| Author Name | Profession | Nationality |
| A. Bartlett Giamatti | Educator | American |
| A. J. Jacobs | Journalist | American |
| A. J. Langer | Actress | American |
| A. R. Ammons | Poet | American |
| Aaliyah | Musician | American |
| Aaron Allston | Novelist | American |
| Aaron Carter | Musician | American |
| Aaron Eckhart | Actor | American |
| Aaron Latham | Journalist | American |
| Abba Eban | Diplomat | Israeli |
| Abbas Kiarostami | Director | Iranian |
| Abby Elliott | Actress | American |
| Abdallah Ii | Leader | Jordanian |
| Abdul Kalam | Statesman | Indian |
| Abdul Qadeer Khan | Scientist | Pakistani |
| Abdullah Ahmad Badawi | Politician | |
| Abdullah Ibrahim | Musician | South African |
| Abe Lemons | Coach | American |
| Abel Ferrara | Director | American |
| Abigail Adams | First Lady | American |
| Abigail Fillmore | First Lady | American |
| Abraham Cahan | Author | Lithuanian |
| Abraham Flexner | Educator | American |
| Abraham Lincoln | President | American |
| Abu Abbas | Politician | Palestinian |
| Abu Bakar Bashir | Activist | Indonesian |
| Abu Bakr | Leader | |
| Ada Cambridge | Writer | English |
| Adam Baldwin | Actor | American |
| Adam Carolla | Entertainer | American |
| Adam Faith | Musician | English |
| Adam Ferguson | Philosopher | Scottish |
| Adam Garcia | Actor | Australian |
| Adam Johnson | Writer | American |
| Adam Jones | Musician | American |
| Adam Lambert | Musician | American |
| Adele | Musician | English |
| Adolf Eichmann | Criminal | German |
| Adolf Galland | Soldier | German |
| Adrian Edmondson | Actor | English |
| Adrienne Barbeau | Actress | American |
| Adrienne Kennedy | Playwright | American |
| Aeschines | Statesman | Greek |
| Aeschylus | Poet | Greek |
| Aesop | Author | Greek |
| Afrika Bambaataa | Musician | American |
| Aga Khan Iii | Statesman | Pakistani |
| Agathon | Poet | Greek |
| Agha Hasan Abedi | Businessman | Pakistani |
| Agnetha Faltskog | Musician | Swedish |
| Ahmad Jamal | Musician | American |
| Ahmed Ali | ||
| Ahmet Davutoglu | Diplomat | Turkish |
| Ajay Devgan | Actor | Indian |
| Akhenaton | Statesman | Egyptian |
| Akhmad Kadyrov | Statesman | Chechen |
| Akihito | Statesman | Japanese |
| Akon | Musician | American |
| Al Alvarez | Poet | English |
| Al Campanis | Businessman | American |
| Al Capone | Criminal | American |
| Al Capp | Cartoonist | American |
| Al D'amato | Politician | American |
| Al Davis | Businessman | American |
| Al Edwards | Politician | American |
| Al Jardine | Musician | American |
| Al Jarreau | Musician | American |
| Al Jourgensen | Musician | Cuban |
| Al Kaline | Athlete | American |
| Al Leiter | Athlete | American |
| Alain Badiou | Philosopher | French |
| Alain Delon | Actor | French |
| Alan Alda | Actor | American |
| Alan Bates | Actor | British |
| Alan Bean | Astronaut | American |
| Alan Davies | Actor | British |
| Alan Dershowitz | Lawyer | American |
| Alan Hansen | Athlete | Scottish |
| Alan Jackson | Musician | American |
| Alan Kay | Scientist | American |
| Alan Keyes | Politician | American |
| Alan King | Comedian | American |
| Alan Ladd | Actor | American |
| Alan Lakein | Businessman | American |
| Alastair Campbell | Journalist | British |
| Alben W. Barkley | Vice President | American |
| Albert Bandura | Psychologist | Canadian |
