Authors by A

Aristotle 230

Classical Greek philosopher, student of Plato and founder o… -384–-321 BC

Dante Alighieri 105

Italian poet 1265–1321

Ali 124

cousin and son-in-law of the Islamic prophet Muhammad 601–661

Aurelius Augustinus 183

early Christian theologian and philosopher 354–430

Douglas Adams 317

English writer and humorist 1952–2001

Marcus Aurelius 400

Emperor of Ancient Rome 121–180

Maya Angelou 247

American author and poet 1928–2014

Muhammad Ali 100

African American boxer, philanthropist and activist 1942–2016

Theodor W. Adorno 90

German sociologist, philosopher and musicologist known for … 1903–1969

Francis of Assisi 49

Catholic saint and founder of the Franciscan Order 1182–1226

Tod A	American musician	1965
Jacob Aagaard	Danish-born Scottish chess gr…	1973
Aaliyah	American singer, actress and …	1979–2001
Alvar Aalto	Finnish architect and designer	1898–1976
Hank Aaron	Retired American baseball pla…	1934
Ben Aaronovitch	British television writer	1964
Frank W. Abagnale	American security consultant,…	1948
Chris Abani	Nigerian author	1966
Isabelo Caiban Abarquez	Filipino Roman Catholic priest	1959
Yousif Abba	Iraqi bishop	1951
Khwaja Ahmad Abbas	Film director, Screenwriter, …	1914–1987
Lamia Abbas	Iraqi poet	1929–2021
Mahmoud Abbas	Palestinian statesman	1935
Edward Abbey	American author and essayist	1927–1989
Henry Abbey	American poet	1842–1911
Lynn Abbey	American writer	1948
Andrew Abbott	American sociologist and Prof…	1948
Berenice Abbott	American photographer	1898–1991
Derek Abbott	Physicist, engineer	1960
Diane Abbott	British Labour Party politici…	1953
Edwin Abbott Abbott	British theologian and author	1838–1926
Greg Abbott	48th Governor of Texas	1957
Jack Abbott	Author, criminal	1944–2002
Karen Abbott	American writer	1973
Megan Abbott	American writer	1971
Shirley Abbott		1934
Tony Abbott	Australian politician	1957
Layal Abboud	Lebanese pop singer	1982
Randa Abdel-Fattah	contemporary Australian write…	1979
Ziad K Abdelnour	Lebanese-born American invest…	1960
Sabit Damulla Abdulbaki	First Prime Minister of the T…	1883–1934
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar	American basketball player	1947
Mohamad Shukri Abdull	about Mohamad Shukri Abdull	1960
Daayiee Abdullah	Homosexual Muslim activist	1954
Omar Abdullah	Indian politician	1970
Khabibullo Abdusamatov	Russian astrophysicist	1940
Kóbó Abe	Japanese writer, playwright, …	1924–1993
Shana Abe	U.S. American novelist
Niels Henrik Abel	Norwegian mathematician	1802–1829
Reuben Abel
Peter Abelard	French scholastic philosopher…	1079–1142
Isaac Abella	physicist	1934–2016
Hal Abelson	computer scientist	1947
Philip Abelson	US physicist, editor of the j…	1913–2004
Lascelles Abercrombie	Poet, academic, literary crit…	1881–1938
Aberjhani	author	1957
David Aberle	anthropologist	1918–2004
Ralph Abernathy	American Civil Rights Movemen…	1926–1990
George Abernethy	American merchant and politic…	1807–1877
Hafsat Abiola	Nigerian human rights, civil …	1974
Walter Abish	Austrian-American author	1931
Dan Abnett	British comic book writer, no…	1965
Leila Aboulela	writer, playwright	1964
James Abourezk	United States Senator	1931
Abraham	Biblical patriarch	-1813–-1638 BC
Daniel Abraham	speculative fiction writer fr…	1969
David Abram	American philosopher, ecologi…	1957
Marina Abramović	Yugoslav-American artist	1946
Mimi Abramovitz	non-fiction writer	1941
J. J. Abrams	American film and television …	1966
M. H. Abrams	American literary theorist	1912–2015
Alexei Alexeyevich Abrikosov	Soviet, Russian and American …	1928–2017
Dannie Abse	Welsh poet and physician	1923–2014
Shaker Abssi		1955–2008
Talal Abu-Ghazaleh	Jordanian businesspeople	1938
Diana Abu-Jaber	Novelist, short story writer,…	1960
Mumia Abu-Jamal	Prisoner, Journalist, Broadca…	1954
As'ad AbuKhalil	professor	1960
Abu Sa'id Abu'l-Khayr	poet	967–1049
Bella Abzug	American politician	1920–1998
Lucius Accius	Roman poet and scholar	-170–-84 BC
Vito Acconci	Designer, landscape architect…	1940–2017
Goodman Ace	Comedian, television writer a…	1899–1982
Elizabeth Acevedo	American poet and author
Mario Acevedo	football player	1969
Manmohan Acharya	Poet, lyricist	1967–2013
Chinua Achebe	Nigerian novelist, poet, prof…	1930–2013
Dean Acheson	Statesman and lawyer	1893–1971
André Aciman	writer, professor	1951
Marc Acito	American novelist, humorist, …	1966
Kathy Acker	American novelist, playwright…	1947–1997
Diane Ackerman	Author, poet, naturalist	1948
Jessie Ackermann	Second Woman's Christian Temp…	1857–1951
Russell L. Ackoff	Scientist	1919–2009
Peter Ackroyd	English author	1949
Alexander Acosta	27th and current United State…	1969
Marta Acosta	American novelist
Oscar Zeta Acosta	American attorney, politician…	1935–1974
Eliza Acton	Poet, cook	1799–1859
John Dalberg-Acton, 1st Baron Acton	British politician and histor…	1834–1902
Sarah Jones (stage actress)	African-American actress, pla…	1973
Cherry Adair	South African-American writer	1951
John Adair	Author, theorist	1934
Thomas Adam	clergyman, religious writer	1701–1784
Yemi Adamolekun	Executive Director of Enough …
Abigail Adams	2nd First Lady of the United …	1744–1818
Ansel Adams	American photographer and env…	1902–1984
Brooks Adams	American political writer	1848–1927
Bryan Adams	Canadian singer-songwriter	1959
Carol J. Adams	author, animal rights activist	1951