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André Raison André Raison (1650 – 1719) was a French Baroque composer and organist. Today he is recognized for his significant contributions to the development of French organ music, freeing the latter from the influence of plainchant.
André Rebouças André Rebouças (1838-1898) was a mulatto Brazilian engineer also known for his work in the abolitionist movement. He supported agrarian reform, and went into exile with Pedro II and committed suicide in Madeira, Portugal.
André Ribeiro André Ribeiro (born January 18, 1966 in São Paulo, São Paulo), is a former IndyCar World Series and CART race car driver. Ribeiro drove in Champ Car for 4 seasons, scoring 3 wins (New England 200 1995; IndyCar Rio 400 1996; Marlboro 500 1996) and 2 poles (New England 200 1995; Molson Indy Toronto 1996).
André the Giant Has a Posse André the Giant Has a Posse is a street art campaign based on an original design by Frank Shepard Fairey created in 1986 in Charleston, South Carolina. Distributed by the skater community, the Andre stickers began showing up in nearly every big city across the U.
André Tardieu André Tardieu (September 22, 1876 in Paris – September 15, 1945 at Menton) was three-time Prime Minister of France (November 3, 1929 - February 17, 1930; March 2 - December 4, 1930; February 20 - May 10, 1932) and a dominant figure of French political life from 1929-1932.
André Téchiné André Téchiné (born 1943 at Valence-d'Agen (Tarn-et-Garonne) in France), is a French screenwriter and film director. He has had a long and distinguish career that placed him among the best post-New Wave French directors.
André Thévet André de Thevet (1502 in Angouleme - November 23 1590 in Paris) was a French Franciscan priest, explorer, cosmographer and writer who travelled to Brazil in the 16th century and described the country, its aboriginal inhabitants and the historical episodes involved in the France Antarctique, a French settlement in Rio de Janeiro, in his book Peculiarities of France Antarctique.
André Tchelistcheff André Tchelistcheff (December 7, 1901 - April 5,1994) was America's most influential post-Prohibition winemaker. Tchelistcheff is most notable for his contributions toward defining the style of California's best wines, especially Cabernet Sauvignon.
André Trocmé André Trocmé (April 7, 1901 – June 5, 1971) was a pastor in the French town of Le Chambon-sur-Lignon, who urged his Protestant congregation to hide Jewish refugees from the Holocaust of the Second World War.
André Trouet André Trouet is a Belgian scientist, and professor emeritus of the Universite Catholique de Louvain in Louvain-la-Neuve. He was a student of Christian de Duve, who received the 1974 Nobel Prize in Medicine for his research on the structural and functional organization of the cell.
André Vos Andre Vos is a back row forward who plays rugby for Harlequins, he has 32 caps for South Africa. He captained Quins for three years until he resigned at the end of the 2005/6 season, when Paul Volley took over.
André Watts André Watts (born June 20, 1946) is a classical pianist and Professor at the Jacobs School of Music of Indiana University in Bloomington. Born in Nuremberg, Germany, Watts is the son of a Hungarian mother, Maria Alexandra Gusmits, and African-American father, Herman Watts, a U.
André Weil André Weil (May 6, 1906 - August 6, 1998) was one of the great mathematicians of the 20th century, whether measured by his research work, its influence on future work, exposition or breadth. He is known for his foundational work in number theory and algebraic geometry.
André-Adolphe-Eugène Disdéri André-Adolphe-Eugène Disdéri (born 1819 — died 1889 or 1890) was a French photographer who began as a daguerreotypist however gained greater fame for popularizing the Carte-de-visite, a tiny photographic image which was mounted on a 2.5 x 4 inch card.
André-Marie Ampère André-Marie Ampère (January 20 1775 – June 10 1836), was a French physicist who is generally credited as one of the main discoverers of electromagnetism. The SI unit of measurement of electric current, the ampere, is named after him.
