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

Rukmini Devi Arundale	Indian Bharatnatyam dancer	1904–1986
Aryabhata	Indian mathematician-astronom…	476–550
Muhammad Asad	Austro-Hungarian writer and a…	1900–1992
Talal Asad	Aanthropologist at the CUNY G…	1932
Zabel Sibil Asadour	Armenian writer	1863–1934
Catherine Asaro	American science-fiction writ…	1955
Sholem Asch	Polish-American novelist, dra…	1880–1957
Solomon Asch	American psychologist	1907–1996
Roger Ascham	English scholar and didactic …	1515–1568
Arik Ascherman	American rabbi	1959
Roy Ascott	British academic	1934
Mary Kay Ash	Entrepreneur	1918–2001
Timothy Garton Ash	British historian and author	1955
John Ashbery	poet from the United States	1927–2017
W. Ross Ashby	British psychiatrist	1903–1972
Jay Ashcroft		1973
John Ashcroft	American politician	1942
Richard Ashcroft	English singer-songwriter	1971
Paddy Ashdown	British politician and diplom…	1941–2018
Arthur Ashe	American tennis player	1943–1993
Daisy Ashford	English writer	1881–1972
Scott Ashjian	American businessman	1963
Baruch Ashlag	Polish rabbi	1907–1991
Yehuda Ashlag	Orthodox Jewish Rabbi and Kab…	1886–1954
Anastasia Ashley	American surfer and model	1987
Jennifer Ashley	American author	1974
Maurice Ashley	Chess Grandmaster	1966
Robert Ashley	American composer	1930–2014
Ashoka	Indian emperor of the Maurya …	-304–-232 BC
Abdul-Azeez ibn Abdullaah Aal ash-Shaikh	Grand Mufti of Saudi Arabia	1943
Dore Ashton	art critic	1928–2017
Marvin J. Ashton	Apostle of the LDS Church	1915–1994
Henry Fountain Ashurst	United States Senator from Ar…	1874–1962
Isaac Asimov	American writer and professor…	1920–1992
Asjadi	persian poet
Elias Aslaksen	Norwegian clergyman	1888–1976
Nadeem Aslam	British writer	1966
Reza Aslan	Iranian-American author, comm…	1972
Tarō Asō	92nd Prime Minister of Japan	1940
Alain Aspect	French physicist	1947
Robert Lynn Asprin	American science fiction and …	1946–2008
H. H. Asquith	Former Prime Minister of the …	1852–1928
Margot Asquith	Anglo-Scottish socialite, aut…	1864–1945
Alberto Assa	Colombian eductor and transla…	1909–1996
As-Saffah	First Abbasid caliph	722–754
Roberto Assagioli	Italian psychiatrist and pion…	1888–1974
Julian Assange	Australian editor, activist, …	1971
Abu Nasr as-Sarraj
François Asselineau	French politician	1957
Machado de Assis	Brazilian writer	1839–1908
Francis of Assisi	Catholic saint and founder of…	1182–1226
Jan Assmann	German egyptologist	1938
Azali Assoumani	President of Comoros	1959
Fred Astaire	American dancer, singer, acto…	1899–1987
Mary Astell	English feminist writer	1666–1731
Rick Astley	British singer and songwriter	1966
Thea Astley	Australian novelist	1925–2004
Elizabeth Aston	English writer	1948–2016
Brooke Astor	Socialite, writer, Philanthro…	1902–2007
John Jacob Astor	German-American businessman	1763–1848
Miguel ángel Asturias	colombia	1899–1974
Almazbek Atambayev	President of Kyrgyzstan	1956
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk	Turkish army officer, revolut…	1881–1938
Tex Atchison	American musician	1912–1982
Pandurang Shastri Athavale	Indian philosopher, spiritual…	1920–2003
Athenaeus	ancient greek writer	170–223
Edwin Atherstone	British writer	1788–1872
Nancy Atherton	American writer	1955
Michael Atiyah	British mathematician	1929–2019
Peter Atkins	British chemist	1940
Kate Atkinson
Rowan Atkinson	English actor, comedian, and …	1955
Ayo-Maria Atoyebi		1944
Scott Atran	Anthropologist	1952
Atrios
Mohamed Atta	Egyptian hijacker and one of …	1968–2001
Jacques Attali	French economist	1943
A. A. Attanasio	writer	1951
Dave Attell	comedian	1965
David Attenborough	British broadcaster and natur…	1926
Atticus	pseudonym of Canadian actor a…
Attila	King of the Hunnic Empire	406–453
Clement Attlee	Former Prime Minister of the …	1883–1967
Abd al-Bari Atwan	Palestinian journalist	1950
Lee Atwater	American political consultant…	1951–1991
Amelia Atwater-Rhodes	Novelist	1984
Margaret Atwood	Canadian writer	1939
Harriet Auber	British poet, hymnwriter	1773–1862
René Auberjonois
John Aubrey	English writer and antiquarian	1626–1697
Edward St. Aubyn	British writer	1960
Louis Auchincloss	Lawyer, novelist, historian, …	1917–2010
Kevyn Aucoin	American make-up artist and p…	1962–2002
W. H. Auden	Anglo-American poet	1907–1973
Matthew Ishaya Audu	Nigerian catholic priest	1959
John James Audubon	American ornithologist, natur…	1785–1851
Jean M. Auel	Novelist	1936
Erich Auerbach	German Philologist	1892–1957
Red Auerbach	Hall of Fame basketball coach	1917–2006
Aurelius Augustinus	early Christian theologian an…	354–430