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Adrian Fulford Sir Adrian Bruce Fulford (born 8 January, 1953) is a British judge. Since 2002, he has been a judge of the Queen's Bench Division of the High Court of England and Wales and, since 2003, he has served as one of eighteen members of the International Criminal Court.
Adrian Fulle Adrian Fulle is an American filmmaker best known for the comedy Love 101. He was born April 25, 1972 in Des Plaines, Illinois and graduated with honors from Columbia College in Chicago in 1995 with a BA in Film & Television.
Adrian Furnham Adrian Furnham is a British organizational and applied psychologist, management expert and Professor of Psychology at University College, London. He is famous for his in-depth contributions in a number of diverse psychological fields.
Adrian Gilbert Adrian Gilbert (Born July 1949) is a bestselling British author and independent publisher who lives in Dorset, England. His books are centred around investigations into ancient Esoteric knowledge and religious Mysteries.
Adrian Gore Adrian Clements Gore, born at Dunoon, Scotland, on May 14, 1900 and died at Horton Priory, Kent, on June 7, 1990, won fame a schoolboy cricketer for Eton College and was named as a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1919.
Adrian Gray Adrian Gray (1957- )is the author of a number of historical books on railways, local history and crime history. These include the very popular "Tales of Old Lincolnshire" (ISBN 1-85306-089-5), a series of three books on the South Eastern & Chatham Railways, and a series of books on Victorian crime.
Adrian Guelke Adrian Guelke is Professor of Comparative Politics in the School of Politics, International Studies and Philosophy at Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland. He specialises in the study of ethnic conflict, particularly the cases of Northern Ireland, his native South Africa and Kashmir.
Adrian helmet The M15 Adrian helmet () was a military helmet issued to the French Army during World War I. The first standard helmet of the French Army, it was designed when millions of French troops were engaged in trench warfare and head wounds became a significant proportion of battlefield casualties.
Adrian Chernoff Adrian Chernoff is one of America's most prolific inventor's under the age of 35 with 49 US patents, 11 International patents, and 55 patents pending. He is the Chief Architect and principal inventor behind General Motors' "Reinvention of the Automobile" which has resulted in the several concept and demonstration vehicles; including the GM Autonomy, GM Hy-Wire, GM Carousel, and the GM Sequel.
Adrian Ilie II Adrian Ilie (born November 26, 1981 in IaĹźi) is a Romanian football player, currently under contract with FCU Politehnica TimiĹźoara, but loaned out at Jiul PetroĹźani. He is a central defender who can also take up the role of defensive midfielder.
Adrian Johnson Adrian Johnson, played by Cyrus Farmer, is one of the African American corrections officer on the HBO drama Oz. He first appears as one of the several African American corrections officers to work in Emerald City under the management of Martin Querns.
Adrian Jones Adrian Jones (1845 - 1938) was an English sculptor and painter who specialised in animals, particularly horses. He was born in Ludlow, Shropshire and initially studied at the Royal Veterinary College; he subsequently joined the army as a veterinary officer, attaining the rank of Captain.
Adrian Juste Adrian Juste was a disc jockey who most famously presented a Saturday lunchtime show on BBC Radio 1. He began his career with Leicester's local BBC station in 1969, moving to Birmingham's BRMB as the Breakfast Show presenter & then moved to Radio 1 in 1977 and began his weekend shows in April 1978.
Adrian Karsten Adrian Karsten (March 13, 1960–September 2 2005 in Horicon, Wisconsin) was a college football sideline reporter for ESPN known for wearing his trademark suspenders. A 1982 graduate of Northwestern University, he committed suicide, and was found dead at his home just before he was scheduled to report to federal prison for tax evasion.
Adrian Kleinbergen Adrian Kleinbergen (1961–) is a Canadian artist, born in Edmonton, Alberta. Along with drawing and paintÂing, he does jewelry design and manufacture, sculpture, caricature, writÂing, costuming, and even magic.
