 | | Aaliyah | Singer | R&B singer | 1979 | 2001 |
| | | Hank Aaron | Baseball | Hit 755 home runs over his career | 1934 | |
| | | Irving Aaronson | Musician | | 1895 | 1963 |
 | | Sani Abacha | Head of State | 10th President of Nigeria | 1943 | 1998 |
 | | Evaristo Abaco | Composer | Italian composer and violinist | 1675 | 1742 |
| | | Frank Abagnale | Criminal | Catch Me If You Can | 1948 | |
| | | Claudio Abbado | Conductor | Chicago Symphony Orchestra, principal guest conduc | 1933 | |
| | | Nicola Abbagnano | Philosopher | Italian existential philosopher | 1901 | 1990 |
| | | Edward Abbey | Author | Desert Solitaire | 1927 | 1989 |
| | | Bud Abbott | Actor | Abbott and Costello | 1897 | 1974 |
| | | Emma Abbott | Singer | Soprano | 1850 | 1891 |
| | | George Abbott | Playwright | Damn Yankees | 1887 | 1995 |
 | | Abdu'l-Bahá | Religion | Baha'i leader | 1844 | 1921 |
| | | Paula Abdul | Singer | 1980s pop star | 1962 | |
| | | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Basketball | NBA records for most minutes, most points | 1947 | |
 | | Keiko Abe | Composer | apanese composer and marimba playe | 1937 | |
 | | Karl Friedrich Abel | Composer | German composer of the Classical era | 1723 | 1787 |
 | | Nicanor Abelardo | Composer | Kundiman songs | 1893 | 1934 |
| | | Ralph Abernathy | Activist | Prominent civil rights activist | 1926 | 1990 |
 | | John Abernethy | Doctor | | 1764 | 1831 |
 | | Abraham | Religion | Founding patriarch of the Israelites, Arabs and Ed | 2000 BC | 1825 BC |
| | | F. Murray Abraham | Actor | Amadeus | 1939 | |
 | | Paul Abraham | Composer | Composer of operettas | 1892 | 1960 |
| | | Jon Abrahams | Actor | Scary Movie | 1977 | |
| | | Maurice Abrahams | Songwriter | Ragtime Cowboy Joe | 1883 | 1931 |
 | | Peter Abrahams | Author | | 1919 | |
 | | Hans Abrahamsen | Composer | Danish composer | 1962 | |
| | | Muhal Richard Abrams | Pianist | Levels and Degrees of Light | 1930 | |
 | | Maurice Abravanel | Conductor | Swiss-American Jewish conductor, | 1903 | 1993 |
 | | Zequinha de Abreu | Composer | Tico Tico | 1880 | 1935 |
| | | Bella Abzug | Politician | Feminist and former Congresswoman | 1920 | 1998 |
| | | Salvatore Accardo | Violinist | Italian violin virtuoso and conductor | 1941 | |
| | | Goodman Ace | Radio Personality | The Easy Aces | 1899 | 1982 |
| | | Johnny Ace | Singer | | 1929 | 1954 |
 | | Marcel Achard | Author | | 1899 | 1974 |
| | | Chinua Achebe | Novelist | Things Fall Apart | 1930 | |
| | | Dean Acheson | Government | US Secretary of State, 1949-53 | 1893 | 1971 |
 | | Joseph Achron | Composer | | 1886 | 1943 |
| | | Diane Ackerman | Author | A Natural History of the Senses | 1948 | |
| | | Acquanetta | Actor | Captive Wild Woman | 1921 | 2004 |
| | | Lord Acton | Historian | British historian | 1834 | 1902 |
| | | Roy Acuff | Country Musician | Country music pioneer | 1903 | 1992 |
| | | Thomas Montgomery Adair | Songwriter | In The Blue Of Evening | 1913 | 1988 |
| | | Adam of St. Victor | Composer | Latin hymns and sequences | 0000 | 1146 |
| | | Adolphe Adam | Composer | O Holy Night | 1803 | 1856 |
| | | Abigail Adams | First Lady | Wife of US President John Adams | 1744 | 1818 |
| | | Amy Adams | Actor | Junebug | 1974 | |
| | | Ansel Adams | Photographer | Yosemite photographer | 1902 | 1984 |
 | | Bryan Adams | Musician | Canadian Rocker | 1959 | |
| | | Cecil Adams | Columnist | The Straight Dope | 0000 | |
| | | Charles Francis Adams | Attorney | US Ambassador to the UK, 1861-68 | 1807 | 1886 |
| | | Don Adams | Actor | Maxwell Smart on Get Smart | 1923 | 2005 |
| | | Douglas Adams | Author | Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy | 1952 | 2001 |
| | | Edie Adams | Actor | Lover Come Back | 1925 | 2008 |
| | | George Mathew Adams | Columnist | | 1870 | 9999 |
