Biographies of notable people — their path, achievements and key facts.
Fra Angelico
Born: c. 1400 Vicchio, Italy Died: c. 1455 Rome, Italy Italian painter and artist The Italian painter Fra Angelico co...
Maya Angelou
Born: April 4, 1928 St. Louis, Missouri African American author, poet, and playwright Maya Angelou—author, poet, playwright, stage and screen performer...
Kofi Annan
Born: April 8, 1938 Kumasi, Ghana Ghanian-born international diplomat International diplomat Kofi Annan of Ghana is the seventh secretary-general...
Marie Antoinette
Born: November 2, 1755 Vienna (now in Austria) Died: October 16, 1793 Paris, France French queen M arie Antoinette wa...
Mark Antony
Born: c. 83 B.C.E. Rome (now in Italy) Died: 30 B.C.E. Alexandria, Egypt Roman politician ...
Judd Apatow
Writer, producer, and director Born December 6, 1967; married Leslie Mann (an actress); children: Maude, Iris. Education: Attended the University of ...
Virginia Apgar
Born: June 7, 1909 Westfield, New Jersey Died: August 7, 1974 New York, New York American medical researcher and educator ...
Karel Appel
Born Karel Christian Appel, April 25, 1921, in Amsterdam, The Netherlands; died of a heart ailment, May 3, 2006, in Zurich, Switzerland. Artist. Expressionist painter Karel Appel made a na...
Fiona Apple
Singer and songwriter Born Fiona Apple McAfee-Maggart, September 13, 1977, in New York, NY; daughter of Brandon Maggart (an actor) and Diane McAfee (a dancer and singer). ...
Benigno Aquino
Born: November 27, 1932 Tarlac Province, Luzon, Philippines Died: August 21, 1983 Manila, Philippines Filipino politician ...
Avi Arad
1948 • Poland Producer, executive, toy designer Avi Arad may have the coolest job in the world, considering that he gets to hang around...
Yasir Arafat
Born: October 24, 1929 Cairo, Egypt Palestinian political leader, military leader, and president Yasir Arafat was elected chairman of the Palestine Lib...
Catherine of Aragon
Born: December 16, 1485 Alcalá de Henares, Spain Died: January 7, 1536 Kimbolton, Huntingdon, England Spanish queen consort ...
Shizuka Arakawa
Figure skater Born December 29, 1981, in Tokyo, Japan; daughter of Koichi and Sachi Arakawa. Education: Graduated from Waseda University, 2004. ...
Louise Arbour
United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights Born February 10, 1947, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada; daughter of Ruth Laberge (a retail store owner); partner for 27 years, Larry...
Joan of Arc
Born: c. 1412 Domrémy, France Died: May 30, 1431 Rouen, England French heroine The French national heroine Joan of Ar...
Eddie Arcaro
Eddie Arcaro (1916–1997) was one of American thoroughbred racing's legendary figures. A jockey who racked up an impressive string of wins during his peak years in the 1940s and ...
Archimedes
Born: c. 287 B.C.E. Syracuse Died: 212 B.C.E. Syracuse Greek mathematician ...
Hannah Arendt
Born: October 14, 1906 Hanover, Germany Died: December 4, 1975 New York, New York German philosopher and writer A Jew...
Jean-Bertrand Aristide
July 15, 1953 • Port-Salut, Haiti Political leader, priest Jean-Bertrand Aristide, the former president of Haiti, has had a political h...