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1962–2017
Andre Crawford (March 20, 1962 – March 18, 2017) was an American serial killer, rapist and necrophile who killed 11 women between 1993 and 1999 in Chicago. Many of the women were addicted to drugs or worked as sex workers. He also had sex with their corpses.
1976–
Andre Jamahl Curtis (born December 8, 1976) is an American football coach who is currently the safeties coach for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). He was a former linebacker at Virginia Military Institute.
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André Cymone (born Andre Simon Anderson; June 27, 1958) is an American bassist, songwriter and record producer. He was a bass guitarist for Prince's touring band, pre-Revolution. In 1981, Cymone broke from Prince's band and began a solo career.
1986–
Andre D. Wagner (born 1983) is an American photographer, living in Bushwick, Brooklyn, New York. His black and white street and documentary style photographs primarily depict African Americans living in Brooklyn.
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Andre Nolan Dawson (born July 10, 1954), nicknamed "the Hawk" and "Awesome Dawson", is an American former professional baseball outfielder who played 21 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB).
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Andre De Grasse (born 10 November 1994) is a Canadian sprinter. A seven-time Olympic medallist, De Grasse is the 2020 Olympic champion in the 200 m, and also won the silver in the 200 m in 2016. He won a second silver in the 4 × 100 relay in 2020.
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André Robin De Shields (born January 12, 1946) is an American actor, singer, dancer, director, and choreographer. He has received numerous accolades including a Tony Award, a Grammy Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award. Among his other film and TV…
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Andre Peter Dickens (born June 17, 1974) is an American politician who is currently serving as the 61st mayor of Atlanta, Georgia. Prior to winning the 2021 election, which concluded after a runoff against city council president Felicia Moore, Dickens had…
1983–
Andre Dirrell (born September 7, 1983) is an American professional boxer. As an amateur, he won a bronze medal in the middleweight division at the 2004 Olympics. His younger brother Anthony Dirrell is also a professional boxer.
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Andre Durie (born July 27, 1981) is a Canadian former professional football running back/slotback who played for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL) from 2007 to 2016. He signed with the Argonauts on May 10, 2007, as a free agent…
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Andre Anthony Gray (born 26 June 1991) is a professional footballer who plays a centre-forward. Born in England, he represented the Jamaica national team. Gray moved from the Academy at hometown club Wolverhampton Wanderers to the Shrewsbury Town youth…
1998–
Andre Jay Green (born 26 July 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a forward for Indian Super League club Kerala Blasters. He played internationally for England, up to under-20 level.
1960–2020
Andre O'Neal Harrell (September 26, 1960 – May 7, 2020) was an American record executive, media proprietor, and rapper. He formed the short-lived East Coast hip hop duo Dr. Jeckyll & Mr.
1996–
Andre Terrell Jackson (born May 1, 1996) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Chiba Lotte Marines of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Los Angeles Dodgers and Pittsburgh…
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André Leon Talley (October 16, 1948 – January 18, 2022) was an American fashion journalist, stylist, creative director, author, and editor-at-large of Vogue magazine. He was the magazine's fashion news director from 1983 to 1987, its first African-American…
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Andre Maurice Davis (born February 11, 1949) is the former city solicitor for Baltimore and a former United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. He was formerly a United States district judge and was nominated…
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Andre Bernard Mathis (born 1980) is an American lawyer who is serving as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
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Andre Jerome McGee (born March 7, 1987) is an American former basketball coach and player who was most recently assistant coach at the University of Missouri–Kansas City (UMKC). McGee played college basketball at Louisville under Rick Pitino and one year…
1978–2020
André Moreira Neles (4 January 1978 – 6 February 2020), known as André Neles, was a professional footballer who played as a striker. His last club was Alecrim FC. He started at Uberlândia, but only gained recognition at Atlético Mineiro. After compelling…
1960–
Andre Cornelius Patterson Sr. (born June 12, 1960) is an American football coach who most recently served as the defensive line coach for the New York Giants of the National Football League (NFL). He has previously been a defensive line coach for the…
1959–
André Lamar Phillips (born September 5, 1959) is a retired American track and field athlete who is best known for winning the 400 metres hurdles gold medal at the 1988 Olympic Games. Phillips spent most of his career in the shadow of his idol, Edwin Moses,…
1838–1898
Rebouças designed major infrastructure projects and became an influential campaigner for the abolition of slavery in Brazil.
Dates not recorded
André Richardson King is an African American designer and architect. After completing his education at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, he worked at Skidmore, Owings & Merrill before beginning his own firm. King was part of a group of African…
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Andre Levett Robertson (born October 2, 1957) is an American former baseball second baseman and shortstop. He played five seasons for the New York Yankees of Major League Baseball (MLB). He was signed by the Toronto Blue Jays in the 4th round of the 1979…
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