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Annamoe Annamoe (an anglicised version of the Irish for The ford of the cow)Cycling in Ireland (retreived 3 November 2006) is small picturesque village in County Wicklow], [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland about 20 miles from Dublin located on the R755 road between Roundwood and Laragh on the road to Glendalough with a post-office (now closed), a shop, a few whitewashed cottages.
Annan Committee The Annan Committee on the future of broadcasting was established in April 1974 to discuss the United Kingdom broadcasting industry, including new technologies and their funding, the role and funding of the BBC, Independent Broadcasting Authority and programme standards.
Annan Plan for Cyprus The Annan Plan was a United Nations proposal to settle the Cyprus Dispute of the divided island nation of Cyprus as the United Cyprus Republic. It was named in recognition of United Nations Secretary-General Kofi Annan, who largely devised the proposal in conjunction with Didier Pfirter.
Annan, Dumfries and Galloway The former royal burgh of Annan (Gaelic: Anainn) stands on the River Annan nearly 2 miles from its mouth, 15 miles from Dumfries, in the region of Dumfries and Galloway on the Solway Firth in the south of Scotland. Eastriggs is about 3 miles to the east and Gretna is about 8 miles to the east.
Annandale (NJT station) Annandale is a New Jersey Transit railroad station on the Raritan Valley Line, in the Annandale section of Clinton Township, New Jersey. There is a station building that is no longer used and there are two small shelters.
Annandale, Demerara-Mahaica Annandale is a community in the Demerara-Mahaica Region of Guyana, located on the Atlantic Ocean at , near Buxton. Historically, Annandale was always an "Indian (or Indo-Guyanese)" village, but today it has sizeable populations of Blacks and Indians.
Annandale, New South Wales Annandale is an Inner West suburb of Sydney in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located 5 kms south-west of the Sydney central business district and is part of the local government area of the Municipality of Leichhardt and region.
Annang The Annang (Also spelled by non-natives Anang or more erroneously Anaan) is a cultural and ethnic group that lives within southeast Nigeria. The Annangs are found in the former Abak and Ikot Ekpene Divisions, subsequently forming the Abak, Essien Udim, Etim Ekpo, Ika, Ikot Ekpene, Obot Akara, Oruk Anam and Ukanafun Local Government Areas of Akwa Ibom State of Nigeria.
Annanias Mathe Annanias Mathe (sometimes reported as Ananias Mathe) is a notorious criminal from Mozambique who achieved notoriety in 2006 by being the only person to have ever escaped from the maximum high-security C-Max prison in Pretoria, South Africa.
Annapolis (film) Annapolis is a 2006 motion picture starring James Franco, Tyrese Gibson, Jordana Brewster, Donnie Wahlberg, Roger Fan and Chi McBride. The movie revolves around Jake Huard, a young man who dreams of one day attending the United States Naval Academy at Annapolis, Maryland.
Annapolis Brass Quintet The Annapolis Brass Quintet was a brass quintet founded by trumpet player David Cran and trombone player Robert Posten in 1971 as America's first full-time performing brass ensemble. During the course of its twenty-two year career through 1993, it concertized in all fifty states and throughout Europe, the Orient, the Middle East, Central America and Canada.
Annapolis Convention (1786) The Annapolis Convention was a meeting at Annapolis, Maryland of 12 delegates from five states (New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware, and Virginia) that called for a constitutional convention. The formal title of the meeting was a Meeting of Commissioners to Remedy Defects of the Federal Government.
Annapolis destroyer The Annapolis-class were fifteen of fifty old United States Navy destroyers turned over to Britain in 1940. Their three after funnels were cut down, mainmast and aft TT removed, and 76 mm diplaced the "Y" 102 mm, reducing tophamper to accommodate ASW weapons and more depth charges for convoy escort.
Annapolis Royal Generating Station The Annapolis Royal Generating Station is an 18-MW tidal power plant located on the Annapolis River immediately upstream from the town of Annapolis Royal, Nova Scotia, Canada. It is the only tidal generating station in North America.
Annapolis Valley Regional School Board The Annapolis Valley Regional School Board is the public school board responsible for the approximately 44 elementary, junior high, and high schools in Annapolis County, Kings County, and Hants County in Nova Scotia, Canada.
