' ([[1924]] - [[1993]]), Japanese [[novelist]] & poet; wrote novels "Inter Ice Age Four" 1971, "The Woman in the Dunes" 1965, "Secret Rendezvous" 1980
  2. Nobuyuki Abe, Abe, Nobuyuki
    • '''Nobuyuki Abe''' ([[1875]] - [[1953]]), Japanese [[general]] & [[political figure]]; [[prime minister]] of Japan 1939-1940; last Japanese [[governor-general]] of Korea 1944-1945
  3. Shintaro Abe, Abe, Shintaro
    • '''Shintaro Abe''' ([[1924]] - [[1991]]), Japanese diplomat & [[political figure]]; Japanese foreign minister 1982-1986; son-in-law of Nobusuke Kishi
  4. Gilbert Abbott A'Beckett, A'Beckett, Gilbert Abbott
    • '''Gilbert Abbott A'Beckett''' ([[1811]] - [[1856]]), [[English]] [[dramatist]], editor, & humorist
  5. Richard Abegg, Abegg, Richard
    • '''Richard Abegg''' ([[1869]] - [[1910]]), [[German]] [[chemist]]; pioneer of valence theory
  6. Abel
    • '''Abel''' ([[1218]] - [[1252]]), king of Denmark 1250-1252; son of Valdemar II Sejr
  7. Frederick Augustus, Sir Abel, Abel, Frederick Augustus, Sir
    • '''Frederick Augustus, Sir Abel''' ([[1827]] - [[1902]]), [[English]] explosives [[chemist]]; co-inventor of cordite
  8. Iorwith Wilbur Abel, Abel, Iorwith Wilbur (I. W. Abel)
    • '''Iorwith Wilbur Abel''' ('''I. W. Abel''') ([[1908]] - [[1987]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] labor leader; pres. of United Steelworkers of America 1965-1977
  9. John Jacob Abel, Abel, John Jacob
    • '''John Jacob Abel''' ([[1857]] - [[1938]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] bio[[chemist]] & pharmacologist
  10. Niels Henrik Abel, Abel, Niels Henrik
    • '''Niels Henrik Abel''' ([[1802]] - [[1829]]), [[Norwegian]] [[mathematician]]
  11. Othenio Abel, Abel, Othenio
    • '''Othenio Abel''' ([[1875]] - [[1945]]), [[Austrian]] paleontologist; founder of paleobiology
  12. Rudolf Ivanovich Abel, Abel, Rudolf Ivanovich
    • '''Rudolf Ivanovich Abel''' ([[1902]] - [[1971]]), [[Russian]] spy
  13. Peter Abelard, Abelard, Peter (Pierre Abélard)
    • '''Peter Abelard''' ('''Pierre Abailard''') ([[1079]] - [[1144?]]), [[French]] [[theologian]]; lover of Heloise
  14. Philip Hauge Abelson, Abelson, Philip Hauge
    • '''Philip Hauge Abelson''' (born [[1913]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] physical [[chemist]]
  15. James Abercrombie, Abercrombie, James
    • '''James Abercrombie''' ([[1706]] - [[1781]]), [[British]] [[general]]
  16. Lascelles Abercrombie, Abercrombie, Lascelles (the Georgian Laureate)
    • '''Lascelles Abercrombie''' ('''the Georgian Laureate''') ([[1881]] - [[1938]]), [[English]] critic & poet
  17. Patrick, Sir Abercrombie, Abercrombie, Patrick, Sir (Leslie)
    • '''Patrick, Sir Abercrombie''' ('''Leslie''') ([[1879]] - [[1957]]), [[English]] architect & city planner; brother of Lascelles Abercrombie
  18. Ralph, Sir Abercromby, Abercromby, Ralph, Sir
    • '''Ralph, Sir Abercromby''' ([[1734]] - [[1801]]), [[British]] [[general]]
  19. Earl of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Earl of (George Hamilton-Gordon)
    • '''Earl of Aberdeen''' ('''George Hamilton-Gordon''') ([[1784]] - [[1860]]), [[British]] [[political figure]]; [[British]] [[prime minister]] 1852-1855
  20. Earl of Aberdeen, Aberdeen, Earl of (John Campbell Hamilton-Gordon)
    • '''Earl of Aberdeen''' ('''John Campbell Hamilton-Gordon''') ([[1847]] - [[1934]]), [[English]] [[administrator]] in Canada; [[governor-general]] of Canada 1893-1898
  21. William Aberhart, Aberhart, William
    • '''William Aberhart''' ([[1878]] - [[1943]]), [[Canadian]] [[political figure]]
  22. Ralph David Abernathy, Abernathy, Ralph David
    • '''Ralph David Abernathy''' ([[1926]] - [[1990]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] clergyman & civil rights leader; organized Southern Christian Leadership Conference 1957
  23. George Abernethy, Abernethy, George
    • '''George Abernethy''' ([[1807]] - [[1877]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] businessman; 1st [[governor]] of Oregon territory
  24. Antonio Abetti, Abetti, Antonio
    • '''Antonio Abetti''' ([[1846]] - [[1928]]), [[Italian]] astronomer
  25. Otto Hermann Wilhelm Abich, Abich, Otto Hermann Wilhelm
    • '''Otto Hermann Wilhelm Abich''' ([[1806]] - [[1886]]), [[German]] geologist
  26. Fanny Abington, Abington, Fanny (Frances Barton)
    • '''Fanny Abington''' ('''Frances Barton''') ([[1737]] - [[1815]]), [[English]] actress
  27. Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola, Abiola, Moshood Kashimawo Olawale (M. K. O. Abiola)
    • '''Moshood Kashimawo Olawale Abiola''' ('''M. K. O. Abiola''') (born [[1937?]]), Nigerian Yoruba businessman & [[political figure]]; pres.-elect of Nigeria 1993 before election annulled by Ibrahim Babangida
  28. William de Wiveleslie Abney, Abney, William de Wiveleslie
    • '''William de Wiveleslie Abney''' ([[1843]] - [[1920]]), [[English]] astronomer & photographer
  29. Murray Abraham, Abraham, Murray (Fahrid, F. Murray Abraham)
    • '''Murray Abraham''' ('''Fahrid''',, '''F. Murray Abraham''') (born [[1940]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] actor; starred in movies "Amadeus" 1984, "The Name of the Rose" 1986
  30. Max Abraham, Abraham, Max
    • '''Max Abraham''' ([[1875]] - [[1922]]), [[German]] [[physicist]]
  31. Harold Abrahams, Abrahams, Harold
    • '''Harold Abrahams''' ([[1900]] - [[1978]]), [[British]] runner
  32. Creighton Williams Abrams, Abrams, Creighton Williams
    • '''Creighton Williams Abrams''' ([[1914]] - [[1974]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] [[general]]; commanded [[United States of America|U.S.]] forces in Vietnam War 1968-1972; army chief of staff 1972-1974
  33. Harry Nathan Abrams, Abrams, Harry Nathan
    • '''Harry Nathan Abrams''' ([[1904]] - [[1979]]), [[English]] publisher
  34. Harold Alexander Abramson, Abramson, Harold Alexander
    • '''Harold Alexander Abramson''' ([[1899]] - [[1980]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] psychiatrist
  35. Isaac Abravanel, Abravanel, Isaac (Isaac Abrabanel, Abarbanel)
    • '''Isaac Abravanel''' ('''Isaac Abrabanel, Abarbanel''') ([[1437]] - [[1508]]), [[Portuguese]] Jewish apologist, Biblical commentator, financial [[administrator]], & [[theologian]]; father of Judah Abravanel
  36. Judah Leon Abravanel, Abravanel, Judah Leon (Leon Hebreo, Leo Hebraeus, Leo the Hebrew), Judah Abrabanel, Abarbanel)
    • '''Judah Leon Abravanel''' (Leon Hebreo, Leo Hebraeus, Leo the Hebrew), '''Judah Abrabanel, Abarbanel''') ([[1460?]] - [[1535?]]), [[Spanish]] Jewish physician & poet; wrote "Dialogues of Love" (also "Dialoghi di Amore"); son of Isaac Abravanel
  37. Aleixo de Abreu, Abreu, Aleixo de
    • '''Aleixo de Abreu''' ([[1568]] - [[1630]]), [[Portuguese]] physician & tropical pathologist
  38. Luigi Amedeo Giuseppe Maria Ferdinando Francesco, Duke of the Abruzzi, Abruzzi, Luigi Amedeo Giuseppe Maria Ferdinando Francesco, Duke of the (Prince of Savoy-Aosta)
    • '''Luigi Amedeo Giuseppe Maria Ferdinando Francesco, Duke of the Abruzzi''' ('''Prince of Savoy-Aosta''') ([[1873]] - [[1933]]), [[Italian]] explorer & naval officer; led [[Italian]] navy in World War I 1914-1917
  39. Hermann Josef Abs, Abs, Hermann Josef
    • '''Hermann Josef Abs''' ([[1901]] - [[1994]]), [[German]] banker
  40. David Manker Abshire, Abshire, David Manker
    • '''David Manker Abshire''' (born [[1926]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] [[administrator]] & diplomat; [[United States of America|U.S.]] ambassador to NATO 1983-1987
  41. Abu al-Qasim (Abul Kasim, Albucasis)
    • '''Abu al-Qasim ''' ('''Abul Kasim, Albucasis''') ([[936?]] - [[1013?]]), [[Spanish]] Arab physician
  42. Abu Bakr (Abu-Bakr, Abu Bekr)
    • '''Abu Bakr ''' ('''Abu-Bakr, Abu Bekr''') ([[573]] - [[634]]), 1st caliph of Mecca 632-634; father-in-law of Muhammad
  43. Siddiq, Sir Abubakar III, Abubakar III, Siddiq, Sir
    • '''Siddiq, Sir Abubakar III''' ([[1903]] - [[1988]]), Nigerian Muslim leader; sultan of Sokoto 1938-1988
  44. Hibat Allah Abu'l-Barakat al-Baghdaadi, Abu'l-Barakat al-Baghdaadi, Hibat Allah
    • '''Hibat Allah Abu'l-Barakat al-Baghdaadi''' ([[1080?]] - [[1165?]]), Arab [[philosopher]] & [[physicist]]
  45. Abulfeda (Abulfida)
    • '''Abulfeda ''' ('''Abulfida''') ([[1273]] - [[1331]]), Syrian geographer, historian, & sultan
  46. Abul Wefa (Abu 'l Wafa, Albuzdschani)
    • '''Abul Wefa ''' ('''Abu 'l Wafa, Albuzdschani''') ([[940]] - [[998?]]), Arab astronomer & [[mathematician]]
  47. Ja'far ibn Muhammad Abu Ma'shar al-Balkhi, Abu Ma'shar al-Balkhi, Ja'far ibn Muhammad
    • '''Ja'far ibn Muhammad Abu Ma'shar al-Balkhi''' ([[787]] - [[886]]), Arab astrologer
  48. Mario Aburta Martinez, Aburta Martinez, Mario
    • '''Mario Aburta Martinez''' (born [[1970?]]), [[Mexican]] assassin of Luis Donaldo Colosio
  49. Abu Salma (Abd al-Karim al-Karmi)
    • '''Abu Salma ''' ('''Abd al-Karim al-Karmi''') ([[1906]] - [[1980]]), Palestinian poet

