People

Jane Addams

Born: September 6, 1860 Cedarville, Illinois Died: May 21, 1935 Chicago, Illinois American reformer and social worker ...

Adidas

Consumer goods

Adidas is a German multinational corporation, founded and headquartered in Herzogenaurach, Bavaria, that designs and manufactures shoes, clothing and accessories. It is the la

Jonathan Adler

Home-furnishings designer and ceramicist Born in 1966, in New Jersey; son of Harry (an attorney) and Cynthia (an artist) Adler; partner of Simon Doonan (creative director of Barne...

Alfred Adler

Born: February 7, 1870 Vienna, Austria Died: May 28, 1937 Aberdeen, Scotland Austrian psychiatrist Austrian psychiatr...

Adnams

Industry and Production

Adnams is a regional brewery founded in 1872 in Southwold, Suffolk, England, by George and Ernest Adnams. It produces cask ale and pasteurised bottled beers. Annual produ

Adobe

Computers and software

Adobe Inc. is an American multinational computer software company. Incorporated in Delaware and headquartered in San Jose, California, it has historically specialized in software f

Freddy Adu

June 2, 1989 • Tema, Ghana Soccer player Freddy Adu is like any average teenager. He goofs around with his friends, enjoys going to the...

Freddy Adu

Professional soccer player Born June 2, 1989, in Ghana; son of Maxwell and Emelia (a hardware store cashier). Addresses: Office —D.C. U...

Docklands & East London Advertiser

Advertising and media

The East London Advertiser is a mostly free weekly local newspaper in east London, England covering primarily the borough of Tower Hamlets. It was formed in late 2011 by Archa

Citizens Advice

Financial services

Citizens Advice (previously Citizens Advice Bureau and also known as Cyngor ar Bopeth in Welsh) is an independent organisation specialising in confidential information and advice to ass

FRP Advisory

Audit and Consulting

FRP Advisory is a business advisory firm based in the United Kingdom, providing restructuring, corporate finance, debt advisory, forensic accounting and financial advisor

Aeschylus

Born: 524 B.C.E. Eleusis, Greece Died: 456 B.C.E. Gela, Italy Greek playwright ...

Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

Politics and Administration

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is the government department responsible for environmental protection, food production and standards, 

Arthur Agatston

Cardiologist and author Born in 1947; married Sari. Education: Graduate of New York University School of Medicine; specialized medical training at Mo...

Spiro Agnew

Born: November 9, 1918 Baltimore, Maryland Died: September 17, 1996 Ocean City, Maryland American vice president and governor ...

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

President of Iran Born Mahmoud Saborjhian, October 28, 1956, in Aradan, Iran; son of a blacksmith; married to a university lecturer; children: two sons, one daughter. ...

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad

After his election as president of the Islamic Republic of Iran on June 24, 2005, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (born 1956) emerged as one of the world's most controversial, and in some quar...

Christian Aid

Other

Christian Aid is the official relief and development agency of 41 Christian (Protestant, Catholic and Orthodox) churches in the UK and Ireland,[1] and works to support sustainable devel

Alvin Ailey

Born: January 5, 1931 Rogers, Texas Died: December 1, 1989 New York, New York African American dancer and choreographer ...

Airbus

Auto and Transport

Airbus is a European multinational aerospace corporation. The 'SE' in the name means it is a societas Europaea, which enables it to be registered as European rather than Dutch. As