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- A Dissertation Concerning the End for Which God Created the WorldA Dissertation Concerning the End for Which God Created the World is a work by Christian t
- A Guide for the PerplexedA Guide for the Perplexed is a short book by E. F. Schumacher, published in 1977. The titl
- A Life of ContrastsA Life of Contrasts is the autobiography of Diana Mosley, one of the Mitford sisters, that
- A. E. WaiteBritish poet and mystic (1857–1942)
- A. G. NooraniIndian lawyer, historian and author (1930–2024)
- A. J. CroninScottish physician and novelist (1896–1981)
- A. K. ChestertonBritish journalist and fascist (1899–1973)
- A. K. Fazlul HuqPakistani statesman and jurist (1873–1962)
- A. M. HamiltonArchibald Milne Hamilton (1898–1972) was a New Zealand civil engineer, notable for buildin
- A. M. T. JacksonBritish officer in India (1866–1909)
- A. V. DiceyBritish jurist and constitutional theorist (1835–1922)
- Abanindranath TagoreIndian painter and writer (1871–1951)
- Abba AhimeirRussian-born Revisionist Zionist leader (1897–1962)
- Abba P. LernerRussian-British economist (1903–1982)
- Abd al-Haqq al-DehlawiAbd al-Haqq (Muhaddith) al-Dehlawi was an Islamic scholar, Sufi and author from India.
- Abdul Ghaffar KhanIndian independence activist (1890–1988)
- Abdul Hakim HaqqaniAfghan Taliban jurist (born 1967)
- Abdul Karim KhanIndian Hindustani classical music vocalist (1872 - 1937)
- Abdul Majeed KhwajaIndian lawyer and activist (1885–1962)
- Abdul Wahid KhanIndian Hindustani classical vocalist (1871–1949)
- Abies fargesiiAbies fargesii (Chinese: 巴山冷杉) is a species of fir, a coniferous tree in the family Pinace
- Abimael GuzmánPeruvian Maoist convicted terrorist leader (1934–2021)
- ABJM superconformal field theoryIn theoretical physics, ABJM theory is a quantum field theory studied by Ofer Aharony, Ore
- Abraham H. TaubAmerican mathematician (1911–1999)
- Abraham KaplanAbraham Kaplan (June 11, 1918 – June 19, 1993) was an American philosopher, known best for
- Abram BudanovAbram Efremovich Budanov (sometimes, Abraham; 1886–1929) was a Ukrainian anarchist militar
- Abu al-Hasan al-TabariAbu al-Hasan Ahmad ibn Muhammad al-Tabari, born in Amol, was a 10th-century Persian physic
- Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-QurashiIraqi Islamic State leader (1976–2022)
- Academy Award for Best StoryThe Academy Award for Best Story was an Academy Award given from the beginning of the Acad
- Academy of Political ScienceThe Academy of Political Science is an American non-profit organization and publisher devo
- Acadian Civil WarThe Acadian Civil War (1635–1654) was fought between competing governors of the French pro
- Acehnese invasion of JohorConflict in Malay peninsula (1613–1615)
- Achaean LeagueConfederation of ancient Greek city-states (280–146 BC)
- Achaemenid destruction of AthensPart of the second Persian invasion of Greece (480–479 BC)
- Achille OcchettoAchille Leone Occhetto (Italian pronunciation: ; born 3 March 1936) is an Italian politica
- Achilles FangAchilles Chih-t'ung Fang (Chinese: 方志浵; August 20, 1910 – November 22, 1995) was a Chinese
- Act of state doctrineThe act-of-state doctrine is a principle in international law whereby acts done by a state
- ActiveSyncActiveSync is a mobile data synchronization app developed by Microsoft, originally release
- Adam DoboszyńskiPolish Army, writer, engineer, and social activist (1904–1949)
- Adam DziewonskiAmerican seismologist (1936–2016)
- Adam ElsheimerAdam Elsheimer (18 March 1578 – 11 December 1610) was a German artist working in Rome, who
- Adam F.C. FletcherCanadian scholar (born 1975)
- Adamantios KoraisGreek humanist scholar (1748–1833)
- Adelaide of AustriaAdelaide of Austria (Adelheid Franziska Marie Rainera Elisabeth Clotilde; 3 June 1822 – 20
- Adeline ZachertAdeline Beth Zachert (November 15, 1876 – August 11, 1965) was a Russian-born American lib
- AdelsheimAdelsheim (German pronunciation: ; South Franconian: Alleze) is a town in northern Baden-W
- Adham KhanMughal general (1531–1562)
- Adhémar SchwitzguébelAdhémar Schwitzguébel (1844–1895) was a Swiss anarchist and trade unionist. Associated wit
- AdiabeneKingdom in northern Mesopotamia (c. 164 BC – c. 379 AD)
- Aditha KarikalanChola prince (942–971)
- Administrative divisions of the Kingdom of Hungary (1941–1945)This article discusses the administrative divisions of the Kingdom of Hungary between 1941
- Adolf A. BerleLawyer, educator, author and diplomat (1895-1971)
- Adolf EichmannGerman SS officer and war criminal (1906–1962)
- Adolf van NieuwenaarAdolf van Nieuwenaar, Count of Limburg and Moers (also: Adolf von Neuenahr) (c. 1545 – 18
- Adolf WeilerAdolf Weiler (1851–1916) was a Swiss mathematician.
