# People and Peoples (A)

A. C. Gibbs
A C Gibbs was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Oregon from 1862 until 1866.

A. G. Curtin
A G Curtin was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Pennsylvania from 1861 until 1867.

A. G. Sorlie
A G Sorlie was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of New Dakota from 1925 until 1928.

A. H. L. Fizeau
A H L Fizeau was a French physicist. He was born in 1819 at Paris and died in 1896. He measured the speed of light in 1849.

A. H. Roberts
A H Roberts was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Tennessee from 1919 until 1921.

A. Harry Moore
A Harry Moore was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of New Jersey from 1926 until 1929.

A. Linwood Holton, Jr
A Linwood Holton Jr was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Virginia from 1970 until 1974.

A. M. Scales
A M Scales was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of North Carolina from 1885 until 1889.

A. Victor Donahey
A Victor Donahey was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Ohio from 1923 until 1929.

A. W. Hockenhull
A W Hockenhull was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of New Mexico from 1933 until 1935.

A. W. Norblad
A W Norblad was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Oregon from 1929 until 1931.

A.B. Imenson
A.B Imenson is an actor.

A.E. Matthews
A.E Matthews was an actor. He was born in 1869 and died in 1960.

Aaron
Aaron was the brother of Moses.

Aaron Arrowsmith
Aaron Arrowsmith was an English geographer and map maker. He was born in 1750 and died in 1823. He produced a famous map of the world in 1790.

Aaron Banks
Aaron Banks is an actor.

Aaron Copland
Aaron Copland was an American composer. He was born in 1900 and died in 1990. He composed Appalachian Spring, Fanfare for the Common Man, Lincoln Portrait.

Aaron Harris
Aaron Harris is an actor.

Aaron Ogden
Aaron Ogden was an American politician. He was a Federalist governor of New Jersey from 1812 until 1813.

Aaron T. Bliss
Aaron T Bliss was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Michigan from 1901 until 1904.

Aaron V. Brown
Aaron V Brown was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Tennessee from 1845 until 1847.

Ababda
The Abada are a nomadic African tribe of Hamitic origin. They extend from the Nile at Assuan to the Red Sea, and reach northward to the Kena-Kosseir road, thus occupying the southern border of Egypt east of the Nile. They call themselves 'sons of the Jinns'.With some of the clans of the Bisharin and possibly the Hadendoa they represent the Blemmyes of classic geographers, and their location to-day is almost identical with that assigned them in Roman times. They were constantly at war with the Romans, who at last subdued them. In the middle ages they were known as the Beja, and conveyed pilgrims from the Nile valley to Aidhab, the port of embarkation for Jedda. From time immemorial they have acted as guides to caravans through the Nubian desert and up the Nile valley as far as Sennar.

Ababdeh
The Ababdeh were (are?) a nomadic African tribe inhabiting Egypt between the Nile and the Red Sea.

Abandonee
An abandonee is an underwriter to whom the salvage of a wreck is abandoned.

Abbas
Abbas was the Uncle of Mohammed. He was born in 566 and died in 652.

Abbasid
An Abbasid was a member of a dynasty of caliphs who ruled in Baghdad from 750 until 1258. They claimed to be descended from Abbas.

Abbassides
The Abbassides were an Arabian dynasty, descendents of Mahomet's uncle, Abbas-Ben-Abdul-Motalleb. Thirty-seven abbasside caliphs reigned from 750 to 1258. They settled at Baghdad.

Abbe Lane
Abbe Lane is an actress.

Abbess
An Abbess is the female superior of a community of nuns in certain religious orders. An abbess has administrative jurisdiction equivalent to that of the abbot of a monastery but does not exercise the rights and duties of the priesthood. The title dates from the 6th century. Most of the original secular privileges of the position, such as membership in the king's council and rank of nobility equivalent to that of temporal peers, were abolished in the 16th century, at the time of the Reformation.

Abbot
An abbot is the superior of a community of monks.

ABC Club
The ABC Club was a name adopted by certain republican enthusiasts in Paris, professing to relieve the depressed. Their insurrection on the 5th of June 1832 was suppressed with bloodshed the next day. The events of the insurrection are described by Victor Hugo in 'Les Miserables'.

Abdul Azziz Ibn Saud
Abdul Azziz Ibn Saud was King of Saudi Arabia. He was born in 1880 in Central Arabia and died in 1953.

Abdul Rahman
Abdul Rahman was the first prime minister of the Federation of Malaya. He was born in 1903 in Alor Setar and died in 1990. He was the son of the sultan of Kedah, and was educated in Malaya, Thailand, and England. As head of the United Malay National Organization, he became chief minister of Malaya after an election victory in 1955, and when Malaya attained sovereignty in 1957, he became its prime minister. He was the principal architect of the alliance of Malaya with Singapore, Sarawak, and Sabah, which in 1963 resulted in the creation of Malaysia.

Abe Atell
Abe Atell was an American boxer. He was born in 1884 and died in 1970. He was world featherweight champion from 1905 to 1912, first winning the title when he was seventeen.

Abe Vigoda
Abe Vigoda is an actor. He was born in 1919.

Abecedarian
The Abecedarian were the followers of Nicholas Storck, a 16th century German Anabaptist. They were so called because they rejected all worldly knowledge including learning the alphabet.

Abel
In the bible, Abel was the second son of Adam. He was killed by his brother Cain. Abel was king of Denmark in 1250. He was killed in an expedition against the Frisons.

Abel Gance
Abel Gance was a French actor and movie director. He was born in 1889 and died in 1981.

Abel Tasman
Abel Tasman was a Dutch explorer. He discovered Tasmania in 1642.

Abencerrages
The Abencerrages were a Moorish tribe of Granada opposed to the Zegris. From 1480 to 1492 they constantly fought. They were exterminated by Boabdil.

Abner Coburn
Abner Coburn was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Maine from 1863 until 1864.

Abner Nash
Abner Nash was an American politician. He was a governor of North Carolina from 1780 until 1781.

Aborigine
An aborigine is a member of an indigenous people.

Abraham Bloemaart
Abraham Bloemaart was a Dutch painter. He was born in 1565 and died in 1657.

Abraham Cowley
Abraham Cowley was an English poet. He was born in 1618 and died in 1667. He was one of the metaphysical school of poets who followed John Donne in his use of far-fetched conceits. He was a royalist and secretary to the Queen and Lord Jermyn during their exile.

Abraham Hayward
Abraham Hayward was an English essayist. He was born in 1801 and died in 1884. He wrote 'The Art of Dining' in 1852, 'Juridical Tracts' in 1856, 'Biographical and Critical Essays' in 1858, and 'Sketches of Eminent Statesmen and Writers' in 1880.

Abraham J. Williams
Abraham J Williams was an American politician. He was a Democratic-Republican governor of Missouri from 1825 until 1826.

Abraham K. Allison
Abraham K Allison was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Florida during 1865.

Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln was the sixteenth president of the USA. He was born in 1809 at Kentucky and died in 1865 when he was assassinated at a theatre by John Wilkes Booth.

Abraham Sofaer
Abraham Sofaer is an actor. He was born in 1896.

Abram A. Hammond
Abram A Hammond was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Indiana from 1860 until 1861.

Abram M. Scott
Abram M Scott was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Mississippi from 1832 until 1833.

Absalom
Absalom was the third and favourite son of David. He was killed leading a rebellion against his father.

Abu Al-Fida
Abu Al-Fida (Abulfida) was an Arabian historian and geographer. He was born 1273 at Damascus and died in 1331 He took part in the siege of Tripoli in 1289 and the siege of Acre in 1291. In 1310 he was appointed governor of the city of Hamah, which he ruled over with almost absolute power. In 1312 he was made prince, and in 1320 he was given the title of sultan and the right to transmit the title to his descendants. His most important work was 'An Abridgment of the History of the Human Race', a book that traces human history until 1329 and is especially valuable as a source for the period of the Crusades.

Abu Bakr
Abu Bakr was the first caliph from 632 to 634. He was born in 573 at Mecca and died in 634. He was the father of Aisha, the wife of the prophet Mohammed. He became Mohammed's most trusted follower, accompanying him on the Hegira. After Mohammed died, Abu Bakr was made caliph, or successor to the Prophet, by an assembly of the faithful. As caliph, he prevented some tribes from reverting to heathenism and fought successfully against Persia and the Byzantine Empire. He was succeeded by Umar I.

Abulfeda
Abulfeda was an Arab writer and sultan of Hamah. He was born in 1273 and died in 1331. He achieved successes against the Crusaders and Mongols on the battkefield and wrote various books.

Abulfida
see "Abu Al-Fida"

Acacians
The Acacians were followers of Acacius, bishop of Caesarea, in the 4th century, who held peculiar doctrines respecting the nature of Christ. The Acacians were partisans of Acacius, patriarch of Constantinople, promoter of the Henoticon.

Accadians
The Accadians were the primitive inhabitants of Babylonia described in the cuneiform inscriptions.

Accountant
An accountant is someone who keeps accounts.

Achaeans
The Achaeans were one of the four races into which the ancient Greeks were divided.

Acrobat
An acrobat is someone who performs daring gymnastics.

Actor
An actor is a dramatic performer. One who performs in plays.

Ada Reeve
Ada Reeve was an actress. She was born in 1874 and died in 1966.

Adam Afzelius
Adam Afzelius was a Swedish naturalist. He was born in 1750 and died in 1837. He was a pupil of Linnaeus; demonstrator of botany at Upsala in 1785, visited Sierra Leone in 1792 and lived for a time in London as secretary to the swedish Ambassador. From 1812 he was professor of materia medica at Upsala.

Adam Ant
Adam Ant is an English actor and musician.

Adam Arkin
Adam Arkin is an actor.

Adam Baldwin
Adam Baldwin is an actor.

Adam De La Halle
Adam De La Halle (Adam le Bossu) was a French trouvere. He was born in 1237 at Arras and died in 1287. He was a member of the retinue of Charles of Anjou, later King Charles II of Naples. His prose drama, Le jeu de la feuillee (The Play of the Greensward), a satirical fantasy, is commonly considered the earliest comedy in French. His musical play Le jeu de Robin et Marion (The Play of Robin and Marion), a pastoral comedy to his own music and text, is regarded as a precursor of comic opera. He also composed motets and polyphonic songs.

Adam Faith
Adam Faith is an English actor and singer. He was born in 1940.

Adam Lawrence
Adam Lawrence is an actor.

Adam McMullen
Adam McMullen was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Nebrasaka from 1925 until 1929.

Adam Roarke
Adam Roarke is an actor.

Adam Sedgwick
Adam Sedgwick was an English geologist. He was born in 1785 and died in 1873. He mapped the rocks of the lake District in 1822.

Adam Smith
Adam Smith was a Scottish economist. He was born in 1723 at Kirkcaldy and died in 1790. He wrote the first scientific work on the principles of economy, 'The Wealth of Nations'.

Adam West
Adam West is an actor best known for his portrayal of Batman in the 1960s and 1970s. He was born in 1929.

Adam Williams
Adam Williams is an actor. He was born in 1929.

Adamites
The Adamites were a Gnostic sect in Africa about 130, who appeared naked in their religious assemblies, asserting that if Adma had not sinned there would have been no marriages. Their chief was named Prodicus and they defied the elements, rejected prayer and said it was not necessary to confess Christ.

Adda
Adda was the eldest son of Ida and king of Bernicia in 560.

Addison Richards
Addison Richards was an actor. He was born in 1887 and died in 1964.

Adelaide Ristori
Adelaide Ristori was an Italian tragedy actress. She was born in 1822 and died in 1906. She wrote 'Studies and Memois'.

Adelbert Ames
Adelbert Ames was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Mississippi from 1874 until 1876.