Andréas Voutsinas Andréas Voutsinas is a Greek actor. In the English speaking world, he is best known for his roles in three Mel Brooks films:- 1968's The Producers, 1970's The Twelve Chairs and 1981's History of the World, Part I.
Andrée Ferretti Andrée Ferretti (born in 1935) is a Quebec political figure and author. She was the vice president of the Rassemblement pour l'indépendance nationale (RIN), a Quebec independence movement and later political party of the 1960s.
Andrés Avelino Cáceres Andrés Avelino Cáceres Dorregaray (November 10, 1836 – October 10, 1923) was twice President of Peru during the 19th century, from 1886 to 1890, and again from 1894 to 1895. In Peru, he is considered a national hero for leading the resistance to Chilean occupation during the War of the Pacific (1879-1883), where he fought as a General in the Peruvian Army.
Andrés Ballbé Andrés Ballbé García (born October 31, 1952 in Barcelona, Catalonia) is a former middle-distance runner from Spain, who represented his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Canada. There he was eliminated in the heats of the 800 meres, clocking 1:48.
Andrés Bello Andrés Bello (Caracas, Venezuela, November 29,1781 – Santiago, Chile, October 15, 1865), Venezuelan humanist, poet, lawmaker, philosopher, educator and philologist, whose work constitutes an important part of Spanish American culture. Bello is featured on the 2,000 Venezuelan bolívars and the 20,000 Chilean pesos notes.
Andrés Bonifacio Andrés Bonifacio y de Castro (November 30, 1863 – May 10, 1897) was one of the chief leaders of the revolution of the Philippines against Spanish colonial rule. The 1896 Philippine Revolution was the first revolution in Asia against European colonial rule.
Andrés Calamaro Andrés Calamaro (born August 22 1961 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine musician and composer. He has been a major figure of Argentine rock since the 1980s; his former band Los Rodríguez was a major success in Spain in the 1990s.
Andrés Cepeda Andrés Cepeda is a popular Colombian singer and songwriter. He was born in Bogotá in 1973 and started his musical career as the lead voice of Poligamia, a latin rock-pop group which he founded with some friends during his adolescence.
Andrés de Santa Cruz Andrés de Santa Cruz y Calaumana (December 5, 1792 – September 25, 1865) was President of Peru (1827) and Bolivia (1829-1839). He also served as Supreme Protector of the short-lived Peru-Bolivian Confederation (1836-1839), a political entity created mainly by his personal endeavours.
Andrés de Urdaneta Andrés de Urdaneta (1498 - June 3, 1568, Mexico City) was a Basque Augustinian friar, sail-captain and explorer. He is known for discovering and plotting a path across the Pacific from the Philippines to Acapulco, Mexico (New Spain), which came to be known as "Urdaneta's route.
Andrés Eloy Blanco Andrés Eloy Blanco Meaño (Cumaná, Sucre state, August 6, 1897 - Mexico City, Mexico, May 21, 1955) was a Venezuelan poet and politician. In 1943, he married Liliana Iturbe, with whom he had two sons, Luis Felipe and Andrés Eloy Blanco Iturbe
Andrés Escobar Andrés Escobar Saldarriaga (March 13, 1967 - July 2, 1994) was a Colombian football player, who was shot and killed in Medellín. The motivation for the murder is unclear; some attribute the murder to the own goal that Escobar scored in the 1994 FIFA World Cup against the United States, since that goal brought terrible gambling losses to several drug lords.
Andrés Galarraga Andrés José Padovani Galarraga [gal-lar-RAH-ga] (born June 18, 1961 in Caracas, Venezuela) is a former Major League Baseball first baseman who played for the Montreal Expos (1985-91 and 2002), St. Louis Cardinals (1992), Colorado Rockies (1993-97), Atlanta Braves (1998 and 2000), Texas Rangers (2001), San Francisco Giants (2001 and 2003) and Anaheim Angels (2004).