| Albert Barnes | Theologian | American |
| Albert Bushnell Hart | Historian | American |
| Albert Camus | Philosopher | French |
| Albert Einstein | Physicist | German |
| Albert Ellis | Psychologist | American |
| Albert Finney | Actor | British |
| Albert Gallatin | Statesman | Swiss |
| Albert King | Musician | American |
| Alberto Giacometti | Sculptor | Swiss |
| Alcaeus | Poet | Greek |
| Alcee Hastings | Politician | American |
| Alcuin | Clergyman | English |
| Aldrich Ames | Criminal | American |
| Alec Baldwin | Actor | American |
| Alec Issigonis | Designer | Greek |
| Alejandro Amenabar | Director | Spanish |
| Alejo Carpentier | Novelist | Cuban |
| Aleksandr Lebed | Politician | Russian |
| Alessandra Ambrosio | Model | Brazilian |
| Alex Campbell | Politician | Canadian |
| Alex Ferguson | Coach | Scottish |
| Alex Gansa | Writer | |
| Alex Haley | Novelist | American |
| Alex Kapranos | ||
| Alex Karras | Athlete | American |
| Alex Van Halen | Musician | American |
| Alexander Alekhine | Celebrity | Russian |
| Alexander Bain | Philosopher | Scottish |
| Alexander Calder | Sculptor | American |
| Alexander Fleming | Scientist | Scottish |
| Alexander Haig | Public Servant | American |
| Alexander Hamilton | Politician | American |
| Alexander Jackson Davis | Architect | American |
| Alexander John Ellis | Writer | English |
| Alexander Kerensky | Public Servant | Russian |
| Alexandra Kerry | ||
| Alexi Giannoulias | Politician | American |
| Alexis Carrel | Scientist | French |
| Alf Landon | Politician | American |
| Alfonso X | Royalty | Spanish |
| Alfred Adler | Psychologist | Austrian |
| Alfred Einstein | Writer | German |
| Alfred Eisenstaedt | Photographer | American |
| Alfred Jarry | Writer | French |
| Alfred Jodl | Soldier | German |
| Alfred Kastler | ||
| Alfred Kazin | Critic | American |
| Ali Akbar Khan | Musician | Indian |
| Ali Babacan | Politician | Turkish |
| Ali Hoseini Khamenei | ||
| Ali Landry | Model | American |
| Ali Larter | Model | American |
| Alice Barrett | Actress | American |
| Alice Cary | Poet | American |
| Alice Englert | Actress | Australian |
| Alice Hamilton | Scientist | American |
| Alice James | Writer | American |
| Alice Thomas Ellis | Writer | British |
| Alice Weaver Flaherty | Scientist | American |
| Alicia Keys | Musician | American |
| Alija Izetbegovic | Activist | Bosniak |
| Alistair Darling | Politician | British |
| Alister Hardy | Scientist | British |
| Allan Carr | Director | |
| Allen Ginsberg | Poet | American |
| Allen Iverson | Athlete | American |
| Allen Johnson | Athlete | American |
| Allen Leech | Actor | Irish |
| Allison Janney | Actress | American |
| Allyson Felix | Athlete | American |
| Alphonse Allais | Writer | French |
| Alphonse Daudet | Novelist | French |
| Alphonse De Lamartine | Poet | French |
| Alphonse Karr | Critic | French |
| Alphonso Jackson | Public Servant | American |
| Althea Gibson | Athlete | American |
| Alvar Aalto | Architect | Finnish |
| Alveda King | Clergyman | American |
| Alvin Adams | Businessman | American |
| Alvin Ailey | Dancer | American |
| Alvin Dark | Athlete | American |
| Alvin Lee | Musician | English |
| Aly Khan | Public Servant | Italian |
| Alyson Hannigan | Actress | American |
| Ama Ata Aidoo | Author | Ghanaian |
| Amanda Lear | Musician | French |
| Amanullah Khan | Statesman | Afghani |