- Adrian Hardy HaworthEnglish entomologist, botanist and carcinologist (1767–1833)
- Adriance S. FosterAdriance Sherwood Foster (1901–1973) was an American botanist known for his studies of pla
- Adrien-Henri de JussieuAdrien-Henri de Jussieu (23 December 1797 – 29 June 1853) was a French botanist.
- Adrienne RichAmerican poet, essayist and feminist (1929–2012)
- AeschinesGreek orator and statesman (389 BC-314 BC)
- AesopAncient Greek storyteller (620–564 BCE)
- AestusAestus is a hypergolic liquid rocket engine used on an upper stage of Ariane 5 family rock
- Afanasy NikitinRussian merchant and traveler (died 1475)
- Afghan insurrections in Bengal SubahRebellions in Bengal Subah (1745–1748)
- African diaspora in the AmericasPeople born in the Americas with sub-Saharan African ancestry
- Afrikan SpirGerman-Greek-Russian philosopher (1837–1890)
- Agostino TodaroAgostino Todaro (14 January 1818 – 18 April 1892) was an Italian botanist.
- Agrarian conservatism in GermanyAgrarian conservatism in Germany was a type of conservatism that began to wane in populari
- Ahmad SirhindiIndian Naqshbandi Sufi (1564–1624)
- Ahmadiyya views on evolutionThe Ahmadiyya Movement in Islam universally accepts the process of evolution, albeit divin
- Ahmed Abu RishaSheik Ahmed Bezaa Abu Risha (Arabic: أحمد أبو ريشة) is a Sunni leader in the Al-Anbar prov
- Ahmed Raza Khan BarelviIndian Islamic scholar (1856–1921)
- Aida YūjiAida Yūji (会田 雄次, 5 March 1916 – 17 September 1997) was a Japanese historian specialising
- AIM For SevaAIM (All India Movement) For Seva is a service organization in India, founded by Swami Day
- Aimee MarcosPhilippine drummer and public figure (born 1979)
- Ajamu XBritish artist (born 1963)
- Akhtar ul ImanAkhtar ul Iman (12 November 1915 – 9 March 1996) was a noted Urdu poet and screenwriter in
- Akka MahadeviKannada poet (c.1130–1160)
- Akram YariAfghan Maoist activist (1940–1979)
- Akshobhya TirthaShree Akshobhya Tirtha (c. 1282- c. 1365) was a Dvaita philosopher, scholar and theologian
- Al-Mustansir IIAbbasid prince, uncle of caliph al-Musta'sim and 1st Caliph in Mamluk Cairo (died 1261)
- Al-Mutawakkil III17th Abbasid caliph in Cairo (1508 – 1517)
- Al-Nusra FrontSalafi jihadist organization in the Syrian civil war (2012–2017)
- Al-SijziPersian astronomer and mathematician (c.945-c.1020)
- Alan HaywardAlan Hayward (1923–2008) was a British engineer and physicist who was also active as an ol
- Alan MacDiarmidAmerican-New Zealand chemist (1927–2007)
- Alan ShepardAmerican astronaut (1923–1998)
- Alan SternAmerican engineer and planetary scientist (born 1957)
- AlaolBengali poet (1607–1680)
- Albert BrisbaneAmerican utopian socialist (1809–1890)
- Albert F. MummeryAlbert Frederick Mummery (10 September 1855, Dover, Kent, England – 24 August 1895, Nanga
- Albert Jay NockAmerican writer, social theorist, and critic (1870–1945)
- Albert MarcetAlbert Marcet Torrens (born 11 April 1960) is a Spanish economist, specialized in macroeco
- Albert SpeerGerman architect (1905–1981)
- Albert von KöllikerSwiss anatomist, physiologist, and histologist (1817–1905)
- Albertina SisuluSouth African anti-apartheid activist (1918–2011)
- Albertus MagnusGerman Dominican friar and saint (c. 1200 – 1280)
- Albrecht RitschlGerman theologian (1822–1889)
- Albrecht von WallensteinBohemian military leader and statesman (1583–1634)
- Albrecht Wilhelm RothAlbrecht Wilhelm Roth (6 January 1757 – 16 October 1834) was a physician and botanist born
- Alceu Amoroso LimaBrazilian professor, journalist and activist (1893–1983)
- Alcide d'OrbignyAlcide Charles Victor Marie Dessalines d'Orbigny (6 September 1802 – 30 June 1857) was a F