| | | Henry Adams | Historian | The Education of Henry Adams | 1838 | 1918 |
| | | Joey Adams | Comic | Borscht Belt comedian | 1911 | 1999 |
| | | John Adams | President | 2nd US President | 1735 | 1826 |
| | | John Adams | Composer | On the Transmigration of Souls | 1947 | |
| | | John Quincy Adams | President | 6th US President | 1767 | 1848 |
| | | Julie Adams | Actor | Paula Denning on Capitol | 1926 | |
| | | Samuel Adams | Politician | Brewer led the Boston Tea Party | 1722 | 1803 |
| | | Scott Adams | Cartoonist | | 1957 | |
| | | Stanley Adams | Songwriter | What a Diff'rence a Day Makes | 1914 | 1994 |
| | | Stephen Adams | Songwriter | The Holy City | 1844 | 1913 |
| | | Yolanda Adams | Singer | Gospel singer, Open My Heart | 1962 | |
| | | Harold Adamson | Songwriter | Time on My Hands | 1906 | 1980 |
| | | Jane Addams | Activist | Founder of Hull House | 1860 | 1935 |
| | | Julian Cannonball Adderley | Jazz Musician | Alto sax | 1928 | 1975 |
| | | Richard Addinsell | Film/TV Music Composer | Warsaw Concerto | 1904 | 1977 |
| | | Chris Addison | Actor | | 0000 | |
| | | John Addison | Composer | | 1920 | 1998 |
| | | Joseph Addison | Author | The Spectator | 1672 | 1719 |
| | | George Ade | Columnist | Fables in Slang | 1866 | 1944 |
| | | Konrad Adenauer | Politician | Chancellor of West Germany, 1949-61 | 1876 | 1967 |
| | | Isabelle Adjani | Actor | Camille Claudel | 1955 | |
 | | Alfred Adler | Psychologist | Founder of Individual Psychology | 1870 | 1937 |
| | | Kurt Herbert Adler | Conductor | | 1905 | 1988 |
| | | Larry Adler | Musician | Harmonica player | 1914 | 2001 |
| | | Mortimer Adler | Philosopher | How To Read a Book | 1902 | 2001 |
 | | Polly Adler | Author | A House is Not a Home | 1900 | 1962 |
| | | Richard Adler | Songwriter | Damn Yankees | 1921 | |
| | | Samuel Adler | Composer | | 1928 | |
| | | Stella Adler | Actor | | 1901 | 1992 |
 | | Aeschylus | Playwright | Oresteia | 0525 BC | 0456 BC |
| | | Aesop | Author | Fables | 0620 BC | 0560 BC |
| | | Valery Afanassiev | Pianist | Russian pianist | 1947 | |
| | | Ben Affleck | Actor | Good Will Hunting | 1972 | |
| | | John Agar | Actor | Sands of Iwo Jima | 1921 | 2002 |
| | | Andre Agassi | Tennis | Winner of 8 Grand Slam singles | 1970 | |
| | | Louis Agassiz | Paleontologist | Ichthyologist at Harvard | 1807 | 1873 |
| | | James Agate | Author | British diarist and critic | 1877 | 1947 |
| | | James Agee | Poet | A Death in the Family | 1909 | 1955 |
| | | Keiko Agena | Actor | Lane Kim on Gilmore Girls | 1973 | |
| | | Milton Ager | Songwriter | Happy Days Are Here Again | 1893 | 1979 |
| | | Spiro Agnew | Politician | Nixon's VP | 1918 | 1996 |
| | | Lodovico Agostini | Composer | | 1534 | 1590 |
| | | Alexander Agricola | Composer | Franco-Flemish composer of the Renaissance. | 1445 | 1506 |
| | | Martin Agricola | Composer | German composer | 1486 | 1556 |
| | | Christina Aguilera | Singer | Genie in a Bottle | 1980 | |
| | | eden ahbez | Composer | Nature Boy | 1908 | 1995 |
| | | Brian Aherne | Actor | I Confess | 1902 | 1986 |
| | | Fred E. Ahlert | Songwriter | Walkin' My Baby Back Home | 1892 | 1953 |
| | | Mahmoud Ahmadinejad | Head of State | President of Iran | 1956 | |
| |  | Ahmed Ahmed | Comic | Iron Man | 1970 | |
 | | Ama Ata Aidoo | Author | | 1942 | |
 | | Anselmo Aieta | Composer | Tango Composer | 1896 | 1964 |
| | | Conrad Aiken | Poet | Earth Triumphant | 1889 | 1973 |
| | | Howard Aiken | Engineer | IBM's Harvard Mark I | 1900 | 1973 |
| | | Joan Aiken | Novelist | The Wolves of Willoughby Chase | 1924 | 2004 |
| | | Anouk Aimee | Actor | La Dolce Vita | 1932 | |
| | | Jonathan Aitken | Politician | Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom | 1942 | |
 | | Akbar the Great | Royalty | Mughal Emperor 1556-1605 | 1542 | 1605 |
| | | Akhenaten | Royalty | Pharaoh of the Eighteenth dynasty of Egypt | 0000 | 1336 BC |