Section 3

  1. Bella Savitsky Abzug, Abzug, Bella Savitsky
    • '''Bella Savitsky Abzug''' (born [[1920]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] [[political figure]]; 1st Jewish woman in Congress 1971
  2. Johnny Ace, Ace, Johnny (John Marshall Alexander Jr.)
    • '''Johnny Ace''' ('''John Marshall Alexander Jr.''') ([[1929]] - [[1954]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] singer; suicide playing [[Russian]] roulette
  3. Franz Karl Achard, Achard, Franz Karl
    • '''Franz Karl Achard''' ([[1753]] - [[1821]]), [[German]] [[chemist]] & [[physicist]]
  4. Marcel Achard, Achard, Marcel (Marcel Auguste Ferreol)
    • '''Marcel Achard''' ('''Marcel Auguste Ferreol''') ([[1900]] - [[1974]]), [[French]] director & [[dramatist]]
  5. Erik Acharius, Acharius, Erik
    • '''Erik Acharius''' ([[1757]] - [[1819]]), [[Swedish]] botanist
  6. Ignatius Kuti Acheampong, Acheampong, Ignatius Kuti
    • '''Ignatius Kuti Acheampong''' ([[1931]] - [[1979]]), Ghanaian army officer & [[political figure]]; head of state of Ghana 1972-1979; overthrown & killed
  7. Chinua Achebe, Achebe, Chinua (Albert Chinualumogu)
    • '''Chinua Achebe''' ('''Albert Chinualumogu''') (born [[1930]]), Nigerian [[novelist]]; wrote novel "Things Fall Apart" 1958
  8. Dean Gooderham Acheson, Acheson, Dean Gooderham
    • '''Dean Gooderham Acheson''' ([[1893]] - [[1971]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] diplomat; [[Secretary]] of State 1949-1953; helped formulate Truman Doctrine & Marshall Plan; helped found NATO 1949
  9. Edward Goodrich Acheson, Acheson, Edward Goodrich
    • '''Edward Goodrich Acheson''' ([[1856]] - [[1931]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] [[chemist]]; inventor of carborundum; manufacturer of carborundum & graphite
  10. Gardner Ackley, Ackley, Gardner (Hugh)
    • '''Gardner Ackley''' ('''Hugh''') (born [[1915]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] economist; chairman of Council of Economic Advisors 1964-1968
  11. Dantos Acosta, Acosta, Dantos
    • '''Dantos Acosta''' ([[1828]] - [[1901]]), Colombian [[general]] & [[political figure]]; pres. of Colombia 1867-1868
  12. Joseph Franklin Ada, Ada, Joseph Franklin
    • '''Joseph Franklin Ada''' (born [[1943]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] [[political figure]]; [[governor]] of Guam 1986--
  13. Adalbert of Prague
    • '''Adalbert''' ([[956]] - [[997]]), Bohemian bishop, martyr, & missionary; bishop of Prague 983-997; murdered
  14. Adam of Bodenstein
    • '''Adam of Bodenstein''' ([[1528]] - [[1577]]), [[Swiss]] alchemist & physician
  15. Adolphe Charles Adam, Adam, Adolphe Charles
    • '''Adolphe Charles Adam''' ([[1803]] - [[1856]]), [[French]] operatic composer
  16. James Adam, Adam, James
    • '''James Adam''' ([[1730]] - [[1794]]), [[English]] architect & furniture designer
  17. John Adam, Adam, John
    • '''John Adam''' ([[1779]] - [[1825]]), [[British]] [[administrator]] in India; acting [[governor-general]] of [[British]] [[East]] India [[Company]] 1823
  18. Robert Adam, Adam, Robert
    • '''Robert Adam''' ([[1728]] - [[1792]]), [[English]] architect & furniture designer
  19. Arthur Adamov, Adamov, Arthur
    • '''Arthur Adamov''' ([[1908]] - [[1970]]), [[French]] ([[Russian]]-born) Absurdist [[dramatist]] & translator
  20. Abigail Adams, Adams, Abigail (nee Smith)
    • '''Abigail Adams''' ('''nee Smith''') ([[1744]] - [[1818]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] wife of John Adams 1764
  21. Ansel Easton Adams, Adams, Ansel Easton
    • '''Ansel Easton Adams''' ([[1902]] - [[1984]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] nature photographer
  22. Brockman Adams, Adams, Brockman (Brock)
    • '''Brockman Adams''' ('''Brock''') (born [[1927]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] [[political figure]]; 1st chairman of House Budget Committee 1975-1977; [[Secretary]] of Transportation 1977-1979
  23. Brooks Adams, Adams, Brooks
    • '''Brooks Adams''' ([[1848]] - [[1927]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] historian & political [[scientist]]; wrote history "The Law of Civilization and Decay" 1896; grandson of John Quincy Adams
  24. Charles Francis Adams Jr., Adams, Charles Francis Jr.
    • '''Charles Francis Adams Jr.''' ([[1835]] - [[1915]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] lawyer & historian; grandson of John Quincy Adams
  25. Charles Francis Adams Sr., Adams, Charles Francis Sr.
    • '''Charles Francis Adams Sr.''' ([[1807]] - [[1886]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] diplomat; son of John Quincy Adams
  26. Charles Francis Adams III, Adams, Charles Francis III
    • '''Charles Francis Adams III''' ([[1866]] - [[1954]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] [[administrator]]; [[Secretary]] of Navy 1929-1933; great-grandson of John Quincy Adams
  27. Charles Francis Adams IV, Adams, Charles Francis IV
    • '''Charles Francis Adams IV''' (born [[1910]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] electronics industrialist; 1st pres. of Raytheon [[Company]] 1948-1960, 1962-1964; chairman of Raytheon [[Company]] 1960-1962, 1964-1972; son of Charles Francis Adams III
  28. Charles Kendall Adams, Adams, Charles Kendall
    • '''Charles Kendall Adams''' ([[1835]] - [[1902]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] educator; pres. of Cornell [[University]] 1885-1892
  29. Don Adams, Adams, Don
    • '''Don Adams''' (born [[1926]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] comic television actor
  30. Douglas Noel Adams, Adams, Douglas Noel
    • '''Douglas Noel Adams''' (born [[1952]]), [[English]] humorist & science fiction [[novelist]]; wrote novels "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy" 1979, "The Restaurant at the End of the Universe" 1980, "Life, the Universe, and Everything" 1982
  31. Edwin Adams, Adams, Edwin
    • '''Edwin Adams''' ([[1834]] - [[1877]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] actor
  32. Frank Dawson Adams, Adams, Frank Dawson
    • '''Frank Dawson Adams''' ([[1859]] - [[1942]]), [[Canadian]] geologist
  33. Franklin Pierce Adams, Adams, Franklin Pierce (pseud. F. P. A.)
    • '''Franklin Pierce Adams''' ('''pseud. F. P. A.''') ([[1881]] - [[1960]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] journalist; member of the Algonquin Wits
  34. Gerard Adams, Adams, Gerard (Gerry)
    • '''Gerard Adams''' ('''Gerry''') (born [[1948]]), Irish nationalist & [[political figure]]; leader of Sinn Fein 1983--; helped negotiate IRA cease-fire 1994
  35. Grizzly Adams, Adams, Grizzly (John Adam)
    • '''Grizzly Adams''' ('''John Adam''') ([[1812]] - [[1860]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] mountain man & animal trainer; captured & trained large animals for circuses & zoos; subject & eponym of television series "Grizzly Adams" 1977-1978
  36. Harriet Adams, Adams, Harriet (pseudonyms Carolyn Keene, Franklin W. Dixon), nee Stratemeyer)
    • '''Harriet Adams''' (pseud. Carolyn Keene), '''nee Stratemeyer''') ([[1893]] - [[1982]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] juvenile mystery [[novelist]]; wrote Nancy Drew & Hardy Boys books; daughter of Edward Stratemeyer
  37. Henry Brooks Adams, Adams, Henry Brooks
    • '''Henry Brooks Adams''' ([[1838]] - [[1918]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] [[author, writer]], autobiographer, & historian; wrote autobiography "The Education of Henry Adams" 1907; grandson of John Quincy Adams
  38. Herbert Baxter Adams, Adams, Herbert Baxter
    • '''Herbert Baxter Adams''' ([[1850]] - [[1901]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] historian & pioneer history educator; teacher of Frederick Turner & Woodrow Wilson
  39. James Truslow Adams, Adams, James Truslow
    • '''James Truslow Adams''' ([[1878]] - [[1949]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] historian
  40. John Adams, Adams, John
    • '''John Adams''' ([[1735]] - [[1826]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] diplomat & [[political figure]]; 1st [[vice-president, vice-presidential]] of [[United States of America|U.S.]] 1789-1797; 2nd pres. of [[United States of America|U.S.]] 1797-1801; father of John Quincy Adams
  41. John Adams, Adams, John
    • '''John Adams''' ([[1874]] - [[1925]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] actor
  42. John Couch Adams, Adams, John Couch
    • '''John Couch Adams''' ([[1819]] - [[1892]]), [[English]] astronomer; predicted existence of Neptune indedependently of Urbain Leverrier 1845
  43. John James Adams, Adams, John James (Jovial Jawn), Jack)
    • '''John James Adams''' (Jovial Jawn), '''Jack''') ([[1895]] - [[1968]]), [[Canadian]] hockey player
  44. John Michael Geoffrey Manningham Adams, Adams, John Michael Geoffrey Manningham (Tom)
    • '''John Michael Geoffrey Manningham Adams''' ('''Tom''') ([[1931]] - [[1985]]), Barbados [[political figure]]; [[prime minister]] of Barbados 1976-1985
  45. John Quincy Adams, Adams, John Quincy
    • '''John Quincy Adams''' ([[1767]] - [[1848]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] diplomat & [[political figure]]; [[Secretary]] of State 1817-1825; [[Democratic]]-[[Republic]] pres. [[candidate]] 1820; 6th pres. of [[United States of America|U.S.]] 1825-1829; National [[Republic]] pres. [[candidate]] 1828; son of John Adams
  46. Louisa Catherine Adams, Adams, Louisa Catherine (nee Johnson)
    • '''Louisa Catherine Adams''' ('''nee Johnson''') ([[1775]] - [[1852]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] ([[English]]-born) wife of John Quincy Adams 1797
  47. Robert McCormick Jr. Adams, Adams, Robert McCormick Jr.
    • '''Robert McCormick Jr. Adams''' (born [[1926]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] anthropologist; provost of [[University]] of Chicago 1982-1984; [[secretary]] of Smithsonian Institution 1984--
  48. Samuel Adams, Adams, Samuel (the American Cato)
    • '''Samuel Adams''' ('''the American Cato''') ([[1722]] - [[1803]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] brewer, patriot, & [[political figure]]; [[governor]] of Massachusetts 1793-1797
  49. Samuel Hopkins Adams, Adams, Samuel Hopkins (pseudonym Warner Fabian)
    • '''Samuel Hopkins Adams''' ('''pseud. Warner Fabian''') ([[1871]] - [[1958]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] [[author, writer]] & journalist

