Biographies of notable people — their path, achievements and key facts.
AFI
Rock group Group formed in 1991 in Ukiah, CA; members include Hunter Burgan (born May 14, 1976), bass; Adam Carson (born February 5, 1975), drums; Davey Havok (born ...
Hank Aaron
Born: February 5, 1934 Mobile, Alabama African American baseball player Hank Aaron is major league baseball's leading home run hitter, with a car...
Mahmoud Abbas
March 26, 1935 • Safed, British Mandate of Palestine President of Palestinian National Authority Since the 1970s Mahmoud Abbas has been a key player in Middle East poli...
Mahmoud Abbas
Mahmoud Abbas (born 1935) became chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) after Yasir Arafat died in November of 2004, and two months later was easily elected presid...
Edward Abbey
The controversial writings on the American West by American essayist and novelist Edward Abbey (1927–1989) exerted a strong influence on the development of the modern environmental...
Ralph Abernathy
Born: March 11, 1926 Linden, Alabama Died: April 30, 1990 Atlanta, Georgia African American civil rights activist Civ...
J. J. Abrams
Scriptwriter, television producer, and film director Born Jeffrey Jacob Abrams, June 27, 1966, in New York, NY, to Gerald (a television producer) and Carol (a television producer)...
Bella Abzug
Born: July 24, 1920 New York, New York Died: March 31, 1998 New York, New York American lawyer, politician, and civil rights activis...
Chinua Achebe
Born: November 15, 1930 Ogidi, Nigeria Nigerian novelist Chinua Achebe is one of Nigeria's greatest novelists. His novels are written mainly for ...
Samuel Adams
Born: September 27, 1722 Boston, Massachusetts Died: October 2, 1803 Boston, Massachusetts American colonial leader T...
Ansel Adams
Born: February 20, 1902 San Francisco, California Died: April 22, 1984 Carmel, California American photographer Ansel...
John Adams
Born: October 30, 1735 Braintree (now Quincy), Massachusetts Died: July 4, 1826 Quincy, Massachusetts American president, vice presi...
Don Adams
Born Donald James Yarmy, April 13, 1923, in New York, NY; died of lymphoma and a lung infection, September 25, 2005, in Los Angeles, CA. Actor. Though he got his start as a standup comedia...
Abigail Adams
Born: November 22, 1744 Weymouth, Massachusetts Died: October 28, 1818 Quincy, Massachusetts American political advisor and first la...
Joy Adamson
Born: January 20, 1910 Troppau, Silesia, Austria Died: January 3, 1980 Shaba Game Reserve, Kenya Austrian naturalist, writer, and pa...
Jane Addams
Born: September 6, 1860 Cedarville, Illinois Died: May 21, 1935 Chicago, Illinois American reformer and social worker ...
Jonathan Adler
Home-furnishings designer and ceramicist Born in 1966, in New Jersey; son of Harry (an attorney) and Cynthia (an artist) Adler; partner of Simon Doonan (creative director of Barne...
Alfred Adler
Born: February 7, 1870 Vienna, Austria Died: May 28, 1937 Aberdeen, Scotland Austrian psychiatrist Austrian psychiatr...
Freddy Adu
June 2, 1989 • Tema, Ghana Soccer player Freddy Adu is like any average teenager. He goofs around with his friends, enjoys going to the...
Freddy Adu
Professional soccer player Born June 2, 1989, in Ghana; son of Maxwell and Emelia (a hardware store cashier). Addresses: Office —D.C. U...