King of Wessex (r. 872–901)
Alfred the Great
Alfred the Great was King of the West Saxons from 871 to 886, and King of the Anglo-Saxons from 886 until his death in 899.
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Supreme Leader of Iran from 1989 to 2026
Ali Khamenei
Ali Hosseini Khamenei was an Iranian politician and Shia cleric who served as the supreme leader of Iran from 1989 until his assassination by Israeli airstrikes in 2026.
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Canadian writer (1931–2024)
Alice Munro
Alice Ann Munro was a Canadian short story writer who was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2013.
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Bosnian politician, lawyer, philosopher and author (1925–2003)
Alija Izetbegović
Alija Izetbegović was a Bosnian politician, Islamic philosopher and author who served as the president of the presidency of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina from 1990 to 1996.
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French novelist, playwright, and poet (1840–1897)
Alphonse Daudet
Louis Marie Alphonse Daudet was a French novelist and writer of short stories.
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French author, poet and statesman (1790-1869)
Alphonse de Lamartine
Alphonse Marie Louis de Prat de Lamartine was a French author, poet, and statesman.
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Czech painter, illustrator and graphic artist (1860–1939)
Alphonse Mucha
Alfons Maria Mucha, known in English as Alphonse Mucha, was a Czech painter, illustrator, and graphic artist.
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Swedish sociologist and politician (1902-1986)
Alva Myrdal
Alva Myrdal was a Swedish sociologist, diplomat and politician.
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Indian economist and philosopher (1933-)
Amartya Sen
Amartya Kumar Sen is an Indian economist and philosopher.
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