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1913–2002
Alexander Givvons (2 November 1913 – 14 June 2002) was a Welsh rugby union and professional rugby league footballer who played in the 1930s and 1940s. He played club level rugby union (RU) for Cross Keys RFC, as a scrum-half, and representative level rugby…
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Alexander Murray Palmer Haley (August 11, 1921 – February 10, 1992) was an American writer and the author of the 1976 book Roots: The Saga of an American Family. ABC adapted the book as a television miniseries of the same name and aired it in 1977 to a…
1977
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA 33 1/3 rpm LP record album titled "Alex Haley Tells the Story of His Search for Roots" by Alex Haley. The cover of the album features a photograph of Alex Haley and text in the upper left that reads: [Alex Haley / Tells the Story Of His Search For ROOTS].
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Alex Haydock-Wilson (born 28 July 1999) is a British track and field athlete. In 2023, he became British 400 metres champion outdoors, and in 2025 repeated the feat indoors. He achieved two bronze medals at the 2024 Summer Olympics, in the mixed 4 × 400 m…
1976
FROM THE SOURCE CATALOGA print of a man using a straight hoe for support as he leans over to grab two long pieces of wood. The wall to his left has two holes or lights from which shine a bright light. Behind him to the left is a large keyhole. At bottom center, under the image…
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Alexandra Isley (born April 16, 1987) is an American singer-songwriter and producer. She released her debut EP The Love/Art Memoirs in 2012. Isley has worked with artists including Scarface, Terrace Martin, Masego, 9th Wonder, Rapsody, Tank and the Bangas,…
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Alex Johnson (December 7, 1942 – February 28, 2015) was an American professional baseball outfielder, who played in Major League Baseball (MLB), from 1964 to 1976, for the Philadelphia Phillies, St. Louis Cardinals, Cincinnati Reds, California Angels,…
1941–2017
Alex C. Jones Jr. (September 18, 1941 – January 14, 2017) was an African-American Catholic permanent deacon, preacher and leader who converted from Pentecostalism to Catholicism.
1993–
Alex Kane (born October 21, 1993) is an American professional wrestler, who currently works on the independent circuit and Deep South Wrestling (DSW). He is best known for his time in Major League Wrestling (MLW), where is a former one-time MLW World…
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Alexander Caedmon Karp (born October 2, 1967) is an American billionaire businessman and entrepreneur. He is the co-founder and CEO of the software firm Palantir Technologies. Karp earned his J.D. degree from Stanford Law School and a doctorate in social…
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Andrew Alexander Kiwomya (born 20 May 1996) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger and forward for Emley.
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Alex Colin Kpakpé (born 22 February 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Isthmian League Premier Division club Lewes.
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Alex Lanipekun (, born 7 April 1981) is an English actor. He trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art but left early to join the cast of the BBC drama Spooks (2007–2008) as Ben Kaplan. He has since appeared in the BBC series Troy: Fall of a City (2018)…
1974–
Alexandrea Martin (born May 9, 1974) is an American actress and film producer. She was awarded the title of Miss Golden Globe at the 1994 Golden Globe Awards.
2004–
Alex Ojahn Matos (born 3 October 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Süper Lig club Göztepe, on loan from EFL Championship club Sheffield United.
2002–
Alexander Cole Mighten (born 11 April 2002) is a professional footballer who plays as a winger for Major League Soccer club San Diego FC. Born in the United States, he represented England at youth international level. Mighten joined Nottingham Forest from…
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Alex Eugene Newell (born August 20, 1992) is an American actor and singer. They are known for their role as Unique Adams on the Fox musical series Glee and Mo on Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist. Newell also starred as Asaka in the Broadway revival of Once on…
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Alex Tchuimeni-Nimely (born 11 May 1991) is a Liberian former professional footballer who played as a forward. He is the elder brother of Liberia international Sylvanus Nimely. A former England under-20 international, he accepted a call-up to play for…
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Alexander Mark David Oxlade-Chamberlain (born 15 August 1993) is an English professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Scottish Premiership club Celtic. After rising to prominence with Southampton during the 2010–11 season aged 17,…
Biography
Alexander Pascall, OBE (born November 1936), is a British broadcaster, journalist, musician, composer, oral historian and educator. Based in Britain for more than 50 years, he was one of the developers of the Notting Hill Carnival, is a political…
2004–
Alex R. Hibbert (born July 4, 2004) is an American actor. He is best known for playing "Little" in Moonlight (2016) and Kevin Williams on The Chi.
1993–
Alexander James Sawyer (born 13 February 1993) is an English actor, singer, songwriter and director. He is best known for his roles as Alfie Lewis in House of Anubis and Topher in The End of the F***ing World. In 2018, he began portraying David Oumou in…
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Alexandra Virina Scott (born 14 October 1984) is an English sports presenter, pundit and former professional footballer who played as a right-back. She has been the presenter for the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) since her retirement. At club…
1998–
Alex JoVaughn Speas (born March 4, 1998) is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Texas Rangers and Houston Astros.
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