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• 1631 CEAdam Adamandy KochańskiAdam Adamandy Kochański IPA: [ˈadam adaˈmandɨ kɔˈxaj̃ski] (5 August 1631 – 17 May 1700) was a Polish…
• 1723 CEAdam FergusonAdam Ferguson (Scottish Gaelic: Adhamh MacFhearghais), also known as Ferguson of Raith (1 July N.S. / 20 June…
• 1943 CEAdam Hart-DavisAdam John Hart-Davis (born 4 July 1943) is an English scientist, author, photographer, historian and…
• 1770 CEAdam Johann von KrusensternAdam Johann von Krusenstern (Russian: Ива́н Фёдорович Крузенште́рн, romanized: Ivan Fyodorovich Kruzenshtern…
• 1450 CEAdam KraftAdam Kraft (or Krafft) (c. 1460? – January 1509) was a German stone sculptor and master builder of the late…
• 1979 CEAdam LevineAdam Noah Levine ( lə-VEEN; born March 18, 1979) is an American singer, musician and television personality…
• 1798 CEAdam MickiewiczAdam Bernard Mickiewicz (24 December 1798 – 26 November 1855) was a Polish poet, dramatist, essayist…
• 1599 CEAdam OleariusAdam Olearius (born Adam Ölschläger or Oehlschlaeger; 24 September 1599 or August 16, 1603 – 22 February…
• 1837 CEAdam OpelAdam Opel (9 May 1837 – 8 September 1895) was a German entrepreneur who founded the company Adam Opel AG…
• 1492 CEAdam RiesAdam Ries (1492 or 1493 – 30 March 1559) was a German mathematician. He is also known by the name Adam Riese.…
• 1969 CEAdam RiessAdam Guy Riess (born December 16, 1969) is an American astrophysicist and Bloomberg Distinguished Professor…
• 1966 CEAdam SandlerAdam Richard Sandler (born September 9, 1966) is an American actor and comedian. Primarily a comedic leading…
• 1967 CEAdam SavageAdam Whitney Savage (born July 15, 1967) is an American special effects creator and educational video…
• 1723 CEAdam SmithAdam Smith (baptised 16 June [O.S. 5 June] 1723 – 17 July 1790) was a Scottish economist and philosopher who…
• 1748 CEAdam WeishauptJohann Adam Weishaupt (German: [ˈjoːhan ˈaːdam ˈvaɪshaʊpt]; 6 February 1748 – 18 November 1830) was a German…
• 1945 CEAdam ZagajewskiAdam Zagajewski (21 June 1945 – 21 March 2021) was a Polish poet, novelist, translator, and essayist. He was…
• 1237 CEAdam de la HalleAdam de la Halle (1245–50 – 1285–8/after 1306) was a French poet-composer trouvère. Among the few medieval…
• 1445 CEAdam of FuldaAdam of Fulda (c. 1445 – 1505) was a German composer and music theorist of the second half of the 15th…
• 1748 CEAdamantios KoraisAdamantios Korais or Koraïs (Greek: Ἀδαμάντιος Κοραῆς [aðaˈmandi.os koraˈis]; Latin: Adamantius Coraes…
• 400 CEAdamantiusAdamantius (Ancient Greek: Ἀδαμάντιος) was an ancient physician, bearing the title of iatrosophist (ἰατρικῶν…
• 1075 CEAdelard of BathAdelard of Bath (Latin: Adelardus Bathensis; c. 1080? – c. 1142–1152?) was a 12th-century English natural…
• 1781 CEAdelbert von ChamissoAdelbert von Chamisso (German pronunciation: [ˈaːdl̩bɛʁt fɔn ʃaˈmɪso]; 30 January 1781 – 21 August 1838) was…
• 1988 CEAdeleAdele Laurie Blue Adkins ( ə-DEL; born 5 May 1988) is an English singer and songwriter. Regarded as a British…
• 1240 CEAdenes Le RoiAdenes le Roi (born in Brabant c. 1240, died c. 1300) was a French minstrel and poet. He was a favorite of…
• 570 CEAdeodatus IPope Adeodatus I (570 – 8 November 618), also called Deodatus I or Deusdedit, was the bishop of Rome from 19…
• 401 CEAdergoudounbadesAdergoudounbadēs (Ancient Greek: Ἀδεργουδουνβάδης, before 488 – 541) was a prominent Sasanian nobleman…
• 1952 CEAdi ShamirAdi Shamir (Hebrew: עדי שמיר; born July 6, 1952) is an Israeli cryptographer and inventor. He is a…