| |  | Akon | Singer | Trouble | 1973 | |
| | | Harry Akst | Songwriter | Baby Face | 1894 | 1963 |
| | | Muhammed Saeed Al-Sahaf | Government | Iraqi Information Minister | 1940 | |
| | | Jehan Alain | Composer | French organist and composer | 1911 | 1940 |
| | | Jessica Alba | Actor | Dark Angel | 1981 | |
| | | Edward Albee | Playwright | Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? | 1928 | |
 | | Isaac Albeniz | Composer | Iberia | 1860 | 1909 |
| | | Carl B. Albert | Politician | Congressman from Oklahoma, 1946-76 | 1908 | 2000 |
| | | Morris Albert | Singer/Songwriter | Feelings | 1951 | |
| | | Stephen Albert | Composer | RiverRun | 1941 | 1992 |
| | | Leon Battista Alberti | Architect | Ten Books on Architecture | 1404 | 1472 |
| | | Charles Albertine | Composer | Space age pop | 1929 | 1986 |
| | | Jack Albertson | Actor | Chico and the Man | 1907 | 1981 |
| | | Tomaso Albinoni | Composer | Adagio in G minor | 1671 | 1751 |
| | | Marietta Alboni | Singer | Contralto | 1823 | 1894 |
| | | William Albright | Composer | Revived interest in Scott Joplin and Joseph Lamb | 1944 | 1998 |
| | | Alcaeus | Poet | Ancient Greek lyric poet | 0620 BC | BC |
| | | Bronson Alcott | Educator | Founder of Boston's Temple School | 1799 | 1888 |
| | | Louisa May Alcott | Author | Little Women | 1832 | 1888 |
| | | Alan Alda | Actor | Hawkeye Pierce on M*A*S*H | 1936 | |
| | | Brian Aldiss | Author | Supertoys Last All Summer Long | 1925 | |
| | | Thomas Bailey Aldrich | Poet | The Story of a Bad Boy | 1836 | 1907 |
 | | Sholom Aleichem | Author | Tevye the Milkman | 1859 | 1916 |
| | | Alexander the Great | Royalty | World conqueror | 0356 BC | 0323 BC |
| | | Grover Cleveland Alexander | Baseball | Pitcher, 373 career wins | 1887 | 1950 |
| | | Jane Alexander | Actor | The Ring | 1939 | |
| | | Jason Alexander | Actor | George Costanza on Seinfeld | 1959 | |
| | | Lloyd Alexander | Novelist | The Chronicles of Prydain | 1924 | 2007 |
| | | Ross Alexander | Actor | Captain Blood | 1907 | 1937 |
| | | Shana Alexander | Journalist | Nutcracker: Money, Madness and Murder | 1925 | 2005 |
| | | Shaun Alexander | Football | Seattle Seahawks RB | 1977 | |
| | | Brandy Alexandre | Porn Star | Twin Peeks, Whore of the Roses | 1964 | |
| | | Kim Alexis | Actor | Top 1980s model | 1960 | |
| | | Kenneth Alford | Composer | | 1881 | 1945 |
 | | Hannes Alfvén | Physicist | Plasma physicist | 1908 | 1995 |
| | | Hugo Alfvén | Composer | | 1872 | 1960 |
| | | Horatio Alger | Author | From Rags to Riches: Horatio Alger and the America | 1832 | 1899 |
| | | William Rounseville Alger | Religion | The Destiny of the Soul | 1822 | 1905 |
| | | Nelson Algren | Author | The Man with the Golden Arm | 1901 | 1981 |
| | | Laila Ali | Boxing | Daughter of Muhammad Ali | 1977 | |
| | | Muhammad Ali | Boxing | One of the world's greatest heavyweight boxers. | 1942 | |
| | | Saul Alinsky | Activist | American community organizer | 1909 | 1972 |
| | | Samuel Alito | Judge | US Supreme Court Justice | 1950 | |
| | | Charles-Valentin Alkan | Composer | | 1813 | 1888 |
| | | Gary Allan | Country Musician | Smoke Rings in the Dark | 1967 | |
| | | Domenico Allegri | Composer | | 1585 | 1629 |
| | | Gregorio Allegri | Composer | Miserere mei, Deus | 1582 | 1652 |
| | | Herbert A. Allen Sr. | Business | Allen & Company, Inc. | 1908 | 1997 |
| | | Fred Allen | Comic | Town Hall Tonight | 1894 | 1956 |
| | | George Allen | Football | The Future is Now | 1918 | 1990 |
| | | Gracie Allen | Actor | The Burns and Allen Show | 1902 | 1964 |
| | | Hervey Allen | Poet | Ballads of the Border | 1889 | 1949 |
| | | Joan Allen | Actor | Mother in Pleasantville | 1956 | |
| | | Karen Allen | Actor | Raiders of the Lost Ark | 1951 | |
| | | Lily Allen | Singer | Smile , LDN | 1985 | |
| | | Marty Allen | Comic | | 1922 | |