Section 4

  1. Scott Raymond Adams, Adams, Scott Raymond
    • '''Scott Raymond Adams''' (born [[1957]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] cartoonist; created Dilbert
  2. Sherman Adams, Adams, Sherman
    • '''Sherman Adams''' ([[1899]] - [[1986]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] [[political figure]]; [[governor]] of New Hampshire 1949-1953; advisor to Dwight Eisenhower; unofficial White House chief of staff 1953-1958
  3. Stanley Adams, Adams, Stanley
    • '''Stanley Adams''' ([[1907]] - [[1994]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] lyricist & songwriter; wrote songs "La Cucaracha", "What a Diff'rence a Day Made"; pres. of ASCAP 1953-1956, 1959-1980
  4. Walter Sydney Adams, Adams, Walter Sydney
    • '''Walter Sydney Adams''' ([[1876]] - [[1956]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] astronomer, astrophysicist, & spectroscopist; discovered 1st white dwarf star 1915
  5. William Adams, Adams, William
    • '''William Adams''' ([[1564]] - [[1620]]), [[English]] explorer; 1st Englishman to visit Japan 1600
  6. Joy-Friederike Victoria Adamson, Adamson, Joy-Friederike Victoria
    • '''Joy-Friederike Victoria Adamson''' ([[1910]] - [[1980]]), Kenyan ethologist; possibly murdered
  7. Michel Adanson, Adanson, Michel
    • '''Michel Adanson''' ([[1727]] - [[1806]]), [[French]] naturalist & [[philosopher]]
  8. Charles Samuel Addams, Addams, Charles Samuel
    • '''Charles Samuel Addams''' ([[1912]] - [[1988]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] cartoonist; creator & eponym of the Addams Family
  9. Jane Addams, Addams, Jane (Laura)
    • '''Jane Addams''' ('''Laura''') ([[1860]] - [[1935]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] pacifist, social worker, sociologist, & suffragist; founded Hull House 1889; [[Nobel Prize in]] Peace 1931
  10. Julian Edwin Adderly, Adderly, Julian Edwin (Cannonball)
    • '''Julian Edwin Adderly''' ('''Cannonball''') ([[1928]] - [[1975]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] jazz musician & alto saxophonist
  11. Henry Addington, Addington, Henry
    • '''Henry Addington''' ([[1757]] - [[1844]]), [[British]] [[political figure]]; [[British]] [[prime minister]] 1801-1804
  12. Richard Addinsell, Addinsell, Richard
    • '''Richard Addinsell''' ([[1904]] - [[1977]]), [[English]] composer
  13. Joseph Addison, Addison, Joseph (the English Atticus)
    • '''Joseph Addison''' ('''the English Atticus''') ([[1672]] - [[1719]]), [[English]] essayist, poet, & [[political figure]]; wrote essay "Account of the Greatest English Poets" 1694, opera "Rosamond" 1706; friend of & collaborator with Richard Steele
  14. Thomas Addison, Addison, Thomas
    • '''Thomas Addison''' ([[1793?]] - [[1860]]), [[English]] physician
  15. Hugh Joseph Addonizio, Addonizio, Hugh Joseph
    • '''Hugh Joseph Addonizio''' ([[1914]] - [[1981]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] [[political figure]]; mayor of Newark 1962-1970
  16. George Ade, Ade, George
    • '''George Ade''' ([[1866]] - [[1944]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] [[dramatist]] & humorist; wrote "Fables in Slang" 1890-1900
  17. Adelard of Bath
    • '''Adelard of Bath''' ([[109X]] - [[115X]]), [[English]] [[mathematician]], scholar, & translator
  18. Janet Elaine Adkins, Adkins, Janet Elaine
    • '''Janet Elaine Adkins''' ([[1935?]] - [[1990]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] Alzheimer's disease victim; 1st suicide assisted by Jack Kevorkian
  19. Leonard Adleman, Adleman, Leonard (Len)
    • '''Leonard Adleman''' ('''Len''') (born [[19XX]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] cryptographer; co-inventor & co-eponym of RSA encryption
  20. Konrad Adenauer, Adenauer, Konrad (der Alte)
    • '''Konrad Adenauer''' ('''der Alte''') ([[1876]] - [[1967]]), [[German]] [[political figure]]; 1st chancellor of [[West]] Germany 1949-1963; 1st [[West]] [[German]] foreign minister 1951-1955
  21. Adeodatus I (Deusdedit I)
    • '''Adeodatus I ''' ('''Deusdedit I''') ([[5XX]] - [[618]]), [[Italian]] saint & pope 615-618
  22. Adeodatus II (Adeodatus I)
    • '''Adeodatus II ''' ('''Adeodatus I''') ([[6XX]] - [[676]]), [[Italian]] saint & pope 672-676
  23. Titus Martins Adesoji Tadeniawo, Sir Aderemi I, Aderemi I, Titus Martins Adesoji Tadeniawo, Sir
    • '''Titus Martins Adesoji Tadeniawo, Sir Aderemi I''' ([[1889]] - [[1980]]), Nigerian [[political figure]] & Yoruba religious leader; ruler of Ife 1930-1980; [[governor]] of [[West]] Nigeria 1960-1963
  24. Alfred Adler, Adler, Alfred
    • '''Alfred Adler''' ([[1870]] - [[1937]]), [[Austrian]] psychiatrist & psychologist; emphasized power & inferiority complexes; student of Sigmund Freud
  25. Cyrus Adler, Adler, Cyrus
    • '''Cyrus Adler''' ([[1863]] - [[1940]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] educator, religious leader, & scholar
  26. Felix Adler, Adler, Felix
    • '''Felix Adler''' ([[1851]] - [[1933]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] educator & reformer; founder of Ethical Culture Society
  27. Jacob Pavlovitch Adler, Adler, Jacob Pavlovitch (the Great Eagle)
    • '''Jacob Pavlovitch Adler''' ('''the Great Eagle''') ([[1855]] - [[1926]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] ([[Russian]]-born) actor
  28. Julius Ochs Adler, Adler, Julius Ochs
    • '''Julius Ochs Adler''' ([[1892]] - [[1955]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] publisher
  29. Maurice Adler, Adler, Maurice (Buddy)
    • '''Maurice Adler''' ('''Buddy''') ([[1909]] - [[1960]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] movie producer; produced movies "From Here to Eternity" 1953, "Bus Stop" 1956
  30. Peter Herman Adler, Adler, Peter Herman
    • '''Peter Herman Adler''' ([[1899]] - [[1990]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] (Czechoslovakian-born) conductor; conducted Baltimore Symphony Orchestra 1959-1968
  31. Adolf of Luxembourg
    • '''Adolf''' ([[1817]] - [[1905]]), grand duke of Luxembourg 1890-1905; 1st grand duke of independent Luxembourg
  32. Adolf Frederick of Sweden
    • '''Adolph Frederick''' ([[1710]] - [[1771]]), [[Swedish]] king 1751-1771; 1st ruler of Holstein-Gottorp dynasty; nephew of Frederick
  33. Renee Adoree, Adoree, Renee (Jeanne De La Fonte)
    • '''Renee Adoree''' ('''Jeanne De La Fonte''') ([[1898]] - [[1933]]), [[French]] actress & circus performer
  34. Cyrille Adoula, Adoula, Cyrille
    • '''Cyrille Adoula''' ([[1921]] - [[1978]]), Kinshasa-Congolese [[political figure]]; [[prime minister]] of Congo 1961-1964
  35. Robert Adrain, Adrain, Robert
    • '''Robert Adrain''' ([[1775]] - [[1843]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] (Irish-born) [[mathematician]]
  36. Adrian I (Hadrian I)
    • '''Adrian I ''' ('''Hadrian I''') ([[7XX]] - [[795]]), [[Italian]] pope 772-795
  37. Adrian II (Hadrian II)
    • '''Adrian II ''' ('''Hadrian II''') ([[792]] - [[872]]), [[Italian]] pope 867-872
  38. Adrian III (Hadrian III)
    • '''Adrian III ''' ('''Hadrian III''') ([[8XX]] - [[885]]), [[Italian]] saint & pope 884-885
  39. Adrian IV (orig. Nicholas Breakspear), Hadrian IV)
    • '''Adrian IV ''' (orig. Nicholas Breakspear), '''Hadrian IV''') ([[1100?]] - [[1159]]), only [[English]] pope 1154-1159; gave Ireland to Henry II of England
  40. Adrian V (orig. Ottobuono Fieschi), Hadrian V)
    • '''Adrian V ''' (orig. Ottobuono Fieschi), '''Hadrian V''') ([[1205?]] - [[1276]]), [[Italian]] pope 1276
  41. Adrian VI (orig. Adrian Florensz), Hadrian VI)
    • '''Adrian VI ''' (orig. Adrian Florensz), '''Hadrian VI''') ([[1459]] - [[1523]]), Dutch pope 1522-1523
  42. Edgar Douglas Adrian, Adrian, Edgar Douglas
    • '''Edgar Douglas Adrian''' ([[1889]] - [[1977]]), [[British]] neurologist; [[Nobel Prize in]] [[Medicine and Physiology]] 1932
  43. Aelfheah (Alphege)
    • '''Aelfheah ''' ('''Alphege''') ([[954]] - [[1012]]), [[English]] prelate & saint; archbishop of Canterbury 1006-1012
  44. Aelfric (Aelfric Grammaticus)
    • '''Aelfric ''' ('''Aelfric Grammaticus''') ([[955?]] - [[1010?]]), [[English]] abbot & [[author, writer]]
  45. Franz Ulrich Theodosius Aepinus, Aepinus, Franz Ulrich Theodosius
    • '''Franz Ulrich Theodosius Aepinus''' ([[1724]] - [[1802]]), [[German]] [[mathematician]] & [[physicist]]
  46. Aeschines
    • '''Aeschines''' ([[389b]] - [[314b]]), [[Greek]] orator in Athens
  47. Aeschylus
    • '''Aeschylus''' ([[525b]] - [[456b]]), [[Greek]] tragic [[dramatist]]; wrote plays "Prometheus Bound", "Seven Against Thebes", "The Persians", "The Suppliants", trilogy "Oresteia" ("Agamemnon", "Choephoroe", "Eumenides"); father of [[Greek]] tragedy
  48. Aesop
    • '''Aesop''' ([[620b?]] - [[560b?]]), [[Greek]] slave & fable [[author, writer]]; wrote "Aesop's Fables"
  49. Aethelstan the Glorious (Athelstan)
    • '''Aethelstan the Glorious ''' ('''Athelstan''') ([[894?]] - [[939]]), [[English]] king 924-939; son of Edward the Elder