- Aldo CastellaniItalian microbiologist (1874–1971)
- Aldo LeopoldAmerican conservationist (1887–1948)
- Aldo MoroPrime Minister of Italy (1963–1968; 1974–1976)
- Aldus ManutiusItalian printer and humanist (1449/1452–1515)
- Aleksandr DuginRussian political philosopher (born 1962)
- Aleksei AntonovSoviet general (1896–1962)
- Alessandro PiccolominiAlessandro Piccolomini (13 June 1508 – 12 March 1579) was an Italian humanist, astronomer
- Alex Drum HawkesAlex Drum Hawkes (1927–1977) was an American botanist and cookbook author who lived in Coc
- Alexander BerkmanRussian-American anarchist and writer (1870–1936)
- Alexander BurnesScottish explorer and diplomat (1805–1841)
- Alexander ChayanovSoviet scholar (1888-1937)
- Alexander CunninghamBritish Army engineer (1814–1893)
- Alexander FriedmannRussian and Soviet physicist and mathematician (1888–1925)
- Alexander HamiltonAmerican Founding Father (died 1804)
- Alexander HerzenRussian author and revolutionary (1812–1870)
- Alexander I Palace47°12′33″N 38°56′30″E / 47.20929°N 38.94156°E
- Alexander of HalesEnglish theologian and philosopher (c.1185–1245)
- Alexander PrussCanadian philosopher and mathematician (born 1973)
- Alexander RichAmerican biologist (1924–2015)
- Alexander SiemensAlexander Siemens (22 January 1847 – 16 February 1928) was a German electrical engineer.
- Alexander, Prince of OrangeAlexander, Prince of Orange (Willem Alexander Karel Hendrik Frederik; 25 August 1851 – 21
- Alexandre ÉtardAlexandre Léon Étard (1852–1910) was a French chemist. He was born on 5 January 1852 in Al
- Alexandre GuilliermondMarie Antoine Alexandre Guilliermond (19 August 1876 – 1 April 1945) was a French botanist
- Alexandru Ioan CuzaFirst ruler of the United Principalities of Moldavia and Wallachia (1820–1873)
- Alexei LeonovSoviet cosmonaut (1934–2019)
- Alfonso CanoColombian revolutionary (1948–2011)
- Alfred AdlerAustrian psychotherapist (1870–1937)
- Alfred BaeumlerGerman philosopher (1887–1968)
- Alfred DeakinAustralian statesman (1856–1919)
- Alfred Deakin BrookesAlfred Deakin Brookes (11 April 1920 – 19 June 2005) was the first head of the Australian
- Alfred GrandidierAlfred Grandidier (20 December 1836 – 13 September 1921) was a French naturalist and explo
- Alfred HennequinAlfred Néoclès Hennequin (13 January 1842 – 7 August 1887) was a Belgian playwright, best
- Alfred HocheGerman psychiatrist (1865–1943)
- Alfred RosenbergBaltic German Nazi theorist and war criminal (1893–1946)
- Alfred Sohn-RethelAlfred Sohn-Rethel (4 January 1899 – 6 April 1990) was a French-born German Marxian econom
- Alfred Thayer MahanAmerican naval officer, historian (1840–1914)
- Alfréd WetzlerSlovak Jewish writer (1918–1988)
- Alfred-Ingemar BerndtGerman journalist and writer (1905–1945)
- Alfred, Lord TennysonBritish Poet Laureate (1809–1892)
- Alfredo BonannoItalian anarchist (1937–2023)
- Alfredo FerrariAlfredo Ferrari (nicknamed Alfredino or Dino; 19 January 1932 – 30 June 1956) was an Itali
- Alfredo Noel IusemAlfredo Noel Iusem (born 10 November 1949, in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine-born Brazilian
- Ali al-HujwiriPersian Muslim scholar and mystic (c. 1009–1072/77)
- Ali Mardan KhanKurdish military leader and administrator (died 1657)
- Alias (Mac OS)In classic Mac OS System 7 and later, and in macOS, an alias is a small file that represen
- Alice Carter CookAlice Carter Cook (April 8, 1868 – June 14, 1943), (born Alice Carter), was an American bo
- Alis Mallt WilliamsAlice Matilda Langland Williams, more commonly known as Alys Mallt and Y Fonesig Mallt (4
- Allan George Barnard FisherNew Zealand-born economist
- Allan HooverAllan Henry Hoover (July 17, 1907 – November 4, 1993) was a British-born American mining e