| Amelia Barr | Novelist | American |
| Amelia Earhart | Aviator | American |
| Amelia Edith Huddleston Barr | Novelist | British |
| America Ferrera | Actress | American |
| Amiri Baraka | Poet | American |
| Amitabh Bachchan | Actor | Indian |
| Amos Adams Lawrence | Activist | American |
| Amos Bronson Alcott | Educator | American |
| Amos Lawrence | Businessman | American |
| Amos Lee | Musician | American |
| Amy Adams | Actress | American |
| Amy Alcott | Athlete | American |
| Amy Carlson | Actress | American |
| Amy Carter | Celebrity | American |
| Amy Irving | Actress | American |
| Amy Jo Johnson | Actress | American |
| Amy Lee | Musician | American |
| Amy Marcy Beach | Musician | American |
| Ana Beatriz Barros | Model | Brazilian |
| Ana Castillo | Novelist | American |
| Ana Gasteyer | Comedian | American |
| Anacharsis | Philosopher | |
| Anacreon | Poet | Greek |
| Anastacia | Musician | American |
| Anatoly Karpov | Celebrity | Russian |
| Anaxagoras | Philosopher | Greek |
| Andre Agassi | Athlete | American |
| Andre Bazin | Critic | French |
| Andre Dawson | Athlete | American |
| Andre Derain | Artist | French |
| Andre Gide | Novelist | French |
| Andre Kertesz | Photographer | Hungarian |
| Andrea Barber | Actress | American |
| Andreas Capellanus | Writer | French |
| Andreas Katsulas | Actor | American |
| Andres Iniesta | Athlete | Spanish |
| Andrew Card | Politician | American |
| Andrew Carnegie | Businessman | American |
| Andrew Denton | Comedian | Australian |
| Andrew Eldritch | Musician | English |
| Andrew Fastow | Criminal | American |
| Andrew Fletcher | Writer | Scottish |
| Andrew Garfield | Actor | American |
| Andrew J. Bacevich | Educator | |
| Andrew Jack | ||
| Andrew Jackson | President | American |
| Andrew Johnson | President | American |
| Andrew Lau | Director | Chinese |
| Andrew Law | Composer | American |
| Andrew P. Harris | Politician | American |
| Andrew Von Eschenbach | ||
| Andy Garcia | Actor | American |
| Andy Gibb | Musician | Australian |
| Andy Kaufman | Comedian | American |
| Andy Lau | Actor | Chinese |
| Ang Lee | Director | Chinese |
| Angel Carter | Model | American |
| Angela Bassett | Actress | American |
| Angela Carter | Novelist | English |
| Angela Cartwright | Actress | British |
| Angela Davis | Activist | American |
| Angela Lansbury | Actress | American |
| Angelina Jolie | Actress | American |
| Angie Everhart | Model | American |
| Angie Harmon | Model | American |
| Angus T. Jones | Actor | American |
| Anil Agarwal | Businessman | Indian |
| Anil Kapoor | Actor | Indian |
| Anish Kapoor | Artist | Indian |
| Anita Baker | Musician | American |
| Anita Desai | Novelist | Indian |
| Anita Ekberg | Actress | Swedish |
| Ann Bancroft | Explorer | American |
| Ann Landers | Journalist | American |
| Anna Akhmatova | Poet | Russian |
| Anna Eshoo | Politician | American |
| Anna Faris | Actress | American |
| Anna Ford | Journalist | British |
| Anna Harrison | First Lady | American |
| Anna Jameson | Writer | British |
| Anna Kendrick | Actress | American |
| Anna Lee | Actress | English |
| Anna Letitia Barbauld | Poet | English |
| Anne Bancroft | Actress | American |
| Anne Baxter | Actress | American |
| Anne Campbell | Politician | English |
| Anne Cassidy | ||
| Anne Edwards | Educator | Australian |