Section 5

  1. Viktor Grigoryevich Afanasyev, Afanasyev, Viktor Grigoryevich
    • '''Viktor Grigoryevich Afanasyev''' ([[1922]] - [[1994]]), [[Russian]] Soviet editor; editor-in-chief of Pravda 1976-1989
  2. Michel Aflaq, Aflaq, Michel
    • '''Michel Aflaq''' (born [[1910]]), Syrian [[political figure]]; co-founded Ba'ath Party 1943; helped establish United Arab [[Republic]] 1958
  3. Afonso I Henriques (Afonso el Conquistador), Afonso the Conqueror)
    • '''Afonso I Henriques ''' (Afonso el Conquistador), '''Afonso the Conqueror''') ([[1109?]] - [[1185]]), count of Portugal 1128-1139; [[Portuguese]] king 1139-1185; 1st king of all Portugal
  4. Afonso II (Afonso el Grosso)
    • '''Afonso II ''' ('''Afonso el Grosso''') ([[1185]] - [[1223]]), [[Portuguese]] king 1211-1223; son of Sancho I
  5. Afonso III (Count of Boulogne)
    • '''Afonso III ''' ('''Count of Boulogne''') ([[1210]] - [[1279]]), regent of Portugal 1245-1248; [[Portuguese]] king 1248-1279; son of Afonso II
  6. Afonso IV (Afonso el Bravo), Afonso the Brave)
    • '''Afonso IV ''' (Afonso el Bravo), '''Afonso the Brave''') ([[1291]] - [[1357]]), [[Portuguese]] king 1325-1357; son of Diniz
  7. Afonso V (Afonso el Africano)
    • '''Afonso V ''' ('''Afonso el Africano''') ([[1432]] - [[1481]]), [[Portuguese]] king 1438-1481; ruled under regency 1438-1448; son of Duarte
  8. Afonso VI
    • '''Afonso VI''' ([[1643]] - [[1683]]), [[Portuguese]] king 1656-1667; ruled under regency 1656-1667; deposed; son of John IV
  9. Okatakyie Akwasi Amankwaa Afrifa, Afrifa, Okatakyie Akwasi Amankwaa
    • '''Okatakyie Akwasi Amankwaa Afrifa''' ([[1936]] - [[1979]]), Ghanaian [[general]] & [[political figure]]; head of state of Ghana 1969-1970
  10. Aga Khan III
    • '''Aga Khan III''' ([[1877]] - [[1957]]), Shiite Ismailian religious leader; imam of Ismailian Muslims 1885-1957
  11. Aga Khan IV (Karim Aga Khan IV)
    • '''Aga Khan IV ''' ('''Karim Aga Khan IV''') (born [[1936]]), [[Swiss]]-born Shiite Ismailian religious leader; imam of Ismailian Muslims 1957--; grandson of Aga Khan III
  12. Agapitus I (Agapetus I)
    • '''Agapitus I ''' ('''Agapetus I''') ([[5XX]] - [[536]]), saint & pope 535-536
  13. Agapitus II (Agapetus II)
    • '''Agapitus II ''' ('''Agapetus II''') ([[9XX]] - [[955]]), [[Italian]] pope 946-955
  14. Carl Adolph Agardh, Agardh, Carl Adolph
    • '''Carl Adolph Agardh''' ([[1785]] - [[1859]]), [[Swedish]] botanist
  15. Jacob Georg Agardh, Agardh, Jacob Georg
    • '''Jacob Georg Agardh''' ([[1813]] - [[1901]]), [[Swedish]] botanist; son of Carl Adolph Agardh
  16. Andre Agassi, Agassi, Andre
    • '''Andre Agassi''' (born [[1970]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] tennis player
  17. Alexander Agassiz, Agassiz, Alexander
    • '''Alexander Agassiz''' ([[1835]] - [[1910]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] engineer, oceanographer, & zoologist
  18. Elizabeth Cabot Agassiz, Agassiz, Elizabeth Cabot (nee Cary)
    • '''Elizabeth Cabot Agassiz''' ('''nee Cory''') ([[1822]] - [[1907]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] educator; co-founder & 1st pres. of Radcliffe College 1894-1902; wife of Louis Agassiz
  19. Louis Agassiz, Agassiz, Louis (Jean, Rodolphe)
    • '''Louis Agassiz''' ('''Jean''',, '''Rodolphe''') ([[1807]] - [[1873]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] ([[Swiss]]-born) naturalist & zoologist; discovered movement of glaciers; proposed Ice Age
  20. Agatho
    • '''Agatho''' ([[6XX]] - [[681]]), [[Italian]] saint & pope 678-681
  21. Agathocles
    • '''Agathocles''' ([[361b]] - [[289b]]), tyrant of Syracuse 316b-304b; king of Syracuse 304b-289b
  22. James Agee, Agee, James
    • '''James Agee''' ([[1909]] - [[1955]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] [[author, writer]]; wrote film script "The African Queen" 1951, unfinished novel "A Death in the Family" 1957
  23. Milton Ager, Ager, Milton
    • '''Milton Ager''' ([[1893]] - [[1979]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] songwriter; composed song "Happy Days Are Here Again" 1929
  24. Agesilaus II
    • '''Agesilaus II''' ([[444b?]] - [[360b]]), [[Greek]] king of Sparta 399b-360b
  25. Agiyamal Khan (Irinchenpal)
    • '''Agiyamal Khan ''' ('''Irinchenpal''') ([[1326]] - [[1332]]), ruler of Mongol Empire 1332; son of Qutugtu Khan
  26. Maria Gaetana Agnesi, Agnesi, Maria Gaetana
    • '''Maria Gaetana Agnesi''' ([[1718]] - [[1799]]), [[Italian]] [[mathematician]]
  27. Spiro Theodore Agnew, Agnew, Spiro Theodore
    • '''Spiro Theodore Agnew''' (born [[1918]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] [[political figure]]; [[governor]] of Maryland 1967-1969; [[vice-president, vice-presidential]] of [[United States of America|U.S.]] 1969-1973; resigned
  28. Shmuel Yosef Agnon, Agnon, Shmuel Yosef (born Shmuel Yosef Czaczkes), Samuel Joseph Agnon)
    • '''Shmuel Yosef Agnon''' (orig. Shmuel Yosef Czaczkes), '''Samuel Joseph Agnon''') ([[1888]] - [[1970]]), Israeli ([[Austrian]]-born) [[author, writer]]; wrote novels "Bridal Canopy" 1931, "A Guest for the Night" 1939, "Days Gone By" 1945; [[Nobel Prize in]] [[Literature]] 1966
  29. Arthur Christ Agnos, Agnos, Arthur Christ (Art)
    • '''Arthur Christ Agnos''' ('''Art''') (born [[1938]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] [[political figure]]; mayor of San Francisco 1988-1992
  30. Georgius Agricola, Agricola, Georgius (Georg Bauer)
    • '''Georgius Agricola''' ('''Georg Bauer''') ([[1494]] - [[1555]]), [[German]] mineralogist; father of mineralogy
  31. Gnaeus Julius Agricola, Agricola, Gnaeus Julius
    • '''Gnaeus Julius Agricola''' ([[040]] - [[093]]), [[Roman]] [[general]]
  32. Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa, Agrippa, Heinrich Cornelius (Agrippa von Nettesheim), Henricus Agrippa)
    • '''Heinrich Cornelius Agrippa''' (Agrippa von Nettesheim), '''Henricus Agrippa''') ([[1486]] - [[1535]]), [[German]] alchemist & occultist
  33. Marcus Vispanius Agrippa, Agrippa, Marcus Vispanius
    • '''Marcus Vispanius Agrippa''' ([[063b?]] - [[012b]]), [[Roman]] [[political figure]]
  34. Agrippina the Elder
    • '''Agrippina the Elder''' ([[014b?]] - [[033]]), [[Roman]] empress; mother of Caligula
  35. Agrippina the Younger
    • '''Agrippina the Younger''' ([[015?]] - [[059]]), [[Roman]] empress; mother of Nero
  36. Andreas Antonius Maria van Agt, van Agt, Andreas Antonius Maria
    • '''Andreas Antonius Maria van Agt''' (born [[1931]]), Dutch [[political figure]]; [[prime minister]] of Netherlands 1977-1982
  37. Francois d' Aguilon, Aguilon, Francois d'
    • '''Francois d' Aguilon''' ([[1546]] - [[1617]]), Belgian [[mathematician]] & [[physicist]]
  38. Emilio Aguinaldo, Aguinaldo, Emilio
    • '''Emilio Aguinaldo''' ([[1869]] - [[1964]]), Philippine [[general]], nationalist, & [[political figure]]; 1st pres. of Philippines 1898-1901
  39. Pedro Aguirre, Aguirre , Pedro (Cerda)
    • '''Pedro Aguirre''' ('''Cerda''') ([[1879]] - [[1941]]), Chilean [[political figure]]; pres. of Chile 1938-1941
  40. Johnson Thomas Umananke Aguiyi-Ironsi, Aguiyi-Ironsi, Johnson Thomas Umananke
    • '''Johnson Thomas Umananke Aguiyi-Ironsi''' ([[1924]] - [[1966]]), Nigerian Ibo [[political figure]]; pres. of Nigeria 1966; overthrown & killed
  41. Ahmadou Ahidjo, Ahidjo, Ahmadou
    • '''Ahmadou Ahidjo''' ([[1924]] - [[1989]]), Cameroon [[political figure]]; [[prime minister]] of Cameroon 1958-1960, 1961-1975; 1st pres. of Cameroon 1960-1982
  42. Lars Valerian Ahlfors, Ahlfors, Lars Valerian
    • '''Lars Valerian Ahlfors''' (born [[1907]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] (Finnish-born) [[mathematician]]; studied theory of quasi-conformal mappings; one of 1st two recipients of Fields Medal 1936
  43. Ahmad (al-Amir Ahmad Muhammad Amin Didi)
    • '''Ahmad ''' ('''al-Amir Ahmad Muhammad Amin Didi''') ([[1906]] - [[1954]]), sultan of Maldives 1952-1953; pres. of Maldives 1953
  44. Ahmad (Shah Bahadur)
    • '''Ahmad ''' ('''Shah Bahadur''') ([[1725]] - [[1773]]), Mogul emperor of India 1748-1754; deposed; son of Muhammad Shah
  45. Khundaqar Mushtaqi Ahmad, Ahmad, Khundaqar Mushtaqi
    • '''Khundaqar Mushtaqi Ahmad''' (born [[1918]]), Bangladeshi [[political figure]]; pres. of Bangladesh 1975; successor of Mujibur Rahman
  46. Tajuddin Ahmad, Ahmad, Tajuddin
    • '''Tajuddin Ahmad''' ([[1925]] - [[1975]]), Bangladeshi [[political figure]]; 1st [[prime minister]] of Bangladesh 1971-1972; killed
  47. Sidi Ahmad Bey II, Ahmad Bey II, Sidi
    • '''Sidi Ahmad Bey II''' ([[1862]] - [[1942]]), ruler of Tunisia 1929-1942; son of Ali Bey III
  48. Ahmad ibn Yusuf
    • '''Ahmad ibn Yusuf''' ([[8XX]] - [[913?]]), Arab [[mathematician]]
  49. Ahmed III
    • '''Ahmed III''' ([[1673]] - [[1736]]), Ottoman sultan 1703-1730