Annapoorneshwari Temple The Annapoorneshwari Temple is located at Horanadu 100 kms from Chikmagalur in the thick forests and valleys of the Western Ghats of Karnataka. This ancient Hindu temple of Goddess Annapoorneshwari has been restored and renamed as the Adi-Shaktyatmaka Shree Annapoorneshwari.
Annastacia Palaszczuk Annastacia Palaszczuk, born July 1969, is an Australian politician. She has been an Australian Labor Party member of the Queensland Legislative Assembly since September 2006, representing the electorate of Inala.
Annastasia Batikis Annastasia 'Stash' Batikis born in Racine, Wisconsin was a female center fielder professional baseball player for the Racine Belles. She played in the AAGPBL in 1945, a women's professional baseball league which existed from 1943 to 1954.
Annates Annates (Latin annatae) were the whole of the first year's profits of a Roman Catholic benefice which were generally given to the papal treasury. They were also known as the "First Fruits"' (Latin primitiae), a concept which dates back to earlier Greek, Roman, and Hebrew religions.
Annavaram The meaning of Anna-varam is as follows. "Anna" means whatever you say or you desire and "varam" means boon, hence whatever you desire will be given as boon by the deity at Annavaram a village is situated on the banks of river Pampa in East Godavari district of Andhra Pradesh in India.
Annazid The Annazid or Banu Annaz,(990-1116), were a Kurdish dynasty that ruled a territory on the present-day Iran-Iraq frontier that included Kermanshah, Hulwan, Dinawar (all in western Iran), Sharazour, Daquq, Daskara, Bandanijin(Mandali), and No'maniya(in north-eastern Iraq). According to the Kurdish history Sherefname, the title of the dynasty was Ayyar not Annaz therefore the alternative name Ayyarid is also used [http://kurdistanica.
Années de Pèlerinage Années de Pèlerinage (Years of Pilgrimage) is a set of three suites by Franz Liszt for solo piano. Liszt's complete musical style is evident in this masterwork, which ranges from rather empty virtuosic fireworks to sincerely moving emotional statements.
Anndi McAfee Anndi Lynn McAfee (born September 28, 1979 in Los Angeles) is an American actor, voice actor and sister of Scott McAfee. She started performing on stage when she was 7 years old and began working on film projects a year later.
Anne Allison Anne Allison is a professor of cultural anthropology at Duke University in the United States, specializing in contemporary Japanese society. She received her BA from the University of Illinois at Chicago, and her Ph.
Anne Applebaum Anne Applebaum (born 25 July 1964) is a journalist and Pulitzer Prize-winning author who has written extensively about communism and the development of civil society in Eastern Europe and the USSR / Russia. As of 2006, she is a columnist and member of the editorial board of the Washington Post.
Anne Arundel County Public Schools Anne Arundel County Public Schools is the public school district serving Anne Arundel County, Maryland. The AACPS school system is the 5th largest in Maryland, and among the 50 largest school systems in the United States.
Anne Arundell Lady Anne Arundell (1615-1649) was an English noblewoman, daughter of Thomas Arundell, 1st Baron Arundell of Wardour, and wife of Cæcilius Calvert, 2nd Baron Baltimore, the founder of the Maryland colony. Anne Arundel County, Maryland was named for her.
Anne Askew Anne Askew (Ayscough) (1521 - 16 July 1546) was an English poet and member of the Reformed Church who was persecuted as a heretic. She is the only woman on record to have been tortured in the Tower of London, before being burned at the stake.
Anne Audain Anne Audain (born November 1, 1955 in Auckland) was a New Zealand middle and long distance athlete, competing in three Olympic Games. She received the Order of the British Empire (MBE) and was born as Anne Garrett.
Anne Bauchens Anne Bauchens (1882 - 1967) was a film editor who worked almost exclusively for Cecil B. deMille, editing all of his films over a period of about 40 years, beginning with 1915's Carmen and ending with The Ten Commandments in 1956.