Adele Astaire
Adele Astaire was an actor. He died in 1981.

Adele Mara
Adele Mara is an actress. She was born in 1923.

Adelina Poerio
Adelina Poerio is an actress.

Adeline de Walt Reynolds
Adeline de Walt Reynolds was an actress. She was born in 1862 and died in 1961.

Adept
An adept is someone who is proficient at some thing.

Adlai E. Stevenson
Adlai E Stevenson was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Illinois from 1949 until 1953.

Admiral
An Admiral is the chief-executive officer having permanent rank which fits him to command a squadron or fleet. The title has been in use among maritime countries since the 13th century.

Adolf Hitler
Adolf Hitler was a German dictator. He was born in 1889 at Braunau and died in 1945 when he committed suicide. He was responsible for the Second World War and the murder of millions of Jews, Cripples, Homosexuals, Blacks, Gypsies and Communists throughout Europe.

Adolf Stieler
Adolf Stieler was a German cartographer. He was born in 1775 at Gotha and died in 1836.

Adolfo Celi
Adolfo Celi is an actor. He was born in 1922.

Adolph O. Eberhart
Adolph O Eberhart was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Minnesota from 1909 until 1915.

Adolphe Menjou
Adolphe Menjou was an actor. He was born in 1890 and died in 1963.

Adriaen Brouwer
Adriaen Brouwer was a Flemish painter. He was born in 1605 at Oudenaarde and died in 1638. He was probably a student and associate of Frans Hals and also was influenced by Pieter Brueghel the Younger. Brouwer worked in Dutch cities and in Antwerp. One of the best of the Flemish genre painters, he is noted for his bright paintings of peasant life, especially raucous tavern scenes. Examples are Smokers and Tavern Interior. In Antwerp he produced fine landscapes, such as Twilight, in subdued earth tones.

Adrian Florensz
see "Adrian VI"

Adrian I
Adrian I was pope from 772 to 794. He established the temporal power of the papacy. A Roman aristocrat by birth, Adrian was elected pope by unanimous acclamation when he was only a deacon. After papal territory was attacked by the Lombard king Desiderius, Adrian called for assistance of Charles, king of the Franks. Charles defeated the Lombards and confirmed the pope in possession of many parts of Italy previously granted by Pepin

Adrian IV
Adrian IV was the only ever English born pope. He was born in 1100 and died in 1159. He was born Nicholas Breakspear and entered the monastery of Saint Rufus near Avignon in France. He was successively appointed abbot of the monastery in 1137, cardinal bishop of Albano in 1150, and papal legate to Scandinavia in 1152, holding the post until 1154. When he returned to Rome, he was unanimously elected pope upon the death of Anastasius IV in 1154, and held the post until his death in 1159.

Adrian VI
Adrian VI was the only ever Dutch born pope. He was born in 1459 and died in 1523. He was Born Adrian Florensz and became a theologian and teacher. He was appointed tutor to the future Charles V, Holy Roman emperor, and in 1516 became administrator of Castile. He was unanimously elected pope, even though he was not present at the conclave in 1522 and held the post until 1523.

Adrian Willaert
Adrian Willaert was a Venetian composer and the founder of the Venetian school of musical composers. He was born in 1480 at Bruges in Belgium and died in 1562. In 1527 he was appointed music-master of St Mark's in venice. He was a prolific composer of motets and madrigals.

Adrian Zmed
Adrian Zmed is an actor.

Adrienne Barbeau
Adrienne Barbeau is an actress. She was born in 1949.

Adrienne Corri
Adrienne Corri is an actress. She was born in 1930.

Adrienne King
Adrienne King is an actor.

Adventists
Adventists are those Christians whose most important belief is in the imminent and literal second coming of Christ. They have occured in most places in history. A separate movement began in the USA with William Miller, who predicted Christ's return and the end of the world in 1843 - 1844. His followers formed the denomination called Seventh Day Adventists who believe that the second coming of Christ is delayed only by a failure to keep the Sabbath (friday evening to saturday evening).

Aedh
Aedh was King of Scotland from 877 to 878.

Aedui
The Aedui (Haedui) were a Celtic people of central Gaul between the Arar (Saone) and the Liger (Loire). They were conquered by Caesar in 52 BC.

Aelfric
Aelfric was a British ecclesiastical biographer. He was born in 955 and died in 1020. He wrote 'Lives of the Saints'.

Aequi
The Aequi were an Italian race subdued by the Romans and their lands annexed between 471 and 302 BC.

Aerians
The Aerians were followers of Aerius, a presbyter, in the 4th century, who held that there was no distinction between a bishop and a presbyter and that prayers should not be offered for the dead.

Aesc
Aesc was king of the Heptarchy in 488. He was a son of Hengist. In honour of Aesc the kings of Kent were sometimes called Aescings.

Aesop
Aesop was the author of fables about animals. He lived around 620 - 560 BC.

Affonso de Albuquerque
Affonso de Albuquerque was a Portuguese admiral. He was born in 1452 and died in 1515. He was viceroy of Portuguese West Africa in 1503.

Afghan
An Afghan is an inhabitant of Afghanistan.

African
An African is an inhabitant of Africa.

Aga
The Aga was the title of the leader of the Ottoman empire.

Agnes Ayres
Agnes Ayres was an actress. She was born in 1896 and died in 1940.

Agnes Moorehead
Agnes Moorehead was an actress. She was born in 1906 and died in 1974.

Agnes Morehead
Agnes Morehead is an actress.

Agostina Belli
Agostina Belli is an actor.

Ahna Capri
Ahna Capri is an actress.

Aidan
Aidan was king of the Dalriada around 600. He was crowned by St Columba at Iona and completed the separation of Dalriada from the parent kingdom in Ireland, and in 588 conquered the Isle of Man. He attempted to extend his kingdom south by attacking Ethelfrith, king of bernicia, but was defeated in 603. He died in 606.

Aidan Quinn
Aidan Quinn is an actress.

Aileen Pringle
Aileen Pringle is an actress. She was born in 1895.

Aileen Quinn
Aileen Quinn is an actress.

Aime Bonpland
Aime Bonpland was a French botanist. He was born in 1773 at Rochelle and died in 1858 in Brazil. He accompanied Alexander von Humboldt on his expedition to the New World, during which he collected over 6000 plants, previously unknown and on his return to France in 1804 he was made director of the gardens at Navarre and Malmaison. He later returned to South America to study and live.

Ainos
The Ainos were the aboriginal inhabitants of Japan. They were a short race, averaging about 5 feet in height with black hair and typically hairy bodies. As recently as 1900 they inhabited the island of Yesso.

Ajawa
The Ajawa or Wayao are an indigenous tribe of Mozambique. They are a warlike, hard working race which until recently were also cannibals. Chuma, the servant of David Livingstone belonged to the Ajawa.

Akawaios
The Akawaios are a South American indian tribe still found in Guyana.

Ake Groenberg
Ake Groenberg is an actress.

Akiko Wakabayashi
Akiko Wakabayashi is an actress.

Akim Tamiroff
Akim Tamiroff was an actor. He was born in 1899 and died in 1972.

Akka
The Akka (Tikki-Tikki) are a dwarfish race found in Central Africa in 1869 by Schweinfurth. They average 4.5 feet in height with brown skin, large heads and a projecting jaw. They are a hunting race, renowned for their skill with a bow and arrow.

Al Cliver
Al Cliver is an actor.

Al Freeman Jr
Al Freeman Jr is an actor. He was born in 1934.

Al Jolson
Al Jolson was an actor. He was born in 1886 and died in 1950.

Al Kirkeby
Al Kirkeby is an actor.

Al Lettieri
Al Lettieri was an actor. He was born in 1927 and died in 1975.

Al Martino
Al Martino is an actor.

Al Pacino
Al Pacino is an actor. He was born in 1939.

Al Shean
Al Shean was an actor. He was born in 1868 and died in 1949.

Al St John
Al St John was an actor. He was born in 1893 and died in 1963.

Alain Chartier
Alain Chartier was a French poet and moralist. He was born about 1386 and died in 1449. He is often considered the father of French eloquence.

Alain Cuny
Alain Cuny was an actor. He was born in 1908 and died in 1994.

Alain Delon
Alain Delon is an actor. He was born in 1935.

Alan Alda
Alan Alda is an actor and director best known for his portrayal of 'Hawkeye' in the TV series MASH. He was born in 1936.

Alan Arkin
Alan Arkin is an actor. He was born in 1934.

Alan Badel
Alan Badel was an actor. He was born in 1923 and died in 1982.

Alan Bates
Alan Bates is a British actor. He was born in 1934.

Alan Baxter
Alan Baxter was an actor. He was born in 1908 and died in 1976.

Alan Bennett
Alan Bennett is a British actor and playwright. He was born in 1934.

Alan Blanchard
Alan Blanchard is an actor.

Alan Curtis
Alan Curtis was an actor. He was born in 1909 and died in 1953.

Alan Freed
Alan Freed is an actor.

Alan Fudge
Alan Fudge is an actor.

Alan Hale
Alan Hale was an actor. He was born in 1892 and died in 1950.

Alan Hale Jr
Alan Hale Jr was an actor. He was born in 1918 and died in 1990.

Alan King
Alan King is an actor. He was born in 1924.

Alan Ladd
Alan Ladd was an actor. He was born in 1913 and died in 1964.

Alan Marshal
Alan Marshal was an actor. He was born in 1909 and died in 1961.

Alan Mowbray
Alan Mowbray was an actor. He was born in 1893 and died in 1969.

Alan Napier
Alan Napier is an actor. He was born in 1903.

Alan Oppenheimer
Alan Oppenheimer was an actor.

Alan Price
Alan Price is an actor.

Alan Reed
Alan Reed was an actor. He was born in 1908 and died in 1977.

Alan Webb
Alan Webb was an actor. He was born in 1906 and died in 1982.

Alan Wheatley
Alan Wheatley is an actor. He was born in 1907.

Alan Young
Alan Young is an actor. He was born in 1919.

Alana Stewart
Alana Stewart is an actress.

Alani
The Alani (Alans) were a warlike Tartar tribe which migrated from Asia westwards at he time of the decline of the Roman empire. During the 5th century they merged with the Vandals.

Alans
see "Alani"

Alaric II
Alaric II was King of the Visigoths from 484 until 507 when he was killed at the battle of Poictiers by the army of the Franks.

Alban Berg
Alban Berg was an Austrian composer. He was born in 1885 and died in 1935. He composed Wozzeck, Lulu.

Albert B. Chandler
Albert B Chandler was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Kentucky from 1935 until 1939.

Albert B. Cummins
Albert B Cummins was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Iowa from 1902 until 1908.

Albert B. White
Albert B White was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of West Virginia from 1901 until 1905.

Albert Basserman
Albert Basserman was an actor. He was born in 1867 and died in 1952.

Albert Bitzius
Albert Bitzius (Jeremias Gotthelf) was a popular Swiss author. He was born in 1797 and died in 1854. His chief works were 'Scenes and Traditions of the Swiss' published in 1842; 'Grandmother Katy' published in 1848; 'Uli the Farm-servant, and Uli the Farmer' published in 1850; 'Stories and Pictures of Popular Life in Switzerland' published in 1851.

Albert Brooks
Albert Brooks is an actor. He was born in 1947.

Albert C. Ritchie
Albert C Ritchie was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Maryland from 1920 until 1935.

Albert Camus
Albert Camus was a French writer. He was born in 1913 and died in 1959.

Albert D. Rossellini
Albert D Rossellini was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Washington from 1957 until 1965.

Albert Dekker
Albert Dekker was an actor. He was born in 1905 and died in 1968.