- Allan KaprowAllan Kaprow (August 23, 1927 – April 5, 2006) was an American performance artist, install
- AllenbachAllenbach is an Ortsgemeinde – a municipality belonging to a Verbandsgemeinde, a kind of c
- Allgemeine Arbeiter-Union – EinheitsorganisationThe Allgemeine Arbeiter-Union – Einheitsorganisation (AAUE or AAU-E) (English: General Wor
- Allgemeine SSMain branch of the SS (1934–1945)
- AlltagsgeschichteAlltagsgeschichte (German; lit. 'history of the everyday' and sometimes translated as 'his
- Alonso Antonio de San MartínAlonso Antonio de San Martín (12 December 1642 – 5 July 1705) was a Catholic prelate who s
- Alpha et OmegaThe Alpha et Omega was an occult order, initially named the Hermetic Order of the Golden D
- Alphonsa of the Immaculate ConceptionCatholic saint (1910–1946)
- Alphonse de LamartineFrench author, poet and statesman (1790–1869)
- Alphonse Milne-EdwardsAnglo-French zoologist (1835-1900)
- Alvin HansenAmerican economist (1887–1975)
- Alvin PlantingaAmerican philosopher and theologian (born 1932)
- Amal Kumar RaychaudhuriIndian physicist (1923–2005)
- Amartya SenIndian economist and Nobel laureate (born 1933)
- Amazon rubber cycleHistorical period of Brazil (1879 to 1912)
- Ambassador Book AwardThe Ambassador Book Award (1986–2011) was presented annually by the English-Speaking Union
- Ambika DhurandharAmbika Mahadev Dhurandhar, FRSA (4 January 1912 – 3 January 2009) was an Indian artist who
- Ambrosius HolbeinAmbrosius Holbein (c. 1494 – c. 1519) was a German and later a Swiss artist in painting, d
- Amelia Robertson HillAmelia Robertson Hill (15 January 1821 – 5 July 1904), birth record Emmilia McDermaid Pato
- American Commission to Negotiate PeaceDelegation to the Paris Peace Conference (1919)
- American Philosophical QuarterlyThe American Philosophical Quarterly (APQ) is a peer-reviewed academic journal covering ph
- American Society of Ichthyologists and HerpetologistsThe American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists (ASIH) is an international learn
- American Workers PartyThe American Workers Party (AWP) was a socialist organization established in December 1933
- American-British-Dutch-Australian CommandThe American-British-Dutch-Australian (ABDA) Command, or ABDACOM, was the short-lived supr
- Amina MamaNigerian-British writer, feminist and academic (born 1958)
- Amitai EtzioniIsraeli-American sociologist (1929–2023)
- Amotz ZahaviIsraeli evolutionary biologist (1928–2017)
- Amrita PritamIndian writer (1919–2005)
- An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and LegislationPhilosophical work by Jeremy Bentham (1789)
- An-Nasir DawudAn-Nasir Dawud (1206–1261) was a Kurdish ruler, briefly (1227–1229) Ayyubid sultan of Dama
- Anagarika DharmapalaSri Lankan Buddhist revivalist and writer (1864-1933)
- Ananda CoomaraswamySri Lankan Tamil metaphysician (1877–1947)
- Anandamayi MaHindu saint and yoga guru (1896–1982)
- Anandibai18th-century queen of the Maratha Empire (1742–1794)
- Anargha NimishamAnargha Nimisham (Invaluable Moment) is a collection of short stories by Vaikom Muhammad B
- Anders SandbergSwedish computer scientist, futurist, transhumanist, and philosopher (born 11 July 1972)
- Andhra IkshvakuIndian dynasty (c. 225 – c.340)
- Andhra StateFormer state of India (1953–56) in Andhra Pradesh
- André GorzAustrian philosopher (1923–2007)
- André Marie Constant DumérilFrench zoologist (1774–1860)
- André NeveuFrench physicist (born 1946)
- André SiegfriedAndré Siegfried (April 21, 1875 – March 28, 1959) was a French academic, geographer and po
- André ThouinAndré Thouin (10 February 1747 – 24 October 1824) was a French botanist.