• 1719 CEAdil ShahAli-qoli Khan (Persian: علیقلی‌خان), commonly known by his regnal title Adel Shah (also spelled Adil…
• 1900 CEAdlai Stevenson IIAdlai Ewing Stevenson II (February 5, 1900 – July 14, 1965) was an American politician and diplomat who was…
• 1899 CEAdnan MenderesAli Adnan Ertekin Menderes (Turkish: [adˈnan ˈmændeɾes]; 1899 – 17 September 1961) was a Turkish politician…
• 1818 CEAdolf AnderssenKarl Ernst Adolf Anderssen (6 July 1818 – 13 March 1879) was a German chess master. He won the great…
• 1826 CEAdolf BastianAdolf Philipp Wilhelm Bastian (26 June 1826 – 2 February 1905) was a 19th-century polymath remembered best…
• 1903 CEAdolf ButenandtAdolf Friedrich Johann Butenandt (German pronunciation: [ˈaːdɔlf ˈbuːtənant]; 24 March 1903, Lehe near…
• 1906 CEAdolf EichmannOtto Adolf Eichmann ( EYEKH-mən; German pronunciation: [ˈʔɔto ˈʔaːdɔlf ˈʔaɪçman]; 19 March 1906 – 1 June…
• 1854 CEAdolf ErmanJohann Peter Adolf Erman (German: [ɛɐ̯ˈmãː]; 31 October 1854 – 26 June 1937) was a German Egyptologist and…
• 1710 CEAdolf Fredrik of SwedenAdolf (or Adolph) Frederick (Swedish: Adolf Fredrik; German: Adolf Friedrich; 14 May 1710 – 12 February 1771)…
• 1738 CEAdolf Friedrich IV, Duke of Mecklenburg-StrelitzAdolphus Frederick IV (German: Adolf Friedrich IV; 5 May 1738 – 2 June 1794) was Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz…
• 1853 CEAdolf FurtwänglerJohann Michael Adolf Furtwängler (30 June 1853 – 10 October 1907) was a German archaeologist, teacher, art…
• 1912 CEAdolf GallandAdolf Josef Ferdinand Galland (19 March 1912 – 9 February 1996) was a German Luftwaffe general and flying ace…
• 1205 CEAdolf IV of HolsteinAdolf IV (before 1205 – 8 July 1261) was a Count of Schauenburg (1225–1238) and of Holstein (1227–1238), of…
• 1870 CEAdolf LoosAdolf Franz Karl Viktor Maria Loos (German: [ˈaːdɔlf ˈloːs]; 10 December 1870 – 23 August 1933) was an…
• 1870 CEAdolf SchultenAdolf Schulten (27 May 1870 – 19 March 1960) was a German historian and archaeologist. Schulten was born in…
• 1876 CEAdolf WindausAdolf Otto Reinhold Windaus (German pronunciation: [ˈaːdɔlf ˈvɪndaʊs]; 25 December 1876 – 9 June 1959) was a…
• 1835 CEAdolf von BaeyerJohann Friedrich Wilhelm Adolf von Baeyer (German: [ˈaːdɔlf fɔn ˈbaɪɐ]; 31 October 1835, Berlin – 20 August…
• 1851 CEAdolf von HarnackCarl Gustav Adolf von Harnack (born Harnack; 7 May 1851 – 10 June 1930) was a Baltic German Lutheran…
• 1931 CEAdolfo Pérez EsquivelAdolfo Pérez Esquivel (born 26 November 1931) is an Argentine activist, community organizer, painter, writer…
• 1932 CEAdolfo SuárezAdolfo Suárez González, 1st Duke of Suárez (Spanish pronunciation: [aˈðolfo ˈswaɾeθ]; 25 September 1932 – 23…
• 1629 CEAdolph John I, Count Palatine of KleeburgAdolph John I (German: Adolf Johann I.; Swedish: Adolf Johan; 11 October 1629 – 14 October 1689) was Count…
• 1796 CEAdolphe QueteletLambert Adolphe Jacques Quetelet (French: [kətlɛ]; 22 February 1796 – 17 February 1874) was a Belgian…
• 1814 CEAdolphe SaxAntoine-Joseph "Adolphe" Sax (French: [ɑ̃twan ʒozɛf adɔlf saks]; 6 November 1814 – 7 February 1894) was a…
• 1797 CEAdolphe ThiersMarie Joseph Louis Adolphe Thiers ( tee-AIR; French: [maʁi ʒozɛf lwi adɔlf tjɛʁ]; 15 April 1797 – 3 September…
• 1686 CEAdolphus Frederick III, Duke of Mecklenburg-StrelitzAdolphus Frederick III (German: Adolf Friedrich III; 7 June 1686 – 11 December 1752) was a Duke of…