Andrés González Andrés Felipe González Ramírez (born on January 8, 1984) is a colombian defender, who currently plays with the chilean club Colo-Colo. González began his career in his native Colombia with the club América de Cali.
Andrés Hurtado de Mendoza Andrés Hurtado de Mendoza, segundo marqués de Cañete (ca. 1500, Cañete, Spain—March 30, 1561, Lima, Peru) was a Spanish military officer and, from June 29, 1556 to his death on March 30, 1561, the fifth viceroy of Peru.
Andrés Iniesta Andrés Iniesta Luján (born 11 May 1984 in Fuentealbilla, Albacete) is a Spanish attacking midfielder currently playing for FC Barcelona. He is generally deployed by coach Frank Rijkaard in a central midfield role.
Andrés Nocioni Andrés Marcelo Nocioni (born November 30 1979 in Santa Fe, Argentina) is a basketball player for the NBA's Chicago Bulls, and the Argentine national team. Nocioni won a gold medal with the Argentine national team at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.
Andrés Oppenheimer Andrés Oppenheimer (Buenos Aires, November 24 1951) is an author and award-winning journalist born in Argentina, best known for his deep analysis of Latin American politics. He is a senior columnist for the Miami Herald and has published several books.
Andrés Rivero Agüero Andrés Rivero Agüero (1905-1997) was the last person to be elected President of Cuba in a multiparty election. He was born to extremely poor parents in San Luis, Oriente Province (near Santiago de Cuba) on 4 February 1905.
Andrés Segovia Andrés Torres Segovia, marqués de Salobreña (February 21, 1893 – June 3, 1987) was a Spanish classical guitarist, and later nobleman, born in Linares, Spain who is considered to be the father of the modern classical guitar movement by most modern music scholars. Segovia claimed that he "rescued the guitar from the hands of flamenco gypsies," and built up a classical repertoire to give it a place in concert halls.
Andrés Simón Andrés Simón (born September 5, 1961) is a former sprinter from Cuba who won an Olympic bronze medal in 4 x 100 metres relay in Barcelona 1992. He specialized in the 100 metres event, and his personal best of 10.
Andrés Wood Andrés Wood is a Chilean film director. He is most famous for the films Historias de Fútbol Soccer Stories (1997), La Fiebre del Loco Loco Fever (2002), and his most recent and well known film Machuca (2004).
Andre Adams Andre Ryan Adams (born 17 July, 1975, Auckland) is a New Zealand cricketer of Caribbean descent who has played one Test and 39 one-day internationals, taking 52 wickets at a bowling average of just under 30. He has also scored over 400 ODI runs with a batting strike rate above 100.
Andre Agassi Tennis During the career mode, the player travels to tennis courts around the world and compete in tournaments where victory allows to play to win pretend money. After mastering all the tournaments, the player actually plays against Mr.
Andre Anderson Andre Anderson (born 1890 in Chicago, Illinois – April 1, 1926) was an American boxer from 1915 until his death in 1926. He was best known for knocking down and drawing the World Heavy Weight Champion Jack Dempsey on June 24, 1916 in a match held in the Bronx, New York.
Andre Bernier Born in 1959 in New Bedford, Massachusetts, meteorologist Andre Bernier is currently WJW-TV's weekday morning meteorologist on the top rated morning newscast, "FOX 8 News In The Morning," having two Emmy awards for his weathercasts there. He has been at that post since February 1988 when Cleveland's very first, full-length local morning newscast began.
Andre Berto Andre Mike Berto (born September 7, 1983 in Miami, Florida) is an American-born Haïtian boxer, who competed on behalf of Haïti in the 2004 Summer Olympics. A year earlier, at the World Championships in Bangkok, he won the bronze medal for the United States in the welterweight (–69 kg) division.
Andre Botha (bodyboarder) Andre Botha is a South African bodyboarder and the youngest bodyboarding world champion to date. Born in Durban in 1980, he left school at the age of 15 to become a professional bodyboarder and won his first world title at the age of 17 and his second at 18, winning both the World GOB Tour Series and the Pipeline World Championships.
