People

Louise Arbour

United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Born February 10, 1947, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada; daughter of Ruth Laberge (a retail store owner); partner for 27 years, Larry...

Joan of Arc

Born: c. 1412 Domrémy, France Died: May 30, 1431 Rouen, England French heroine The French national heroine Joan of Ar...

Eddie Arcaro

Eddie Arcaro (1916–1997) was one of American thoroughbred racing's legendary figures. A jockey who racked up an impressive string of wins during his peak years in the 1940s and ...

Archimedes

Born: c. 287 B.C.E. Syracuse Died: 212 B.C.E. Syracuse Greek mathematician ...

The Lee Miller Archives

Science and education

The Lee Miller Archives is a small privately run archive which is dedicated to conserving, publishing and cataloguing the lifestyle and holding of work by Lee Miller, the photography of her husband Ro

Hannah Arendt

Born: October 14, 1906 Hanover, Germany Died: December 4, 1975 New York, New York German philosopher and writer A Jew...

Argus

Advertising and media

Argus is an independent media organisation with almost 1100 staff. It is headquartered in London and has 26 offices in the world’s principal commodity trading and production centres. Argus produ

Jean-Bertrand Aristide

Born: July 15, 1953 Douyon, Haiti Haitian president Aman of the people and loved by many in his home country, Jean-Bertrand Aristide was first el...

Jean-Bertrand Aristide

July 15, 1953 • Port-Salut, Haiti Political leader, priest Jean-Bertrand Aristide, the former president of Haiti, has had a political h...

Aristophanes

Born: c. 448 B.C.E. Athens, Greece Died: c. 385 B.C.E. Athens, Greece Greek writer ...

Aristotle

Born: c. 384 B.C.E. Chalcidice, Greece Died: c. 322 B.C.E. Chalcis, Greece Greek philosoph...

Alan Arkin

Actor Born Alan Wolf Arkin, March 26, 1934, in Brooklyn, NY; son of David I. (an artist and teacher) and Beatrice (a teacher; maiden name, Wortis) Arkin; married Jeremy Yaff...

Giorgio Armani

Consumer goods

Giorgio Armani S.p.A., commonly known as Armani, is an Italian luxury fashion house founded in Milan by Giorgio Armani which designs, manufactures, distributes

Lance Armstrong

September 18, 1971 • Plano, Texas Cyclist Lance Armstrong is one of the most celebrated athletes in the world, making history in 2005 by winning the prestigious Tour de...

Louis Armstrong

Born: August 4, 1901 New Orleans, Louisiana Died: July 6, 1971 New York, New York African American jazz musician and singer ...

Neil Armstrong

Born: August 5, 1930 Wapakoneta, Ohio American astronaut The American astronaut Neil Armstrong was the first person to walk on the moon. In one o...

Benedict Arnold

Born: January 14, 1741 Norwich, Connecticut Died: June 14, 1801 London, England American military general Although he...

Martina Arroyo

American soprano Martina Arroyo (born c. 1936) was a pioneer among African-American performers in the operatic field, and in general one of opera's most effective public ambassador...

Ascential

Advertising and media

Ascential plc, formerly EMAP, is a British business-to-business media business specialising in exhibitions & festivals and information services. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange&nbsp

Mary Kay Ash

Born: c. 1916 Hot Wells, Texas Died: November 22, 2001 Dallas, Texas American businesswoman Mary Kay Ash used her tra...