Albert E. Mead
Albert E Mead was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Washington from 1905 until 1909.

Albert E. Sleeper
Albert E Sleeper was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Michigan from 1917 until 1920.

Albert Einstein
Albert Einstein was a German Swiss physicist, born in 1879, and died 1955.

Albert Finney
Albert Finney is an actor. He was born in 1936.

Albert G. Brown
Albert G Brown was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Mississippi from 1844 until 1848.

Albert G. Porter
Albert G Porter was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Indiana from 1881 until 1885.

Albert G. Schmedeman
Albert G Schmedeman was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Wisconsin from 1933 until 1935.

Albert H. Quie
Albert H Quie was an American politician. He was a Independant-Republican governor of Minnesota from 1979 until 1983.

Albert Hall
Albert Hall is an actress.

Albert Henderson
Albert Henderson is an actor.

Albert I
Albert I was Duke of Austria and Emperor of Germany. He was born in 1250 and died in 1308.
Albert I was King of Belgium. He was born in 1875 and died in 1934.

Albert II
Albert II was a Holy Roman emperor. He was born in 1397 and died in 1439. He was duke of Austria as Albert V and also crowned king of Hungary and Bohemia.

Albert III
Albert III was Elector of Brandenburg. He was born in 1414 and died in 1486. The third son of Frederick I he succeeded him in 1440 in the principality of Ansbach and in 1464 inherited the principality of Ansbach from his brother John. In 1470 he received the electorate of Brandenburg from his brother, Frederick II. Under his rule the Franconian lands were reunited with Brandenburg.

Albert Lieven
Albert Lieven was an actor. He was born in 1906 and died in 1971.

Albert Michelson
Albert Abraham Michelson was an American scientist. He was born in 1852 and died in 1931. He proved the existence of an all pervading ether and experimented to find out the speed of light.

Albert Moore
Albert Joseph Moore was an English artist. He was born in 1841 and died in 1893.

Albert O. Brown
Albert O Brown was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of New Hampshire from 1921 until 1923.

Albert P. Brewer
Albert P Brewer was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Alabama from 1968 until 1971.

Albert P. Morehouse
Albert P Morehouse was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Missouri from 1887 until 1889.

Albert Popwell
Albert Popwell is an actor.

Albert Prejean
Albert Prejean was an actor. He was born in 1894 and died in 1980.

Albert S. Marks
Albert S Marks was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Tennessee from 1879 until 1881.

Albert Salmi
Albert Salmi is an actor. He was born in 1928.

Albert Schweitzer
Albert Schweitzer was an Austrian doctor, writer, and religious thinker. He was born in 1875 and died in 1964.

Albert Sharpe
Albert Sharpe is an actor.

Albert Steinruck
Albert Steinruck is an actor.

Albert the Bold
Albert the Bold was Duke of Saxony. He was born in 1443 and died in 1500. Son of the Elector, Frederick, he passed a portion of his early life at the court of Frederick III in Vienna. He was a brave and accomplished soldier who fought in the wars of Frederick of Austria against Charles the Bold and others.

Albert W. Gilchrist
Albert W Gilchrist was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Florida from 1909 until 1913.

Albert W. McIntire
Albert W McIntire was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Colorado from 1895 until 1897.

Albertis S. Harrison, Jr
Albertis S Harrison Jr was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Virginia from 1962 until 1966.

Alberto Sordi
Alberto Sordi is an actor. He was born in 1919.

Albinus Nance
Albinus Nance was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Nebrasaka from 1879 until 1883.

Albion K. Parris
Albion K Parris was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Maine from 1822 until 1827.

Alboin
Alboin was King of the Lombards from 561. He died in 573 when he was assassinated at the orders of his wife Rosamond.

Albrecht Durer
Albrecht Durer was a German painter and engraver. He was born in 1471 at Nuremberg and died in 1528.

Albrecht Roon
Albrecht Theodor Count Von Roon was a Prussian soldier. He was born in 1803 and died in 1879. He was German minister of war from 1859 until 1873.

Alcaeus
Alcaeus was a son of Perseus and Andromeda.

Alderman
The Saxon ealdorman was next to the king, and frequently a viceroy; but after the settlement of the Danes the title was gradually displaced by that of earl. Aldermen in corporations are next in dignity to the mayor.

Aldo Fabrizi
Aldo Fabrizi was an actor. He was born in 1905 and died in 1990.

Aldo Ray
Aldo Ray was an actor. He was born in 1926 and died in 1991.

Aldo Rey
Aldo Rey is an actor.

Aldrick Lukes
Aldrick Lukes is an actor.

Aldulf
Aldulf was king of the East Angles in 664.

Alec B. Francis
Alec B Francis was an actor. He was born in 1869 and died in 1934.

Alec Baldwin
Alec Baldwin is an actor.

Alec Clunes
Alec Clunes was an actor. He was born in 1912 and died in 1970.

Alec Guinness
Alec Guinness is an actor. He was born in 1914.

Alec McCowen
Alec McCowen is an actor. He was born in 1925.

Alec McGowan
Alec McGowan is an actor.

Alefrid
Alefrid was king of Northumberland in 685.

Alejandro Rey
Alejandro Rey was an actor.

Aleksandr Scriabin
Aleksandr Scriabin was a Russian composer. He was born in 1872 and died in 1915. He composed Prometheus.

Alessandro Scarlatti
Alessandro Scarlatti was an Italian composer. He was born in 1659 and died in 1725. He founded modern Italian Opera.

Alessandro Volta
Alessandro Volta was an Italian scientist. He was born in 1745 and died in 1827. He invented the voltaic cell. The electrical unit the volt is named after him.

Alex Bank
Alex Bank is an actor.

Alex Cord
Alex Cord is an actor. He was born in 1931.

Alex D'Arcy
Alex D'Arcy is an actor. He was born in 1908.

Alex Dreier
Alex Dreier is an actor. He was born in 1916.

Alex Karras
Alex Karras is an actor. He was born in 1935.

Alex Nicol
Alex Nicol is an actor. He was born in 1919.

Alex Rocco
Alex Rocco is an actor. He was born in 1936.

Alexa Kenin
Alexa Kenin is an actress.

Alexander Borodin
Alexander Borodin was a Russian composer. He was born in 1833 and died in 1887. He composed Prince Igor, In the Steppes of Central Asia, Polovtzian Dances.

Alexander Buchan
Alexander Buchan was a Scottish meteorologist. He was born in 1829 and died in 1907. He spent most of his life observing the weather from the Scottish Meteorological Society's observatory on Ben Nevis.

Alexander Cassady
see "George Devine"

Alexander G. McNutt
Alexander G McNutt was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Mississippi from 1838 until 1842.

Alexander Gauge
Alexander Gauge was an actress. She was born in 1914 and died in 1960.

Alexander Glazunov
Alexander Glazunov was a Russian composer. He was born in 1865 at St Petersburg and died in 1936.

Alexander Graham Bell
Alexander Graham Bell was a Scottish inventor. He was born in Edinburgh in 1847 and died in 1922. He invented the telephone whilst working at a school for teachers of the deaf in Boston.

Alexander Granach
Alexander Granach was an actor. He was born in 1890 and died in 1945.

Alexander H. Bullock
Alexander H Bullock was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Massachusetts from 1866 until 1869.

Alexander H. Rice
Alexander H Rice was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Massachusetts from 1876 until 1879.

Alexander H. Stephens
Alexander H Stephens was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Georgia from 1882 until 1883.

Alexander Humboldt
Alexander Humboldt was a German scientist and explorer. He was born in 1769 and died in 1859. He made several expeditions to South America and Central America.

Alexander I
Alexander I was King of Scotland from 1107 to 1124.

Alexander II
Alexander II was King of Scotland from 1214 to 1249.
Alexander II (Czar Liberator) was Czar of Russia. He was born in 1818 and died in 1881. He was the eldest son of Czar Nicholas, whom he succeeded in 1855. During his reign the Crimean War raged and the war with Turkey. He was assasinated in 1881 by the explosion from dynamite thrown at his carriage in St Petersburg by Nihilists.

Alexander III
Alexander III was King of Scotland from 1249 to 1286.

Alexander J. Groesbeck
Alexander J Groesbeck was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Michigan from 1921 until 1926.

Alexander Knox
Alexander Knox is an actor. He was born in 1907.

Alexander M. Dockery
Alexander M Dockery was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Missouri from 1901 until 1905.

Alexander Martin
Alexander Martin was an American politician. He was a governor of North Carolina from 1782 until 1784.

Alexander McNair
Alexander McNair was an American politician. He was a Democratic-Republican governor of Missouri from 1820 until 1824.

Alexander Nevski
Alexander Nevski was Prince of Novgorod. He was born in 1219 and died in 1263. He was the second son of Grand Duke Jaroslav II. He became Prince of Novgorod in 1239. In 1240 he routed the invading Swedes, Danes and Livonians near the Neva, whence he earned the name Nevski. He succeeded his father in 1247 and opposed Pope Innocent IV's attempt to reunite the Eastern and Western Churches. Reverenced in life, he was canonized after his death. In his honour Peter the Great founded a monastery in 1710 near the scene of his famous victory and in 1722 created the Order of Alexander Nevski.

Alexander Pope
Alexander Pope was an English poet. He was born in London in 1688, dying in 1744. He is remembered for his satire.

Alexander Pushkin
Alexander Pushkin was a Russian poet. He was born at Moscow in 1799. He died in 1837 from wounds received duelling.

Alexander Ramsey
Alexander Ramsey was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Minnesota from 1860 until 1863.

Alexander Scourby
Alexander Scourby is an actor. He was born in 1913.

Alexander W. Randall
Alexander W Randall was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Wisconsin from 1858 until 1862.

Alexander Wolcott
Alexander Wolcott is an actor.

Alexandra
Queen Alexandra was the daughter of Christian IX of Denmark. She was born in 1844, dying in 1925. She married Edward VII in 1863 when he was the prince of Wales.

Alexandra Bastedo
Alexandra Bastedo is an actress. She was born in 1946.

Alexandra Stewart
Alexandra Stewart is an actress. She was born in 1939.

Alexandre Brongniart
Alexandre Brongniart was a French geologist and mineralogist. He was born in 1770 and died in 1847. In 1800 he was appointed director of the porcelain manufactory at Sevres.

Alexandre Cabanel
Alexandre Cabanel was a French artist. He was born in 1823 and died in 1889. He studied painting under Picot, and in 1863 became professor at the Ecole des Beaux Arts, Paris. He is best known for his paintings of women of the French aristocracy.

Alexandre Dumas
Alexandre Dumas was a French novelist and dramatist. He was born in 1802 and died in 1870. He wrote The Three Musketeers, The Count Of Monte Cristo and The Black Tulip.

Alexandre Mouton
Alexandre Mouton was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Louisiana from 1843 until 1846.

Alexandre Vinet
Alexandre Rodolphe Vinet was a Swiss critic and theologian. He was born in 1797 and died in 1847. He advocated complete religious freedom and in 1845 founded the Swiss Free Church.

Alexandre Wallon
Alexandre Henri Wallon was a French historian and politician. He was born in 1812 and died in 1904.

Alexey Novikov-Priboy
Alexey Novikov-Priboy was a Soviet writer. He was born in 1877 and died in 1944. He served in the Tsarist navy, and was a prisoner of war in Japan. He wrote realistic sea stories and novels based on his own experiences, of which the best-known is Tsushinra.

Alexis Boyer
Alexis Boyer was a French surgeon. He was born in 1757 and died in 1833. He was appointed first surgeon to Napoleon and also wrote several books on anatomy and surgery.

