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Alexander Kelso Davis (died November 20, 1884) was an American politician. He was a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives and Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi. He was impeached and removed by the resurgent Democrats towards the end of the…
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Alexander Mills Lane (October 26, 1857 – November 12, 1911) was an American physician and politician. He was a member of the Illinois House of Representatives, serving as a Republican, for two terms from 1906 until 1910. He also served as the assistant…
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Alexander Lightfoot Manly (May 13, 1866 – October 5, 1944) was an American newspaper owner and editor who lived in Wilmington, North Carolina. With his brother, Frank G. Manly, as co-owner, he published the Daily Record, the state's only daily…
1995–
Alexander Luke Nathanial McQueen (born 24 March 1995) is a professional footballer who plays as a full-back. Born in England, McQueen represents the Grenada national team internationally.
1838–1918
Miles’s 1887 patent for a mechanism that opened and closed elevator doors automatically made elevators much safer to use.
Biography
Alexander Nunez is a Canadian actor and writer, most noted as the creator and star of the web series Settle Down. He has also had regular roles in the web series Avocado Toast and Stories from My Gay Grandparents, and the television series Moonshine and…
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Alexander Priestly Camphor (1865 – 1919), also known as A.P. Camphor, was an American Bishop, missionary, educator, academic administrator, author, and college president. He was the Missionary Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, elected in 1916. He…
1799–1837
Great-grandson of the African-born general Abram Gannibal, Pushkin transformed Russian literature with works including Eugene Onegin and remains a defining national voice.
Biography
Alexander R. François (c. 1820 - May 21, 1869) was a state legislator who served in the Louisiana State Senate during the Reconstruction era from 1868 until his murder in 1869.
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Alexander Stone was a member of Georgia's constitutional convention held in 1867 and 1868 and was an elected member of the Georgia Legislature in 1868. He was a Republican.
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Alexander Thomas Augusta (March 8, 1825 – December 21, 1890) was a surgeon, veteran of the American Civil War, and the first African-American professor of medicine in the United States. After gaining his medical education in Toronto, Canada West from 1850…
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Alexander Lucius Twilight (September 23, 1795 – June 19, 1857) was an American educator, minister and politician. He was recognized as the first African American to have earned a bachelor's degree from an American college or university, graduating from…
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Alexander Williams Jr. (born May 8, 1948) is a former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland.
1967–
Alexander Wright (born July 19, 1967) is an American former professional football player who was a wide receiver in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys, Los Angeles Raiders and St. Louis Rams. He was a two-time winner of the NFL's…
1983–
Alexandra Bell (born 1983) is an American multidisciplinary artist. She is best known for her series Counternarratives, large scale paste-ups of New York Times articles edited to challenge the presumption of "objectivity" in news media. Using marginalia,…
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Alexandra Giuliana Grey (born January 4, 1991), also known mononymously as Alëxandra , is an American actress, singer, songwriter and producer. She is best known for her roles as Melody Barnes on the Fox music drama series Empire, Elizah Parks on the…
1977–
Alexandra Jones is a historical archaeologist and educator at Goucher College. She is the founder and chief executive officer of Archaeology in the Community, "a Washington, D.C.–based nonprofit that aims to increase awareness of archaeology and history."…
1993–
Alexandra Mardell is an English actress, known for playing Emma Brooker in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street. In 2019, she won the British Soap Award for Best Newcomer for her portrayal, and was nominated for Newcomer at the 24th National Television Awards.
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Alexandra Shipp (born July 16, 1991) is an American actress and singer who rose to prominence for portraying singer Aaliyah in the Lifetime television film Aaliyah: The Princess of R&B (2014), and Kimberly Woodruff, in the film Straight Outta Compton…
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Alexandra Winfield Stevenson (born December 15, 1980) is an American former professional tennis player. At four years old, Alexandra began learning tennis technique from Angel Lopez at the San Diego Tennis and Racquet Club. Lopez would continue to coach…
1802–1870
Grandson of an enslaved Haitian woman, Dumas became one of the most widely read novelists in French literary history.
1770–1818
Pétion led southern Haiti as president and gave Simón Bolívar refuge, arms and support in exchange for a promise to abolish slavery in the lands Bolívar liberated.
1983–
Alexandre Rodrigues (born May 21, 1983) is a Brazilian actor. He is best known for playing the part of Buscapé (Rocket), the narrator and protagonist in the 2002 Brazilian film City of God. In 2018, it was revealed that Rodrigues had started driving for…
1987–
Alexandria Anderson (born January 28, 1987) is an American track and field sprinter who specializes in the 100-meter dash and 200-meter dash. She was the 2011 American champion in the 60-meter dash. Anderson won four Chicago city volleyball titles at…
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