People

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...

Tadao Ando

Architect Born September 13, 1941, in Osaka, Japan; married Yumikio. Addresses: Office —Tadao Ando Architect & Associates, 5-23 Toyosaki ...

The University of St Andrews

Science and education

The University of St Andrews abbreviated as St And, from the Latin Sancti Andreae, in post-nominals) is a public university in St Andrews, Scotland. It is

Lori B. Andrews

Attorney and ethicist Born in 1952, in Chicago, IL; married Clem (divorced); children: Christopher. Education: Yale University, B.A.; Yale Law School...

Fra Angelico

Born: c. 1400 Vicchio, Italy Died: c. 1455 Rome, Italy Italian painter and artist The Italian painter Fra Angelico co...

Maya Angelou

Born: April 4, 1928 St. Louis, Missouri African American author, poet, and playwright Maya Angelou—author, poet, playwright, stage and screen performer...

The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals

Other

The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA) is a charity operating in England and Wales which promotes animal welfare. The RSPCA is funded primarily by voluntary donations. Foun

Kofi Annan

Born: April 8, 1938 Kumasi, Ghana Ghanian-born international diplomat International diplomat Kofi Annan of Ghana is the seventh secretary-general...

Marie Antoinette

Born: November 2, 1755 Vienna (now in Austria) Died: October 16, 1793 Paris, France French queen M arie Antoinette wa...

Mark Antony

Born: c. 83 B.C.E. Rome (now in Italy) Died: 30 B.C.E. Alexandria, Egypt Roman politician ...

Judd Apatow

Writer, producer, and director Born December 6, 1967; married Leslie Mann (an actress); children: Maude, Iris. Education: Attended the University of ...

Virginia Apgar

Born: June 7, 1909 Westfield, New Jersey Died: August 7, 1974 New York, New York American medical researcher and educator ...

Karel Appel

Born Karel Christian Appel, April 25, 1921, in Amsterdam, The Netherlands; died of a heart ailment, May 3, 2006, in Zurich, Switzerland. Artist. Expressionist painter Karel Appel made a na...

Fiona Apple

Singer and songwriter Born Fiona Apple McAfee-Maggart, September 13, 1977, in New York, NY; daughter of Brandon Maggart (an actor) and Diane McAfee (a dancer and singer). ...

Benigno Aquino

Born: November 27, 1932 Tarlac Province, Luzon, Philippines Died: August 21, 1983 Manila, Philippines Filipino politician ...

Avi Arad

1948 • Poland Producer, executive, toy designer Avi Arad may have the coolest job in the world, considering that he gets to hang around...

Yasir Arafat

Born: October 24, 1929 Cairo, Egypt Palestinian political leader, military leader, and president Yasir Arafat was elected chairman of the Palestine Lib...

Catherine of Aragon

Born: December 16, 1485 Alcalá de Henares, Spain Died: January 7, 1536 Kimbolton, Huntingdon, England Spanish queen consort ...

Shizuka Arakawa

Figure skater Born December 29, 1981, in Tokyo, Japan; daughter of Koichi and Sachi Arakawa. Education: Graduated from Waseda University, 2004. ...