Alexis Smith
Alexis Smith was a Canadian actress. She was born in 1921 Gladys Smith at Penticton, British Columbia and died in 1993. She was a leading lady and second lead of Hollywood films of the 40s and 50s. Having gained some acting experience in Canadian summer stock during her teens, she was given the lead in a production of Los Angeles City College, which she was attending. She was seen by a Warner Bros. talent agent and signed on a long-term contract following a screen test. She remained with the studio for 10 years, playing charming, resourceful, often cool and calculating leading ladies with aloof magnetism. At her best as 'the other woman'. In the 50s she free-lanced for various studios, then retired from the screen at the end of the decade. She looked as youthful and alluring as ever in the early 70s when she made a Broadway comeback as the star of the musical `Follies.' On the strength of her new popularity, she returned to the screen in 1975 after an absence of 16 years. She was married from 1944 until her death to actor Craig Stevens.

Alf Kjellin
Alf Kjellin is an actor. He was born in 1920.

Alfarabi
Alfarabi was an Arabian philosopher. He lived around 900 and was born at Farab. In his encyclopaedia he recognised six orders of sciences - language, logic, mathematics, natural science, civil science and divine science.

Alfie Bass
Alfie Bass was an English cockney comedy actor. He died in 1987.

Alfonso Arau
Alfonso Arau is an actor.

Alfonso Bedoya
Alfonso Bedoya was an actor. He was born in 1904 and died in 1957.

Alfonso Castro
Alfonso Castro was a Spanish theologian and pulpit orator. He was born in 1495 at Zamora and died in 1558. He was chaplain to Philip II and accompanied him in 1554 to England when he went to marry Queen Mary.

Alfonso I
Alfonso I (Alfonso the Conqueror) was king of Portugal. He was born in 1110 and died in 1185. He was a son of Henry of Burgundy, and in 1128 undertook control of state affairs which until then had been undertaken by his mother, Theresa of Castile. He waged a successful war against the Moors, inflicting a decisive defeat on them at Ourique in 1139 when he assumed the title of King of Portugal. he captured Lisbon in 1147.
Alfonso I (Alfonso the Victorious) was King of Aragon and Navarre from 1105 to 1134. He waged a war against the Moors, seizing Saragossa and Tarragona. He was mortally wounded during the siege of Fraga in 1134.

Alfonso III
Alfonso III (Alfonso the Great) was King of Leon, Galicia and Asturias. he was born in 848 and died in 910. He was an intrepid champion of Christendom against the Moors in Spain. he succeeded his father, Ordono I in 866. In a succession of hard-fought campaigns he extended his rule over Old Castile and part of Portugal. Popular discontent, represented by his son garcias in 888, and later by his queen, forced him to abdicate in favour of his three sons, but a Moorish invasion recalled him to power.

Alfonso the Conqueror
see "Alfonso I"

Alfonso the Great
see "Alfonso III"

Alfonso the Victorious
see "Alfonso I"

Alfred
Alfred was King of the west Saxons and King of England from 871 to 901.

Alfred A. Taylor
Alfred A Taylor was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Tennessee from 1921 until 1923.

Alfred Adam
Alfred Adam was an actor. He was born in 1909 and died in 1982.

Alfred Adler
Alfred Adler was an Austrian psychologist. He was born in 1870, dying in 1937. He put forward the theory of the inferiority complex.

Alfred de Musset
Alfred de Musset was a French romantic poet. He was born in 1810 and died in 1857.

Alfred Deakin
Alfred Deakin was an Australian politician. He was born in 1856 and died in 1919. He entered the Victorian Legislative Assembly in 1878 and the federal Cabinet in 1901 and became Prime Minister of Australia in 1903, and was returned to office in 1905 to 1908 and 1909 to 1910. He was a racist, and insisted that Australia should be preserved for the white races.

Alfred Drayton
Alfred Drayton was an actor. He was born in 1881 and died in 1949.

Alfred E. Driscoll
Alfred E Driscoll was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of New Jersey from 1947 until 1954.

Alfred E. Smith
Alfred E Smith was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of New York from 1919 until 1920.

Alfred H. Colquitt
Alfred H Colquitt was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Georgia from 1877 until 1882.

Alfred H. Littlefield
Alfred H Littlefield was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Rhode Island from 1880 until 1883.

Alfred Hajos
Alfred Hajos was a Hungarian swimmer. He was born in 1878 and died in 1955. He was the first Olympic champion, winning two out of a possible three gold medals at the Athens Games of 1896. His real name was Arnold Guttmann, but eventually he changed his name to Alfred Hajos, his swimming pseudonym.

Alfred Hitchcock
Alfred Hitchcock was an actor. He was born in 1899 and died in 1981.

Alfred Housman
Alfred Edward Housman was a British novelist. He was born in 1859 and died in 1936.

Alfred Jarry
Alfred Jarry was a French writer. He was born in 1873 at Laval and died in 1907. He wrote short stories, poems and plays in a Surrealist style, inventing a logic of the absurd which he called pataphysique.

Alfred Lunt
Alfred Lunt was an actor. He was born in 1892 and died in 1977.

Alfred Lutter
Alfred Lutter is an actor.

Alfred Lynch
Alfred Lynch is an actor. He was born in 1933.

Alfred M. Landon
Alfred M Landon was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Kansas from 1933 until 1937.

Alfred Nobel
Alfred Bernhard Nobel was a Swedish engineer and the inventor of dynamite. He was born in 1833 at Stockholm and died in 1896. On his death he left money that annual prizes in physics, chemistry, medicine, literature and the cause of peace could be made (the Nobel prizes).

Alfred Stevens
Alfred Stevens was an English artist and designer. He was born in 1818 at Blandford and died in 1875.

Alfred Tennyson
Alfred Tennyson was an English poet. He was born in 1809 and died in 1892.

Alfred Wallace
Alfred Russel Wallace was an English naturalist. He was born in 1823 and died in 1913. He made important discoveries regarding the geographical distribution of animals and independantly of Darwin formulated the theory of natural selection.

Alfwold
Alfwold was king of Northumberland in 806.

Algernon Swinburne
Algernon Charles Swinburne was an English poet. He was born in 1837 and died in 1909.

Algonkin
The Algonkin (Algonquin) were scattered small groups of American Indians speaking Algonkian languages and living in forest regions around the Ottawa River in Ontario, Canada. Most were slaughtered by the Iroquois or died of European diseases although about 2000 still survive.

Algonkins
The Algonkins are a family of North American Indians, they consisted of four groups: The Eastern group comprising the Massachusetts, Narragansets, Mohicans, Delewares and others; North Eastern group; Western group comprising the Miamis, Illinis and others; North Western group including the Ojibbewas.

Algonquin
see "Algonkin"

Ali Bey
Ali Bey was a ruler of Egypt. He was born in 1728 in the Caucasus and died in 1773. He was taken to Egypt and sold as a slave, but became virtual governor of Egypt.

Ali MacGraw
Ali MacGraw is an actress. She was born in 1938.

Ali McGraw
Ali McGraw was an actress.

Ali Pasha
Ali Pasha was an Albanian chief. He was born in 1741 and died in 1822.

Alice Brady
Alice Brady was an actress. She was born in 1892 and died in 1939.

Alice Cooper
Alice Cooper is an actress.

Alice Faye
Alice Faye was an actress. She was born in 1912.

Alice Ghostley
Alice Ghostley is an actress. She was born in 1926.

Alice Joyce
Alice Joyce was an actress. She was born in 1889 and died in 1955.

Alice Krige
Alice Krige is an actress.

Alice Pearch
Alice Pearch was an actress. She was born in 1913 and died in 1966.

Alice Sheedy
Alice Sheedy is an actress.

Alice Terry
Alice Terry is an actress. She was born in 1899.

Alice White
Alice White was an actress. She was born in 1907 and died in 1983.

Alicia Cockburn
Alicia Cockburn was a Scottish poet. She was born in 1713 and died in 1794.

Alicia Spottiswoode
Alicia Anne Spottiswoode was a Scottish song-writer and antiquarian. She was born in 1810 and died in 1900.

Alida Valli
Alida Valli is an actress. She was born in 1921.

Alighieri Dante
Alighieri Dante was an Italian poet. He was born in 1265 at Florence and died in 1321.

Aline MacMahon
Aline MacMahon is an actress. She was born in 1899.

Alison Eastwood
Alison Eastwood is an actress.

Alison Skipworth
Alison Skipworth was an actress. She was born in 1875 and died in 1952.

Alison Steadman
Alison Steadman is an actress.

Alistair Sim
Alistair Sim was an actor. He was born in 1900 and died in 1976.

Alla Nazimova
Alla Nazimova was an actress. She was born in 1879 and died in 1945.

Allan Arbus
Allan Arbus is an actor.

Allan Cunningham
Allan Cunningham was a Scottish poet. He was born in 1785 and died in 1842. He wrote a number of songs.

Allan Cuthbertson
Allan Cuthbertson was an actor. He was born in 1920 and died in 1988.

Allan Dias
Allan Dias is bass player with Public Image Ltd

Allan Hubbard
Allan Hubbard is an actor.

Allan Jeayes
Allan Jeayes was an actor. He was born in 1885 and died in 1963.

Allan Jones
Allan Jones was an actor. He was born in 1907 and died in 1992.

Allan Lane
Allan (Rocky) Lane was an actor. He was born in 1901 and died in 1973.

Allan Shivers
Allan Shivers was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Texas from 1949 until 1957.

Allan Wolfe
Allan Wolfe is an actor.

Allen D. Candler
Allen D Candler was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Georgia from 1898 until 1902.

Allen Garfield
Allen Garfield is an actor. He was born in 1939.

Allen Goorwitz
Allen Goorwitz is an actor.

Allen I. Olson
Allen I Olson was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of New Dakota from 1981 until 1984.

Allen Jenkins
Allen Jenkins was an actor. He was born in 1900 and died in 1974.

Allen M. Fletcher
Allen M Fletcher was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Vermont from 1912 until 1915.

Allen Thurman
Allen Granbery Thurman was an American politician and judge. He was born in 1813 at Lynchburg, Virginia and died in 1895. In 1837 he was called to the Ohio judicial bench and served in congress as a Democrat for one term from 1845 to 1847, and in the Senate from 1869 to 1881 where he was chairman of the judiciary committee. The Thurman Act, regulating bond-aided railways was due to him.

Allen Trimble
Allen Trimble was an American politician. He was a Federalist governor of Ohio during 1822.

Allison Hayes
Allison Hayes was an actress. She was born in 1930 and died in 1977.

Allyn Ann McLerie
Allyn Ann McLerie is an actress. She was born in 1926.

Allyn Joslyn
Allyn Joslyn was an actress. She was born in 1905 and died in 1981.

Alma Bennett
Alma Bennett was an actress. She was born in 1889 and died in 1958.

Alma Kruger
Alma Kruger was an actress. She was born in 1868 and died in 1960.

Alma Rubens
Alma Rubens was an actress. She was born in 1897 and died in 1931.

Alma Taylor
Alma Taylor was an actress. She was born in 1895 and died in 1974.

Almira Sessions
Almira Sessions was an actress. She was born in 1888 and died in 1974.

Almonhades
The Almonhades were a dynasty of Berber princes who expelled the Almoravides, and reigned over a large part of north-west Africa and the southern half of Spain during the 12th and 13th centuries. They were founded as a Moslem sect by Mohammed-ibn-Abdallah. They conquered Morocco and extended their power in Spain by defeating the Castilians at Alarcos in 1195. They were defeated in Spain at the Battle of Navas de Tolosa in 1212 and in Morocco by a revolt of the nomadic tribes in 1269.

Alonzo B. Cornell
Alonzo B Cornell was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of New York from 1880 until 1882.

Alonzo Garcelon
Alonzo Garcelon was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Maine from 1879 until 1880.