Adrian Knight Adrian Knight is a Canadian actor who was the voice actor for the character Tao in the English version of the animated series The Mysterious Cities of Gold. He also voiced Telemachus in the series Ulysses 31, Pot the troll in the series The World of David the Gnome, as well as Sebastian in the english dub of Belle and Sebastian.
Adrian Lambert Adrian Lambert is a UK based bassist and songwriter who currently plays for progressive rock band Son of Science. Adrian has recorded 3 full-length albums and toured with several bands including power metal band DragonForce.
Adrian Ludwig Richter Adrian Ludwig Richter (1803-09-28-1884-06-19), German painter and etcher, was born at Dresden, the son of the engraver Karl August Richter, from whom he received his training; but he was strongly influenced by Erhard and Chodowiecki.
Adrian Lyne Adrian Lyne (born 4 March, 1941 in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England) is an English filmmaker and producer. He is best known for his films focusing on sexually charged characters and sultry, eroticized atmospheres.
Adrian Majstrovich Adrian Majstrovich (born 9 February, 1980, Turangi, New Zealand) plays forward in the National Basketball League of Australia. He played for the Perth Wildcats 1999-2000; Brisbane Bullets 2001; Perth Wildcats 2005; New Zealand Breakers 2006; Adelaide 36ers 2007.
Adrian Mak Adrian Mak (born September 11, 1958) was born in Sydney, Australia and is currently a renowned quantum physics lecturer at Yale University and distinguished sportsman, having represented Australia in lawn bowls in 2001.
Adrian McO-Campbell British artist (1977-), writer and self-proclaimed technology meliorist, he is the author of one of the few volumes of 'cyberpunk' or 'cybercultural' poetry, Gathered on This Beach: Poems & Perspectives for a Converging World. It was completed in 2000, with further amendments and additions towards a finalised, self-published edition for Amazon UK in 2005/6.
Adrian Mikhalchishin Adrian Bogdanovich Mikhalchishin (or Mihalcisin or Mihalčišin, born November 18, 1954 in Lvov) is a Ukrainian chess grandmaster now playing for Slovenia. He shared 1st place at Nikolaev tournament in 1983 and was 2nd at Hastings 1985-86.
Adrian Mitchell Adrian Mitchell (born 24 October 1932, Haywards Heath, West Sussex) is an English poet and dramatist. It has been said that his work demonstrates a powerful social conscience and he has been described as the "shadow poet laureate.
Adrian Mole: From Minor to Major Adrian Mole: From Minor to Major is a compilation of the first three books The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13Âľ, The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole and The True Confessions of Adrian Albert Mole. The book also contains Adrian Mole and the Small Amphibians.
Adrian Monk Adrian Monk is the protagonist of the television series Monk, portrayed by Tony Shalhoub. A former legendary homicide detective in the San Francisco Police Department, his obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), severely intensified by the death of his wife, interfered with his job, resulting in a still-current suspension from the department.
Adrian Mourby Adrian Mourby is an international opera correspondent and opera producer. A graduate of the University of Wales, Lampeter, he was a producer at the BBC for twelve years, where, amongst other series, he produced a television adaptation of Sir Kingsley Amis' The Old Devils.
Adrian Murrell Adrian Byran Murrell (born October 16, 1970 in Fayetteville, North Carolina), was a former American professional football player who was selected by the New York Jets in the 5th round of the 1993 NFL Draft. A 5'11", 210 lbs.
Adrian Noble Adrian Keith Noble (born 19 July 1950) was the Artistic Director and Chief Exectutive of the Royal Shakespeare Company from 1990 to 2003. He has also directed several successful London West End musicals including Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and The Secret Garden.
Adrian Paul Adrian Paul Hewett (born May 29, 1959), better known as Adrian Paul, is an actor best known for his role on the television series Highlander: The Series as Duncan MacLeod. He was born in London, England in 1959, the first of three brothers to an Italian mother and a British father.
