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

Alphonse Allais	French writer and humourist	1854–1905
Maurice Allais	French economist; 1988 winner…	1911–2010
Jani Allan	South African columnist and b…	1952
William Albert Allard	Photographer	1937
Ayad Allawi	Iraqi politician	1945
W. C. Allee	American zoologist and ecolog…	1885–1955
Joseph Alleine	Pastor, author	1634–1668
Richard Alleine	English clergyman	1611–1681
Crystal Allen	American actress	1972
Dave Allen	Irish comedian and satirist	1936–2005
David Allen	American productivity consult…	1945
Elizabeth Chase Allen	American author, journalist, …	1832–1911
Ethan Allen	American general	1738–1789
Fred Allen	comedian	1894–1956
Frederick Lewis Allen	American historian and editor…	1890–1954
George Allen
Gracie Allen	American actress and comedien…	1902–1964
H. Stanley Allen	English Physicist	1873–1954
James Allen	British philosophical writer	1864–1912
James Van Allen	American nuclear physicist	1914–2006
Lily Allen	English singer, songwriter, a…	1985
Patrick Allen	Film, television and voice ac…	1927–2006
Paul Allen	American inventor, investor a…	1953–2018
Ray Allen
Steve Allen	American comedian, actor, mus…	1921–2000
Tim Allen	American actor, voiceover art…	1953
Woody Allen	American screenwriter, direct…	1935
Isabel Allende	Chilean writer	1942
Salvador Allende	Chilean physician and politic…	1908–1973
Lawrence H. Aller	astronomer	1913–2003
Kirstie Alley	American actress	1951
Svetlana Alliluyeva	daughter of Joseph Stalin	1926–2011
GG Allin	American singer-songwriter	1956–1993
Margery Allingham	English writer of detective f…	1904–1966
William Allingham	Irish man of letters and poet	1824–1889
Edward Allington	sculptor	1951–2017
Dorothy Allison	poet, novelist, critic	1949
Henry E. Allison	American philosopher	1937
Kenneth Allott	Irish poet	1912–1973
Gordon W. Allport	American psychologist	1897–1967
Bill Allred
Gloria Allred	American civil rights lawyer	1941
Chris Van Allsburg	US children's writer and illu…	1949
Aaron Allston	American writer	1960–2014
Washington Allston	American artist	1779–1843
Muhammad al-Mahdi	12th and last Imam in Twelver…	869–941
Al-Mahdi	the third Abbasid Caliph	744–785
Abu Talib al-Makki	Scholar, mystic
Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum	Emirati politician	1949
Nouri al-Maliki	Prime Minister of Iraq	1950
Haifaa al-Mansour	Saudi Arabian film director	1974
Al-Mansur	the second Abbasid Caliph	714–775
Al-Maqrizi	Egyptian Arab historian	1364–1445
Carlos Almaraz	Chicano artist	1941–1989
Burhan al-Din al-Marghinani	muhaddith, faqih and author (…	1117–1197
Al-Maʿarri	Medieval Arab philosopher	973–1057
Albara Almerf		2000
Dhul-Nun al-Misri	Sufi saint	796–859
David Almond	British children's writer	1951
Steve Almond	American writer	1966
Al-Shaykh Al-Mufid	scholar	948–1022
Majid al-Muhandis	Iraqi-Saudi Arabian singer	1971
Muhammad Al-Munajjid	lecturer	1960
Al-Muradi
Al-Mutanabbi	Arabic poet from the Abbasid …	915–965
Muhammad ibn Abd al-Jabbar ibn al-Hasan al-Niffari
Shulamit Aloni	Israeli politician	1928–2014
Fernando Alonso	Spanish racing driver	1981
Salman al-Ouda	journalist	1956
Lisa Alpine
Imru' al-Qais	Arabic Poet	501–544
Fakhri al-Qaisi
Uwais al-Qarani	Muslim saint	594–657
Al-Qushayri	philosopher	986–1072
Fakhr al-Din al-Razi	Muslim scientist	1150–1210
Muhammad ibn Zakariya al-Razi	Persian polymath, physician, …	865–925
Ali al-Rida	eighth of the Twelve Imams	770–818
Nayef Al-Rodhan	philosopher, neuroscientist, …	1959
Hilton Als	writer, critic	1961
Ahmad Nasser al-Mohammed al-Sabah		1971
Ja'far al-Sadiq	Muslim religious person	702–765
Muhammad Saeed al-Sahhaf	Diplomatic politician and he…	1940
Sari al-Saqati	Iraqi sufi	772–867
Al-Shafi‘i	Founder of Sunni Shafi‘i	767–820
Manal al-Sharif	Saudi Arabian activist	1979
Abdul Rahman Al-Sudais	Imam in Mecca	1962
Al-Tabari	influential Persian scholar, …	839–923
Muhammad al-Taqi	ninth of the Twelve Imams of …	811–835
Tara Altebrando
Steve Alten	American writer	1959
Peter Altenberg	Austrian writer and poet	1859–1919
Marcella Althaus-Reid	Argentine theologian	1952–2009
Sufyan al-Thawri	Muslim Scholar and founder of…	716–778
Lisa Alther	Novelist	1944
Louis Althusser	French political philosopher	1918–1990
Thomas J. J. Altizer	American radical theologian	1927–2018
James Altucher	American hedge fund manager, …	1968
Sahl al-Tustari	arabian Sufi, Islamic theolog…	818–896
Richard Arden, 1st Baron Alvanley	British judge and politician	1744–1804
Mando Alvarado	actor