Dictionary - People

The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 4th edition, published by Houghton Mifflin Company
Concise biographies of noteworthy people in history, sports, politics, business and entertainment from the respected American Heritage Dictionary — when the people flourished, what they accomplished and why they're famous.
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Aalto, Alvar (Finnish architect & furniture designer)
Aaron (Biblical Figure / Religious Figure)
Aaron, Henry Louis (Baseball Star)
Abbado, Claudio (Italian conductor)
Abbassid (Arabic dynasty)
Abbey, Edwin Austin (American artist)
Abbott, Berenice (American photographer)
Abbott, George (American dramatist)
Abbott, Robert Sengstacke (American newspaper publisher)
Abbott, William (American comedian)
Abdul-Jabbar, Kareem (Basketball Player)
Abdullah ibn-Husein (Jordanian king)
Abednego (Bible)
Abel (Bible)
Abelard, Peter (Philosopher)
Abigail (in the Old Testament)
Abraham (Religious Figure / Biblical Figure)
Absalom (in the Old Testament)
Abu-Bakr (caliph)
Abzug, Bella (American stateswoman)
Achebe, Chinua (Nigerian novelist)
Acheson, Dean Gooderham (American statesman/stateswoman)
Adam (Biblical Figure)
Adam, Robert (Scottish architect)
Adams, Abigail Smith (U.S. First Lady)
Adams, Ansel (Photographer)
Adams, Brooks (American historian)
Adams, Charles Francis (1807-86, American public official)
Adams, John (US President)
Adams, John Quincy (6th President of the United States)
Adams, Samuel (American politician)
Addams, Charles Samuel (American artist)
Addams, Jane (Activist)
Adderley, Julian (American jazz saxophonist)
Addison, Joseph (English writer, poet & statesman/stateswoman)
Adenauer, Konrad (German politician)
Adler, Alfred (Austrian psychologist)
Adler, Cyrus (American educator)
Adler, Felix (American educator & sociologist)
Adler, Mortimer Jerome (American educator and philosopher)
Adrian IV (pope)
Adrian, Edgar Douglas (English anatomist)
Aelfric (English writer & theologian)
Aeschylus (Playwright)
Aesop (Fabulist)
Aga Khan III (Indian leader of the Ismaili Muslim sect)