• 500 BCEAdrastus of CyzicusAdrastus of Cyzicus is an individual who is mentioned along with Dion of Naples in a work of Augustine of…
• 1610 CEAdriaen van OstadeAdriaen van Ostade (baptized as Adriaen Jansz Hendricx 10 December 1610 – buried 2 May 1685) was a Dutch…
• 1928 CEAdrian FrutigerAdrian Johann Frutiger (Swiss Standard German: [ˈaːdriaːn ˈjoːhan ˈfruːtɪɡər]; 24 May 1928 – 10 September…
• 1205 CEAdrian VPope Adrian V (Latin: Hadrianus V; c. 1210/1220 – 18 August 1276), born Ottobuono de' Fieschi, was the head…
• 1459 CEAdrian VIPope Adrian VI (Latin: Hadrianus VI; Italian: Adriano VI; German: Hadrian VI.; Dutch: Adrianus/Adriaan VI)…
• 1480 CEAdrian WillaertAdrian Willaert (c. 1490 – 7 December 1562) was a Flemish composer of High Renaissance music. Mainly active…
• 1424 CEAdrian von BubenbergAdrian von Bubenberg (born c. 1424 in Bern; died August 1479 in Bern) was a Bernese knight, military…
• 1940 CEAdriana HoffmannAdriana Elisabeth Hoffmann Jacoby (29 January 1940 – 20 March 2022) was a Chilean botanist, environmentalist…
• 1938 CEAdriano CelentanoAdriano Celentano (Italian: [adriˈaːno tʃelenˈtaːno]; born 6 January 1938) is an Italian singer-songwriter…
• 1499 CEAdrianus Petit CoclicoAdrianus Petit Coclico (1499 in Flanders – after September 1562 in Copenhagen) was a Netherlandish composer…
• 1649 CEAdrien BailletAdrien Baillet (13 June 1649 – 21 January 1706) was a French scholar and critic. He is now best known as a…
• 1752 CEAdrien-Marie LegendreAdrien-Marie Legendre (French: [adʁiɛ̃ maʁi ləʒɑ̃dʁ]; 18 September 1752 – 9 January 1833) was a French…
• 988 CEAdémar de ChabannesAdémar de Chabannes (988/989 – 1034; also Adhémar de Chabannes) was a French/Frankish monk, active as a…
• 400 BCEAeacides of EpirusAeacides may also refer to Peleus, son of Aeacus, or Achilles, grandson of Aeacus. Aeacides (Ancient Greek…
• 280 CEAedesiusAedesius (Ancient Greek: Αἰδέσιος, died shortly before 355 AD) was a Neoplatonic philosopher and mystic. He…
• 250 BCEAeginetaAegineta was an ancient Greek modeller (or fictor, one who sculpts with clay or other plastic material)…
• 401 CEAelia EudociaAelia Eudocia Augusta (Ancient Greek: Αἰλία Εὐδοκία Αὐγούστα; c. 400 – 460 AD), also called Saint Eudocia…
• 301 CEAelia EudoxiaAelia Eudoxia (Ancient Greek: Αἰλία Εὐδοξία; died 6 October 404) was an Eastern Roman empress by marriage to…
• 117 CEAelius AristidesPublius Aelius Aristides Theodorus (Ancient Greek: Πόπλιος Αἴλιος Ἀριστείδης Θεόδωρος; 117–181 AD) was a…
• 101 CEAelius NiconAelius Nicon was a Greek architect and builder in 2nd century AD Pergamon. Nicon is known as the father of…
• 300 CEAemilia HilariaAemilia Hilaria (c. 300 – c. 363) was a Gallo-Roman physician. She practiced medicine, and wrote books on…
• 207 CEAemilianMarcus Aemilius Aemilianus (/'aɪmɪliːɑːnʊs/; c. 207 – September 253), also known as Aemilian, was Roman…
• 270 CEAemilius Magnus ArboriusAemilius Magnus Arborius (4th century) was a Gallo-Roman Latin poet and professor. He was the author of a…
• 445 CEAeneas of GazaAeneas of Gaza (Ancient Greek: Αἰνείας ὁ Γαζαῖος; d. c. 518) was a Neo-Platonic philosopher and a convert to…
• 79 BCEAenesidemusAenesidemus (Ancient Greek: Αἰνησίδημος or Αἰνεσίδημος) was a 1st-century BC Greek Pyrrhonist philosopher…
• 500 BCEAeropus II of MacedonAeropus II (Ancient Greek: Ἀέροπος, romanized: Aéropos), son of Perdiccas II, was king of the ancient Greek…
• 1475 CEAert van der GoesAert van der Goes (1475 - 1 November 1545) was a member of the House of Goes and a Dutch grand pensionary. He…
