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

Bella Andre
Carl Andre	American artist	1935
Bavua Ntinu André	Spiritual master of the PSV	1939–2013
Giles Andreae	British artist, poet	1966
Brian Andreas	American artist	1956
Marc Andreessen	American entrepreneur, invest…	1971
Constantine Andreou	painter and Sculptor	1917–2007
Sophia de Mello Breyner Andresen	Portuguese poet and writer	1919–2004
Björn Andrésen	actor, musician	1955
Stanislav Andreski	Polish-British sociologist	1919–2007
Mario Andretti	Italian-American racing driver	1940
Brother Andrew	Christian missionary	1928–2022
Keith Andrew
Lancelot Andrewes	English divine	1555–1626
Andy Andrews	author and corporate speaker	1959
Ilona Andrews	American husband-and-wife nov…
Julie Andrews	British actress, singer, auth…	1935
Kenneth R. Andrews	Business scholar	1916–2005
Lucilla Andrews	British romance novelist	1919–2006
Mary Kay Andrews	American writer(original name…	1954
Roy Chapman Andrews	American explorer, adventurer…	1884–1960
Ivo Andrič	novelist, short story writer	1892–1975
François Andrieux	French man of letters and pla…	1759–1833
Yuri Andropov	General Secretary of the Comm…	1914–1984
Yurii Andrukhovych	Ukrainian writer, poet, essay…	1960
Aneirin	Brythonic (Welsh) poet; autho…	525–600
Henri Frederic Angel
Jake Angeli	American far-right activist	1988
Fiorenzo Angelini	Catholic cardinal	1916–2014
Barbara De Angelis	American psychologist	1951
Norman Angell	British politician	1872–1967
Maya Angelou	American author and poet	1928–2014
Natalie Angier	American writer	1958
Sharron Angle	Former member of the Nevada A…	1949
James Jesus Angleton	chief of the CIA's counterint…	1917–1987
Joan Walsh Anglund	American poet and children's …	1926
Jessica Minh Anh	Vietnamese model	1988
Mordechai Anielewicz	Leader of the Jewish Combat O…	1919–1943
Anirvan	Indian Hindu philosopher	1896–1978
Jennifer Aniston	television and film actress f…	1969
Jo Ankier	British athlete and televisio…	1982
Ma Anliang	Qing dynasty army general	1855–1918
Kofi Annan	7th Secretary-General of the …	1938–2018
Gerolf Annemans	Flemish politician	1958
Ann-Margret	Swedish-American actress, sin…	1941
Hideaki Anno	Japanese animator and film di…	1960
Núria Añó	Catalan writer novelist	1973
Anonymous
Jean Anouilh	French playwright	1910–1987
Aziz Ansari	American actor and stand-up c…	1983
Khwaja Abdullah Ansari	Persian writer	1006–1089
Tamim Ansary	Afghan-American author/public…	1948
G. E. M. Anscombe	British analytic philosopher	1919–2001
Ruth Nanda Anshen	American philosopher, author …	1900–2003
Wang Anshi	Song Dynasty chancellor and p…	1021–1086
Andrus Ansip	Estonian chemist and politici…	1956
Harry J. Anslinger	1st Commissioner of the Feder…	1892–1975
Igor Ansoff	American mathematician	1918–2001
F. Anstey	English novelist and journali…	1856–1934
George Antheil	American avant-garde composer…	1900–1959
Piers Anthony	English-American writer in th…	1934
Robert Anthony	professional wrestler	1982
Susan B. Anthony	American women's rights activ…	1820–1906
Mary Antin	American memoirist	1881–1949
Ignatius of Antioch	Patriarch of Antioch and mart…	35–108
Antisthenes	Greek philosopher	-444–-365 BC
Maria Rosa Antognazza	professor, author	1964–2023
Marie Antoinette	last Queen of France prior to…	1755–1793
Ion Antonescu	prime minister and conducător…	1882–1946
Ilario Antoniazzi	Catholic archbishop	1948
Orlando Antonini	Italian priest	1944
Michelangelo Antonioni	Italian film director and scr…	1912–2007
Laura Antoniou	American novelist	1963
Anatoly Antonov	Russian diplomat and statesma…	1955
Raymond Antrobus		1986
António Lobo Antunes	Portuguese writer	1942
Qasem-e Anvar	Iranian poet	1356–1434
Anvari	Persian poet	1126–1190
Chairil Anwar	Indonesian poet	1922–1949
Philip Arnold Subira Anyolo	Kenyan Roman Catholic archbis…	1956
Gloria E. Anzaldúa	Chicana cultural theory, femi…	1942–2004
Eiji Aonuma	Japanese video game designer	1963
Guillaume Apollinaire	French poet	1880–1918
Sidonius Apollinaris	Gaulish poet, aristocrat and …	430–489
Thomas the Apostle	Apostle of Jesus Christ
Jacob M. Appel	American author, bioethicist,…	1973
Karel Appel	Dutch painter, sculptor, and …	1921–2006
Charles James Apperley	Welsh sportsman and writer	1778–1843
Fiona Apple	singer-songwriter, musician	1977
Anne Applebaum	journalist	1964
Christina Applegate	American actress	1971
Jon Appleton	American composer	1939
Thomas Gold Appleton	American artist	1812–1884
Apuleius	Berber prose writer in Latin	125–170
Thomas Aquinas	Italian Dominican scholastic …	1225–1274
Ibn Arabi	Arab Andalusian Sufi mystic a…	1165–1240
Shadida Arabi
Abdullah of Saudi Arabia	former King of Saudi Arabia	1924–2015
Faisal of Saudi Arabia	King of Saudi Arabia	1906–1975
William Arabin		1773–1841