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1934–1996
Mary Antoinette Rodez Schiesler (December 13, 1934 – April 8, 1996; née Carole Virginia Rodez) was an American chemist and director of research at Villanova University. She was also a former Roman Catholic nun and Episcopal deaconess.
c. 1703–c. 1759
Brought to Germany as a child, Amo earned degrees in philosophy and law and taught at the universities of Halle and Jena, writing influential works on mind, perception and human rights.
1966–
Antonio Derrell Goss (born August 11, 1966) is an American college football coach and former player. He is the co-defensive coordinator and cornerbacks coach for Carson–Newman University, positions he has held since 2026. Goss played professionally as a…
1968–
Antonio Hart (born September 30, 1968) is an American jazz alto saxophonist. He attended the Baltimore School for the Arts, studied with Andy McGhee at Berklee College of Music, and has a master's degree from Queens College, City University of New York.…
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Antonio Durran Pierce (born October 26, 1978) is an American professional football coach and former linebacker. He served as the head coach for the Las Vegas Raiders of the National Football League (NFL) in 2023 and 2024. Pierce played nine seasons as a…
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Antonio de Andre Reynolds-Dean (born March 11, 1977) is an American basketball coach and former professional player, currently serving as associate head coach for the Georgia Bulldogs. A forward/center listed at 6-foot-7, he played college basketball at…
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Antwaan Randle El ( AN-twahn RAN-dəl-EL; born August 17, 1979) is an American professional football coach and former player who currently serves as the wide receivers coach and assistant head coach for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League…
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Antwan Raymond is a Canadian college football running back for the Rutgers Scarlet Knights. Raymond won the 2025 Jon Cornish Trophy as the top Canadian player in NCAA football.
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Antwan Wilson (born 1972) is an American teacher and school administrator. He was appointed the Superintendent of the Oakland Unified School District in Oakland, California, in 2014, and resigned effective February 2017. On December 20, 2016, he was…
1983–
Antwon Toritseju Hicks (born 12 March 1983) is an American/Nigerian track and field hurdler who competes in the 110-meter hurdles. He was the gold medallist in that event at the 2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics – the first American to win that…
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Any Gabrielly Rolim Soares (Brazilian Portuguese: [ˈɐni ɡabɾiˈɛli]; born October 9, 2002) is a Brazilian musician, dancer and actress. Born in Guarulhos, São Paulo, she began dancing at a young age and performed at some of the city's theaters while…
Biography
Aphrose is the stage name of Joanna Mohammed, a Canadian soul and rhythm and blues singer from Toronto, Ontario. She is most noted for her 2023 album Roses, which received a Juno Award nomination for Adult Contemporary Album of the Year at the Juno Awards…
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1987–
April Bey (born 1987) is a Bahamian American contemporary visual artist and educator. She is known for her mixed media work which creates commentary on contemporary Black female rhetoric.
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April Perry Carson is an American epidemiologist. She is an associate professor of epidemiology and associate dean for diversity, equity, and inclusion at the University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Public Health. Carson is director of the Jackson…
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Aprille Joy Ericsson (born April 1, 1963) is an American aerospace engineer who had served as the assistant secretary of defense for science and technology. Ericsson is the first African-American woman to receive a Ph.D. in mechanical engineering from…
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Aquilina Celia Casañas Howell (May 3, 1917 – January 13, 2000) was the first woman to serve as Assistant Superintendent of Leon County Schools, serving from 1981 until her retirement in 1985. Howell is credited as the driving force behind the peaceful…
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Thomas James Ballester (born September 5, 1987), better known by his ring name AR Fox, is an American professional wrestler and trainer. He is signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW) and its sister promotion Ring of Honor (ROH), where he is a former one-time…
1859–1927
Arabella Chapman (1859–1927) was an African American woman who is best remembered for being the first student to graduate from upstate New York's Albany School for Educating People of Color, later known as Albany High School.
1977–
Aracelis Girmay (born December 10, 1977) is a poet, teacher, and editor from the U.S. Girmay also works with collage and essays, and has collaborated with film and sound artists. She is the author of the poetry collections GREEN OF ALL HEADS (2025), the…
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Archibald Henry Grimké (August 17, 1849 – February 25, 1930) was an African-American lawyer, intellectual, journalist, diplomat and community leader in the 19th and early 20th centuries. He graduated from freedmen's schools, Lincoln University in…
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Archibald Alphonso Alexander (May 14, 1888 – January 4, 1958) was an American architect and engineer. He was an early African-American graduate of the University of Iowa and the first to graduate from the University of Iowa's College of Engineering. He was…
1943–
Archie Boston Jr. (born 1943) is an American graphic artist, and retired professor. Born to an impoverished family in a small town in southern Florida, Boston received an education in graphic design at Chouinard Art Institute located in Los Angeles.
1939–2024
Archie Lee Cooley Jr. (March 18, 1939 – April 18, 2024) was an American college football coach. He served as the head football coach at Mississippi Valley State University from 1980 to 1986, University of Arkansas–Pine Bluff from 1987 to 1991, Norfolk…
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