• 400 BCEAesaraAesara of Lucania (Greek: Αἰσάρα, Aisara) (fl. 400BC - 300BC) was a Pythagorean philosopher and attested…
• 389 BCEAeschinesAeschines (Greek: Ancient Greek: Αἰσχίνης Ἀτρομήτου Κοθωκίδης, romanized: Aischínēs Atromḗtou Kothōkídēs…
• 429 BCEAeschines of SphettusAeschines of Sphettus (Ancient Greek: Αἰσχίνης Σφήττιος, c. 425 BC – c. 350 BC) or Aeschines Socraticus…
• 524 BCEAeschylusAeschylus (UK:, US:; Ancient Greek: Αἰσχύλος Aischýlos; c. 525/524 – c. 456/455 BC) was an ancient Greek…
• 619 BCEAesopAesop ( EE-sop; Ancient Greek: Αἴσωπος, Aísōpos; c. 620 – 564 BCE; formerly rendered as Æsop) was a Greek…
• 1109 CEAfonso I of PortugalDom Afonso I (born Afonso Henriques; 1106/1109/1111 – 6 December 1185) nicknamed "the Conqueror" (Portuguese…
• 1210 CEAfonso III of PortugalAfonso III (Afonso Afonso; 5 May 1210 – 16 February 1279), called the Boulonnais (Port. o Bolonhês), was King…
• 1847 CEAfonso PenaAfonso Augusto Moreira Pena (30 November 1847 – 14 June 1909) was a Brazilian lawyer, professor, and…
• 1570 CEAfzal Khan ShiraziMullah Shukrullah Shirazi (1570–1639), known by the royal title Afzal Khan, was a Mughal courtier during the…
• 1700 CEAgajaAgaja (also spelled Agadja and also known as Trudo Agaja or Trudo Audati) was a king of the Kingdom of…
• 490 CEAgapetus IPope Agapetus I (489/490 – 22 April 536) was the bishop of Rome from 13 May 535 to his death on 22 April 536.…
• 900 CEAgapetus IIPope Agapetus II (c. 911 – 8 November 955) was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 10 May…
• 1890 CEAgatha ChristieDame Agatha Mary Clarissa Mallowan, Lady Mallowan (née Miller, 15 September 1890 – 12 January 1976), usually…
• 235 CEAgatha of SicilyAgatha of Sicily (c. 231 – c. 251 AD) is an early Christian virgin and martyr. Her feast is on 5 February…
• 207 BCEAgatharchidesAgatharchides or Agatharchus (Ancient Greek: Ἀγαθαρχίδης or Ἀγάθαρχος, Agatharchos) of Cnidus was a Greek…
• 500 BCEAgatharchusAgatharchus or Agatharch (Ancient Greek: Ἀγάθαρχος) was a self-taught painter from Samos, who lived in the…
• 530 CEAgathiasAgathias Scholasticus (Ancient Greek: Ἀγαθίας σχολαστικός; c. AD 530 – 582/594) was a Byzantine poet and the…
• 50 CEAgathinusAgathinus (Ancient Greek: Ἀγαθῖνος) was an eminent ancient Greek physician, the founder of a new medical…
• 300 CEAgathiusAgathius of Byzantium (Greek: Ἅγιος Ἀκάκιος; died 303), also known as Agathonas, Achatius, or Saint Acacius…
• 574 CEAgathoPope Agatho (c. 577 – 10 January 681) served as the bishop of Rome from 27 June 678 until his death on 10…
• 300 BCEAgathocles of EgyptAgathocles (Ancient Greek: Ἀγαθοκλῆς, flourished 3rd century BC, died 203/202 BC) was a Ptolemaic minister…
• 360 BCEAgathocles of SyracuseAgathocles (Ancient Greek: Ἀγαθοκλῆς, Agathoklḗs; 361–289 BC) was a tyrant of Syracuse from 317 BC and king…
• 444 BCEAgathonAgathon (Ancient Greek: Ἀγάθων; c. 448 – c. 400 BC) was an Athenian tragic poet whose works have been lost.…
• 443 BCEAgesilaus IIAgesilaus II (Ancient Greek: Ἀγησίλαος Agēsílāos; 445/4 – 360/59 BC) was king of Sparta from c. 400 to c. 360…
• 1782 CEAgha Baji JavanshirAgha Baji Javanshir (Persian: آغابیگم جوانشیر; died 1832) was an Iranian poet, who was the twelfth wife of…
• 1742 CEAgha Mohammad Khan QajarAgha Mohammad Khan Qajar (Persian: آقا محمد خان قاجار, romanized: Âqâ Mohammad Xân-e Qâjâr; 14 March 1742 –…
• 199 BCEAglaonikeAglaonice (Ancient Greek: Ἀγλαονίκη, Aglaoníkē, compound of αγλαὸς (aglaòs) "luminous" and νίκη (nikē)…