Alonzo M. Clark
Alonzo M Clark was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Wyoming from 1931 until 1933.

Aloys Senefelder
Aloys Senefelder was a German inventor.

Aloys Sprenger
Aloys Sprenger was an Austrian Orientalist. He was born in 1813 at Nassereit and died in 1893. After acting as principal of a Muslim college at Delhi in 1857 he was naturalized as a British subject and left India and became professor of Oriental languages at Bern from 1858 to 1881.

Alpheus Felch
Alpheus Felch was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Michigan from 1846 until 1847.

Alphonse Daudet
Alphonse Daudet was a French novelist. He was born in 1840 at Nimes and died in 1897.

Alphwuld
Alphwuld was king of the East Angles in 746.

Alred
Alred was king of Northumberland in 765. He was deposed.

Alric
Alric was a son of Wihtred and king of the Heptarchy in 760.

Alruna
Alruna was a name given to a witch or prophetess by ancient Teutonic tribes.

Alva Adams
Alva Adams was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Colorado from 1887 until 1889.

Alvin Hawkins
Alvin Hawkins was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Tennessee from 1881 until 1883.

Alvin O. King
Alvin O King was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Louisiana during 1932.

Alvin P. Hovey
Alvin P Hovey was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Indiana from 1889 until 1891.

Alvin T. Fuller
Alvin T Fuller was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Massachusetts from 1925 until 1929.

Alvise Da Cadamosto
Alvise Da Cadamosto was a Venetian explorer. He was born in 1432 and died in 1477. He explored the west coast of Africa as far south as the Rio Grande, and discovered the Cape Verde Islands in 1457.

Alvy Moore
Alvy Moore is an actor.

Alwyn Kurts
Alwyn Kurts is an actress.

Ama-Xosa
see "Amakosa"

Amakosa
The Amakosa (Ama-Xosa) are a branch of the Bantu people inhabiting the Transkei and practising an animistic religion.

Amalekites
The Amalekites were a nomadic Arab people, descendants of Amalek, grandson of Esau, brother of Jacob, who attacked the Israelites in 1491 BC when perpetual war was denounced against them. They were subdued by Saul about 1079 BC, by David in 1058 BC and 1056 BC and by the Simeonites about 715 BC.

Amanda Blake
Amanda Blake was an actress. She died in 1989.

Amanda Donohue
Amanda Donohue is an actress. She was born in 1962.

Amanda Plummer
Amanda Plummer is an actress.

Amati
The Amatis were a family of celebrated violin makers of Cremona in the 16th and 17th centuries.

Ambrose E. Burnside
Ambrose E Burnside was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Rhode Island from 1866 until 1869.

Ambrosine Philpotts
Ambrosine Philpotts was an actress. She was born in 1912 and died in 1980.

Amedeo Modigliani
Amedeo Modigliani was an Italian painter. He was born in 1884 at Leghorn and died in 1920.

Amedeo Nazzari
Amedeo Nazzari was an actor. He was born in 1907 and died in 1979.

Amerigo Vespucci
Amerigo Vespucci was an Italian explorer. He was born in 1454 and died in 1512. He discovered the Amazon River in 1499. The continent of America was named after him.

Amilcare Ponchielli
Amilcare Ponchielli was an Italian composer. He was born in 1834 and died in 1886. He composed La Gioconda.

Amitabh Bachchan
Amitabh Bachchan is an actor. He was born in 1942.

Amos W. Barber
Amos W Barber was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Wyoming from 1890 until 1893.

Amy Dalby
Amy Dalby was an actress. She was born in 1888 and died in 1969.

Amy Farber
Amy Farber is an actress.

Amy Freeman
Amy Freeman is an actress.

Amy Ingersoll
Amy Ingersoll is an actress.

Amy Irving
Amy Irving is an actress. She was born in 1953.

Amy Madigan
Amy Madigan is an actress.

Amy Veness
Amy Veness was an actress. She was born in 1876 and died in 1960.

Ana Obregon
Ana Obregon is an actress.

Anacreon
Anacreon was a Greek lyric poet. He was born in 569 BC and died in 475 BC

Anatole France
Anatole France was a French author. He was born in 1844 and died in 1924. He won the Nobel prize for literature in 1921.

Anaxagoras
Anaxagoras was an Ionian philosopher. He went to Athens in 464 BC and inspired Pericles and Euripides with his love of science. He was born in 488 BC and died in 428 BC.

Ancus Marcius
Ancus Marcius was the fourth king of Rome, reigning from 640 to 616 BC. He conquered many Latin towns and transplanted their inhabitants to Rome. He is reputed to be the founder of Ostia.

Anders Celsius
Anders Celsius was a Swedish astronomer. He was born in 1701 and died in 1744. He invented the centigrade scale for measuring temperature.

Anders Randolph
Anders Randolph was an actor. He was born in 1876 and died in 1930.

Anders Zorn
Anders Leonhard Zorn was a Swedish artist. He was born in 1860, dying in 1920.

Andie MacDowell
Andie MacDowell is an actress.

Andra Millian
Andra Millian is an actress.

Andre B. Roman
Andre B Roman was an American politician. He was a Whig governor of Louisiana from 1831 until 1835.

Andre Gide
Andre Paul Guillaume Gide was a French writer. He was born in 1869 and died in 1951.

Andre Gregory
Andre Gregory is an actor.

Andre Morell
Andre Morell was an actor. He was born in 1909 and died in 1978.

Andrea Allan
Andrea Allan is an actress.

Andrea Amati
Andrea Amati was the founder of the Amati violin making business. He was born in 1540 and died in 1600.

Andrea Del Sarto
Andrea Del Sarto was a Florentine artist born in 1487, he died in 1531. He was a pupil of Piero di Cosimo and influenced by Leonardo da Vinci and Michelangelo.

Andrea Del Verrocchio
Andrea del Verrocchio was an Italian sculptor, painter, silversmith and engineer. He was born in 1435 in Florence and died in 1488. He was a teacher of Leonardo da Vinci.

Andrea King
Andrea King is an actor. He was born in 1915.

Andrea Leeds
Andrea Leeds is an actress. She was born in 1914.

Andrea Mantegna
Andrea Mantegna was an Italian painter and engraver. He was born in 1431 and died in 1506.

Andrea Marcovicci
Andrea Marcovicci is an actress.

Andrea McArdle
Andrea McArdle is an actress.

Andrea Occhipinti
Andrea Occhipinti is an actress.

Andreas Caesalpinus
Andreas Caesalpinus was an Italian botanist. He was born in 1519 at Arezzo and died in 1603. He became professor of botany at Pisa and was the first to attempt a comprehensive classification of plants upon a natural system.

Andreas Vesalius
Andreas Vesalius was a Belgian physician and founder of the science of anatomy. He was born in 1514 and died in 1564. He wrote 'On the Fabric of The Human Body'.

Andreas Voutsina
Andreas Voutsina is an actor.

Andres Bello (1781-1865)
Andres Bello was a Venezuelan poet and polymath. He was born in 1781 and died in 1865. He is regarded as the intellectual father of Latin America, a friend and teacher of the patriot Simon Bolívar, he translated the Romantics Byron and Hugo but defended Neo-Classicism in literature. In the service of the new republic of Chile he was an enormously influential educational and legal reformer; he also published an important grammar of the Spanish language in 1847 which is still in use.

Andres Garcia
Andres Garcia is an actress.

Andrew Aagesen
Andrew Aagesen was a Danish jurist. He was born in 1826 and died in 1879. He studied law at Kristianshavn and Copenhagen, and interrupted his studies in 1848 to take part in the first Schleswig war, in which he served as the leader of a reserve battalion. In 1855 he became professor of jurisprudence at the university of Copenhagen and in 1870 was appointed a member of the commission for drawing up a maritime and commercial code, and the navigation law of 1882 is mainly his work. In 1879 he was elected a member of the Landsthing; but it is as a teacher at the university that he won his reputation. He also wrote numerous papers and conducted ground breaking research into Roman Law.

Andrew Barry Moore
Andrew Barry Moore was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Alabama from 1857 until 1861.

Andrew Carnegie
Andrew Carnegie was an American industrialist and philanthropist. He was born at Dunfermline in 1835 and died in 1919. In May 1848 his parents left Dunfermline for America, settling in Pittsburg. His prosperity began with the formation of the Pullman Palace Car Company which received a large contract from the Union Pacific Railroad; while Carnegie himself became manager of the Pittsburg division of the Pennsylvania Railroad, a position he held until after the civil war. After a visit to Scotland in 1868 he broke new ground by founding the Union Mills, Pittsburg, for the manufacture of steel rails, which he noted were being preferred to those of iron. He also acquired the Edgar Thomson Steel Works, and in 1875 all the concerns in which he was interested were amalgamated under the title of 'Carnegie Borthers and Co'. In 1883 the Homestead Steel Works were acquired, and along with several other works, were formed into one concern under the title 'The Carnegie Steel Company Limited'. Carnegie became very popular through his benevolence, assisting the establishment of local libraries and church organs, paying class fees for students at Scottish universities and making donations to other universities and technical schools. In April 1905 he presented two million pounds sterling to provide pensions for teachers in American universities and colleges.

Andrew Crawford
Andrew Crawford is an actor. He was born in 1917.

Andrew Cruickshank
Andrew Cruickshank was an actor. He was born in 1907 and died in 1988.

Andrew Duggan
Andrew Duggan is an actor. He was born in 1923.

Andrew E. Lee
Andrew E Lee was an American politician. He was a Populist governor of South Dakota from 1897 until 1901.

Andrew F. Schoeppel
Andrew F Schoeppel was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Kansas from 1943 until 1947.

Andrew Fisher
Andrew Fisher was an Australian politician. He was born in 1862 and died in 1928. He emigrated from Scotland and in 1893 entered the Queensland Parliament and the Commonwealth Parliament in 1900, going on to be Prime Minister three times.

Andrew G. Magrath
Andrew G Magrath was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of South Carolina from 1864 until 1865.

Andrew H. Burke
Andrew H Burke was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of New Dakota from 1891 until 1893.

Andrew H. Longino
Andrew H Longino was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Mississippi from 1900 until 1904.

Andrew I
Andrew I was king of Hungary from 1046 to 1058. He succeeded Peter the German and engaged in war with Germany until 1052. He attempted to introduce Christianity into his kingdom, but was dethroned and killed by his brother Bela in 1058.

Andrew II
Andrew II was king of Hungary from 1205 to 1236. He conducted a crusade to the Holy Land at the instigation of the Pope in 1217. On his return in 1222 he issued his Golden Bull which became the basis of the Hungarian nobles.

Andrew III
Andrew III was king of Hungary from 1290 to 1301. He succeeded to the throne after the murder of Ladislaus III, but was opposed by the Duke of Austria and by the Pope, who claimed Hungary as a fief of the church, and put forward Charles Martel, son of Charles II, king of Naples as his nominee. Andrew defeated them both in 1291. The son of Charles Martel later seized a portion of Hungary, and held it until the death of Andrew in 1301.

Andrew J. Hamilton
Andrew J Hamilton was an American politician. He was a Conservative governor of Texas from 1865 until 1866.

Andrew Jackson
Andrew Jackson was the seventh president of the USA. He was born in 1767 and died in 1845. During the war with Britain he obtained a command in the US army in 1812, occupied Penascola and defeated the Britsih at New Orleans in 1815. He was elected governor of Florida in 1821 and president in 1828 and was re-elected in 1832.

Andrew Jackson Montague
Andrew Jackson Montague was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Virginia from 1902 until 1906.

Andrew Johnson
Andrew Johnson was the seventeenth president of the USA from 1865 to 1869.

