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

Rasheed Araeen	English artist	1935
Yasser Arafat	former Palestinian President,…	1929–2004
François Arago	French mathematician, physici…	1786–1853
Catherine of Aragon	first wife of Henry VIII of E…	1485–1536
Louis Aragon	French poet, novelist and edi…	1897–1982
Francisco Aragón	poet	1968
Hiromu Arakawa	award winning Japanese manga …	1973
Sadao Araki	Japanese general	1877–1966
Marie Arana	American journalist	1949
János Arany	Hungarian writer	1817–1882
Roscoe Arbuckle	American silent film actor, c…	1887–1933
Diane Arbus	American photographer and aut…	1923–1971
John Arbuthnot
Joan of Arc	French folk heroine and Roman…	1412–1431
Luis Arce	President of Bolivia	1963
Joseph Arch	British politician	1826–1919
Jeffrey Archer	English author and former pol…	1940
Archilochus	Ancient Greek lyric poet	-680–-645 BC
Archimedes	Greek mathematician, physicis…	-287–-212 BC
Archpoet	12th century poet	1130–1165
Archytas	ancient Greek philosopher	-428–-347 BC
Don Arden	English producer	1926–2007
Paul Arden	writer	1940–2008
Jacinda Ardern	Prime Minister of New Zealand	1980
Robert Ardrey	Screenwriter and author of se…	1908–1980
Elvira Arellano	Mexican illegal immigrant and…	1975
Reinaldo Arenas	Cuban poet/novelist/playwright	1943–1990
Lee Arenberg	American actor	1962
Hannah Arendt	Jewish-American political the…	1906–1975
Pietro Aretino	Italian author, playwright, p…	1492–1556
Asia Argento	Italian actress, film directo…	1975
Sherry Argov	American writer	1977
José Argüelles	American author and artist	1939–2011
Chris Argyris	American business theorist/Pr…	1923–2013
Dan Ariely	Israeli American professor of…	1967
Austin Aries	professional wrestler	1978
Abdul Rahman Arif	President and Prime Minister …	1916–2007
Frank Martinus Arion	writer and poet	1936–2015
Ludovico Ariosto	Italian poet	1474–1533
Aristophanés	Athenian playwright of Old Co…	-448–-386 BC
Aristotle	Classical Greek philosopher, …	-384–-321 BC
Arius	priest in Alexandria; founder…
Guru Arjan	The fifth Guru of Sikhism	1563–1606
Nima Arkani-Hamed	American-Canadian physicist	1972
Richard Arkwright	textile entrepreneur; develop…	1732–1792
John Arlott	English sports commentator an…	1914–1991
Allisyn Ashley Arm	American actress	1996
Ayi Kwei Armah	Ghanaian writer	1939
Joan Armatrading	British singer-songwriter	1950
Dick Armey	American politician	1940
Simon Armitage	Poet, playwright, novelist	1963
Richard Armour	American writer	1906–1989
Billie Joe Armstrong	American singer and guitarist	1972
Edwin Howard Armstrong	American electrical engineer …	1890–1954
Jennifer Armstrong	American children's writer	1961
Joe Armstrong	British computer scientist	1950–2019
John Armstrong	British poet	1709–1779
Karen Armstrong	author and comparative religi…	1944
Kelley Armstrong	Canadian writer	1968
Kristin Armstrong	American road bicycle racer	1973
Lance Armstrong	professional cyclist from the…	1971
Louis Armstrong	American jazz trumpeter, comp…	1901–1971
Neil Armstrong	American astronaut; first per…	1930–2012
T. Alan Armstrong
Alethea Arnaquq-Baril	director	1978
Antoine-Vincent Arnault	French dramatist	1766–1834
Will Arnett	Canadian actor	1970
Gus Arnheim	American musician	1897–1955
Bettina von Arnim	German writer	1785–1859
Elizabeth von Arnim	Australian writer	1866–1941
Rolf Arnkil		1923–1964
Arnobius	Christian apologist	255–327
Benedict Arnold	Continental and later British…	1741–1801
Dana Arnold	Middlessex uni prof	1961
Edwin Arnold	British poet and journalist	1832–1904
George Arnold	American author and poet	1834–1865
Kenneth Arnold	American aviator and business…	1915–1984
Matthew Arnold	English poet and cultural cri…	1822–1888
Thomas Arnold	English headmaster of Rugby S…	1795–1842
Vladimir I. Arnold	Russian mathematician	1937–2010
Jonathan Arnott	British politician	1981
Raymond Aron	French philosopher, sociologi…	1905–1983
Hans Arp	Alsatian, sculptor, painter, …	1886–1966
Arrian	Roman historian, public serva…	89–175
Kenneth Arrow	American economist	1921–2017
Stephen Arroyo	American astrologer, astrolog…	1946
Pedro Arrupe	Twenty-eighth Superior Genera…	1907–1991
Alp Arslan
Antonin Artaud	French-Occitanian poet, playw…	1896–1948
Bea Arthur	actress, singer, comedian	1922–2009
Chester A. Arthur	American politician, 21st Pre…	1829–1886
Kay Arthur	International Bible teacher/f…	1933
Keri Arthur	Australian writer
Timothy Shay Arthur	Novelist, short story writer,…	1809–1885
W. Brian Arthur	American economist	1946
Yann Arthus-Bertrand	French photographer	1946
Ian Wilson (conceptual artist)	American artist, born 1940	1940–2020
Paul Ryan (video artist)	American video artist	1943–2013
Lev Artsimovich	Soviet physicist	1909–1973
Debito Arudou	Author/activist with Japanese…	1965