| | | Mel Allen | Baseball | Voice of the Yankees | 0000 | |
 | | Peter Allen | Singer/Songwriter | I Go To Rio | 1944 | 1992 |
| | | Rosalie Allen | Country Musician | Beyond the Sunset | 1924 | 2003 |
| | | Steve Allen | Talk Show Host | The Tonight Show | 1921 | 2000 |
| | | Thomas Allen | Singer | English opera singer | 1944 | |
| | | Tim Allen | Actor | Home Improvement | 1953 | |
 | | William Allen | Politician | Chairman of the Municipality of Metropolitan Toron | 1919 | 1985 |
| | | Woody Allen | Actor | Annie Hall | 1935 | |
 | | Salvador Allende | Head of State | Chilean President deposed by Pinochet | 1908 | 1973 |
| | | Kirstie Alley | Actor | Rebecca from Cheers | 1951 | |
| | | Svetlana Alliluyeva | Relative | Daughter of Joseph Stalin | 1926 | |
| | | GG Allin | Musician | Hated | 1956 | 1993 |
| | | Margery Allingham | Novelist | Albert Campion detective novels | 1904 | 1966 |
 | | William Allingham | Poet | Day and Night Songs | 1824 | 1889 |
| | | Mose Allison | Musician | The William Faulkner of southern blues | 1927 | |
| | | Duane Allman | Guitarist | Guitarist, The Allman Brothers | 1946 | 1971 |
| | | Gregg Allman | Musician | Allman Brother | 1947 | |
| | | Gloria Allred | Attorney | Feminist lawyer | 1941 | |
| | | Washington Allston | Painter | The Dead Man Revived | 1779 | 1843 |
| | | June Allyson | Actor | Two Girls and a Sailor | 1917 | 2006 |
| | | Laurindo Almeida | Guitarist | Brazilian classical guitarist | 1917 | 1995 |
| | | Pedro Almodóvar | Film Director | Tie Me Up! Tie Me Down! | 1951 | |
| | | Herb Alpert | Musician | | 1935 | |
| | | Marin Alsop | Conductor | Leonard Bernstein protege | 1956 | |
| | | Walter Alston | Baseball | Longtime Manager, Brooklyn/LA Dodgers | 1911 | 1984 |
| | | Carol Alt | Model | Supermodels in the Rainforest | 1960 | |
| | | Louis Alter | Songwriter | | 1902 | 1980 |
| | | Arthur Altman | Songwriter | All or Nothing at All | 1910 | 1994 |
| | | Robert Altman | Film Director | M*A*S*H | 1925 | 1925 |
| | | Aida M. Alvarez | Business | SBA Administrator, 1997-2001 | 1950 | |
| | | Luis W. Alvarez | Physicist | Particle accelerator pioneer | 1911 | 1988 |
| | | Walter C. Alvarez | Doctor | | 1884 | 1978 |
| | | Camila Alves | Model | Girlfriend of Matthew McConaughey | 1982 | |
| | | William Alwyn | Composer | Lyra Angelica | 1905 | 1985 |
| | | Lyle Alzado | Football | Steroid-using defensive lineman | 1949 | 1992 |
| | | Maryanne Amacher | Composer | Sound Characters (Making the Third Ear) | 1943 | |
| | | Don Ameche | Actor | Trading Places | 1904 | 1993 |
| | | Ed Ames | Actor | | 1927 | |
| | | Daniele Amfitheatrof | Composer | Song of the South | 1901 | 1983 |
| | | Henri Frederic Amiel | Philosopher | Journal Intime | 1821 | 1881 |
 | | Idi Amin | Head of State | Former dictator of Uganda | 1928 | 2003 |
| | | Kingsley Amis | Novelist | Lucky Jim | 1922 | 1995 |
| | | Martin Amis | Author | The Rachel Papers | 1949 | |
| | | Gene Ammons | Jazz Musician | American jazz tenor saxophone player | 1925 | 1974 |
| | | Cleveland Amory | Author | Co-founded the Humane Society | 1917 | 1998 |
| | | Tori Amos | Singer/Songwriter | Little Earthquakes | 1963 | |
| | | David Amram | Composer | Splendor in The Grass | 1930 | |
| | | Morey Amsterdam | Actor | The Dick Van Dyke Show | 1908 | 1996 |
 | | Roald Amundsen | Explorer | First to reach South Pole | 1872 | 1928 |
| | | Gilbert Amy | Composer | French composer and conductor | 1936 | |
| | | Anastacia | Singer/Songwriter | Pieces Of A Dream | 1973 | |
 | | Karel Ancerl | Conductor | Czech Philharmonic | 1908 | 1973 |
| | | Hans Christian Andersen | Author | Danish master of the fairy tale | 1805 | 1875 |
| | | Lale Andersen | Singer/Songwriter | Lili Marleen | 1905 | 1972 |
| | | Beth Anderson | Composer | American neo-romantic composer | 1950 | |
