People

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...

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

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 ...

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...

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

Consumer goods

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

BBC America

Advertising and media

BBC America is an American basic cable network that is jointly owned by BBC Studios and AMC Networks. The channel primarily airs sci-fi and action ser

Anglo American

Industry and Production

Anglo American plc is a British listed multinational mining company with headquarters in London, UK. It is the world's largest producer of platinum, with around 40% of wo

Roger Ames

Advisor to Time Warner Born c. 1950 in Trinidad. Addresses: Office —Time Warner Inc., One Time Warner Ctr., New York, NY 10019-8016. ...

Idi Amin

Born: c. 1925 Koboko, West Nile Province, Uganda Ugandan president As president of Uganda from 1971 to 1979, Idi Amin (c. 1925–) became well know...

Idi Amin

Born c. 1925, in Koboko, Uganda; died from multiple organ failure, August 16, 2003, in Jidda, Saudi Arabia. Dictator. Idi Amin ruled Uganda for eight years through terror and mayhem. He dr...

National Amusements

Advertising and media

National Amusements, Inc. is an American privately owned movie theater operator and mass media holding company incorporated in Maryland and based in Norwood, Ma

Jay Van Andel

Born June 3, 1924, in Grand Rapids, MI; died of Parkinson's disease, December 7, 2004, in Ada, MI. Entrepreneur. Amway, the company co-founded by Jay Van Andel, grew into one of the most ...

Hans Christian Andersen

Born: April 2, 1805 Odense, Denmark Died: August 4, 1875 Copenhagen, Denmark Danish writer, author, and novelist Hans...

Brad Anderson

Chief Executive Officer of Best Buy Born Bradbury H. Anderson, April 29, 1949, in Sheridan, WY; son of Marbury Anderson (a Lutheran minister); married Janet; children: two sons. ...

Carl David Anderson

Born: September 3, 1905 New York, New York Died: January 11, 1991 San Marino, California American physicist The Ameri...

Marian Anderson

Born: February 27, 1897 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Died: April 8, 1993 Portland, Oregon African American opera singer ...