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Aaron Justin Lennon (; born 16 April 1987) is an English former professional footballer who played as a right winger. Lennon began his career at hometown club Leeds United, making his first-team debut in 2003 and becoming the youngest player to play in the…
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Aaron Manasses McMillan (November 3, 1895 – June 1, 1980) was a medical missionary to Angola and a civic leader and legislator in Nebraska. He was elected to the Nebraska House of Representatives in 1928 as a Republican and served one term. He then was…
Biography
Aaron McCargo Jr. is an American chef, television personality, and television show host who is best known as the winner of the fourth season of the Food Network's reality television show, Food Network Star.
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Aaron McDuffie Moore, M.D. (September 6, 1863 – April 29, 1923) was a medical doctor, medical director, and officer at a bank, hospital, pharmacy, university and insurer serving African Americans in North Carolina. He was born in Whiteville, North…
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Aaron Vincent McGruder (born May 29, 1974) is an American writer, cartoonist, and producer best known for creating The Boondocks, a Universal Press Syndicate comic strip and its animated TV series adaptation.
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Aaron Fitzgerald McKie (born October 2, 1972) is an American basketball coach and former professional basketball player who played 14 seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He is currently the special advisor for athletics at his alma mater…
1989–
Aaron Moses-Garvey (born 6 September 1989) is a former professional footballer who played as a striker. He began his career with Birmingham City without making a first-team appearance. Born in England, he represented his father's native country, Saint…
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Aaron Joseph Neville (born January 24, 1941) is an American singer renowned for his distinctively smooth, vibrato-heavy tenor and a genre-crossing career that spans R&B, soul, gospel, jazz, country, and pop.
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Aaron Stone Pierre (born 7 June 1994) is a British actor and model. He is best known for his roles as John Stewart / Green Lantern in the DC Universe (DCU), Dev-Em in Krypton (2018–2019), Caesar Garner in The Underground Railroad (2021), Rapper "Mid-Sized…
1942–
Aaron Elton Pointer (born April 19, 1942) is an American former professional baseball player. He played in the major leagues for the Houston Colt .45s/Astros in 1963 and again in 1966–1967. After his baseball career, he was a National Football League…
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Aaron Pryor (October 20, 1955 – October 9, 2016) was an American professional boxer who competed from 1976 to 1990. He was a two-time light welterweight world champion, having held the WBA title from 1980 to 1983, and the IBF title from 1984 to 1985.…
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Aaron Richard Fisher (May 14, 1895 – November 22, 1985) was an American soldier. He served more than thirty years in the U.S. Army (1911–1947) and was a recipient of several military awards, most notably the Distinguished Service Cross and Purple Heart…
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Aaron James Ramsey (born 21 January 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger or attacking midfielder for EFL Championship club Burnley. A product of the Aston Villa Academy, he has represented England at youth level up to under-20…
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Aaron S. Coleman (born 1985) is an American multidisciplinary artist who works in printmaking, sculpture, and installation. He recontextualizes found imagery and artifacts to create jarring juxtapositions in his exploration of the legacy of slavery,…
1933–2014
Aaron Shirley (January 3, 1933 – November 26, 2014) was an American physician, health care innovator, and civil rights activist. Shirley was born in Gluckstadt, Mississippi. His first introduction to becoming a medical professional was through his sister…
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Aaron Stevens is an American college baseball coach and former third baseman. He played college baseball at Nicholls State for coach Mike Knight from 1985 to 1988. He then served as the head coach of the Mississippi Valley State Devils (2015–2021)
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Aaron Michael Streets is an American bioengineer and associate professor in the Department of Engineering at the University of California, Berkeley in Berkeley, California. He is the principal investigator at the Streets Lab, where he and his team use…
1993–
Aaron Patrick Tumwa (born 27 September 1993) is an Antiguan footballer who last played as a defender for Bishop's Stortford.
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Aaron Wan-Bissaka (born 26 November 1997) is a professional footballer who plays as a right-back for Premier League club Aston Villa, on loan from EFL Championship club West Ham United. Born in England, he plays for the DR Congo national team. An academy…
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Aaron Matthew Westbrooks (born 25 November 1986) is an Irish former professional basketball player. He played for the Irish Under 20 national team, and the senior national team.
1980–
Aaron White (born 1980) is an American actor and director, his most notable work for The Dance: The History of American Minstrelsy, which he co-wrote and co-directed with Jason Christophe White (no relation). He is also an independent music producer, and…
Loading image…1993–
Aaryn Élan Doyle (born January 4, 1993) is a Canadian actress, singer and dancer. She is best known for her role as Lola Scott in the Disney Channel Original Movie Camp Rock. In 2008, Aaryn was signed to the Ford Modeling Agency.
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Aay Preston-Myint (born 1981) is a visual artist and art educator. He is based in Oakland, California.
1997–
Westerfield Oreoluwa Ibikunle Shoderu (born 30 November 1997), known professionally as Aayan Ibikunle Shoderu, is a British actor. After graduating from the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, he appeared in the BBC medical drama Casualty and the short…
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