| | | Bill Anderson | Country Musician | Po' Folks | 1937 | |
| | | Duncan Maxwell Anderson | Journalist | | 0000 | |
| | | Eddie "Rochester" Anderson | Actor | The Jack Benny Program | 1905 | 1977 |
| | | Elizabeth Garrett Anderson | Doctor | English physician and feminist | 1836 | 1917 |
| | | Gilbert M. Anderson | Actor | Bronco Billy | 1880 | 1971 |
| | | Gillian Anderson | Actor | Scully on The X-Files | 1968 | |
| | | Ian Anderson | Musician | Frontman for Jethro Tull | 1947 | |
| | | Jack Anderson | Columnist | Uncovered CIA plot to kill Fidel Castro | 1922 | 2005 |
| | | John Anderson | Country Musician | Country music traditionalist | 1954 | |
| | | Laurie Anderson | Artist | Tape bow violinist and performance artist | 1947 | |
| | | Leroy Anderson | Composer | The Syncopated Clock | 1908 | 1975 |
| | | Loni Anderson | Actor | WKRP in Cincinnati | 1946 | |
| | | Louie Anderson | Comic | | 1953 | |
| | | Lynn Anderson | Country Musician | Rose Garden | 1947 | |
| | | Marian Anderson | Singer | Operatic contralto | 1897 | 1993 |
| | | Maxwell Anderson | Playwright | What Price Glory? | 1888 | 1959 |
| | | Pamela Anderson | Actor | Baywatch | 1967 | |
| | | Poul Anderson | Author | Tau Zero | 1926 | 2001 |
| | | R. Alex Anderson | Songwriter | Lovely Hula Hands | 1894 | 1995 |
| | | Robert W. Anderson | Playwright | Tea and Sympathy | 1917 | |
| | | Sherwood Anderson | Author | The Triumph of the Egg | 1876 | 1941 |
| | | Sparky Anderson | Baseball | Reds and Tigers manager | 1934 | |
| | | William Robert Anderson | Military | Commander, USS Nautilus | 1921 | 2007 |
| | | Momofuku Ando | Business | Inventor of instant noodle soup | 1910 | 2007 |
| | | Maurice André | Musician | | 1933 | |
| | | Andrea da Firenze | Composer | | 0000 | 1415 |
| | | Volkmar Andreae | Composer | | 1879 | 1962 |
| | | Giulio Andreotti | Head of State | Six-time Prime Minister of Italy | 1919 | |
| | | Ace Andres | Guitarist | The King of Gonzo Guitar | 1956 | |
| | | Mario Andretti | Auto Racing | | 1940 | |
| | | Dana Andrews | Actor | The Best Years of Our Lives | 1909 | 1992 |
| | | Edward Andrews | Actor | Sixteen Candles | 1914 | 1985 |
| | | Julie Andrews | Actor | Mary Poppins | 1935 | |
 |  | Ivo Andric | Author | The Bridge on the Drina | 1892 | 1975 |
 | | Louis Andriessen | Composer | | 1939 | |
| | | Francois Andrieu | Composer | Chantilly Codex | 1377 | 1377 |
| | | Leif Ove Andsnes | Pianist | | 1970 | |
| | | Criss Angel | Magician | Mindfreak | 1967 | |
| | | Vanessa Angel | Actor | Weird Science | 1966 | |
| | | Maya Angelou | Poet | I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings | 1928 | |
| | | Jennifer Aniston | Actor | Rachel Green on Friends | 1969 | |
| | | Paul Anka | Singer/Songwriter | Put Your Head on My Shoulder | 1941 | |
| | | Evelyn Ankers | Actor | Queen of the Screamers | 1918 | 1985 |
| | | Walter Annenberg | Business | Created TV Guide | 1908 | 2002 |
| | | Francesca Annis | Actor | | 1944 | |
| | | Anonymous | | | 0000 | |
| | | Jean Anouilh | Playwright | Le Voyageur sans Bagage | 1910 | 1987 |
| | | Anselm of Canterbury | Saint | Ontological argument for the existence of God | 1033 | 1109 |
| | | Cap Anson | Baseball | Early MLB superstar, Hall of Famer | 1852 | 1922 |
| | | Adam Ant | Musician | Goody Two Shoes | 1954 | |
| | | George Antheil | Composer | Le Ballet mécanique | 1900 | 1959 |
| | | Barbara Cox Anthony | Business | Cox Enterprises billionaire | 0000 | 2007 |
| | | Earl Anthony | Bowling | Professional bowler | 1938 | 2001 |
| | | Marc Anthony | Singer | Leading salsa star | 1969 | |
| | | Michael Anthony | Bassist | Bassist for Van Halen | 1954 | |
| | | Susan B. Anthony | Activist | | 1820 | 1906 |
| | | Marie Antoinette | Royalty | Queen of France | 1755 | 1793 |
| | | Antonio da Cividale | Composer | | 1392 | 1421 |