• 600 BCEAglaophonAglaophon (Ancient Greek: Ἀγλαοφῶν Aglaofon) was an ancient Greek painter, born on the island of Thasos. He…
• 1475 CEAgnes DürerAgnes Dürer née Frey (1475–1539) was the wife of the German artist Albrecht Dürer. During their marriage…
• 1854 CEAgnes JoaquimAshkhen Hovakimian (7 April 1854 – 2 July 1899), also known as Agnes Joaquim, was a Singaporean plant breeder…
• 1954 CEAgnes M. SigurðardóttirAgnes Margrétardóttir Sigurðardóttir (born 19 October 1954) is an Icelandic prelate who was the Bishop of…
• 1171 CEAgnes of FranceAgnes of France, renamed Anna (1171 – 1220/after 1240), was Byzantine empress by marriage to Alexios II…
• 1950 CEAgnetha FältskogÅse Agneta "Agnetha" Fältskog (Swedish pronunciation: [aŋˈnêːta ˈfɛ̂ltskuːɡ]; born 5 April 1950) is a Swedish…
• 1989 CEAgnieszka RadwańskaAgnieszka Roma Radwańska (Polish: [aɡˈɲɛʂka raˈdvaj̃ska]; born 6 March 1989) is a Polish former professional…
• 400 BCEAgnodiceAgnodice (Greek: Ἁγνοδίκη, pronounced [haŋnodíkɛː]; c. 4th century BCE) is a legendary figure said to be the…
• 1350 CEAgnolo GaddiAgnolo Gaddi (c.1350–1396) was an Italian painter. He was born and died in Florence, and was the son of the…
• 1454 CEAgnolo PolizianoAgnolo (or Angelo) Ambrogini (Italian pronunciation: [ˈaɲɲolo ambroˈdʒiːni]; 14 July 1454 – 24 September…
• 1914 CEAgostino CasaroliAgostino Casaroli (24 November 1914 – 9 June 1998) was an Italian Catholic priest and diplomat for the Holy…
• 1466 CEAgostino ChigiAgostino Andrea Chigi (29 November 1466 – April 11, 1520) was an Italian banker and patron of the…
• 1420 CEAgostino DatiAgostino Dati, also known as Augustinus Datus or Dathus (1420 – 6 April 1478) was a fifteenth-century orator…
• 1470 CEAgostino GiustinianiAgostino Giustiniani (born Pantaleone Giustiniani; 1470 - 1536; also known as Augustinus Justinianus) was an…
• 1240 CEAgostino NovelloAgostino Novello (1240 – 19 May 1309), also known as Augustine of Tarano, but born Matteo da Termini, was an…
• 1418 CEAgostino di DuccioAgostino di Duccio (Florence, 1418 – Perugia, c. 1481) was an early Renaissance Italian sculptor. Born in…
• 600 BCEAgrippa Menenius LanatusAgrippa Menenius Lanatus (died 493 BC) was a consul of the Roman Republic in 503 BC, with Publius Postumius…
• 1552 CEAgrippa d'AubignéThéodore-Agrippa d'Aubigné (French pronunciation: [teo.dɔʁ aɡʁipa dobiɲe], 8 February 1552 – 29 April 1630)…
• 15 CEAgrippina the YoungerJulia Agrippina (6 November AD 15 – 23 March AD 59), also referred to as Agrippina the Younger, was Roman…
• 1783 CEAgustín I of MexicoAgustín Cosme Damián de Iturbide y Arámburu (Spanish pronunciation: [aɣusˈtin de ituɾˈbiðe]; 27 September…
• 869 BCEAhaziahAhaziah (Hebrew: אֲחַזְיָה, romanized: ʾĂḥazyā, "Yah has grasped"; also Greek: Ὀχοζίας, Ochozias in the…
• 862 BCEAhaziahAhaziah of Judah (Hebrew: אֲחַזְיָהוּ, romanized: ʼĂḥazyāhū; Greek: Ὀχοζίας Okhozias; Latin: Ahazia) or…
• 1886 CEAhmad AminAhmad Amin (Arabic: أحمد أمين), (1954-1886) was an Egyptian historian and writer. He wrote a series of books…
• 1382 CEAhmad JalayirSultan Ahmad (سلطان احمد جلایر) was the ruler of the Jalayirid Sultanate (ruled 1382–1410). He was son to the…
• 1890 CEAhmad KasraviAhmad Hokmabadi Tabrizi (29 September 1890 – 11 March 1946), later known as Ahmad Kasravi, was a pre-eminent…
• 1580 CEAhmad LahoriUstad Ahmad Lahori (lit. 'Master Ahmad of Lahore'; c.1580–1649), also known as Ahmad Mi'mar (lit. 'Ahmad the…
• 1546 CEAhmad Monshi QomiAhmad Monshi Qomi, also known as Ghazi Ahmad, was a Persian author and calligrapher.
