Roman theologian and Bishop of Milan (c. 340–397)
Ambrose
Ambrose of Milan, canonized as Saint Ambrose, was a Roman theologian and statesman who served as Bishop of Milan from 374 to 397.
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American editorialist, journalist, short story writer, fabulist, and satirist (1842–1914)
Ambrose Bierce
Ambrose Gwinnett Bierce was an American author, journalist, and poet.
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Italian painter and sculptor (1884–1920)
Amedeo Modigliani
Amedeo Clemente Modigliani was an Italian painter and sculptor of the École de Paris who worked mainly in France.
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American aviation pioneer and author (1897–1939)
Amelia Earhart
Amelia Mary Earhart was an American aviator and aviation pioneer who became one of the most celebrated figures of early flight.
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Belgian Francophone writer (born 1966)
Amélie Nothomb
Baroness Fabienne Claire Nothomb, better known by her pen name Amélie Nothomb, is a Belgian Francophone novelist.
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Florentine explorer, financier, navigator and cartographer
Amerigo Vespucci
Amerigo Vespucci was an Italian explorer and navigator from the Republic of Florence after whom the Americas are named.
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Francophone Lebanese writer based in Frances
Amin Maalouf
Amin Maalouf is a Lebanese French author who has lived in France since 1976.
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4th-century Roman historian and soldier
Ammianus Marcellinus
Ammianus Marcellinus, occasionally anglicized as Ammian, was a Roman soldier and historian who wrote the penultimate major historical account surviving from antiquity.
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Ancient Greek lyric poet, notable for his drinking songs and hymns
Anacreon
Anacreon was an Ancient Greek lyric poet, notable for his drinking songs and erotic poems.
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