Andre Boudrias Andre Boudrias (born September 19, 1943 in Montreal, Quebec) is a retired former professional ice hockey center who spent 12 seasons in the National Hockey League as well as two more years in the World Hockey Association between 1963 and 1978. He is best remembered for his time with the Vancouver Canucks, where he was the first offensive star in the team's history.
Andre Brantjes Andre Brantjes (born 29 November 1958) is a Dutch professional darts player currently playing for the British Darts Organisation. He achieved some fame during the 2005 World Championship, which was his debut at the event.
Andre Braugher Andre Braugher (born July 1, 1962) is a 2 time Emmy Award-winning American actor. He is perhaps best known for his portrayal of fiery detective Frank Pembleton on Homicide: Life on the Street from 1993 to 1998, and again in the 2000 made-for-TV movie.
Andre Cailloux Andre Cailloux (1825 – May 27, 1863) was one of the first black officers in the Union Army to be killed in combat during the American Civil War. He died heroically during the unsuccessful first attack on the Confederate fortifications during the Siege of Port Hudson, Louisiana.
Andre Caldwell Andre "Bubba" Caldwell (born April 15, 1985 in Tampa, Florida) is an American football wide receiver for the University of Florida. He is the younger brother of former UF star Reche Caldwell, now of the New England Patriots.
Andre Cason Andre Cason (born January 20, 1969 in Virginia Beach) is a former American sprinter. He was a member of the US 4 x 100 metres relay team that won the gold medal at the 1991 World Championships in Athletics in Tokyo in world record time of 37.
Andre Coyne Andre Coyne (1891-1960) was a French dam engineer who designed 70 dams in 14 countries. Coyne's creations include the Daniel Johnson dam, on the Manicouagan River in Quebec, which is the world's largest multiple-arch dam at 214 meters height and a span of 162 meters.
Andre Dubus III Andre Dubus III (b. 1959 in Oceanside, California) is an American writer best known as the author of the novel House of Sand and Fog, which was a National Book Award finalist in 1999 and was made into a movie in 2003.
Andre Faust Andre Faust (born October 7 1969, Joliette, Quebec, Canada) was a Canadian professional ice hockey player. He was drafted by New Jersey Devils in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft in 9th round as the 173rd pick overall.
Andre Geraissati Andre’s path is one of the most emblematic within Brazilian instrumental music. Although working with music since the 60s, Andre Geraissati became known in the mainstream at the end of the 70s, with Grupo D’Alma.
Andre Gunder Frank Andre Gunder Frank (Berlin, February 24, 1929 – Luxembourg, April 23, 2005) was a German economic historian and sociologist who was one of the founders of the Dependency theory and the World Systems Theory in the 1960s. He employed some Marxian concepts on political economy, but rejected Marx's stages of history, and economic history generally.
Andre Gurode Andre Gurode (born March 6, 1978 in Houston, Texas) is an American football center for the Dallas Cowboys of the NFL. He was selected with the fifth pick of the second round of the 2002 NFL Draft out of the University of Colorado.
Andre Haermeyer Andre Haermeyer (born 20 February 1956, in Oberhausen, Germany) is an Australian politician. He is the Australian Labor Party member for Kororoit in the Victorian Legislative Assembly, and currently serves as Victorian Minister for Manufacturing & Export, Minister for Small Business, and Minister for Financial Services.
Andre Hartman Andre Hartman is a South African marine biologist best known for his work with great white sharks. In a Discovery Channel documentary known as "Great White Sharks: Uncaged" he is filmed free-diving unprotected with several great white sharks.
Andre Hastings Andre Orlando Hastings (born November 7, 1970 in Atlanta, Georgia), was a former American professional football player who was selected by the Pittsburgh Steelers in the 3rd round of the 1993 NFL Draft. A 6'1", 190 lbs.