Section 6

  1. Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed, Ahmed, Fakhruddin Ali
    • '''Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed''' ([[1905]] - [[1977]]), Indian [[political figure]]; pres. of India 1974-1977
  2. Vilson Ahmeti, Ahmeti, Vilson
    • '''Vilson Ahmeti''' (born [[1951]]), Albanian [[political figure]]; [[prime minister]] of Albania 1991-1992
  3. Ahmose
    • '''Ahmose''' (born [[16XXb]]), Egyptian mathematical scribe
  4. Esko Tapani Aho, Aho, Esko Tapani
    • '''Esko Tapani Aho''' (born [[1954]]), Finnish [[political figure]]; [[prime minister]] of Finland 1991--
  5. Justin Tometin Ahomadegbe, Ahomadegbe, Justin Tometin
    • '''Justin Tometin Ahomadegbe''' (born [[1917]]), Benin [[political figure]]; pres. of Benin 1972; overthrown
  6. Martti Ahtisaari, Ahtisaari, Martti
    • '''Martti Ahtisaari''' (born [[1937?]]), Finnish diplomat & [[political figure]]; pres. of Finland 1994--
  7. Aida Yasuaki (Aida Ammei)
    • '''Aida Yasuaki ''' ('''Aida Ammei''') ([[1747]] - [[1817]]), Japanese [[mathematician]]
  8. Mohammed Farah Aidid, Aidid, Mohammed Farah
    • '''Mohammed Farah Aidid''' (born [[1934]]), Somali [[general]] & clan leader; overthrew Muhammad Siad Barre 1991
  9. Yoshisuke Aikawa, Aikawa, Yoshisuke (Gisuke Ayukawa)
    • '''Yoshisuke Aikawa''' ('''Gisuke Ayukawa''') ([[1880]] - [[1967]]), Japanese businessman; turned Kuhara Mining [[Company]] into Nissan 1928 (also Nihon Sangyo); founder & 1st pres. of Nissan zaibatsu 1931-1945
  10. Conrad Potter Aiken, Aiken, Conrad Potter
    • '''Conrad Potter Aiken''' ([[1889]] - [[1973]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] [[novelist]] & poet; wrote poetry collections "Earth Triumphant" 1914, "Selected Poems" 1929, novel "King Coffin" 1935
  11. Howard Hathaway Aiken, Aiken, Howard Hathaway
    • '''Howard Hathaway Aiken''' ([[1900]] - [[1973]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] computer [[scientist]]; designed prototype digital computer Mark I
  12. Troy Aikman, Aikman, Troy
    • '''Troy Aikman''' (born [[1966]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] football player; quarterback for Dallas Cowboys 1989--; Super Bowl MVP 1993
  13. Stephen Ailes, Ailes, Stephen
    • '''Stephen Ailes''' (born [[1912]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] [[administrator]]; [[secretary]] of army 1964-1965
  14. Alvin Ailey Jr., Ailey, Alvin Jr.
    • '''Alvin Ailey Jr.''' ([[1931]] - [[1989]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] choreographer & dancer
  15. Harrison Ainsworth, Ainsworth, Harrison (William)
    • '''Harrison Ainsworth''' ('''William''') ([[1805]] - [[1882]]), [[English]] historical [[novelist]]
  16. George Biddell, Sir Airy, Airy, George Biddell, Sir
    • '''George Biddell, Sir Airy''' ([[1801]] - [[1892]]), [[English]] astronomer & [[mathematician]]; [[British]] astronomer royal 1835-1881
  17. Daniel Kahikina Akaka, Akaka, Daniel Kahikina
    • '''Daniel Kahikina Akaka''' (born [[1924]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] [[Democratic]] [[political figure]]; Senator from Hawaii 1990--
  18. Yasushi Akashi, Akashi, Yasushi
    • '''Yasushi Akashi''' (born [[1931]]), Japanese diplomat & [[United Nations]] [[administrator]]; supervised Cambodian peace talks & elections 1993
  19. Askar Akayev, Akayev, Askar
    • '''Askar Akayev''' (born [[1944]]), Kyrgyz Communist [[political figure]]; 1st pres. of Kyrgyzstan 1991--
  20. Akbar (Galal ad-Din Abu'l-Fath Muhammad Akbar)
    • '''Akbar ''' ('''Galal ad-Din Abu'l-Fath Muhammad Akbar''') ([[1542]] - [[1605]]), Mogul emperor of India 1556-1605; ruled under regency 1556-1560; son of Humayun
  21. Akbar II
    • '''Akbar II''' ([[1759]] - [[1837]]), nominal Mogul emperor of India 1806-1837; served under [[British]] rule; son of Shah Alam
  22. Akebono (Chadwick Haheo Rowan)
    • '''Akebono ''' ('''Chadwick Haheo Rowan''') (born [[1969]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] sumo wrestler; 1st non-Japanese yokozuna 1993
  23. Mark Akenside, Akenside, Mark
    • '''Mark Akenside''' ([[1721]] - [[1770]]), [[English]] physician & poet
  24. Amos Tappan Akerman, Akerman, Amos Tappan
    • '''Amos Tappan Akerman''' ([[1821]] - [[1880]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] lawyer; [[Attorney General]] 1870-1872
  25. John Fellows Akers, Akers, John Fellows
    • '''John Fellows Akers''' (born [[1934]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] computer businessman; pres. of IBM 1983-1989; CEO of IBM 1984-1993; chairman of IBM 1986-1993
  26. George Edward Akerson, Akerson, George Edward
    • '''George Edward Akerson''' ([[1889]] - [[1937]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] journalist; 1st official White House press secretary 1929-1931
  27. Akhenaton (orig. Amenhotep IV), Ikhnaton)
    • '''Akhenaton ''' (orig. Amenhotep IV), '''Ikhnaton''') ([[13XXb]] - [[1347b?]]), king of Egypt 1364b?-1347b?; member of 18th dynasty; son of Amenhotep III; father-in-law of Tutankhamen
  28. Anna Akhmatova, Akhmatova, Anna (Anna Andreyevna Gorenko)
    • '''Anna Akhmatova''' ('''Anna Andreyevna Gorenko''') ([[1889]] - [[1966]]), [[Russian]] poet; main founder of Acmeist movement; wrote poetry collections "The White Flock" 1917, "Anno Domini" 1922, "The Willow" 1940, "Requiem" 1963
  29. Akihito (reign name Heisei)
    • '''Akihito ''' ('''reign name Heisei''') (born [[1933]]), emperor of Japan 1989--; son of Hirohito
  30. Akiva (Akiva ben Yosef)
    • '''Akiva ''' ('''Akiva ben Yosef''') ([[0XX]] - [[135?]]), Jewish mystic, rabbi, & [[theologian]]
  31. Toyohiro Akiyama, Akiyama, Toyohiro
    • '''Toyohiro Akiyama''' (born [[1942]]), Japanese cosmonaut & journalist; 1st Japanese in space, 1st professional journalist in space 1990
  32. Edward Akufo-Addo, Akufo-Addo, Edward
    • '''Edward Akufo-Addo''' ([[1906]] - [[1979]]), Ghanaian [[political figure]]; pres. of Ghana 1970-1972
  33. Alamgir II
    • '''Alamgir II''' ([[1699]] - [[1759]]), Mogul emperor of India 1754-1759; son of Jahandar
  34. Viscount Alanbrooke, Alanbrooke, Viscount (Alan Francis Brooke)
    • '''Viscount Alanbrooke''' ('''Alan Francis Brooke''') ([[1883]] - [[1963]]), [[British]] marshal; fought in World War I & World War II; advisor to Winston Churchill
  35. Pedro Antonio de Alarcon, Alarcon, Pedro Antonio de
    • '''Pedro Antonio de Alarcon''' ([[1833]] - [[1891]]), [[Spanish]] [[author, writer]] & [[political figure]]
  36. Alaric
    • '''Alaric''' ([[370?]] - [[410]]), king of the Visigoths; sacked Rome 410
  37. Alaric II
    • '''Alaric II''' ([[4XX]] - [[507]]), Visigoth lawgiver; king of the Visigoths 484-507; defeated & killed by Clovis at battle of Poitiers
  38. Leopoldo Alas, Alas, Leopoldo
    • '''Leopoldo Alas''' ([[1852]] - [[1901]]), [[Spanish]] [[author, writer]] & critic
  39. Edward Franklin Albee, Albee, Edward Franklin
    • '''Edward Franklin Albee''' (born [[1928]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] [[dramatist]]; wrote plays "The Zoo Story" 1958, "The Sandbox" 1959, "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" 1962-1966, "A Delicate Balance" 1966, "Seascape" 1974, "Three Tall Women" 1990-1991
  40. Issac Albeniz, Albeniz, Issac
    • '''Issac Albeniz''' ([[1860]] - [[1909]]), [[Spanish]] composer & pianist; composed opera "Pepita Jimenez" 1896, piano suite "Iberia" 1909
  41. Peter Alberg, Alberg, Peter
    • '''Peter Alberg''' ([[1885]] - [[1940]]), Danish songwriter; composed anthem of Faeroe Islands "Tu alfagra land mitt"
  42. Josef Albers, Albers, Josef
    • '''Josef Albers''' ([[1888]] - [[1976]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] ([[German]]-born) painter
  43. Albert I of Belgium
    • '''Albert I''' ([[1875]] - [[1934]]), king of Belgium 1909-1934; grandson of Leopold I
  44. Albert II of Belgium
    • '''Albert II''' (born [[1934]]), king of Belgium 1993--; brother of Baudouin I; son of Leopold III
  45. Albert I of Austria
    • '''Albert I of Austria''' ([[1250?]] - [[1308]]), duke of Austria 1282-1308; [[German]] king 1298-1308; assassinated; son of Rudolf I
  46. Albert II of Habsburg
    • '''Albert II''' ([[1397]] - [[1439]]), duke of Austria 1404-1439 as Albert V; [[German]] king 1438-1439; son-in-law of Sigismund
  47. Albert I of Monaco
    • '''Albert I''' ([[1848]] - [[1922]]), prince of Monaco 1889-1922; established Monegasque constitution 1911; son of Charles III
  48. Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
    • '''Albert of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha''' ([[1819]] - [[1861]]), [[British]] ([[German]]-born) prince consort; cousin & husband of Victoria 1840; father of Edward VII
  49. Carl Bert Albert, Albert, Carl Bert
    • '''Carl Bert Albert''' (born [[1908]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] [[political figure]]; House majority whip 1955-1962; House majority leader 1962-1971; Speaker of the House 1971-1977

Section 7

  1. Henry William Frederick Albert, Albert, Henry William Frederick (Duke of Gloucester)
    • '''Henry William Frederick Albert''' ('''Duke of Gloucester''') ([[1900]] - [[1974]]), [[British]] [[administrator]]; [[governor-general]] of Australia 1945-1947; son of George V
  2. Leone Battista Alberti, Alberti, Leone Battista
    • '''Leone Battista Alberti''' ([[1404]] - [[1472]]), [[Italian]] artist; developed laws of perspective
  3. Albertus Magnus (Count von Bollstadt; the Universal Doctor), "Albert the Great")
    • '''Albertus Magnus ''' (Count von Bollstadt; the Universal Doctor), '''Albert the Great''') ([[1200?]] - [[1280]]), [[German]] alchemist, saint, scholar, & [[theologian]]; teacher of Thomas Aquinas; discovered element arsenic; patron saint of scientists; canonized 1932
  4. Heinrich Albertz, Albertz, Heinrich
    • '''Heinrich Albertz''' ([[1915]] - [[1993]]), [[German]] clergyman & [[political figure]]; opposed Nazis; mayor of [[West]] Berlin 1966-1967
  5. Tommaso Albinoni, Albinoni, Tommaso
    • '''Tommaso Albinoni''' ([[1671]] - [[1751]]), [[Italian]] Venetian composer
  6. Alboin
    • '''Alboin''' ([[5XX]] - [[572]]), king of Lombardi 565?-572
  7. Eugen von, Freiherr Albori, Albori, Eugen von, Freiherr
    • '''Eugen von, Freiherr Albori''' ([[1838]] - [[1915]]), [[Austrian]] [[administrator]]; [[Austrian]] [[governor]] of Bosnia & Herzegovina 1903-1907
  8. Albrecht
    • '''Albrecht''' ([[1340?]] - [[1412]]), [[Swedish]] king 1363-1389; deposed
  9. Madeleine Albright, Albright, Madeleine (nee Korbel)
    • '''Madeleine Albright''' ('''nee Korbel''') (born [[1937]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] (Czechoslovakian-born) diplomat; [[United States of America|U.S.]] ambassador to [[United Nations]] 1993--
  10. Alfonso de Albuquerque, Albuquerque, Alfonso de
    • '''Alfonso de Albuquerque''' ([[1453]] - [[1515]]), [[Portuguese]] naval strategist, viceroy, & conqueror in India
  11. Alcaeus
    • '''Alcaeus''' ([[620b?]] - [[580b?]]), [[Greek]] lyric poet
  12. Niceto Alcala Zamora y Torres, Alcala Zamora y Torres, Niceto
    • '''Niceto Alcala Zamora y Torres''' ([[1877]] - [[1949]]), [[Spanish]] [[political figure]]; [[prime minister]] of Spain 1931; pres. of Spain 1931-1936; resigned
  13. Jose Bernardo Alcedo, Alcedo, Jose Bernardo
    • '''Jose Bernardo Alcedo''' ([[1798]] - [[1878]]), Peruvian songwriter; composed Peruvian national anthem
  14. Alcibiades
    • '''Alcibiades''' ([[450b?]] - [[404b]]), [[Greek]] Athenian [[general]] & [[political figure]]; led Ionian revolt against Athens; led Athenians against Sparta 411b-409b, regaining Chalcedon & Byzantium; murdered; nephew of Pericles
  15. Alcmaeon
    • '''Alcmaeon''' (born [[5XXb]]), [[Greek]] anatomist & physician; 1st [[scientist]] to make anatomical dissections
  16. John William, Sir Alcock, Alcock, John William, Sir
    • '''John William, Sir Alcock''' ([[1892]] - [[1919]]), [[English]] aviator; piloted 1st nonstop trans-Atlantic airplane flight 1919, with Arthur Brown as navigator
  17. Meade Alcorn, Alcorn, Meade (Hugh)
    • '''Meade Alcorn''' ('''Hugh''') ([[1907]] - [[1992]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] lawyer & [[political figure]]; chairman of [[Republic]] National Committee 1957-1959
  18. Amos Bronson Alcott, Alcott, Amos Bronson
    • '''Amos Bronson Alcott''' ([[1799]] - [[1888]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] educator & Transcendentalist; father of Louisa May Alcott
  19. Louisa May Alcott, Alcott, Louisa May
    • '''Louisa May Alcott''' ([[1832]] - [[1888]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] juvenile [[novelist]]; wrote novels "Little Women" 1868, "Little Men" 1871, "Jo's Boys" 1886
  20. Alcuin (Albinus)
    • '''Alcuin of York''' ('''Albinus''') ([[732?]] - [[804]]), Anglo-Saxon [[mathematician]] & scholar; teacher of Charlemagne
  21. Alan Alda, Alda, Alan (Alphonso D'Abruzzo)
    • '''Alan Alda''' ('''Alphonso D'Abruzzo''') (born [[1936]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] actor; starred in movie "Catch-22" 1970, series "MASH" 1972-1983
  22. Frances Alda, Alda, Frances (Frances Davis)
    • '''Frances Alda''' ('''Frances Davis''') ([[1883]] - [[1952]]), New Zealand soprano singer
  23. John Alden, Alden, John
    • '''John Alden''' ([[1599?]] - [[1687]]), American Pilgrim leader in Plymouth colony; great-great-grandfather of John Adams
  24. Priscilla Alden, Alden, Priscilla (nee Mullens)
    • '''Priscilla Alden''' ('''nee Mullens''') ([[1604]] - [[1680]]), American Pilgrim wife of John Alden 1623; beloved of Miles Standish
  25. Kurt Alder, Alder, Kurt
    • '''Kurt Alder''' ([[1902]] - [[1958]]), [[German]] [[chemist]]; collaborator with Otto Diels; [[Nobel Prize in]] [[Chemistry]] 1950
  26. Robert Aldrich, Aldrich, Robert
    • '''Robert Aldrich''' ([[1918]] - [[1983]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] movie director; directed movies "Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?" 1962, "The Dirty Dozen" 1967, "The Longest Yard" 1974; cousin of David Rockefeller, John D. Rockefeller III, & Nelson Rockefeller
  27. Edward Jr. Aldridge, Aldridge, Edward Jr.
    • '''Edward Jr. Aldridge''' (born [[1938]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] aircraft businessman; [[secretary]] of air force 1986-1988
  28. Edwin Eugene Jr. Aldrin, Aldrin, Edwin Eugene Jr. (Buzz)
    • '''Edwin Eugene Jr. Aldrin''' ('''Buzz''') (born [[1930]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] astronaut; 2nd human to walk on moon 1969
  29. Shalom Aleichem, Aleichem, Shalom (pseud. of Solomon Rabinowitz), Sholem Aleichim)
    • '''Shalom Aleichem''' (pseud. of Solomon Rabinowitz), '''Sholem Aleichim''') ([[1859]] - [[1916]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] ([[Russian]]-born) [[author, writer]] in Yiddish; wrote stories inspiring musical "Fiddler on the Roof"
  30. Vicente Pio Marcelino Cirilo Aleixandre, Aleixandre , Vicente Pio Marcelino Cirilo (y Merlo)
    • '''Vicente Pio Marcelino Cirilo Aleixandre''' ('''y Merlo''') ([[1898]] - [[1984]]), [[Spanish]] poet; wrote poetry collections "Mis Poemas Mejores" 1937, "En un vasto dominio" 1962; [[Nobel Prize in]] [[Literature]] 1977
  31. Alexander Alexandrovich Alekhine, Alekhine, Alexander Alexandrovich
    • '''Alexander Alexandrovich Alekhine''' ([[1892]] - [[1946]]), [[French]] ([[Russian]]-born) chess player; world chess champion 1927-1935, 1937-1946
  32. Mateo Aleman, Aleman, Mateo
    • '''Mateo Aleman''' ([[1547]] - [[1614?]]), [[Spanish]] [[novelist]]; wrote picaresque novel "Guzman de Alfarache" 1599
  33. Miguel Aleman, Aleman , Miguel (Valdes)
    • '''Miguel Aleman''' ('''Valdes''') ([[1902]] - [[1983]]), [[Mexican]] [[political figure]]; pres. of Mexico 1946-1952
  34. Joseph Sadoc Alemany, Alemany, Joseph Sadoc (Jose Alemany)
    • '''Joseph Sadoc Alemany''' ('''Jose Alemany''') ([[1814]] - [[1888]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] ([[Spanish]]-born) archbishop & missionary; 1st archbishop of San Francisco 1853-1884
  35. Arturo Alessandri, Alessandri , Arturo (y Palma)
    • '''Arturo Alessandri''' ('''y Palma''') ([[1868]] - [[1950]]), Chilean [[political figure]] & reformer; pres. of Chile 1920-1924, 1925, 1932-1938
  36. Jorge Alessandri, Alessandri , Jorge (Rodriguez)
    • '''Jorge Alessandri''' ('''Rodriguez''') ([[1896]] - [[1986]]), Chilean [[political figure]]; pres. of Chile 1958-1964; son of Arturo Alessandri
  37. Alexander the Great (Alexander III of Macedon)
    • '''Alexander the Great ''' ('''Alexander III of Macedon''') ([[356b]] - [[323b]]), Macedonian [[general]] & conqueror in Europe & Asia; king of Macedonia 336b-323b; defeated Persians at battles of Granicus 334b, Issus 333b, Arbela 331b
  38. Alexander of Greece
    • '''Alexander''' ([[1893]] - [[1920]]), [[Greek]] king 1917-1920
  39. Alexander of Poland
    • '''Alexander''' ([[1461]] - [[1506]]), [[Polish]] king 1501-1506; son of Casimir IV
  40. Alexander I of Russia
    • '''Alexander I''' ([[1777]] - [[1825]]), [[Russian]] tsar 1801-1825; represented Russia at Congress of Vienna 1814; son of Paul I
  41. Alexander II of Russia
    • '''Alexander II''' ([[1818]] - [[1881]]), [[Russian]] tsar 1855-1881; abolished serfdom 1861; assassinated; son of Nicholas I
  42. Alexander III of Russia
    • '''Alexander III''' ([[1845]] - [[1894]]), [[Russian]] tsar 1881-1894
  43. Alexander I of Serbia (Aleksandar Obrenovic), Aleksandar I)
    • '''Alexander I ''' (Aleksandar Obrenovic), '''Aleksandar I''') ([[1876]] - [[1903]]), king of Serbia 1889-1903; assassinated; son of Milan I
  44. Alexander I of Yugoslavia
    • '''Alexander I''' ([[1888]] - [[1934]]), dictator & king of Kingdom of Serbs, Croats, & Slovenes 1921-1929; dictator & king of Yugoslavia 1929-1934; assassinated; son of Peter I
  45. Pope Alexander I
    • '''Alexander I''' ([[0XX]] - [[115?]]), [[Roman]] saint & pope 105?-115?
  46. Pope Alexander II (Anselm of Lucca)
    • '''Alexander II ''' ('''Anselm of Lucca''') ([[10XX]] - [[1073]]), [[Italian]] pope 1061-1073
  47. Pope Alexander III (Orlando Bandinelli)
    • '''Alexander III ''' ('''Orlando Bandinelli''') ([[11XX]] - [[1181]]), [[Italian]] pope 1159-1181
  48. Pope Alexander IV (Rinaldo Conti, count of Segni)
    • '''Alexander IV ''' ('''Rinaldo Conti, count of Segni''') ([[12XX]] - [[1261]]), [[Italian]] pope 1254-1261
  49. Pope Alexander V (Petros Philargos), Pietro di Candia)
    • '''Alexander V ''' (Petros Philargos), '''Pietro di Candia''') ([[1340?]] - [[1410]]), [[Italian]] antipope 1409-1410