| | | Michelangelo Antonioni | Film Director | Italian director, "L'Avventura", "Blowup" | 1912 | 2007 |
| | | Marcus Aurelius Antonius | Royalty | Roman Emperor, 161-180 AD | 0121 | 0180 |
 | | Luis Aparicio | Baseball | Shortstop, MLB Hall of Famer | 1934 | |
| | | Guillaume Apollinaire | Poet | Alcools, Calligrammes | 1880 | 1918 |
| | | Giuseppe Apolloni | Composer | | 1822 | 1889 |
| | | Apollonius of Perga | Astronomer | Named the ellipse, parabola, and hyperbola | 0262 BC | 0190 BC |
| | | Hans Erich Apostel | Composer | Second Viennese School | 1901 | 1972 |
 | | Aharon Appelfeld | Novelist | | 1932 | |
| | | Fiona Apple | Musician | Tidal | 1977 | |
| | | R. W. Apple | Journalist | The New York Times | 1934 | 2006 |
| | | Shiri Appleby | Actor | Liz on Roswell | 1978 | |
| | | Christina Applegate | Actor | Married With Children | 1971 | |
| | | Sir Edward Appleton | Physicist | Proved existence of ionosphere | 1892 | 1965 |
| | | Luke Appling | Baseball | Chicago White Sox, Hall of Famer | 1907 | 1991 |
| | | Thomas Aquinas | Religion | Catholicism's leading theologian | 1225 | 1274 |
| | | Benigno Aquino | Politician | Philippine opposition leader | 1932 | 1983 |
| | | Yasser Arafat | Terrorist | PLO | 1929 | 2004 |
| | | Louis Aragon | Poet | Communistic French poet | 1897 | 1982 |
| | | Sergio Aragonés | Cartoonist | Mad Magazine marginalia | 1937 | |
| | | Tom Araya | Musician | Slayer | 1961 | |
| | | Jean-Baptiste Arban | Conductor | First virtuoso of the valved cornet | 1825 | 1889 |
| | | Diane Arbus | Photographer | Influential photographer | 1923 | 1971 |
| | | John Arbuthnot | Doctor | Scriblerus Club | 1667 | 1735 |
| | | Jeffrey Archer | Novelist | First Among Equals | 1940 | |
| | | Archimedes | Mathematician | Greatest of the ancient mathematicians | 0290 BC | 0211 BC |
| | | David Archuleta | Singer | Crush | 1990 | |
| | | Elizabeth Arden | Business | Elizabeth Arden cosmetics company | 1878 | 1966 |
| | | Eve Arden | Actor | Our Miss Brooks | 1908 | 1990 |
| | | Luigi Arditi | Composer | | 1822 | 1903 |
| | | David Arditti | Composer | | 1964 | |
| | | Hannah Arendt | Philosopher | Origins of Totalitarianism | 1906 | 1975 |
| | | Anton Arensky | Composer | | 1861 | 1906 |
| | | Pietro Aretino | Author | Sonetti lussuriosi | 1492 | 1556 |
| | | Rod Argent | Musician | | 1945 | |
| | | Dario Argento | Film Director | Deep Red | 1940 | |
| | | Dominick Argento | Composer | From the Diary of Virginia Woolf | 1927 | |
| | | Martha Argerich | Pianist | | 1941 | |
 | | Jean-Bertrand Aristide | Head of State | Dictator of Haiti | 1953 | |
| | | Aristophanes | Playwright | Lysistrata, The Frogs | 0450 BC | 0388 BC |
| | | Aristotle | Philosopher | Politics | 0384 BC | 0322 BC |
| | | Adam Arkin | Actor | Dr. Aaron Shutt on Chicago Hope | 1956 | |
| | | Richard Arkwright | Inventor | Founder of the modern factory system | 1733 | 1792 |
| | | Harold Arlen | Composer | | 1905 | 1986 |
| | | George Arliss | Actor | Disraeli | 1868 | 1946 |
 | | Joan Armatrading | Singer/Songwriter | Eclectic folk performer | 1950 | |
| | | Richard Armour | Poet | Armour's Armory | 1906 | 1989 |
| | | Billie Joe Armstrong | Guitarist | | 1972 | |
| | | Craig Armstrong | Composer | Classical and film composer | 1959 | |
| | | Lance Armstrong | Sports Figure | 7-time Tour De France winner | 1971 | |
| | | Louis Armstrong | Jazz Musician | Jazz trumpeter | 1901 | 1971 |
| | | Neil Armstrong | Astronaut | First man on the Moon | 1930 | |
| | | Tom Armstrong | Cartoonist | | 0000 | |
| | | Stefano Arnaldi | Composer | Tea With Mussolini | 0000 | |
| | | Felix Arndt | Composer | Nola | 1889 | 1918 |
| | | Thomas Augustine Arne | Composer | | 1710 | 1778 |
| | | Richard Arnell | Composer | English composer of classical music | 1917 | |
| |  | Peter Arnett | Journalist | Reporter during the Persian Gulf War | 1934 | |