Andre Chabot André Chabot is a municipal level politician in Calgary, Alberta, Canada who currently serves as the Alderman for Ward 10 of the Calgary Municipal Council. He was elected in a 2005 by-election after Incumbent Margot Aftergood resigned after allegations of a vote rigging scandal surfaced involving mail in ballots from the 2004 Calgary municipal elections.
Andre Iguodala Andre Tyler Iguodala (born January 28, 1984 in Springfield, Illinois) is an American professional basketball player who plays for the Philadelphia 76ers of the NBA. He was sometimes nicknamed "Iggy", and "The Other A.
Andre Khabbazi Andre Khabbazi was born to Iranian-American parents in 1975. Based in Los Angeles, California, he started his artistic career as an actor in several TV series and soap operas and later on starred in a 2001 movie titled Circuit along with Jonathan Wade-Drahos and Kiersten Warren.
Andre Lacroix (ice hockey) Andre Joseph Lacroix (born June 5, 1945, in Lauzon, Quebec) is a retired professional ice hockey player in the National Hockey League and the World Hockey Association, and was the WHA's all-time leading career scorer.
Andre Lucas Lieutenant Colonel Andre Cavaro Lucas (born October 2, 1930 – died July 23, 1970) was killed in action on while serving as the commanding officer, 2nd Battalion, 506th Infantry, 101st Airborne Division, United States Army, at Fire Support Base Ripcord, Thua Thien Province, South Vietnam.
Andre Manoukian André Manoukian, born in Paris April 9 1957, is Armenian also a songwriter, arranger,André Manoukian is before all a very big jazzman. To 20 years it sells organs in a supermarket all in component already its first melodies.
Andre Marques Andre Marques is a Brazilian jazz pianist working with the Hermeto Pascoal group since the mid-90s. An unabashed showman, Marques commands an astounding technique, often lifting his small body to follow the shapes of his lightning melodic lines or efforlessly gliding into playing with the back of his hands.
Andre Nel Andre Nel (born 15 July 1977, Germiston, Transvaal) is a South African cricketer who has played 15 Tests and 43 ODIs as a fast bowler. Nel has been involved in a number of controversies both on and off the field, as he has been fined for obscene language and for ICC Code of Conduct breaches during his career.
Andre Noble André Clarence Noble (February 21, 1979-July 30, 2004) was a Canadian television and film actor. He was born in Gander, Newfoundland and Labrador, and moved to Toronto, Ontario in 2001 to pursue work as an actor.
Andre Norton Andre Alice Norton (February 17, 1912 – March 17, 2005), science fiction and fantasy author (with some works of historical fiction and contemporary fiction), was born Alice Mary Norton in Cleveland, Ohio, in the United States. She published her first novel in 1934.
Andre Prudhommeaux Andre Prudhommeaux (1902–1968) was a French anarchist bookstore owner whose shop in Paris specialized in social history and was a place for many debates and discussions. French agronomist, libertarian, editor (Le Libertaire, Le Monde Libertaire), writer and publicist.
Andre Rison Andre Previn Rison (born March 18, 1967 in Flint, Michigan) is a former American football wide receiver who played professionally for the National Football League's Indianapolis Colts, Atlanta Falcons, Cleveland Browns, Green Bay Packers, Jacksonville Jaguars, Kansas City Chiefs, Oakland Raiders, and the Canadian Football League's Toronto Argonauts. Rison was selected to the Pro Bowl 5 times, from 1990-1993 and once again in 1997.
Andre Rodgers Kenneth Andre Ian Rodgers (December 2, 1934 - December 13, 2004) was a Major League Baseball shortstop who played for the New York and San Francisco Giants (1957-60), Chicago Cubs (1961-64) and Pittsburgh Pirates (1965-67). He batted and threw right-handed.