Anne Baxter (Neighbours) Anne Baxter is a fictional character on the Network Ten soap opera Neighbours, portrayed by Tessa James. She is the biological daughter of Kim (Brett Swain) and Janelle Timmins (Nell Feeney), who was switched at birth with their daughter Bree (Sianoa Smit-McPhee).
Anne Beatts Anne Beatts is an American writer who has helped shape key cornerstones of US comedy, including her work with the National Lampoon magazine and the early years of Saturday Night Live. Beatts is regarded as something of a pioneer in TV and comedy circles, as an early female comedy writer and one of the very few female writers working in the National Lampoon/SNL comedy scene of the '70s.
Anne Bogart Anne Bogart (born in 1951) is an American director of theatre. She earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Bard College in 1974, followed by a Master of Arts degree from New York University's Tisch School of the Arts in 1977.
Anne Boleyn Anne Boleyn, Queen Consort of England, 1st Marchioness of Pembroke She was sometimes known by the surname of "Bullen", which was the original medieval pronunciation of her family-name. However, Anne herself always used "Boleyn", which was the closest translation of her name into French — her preferred language. See her earliest surviving letter, ca. 1514. This suggests that "Boleyn" rather than "Bullen" had already been in use by the family for sometime. (ca. 1504 -May 19, 1536) A birth year of ca. 1504 is given only as an approximation as it is the middle point between the two possible dates suggested by experts, 1501 and 1507. See the works of Eric Ives for the 1500/1501 argument and R.M. Warnicke for 1507. was a Queen of England, the second wife and Queen Consort of King Henry VIII and the mother of Queen Elizabeth I.
Anne Bouquet Anne Bouquet also known as Anne Boquet (born March 19 1952 in Bellac, Haute-Vienne, France) is the current High Commissioner of the Republic in French Polynesia (Le Haut-Commissaire de la République en Polynésie française) (high commissioner of French Polynesia) since 10 September 2005, when she replaced Jacques Michaut.
Anne Braden Anne McCarty Braden (1924-2006) was one of the leading white advocates of racial equality in the 20th-century United States. Born July 28, 1924 in Louisville, Kentucky, and raised in rigidly-segregated Anniston, Alabama, Braden grew up in a middle class family that accepted southern racial mores whole-heartedly.
Anne Briggs Anne Patricia Briggs (born 1944), known as Anne Briggs, is an English folk singer. Although she travelled widely, in the 1960s and early 1970s, appearing at folk clubs and venues in England and Ireland, she never aspired to commercial success or to achieve widespread public acknowledgement of her music.
Anne Carson Anne Carson (born Toronto, Ontario June 21, 1950) is a Canadian poet, essayist, and translator, as well as a professor of classics and comparative literature at the University of Michigan. Reticent about her private life, the biography published in current editions of her books reads, simply, "Anne Carson lives in Canada.
Anne Casey Anne Casey is a New Zealand based in England nurse who in the 1980's developed Casey's model of nursing. She is currently the editor of the journal Paediatric Nursing, published by the Royal College of Nursing.
Anne Catherine Emmerich Blessed Anne Catherine Emmerich (, born September 8, 1774 - died February 9, 1824) was a Roman Catholic Augustinian nun, stigmatic, mystic, visionary and ecstatic. She was born in Flamschen, a farming community at Coesfeld, in the Diocese of MĂĽnster, Westphalia, Germany and died in DĂĽlmen, aged 49.
Anne Conway, Viscountess Conway Anne (nee: Finch) Conway, Countess Conway and Viscountess Conway and Killultagh (14 December 1631–1679) was an English philosopher whose work, in the tradition of the Cambridge Platonists, was an influence on Leibniz.
Anne Curtis Anne Curtis (born Anne Ojales Curtis Smith on February 17, 1985 in Australia) is a Filipino-Australian commercial model and actress currently active in the Philippines. She is best known for her roles as Stephanie Borromeo in Hiram and as Imang/Fatima, the title role in Kampanerang Kuba.
Anne de Beauchamp, 15th Countess of Warwick Anne Beauchamp, 15th Countess of Warwick (1443–1449) was born in Cardiff, the only child of Henry de Beauchamp, 1st Duke of Warwick, 14th Earl of Warwick and Cecily Neville. Her maternal grandparents were Richard Neville, 5th Earl of Salisbury and Alice Montagu, Countess of Salisbury.