Section 8

  1. Pope Alexander VI (also Rodrigo Lanzol y Gorja), Rodrigo Borgia)
    • '''Alexander VI ''' (also Rodrigo Lanzol y Gorja), '''Rodrigo Borgia''') ([[1431?]] - [[1503]]), pope 1492-1503
  2. Pope Alexander VII (Fabio Chigi)
    • '''Alexander VII ''' ('''Fabio Chigi''') ([[1599]] - [[1667]]), [[Italian]] pope 1655-1667
  3. Pope Alexander VIII (Pietro Ottoboni)
    • '''Alexander VIII ''' ('''Pietro Ottoboni''') ([[1610]] - [[1691]]), [[Italian]] pope 1689-1691
  4. Alexander I of Scotland
    • '''Alexander I''' ([[1078?]] - [[1124]]), [[Scottish]] king 1107-1124; son of Malcolm III
  5. Alexander II of Scotland
    • '''Alexander II''' ([[1198]] - [[1249]]), [[Scottish]] king 1214-1249; son of William the Lion
  6. Alexander III of Scotland
    • '''Alexander III''' ([[1241]] - [[1286]]), [[Scottish]] king 1249-1286; ruled under regency 1249-1261; son of Alexander II
  7. Alexander II of Russia
    • '''Alexander II''' ([[1301]] - [[1339]]), [[Russian]] grand prince 1326-1328; son of Andrei III
  8. Alexander of Serbia (Karadjordjevic)
    • '''Alexander ''' ('''Karadjordjevic''') ([[1806]] - [[1885]]), prince of Serbia 1842-1858; son of Karageorge
  9. Alexander Nevsky (Alexander I Nevski)
    • '''Alexander Nevsky ''' ('''Alexander I Nevski''') ([[1218]] - [[1263]]), [[Russian]] grand prince 1252-1263, saint, & military hero; defeated Swedes at battle of Neva river 1240; canonized 1547; son of Yaroslav II
  10. Albert Victor, Earl Alexander, Alexander, Albert Victor, Earl
    • '''Albert Victor, Earl Alexander''' ([[1885]] - [[1965]]), [[British]] [[administrator]]; [[British]] first lord of the admiralty 1929-1931, 1940-1945, 1945-1946
  11. Clifford Jr. Alexander, Alexander, Clifford Jr.
    • '''Clifford Jr. Alexander''' (born [[1933]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] [[administrator]]; chairman of Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 1967-1969; 1st black [[secretary]] of army 1977-1981
  12. Grover Cleveland Alexander, Alexander, Grover Cleveland
    • '''Grover Cleveland Alexander''' ([[1887]] - [[1950]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] baseball player
  13. Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander, Alexander, Harold Rupert Leofric George
    • '''Harold Rupert Leofric George Alexander''' ([[1891]] - [[1969]]), [[British]] marshal; [[governor-general]] of Canada 1946-1952; led Allied invasion of Italy in World War II 1943
  14. Jane Alexander, Alexander, Jane (nee Bartlett)
    • '''Jane Alexander''' ('''nee Bartlett''') (born [[1939]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] actress & [[administrator]]; chairman of National Endowment for the Arts 1993--
  15. Joshua Willis Alexander, Alexander, Joshua Willis
    • '''Joshua Willis Alexander''' ([[1852]] - [[1936]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] lawyer; [[Secretary]] of Commerce 1919-1921
  16. Lamar Alexander, Alexander, Lamar (Andrew)
    • '''Lamar Alexander''' ('''Andrew''') (born [[1940]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] [[political figure]]; [[governor]] of Tennessee 1979-1987; [[Secretary]] of Education 1991-1993
  17. Moses Alexander, Alexander, Moses
    • '''Moses Alexander''' ([[1853]] - [[1932]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] ([[German]]-born) [[political figure]]; mayor of Boise 1897-1899, 1901-1903; [[governor]] of Idaho 1915-1919; 1st Jewish [[governor]] in [[United States of America|U.S.]]
  18. Alexander Vasilyevich Alexandrov, Alexandrov, Alexander Vasilyevich
    • '''Alexander Vasilyevich Alexandrov''' ([[1883]] - [[1946]]), [[Russian]] Soviet composer; composed Soviet national anthem "Gimn sovyetskovo soyuza" 1943 (also "Hymn of the Soviet Union"; adopted 1944)
  19. Anatoly Petrovich Alexandrov, Alexandrov, Anatoly Petrovich
    • '''Anatoly Petrovich Alexandrov''' ([[1903]] - [[1994]]), [[Russian]] engineer; pres. of Soviet Academy of Sciences 1975-1986
  20. Alexei Mikhailovich
    • '''Alexei Mikhailovich''' ([[1629]] - [[1676]]), [[Russian]] tsar 1645-1676; ruled under regency 1645-1651; son of Mikhail Romanov
  21. Alexei Petrovich (Alexis)
    • '''Alexei Petrovich ''' ('''Alexis''') ([[1690]] - [[1718]]), [[Russian]] tsarevitch; executed; son of Peter I; father of Peter II
  22. Alexius
    • '''Alexius''' (born [[4XX]]), [[Roman]] saint; patron saint of beggars
  23. Alexius I Comnenus
    • '''Alexius I Comnenus''' ([[1048]] - [[1118]]), Byzantine emperor 1081-1118
  24. Franco Alfano, Alfano, Franco
    • '''Franco Alfano''' ([[1877]] - [[1954]]), [[Italian]] composer; completed Giacomo Puccini's unfinished opera "Turandot" 1926
  25. Eloy Alfaro, Alfaro, Eloy
    • '''Eloy Alfaro''' ([[1864]] - [[1912]]), Ecuadorian [[general]] & [[political figure]]; pres. of Ecuador 1897-1901, 1907-1911; murdered
  26. Vittorio, Conte Alfieri, Alfieri, Vittorio, Conte
    • '''Vittorio, Conte Alfieri''' ([[1749]] - [[1803]]), [[Italian]] patriot & tragic [[dramatist]] & poet; wrote plays "Cleopatra" 1775, "Saul", "Sofonisba", "Antigone"
  27. Raul Alfonsin, Alfonsin , Raul (Foulkes)
    • '''Raul Alfonsin''' ('''Foulkes''') (born [[1926]]), Argentine [[political figure]]; pres. of Argentina 1983-1989
  28. Alfonso X (the Wise, the Learned, el Sabio)
    • '''Alfonso X ''' ('''the Wise, the Learned, el Sabio''') ([[1221]] - [[1284]]), [[Spanish]] scholar; king of Castile & Leon 1252-1282; patron of learning
  29. Alfonso XII
    • '''Alfonso XII''' ([[1857]] - [[1885]]), [[Spanish]] king 1874-1885; son of Isabella II
  30. Alfonso XIII
    • '''Alfonso XIII''' ([[1886]] - [[1941]]), [[Spanish]] king 1886-1931; ruled under regency 1886-1902; overthrown; son of Alfonso XII
  31. Kenneth Alford, Alford, Kenneth (Frederick Ricketts)
    • '''Kenneth Alford''' ('''Frederick Ricketts''') ([[1881]] - [[1945]]), [[British]] composer of marches; composed tune "Colonel Bogey March" 1914
  32. Alfred the Great
    • '''Alfred the Great''' ([[849?]] - [[899]]), [[English]] king 871-899; son of Ethelwulf
  33. Hannes Olof Gosta Alfven, Alfven, Hannes Olof Gosta
    • '''Hannes Olof Gosta Alfven''' (born [[1908]]), [[Swedish]] astrophysicist & plasma [[physicist]]; [[Nobel Prize in]] [[Physics]] 1970
  34. Horatio Alger, Alger, Horatio
    • '''Horatio Alger''' ([[1832]] - [[1899]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] [[author, writer]]; wrote rags-to-riches stories "Ragged Dick" 1867, "From Canal Boy to President" 1881
  35. Russell Alexander Alger, Alger, Russell Alexander
    • '''Russell Alexander Alger''' ([[1836]] - [[1907]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] [[political figure]]; [[governor]] of Michigan 1885-1887; [[Secretary]] of War 1897-1899
  36. Alhazen (Abu-'Ali al-Hasan ibn-al-Haytham)
    • '''Alhazen ''' ('''Abu-'Ali al-Hasan ibn-al-Haytham''') ([[965?]] - [[1039?]]), Arab [[physicist]]; father of optics
  37. 'Ali (ibn Abi Talib)
    • ''''Ali ''' ('''ibn Abi Talib''') ([[600?]] - [[661]]), 4th orthodox caliph 656-661; cousin of Muhammad
  38. Ali Bey III (Sidi Ali Bey III Muddat)
    • '''Ali Bey III ''' ('''Sidi Ali Bey III Muddat''') ([[1817]] - [[1902]]), ruler of Tunisia 1882-1902; 1st ruler under [[French]] protectorate
  39. Muhammad Ali Bogra, Ali Bogra, Muhammad
    • '''Muhammad Ali Bogra''' ([[1909]] - [[1963]]), Pakistani [[political figure]]; [[prime minister]] of Pakistan 1953-1955
  40. Ali Pasa (the Lion of Janina)
    • '''Ali Pasa ''' ('''the Lion of Janina''') ([[1741]] - [[1822]]), Turkish pasha
  41. Chaudhri Muhammad Ali, Ali, Chaudhri Muhammad
    • '''Chaudhri Muhammad Ali''' ([[1905]] - [[1980]]), Pakistani [[political figure]]; [[prime minister]] of Pakistan 1955-1956
  42. Muhammad Ali, Ali, Muhammad (Cassius Marcellus Clay)
    • '''Muhammad Ali''' ('''Cassius Marcellus Clay''') (born [[1942]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] boxer
  43. Zine El Abidene ben Ali, Ali, Zine El Abidene ben (Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali)
    • '''Zine El Abidene ben Ali''' ('''Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali''') (born [[1936]]), Tunisian [[political figure]]; pres. of Tunisia 1987--
  44. Ramiz Alia, Alia, Ramiz
    • '''Ramiz Alia''' (born [[1925]]), Albanian Communist [[political figure]]; pres. of Albania 1982-1992
  45. Joseph Lawrence Alioto, Alioto, Joseph Lawrence
    • '''Joseph Lawrence Alioto''' (born [[1916]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] [[political figure]]; mayor of San Francisco 1968-1976
  46. Heidar Ali Rza ogly Aliyev, Aliyev, Heidar Ali Rza ogly (Geidar Aliev, Gaidar Aliyev)
    • '''Heidar Ali Rza ogly Aliyev''' ('''Geidar Aliev, Gaidar Aliyev''') (born [[1923]]), Azerbaijan Communist [[political figure]]; helped rebels overthrow Abulfaz Elchibey; pres. of Azerbaijan 1993--
  47. Muhammad ibn Musa Al-Khwarizmi, Al-Khwarizmi, Muhammad ibn Musa (Mohammed al-Khuwa-rizmi)
    • '''Muhammad ibn Musa Al-Khwarizmi''' ('''Mohammed al-Khuwa-rizmi''') ([[780?]] - [[850?]]), Arab [[mathematician]]; source of word "algorithm"
  48. Maurice Allais, Allais, Maurice
    • '''Maurice Allais''' (born [[1911]]), [[French]] economist; [[Nobel Prize in]] [[Economics]] 1988
  49. Antonio Allegra, Allegra, Antonio
    • '''Antonio Allegra''' ([[1905]] - [[1969]]), [[Italian]] lyricist; wrote national anthem of Holy See (Vatican City) "Inno and Marcia Pontificale" (adopted 1949)