• 1771 CEAhmad NaraqiMolla Ahmad Naraqi (Persian: ملا احمد نراقی; 1185–1245 A.H./1771–1829 C.E.) also known as known as “Fauzel…
• 1925 CEAhmad ShamlooAhmad Shamlou (Persian: احمد شاملو, Ahmad Šāmlū Persian pronunciation: [æhˈmæd(-e) ʃɒːmˈluː]; 12 December…
• 1564 CEAhmad SirhindiImām Rabbānī Shāykh Aḥmad ibn 'Abd al-Ahad al-Fārūqī al-Sirhindī Mūjaddīd al-Alf al-Thanī or simply known as…
• 1549 CEAhmad al-MansurAhmad al-Mansur (Arabic: أبو العباس أحمد المنصور بالله, romanized: Abū l-ʿAbbās Aḥmad al-Manṣūr biʾllāh; 1549…
• 1744 CEAhmad al-MuhsiniAhmad bin Muhammad al-Muhsini (Arabic: أحمد بن محمد المحسني, romanized: Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad al-Muḥsinī; 1744 –…
• 1355 CEAhmad al-QalqashandiShihāb al-Dīn Abū 'l-Abbās Aḥmad ibn ‘Alī ibn Aḥmad ‘Abd Allāh al-Fazārī al-Shāfiʿī better known by the…
• 1184 CEAhmad al-TifashiAhmad al-Tifashi whose full name is Shihab al-Din Abu al-Abbās Aḥmad ibn Yusuf al-Ḳaysi al-Tifachi (Arabic…
• 1389 CEAhmad ibn ArabshahAbu Muhammad Shihab al-Din Ahmad ibn Muhammad ibn Abd Allah ibn Ibrahim also known as Muhammad ibn Arabshah…
• 879 CEAhmad ibn FadlanAhmad ibn Fadlan ibn al-Abbas al-Baghdadi (Arabic: أحمد بن فضلان بن العباس بن راشد بن حماد, romanized: Aḥmad…
• 780 CEAhmad ibn HanbalAhmad ibn Hanbal (Arabic: أحمد ابن حنبل, romanized: Aḥmad ibn Ḥanbal; 780 – 855) was an Arab jurist and…
• 1501 CEAhmad ibn Muhammad ArdabiliAhmad ibn Muhammad Ardabili (Persian: احمد بن محمد اردبیلی; c. 1500–1585) was a Shia Grand Ayatollah of…
• 853 CEAhmad ibn Muhammad al-TahawiAbū Jaʿfar Aḥmad aṭ-Ṭaḥāwī (Arabic: أَبُو جَعْفَر أَحْمَد ٱلطَّحَاوِيّ, romanized: Abū Jaʿfar Aḥmad…
• 835 CEAhmad ibn TulunAhmad ibn Tulun (Arabic: أحمد بن طولون, romanized: Aḥmad ibn Ṭūlūn‎; c. 20 September 835 – 10 May 884) was…
• 835 CEAhmad ibn YusufAbu Ja'far Ahmad ibn Yusuf ibn Ibrahim ibn Tammam al-Siddiq Al-Baghdadi (Arabic: أبو جعفر أحمد بن يوسف بن…
• 1914 CEAhmed Hassan al-BakrAhmed Hassan al-Bakr (1 July 1914 – 4 October 1982) was an Iraqi military officer and politician who served…
• 1590 CEAhmed IAhmed I (Ottoman Turkish: احمد اول Aḥmed-i evvel; Turkish: I. Ahmed; 18 April 1590 – 22 November 1617) was…
• 1643 CEAhmed IIAhmed II (Ottoman Turkish: احمد ثانی, romanized: Aḥmed-i sānī; Turkish: II. Ahmed; 25 February 1643 or 1…
• 1673 CEAhmed IIIAhmed III (Ottoman Turkish: احمد ثالث, Aḥmed-i sālis; Turkish: III. Ahmed; 30 December 1673 – 1 July 1736)…
• 1722 CEAhmed Shahe DurraniAhmad Shah Durrani (born Ahmad Khan Abdali; c. 1720–1722 – 16–23 October 1772) was the first ruler and…
• 1868 CEAhmed ShawqiAhmed Shawqi (Arabic: أحمد شوقي, ALA-LC: Aḥmad Shawqī, Egyptian Arabic pronunciation: [ˈʔæħmæd ˈʃæwʔi]…
• 1946 CEAhmed ZewailAhmed Hassan Zewail (Arabic: أَحْمَد حَسَن زُوَيْل; February 26, 1946 – August 2, 2016) was an…
• 1118 CEAhmed ar-Rifa'iAḥmad ibn ʽAlī al-Rifāʽī (Arabic: أَحْمَد ابْن عَلِي ٱلرِّفَاعِي) was a Sunni Muslim preacher, ascetic…