Anne de Mowbray, 8th Countess of Norfolk Anne de Mowbray, 8th Countess of Norfolk, later Duchess of York and Duchess of Norfolk (10 December 1472 - 19 November (?) 1481) was the child bride of Richard of Shrewsbury, 1st Duke of York, one of the Princes in the Tower, and died at the age of 9.
Anne Danican Philidor Anne Danican Philidor (1681-1728) is best remembered today for having founded the Concert Spirituel, an important series of public concerts held in the palace of the Tuileries from 1725 to 1791. He (here Anne is a male name) came from an extraordinary musical family, one with many musicians, and a welter of confusing names, including:
Anne Darwin Anne Elizabeth "Annie" Darwin (2 March 1841–22 April 1851) was the second child and eldest daughter of Charles and Emma Darwin. According to biographers, she was a delightful child who brought much happiness to her parents.
Anne Desclos Anne Desclos (September 23, 1907 - April 27, 1998), who wrote under the pseudonyms Dominique Aury and Pauline RĂ©age, was a French author. Although her identity as Pauline RĂ©age was a closely kept secret for most of her life, she was well known as Dominique Aury.
Anne Digby Anne Digby is a prolific British children's author best known for the Trebizon series. She has also written the Me, Jill Robinson series of books, the Jug Valley Juniors series, A Horse Called September, Quicksilver Horse and The Big Swim of the Summer, as well as adding six further books to Enid Blyton's Naughtiest Girl series and creating the Three R Detective books for younger readers.
Anne Donovan Anne Donovan (born November 1, 1961 in Ridgewood, New Jersey) is one of the most decorated figures in women's basketball, both as a dominant player in college and as a head coach in the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). With the Seattle Storm, she became the first female coach to win a WNBA title, and the only person to have both played to a national women's college title and coached a team to a professional title.
Anne Ducros A native of the Pas-de-Calais, Anne Ducros began her classical training (musical and vocal) at the conservatory of Boulogne-sur-Mer with Lyne Durian. Then while studying law at the University of Lille, she completed and refined her vocal skills under the tutelage of Yuri Anoff and Maddy Mespley.
Anne Dudley Anne Dudley (born May 7 1956 in Chatham, Kent, England) is an orchestral composer and pop musician and was the BBC Concert Orchestra's Composer in Association between January 2002 and January 2005. She has worked in both the classical and pop genres.
Anne Elder Award The Anne Elder Award is given annualy by the Fellowship of Australian Writers for the first publication in Australia of a first book of poetry. It was established in 1976 and is currently has a prize of $1000 (AUD) for the winner.
Anne Ferreira Anne Ferreira (born 18 March 1961 in Saint-Quentin) is a French politician and Member of the European Parliament for the ĂŽle-de-France. She is a member of the Socialist Party, which is part of the Party of European Socialists, and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety.
Anne Francis Anne Francis (born September 16 1930, in Ossining, New York) is an American actress, famous for her role in the science fiction film classic Forbidden Planet (1956) and as private detective Honey West in the television series Honey West (1965-1966).
Anne Frank Annelies Marie "Anne" Frank (June 12, 1929 – February/March, 1945) was a German Jewish girl who wrote a diary while in hiding with her family and four friends in Amsterdam during the German occupation of the Netherlands in World War II. Anne was born in Frankfurt, Germany, but her family moved to Amsterdam in 1933, after the Nazis gained power in Germany.
Anne Frank House The Anne Frank House on the Prinsengracht in Amsterdam, The Netherlands, is a museum dedicated to Jewish wartime diarist Anne Frank, who hid from Nazi persecution with her family and four other people in hidden rooms at the rear of the building. As well as the preservation of the hiding place — known as the Achterhuis — and an exhibition on the life and times of Anne Frank, the museum acts as an exhibition space to highlight all forms of persecution and discrimination.
Anne Frank Tree The Anne Frank Tree was a white horse-chestnut tree (Aesculus hippocastanum) which was prominently featured in Anne Frank's The Diary of a Young Girl. The massive tree was one of the few pieces of nature visible to the young girl from The Annexe, the small building where she and her family hid from the Nazis during their occupation of the Netherlands.