Andre Simon (wine critic) Andre Simon (1877-1970) was born in Paris and moved to London in 1902, where he was the English agent for the champagne house of Pommery and Greno. He established what became the International Food and Wine Society and devoted much of his later life to that organization.
Andre Spitzer Andre Spitzer (born 1945 in Romania; died September 6, 1972 at FĂĽrstenfeldbruck airbase, outside Munich, West Germany) was a fencing master and coach of Israel's 1972 Summer Olympics team. He was one of 11 athletes and coaches taken hostage and subsequently killed by Palestinian extremists in the Munich massacre.
Andre Stander André Stander was a police Captain in the robbery and homicide division of the police in Johannesburg, South Africa who began robbing banks in the 1970s. His father, Frans Stander, was a general in the South African Police and head of the police dog school in Pretoria.
Andre Strohl André Strohl, (March 20, 1887 - March 10, 1977), was a French physician who is known for his diagnosis of Guillain-Barré syndrome (sometimes called Guillain-Barré-Strohl syndrome), a form of areflexic paralysis
Andre Thornton Andre Thornton (born August 13, 1949 in Tuskegee, Alabama) was a first baseman and designated hitter who played for the Chicago Cubs, Montreal Expos, and Cleveland Indians during a 14-year career in Major League Baseball.
Andre Tippett Andre Tippett (born December 27, 1959, in Birmingham, Alabama), is a former American football linebacker who played for the New England Patriots of the NFL. He went to the University of Iowa, where he was an All-American.
Andre Ward Andre Ward (born February 23, 1984) is an American boxer who competed in the 2004 Summer Olympics and won the Gold Medal in the light heavyweight division. He was the only American boxer to win Gold at that Olympics (the US didn't win any boxing medals in 2000).
Andre Williams Andre Williams (born Zeffrey Williams in Bessemer, Alabama, on November 1, 1936) is American R&B and rock and roll musician. Some sources believe that Williams is the long-lost brother of Screamin' Jay Hawkins, a blues musician whose song "I Put A Spell On You" landed on the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 500 Songs that Shaped Rock and Roll charts.
Andre Woolfolk Andre Woolfolk (born January 26, 1980 in Denver, Colorado) is a cornerback for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League. He was selected in the first round of the 2003 NFL Draft with the 28th pick by the Titans.
Andre Woolfolk (musician) Andre Woolfolk (born October 11 1950 in Texas) is an American flautist, percussionist, reedist, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone, and soprano saxophone player. He is perhaps best known for his work with the 1970s funk/soul group, Earth, Wind & Fire.
Andre Wyss Andre Wyss is a professor of Paleontology at the University of California at Santa Barbara. He is best known for his contributions in the field of evolution, especially in small mammals of South America and Africa.
Andre-Michel Guerry André-Michel Guerry (December 24, 1802 – April 9, 1866) was a French lawyer and amateur statistician. Together with Adolphe Quetelet he may be regarded as the founder of moral statistics which led to the development of criminology, sociology and ultimately, modern social science.
Andre: Heart of the Giant Andre: Heart of the Giant is to be released in 2007. It is a movie based on the life and struggles of professional wrestling legend Andre the Giant, and will also feature actors portraying many legendary wrestlers as well.
Andrea Andrea is a given name common in North America, South America, Europe, Australia and New Zealand. It is the feminine form of Andrew or Andreas which in turn comes from a Greek word meaning manly (ανηρ means man).
Andrea Angiolino Andrea Angiolino was born in Rome, Italy, the 27th of April 1966. He is a game designer: among his last boardgames Dragonball - Alla ricerca delle sette sfere (Nexus Editrice 1998), Ulysses (Winning Moves 2001), Wings of War (Nexus Editrice 2004, English edition by Fantasy Flight Games) and the card game Obscura Tempora (Rose & Poison 2005).
Andrea Bargnani Andrea Bargnani (born October 26, 1985 in Rome, Italy) is an Italian professional basketball player with the Toronto Raptors of the National Basketball Association. He was selected first overall in the 2006 NBA Draft.