Andrew Keir
Andrew Keir is an actor. He was born in 1926.

Andrew L. Harris
Andrew L Harris was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Ohio from 1906 until 1909.

Andrew Marvell
Andrew Marvell was a poet. He was born in 1621, dying in 1678.

Andrew McCarthy
Andrew McCarthy is an actor.

Andrew Parsons
Andrew Parsons was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Michigan from 1853 until 1854.

Andrew Pickens
Andrew Pickens was an American politician. He was a Democratic-Republican governor of South Carolina from 1816 until 1818.

Andrew Prine
Andrew Prine is an actor. He was born in 1936.

Andrew R. McGill
Andrew R McGill was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Minnesota from 1887 until 1889.

Andrew Ray
Andrew Ray is an actor. He was born in 1939.

Andrew Solt
Andrew Solt is an actor.

Andrew Stevens
Andrew Stevens is an actor. He was born in 1955.

Andrew Tombes
Andrew Tombes was an actor. He was born in 1889 and died in 197x.

Androphagi
The Androphagi were an ancient nation of cannibals living north of Scythia, probably in the forests between the upper waters of the Dnieper and the Don. They were most likely Finns and perhaps the ancestors of the Mordvinians.

Andy Clyde
Andy Clyde was an actor. He was born in 1892 and died in 1967.

Andy Devine
Andy Devine was an actor. He was born in 1905 and died in 1977.

Andy Griffith
Andy Griffith is an actor. He was born in 1926.

Andy Kaufman
Andy Kaufman is an actor.

Andy Robinson
Andy Robinson was an actor.

Andy Romano
Andy Romano is an actor.

Andy Warhol
Andy Warhol is an actor. He was born in 1926.

Aneurin Bevan
Aneurin Bevan was a British socialist politician. He was born in 1897, dying in 1960. He devised the national health service which came into operation in 1948.

Angela Bassett
Angela Bassett is an actress. She was born in 1958.

Angela Carnon
Angela Carnon is an actress.

Angela Dorian
Angela Dorian is an actress.

Angela Lansbury
Angela Lansbury is an actress. She was born in 1925.

Angela Molina
Angela Molina is an actress.

Angela Punch McGregor
Angela Punch McGregor is an actress.

Angelica Catalani
Angelica Catalani was an Italian singer. She was born in 1779 at Sinigaglia and died in 1849. She made her debut as a soprano at Venice in 1795 and for some thirty years was almost unrivalled. Her voice was of great power, sweetness and flexibility with a compass which extended to G in altissimo. After singing at Lisbon from 1801 to 1806 she went to London and remained there until 1814 when she went to Paris and assumed the direction of the Italian Opera. In 1816 she made a tour through Europe. In 1822 she appeared again in London.

Angelica Kauffman
Angelica Kauffman was a Swiss painter. She was born in 1741 and died in 1807.

Angharad Rees
Angharad Rees is an actress. She was born in 1949.

Angie Dickinson
Angie Dickinson is an actress. She was born in 1931.

Angles
The Angles were a Teutonic race which invaded Britain between the 5th and 7th centuries.

Angus Wilton McLean
Angus Wilton McLean was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of North Carolina from 1925 until 1929.

Aniello Falcone
Aniello Falcone was an Italian painter of the Neapolitan school, renowned as a painter of battle scenes. He was born in 1600 and died in 1665.

Anika Pavel
Anika Pavel is an actress.

Anita Ekberg
Anita Ekberg is an actress. She was born in 1931.

Anita Gillette
Anita Gillette is an actress.

Anita Harris
Anita Harris is an actress.

Anita King
Anita King was an actress. She was born in 1889 and died in 1963.

Anita Louise
Anita Louise was an actress. She was born in 1915 and died in 1970.

Anita Page
Anita Page is an actress.

Anita Pallenberg
Anita Pallenberg is an actress.

Anita Stewart
Anita Stewart was an actress. She was born in 1895 and died in 1961.

Anja Schmidt
Anja Schmidt is an actress.

Anjanette Comer
Anjanette Comer is an actress. She was born in 1942.

Anjelica Huston
Anjelica Huston is an actress. She was born in 1951.

Anki Liden
Anki Liden is an actress.

Ann Bell
Ann Bell is an actress.

Ann Blyth
Ann Blyth is an actress. She was born in 1928.

Ann Carter
Ann Carter is an actress. She was born in 1936.

Ann Codee
Ann Codee was an actress. She was born in 1890 and died in 1961.

Ann Doran
Ann Doran is an actress. She was born in 1914.

Ann Duprey
Ann Duprey is an actress.

Ann Dvorak
Ann Dvorak was an actor. He was born in 1912 and died in 1979.

Ann Gillis
Ann Gillis is an actress. She was born in 1927.

Ann Harding
Ann Harding was an actress. She was born in 1902 and died in 1981.

Ann Jillian
Ann Jillian is an actress.

Ann Little
Ann Little is an actress.

Ann Lynn
Ann Lynn is an actress. She was born in 1934.

Ann Michelle
Ann Michelle is an actress.

Ann Miller
Ann Miller is an actress. She was born in 1919.

Ann Reinking
Ann Reinking is an actress. She was born in 1949.

Ann Richards
Ann Richards was an actress. She was born in 1918 and died in 1982.

Ann Robinson
Ann Robinson is an actress.

Ann Rutherford
Ann Rutherford is an actress. She was born in 1917.

Ann Savage
Ann Savage is an actress. She was born in 1921.

Ann Sheridan
Ann Sheridan was an actress. She was born in 1915 and died in 1967.

Ann Sothern
Ann Sothern is an actress. She was born in 1909.

Ann Stephens
Ann Stephens is an actress. She was born in 1931.

Ann Todd
Ann Todd is an actress. She was born in 1909.

Ann Turkel
Ann Turkel was an actress.

Ann Wedgeworth
Ann Wedgeworth is an actress.

Anna
Anna was king of the East Angles in 635.

Anna Calder-Marshall
Anna Calder-Marshall is an actress. She was born in 1949.

Anna Ivanovna
Anna Ivanovna was Empress of Russia from 1730 to 1740. She was born in 1693 and died in 1740. On the death of Peter II in 1730 she succeeded to the throne, declared herself autocratic, and gave supreme power to her favourite, Biron, who ruled her empire with intolerable tyranny and oppression. On her death, Anna left the throne to Ivan, son of her neice, Anna Carlovna.

Anna Kanakis
Anna Kanakis is an actor.

Anna Karina
Anna Karina is an actress. She was born in 1940.

Anna Konstam
Anna Konstam is an actress.

Anna Lee
Anna Lee is an actress. She was born in 1914.

Anna Magnani
Anna Magnani was an actress. She was born in 1907 and died in 1973.

Anna Maria Alberghetti
Anna Maria Alberghetti is an actress. She was born in 1936.

Anna Massey
Anna Massey is an actress. She was born in 1937.

Anna May Wong
Anna May Wong was an actress. She was born in 1907 and died in 1961.

Anna Neagle
Anna Neagle was an actress. She was born in 1904 and died in 1986.

Anna Pacquin
Anna Pacquin was an actress. She was born in F and died in 1982.

Anna Pavlova
Anna Pavlova is an actress.

Anna Perrier
Anna Perrier is an actress.

Anna Q. Nilsson
Anna Q Nilsson was an actress. She was born in 1889 and died in 1974.

Anna Quayle
Anna Quayle is an actress. She was born in 1937.

Anna Sten
Anna Sten was an actress. She was born in 1908 and died in 1993.

Annbelle Sciorra
Annbelle Sciorra is an actress.

Anne
Anne was Queen of England from 1702 to 1714. She was born in 1665 and died in 1714. She was a daughter of James II.

Anne Archer
Anne Archer is an actress.

Anne Bancroft
Anne Bancroft is an actress. She was born in 1931.

Anne Baxter
Anne Baxter was an actress. She was born in 1923 and died in 1985.

Anne Boleyn
Anne Boleyn (Anne Bullen) was the second wife of Henry VIII. She was born in 1507 and died in 1536. She was an arrogant, flirty and voluptious woman, and the King, disapointed at her bearing him a daughter, rather than a son got tired of her and had her imprisoned in the Tower Of London on charges of immorality and subsequently beheaded on May 19th 1536 at Tower Green.

Anne Bullen
see "Anne Boleyn"

Anne Byrne
Anne Byrne is an actress.

Anne Carlisle
Anne Carlisle is an actress.

Anne Chevalier
Anne Chevalier was an actress. She died in 1975.

Anne DeSalvo
Anne DeSalvo is an actress.

Anne Francis
Anne Francis is an actress. She was born in 1930.

Anne Frank
Anne Frank was a German-Jewish girl who wrote a vivid and tender diary while hiding from the Nazis during the Second World War. She was born in Frankfurt in 1929 and died in Belsen concentration camp in 1945. She and her family moved to the Netherlands in 1933 after the Nazis began to persecute Jews. In 1942, during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands, the family hid in a secret annexe behind the Amsterdam office of her father's business. Two years later, the family was betrayed to the Nazis and arrested.

Anne Grey
Anne Grey is an actress.

Anne Gwynne
Anne Gwynne is an actress. She was born in 1918.

Anne Hathaway
Anne Hathaway was reputedly the wife of Shakespeare. She was born in 1556 and died in 1623.

Anne Helm
Anne Helm is an actress.

Anne Heywood
Anne Heywood is an actress. She was born in 1931.

Anne Jackson
Anne Jackson is an actress. She was born in 1925.

Anne Jeffreys
Anne Jeffreys is an actress. She was born in 1923.

Anne Libert
Anne Libert is an actress.

Anne Meara
Anne Meara is an actress. She was born in 1929.

Anne Nagel
Anne Nagel was an actress. She was born in 1912 and died in 1966.

Anne of Cleves
Anne of Cleves was the fourth wife of Henry VIII. She was born in 1515 the daughter of John, Duke of Cleves and she died in 1557. She married Henry VIII in January 1540, however, Henry VIII finding her unattractive had the marriage declared null in the following July, and she was granted Richmond Palace and 3000 pounds a year until her death.

Anne Revere
Anne Revere was an actress. She was born in 1903 and died in 1990.

Anne Seymour
Anne Seymour is an actress. She was born in 1909.

Anne Shirley
Anne Shirley is an actress. She was born in 1918.

Anne Shoemaker
Anne Shoemaker was an actress. She was born in 1891 and died in 1978.

Anne Vernon
Anne Vernon is an actress. She was born in 1925.

Anneline Kriel
Anneline Kriel is an actress.

AnneMarie Martin
AnneMarie Martin is an actress. She was born in 1957.

Annette Bening
Annette Bening is an actress.

Annette Benning
Annette Benning is an actress. She was born in 1958.

Annette Funicello
Annette Funicello is an actress. She was born in 1942.

Annette Kellerman
Annette Kellerman was an actress. She was born in 1888 and died in 1975.

Annette OToole
Annette OToole is an actress. She was born in 1953.

Annette Stroyberg
Annette Stroyberg is an actress.

Annie Girardot
Annie Girardot is an actress. She was born in 1931.

Annie Potts
Annie Potts is an actress.

Annie Ross
Annie Ross is an actress.

AnnMargret
AnnMargret is an actress. She was born in 1941.

Anny Ondra
Anny Ondra was an actress. She was born in 1903 and died in 1987.

Anouk Aimee
Anouk Aimee is an actress. She was born in 1932.

Ansel Briggs
Ansel Briggs was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Iowa from 1846 until 1850.

Anselm Feuerbach
Anselm Feuerbach was a German painter. He was born in 1829 and died in 1880. He worked at Paris under a pupil of Ingres, and later in Italy.