Anne Friedberg Anne Friedberg is Chair of the Critical Studies Division in the School of Cinematic Arts at the University of Southern California. An author, historian and theorist of modern media culture, Professor Friedberg received her PhD.
Anne Garrels Anne Garrels (born July 2, 1951) is a foreign correspondent for National Public Radio in the United States. She was one of the few Western journalists who remained in Baghdad and reported live during the 2003 Iraq War.
Anne Geddes Anne Geddes (born September 1956) is an Australian-born photographer, clothing designer and businesswoman who now lives and works in New Zealand. She is well-known for her stylised depictions of babies and motherhood.
Anne Genevieve of Bourbon-Condé Anne Genevieve de Bourbon-Condé, Duchess of Longueville (August 28, 1619 – 1679), was the only daughter of Henri II de Bourbon, Prince of Condé, and his wife Charlotte-Marguerite de Montmorency, and the sister of Louis, the great Condé. She was born in the prison of Vincennes, into which her father and mother had been thrown for opposition to Marshal D'Ancre, the favourite of Marie de 'Medici, who was then regent in the minority of Louis XIII.
Anne Glover Anne Glover is CEO and co-founder of Amadeus Capital Partners, a venture capital firm that invests in European high-technology companies. Prior to founding Amadeus in 1997, she was with Apax Partners & Company Ventures, where she was a member of the investment team.
Anne Gregg Anne Deirdre Gregg (February 11 1940 – September 5 2006) was a travel writer and TV presenter from Northern Ireland. She is perhaps best known for presenting the BBC's travel programme Holiday throughout the 1980s.
Anne Gwynne Anne Gwynne (December 10, 1918-March 31, 2003) was an American film actress of the 1930s and 1940s. Known as one of the first scream queens because of her numerous appearance in horror films, the actress-model was also one of the most popular pin-ups of World War II.
Anne H. Ehrlich Anne Howland Ehrlich (born Anne Fitzhugh Howland , November 17, 1933 in Des Moines, Iowa) is the co-author of several books on overpopulation and ecology with her spouse, Stanford University professor Paul R. Ehrlich.
Anne Herbert Anne Herbert (1952– ) is an American writer and a past assistant editor of CoEvolution Quarterly, a precursor to the Whole Earth Review. She is perhaps best known for being the person who coined the phrases, "Practice random kindness and senseless acts of beauty.
Anne Hollingsworth Wharton Anne Hollingsworth Wharton (15 December 1845–1928) was an American writer, born at Southampton Furnace, Pa. She was educated at a private school in Philadelphia, devoted herself chiefly to the study of the social history of the Colonial and Revolutionary periods of the United States, wrote a number of entertaining books and magazine articles in this field, and was chosen historian of the National Society of Colonial Dames of America.
Anne Hopkins Aitken Anne Arundel Hopkins Aitken (February 8, 1911 - June 13, 1994) is considered by many to be one of the modern mothers of Zen Buddhism in the western world. Named Anna Stinchfield Hopkins when she was born in Cook County, Illinois on February 8, 1911 (birth certificate #6407), Anne told her husband, Robert Baker Aitken, that her name was later changed (when she was old enough to remember the event, perhaps six to eight years-old) because Stinchfield did not provide positive numerology readings.
Anne Hutchinson Anne Hutchinson (July, 1591 – August 20, 1643) was the unauthorized Puritan preacher of a dissident church discussion group and a pioneer settler in Rhode Island and the Bronx. Anne held monday meetings for women, but because of how popular they were men soon came too.
Anne Hyde Lady Anne Hyde (March 1637 – March 31, 1671), daughter of Edward Hyde, 1st Earl of Clarendon, became the first wife of James, Duke of York (the future King James II of England and VII of Scotland), and the mother of two queens, Mary II of England and Anne of Great Britain.
Anne Chamberlyne Ann Chamberlyne was a female tar who joined her brother's ship's crew in 1690 and fought the French at Beachy Head. A plaque in her memory at All Saints Church Cheyne Walk in London used to exist, but it was destroyed in World War II during a bombing raid.