- André-Louis CholeskyAndré-Louis Cholesky (15 October 1875, in Montguyon – 31 August 1918, in Bagneux) was a Fr
- Andreas KarlstadtGerman theologian (1486–1541)
- Andreas PapandreouPrime Minister of Greece (1981–1989; 1993–1996)
- Andreas von EttingshausenAndreas Freiherr von Ettingshausen (25 November 1796 – 25 May 1878) was an Austrian mathem
- Andrés BelloVenezuelan-Chilean poet, humanist and diplomat (1781–1865)
- Andrew Donald BoothBritish computer scientist (1918–2009)
- Andrew Henderson Leith FraserBritish officer of the Indian Civil Service (1848-1919)
- Andrew Smith (zoologist)British surgeon and zoologist (1797–1872)
- Anetta KahaneGerman journalist and activist (born 1954)
- Angami Zapu PhizoNaga nationalist militant leader (1904–1990)
- Angela DavisAmerican academic and political activist (born 1944)
- Angevin invasion of SicilyThe Angevin invasion of Sicily (1298–1302) was a military campaign launched against the Ki
- Anil KashyapAnil K. Kashyap, CBE (born 1960) is the Stevens Distinguished Service Professor of Economi
- Anita Leocádia PrestesAnita Leocádia Benário Prestes (born 27 November 1936) is a German-Brazilian historian. Sh
- Anna Maria of HungaryAnna Maria of Hungary (1204–1237) was an Empress consort of Bulgaria, daughter of King And
- Annada MangalBengali poem (1752–53) eulogizing Hindu goddess Annapurna
- AnnazidsKurdish dynasty (990/91–1117)
- Anne Hilarion de TourvilleAnne-Hilarion de Costentin, Comte de Tourville (French pronunciation: ; 24 November 1642 –
- Annetta Seabury DresserAnnetta Gertrude Seabury Dresser (1843–1935) was an American writer and early leader of th
- Annibale CarracciBolognese painter (1560–1609)
- Annie KenneyBritish suffragette (1879–1953)
- Anselm Casimir Wambold von UmstadtAnselm Casimir Wambold von Umstadt (30 November 1582 – 9 October 1647) was a German theolo
- Anselme BellegarrigueAnselme Bellegarrigue (23 March 1813 – c. 1869) was a French individualist anarchist. He p
- Anselme Gaëtan DesmarestFrench zoologist (1784–1838)
- AnsprandAnsprand (c. 657 – 712) was king of the Lombards briefly in 712. Before that, he was the d
- Anthem for Doomed Youth"Anthem for Doomed Youth" is a poem written in 1917 by Wilfred Owen. It incorporates the t
- Anthony Ashley Cooper, 1st Earl of ShaftesburyEnglish statesman and founder of the Whig party (1621–1683)
- Anthony de JasayAnthony de Jasay (15 October 1925 – 23 January 2019) was a Hungarian writer, economist, an
- Anthony DownsAnthony Downs (November 21, 1930 – October 2, 2021) was an American economist specializing
- Anthony F. C. WallaceCanadian-American anthropologist (1923–2015)
- Anthony OettingerAnthony "Tony" Gervin Oettinger (March 29, 1929 in Nuremberg, Germany – July 26, 2022) was
- Anthony van DyckFlemish Baroque artist (1599–1641)
- Anthony Van Dyck (horse)Anthony Van Dyck (19 May 2016 – 3 November 2020) was an Irish Thoroughbred racehorse, best
- Anti-bureaucratic revolutionCampaign of protests in Yugoslavia (1988–1989)
- Anti-Subversion Act of 1957The Anti-Subversion Act of 1957, officially designated as Republic Act No. 1700, is a Phil
- AntistesAntistes (from Latin ante "before" and sto "stand") was from the sixteenth to the nineteen
- Antoine Augustin CalmetFrench Benedictine monk (1672–1757)
- Antoine FaivreFrench academic (1934–2021)
- Antoine Laurent de JussieuFrench botanist noted for the concept of plant families (1748–1836)
- Anton LaVeyAmerican writer and Satanist (1930–1997)
- Anton ThernesAnton Thernes (8 February 1892 – 3 December 1944) was a Nazi German war criminal, deputy c