Anselm J. McLaurin
Anselm J McLaurin was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Mississippi from 1896 until 1900.

Anson P. Morrill
Anson P Morrill was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Maine from 1855 until 1856.

Antenor
Antenor was the Trojan counsellor who urged the Trojans to restore Helen to Menelaus.

Anthony Andrews
Anthony Andrews is an actor. He was born in 1948.

Anthony Bushell
Anthony Bushell is an actor. He was born in 1904.

Anthony Caruso
Anthony Caruso is an actor. He was born in 1913.

Anthony Colby
Anthony Colby was an American politician. He was a Whig governor of New Hampshire from 1846 until 1847.

Anthony Cooper
Anthony Ashley Cooper was an English philanthropist. He was born in 1801 and died in 1885.

Anthony Daniels
Anthony Daniels is an actor.

Anthony Dawson
Anthony Dawson is an actor. He was born in 1916.

Anthony Durbee
Anthony Durbee is an actor.

Anthony Edwards
Anthony Edwards is an actor.

Anthony Eisley
Anthony Eisley is an actor.

Anthony Fokker
Anthony Fokker was a Dutch airman and aeronautical engineer. He was born in 1860, dying in 1939.

Anthony Franciosa
Anthony Franciosa is an actor. He was born in 1928.

Anthony Holland
Anthony Holland is an actor.

Anthony Hopkins
Anthony Hopkins is an actor. He was born in 1941.

Anthony Kimmins
Anthony Kimmins was an actor. He was born in 1901 and died in 1964.

Anthony Leeuwenhoek
Antony Van Leeuwenhoek was a Dutch scientist. He was born in 1632 and died in 1723. He was the first person to see and describe bacteria which he did using a self-made microscope.

Anthony Michael Hall
Anthony Michael Hall is an actor.

Anthony Newlands
Anthony Newlands is an actor. He was born in 1926.

Anthony Newley
Anthony Newley is an actor. He was born in 1931.

Anthony Perkins
Anthony Perkins was an actor. He was born in 1932 and died in 1992.

Anthony Quayle
Anthony Quayle was an actor. He was born in 1913 and died in 1989.

Anthony Quinn
Anthony Quinn is an actor. He was born in 1915.

Anthony S. Earl
Anthony S Earl was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Wisconsin from 1983 until 1987.

Anthony Sharp
Anthony Sharp is an actor.

Anthony Steel
Anthony Steel is an actor. He was born in 1920.

Anthony Trollope
Anthony Trollope was an English novelist. He was born in 1815 and died in 1852. He started life as a post-office clerk in 1834. His works include Barchester Towers, published in 1857.

Anthony Wager
Anthony Wager is an actor. He was born in 1933.

Anthony Wedgwood Benn
Anthony Wedgwood Benn is a British labour MP. He was born in 1925. He is son of the 1st viscount of Stansgate. He was the 1st person to disclaim his title under the Peerage Act.

Anthony Zerbe
Anthony Zerbe was an actor.

Antoine Chanzy
Antoine Eugene Alfred Chanzy was a French general. He was born in 1823 at Nouart and died in 1883. He commanded the second army of the Loire during the Franco-German war.

Antoine Chassepot
Antoine Alphonse Chassepot was a French inventor. He was born in 1833 at Mutzig and died in 1886. He invented the breech-loading, centre-fire needle-gun (Chassepot) adopted by the French army in 1866 for which he received the Cross of the Legion of Honour and a gratuity of 30000 francs.

Antoine Lavoisier
Antoine Laurent Lavoisier was a French scientist. He was born in 1743 at Paris and died in 1794. He proved the modern theory of combustion.

Antoine Watteau
Antoine Watteau was a French painter and engraver. He was born in 1684 at Valenciennes and died in 1721.

Anton Bruckner
Anton Bruckner was an Austrian composer. He was born in 1824 and died in 1896. He composed 9 symphonies.

Anton Chekhov
Anton Pavlovich Chekhov was a Russian writer born at Taganrog in 1860. He died in 1904.

Anton Diffring
Anton Diffring is an actor. He was born in 1918.

Anton Glanzelius
Anton Glanzelius is an actor.

Anton Rodgers
Anton Rodgers is an actor. He was born in 1927.

Anton Rubinstein
Anton Grigorovich Rubinstein was a Russian composer and pianist. He was born in 1829, dying in 1894. He became a music teacher in Petrograd in 1848 where he founded the Russian Musical Society in 1861 and the Conservatoire in 1862.

Anton Walbrook
Anton Walbrook was an actor. He was born in 1900 and died in 1967.

Antonella Lualdi
Antonella Lualdi is an actress. She was born in 1931.

Antonia Brough
Antonia Brough is an actress.

Antonin Artaud
Antonin Artaud was an actor. He was born in 1895 and died in 1948.

Antonin Dvorak
Antonin Dvorak was a Czech composer. He was born in 1841 and died in 1904.

Antonio Allegri
see "Correggio"

Antonio Banderas
Antonio Banderas is an actor.

Antonio Canaletto
Antonio Canaletto was an Italian painter. He was born at Venice in 1697 and died in 1768. He painted scenes.

Antonio Correggio
Antonio Allegri da Correggio was an Italian painter. He was born in 1494 at Correggio. He died in 1534. He painted the ecce homo.

Antonio Diabelli
Antonio Diabelli was an Austrian composer. He was born in 1781 near Salzburg and died in 1858.

Antonio Fargas
Antonio Fargas is an actor.

Antonio Moreno
Antonio Moreno was an actor. He was born in 1886 and died in 1967.

Antonio Pollaiuolo
Antonio Pollaiuolo was an Italian goldsmith, sculptor and painter. He was born in 1429 and died in 1498.

Antonio Rosmini-Serbati
Antonio Rosmini-Serbati was an Italian philosopher. He was born at Rovereto in 1797 and died in 1855. He founded the Rosminians.

Antonio Stradivari
Antonio Stradivari was an Italian maker of violins. He was born at Cremona in 1644, dying in 1737. His violins are the finest ever made.

Antonio Vivaldi
Antonio Vivaldi was an Italian composer. He was born in 1678 and died in 1741. He composed Concerto grossos (The Four Seasons).

Apache
The apache are a tribe of Indians that live in Arizona.

Apple Tree Gang
The Apple Tree Gang were five pioneer American golfers, who formed the St Andrew's Golf Club of Yonkers in 1888. They became known as the Apple Tree Gang when they laid out a six-hole golf course in an orchard.

Aquanetta
Aquanetta is an actress. She was born in 1920.

Arab
see "Arabs"

Arabs
The Arabs are a Semitic race of people who originally inhabited Saudi Arabia and the neighbouring countries.

Aram J. Pothier
Aram J Pothier was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Rhode Island from 1909 until 1915.

Aram Khachaturian
Aram Khachaturian was a Russian composer. He was born in 1903 and died in 1978. He composed Ballets, piano pieces, Sabre Dance.

Arawaks
The Arawaks are a South American indian tribe still found in Guyana.

Arcangelo Corelli
Arcangelo Corelli was an Italian composer. He was born in 1653, dying in 1713.

Arch A. Moore, Jr
Arch A Moore Jr was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of West Virginia from 1985 until 1989.

Archibald Alison
Archibald Alison was a Scottish theologian and writer on aesthetics. He was born in 1757 in Edinburgh and died in 1839.

Archibald Bower
Archibald Bower was a Scottish writer. He was born in 1686 and died in 1766. He wrote 'A History of The Popes' which was remarkable for its zeal against the Popery.

Archibald Forbes
Archibald Forbes was a was correspondent. He was born in 1838 and died in 1900. He was present at the Franco-Prussian War of 1870, the Spanish Carlist War, the Russo-Turkish, the Afghanistan and Zululand campaigns. He published his memoirs and adventures in many books.

Archibald Roane
Archibald Roane was an American politician. He was a Democratic-Republican governor of Tennessee from 1801 until 1803.

Archibald Wavell
Archibald Percival Wavell was a British soldier. He was born in 1883 at Colchester and died in 1950. From 1943 until 1947 he was Viceroy of India.

Archibald Yell
Archibald Yell was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Arkansas from 1840 until 1844.

Archie Duncan
Archie Duncan was an actor. He was born in 1914 and died in 1979.

Archie Gubbrud
Archie Gubbrud was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of South Dakota from 1961 until 1965.

Archimedes
Archimedes was a great ancient Greek mathematician.

Arecunas
The Arecunas are a South American indian tribe still found in Guyana.

Aretas B. Fleming
Aretas B Fleming was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of West Virginia from 1890 until 1893.

Aretha Franklin
Aretha Franklin is an actress.

Aristotle
Aristotle was an ancient Greek philosopher.

Arleen Whelan
Arleen Whelan is an actress. She was born in 1916.

Arlene Dahl
Arlene Dahl is an actress. She was born in 1924.

Arlene Francis
Arlene Francis is an actor. He was born in 1908.

Arlene Golonka
Arlene Golonka is an actress.

Arlene Simmons
Arlene Simmons is an actress.

Arletty
Arletty was an actress. She was born in 1898 and died in 1992.

Armagnacs
The Armagnacs were a Frebch political party, followers of the duke of Orleans. Some 3500 members of the party were massacred at Paris in June 1418 by their opponents, the followers of the duke of Burgundy.

Armand Assante
Armand Assante is an actor.

Armand Beauvais
Armand Beauvais was an American politician. He was a Jeffersonian Republican governor of Louisiana from 1829 until 1830.

Armand Richelieu
Armand Duplessis Richelieu was a French churchman and statesman. He was born in 1585 in Paris and died in 1642. In 1624 he became minister of state to Louis XIII and dominated the weak King, ruling France himself.

Armin MuellerStahl
Armin MuellerStahl was an actor. He was born in 1930.

Arminius Vambery
Arminius Vambery was a Hungarian traveller and Orientalist. He was born in 1832 and died in 1913. He travelled through Armenia and Persia between 1861 and 1864 and was the Professor of Oriental languages at the University of Budapest until 1905.

Arnie McEnroe
Arnie McEnroe is an actor.

Arnold Bennett
Arnold Bennett was a British novelist. He was born at Hanley in Staffordshire in 1867, and died in 1931.

Arnold Hess Jr
Arnold Hess Jr is an actor.

Arnold Moss
Arnold Moss is an actor. He was born in 1910.

Arnold Ridley
Arnold Ridley was an English actor. He played 'Godfrey' in 'Dads Army'.

Arnold Schoenberg
Arnold Schoenberg was an Austrian composer. He was born in 1874 and died in 1951. He composed Pelleas and Melisande, Pierrot Lunaire, Verklarte Nacht.

Arnold Schwarzenegger
Arnold Schwarzenegger is an Austrian born American actor. He was born in 1947.

Arnold Toynbee
Arnold Toynbee was an English social reformer. He was born in 1852 and died in 1883. He is remembered for his attempts to ameliorate the conditions of the poor, especially of Whitechapel in East London where Toynbee Hall was erected in his memory.

Arnold Williams
Arnold Williams was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Idaho from 1945 until 1947.

Arnoldus Vander Horst
Arnoldus Vander Horst was an American politician. He was a Federalist governor of South Carolina from 1794 until 1796.

Arrigo Boito
Arrigo Boito was an Italian composer and poet. He was born in 1842 at Padua and died in 1918. His chief works are operas influenced by Wagner.

Art Blakey
Art (Arthur) Blakey was an American Black jazz drummer and leader of the Jazz Messengers band. He was born in 1919 and died in 1990.

Art Carney
Art Carney is an actor. He was born in 1918.

Art Ellison
Art Ellison is an actor.

Art Garfunkel
Art Garfunkel is an actor.

Art Hindle
Art Hindle is an actor. He was born in 1948.