| | | Will Arnett | Actor | Gob on Arrested Development | 1970 | |
| | | Nick Arnette | Comic | The Encyclopedia of Dude | 0000 | |
| | | Gus Arnheim | Songwriter | I Cried for You (1923) | 1897 | 1955 |
| | | Peter Arno | Cartoonist | The New Yorker | 1904 | 1968 |
 | | Arnold de Lantins | Composer | Franco-Flemish composer | 0000 | 1432 |
| | | David Arnold | Composer | | 1962 | |
| | | Eddy Arnold | Country Musician | The Tennessee Plowboy | 1918 | 2008 |
| | | Edward Arnold | Actor | You Can't Take It With You | 1890 | 1956 |
| | | George Arnold | Poet | The Jolly Old Pedagogue. | 1834 | 1865 |
| | | Kokomo Arnold | Musician | Old Original Kokomo Blues | 1901 | 1968 |
| | | Malcolm Arnold | Composer | English Dances | 1921 | 2006 |
| | | Matthew Arnold | Poet | Culture and Anarchy | 1822 | 1888 |
| | | Oren Arnold | Novelist | Free-lance writer | 1900 | 1980 |
| | | Tom Arnold | Actor | Roseanne | 1959 | |
| | | Eduardo Arolas | Composer | | 1892 | 1924 |
| | | Jean Arp | Sculptor | Avant-garde sculptor, Dadaist | 1886 | 1966 |
| | | Cliff Arquette | Actor | Charlie Weaver | 1905 | 1974 |
| | | Patricia Arquette | Actor | | 1968 | |
| | | Rosanna Arquette | Actor | Desperately Seeking Susan | 1959 | |
| | | Claudio Arrau | Pianist | Chilean pianist | 1903 | 1991 |
| | | Antonin Artaud | Playwright | Theater of Cruelty | 1896 | 1948 |
| | | Edward Artemiev | Composer | Electroacoustic composer, scored Solaris | 1937 | |
| | | Chester A. Arthur | President | 21st US President | 1829 | 1886 |
| | | Ellen Arthur | First Lady | Wife of US President Chester A. Arthur | 1837 | 1880 |
| | | Jean Arthur | Actor | Only Angels Have Wings | 1900 | 1991 |
| | | Giovanni Artusi | Composer | | 1540 | 1613 |
 | | Alexander Arutiunian | Composer | Armenian Scenes | 1920 | |
| | | Gavin Arvizo | Victim | Michael Jackson's special friend | 1989 | |
| | | Francis Asbury | Religion | Father of American Methodism | 1745 | 1816 |
| |  | Sholem Asch | Author | Yiddish novelist | 1880 | 1957 |
| | | Frances Ash | Composer | | 0000 | |
| | | Mary Kay Ash | Business | Mary Kay Founder | 1918 | 2001 |
| | | Ashanti | Singer | Foolish | 1980 | |
| | | John Ashbery | Poet | Self-Portrait in a Convex Mirror | 1927 | |
| | | John Ashbrook | Politician | Congressman from Ohio, 1961-82 | 1928 | 1982 |
| | | Richie Ashburn | Baseball | Philadelphia Phillies center fielder & broadcaster | 1927 | 1997 |
| | | Hal Ashby | Film Director | Harold and Maude | 1929 | 1988 |
| | | Peggy Ashcroft | Actor | A Passage to India | 1907 | 1991 |
| | | Richard Ashcroft | Singer | The Verve | 1971 | |
| | | Arthur Ashe | Tennis | First black man to win Wimbledon | 1943 | 1993 |
| | | Nickolas Ashford | Songwriter | Ain't No Mountain High Enough | 1942 | |
| | | Vladimir Ashkenazy | Conductor | | 1937 | |
| | | Elizabeth Ashley | Actor | Take Her, She's Mine | 1939 | |
| | | Laura Ashley | Fashion Designer | Welsh designer | 1925 | 1985 |
| | | Sylvia Ashton-Warner | Novelist | Incense to Idols | 1908 | 1984 |
| | | Ernie Ashworth | Country Musician | Talk Back Trembling Lips | 1928 | |
| | | Isaac Asimov | Author | I, Robot | 1920 | 1992 |
| | | Leon Askin | Actor | General Burkhalter on Hogan's Heroes | 1907 | 2005 |
| | | Asoka | Royalty | Emperor of India, 273-32 BC | 0304 | 0232 |
| | | Giammateo Asola | Composer | | 1532 | 1609 |
| | | Herbert Henry Asquith | Head of State | UK Prime Minister 1908-16 | 1852 | 1928 |
| | | Margot Asquith | Socialite | Wife of Herbert Henry Asquith | 1864 | 1945 |
 | | Hafez Assad | Head of State | President of Syria, 1971-2000 | 1930 | 2000 |
| | | Fred Astaire | Actor | One of the greatest dancers of all time | 1899 | 1987 |
| | | Edwin Astley | Composer | | 1922 | 1998 |
| | | Brooke Astor | Philanthropist | Heiress, philanthropist | 1902 | 2007 |
| | | John Jacob Astor | Business | Wealthiest man in America | 1763 | 1848 |