Anne Charleston Anne Charleston (born in Melbourne, Australia) is an Australian actress who is currently based in Galway, Ireland and the UK. She is probably most famous for her role as Madge Bishop in the internationally popular Australian soap opera Neighbours.
Anne Charlotte Leffler Anne Charlotte Edgren-Leffler, duchess of Cajanello (October 1, 1849 - October 21, 1892), was a Swedish author, the daughter of the mathematician John Olof Leffler and Gustava Wilhelmina Mittag. Her brother was noted mathematician Gösta Mittag-Leffler.
Anne Innes-Ker, Duchess of Roxburghe Anne Emily Innes-Ker, Duchess of Roxburghe VA OBE (14 November 1854–20 June 1923) was born Anne Emily Spencer-Churchill, and was the daughter of the seventh Duke of Marlborough, who served in Conservative governments as Lord President of the Council and Lord Lieutenant of Ireland. Her brother Lord Randolph Churchill was a Conservative Chancellor of the Exchequer.
Anne Isabella Byron, Baroness Byron Anne Isabella Noel Byron, 11th Baroness Wentworth (17 May 1792–16 May 1860), was the wife of George Gordon Byron, 6th Baron Byron, the poet; and mother of Ada, Countess Lovelace, the patron and co-worker of Charles Babbage.
Anne Jahren Anne Jahren (born June 20, 1963) is a former Norwegian Cross-country skier who competed from 1982 to 1990. She won a complete set of medals at the Winter Olympics with a gold in the 4 x 5 km (1984), a silver in the 4 x 5 km (1988), and a bronze in the 20 km {1984).
Anne Josephe Theroigne de Mericourt Anne-Josèphe Théroigne de Méricourt (Maiden name : Anne-Josèphe Terwagne ; August 13, 1762-1817), a French woman who was a striking figure in the French Revolution, was born at Marcourt (from a corruption of which name she took her usual designation), a small town in Luxembourg, on the banks of the Ourthe. She appears to have been well educated, having been brought up in the convent of Robermont.
Anne Kat Hærland Anne Katrine Hærland (born 27 March 1972) is a Norwegian actress mostly known for her regular appearance on the weekly news satire show Nytt på Nytt. She has also had her own TV show on NRK called Bla Bla Bla in 1999.
Anne Killigrew Anne Killigrew (1660 – 1685) was an English poet. Born in London, Killigrew is perhaps best known as the subject of a famous elegy by the poet John Dryden entitled To The Pious Memory of the Accomplised Young Lady Mrs.
Anne Lamott Anne Lamott (born 10 April 1954, in San Francisco) is an author of several novels and works of non-fiction. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, her non-fiction works are largely autobiographical, with strong doses of self-deprecating humor and covering such subjects as alcoholism, single motherhood, and Christianity.
Anne Langton Anne Langton (June 24, 1804 – May 10, 1893) was an aristocratic English artist who specialized in landscapes and miniature portaiture. In 1837, she settled on the frontier in Upper Canada, where she continued her artwork and also became known for her writing.
Anne Laperrouze Anne Laperrouze (born 4 July 1956 in Puylaurens, Tarn) is a French politician and Member of the European Parliament for the south-west of France. She is a member of the Union for French Democracy, which is part of the Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe, and sits on the European Parliament's Committee on Industry, Research and Energy.
Anne Leaton Anne Leaton (born July 13 1932) is a novelist, short story writer, and poet whose works have been published in England and America and whose radio plays have been broadcast on the BBC. Born in Cleburne, Texas, she studied English and creative writing at Indiana University and Texas Tech University and was a Fulbright scholar to Germany, after which she spent twenty years traveling and working in Europe, the Middle East, South Africa, and Canada.
Anne Lennard, Countess of Sussex Lady Anne Palmer (or Fitzroy) (February 25, 1661 - 1722) was the eldest daughter of Barbara Villiers, Countess of Castlemaine, and most probably the daughter of Charles II. (The second Earl of Chesterfield has also been considered as a possible father.
Anne Line Saint Anne Line (died 27 February, 1601) was an English martyr who was executed during the reign of Elizabeth I for harbouring a priest. Her date of birth is unknown, but she was the second daughter of Willam Heigham, Esq.