Andrea Benvenuti Andrea Benvenuti (born 1969) was an Italian 800 metres runner who won the gold medal at the 1994 European Championships in Helsinki. Previously, he had come fifth in the 1992 Olympic final and third in the World Cup 1992.
Andrea Bertolini Andrea Bertolini (December 1, 1973) is an Italian race car driver currently driving for Vitaphone Racing in the FIA GT, he currently lives in Sassuolo. He began racing at a young age and has continued, working as a the youngest ever test driver for Ferrari at 19, working in the experimental and development department and worked on the Maserati MC12 throughout its development.
Andrea Bonomi Andrea Bonomi (Cassano d'Adda, Italy, February 14, 1923 - November 26, 2003) was a footballer with AC Milan football club. Born in Cassano d'Adda, Italy, and initially nicknamed as Ciapin, Bonomi was the AC Milan captain in the 1950/1951 season, which ended with a Serie A triumph for the rossoneri led by the Gre-No-Li trio.
Andrea Bregno Andrea di Cristoforo Bregno (Osteno, near Como, 1418- Rome 1506)The date is generally given as 1503: John Pope-Hennessy, in Italian Renaissance Sculpture (1958) corrected the date. was a Lombard sculptor and architect of the Early Renaissance who worked in Rome from the 1460s and died just as the High Renaissance was getting under way.
Andrea Briosco Andrea Briosco (c. 1470-1532), Italian sculptor and architect, also known as Il Riccio ("Curly"), Andrea Riccio and Andrea Crispus, was born at Padua, and first trained as a goldsmith by his father, Ambrogio di Cristoforo Briosco.
Andrea Bronfman Andrea Brett Morrison Bronfman (May 30, 1945 – January 23 2006) was a philanthropist and wife of billionaire Charles Bronfman, who was once co-chairman of Seagram's Co. She died after being struck by a car in New York City in January, 2006.
Andrea Catherwood Andrea Catherine Catherwood (born 27 November 1967 Belfast), is a Northern Irish television news presenter, who was the main weekend newsreader on the ITV News and occasionally filled in on Fridays on the Lunchtime and Evening News.
Andrea Cocco Andrea Cocco (born 8 April, 1986 in Cagliari) is an Italian football (soccer) striker who currently plays for Cagliari Calcio. Andrea made his Serie A debut on 21 December 2005 for Cagliari in a 1-0 defeat away to Parma F.
Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo Andrea Cardinal Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo (born August 27, 1925) is an Italian cardinal of the Roman Catholic church and the former Titular Archbishop of Tuscania and Apostolic Nuncio Emeritus to Italy for the Holy See.
Andrea da Firenze Andrea da Firenze (Andreas da Florentia) (died 1415) was an Italian composer and organist of the late medieval era. Along with Francesco Landini and Paolo da Firenze, he was a leading representative of the Italian ars nova style of the Trecento, and was a prolific composer of secular songs, principally ballate.
Andrea del Sarto Andrea del Sarto, true name Andrea d'Agnolo di Francesco di Luca di Paolo del Migliore, (1486-87 - 1531) was a Florentine painter whose career flourished during the High Renaissance and Mannerism. Though regarded by his contemporaries as an artist "senza errori" (i.
Andrea Dean Van Scoyoc Andrea Dean Van Scoyoc (born April 17, 1969 in Florida) is an American author of books in a genre she created, Horror-Sinisteria, which she defines as “creepy, macabre, sadistic” fiction “not necessarily gory, but makes shivers go up your spine.” Her stories are typically populated with vampires, zombies and other supernatural creatures, and focus on homosexual gothic themes and violent occult situations.
Andrea Dossena Andrea Dossena (born 11 September, 1981 in Lodi, Italy) is an Italian football defender, who currently plays for Udinese of Serie A. Andrea began his career at Hellas Verona as a youth player before playing 4 seasons in their senior squad.

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