| | | Mary Astor | Actor | The Maltese Falcon | 1906 | 1987 |
| | | Nancy Astor | Politician | First woman in the House of Commons | 1879 | 1964 |
 | | Kemal Ataturk | Head of State | President of Turkey 1923-38 | 1881 | 1938 |
| | | David Rice Atchison | Politician | US Senator from Missouri, 1843-55 | 1807 | 1886 |
| | | Chet Atkins | Country Musician | Prominent country picker | 1924 | 2001 |
| | | Robert Atkins | Doctor | Atkins Diet | 1930 | 2003 |
| | | Brooks Atkinson | Critic | New York Times drama critic | 1894 | 1984 |
| | | John Atkinson | Judge | Irish politician and British judge | 1844 | 1931 |
| | | Ron Atkinson | Soccer | Former soccer manager, sportscaster | 1939 | |
| | | Rowan Atkinson | Actor | Mr. Bean | 1955 | |
| | | Charles Atlas | Fitness Guru | Former 97-pound weakling | 1892 | 1972 |
| | | Clement Atlee | Head of State | UK Prime Minister, 1945-51 | 1883 | 1967 |
| | | John Yorke Atlee | Artist | | 0000 | 1910 |
| | | Mohammed Atta | Terrorist | Mastermind behind the 9-11 | 1968 | 2001 |
| | | A. A. Attanasio | Author | Author of fantasy and science fiction | 1951 | |
| | | Dave Attell | Comic | Insomniac | 1965 | |
| | | Richard Attenborough | Film Director | Gandhi | 1923 | |
| | | Kurt Atterberg | Composer | Sinfonia Piccola | 1887 | 1974 |
| | | Margaret Atwood | Author | The Handmaid's Tale | 1939 | |
| | | Daniel Auber | Composer | La Muette de Portici | 1782 | 1871 |
| | | Jean-Marie Auberson | Conductor | Swiss conductor and violinist | 1920 | 2004 |
| | | John Aubrey | Author | Brief Lives | 1626 | 1697 |
| | | W. H. Auden | Poet | The Age of Anxiety | 1907 | 1973 |
| | | Edmond Audran | Composer | | 1842 | 1901 |
| | | Leopold Auer | Composer | One of the most important violin pedagogues | 1845 | 1930 |
| | | Berthold Auerbach | Poet | On the Height | 1812 | 1882 |
| | | May Aufderheide | Composer | Composer of ragtime music | 1888 | 1972 |
| | | Arleen Augér | Singer | Soprano | 1939 | 1993 |
| | | Claudine Auger | Actor | Bond girl Dominique "Domino" Derval | 1942 | |
 | | Augustine of Hippo | Saint | Confessions | 0354 | 0430 |
| | | Caesar Augustus | Royalty | Roman Emperor, 23 BC to 14 AD | 0063 BC | 0014 |
| | | Tor Aulin | Composer | Swedish violinist, conductor and composer | 1866 | 1914 |
| | | Georges Auric | Composer | Theme for Moulin Rouge | 1899 | 1983 |
| | | Ausonius | Poet | | 0310 | 0395 |
| | | Jane Austen | Novelist | Pride and Prejudice | 1775 | 1817 |
| | | Denise Austin | Fitness Guru | Shrink Your Female Fat Zones | 1957 | |
| | | Gene Austin | Singer/Songwriter | | 1900 | 1972 |
| | | Lovie Austin | Jazz Musician | Blues Serenaders | 1887 | 1972 |
| | | Mary Austin | Author | Land of Little Rain | 1868 | 1934 |
| | | Gene Autry | Actor | Singing cowboy | 1907 | 1998 |
| | | Frankie Avalon | Singer | Bikini Beach | 1939 | |
| | | Richard Avedon | Photographer | Photographer of the human predicament | 1923 | 2004 |
| | | Tex Avery | Cartoonist | Creator of Porky Pig and Daffy Duck | 1908 | 1980 |
| | | Avicenna | Doctor | Canon of Medicine | 0980 | 1037 |
| | | Warren Avis | Business | Founder of Avis Rent A Car | 1915 | 2007 |
| | | Emanuel Ax | Pianist | | 1949 | |
| | | Mae Boren Axton | Composer | Heartbreak Hotel | 1914 | 1997 |
| | | Alan Ayckbourn | Playwright | | 1939 | |
| | | A. J. Ayer | Philosopher | Language, Truth and Logic | 1910 | 1989 |
| | | Nat Ayer | Composer | The Bing Boys on Broadway. | 1887 | 1952 |
| | | Dan Aykroyd | Actor | Saturday Night Live | 1952 | |
| | | Albert Ayler | Jazz Musician | American avant-garde jazz saxophonist, singer and | 1936 | 1990 |
| | | Felix Ayo | Violinist | | 1933 | |
| | | Richard Ayoade | Comic | English stand-up comedian | 1977 | |
| | | Lew Ayres | Actor | All Quiet on the Western Front | 1908 | 1996 |
| | | Charles Aznavour | Actor | | 1924 | |