Art Lund
Art Lund was an actor. He was born in 1915 and died in 1990.

Art Metrano
Art Metrano was an actor. He was born in 1937.

Art Smith
Art Smith was an actor. He was born in 1899 and died in 1973.

Arte Johnson
Arte Johnson is an actor. He was born in 1934.

Arthur
King Arthur was the son of Uther Pendragon and ruled Britain around the 5th century.

Arthur A. Link
Arthur A Link was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of New Dakota from 1973 until 1981.

Arthur Askey
Arthur Askey was an actor. He was born in 1900 and died in 1982.

Arthur B. Langlie
Arthur B Langlie was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Washington from 1941 until 1945.

Arthur C. Mellette
Arthur C Mellette was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of South Dakota from 1889 until 1893.

Arthur Capper
Arthur Capper was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Kansas from 1915 until 1919.

Arthur Carewe
Arthur Carewe is an actor.

Arthur Cayley
Arthur Cayley was an English mathematician. He was born in 1821 at Richmond and died in 1895 at Cambridge. He published more than nine hundred papers on pure mathematics.

Arthur Chesney
Arthur Chesney is an actor.

Arthur Dignam
Arthur Dignam is an actor.

Arthur Fenner
Arthur Fenner was an American politician. He was an Anti-Federalist governor of Rhode Island from 1790 until 1805.

Arthur Franz
Arthur Franz is an actor. He was born in 1920.

Arthur Griswold Crane
Arthur Griswold Crane was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Wyoming from 1949 until 1951.

Arthur H. James
Arthur H James was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Pennsylvania from 1939 until 1943.

Arthur Hill
Arthur Hill is an actor. He was born in 1922.

Arthur Hohl
Arthur Hohl was an actor. He was born in 1889 and died in 1964.

Arthur Honegger
Arthur Honegger was a French composer. He was born in 1892 and died in 1955. He composed Judith, Le Roi David, Pacific 231.

Arthur Housman
Arthur Housman was an actor. He was born in 1888 and died in 1942.

Arthur Howard
Arthur Howard is an actor. He was born in 1910.

Arthur Hoyt
Arthur Hoyt was an actor. He was born in 1873 and died in 1953.

Arthur Hunicutt
Arthur Hunicutt was an actor. He was born in 1911 and died in 1979.

Arthur I. Boreman
Arthur I Boreman was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of West Virginia from 1863 until 1869.

Arthur J. Weaver
Arthur J Weaver was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Nebrasaka from 1929 until 1931.

Arthur Johnson
Arthur Johnson was an actor. He was born in 1876 at Davenport, Iowa and died in 1916. He was the son of an Episcopal minister, he ran away from home to join a touring stage company and later played leads in New York productions. A big, handsome man, he made a strong impression on D. W. Griffith, who chanced upon him on a Manhattan street and asked him to play the lead in The Adventures of Dollie (1908), Griffith's first film as a director. Although Johnson, like other screen players of the period, did not become publicly known by name for several years, he soon was a favorite of film audiences and was probably the first true matinee idol of the American screen. He starred in many of Griffith's early films, often opposite the famous ``Biograph Girl,'' Florence Lawrence, and Griffith's wife, Linda Arvidson, and later was the top leading man of the Philadelphia-based Lubin organization.

Arthur Kennedy
Arthur Kennedy was an actor. He was born in 1914 and died in 1990.

Arthur Lake
Arthur Lake is an actor. He was born in 1905.

Arthur Lowe
Arthur Lowe was an actor. He was born in 1914 and died in 1982.

Arthur Lucan
Arthur Lucan was an actor. He was born in 1887 and died in 1954.

Arthur M. Hyde
Arthur M Hyde was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Missouri from 1921 until 1925.

Arthur MacArthur
Arthur MacArthur was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Wisconsin during 1856.

Arthur Margetson
Arthur Margetson was an actor. He was born in 1897 and died in 1951.

Arthur Marshal
Arthur Marshal was an actor. He died in 1989.

Arthur Miller
Arthur Miller is an American playwright. He was born in 1915. He wrote Death of a Salesman.

Arthur Mullard
Arthur Mullard is an actor. He was born in 1910.

Arthur OConnell
Arthur OConnell was an actor. He was born in 1908 and died in 1981.

Arthur P. Bagby
Arthur P Bagby was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Alabama from 1837 until 1841.

Arthur Rimbaud
Arthur Rimbaud was a Belgian poet. He was born in 1854 in the Ardennes and died in 1891.

Arthur Riscoe
Arthur Riscoe was an actor. He was born in 1896 and died in 1954.

Arthur Schopenhauer
Arthur Schopenhauer was a German philosopher. He was born in 1788 at Danzig and died in 1860.

Arthur Seligman
Arthur Seligman was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of New Mexico from 1931 until 1933.

Arthur Shields
Arthur Shields was an actor. He was born in 1895 and died in 1970.

Arthur Space
Arthur Space was an actor. He was born in 1908 and died in 1983.

Arthur T. Hannett
Arthur T Hannett was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of New Mexico from 1925 until 1927.

Arthur Tracy
Arthur Tracy is an actor. He was born in 1903.

Arthur Treacher
Arthur Treacher was an actor. He was born in 1894 and died in 1975.

Arthur Walkley
Arthur Bingham Walkley was an English author and journalist. He was born in 1855 and died in 1926. He was dramatic critic at the Times until 1819 when he retired.

Arthur Wontner
Arthur Wontner was an actor. He was born in 1875 and died in 1960.

Arthur Young
Arthur Young was an actor. He was born in 1898 and died in 1959.

Arturo deCordova
Arturo deCordova was an actor. He was born in 1908 and died in 1973.

Arturo Dominici
Arturo Dominici is an actor.

Arturo Toscanini
Arturo Toscanini was an Italian musician. He was born in 1867 and died in 1957.

Arvid Afzelius
Arvid August Afzelius was a Swedish poet and pastor. he was born in 1785 and died in 1871. He was pastor of Enkoping from 1828 to 1871.

Asa S. Bushnell
Asa S Bushnell was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Ohio from 1896 until 1900.

Asahel Peck
Asahel Peck was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Vermont from 1874 until 1876.

Ashbel P. Willard
Ashbel P Willard was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Indiana from 1857 until 1860.

Ashley Judd
Ashley Judd is an actress. She was born in 1970.

Ashton C. Shallenberger
Ashton C Shallenberger was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Nebrasaka from 1909 until 1911.

Asia Viera
Asia Viera is an actress.

Asoka
Asoka was an Indian emperor and upholder of Buddhism. He was born in 269 BC and died in 232 BC.

Asser
Asser was a Welsh monk who lived during the 9th century and is credited with writing about the life of King Alfred.

Assumpta Serna
Assumpta Serna is an actress.

Asta
Asta is an actress.

Asta Nielsen
Asta Nielsen was an actress. She was born in 1882 and died in 1972.

Astrid Allwyn
Astrid Allwyn was an actress. She was born in 1909 and died in 1978.

Athelstan
Athelstan was an English king. He was born in 895 and died in 940. He succeeded his father, Edward the Elder, in 925 and extended his kingdom by defeats over the Welsh of devon, Cornwall and Wales and defeating the Northumbrian Danes and their northern and Irish allies at the Battle of Brunanburh in 937.

Athene Seyler
Athene Seyler was an actress. She was born in 1889 and died in 1990.

Athole Stewart
Athole Stewart was an actor. He was born in 1879 and died in 1940.

Atimuca
The Atimuca (Timucuas) were an aboriginal people of Florida who were exterminated and absorbed by the Muskhogean Seminoles.

Atterdag
see "Waldemar IV"

Attila
Attila was King of the Huns. He was born in 406, dying in 453.

Aubrey Beardsley
Aubrey Vincent Beardsley was a black-and-white decorative artist. He was born in 1872 and died in 1898.

Aubrey Mather
Aubrey Mather was an actor. He was born in 1885 and died in 1958.

Aubrey Woods
Aubrey Woods is an actor. He was born in 1928.

Audie Murphy
Audie Murphy was an actor. He was born in 1924 and died in 1971.

Audrey Christie
Audrey Christie is an actress. She was born in 1912.

Audrey Claire
Audrey Claire is an actress.

Audrey Hepburn
Audrey Hepburn was an actress. She was born in 1929 and died in 1993.

Audrey Long
Audrey Long is an American actress. She was born in 1923, in Orlando, Florida. A former model, she played leads and supporting roles in minor films of the 40s and early 50s.

Audrey Totter
Audrey Totter is an actress. She was born in 1918.

Audrie J. Neenan
Audrie J Neenan is an actress.

August Pott
August Friedrich Pott was a German philologist. He was born in 1802 and died in 1887 at Halle. He studied at Gottingen, and became a teacher at the gymnasium at Celle, and subsequently privat-docent in the University of Berlin in 1830. In 1833 he was appointed extraordinary professor of linguistic science at Halle, and ordinary professor in 1839. His greatest work is his Etymologische Forschungen.

August Schellenberg
August Schellenberg is an actor.

August Strindberg
August Strindberg was a Swedish writer. He was born in 1849 and died in 1912.

Augusta Ciolli
Augusta Ciolli is an actress.

Auguste Comte
Auguste Comte was a French philosopher and the founding father of sociology. He was born in 1798 at Montpellier and died in 1857. He studied at Paris and later wrote two works on his positivist philosophy which sought to establish Humanity itself as the object of religious reverence and love.

Auguste Piccard
Auguste Piccard was a Belgian scientist. He was born in 1884 at Lutry and died in 1962.

Auguste Rodin
Auguste Rodin was a French impressionist sculptor. He was born in 1840 and died in 1917.

Augustus C. French
Augustus C French was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Illinois from 1846 until 1853.

Augustus E. Willson
Augustus E Willson was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Kentucky from 1907 until 1911.

Augustus Hill Garland
Augustus Hill Garland was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Arkansas from 1874 until 1877.

Augustus O. Bourn
Augustus O Bourn was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Rhode Island from 1883 until 1885.

Augustus O. Stanley
Augustus O Stanley was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Kentucky from 1915 until 1919.

Augustus Pugin
Augustus Welby Pugin was an English architect. He was born in 1812 in London and died in 1852.

Augustus W. Bradford
Augustus W Bradford was an American politician. He was a Union governor of Maryland from 1862 until 1866.

Aurangzeb
Aurangzeb was a Mogul emperor of India. He was born in 1618 and died in 1707.

Austin A. King
Austin A King was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Missouri from 1848 until 1853.

Austin Blair
Austin Blair was an American politician. He was a Republican governor of Michigan from 1861 until 1864.

Austin L. Crothers
Austin L Crothers was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Maryland from 1908 until 1912.

Austin Peay
Austin Peay was an American politician. He was a Democratic governor of Tennessee from 1923 until 1927.

Austin Pendleton
Austin Pendleton is an actor. He was born in 1940.

Austin Stoker
Austin Stoker is an actor.

Austin Trevor
Austin Trevor was an actor. He was born in 1897 and died in 1978.

Austin Willis
Austin Willis is an actor.

Ava Gardner
Ava Gardner was an actress. She was born in 1922 and died in 1990.

Avery Schreiber
Avery Schreiber is an actor.

Avis Bunnage
Avis Bunnage was an actor. He died in 1990.

Avon Long
Avon Long is an actor.

Azande
The Azande are an ethnically mixed Sudanic-speaking agricultural people found in south-west Sudan, Zaire and the central African Republic. In the 18th century they were formed into a series of kingdoms by the Ambomu, led by the ruling Avongara clan. They are renowned for their elaborate system of beliefs in witchcraft, divination and magic.

Aztec
The Aztecs were an American Indian tribe inhabiting Mexico.

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