- Anton von ZachAnton Freiherr von Zach (German pronunciation: ) (14 June 1747 – 22 November 1826) was an
- Antonio DamasioPortuguese neuroscientist (born 1944)
- Antonio José CavanillesSpanish botanist (1745–1804)
- António José Severim de Noronha, 1st Duke of TerceiraD. António José Severim de Noronha, 1st Duke of Terceira, 1st Marquis of Vila Flor (18 Mar
- Antonio NegriItalian political philosopher (1933–2023)
- Antonio RosminiItalian Catholic priest and philosopher (1797–1855)
- Apache WarsConflicts between the U.S. Army and native Apache tribes (1849–1924)
- Aparna BasuIndian historian (1931–2018)
- Apollo 1Planned United States spaceflight (1967)
- Apollo Lunar ModuleNASA crewed Moon landing spacecraft (1969–1972)
- Apostolic Nunciature to SenegalThe Apostolic Nunciature to Senegal is the diplomatic mission of the Holy See to Senegal.
- Apple menuThe Apple menu is a drop-down menu that is on the left side of the menu bar in the classic
- Aqua (satellite)NASA scientific research satellite (2002–present)
- Arab-Norman Palermo and the Cathedral Churches of Cefalù and MonrealeArab-Norman Palermo and the Cathedral Churches of Cefalù and Monreale is a series of nine
- Arabia PetraeaRoman province (106–630s)
- Arago's rotationsArago's rotations is an observable magnetic phenomenon that involves the interactions betw
- Arakkal kingdomMuslim monarchy in North Kerala (1545–1819)
- AranzaḫAranzaḫ (alternatively romanized as Aranzah), also known as Aranziḫ or Araššiḫ was a Hurri
- AratusGreek didactic poet (c. 315/310–240 BC)
- Archduchess Margaret of Austria (1536–1567)Margaret of Austria (German: Margarethe von Österreich; 16 February 1536 – 12 March 1567)
- Archduke Franz Ferdinand of AustriaHeir to the Austrian throne (1863–1914)
- Archibald Wavell, 1st Earl WavellBritish field marshal (1883–1950)
- Architecture of ancient Sri LankaThe architecture of ancient Sri Lanka displays a rich diversity, varying in form and archi
- Ardeshir IraniIndian writer, director and producer (1886–1969)
- Argentina and weapons of mass destructionNuclear weapons program (1980s to 1983)
- Argentine Anticommunist AllianceArgentine political terrorist group (1973–1976)
- Argyle Lake State ParkArgyle Lake State Park is an Illinois state park located in Colchester, Illinois. The 1,70
- AriabignesPersian admiral and prince (died 480 BC)
- Ariane 5European heavy-lift space launch vehicle (1996–2023)
- Arizona Organic ActThe Arizona Organic Act was an organic act passed in the United States federal law introdu
- Arizona TerritoryTerritory of the United States (1863–1912)
- Armand BorelSwiss mathematician (1923–2003)
- Armed Proletarians for CommunismArmed Proletarians for Communism (Italian Proletari Armati per il Comunismo or PAC) was an
- Arms Trade TreatyInternational treaty regulating arms trade (2014 - onwards)
- Army Corps of Engineers v. Hawkes Co.Army Corps of Engineers v. Hawkes Co., 578 U.S. ___ (2016), was a case in which the Suprem
- Arne NæssNorwegian philosopher and mountaineer (1912–2009)
- ArnekhamaniArnekhamani was a Nubian king of the Kushite Kingdom in the third century BC. The king is
- Arnold Edward OrtmannArnold Edward Ortmann (April 8, 1863 – January 3, 1927) was a Prussian-born United States
- Arnold GehlenGerman philosopher, sociologist and anthropologist (1904–1976)
- Arnold KlebsArnold C. Klebs (March 17, 1870 – March 6, 1943) was a Swiss physician who specialized in
- Arnold LazarusArnold Allan Lazarus (27 January 1932 – 1 October 2013) was a South African-born clinical