| Anne Ford | ||
| Anne Hathaway | Actress | American |
| Anne Lamott | Author | American |
| Annie Ilonzeh | Actress | American |
| Annie Jump Cannon | Scientist | American |
| Annie Leibovitz | Photographer | American |
| Anouk Aimee | Actress | French |
| Ansel Adams | Photographer | American |
| Anselm Feuerbach | Artist | German |
| Anselm Kiefer | Artist | German |
| Anselm Of Canterbury | Clergyman | |
| Anson Jones | Public Servant | American |
| Anthony Anderson | Actor | American |
| Anthony Caro | Sculptor | English |
| Anthony Daniels | Actor | English |
| Anthony Davis | Composer | American |
| Anthony Eden | Politician | English |
| Anthony Edwards | Actor | American |
| Anthony Hamilton | ||
| Anthony J. D'angelo | Writer | American |
| Anthony Kennedy | Judge | American |
| Anthony Kiedis | Musician | American |
| Anthony Lake | Statesman | American |
| Anthony Lapaglia | Actor | American |
| Anthony Michael Hall | Actor | American |
| Antoine Lavoisier | Scientist | French |
| Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek | Scientist | Dutch |
| Antonio Banderas | Actor | Spanish |
| Antonio Carlos Jobim | Musician | Brazilian |
| Antonio Davis | Athlete | American |
| Antonio Gala | Poet | Spanish |
| Antonio Gaudi | Architect | Spanish |
| Antony Jay | Writer | British |
| April Glaspie | Diplomat | American |
| Aravind Adiga | Writer | Indian |
| Archibald Alexander | Clergyman | American |
| Ari Fleischer | Public Servant | American |
| Arlene Dahl | Actress | American |
| Armand Hammer | Businessman | American |
| Armie Hammer | Actor | American |
| Arne Jacobsen | Architect | Danish |
| Arnold H. Glasow | Author | American |
| Arsenio Hall | Comedian | American |
| Art Carney | Actor | American |
| Art Garfunkel | Musician | American |
| Artemisia Gentileschi | Artist | Italian |
| Arthur Adamov | Playwright | Russian |
| Arthur Alexander | Musician | American |
| Arthur Baer | Journalist | American |
| Arthur Baker | Artist | |
| Arthur Balfour | Statesman | British |
| Arthur C. Danto | Critic | American |
| Arthur Calwell | Politician | Australian |
| Arthur Caplan | Scientist | American |
| Arthur Capper | Politician | American |
| Arthur Cayley | Mathematician | British |
| Arthur Eddington | Scientist | British |
| Arthur Erickson | Architect | Canadian |
| Arthur Hailey | Novelist | Canadian |
| Arthur Keith | Scientist | Scottish |
| Arthur Laffer | Economist | American |
| Arthur Laurents | Playwright | American |
| Arthur Seyss Inquart | Soldier | Austrian |
| Artie Lange | Actor | American |
| Artur Davis | Politician | American |
| Arvid Carlsson | Scientist | Swedish |
| Asghar Farhadi | Director | Iranian |
| Ashleigh Banfield | Journalist | Canadian |
| Ashton Eaton | Athlete | American |
| Atifete Jahjaga | Statesman | |
| Atom Egoyan | Director | Canadian |
| Augusto Roa Bastos | Novelist | Paraguayan |
| Augustus Hare | Writer | English |
| Aulus Gellius | Author | Roman |
| Aulus Persius Flaccus | Poet | Italian |
| Austin Farrer | Theologian | English |
| Ava Gardner | Actress | American |
| Avril Lavigne | Musician | Canadian |
| Ayaan Hirsi Ali | Politician | Dutch |
| Ayatollah Khamenei | Statesman | Iranian |
| Ayatollah Khomeini | Statesman | Iranian |
| Ayub Khan | ||
| Ayumi Hamasaki | Musician | Japanese |
| Azealia Banks | Musician | American |
