Biographies of notable people — their path, achievements and key facts.
Sarah Allen
Missionary Sarah Allen (1764–1849) was one of the most famous and revered church women of her time, beloved for establishing the first recognized charity organization for female pa...
James Van Allen
Born September 7, 1914, in Mount Pleasant, IA; died of heart failure, August 9, 2006, in Iowa City, IA. Scientist. James Van Allen helped launch the United States into the space race. On J...
Robert Allenby
Professional golfer Born Robert Mark Allenby, July 12, 1971, in Melbourne, Australia; son of Don and Sylvia Allenby; married Sandy, 1999; children: Harry Jack, Lily Bela. ...
Isabel Allende
Born: August 2, 1942 Lima, Peru Chilean novelist, journalist, and dramatist The author of several novels and a collection of short fiction, as well as ...
June Allyson
Born Eleanor Geisman, October 7, 1917, in the Bronx, NY; died of pulmonary respiratory failure and acute bronchitis, July 8, 2006, in Ojai, CA. Actress. Screen actress June Allyson was bes...
Néstor Almendros
Spanish cinematographer Néstor Almendros (1930–1992) won an Academy Award for his work in creating the breathtaking vistas of land and sky meant to depict Texas around 1900 in the ...
Julia Alvarez
Born: March 27, 1950 New York, New York American novelist and poet Julia Alvarez is a writer whose most notable work is How the Garcia ...
Julia Alvarez
March 27, 1950 • New York, New York Author Although she has been a writer of prose and poetry for most of her life, Julia Alvarez did not have a significant impact unti...
Angeles Alvariño
Spanish American fishery research biologist and marine scientist Dr. Angeles Alvariño (1916–2005) became one of the few global authorities on certain types of marine plankton. She ...
Roger Ames
Advisor to Time Warner Born c. 1950 in Trinidad. Addresses: Office —Time Warner Inc., One Time Warner Ctr., New York, NY 10019-8016. ...
Idi Amin
Born c. 1925, in Koboko, Uganda; died from multiple organ failure, August 16, 2003, in Jidda, Saudi Arabia. Dictator. Idi Amin ruled Uganda for eight years through terror and mayhem. He dr...
Idi Amin
Born: c. 1925 Koboko, West Nile Province, Uganda Ugandan president As president of Uganda from 1971 to 1979, Idi Amin (c. 1925–) became well know...
Jay Van Andel
Born June 3, 1924, in Grand Rapids, MI; died of Parkinson's disease, December 7, 2004, in Ada, MI. Entrepreneur. Amway, the company co-founded by Jay Van Andel, grew into one of the most ...
Hans Christian Andersen
Born: April 2, 1805 Odense, Denmark Died: August 4, 1875 Copenhagen, Denmark Danish writer, author, and novelist Hans...
Brad Anderson
Chief Executive Officer of Best Buy Born Bradbury H. Anderson, April 29, 1949, in Sheridan, WY; son of Marbury Anderson (a Lutheran minister); married Janet; children: two sons. ...
Marian Anderson
Born: February 27, 1897 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Died: April 8, 1993 Portland, Oregon African American opera singer ...
Elizabeth Garrett Anderson
Born: 1836 Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England Died: December 17, 1917 Aldeburgh, Suffolk, England English physician and activist ...
Anthony Anderson
August 15, 1970 • Augusta, Maine Actor, writer, producer With his boyish face and gap-toothed smile, and weighing over 270 pounds, Anth...
Carl David Anderson
Born: September 3, 1905 New York, New York Died: January 11, 1991 San Marino, California American physicist The Ameri...
Tadao Ando
Architect Born September 13, 1941, in Osaka, Japan; married Yumikio. Addresses: Office —Tadao Ando Architect & Associates, 5-23 Toyosaki ...