Section 9

  1. Ethan Allen, Allen, Ethan
    • '''Ethan Allen''' ([[1738]] - [[1789]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] soldier in American Revolution; led Green Mountain Boys; captured Fort Ticonderoga 1775
  2. Euphemia Allen, Allen, Euphemia (pseud. Arthur de Lulli)
    • '''Euphemia Allen''' ('''pseud. Arthur de Lulli''') ([[1861?]] - [[1949]]), [[British]] composer; composed tune "Chopsticks" 1877
  3. Frank Allen, Allen, Frank
    • '''Frank Allen''' ([[1874]] - [[1950]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] [[political figure]]; [[governor]] of Massachusetts 1929-1931
  4. Fred Allen, Allen, Fred (John Florence Sullivan)
    • '''Fred Allen''' ('''John Florence Sullivan''') ([[1894]] - [[1956]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] radio comedian
  5. George Felix Allen, Allen, George Felix
    • '''George Felix Allen''' (born [[1952]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] [[Republic]] [[political figure]]; [[governor]] of Virginia 1994--
  6. George Herbert Allen, Allen, George Herbert
    • '''George Herbert Allen''' ([[1922]] - [[1990]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] football coach; coach of Los Angeles Rams 1966-1970; coach of Washington Redkins 1971-1977
  7. Gracie Ethel Cecil Rosaline Allen, Allen, Gracie Ethel Cecil Rosaline
    • '''Gracie Ethel Cecil Rosaline Allen''' ([[1906]] - [[1964]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] actress; wife of George Burns
  8. Ivan Jr. Allen, Allen, Ivan Jr.
    • '''Ivan Jr. Allen''' (born [[1911]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] [[political figure]]; mayor of Atlanta 1961-1970
  9. Lew Jr. Allen, Allen, Lew Jr.
    • '''Lew Jr. Allen''' (born [[1925]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] air force [[general]]; director of National Security Agency 1973-1977 (NSA); air force chief of staff 1978-1982; director of Jet Propulsion Laboratory 1982-1990
  10. Marcus Allen, Allen, Marcus
    • '''Marcus Allen''' (born [[1960]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] football player; Super Bowl MVP 1984
  11. Paul Allen, Allen, Paul
    • '''Paul Allen''' (born [[1953?]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] computer industrialist; co-founded Microsoft 1975 with Bill Gates
  12. Richard Vincent Allen, Allen, Richard Vincent
    • '''Richard Vincent Allen''' (born [[1936]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] political [[scientist]]; national security advisor 1981-1982
  13. Robert Eugene Allen, Allen, Robert Eugene
    • '''Robert Eugene Allen''' (born [[1935]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] telecommunications businessman; pres. of AT&T 1986-1988; CEO & chairman of AT&T 1988--
  14. William Allen, Allen, William
    • '''William Allen''' ([[1532]] - [[1594]]), [[English]] cardinal
  15. William McPherson Allen, Allen, William McPherson
    • '''William McPherson Allen''' ([[1900]] - [[1985]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] aircraft businessman; pres. of Boeing [[Company]] 1945-1970; chairman of Boeing [[Company]] 1970-1972
  16. Woody Allen, Allen, Woody (Allen Stewart Konigsberg)
    • '''Woody Allen''' ('''Allen Stewart Konigsberg''') (born [[1935]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] movie actor, comedian, & director; wrote, starred in, & directed movies "Bananas" 1971, "Sleeper" 1973, "Annie Hall" 1977, "Manhattan" 1979, "Husbands and Wives" 1992
  17. Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby, Allenby, Edmund Henry Hynman
    • '''Edmund Henry Hynman Allenby''' ([[1861]] - [[1936]]), [[British]] marshal in Boer War & World War I; led Egyptian expeditionary force against Ottoman Empire 1917-1918
  18. Salvador Allende, Allende , Salvador (Gossens)
    • '''Salvador Allende''' ('''Gossens''') ([[1908]] - [[1973]]), Chilean Communist [[political figure]]; pres. of Chile 1970-1973; overthrown & killed
  19. Alphonse Amadou Alley, Alley, Alphonse Amadou
    • '''Alphonse Amadou Alley''' (born [[1930]]), Benin army officer & [[political figure]]; pres. of Benin 1967-1968
  20. Edward Alleyne, Alleyne, Edward
    • '''Edward Alleyne''' ([[1566]] - [[1626]]), [[English]] actor
  21. Kirstie Alley, Alley, Kirstie
    • '''Kirstie Alley''' (born [[1951]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] actress; starred in movies "Star Trek II: the Wrath of Khan" 1982, "Look Who's Talking" 1989, series "Cheers" 1987-1993
  22. Nadezhda Sergeyevna Allilueva, Allilueva, Nadezhda Sergeyevna
    • '''Nadezhda Sergeyevna Allilueva''' ([[1902]] - [[1932]]), Georgian-[[Russian]] 2nd wife of Joseph Stalin 1919
  23. James Allred, Allred, James
    • '''James Allred''' ([[1889]] - [[1959]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] [[political figure]]; [[governor]] of Texas 1935-1939
  24. Washington Allston, Allston, Washington
    • '''Washington Allston''' ([[1779]] - [[1843]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] landscape painter
  25. Lawrence, Sir Alma-Tadema, Alma-Tadema, Lawrence, Sir
    • '''Lawrence, Sir Alma-Tadema''' ([[1836]] - [[1912]]), [[English]] (Dutch-born) painter
  26. Antonio de Almeida, Almeida, Antonio de
    • '''Antonio de Almeida''' ([[1866]] - [[1929]]), [[Portuguese]] [[political figure]]; pres. of Portugal 1919-1923
  27. Luiz de Almeida Cabral, Almeida Cabral, Luiz de
    • '''Luiz de Almeida Cabral''' (born [[1931]]), Guinea-Bissau nationalist & [[political figure]]; 1st pres. of Guinea-Bissau 1974-1980; overthrown
  28. Pedro Almodovar, Almodovar, Pedro
    • '''Pedro Almodovar''' (born [[1951]]), [[Spanish]] movie director; directed movies "Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown" 1988, "Tie Me Up, Tie Me Down" 1990
  29. James Lindsay Jr. Almond, Almond, James Lindsay Jr.
    • '''James Lindsay Jr. Almond''' ([[1898]] - [[1986]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] [[political figure]]; [[governor]] of Virginia 1958-1962
  30. Alois I (Josef)
    • '''Alois I ''' ('''Josef''') ([[1759]] - [[1805]]), prince of Liechtenstein 1781-1805; son of Franz Josef I
  31. Alois II
    • '''Alois II''' ([[1796]] - [[1858]]), prince of Liechtenstein 1836-1858; son of Johann I
  32. Ralph Asher Alpher, Alpher, Ralph Asher
    • '''Ralph Asher Alpher''' (born [[1921]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] cosmologist; predicted background radiation from big bang 1948
  33. Prospero Alpini, Alpini, Prospero
    • '''Prospero Alpini''' ([[1553]] - [[1617]]), [[Italian]] boanist; discovered sexuality of plants
  34. Luis Altamirano, Altamirano , Luis (Talavera)
    • '''Luis Altamirano''' ('''Talavera''') ([[18XX]] - [[1938]]), Chilean [[general]] & [[political figure]]; pres. of Chile 1924-1925
  35. Albrecht Altdorfer, Altdorfer, Albrecht
    • '''Albrecht Altdorfer''' ([[1480]] - [[1538]]), [[German]] architect & landscape painter
  36. John Peter Altgeld, Altgeld, John Peter
    • '''John Peter Altgeld''' ([[1847]] - [[1902]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] ([[German]]-born) [[political figure]]; [[governor]] of Illinois 1893-1897
  37. Louis Althusser, Althusser, Louis
    • '''Louis Althusser''' ([[1918]] - [[1990]]), [[French]] (Algerian-born) murderer & Marxist [[philosopher]]
  38. Robert Altman, Altman, Robert
    • '''Robert Altman''' (born [[1925]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] movie director, producer, & screenwriter; directed movies "MASH" 1970, "The Player" 1992, directed & wrote movie "Short Cuts" 1993
  39. Robert Altman, Altman, Robert
    • '''Robert Altman''' (born [[1947?]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] banker & lawyer; acquitted in BCCI scandal; 2nd husband of Lynda Carter; law partner & protege of Clark Clifford
  40. Roger Altman, Altman, Roger
    • '''Roger Altman''' (born [[1947]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] [[administrator]]; deputy [[secretary]] of treasury 1993-1994; resigned over Whitewater inquiry
  41. Sidney Altman, Altman, Sidney
    • '''Sidney Altman''' (born [[1939]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] ([[Canadian]]-born) bio[[chemist]]; [[Nobel Prize in]] [[Chemistry]] 1989
  42. Pedro de Alvarado, Alvarado, Pedro de
    • '''Pedro de Alvarado''' ([[1485?]] - [[1541]]), [[Spanish]] conquistador; companion of Cortes in Mexico
  43. Luis Walter Alvarez, Alvarez, Luis Walter
    • '''Luis Walter Alvarez''' ([[1911]] - [[1988]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] [[physicist]]; developed liquid-hydrogen bubble chamber; [[Nobel Prize in]] [[Physics]] 1968
  44. Walter Alvarez, Alvarez, Walter
    • '''Walter Alvarez''' (born [[1940]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] geologist; co-proposed impact theory for extinction of dinosaurs with Luis Alvarez; son of Luis Alvarez
  45. Gregorio Conrado Alvarez, Alvarez , Gregorio Conrado (Armellino)
    • '''Gregorio Conrado Alvarez''' ('''Armellino''') (born [[1925]]), Uruguayan [[general]] & [[political figure]]; pres. of Uruguay 1981-1984
  46. Fernando Alvarez de Toledo, Alvarez de Toledo, Fernando
    • '''Fernando Alvarez de Toledo''' ([[1507]] - [[1582]]), [[Spanish]] [[general]]
  47. Serafin Alvarez Quintero, Alvarez Quintero, Serafin
    • '''Serafin Alvarez Quintero''' ([[1873]] - [[1944]]), [[Spanish]] [[dramatist]]
  48. Marcelo Torcuato de Alvear, Alvear, Marcelo Torcuato de
    • '''Marcelo Torcuato de Alvear''' ([[1868]] - [[1942]]), Argentine [[political figure]]; pres. of Argentina 1922-1928
  49. Lyle Alzado, Alzado, Lyle
    • '''Lyle Alzado''' ([[1949]] - [[1992]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] football player