- Arnold of BresciaItalian Christian preacher (c. 1090–1155)
- Arnold van GennepGerman anthropologist (1873–1957)
- Arsaces of PontusArsaces of Pontus (flourished 1st century BC) was a prince from the Kingdom of Pontus. He
- Arthur Amos NoyesArthur Amos Noyes (September 13, 1866 – June 3, 1936) was an American chemist, inventor an
- Arthur Black (mathematician)Arthur Black (1851–1893) was an English mathematician. He killed himself and his wife and
- Arthur CronquistAmerican botanist (1919–1992)
- Arthur de GobineauFrench diplomat and writer (1816–1882)
- Arthur Francis BuddingtonArthur Francis "Bud" Buddington (November 29, 1890 – December 25, 1980) was an American ge
- Arthur Geoffrey WalkerBritish mathematician (1909–2001)
- Arthur KoestlerHungarian-British author and journalist (1905–1983)
- Arthur LafferAmerican economist (born 1940)
- Arthur Melvin OkunAmerican economist (1928–1980)
- Arthur Oncken LovejoyArthur Oncken Lovejoy (October 10, 1873 – December 30, 1962) was an American philosopher a
- Arthur PentyBritish architect (1875–1937)
- Arthur Robert Kenney-HerbertBrigadier-General Arthur Robert Kenney-Herbert (1840–1916) was a British soldier who serve
- Arthur von OettingenArthur Joachim von Oettingen (28 March [O.S. 15] 1836 – 5 September 1920) was a Baltic Ger
- Aruna Asaf AliIndian independence activist (1909–1996)
- Asa Griggs CandlerAmerican business magnate (1851–1929)
- Asad Khan (Mughal noble)Asad Khan (c. 1626/1631 – 15 June 1716), born Muhammad Ibrahim, was a high-ranking noble o
- Asaf-ud-DaulaMughal and British era nobleman, Wazir (Minister) of the Nawab of Awadh (1748–1797)
- Asano clanThe Asano clan (淺野氏, Asano-shi) was a Japanese samurai clan that descended from the Minamo
- Ashanti AlstonAmerican anarchist activist (born 1954)
- Ashikaga shogunateRuling military government of feudal Japan (1336–1573)
- Ashin JinarakkhitaIndonesian Buddhist monk (1923–2002)
- Ashok KhoslaIndian environmentalist (born 1940)
- Ashoke SenIndian physicist (born 1956)
- Asif Ali ZardariPresident of Pakistan (2008–2013; since 2024)
- Askeran clashThe Askeran clash on 22—23 February 1988 in the town of Askeran was one of the starting po
- AsoristanSasanian province in Assyria and Babylonia (226–637 CE)
- Aspen Center for PhysicsThe Aspen Center for Physics (ACP) is a non-profit institution for physics research locate
- Assabet Woolen MillThe Assabet Woolen Mill was originally a textile factory complex founded by Amory Maynard
- AsseAsse (Dutch pronunciation: ) is a municipality located in the Belgian province of Flemish
- Aṣṭasāhasrikā Prajñāpāramitā SūtraMahāyāna Buddhist sūtra (c.50 CE)
- Astron (spacecraft)Soviet ultraviolet space telescope (1983–1991)
- Astronomia novaBook by Johannes Kepler (1609)
- Astronomical ringsAstronomical rings (Latin: annuli astronomici), also known as Gemma's rings, are an early
- At EaseAt Ease was an alternative to the Macintosh desktop developed by Apple Computer in the ear
- Athenagoras of AthensGreek philosopher and Father of the Church (c.133–c.190)
- AtiśaScholar of Madhyamaka Buddhism (982–1054)
- August BatschGerman naturalist (1761–1802)
- Auguste DeterFirst person diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease (1850–1906)
- Augustin ThierryJacques Nicolas Augustin Thierry (10 May 1795 – 22 May 1856; also known as Augustin Thierr
- Augustus Edward Hough LoveEnglish mathematical physicist (1863–1940)
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