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Madeleine Albright

Born: May 15, 1937 Prague, Czechoslovakia Czech-born American businessperson, speaker, and secretary of state On January 23, 1997, when Madeleine Albri...

Louisa May Alcott

Born: November 29, 1832 Germantown, Pennsylvania Died: March 6, 1888 Boston, Massachusetts American writer Louisa May...

Aldi

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Aldi is the common company brand name of two German multinational family-owned discount supermarket chains operating over 10,000 stores in 20 countries. The chain was founded by br

Lord Tennyson Alfred

Born: August 6, 1809 Somersby, England Died: October 6, 1892 Haslemere, England English poet Alfred, Lord Tennyson wa...

Muhammad Ali

Born: January 17, 1942 Louisville, Kentucky African American boxer Muhammad Ali was the only professional boxer to win the heavy-weight champions...

Monica Ali

Author Born in 1967, in Dhaka, Bangladesh; emigrated to Britain, 1971; daughter of Hatem (a teacher) and Joyce (a counselor) Ali; married Simon Torrance (a management consul...

Jeremy Allaire

Founder, president, and CEO of Brightcove, Inc . Born May 13, 1971, in Philadelphia, PA; son of Jim (a psychologist) and Barb (a press editor) Allaire; married Marjorie;...

Iyad Allawi

1945 • Adhamiyah, Iraq Former prime minister of Iraq For nearly thirty years Iraq-born Iyad Allawi lived in Great Britain, where he was known for his skills as a neurol...

Sarah Allen

Missionary Sarah Allen (1764–1849) was one of the most famous and revered church women of her time, beloved for establishing the first recognized charity organization for female pa...

Elsie Allen

Renowned Pomo weaver Elsie Allen (1899–1990) is credited with saving Pomo weaving from cultural extinction by breaking with tradition and teaching the traditional basket weaving te...

James Van Allen

Born September 7, 1914, in Mount Pleasant, IA; died of heart failure, August 9, 2006, in Iowa City, IA. Scientist. James Van Allen helped launch the United States into the space race. On J...

Woody Allen

Born: December 1, 1935 Brooklyn, New York American filmmaker, actor, author, and comedian Woody Allen is one of America's most prominent filmmakers. He...

Robert Allenby

Professional golfer Born Robert Mark Allenby, July 12, 1971, in Melbourne, Australia; son of Don and Sylvia Allenby; married Sandy, 1999; children: Harry Jack, Lily Bela. ...

Isabel Allende

Born: August 2, 1942 Lima, Peru Chilean novelist, journalist, and dramatist The author of several novels and a collection of short fiction, as well as ...

June Allyson

Born Eleanor Geisman, October 7, 1917, in the Bronx, NY; died of pulmonary respiratory failure and acute bronchitis, July 8, 2006, in Ojai, CA. Actress. Screen actress June Allyson was bes...

Néstor Almendros

Spanish cinematographer Néstor Almendros (1930–1992) won an Academy Award for his work in creating the breathtaking vistas of land and sky meant to depict Texas around 1900 in the ...

Julia Alvarez

March 27, 1950 • New York, New York Author Although she has been a writer of prose and poetry for most of her life, Julia Alvarez did not have a significant impact unti...

Julia Alvarez

Born: March 27, 1950 New York, New York American novelist and poet Julia Alvarez is a writer whose most notable work is How the Garcia ...

Angeles Alvariño

Spanish American fishery research biologist and marine scientist Dr. Angeles Alvariño (1916–2005) became one of the few global authorities on certain types of marine plankton. She ...

Amazon

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Amazon.com, Inc. is an American multinational technology company which focuses on e-commerce, cloud computing, digital streaming, and artificial intelligence. It is