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Science & Inventions

Adrian Land

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Adrian Land is an American microbiologist, educator and a senior manager of affairs at Procter & Gamble as of 2022.

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Arts & Performance

Adrian Lester

1968–

Adrian Anthony Lester (born Anthony Harvey on 14 August 1968) is a British actor. He is the recipient of a Laurence Olivier Award, an Evening Standard Theatre Award and a Critics' Circle Theatre Award for his work on the London stage, and has also been…

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Sports

Adrian Littlejohn

1970–

Adrian Sylvester Littlejohn (born 26 September 1970) is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder and a striker. He scored 79 goals in 490 league and cup appearances in an 18-year career in the English Football League. He began his…

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Sports

Adrian Mariappa

1986–

Adrian Joseph Mariappa (born 3 October 1986) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Isthmian League Premier Division side St Albans City. Born in England, he represents the Jamaica national team. He is also currently assistant coach at…

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Literature & Journalism

Adrian Matejka

1971–

Adrian Matejka (born 1971) is an American poet and editor. He is the editor-in-chief of Poetry magazine, a position he has held since 2022. He is the author of six poetry collections and the graphic novel Last on His Feet: Jack Johnson and the Battle of…

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Education & Scholarship

Adrian Miller

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Adrian Miller is an American author and former attorney and policy analyst. His books have twice won the James Beard Foundation Book Award for Reference and Scholarship: Soul Food in 2014 and Black Smoke in 2022. He is also the author of The President's…

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Politics & Public Life

Adrian Perkins

1985–

Adrian Perkins (born October 23, 1985) is an American politician who served as the mayor of Shreveport, Louisiana. Perkins is a graduate of both the United States Military Academy at West Point and Harvard Law School, and is an Army veteran. He ran for the…

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Scholarship

Adrian Piper

1948–

Adrian Margaret Smith Piper (born September 20, 1948) is an American conceptual artist and Kantian philosopher. Her work addresses how and why those involved in more than one discipline may experience professional ostracism, otherness, racial passing, and…

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Sports

Adrian Serioux

1979–

Adrian Serioux (born May 12, 1979) is a Canadian retired professional soccer player who played as a defender.

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Literature & Journalism

Adrian Walker (journalist)

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Adrian Walker is an American journalist. He is a metro columnist for The Boston Globe. His column appears in the Metro section of the Globe on Mondays and Fridays.

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Arts & Performance

Adrian Walters

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Adrian Walters is a Canadian actor from Toronto, Ontario. He is most noted for his leading performance in the 2025 film It Comes in Waves, for which he won both the award for Outstanding Lead Performance at the 2025 Reelworld Film Festival, and the ACTRA…

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Sports

Adrian Wilson

1979–

Adrian Lemar Wilson (born October 12, 1979) is an American former professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL). Wilson played college football for the NC State Wolfpack and was selected by the Arizona Cardinals in the…

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Arts & Performance

Adriana Alves

1976–

Adriana Alves (born 12 December 1976) is a Brazilian actress and former model. She has mainly played roles in Brazilian telenovelas. She is most well known for her role as Palmira Pinto Feijó in Celebridade, for which she won several awards, including the…

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Journalism

Adriana Diaz

1984–

Adriana Sabrina Diaz (born November 29, 1984) is an American television journalist. Her work has included reporting and presenting for CBS News.

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Literature

Adriana Evans

1974–

Adriana Evans (also known as Adriana Madera; born 1974) is an American R&B and soul singer-songwriter. She was born in San Francisco, the daughter of jazz singer Mary Stallings. Her debut album, entitled Adriana Evans, was released in 1997 and peaked at…

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Biography & Culture

Adriana Lima

1981–

Adriana Lima (Portuguese pronunciation: [adɾiˈɐ̃nɐ ˈlĩmɐ]; born 12 June 1981) is a Brazilian model. She was a Victoria's Secret Angel from 2000 to 2018, having made her Victoria's Secret Fashion Show debut in 1999, making her the longest-running Victoria's…

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Sports

Adrianna Franch

1990–

Adrianna Nichole "AD" Franch (born November 12, 1990) is an American professional soccer player who plays as a goalkeeper. She previously played for Kansas City Current, and Portland Thorns FC, winning the NWSL Championship in 2017 with the latter team and…

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Literature

Adrianna Freeman

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Adrianna Freeman is an American singer-songwriter who specializes in country music and Americana. She recorded her first album, Either You Do or You Don't, in 2012.

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Journalism

Adrianne Baughns-Wallace

1944–

Adrianne Baughns-Wallace (born in 1944) was a television journalist, the first African-American television anchor in New England, and a member of the Connecticut Women's Hall of Fame.

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Literature

Adrianne Byrd

1970–

Adrianne Janette Byrd (November 23, 1970 – October 30, 2020) was a best-selling African-American author of more than 50 romance novels. Her most widely held book, The Beautiful Ones, is in more than 400 WorldCat libraries.

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Biography & Culture

Adrianne Todman

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Adrianne Regina Todman (born c. 1970) is an American government official who served as the deputy secretary of housing and urban development in the Biden administration from June 2021 to January 2025. Todman served as acting secretary of housing and urban…

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Biography & Culture

Adriel Johnson

1957–2010

Adriel Duland Johnson Sr. (June 22, 1957 – February 12, 2010) was an American biologist and faculty member at the University of Alabama in Huntsville whose research focused on areas of cell biology and nutritional physiology. He was one of three faculty…

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Film & Television

Adrien Beard

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Adrien Beard (born 1970 or 1971) is an American voice actor, storyboard artist, producer, and director. He provides the voice of Tolkien (Token) Black in South Park, as well as serving as the art director and lead storyboarder on the series. Beard has won…

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Sports

Adrien Broner

1989–

Adrien Jerome Broner (; born July 28, 1989) is an American former professional boxer and online streamer. He won world championships in four weight classes including the World Boxing Organization (WBO) super featherweight title from 2011 to 2012, the World…

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