Anne Linnet Anne Linnet (born 30 July 1953 in Aarhus) is a Danish singer, musician and composer. She has released several solo albums and has also been a member of musical groups such as the Anne Linnet Band, Shit & Chanel and Marquis de Sade.
Anne Linnet Band The Anne Linnet Band (formed 1980) is a Danish pop band featuring three female singers: Anne Linnet, Sanne Salomonsen and Lis Sørensen. Anne Linnet Band launched their first tour on March 27, 1980 in Skråen (Ålborg).
Anne Lister Anne Lister (1791–1840), called Fred by her lover and "Gentleman Jack" by Halifax residents, was a well-off Yorkshire landowner and self-conscious lesbian. She suffered from recorded harassment for her sexuality, and recognized her similarity to the Ladies of Llangollen.
Anne Lorne Gillies Anne Lorne Gillies is a Scottish singer-songwriter, broadcaster, academic and writer. She was raised in Argyll and began singing as a child and as a native Gaelic speaker she participated in the Mod aged 17 where she won a gold medal for her singing talent.
Anne Louise Germaine de Staël Anne Louise Germaine de Staël (April 22, 1766 – July 14, 1817), commonly known as Madame de Staël, was a French-speaking Swiss author living in Paris and abroad. She influenced literary tastes in Europe at the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries.
Anne Manning Anne Manning (February 17, 1807 - September 14, 1879) was a miscellaneous writer. Her best known works are Mistress Mary Powell, which first appeared in Sharpe's Magazine in 1849, and The Household of Sir Thomas More, a delightful picture of More's home life told in the form of a diary written by his daughter Margaret.
Anne Margrethe Larsen Anne Margrethe Larsen (born 28 May 1950 in Haugesund, Rogaland) is a Norwegian politician representing the Liberal Party. She is currently a representative of Vest-Agder in the Storting, she was first elected in 2005.
Anne Marie Braafheid Anne Marie Braafheid became the first black woman to attain the position of Ist runner-up in the Miss Universe contest. She was the second black woman to reach the top 5 finalists position, after Evelyn Miot of Haiti in 1962.
Anne Marie Pohtamo Anne Marie Pohtamo (born August 15, 1955), from Helsinki, Finland claimed the Miss Universe crown in 1975 at the pageant held in El Salvador. Pohtamo was crowned by Miss Universe 1972 Kerry Anne Wells, not by her predecessor Amparo Muñoz, as Muñoz was dethroned shortly before her reign ended.
Anne Midgette Anne Midgette is a classical music reviewer for The New York Times. After graduating from Yale University, she lived for 11 years in Munich, Germany, reviewing opera, music and art throughout Europe for the Wall Street Journal and Opera News and writing freelance.
Anne Minter Anne Minter (born April 3, 1963) is a former tennis player from Australia, who competed for her native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul. She won four singles titles on the WTA Tour, and reached her highest individual ranking in her professional career on July 4, 1988, when she became the number 23 of the world.
Anne Mitchell Anne Walsh Mitchell was born May 26, 1950 in Hingham, Massachusetts to Kate Margaret Walsh Mitchell and Robert Buck Mitchell. She is a consultant in the early childhood education field and President of Early Childhood Policy Research in Climax, New York and is the President of the Board of the National Association for the Education of Young Children.
Anne Moody Anne Moody (born September 15 1940) is an African American author who has written about her experiences growing up poor and black in rural Mississippi, and then joining the Civil Rights Movement, which fought racism against blacks in the United States beginning in the 1950s.
Anne Mroczkowski Anne Mroczkowski (born 16 July 1953) is a Canadian TV reporter and news anchor (and one fabulous looking babe for her age). Since 1978 she has been reporting for Citytv's CityNews (formerly CityPulse) newscast in Toronto.
Anne Murray Anne Murray CC, ONS (born Morna Anne Murray June 20, 1945 in Springhill, Nova Scotia), is a Canadian singer known for her rich alto voice and songs that appeal to pop, country and adult contemporary listeners alike. For many, her fame as the representative Canadian singer is rivaled only by Gordon Lightfoot.

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