• 1659 BCEAhmesAhmes (Ancient Egyptian: jꜥḥ-ms “, a common Egyptian name also transliterated Ahmose; fl. c. 1550 BC) was an…
• 1959 CEAhmet DavutoğluAhmet Davutoğlu (born 26 February 1959) is a Turkish academic, politician and former diplomat who served as…
• 1901 CEAhmet Hamdi TanpınarAhmet Hamdi Tanpınar (23 June 1901 – 24 January 1962) was a Turkish poet, novelist, literary scholar and…
• 1845 CEAhmet Tevfik OkdayAhmet Tevfik Pasha (Ottoman Turkish: احمد توفیق پاشا‎; 11 February 1845 – 8 October 1936), later Ahmet Tevfik…
• 1864 CEAhmet İzzet FurgaçAhmed Izzet Pasha (1864 – 31 March 1937 Ottoman Turkish: احمد عزت پاشا; Turkish: Ahmet İzzet Paşa), known as…
• 1923 CEAhti KarjalainenAhti Kalle Samuli Karjalainen (10 February 1923 – 7 September 1990) was a Finnish economist and politician.…
• 1957 CEAi WeiweiAi Weiwei ( EYE way-WAY; Chinese: 艾未未; pinyin: Ài Wèiwèi, IPA: [âɪ wêɪ.wêɪ]; born 28 August 1957) is a…
• 480 CEAilill the SecondSaint Ailill the Second (also called Ailill the Younger, Ailill II, Ailiell, Ailild, Ailid, Alild, Ailillus…
• 1170 CEAimeric de PeguilhanAimeric or Aimery de Peguilhan, Peguillan, or Pégulhan (c. 1170 – c. 1230) was a troubadour (fl. 1190–1221)…
• 1101 CEAimery PicaudAymeric Picaud was a 12th-century French scholar, monk and pilgrim from Parthenay-le-Vieux in Poitou. He is…
• 1879 CEAimo CajanderAimo Kaarlo Cajander (4 April 1879 – 21 January 1943) was the Prime Minister of Finland up to the Winter War.…
• 1773 CEAimé BonplandAimé Jacques Alexandre Bonpland (French: [ɛme bɔ̃plɑ̃]; 22 August 1773 – 11 May 1858) was a French explorer…
• 1230 CEAiras NunesAiras Nunes (c. 1230 – 1293) was a Galician cleric and troubador of the 13th century. He served under a…
• 614 CEAishaAisha bint Abi Bakr (c. 614 CE – July 678) was the third and youngest wife of Islamic prophet Muhammad. After…
• 1120 CEAjami NakhchivaniAjami ibn Abubakr Nakhchivani was a 12th and 13th-century Muslim architect who contributed greatly to the…
• 1806 CEAjayi CrowtherSamuel Ajayi Crowther (c. 1809 – 31 December 1891) was a Yoruba linguist, clergyman, and the first African…
• 1679 CEAjit Singh of MarwarAjit Singh Rathore (19 February 1679 – 24 June 1724) was the ruler of the Kingdom of Marwar, in present-day…
• 1650 CEAkaba of DahomeyAkaba also known as Adahunzo or Housseou was an early King of the Kingdom of Dahomey, in present-day Benin…
• 1816 CEAkbar KhanMohammad Akbar Khan Barakzai, (11 November 1817 – 10 December 1847) famously known as Wazir Akbar Khan, was a…
• 1917 CEAkbar ShandermaniAkbar Schandermani (Persian: اکبر شاندرمنی; 7 November 1917 – 29 August 1995) was an Iranian communist…
• 1400 BCEAkhenatenAkhenaten (pronounced ), also spelled Akhenaton, Echnaton, and Khuenaten (Ancient Egyptian: ꜣḫ-n-jtn…
• 2399 BCEAkhethetepAkhethetep (fl. c. 2350 BC) was an ancient Egyptian official of the Old Kingdom, perhaps dating to the end of…