Section 10

  1. Alois Alzheimer, Alzheimer, Alois
    • '''Alois Alzheimer''' ([[1864]] - [[1915]]), [[German]] neuropathologist & psychiatrist; describer 1907 & eponym of Alzheimer's disease
  2. Amadeus I (Duke de Aosta), Amadeo I of Savoy)
    • '''Amadeus I ''' (Duke de Aosta), '''Amadeo I of Savoy''') ([[1845]] - [[1890]]), It-born [[Spanish]] king 1871-1873; abdicated
  3. Jorge Amado, Amado, Jorge
    • '''Jorge Amado''' (born [[1912]]), Brazilian [[novelist]]; wrote novels "A pais do Carnaval" 1932, "Gabriella, Clove and Cinnamon" 1958, "The Swallow and the Tom Cat" 1982
  4. Aman Ullah Khan
    • '''Aman Ullah Khan''' ([[1882]] - [[1960]]), last emir of Aghanistan 1919-1926; 1st king of Afghanistan 1926-1929; abdicated; son of Habib Ullah
  5. Amardyn Amar, Amar, Amardyn
    • '''Amardyn Amar''' ([[1886]] - [[1939]]), Mongolian Communist [[political figure]]; pres. of Mongolia 1928, 1934-1936
  6. Amar Das
    • '''Amar Das''' ([[1479]] - [[1574]]), Indian Sikh religious leader; 3rd Sikh guru 1552-1574
  7. Niccolo Amati, Amati, Niccolo
    • '''Niccolo Amati''' ([[1596]] - [[1684]]), [[Italian]] violin-maker in Cremona
  8. Giuliano Amato, Amato, Giuliano
    • '''Giuliano Amato''' (born [[1938]]), [[Italian]] [[political figure]]; [[prime minister]] of Italy 1992-1993
  9. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, Ambedkar, Bhimrao Ramji
    • '''Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar''' ([[1893]] - [[1956]]), Indian lawyer; advocate for untouchable caste; helped draft Indian constitution
  10. Ambrose (Ambrosius)
    • '''Ambrose ''' ('''Ambrosius''') ([[339]] - [[397]]), [[Italian]] saint & church father; bishop of Milan
  11. Alan Dante Ameche, Ameche, Alan Dante (the Horse)
    • '''Alan Dante Ameche''' ('''the Horse''') (born [[1933]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] football player; fullback for Baltimore Colts 1955-1960
  12. Don Ameche, Ameche, Don (Dominic Felix Amici)
    • '''Don Ameche''' ('''Dominic Felix Amici''') ([[1908]] - [[1993]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] movie actor; starred in movies "Trading Places" 1983, "Cocoon" 1985
  13. Amenhotep III
    • '''Amenhotep III''' ([[1414b?]] - [[1364b?]]), king of Egypt 1402b?-1364b?; member of 18th dynasty; father of Akhenaton; great-grandson of Thutmose III
  14. Aldrich Hazen Ames, Ames, Aldrich Hazen (Rick)
    • '''Aldrich Hazen Ames''' ('''Rick''') (born [[1941?]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] intelligence officer, spy, & traitor; worked for CIA 1962-1994; leaked information to Soviets 1985-1994; imprisoned 1994
  15. James Barr Ames, Ames, James Barr
    • '''James Barr Ames''' ([[1846]] - [[1910]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] law educator; popularized case-study method of teaching law; dean of Harvard Law School 1895-1910
  16. Oakes Ames, Ames, Oakes
    • '''Oakes Ames''' ([[1804]] - [[1873]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] [[political figure]] & railroad industrialist; involved in Credit Mobilier scandal; father of Oliver Ames
  17. Oliver Ames, Ames, Oliver
    • '''Oliver Ames''' ([[1831]] - [[1895]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] [[political figure]]; [[governor]] of Massachusetts 1887-1890; son of Oakes Ames
  18. Leon Adolphe Amette, Amette, Leon Adolphe
    • '''Leon Adolphe Amette''' ([[1850]] - [[1920]]), [[French]] Catholic cardinal; archbishop of Paris 1908-1920; consecrated Sacre Coeur Cathedral 1919
  19. Juan Jose de Amezaga, Amezaga, Juan Jose de
    • '''Juan Jose de Amezaga''' ([[1881]] - [[1956]]), Uruguayan [[political figure]]; pres. of Uruguay 1943-1947
  20. Jeffrey Amherst, Amherst, Jeffrey
    • '''Jeffrey Amherst''' ([[1717]] - [[1797]]), [[British]] [[general]]; [[governor-general]] of [[British]] [[North]] America 1760-1763
  21. William Pitt Amherst, Amherst, William Pitt (Earl of Amherst)
    • '''William Pitt Amherst''' ('''Earl of Amherst''') ([[1773]] - [[1857]]), [[British]] [[administrator]] in India; [[governor-general]] of [[British]] [[East]] India [[Company]] 1823-1828
  22. Hafizullah Amin, Amin, Hafizullah
    • '''Hafizullah Amin''' ([[1917]] - [[1979]]), Afghan [[political figure]]; head of state of Afghanistan 1979; overthrown & killed by Soviet-backed coup & invasion
  23. Idi Amin, Amin, Idi (Idi Amin Dada Oumee)
    • '''Idi Amin''' ('''Idi Amin Dada Oumee''') (born [[1925]]), Ugandan dictator, [[general]], & [[political figure]]; pres. of Uganda 1971-1979; overthrown
  24. Nurul Amin, Amin, Nurul
    • '''Nurul Amin''' ([[1897]] - [[1974]]), Pakistani [[political figure]]; [[prime minister]] of Pakistan 1971-1972
  25. Ali Amini, Amini, Ali
    • '''Ali Amini''' ([[1905]] - [[1992]]), Iranian [[political figure]] & reformer; [[prime minister]] of Iran 1961-1962
  26. Kingsley William, Sir Amis, Amis, Kingsley William, Sir
    • '''Kingsley William, Sir Amis''' (born [[1922]]), [[English]] [[author, writer]] & humorist; wrote novels "Lucky Jim" 1954, "I Like It Here" 1958, "Colonel Sun" 1958, "The Old Devils" 1986
  27. Othmar Hermann Ammann, Ammann, Othmar Hermann
    • '''Othmar Hermann Ammann''' ([[1879]] - [[1965]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] ([[Swiss]]-born) bridge engineer; designed George Washington bridge & Verrazano-Narrows bridge
  28. Guillaume Amontons, Amontons, Guillaume
    • '''Guillaume Amontons''' ([[1663]] - [[1705]]), [[French]] instrument inventor & [[physicist]]; improved barometer, hygrometer, & thermometer; discovered pressure-temperature gas law
  29. Wallace Jr. Amos, Amos, Wallace Jr. (Famous Amos), Wally)
    • '''Wallace Jr. Amos''' (Famous Amos), '''Wally''') (born [[1936]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] cookie businessman; founder & eponym of Famous Amos Chocolate Cookie [[Company]] 1975
  30. Andre-Marie Ampere, Ampere, Andre-Marie
    • '''Andre-Marie Ampere''' ([[1775]] - [[1836]]), [[French]] [[mathematician]] & [[physicist]]; studied electricity & magnetism; source of word "ampere"
  31. Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen, Amundsen, Roald Engelbregt Gravning
    • '''Roald Engelbregt Gravning Amundsen''' ([[1872]] - [[1928]]), [[Norwegian]] Arctic & Antarctic explorer; 1st to reach [[South]] Pole 1911
  32. Anacletus (Cletus)
    • '''Anacletus ''' ('''Cletus''') ([[0XX]] - [[088?]]), saint & pope 076?-088?
  33. Anacletus II (Pietro Pierleoni)
    • '''Anacletus II ''' ('''Pietro Pierleoni''') ([[10XX]] - [[1138]]), [[Italian]] antipope 1130-1138
  34. Anacreon
    • '''Anacreon''' ([[582b?]] - [[485b?]]), [[Greek]] lyric poet, love poet, & satirist
  35. Anastasius I
    • '''Anastasius I''' ([[3XX]] - [[401]]), [[Italian]] saint & pope 399-401
  36. Anastasius II
    • '''Anastasius II''' (born [[4XX]]), [[Italian]] pope 496-498
  37. Anastasius III
    • '''Anastasius III''' ([[8XX]] - [[913?]]), [[Italian]] pope 911-913
  38. Anastasius IV (Corrado)
    • '''Anastasius IV ''' ('''Corrado''') ([[10XX]] - [[1154]]), [[Italian]] pope 1153-1154
  39. Anastasius I
    • '''Anastasius I''' ([[430?]] - [[518]]), [[Roman]] emperor of [[East]] 491-518
  40. Anastasius II
    • '''Anastasius II''' ([[6XX]] - [[721]]), [[Roman]] emperor of [[East]] 713-716
  41. Anastasius Bibliothecarius
    • '''Anastasius Bibliothecarius''' ([[8XX]] - [[877?]]), [[Italian]] librarian, scholar, & antipope 855
  42. Anaxagoras
    • '''Anaxagoras''' ([[5XXb]] - [[428b?]]), [[Greek]] astronomer & natural [[philosopher]] in Athens; explained eclipses & phases of moon
  43. Anaximander
    • '''Anaximander''' ([[611b]] - [[547b]]), [[Greek]] astronomer, geographer, & natural [[philosopher]]; proposed cylindrical Earth
  44. Anaximenes
    • '''Anaximenes''' ([[611b?]] - [[546b?]]), [[Greek]] natural [[philosopher]]; 1st [[scientist]] to distinguish between planets & stars
  45. An Chung-gun
    • '''An Chung-gun''' ([[1879]] - [[1910]]), Korean nationalist; assassin of Hirobumi Ito; executed
  46. Wladyslaw Anders, Anders, Wladyslaw
    • '''Wladyslaw Anders''' ([[1892]] - [[1970]]), [[Polish]] [[general]]
  47. Hans Christian Andersen, Andersen, Hans Christian
    • '''Hans Christian Andersen''' ([[1805]] - [[1875]]), Dan. poet & fairy tale [[author, writer]]
  48. Carl David Anderson, Anderson, Carl David
    • '''Carl David Anderson''' ([[1905]] - [[1991]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] [[physicist]]; discovered positron 1932; discovered muon 1935; [[Nobel Prize in]] [[Physics]] 1936
  49. Clinton Presba Anderson, Anderson, Clinton Presba
    • '''Clinton Presba Anderson''' ([[1895]] - [[1975]]), [[United States of America|U.S.]] [[administrator]]; [[Secretary]] of Agriculture 1945-1948
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