French composer (1803–1856)
Adolphe Adam
Adolphe Charles Adam was a French composer, teacher and music critic.
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Belgian musical instrument designer and musician (1814–1894)
Adolphe Sax
Antoine-Joseph "Adolphe" Sax was a Belgian inventor and musician who invented the saxophone in the early 1840s, patenting it in 1846.
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Russian poet (1820-1892)
Afanasy Fet
Afanasy Afanasyevich Fet, later known as Shenshin, was a Russian poet regarded as the finest master of lyric verse in Russian literature.
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Swedish singer (born 1950)
Agnetha Fältskog
Åse Agneta "Agnetha" Fältskog is a Swedish singer and songwriter, best known as a member of the pop group ABBA.
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Canadian composer and conductor
Airat Ichmouratov
Airat Rafailovich Ichmouratov is a Russian-born Canadian composer, conductor and klezmer clarinetist of Volga Tatar descent.
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Senegalese-American singer, songwriter, and record producer (born 1973)
Akon
Aliaune Damala Bouga Time Puru Nacka Lu Lu Lu Badara Akon Thiam, known professionally as Akon, is a Senegalese-American singer, songwriter, record producer, businessman, and philanthropist.
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French writer (1668–1747)
Alain-René Lesage
Alain-René Lesage was a French novelist and playwright.
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British actor (born 1965)
Alan Cumming
Alan Cumming is a Scottish actor, filmmaker and presenter.
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British audio engineer, musician, and record producer
Alan Parsons
Alan Parsons is an English audio engineer, songwriter, musician, singer and record producer.
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