• 1951 CEAkhmad KadyrovAkhmat-Khadzhi Abdulkhamidovich Kadyrov (23 August 1951 – 9 May 2004) was a Russian politician and…
• 1933 CEAkihitoAkihito (born 23 December 1933) is a member of the Imperial House of Japan who reigned as the 125th emperor…
• 1921 CEAkio MoritaAkio Morita (盛田 昭夫, Morita Akio; January 26, 1921 – October 3, 1999) was a Japanese entrepreneur and…
• 1910 CEAkira KurosawaAkira Kurosawa (黒澤 明 or 黒沢 明, Kurosawa Akira; March 23, 1910 – September 6, 1998) was a Japanese filmmaker…
• 1930 CEAkira SuzukiAkira Suzuki (鈴木 章, Suzuki Akira; born September 12, 1930) is a Japanese chemist and Nobel Prize Laureate…
• 1948 CEAkira YoshinoAkira Yoshino (吉野 彰, Yoshino Akira; born 30 January 1948) is a Japanese chemist. He is a fellow of Asahi…
• 1911 CEAkira YoshizawaAkira Yoshizawa (吉澤 章, Yoshizawa Akira; 14 March 1911 – 14 March 2005) was a Japanese origamist, considered…
• 50 CEAkiva ben JosephAkiva ben Joseph (Mishnaic Hebrew: עֲקִיבָא בֶּן יוֹסֵף, ʿĂqīḇāʾ ben Yōsēp̄; c. 50 – 28 September 135 CE)…
• 1314 CEAkmal al-Din al-BabartiAkmal al-Din al-Babarti (Arabic: أكمل الدين البابرتي), was a Hanafi scholar, jurist, scholastic Maturidi…
• 1973 CEAkonAliaune Damala Bouga Time Puru Nacka Lu Lu Lu Badara Akon Thiam (born April 16, 1973), known professionally…
• 1865 CEAkseli Gallen-KallelaAkseli Gallen-Kallela (born Axel Waldemar Gallén; 26 April 1865 – 7 March 1931) was a Finnish painter and a…
• 2600 BCEAkurgalAkurgal (Sumerian: 𒀀𒆳𒃲, "Descendant of the Great Mountain" in Sumerian; fl. c. 2460 BC) was the second…
• 1389 CEAkşemseddinAkshamsaddin (Muhammad Shams al-Din bin Hamzah, Turkish: Akşemseddin) (1389 in Damascus – 16 February 1459 in…
• 1948 CEAl GoreAlbert Arnold Gore Jr. (born March 31, 1948) is an American former politician, businessman, and…
• 800 CEAl-Abbās ibn Said al-JawharīAl-ʿAbbās ibn Saʿid al-Jawharī (Arabic: العباس بن سعيد الجوهري; c. 800 – c. 860), known as Al-Jawhari, was a…
• 1145 CEAl-Adil IAl-Adil I (Arabic: العادل, in full al-Malik al-Adil Sayf ad-Din Abu-Bakr Ahmed ibn Najm ad-Din Ayyub, Arabic…
• 849 CEAl-Akhfash al-AsgharAbū al-Maḥāsin Alī ibn Sulaymān ibn al-Faḍl, known as al-Akhfash al-Aṣghar (الأخفش الأصغر) (“the Younger…
• 640 CEAl-Akhtal al-TaghlibiGhiyath ibn Ghawth ibn al-Salt ibn Tariqa al-Taghlibi (Arabic: غياث بن غوث بن الصلت بن طارقة التغلبي)…
• 590 CEAl-Arqam ibn Abi al-ArqamAl-Arqam ibn Abī al-Arqam (Arabic: ألأرقم ابن أبي الأرقم) (c. 597-675) was an early companion of Prophet…
• 1441 CEAl-Ashraf Qansuh Al-GhuriAl-Ashraf Qansuh al-Ghuri (Arabic: الأشرف قانصوه الغوري) or Qansuh II al-Ghawri (c. 1441/1446 – 24 August…
• 820 CEAl-BaladhuriʾAḥmad ibn Yaḥyā ibn Jābir al-Balādhurī (Arabic: أحمد بن يحيى بن جابر البلاذري; died 892 or 893) was a…
• 950 CEAl-BaqillaniAbū Bakr Muḥammad ibn al-Ṭayyib al-Bāqillānī (Arabic: أَبُو بَكْر مُحَمَّد بْن ٱلطَّيِّب ٱلْبَاقِلَّانِيّ…
• 858 CEAl-BattaniAl-Battani (before 858 – 929), archaically Latinized as Albategnius, was an Arab Muslim astronomer…