Adrian Pederick Adrian Pederick is an Australian politician who won the safe Liberal seat of Hammond for the Liberal party, re-claiming it back from Liberal-turned-independent Peter Lewis who left to contest a seat in the Upper House.
Adrian Piper Adrian Margaret Smith Piper (September 20, 1948) is a first-generation conceptual artist who started exhibiting her work internationally at the age of twenty. While continuing to produce and exhibit her artwork nationally and internationally, she undertook the study of philosophy and received a Ph.
Adrian Plass Adrian Plass is a British author who writes primarily Christian humour, but also short stories, Bible commentaries and novels with a more serious tone. His most famous book is The Sacred Diary of Adrian Plass Aged 37 3/4, the title of which parodies Sue Townsend's Adrian Mole books.
Adrian Quist Adrian Karl Quist (born August 4, 1913 in Medindie, South Australia – died November 17, 1991 in Sydney, NSW) was an Australian male tennis player. He was a three-time Australian Championships men's singles champion but is primarily remembered today as a great doubles player.
Adrian R'Mante Adrian R'Mante (born February 3, 1978) is an actor best known for his role as Esteban RamĂrez on the Disney Channel show The Suite Life of Zack and Cody. R'Mante also occasionally works as a substitute teacher.
Adrian Rawlins Adrian Rawlins (born March 27, 1958 in Stoke-on-Trent) is a British actor. He has appeared in several films including Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself, and also has a minor role in the Harry Potter film series as Harry's father, James Potter.
Adrian Reland Adrian Reland (1676-1718), Dutch Orientalist, was born at Ryp, studied at Utrecht and Leiden, and was professor of Oriental languages successively at Harderwijk (1699) and Utrecht (1701). His most important works were Palaestina ex veteribus monumentis illustrata (Utrecht, 1714), and Antiquitates sacrae veterum Hebraeorum.
Adrian Rollini Adrian Francis Rollini (June 28 1903 - May 15 1956) was a multi-instrumentalist best known for his Jazz music. He played the bass saxophone (an almost tuba-like sound), piano, xylophone, and many other instruments.
Adrian Ross Arthur Reed Ropes (December 23 1859 – September 10 1933), better known under the pseudonym Adrian Ross, was a writer of lyrics for more than 60 British musical comedies in the late 19th and early 20th century. He served as the senior lyricist of the British stage for over five decades.
Adrian Sanders Adrian Mark Sanders (born 25 April 1959, Paignton) is a politician in the United Kingdom. He is Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Torbay in Devon, and was first elected in 1997, winning with a majority of 12, beating Conservative Rupert Allason.
Adrian Scarborough Adrian Scarborough is a British actor who has appeared in many successful British television shows such as The Bill, Coogan's Run and Midsomer Murders. In film, Scarborough has appeared in the 2004 Mike Leigh drama, Vera Drake and playing Barnes in the 2001 drama, Gosford Park.
Adrian Scott Robert Adrian Scott (February 6, 1912 - December 25, 1973) was an American screenwriter and film producer known as one of the Hollywood Ten who was blacklisted by the Hollywood movie studio bosses during the era of McCarthyism.
Adrian Sexton Adrian Sexton is a founding partner with Ted Cohen, formerly with EMI, of TAG Strategic, a digital media and entertainment solutions firm. Sexton oversees media branding, advertising and studio content strategy in film, home entertainment and television.
Adrian Sherwood Adrian Sherwood (born 1958 in London) is an English record producer best known for his work with dub music as well as for remixing a number of popular acts such as Coldcut, Depeche Mode, Primal Scream, Pop Will Eat Itself, Sinéad O'Connor, and Skinny Puppy.
Adrian Schrinner Adrian Schrinner, Australian politician, was elected to the Brisbane City Council as the Councillor for Chandler Ward in a by-election on 10 September 2005. The by-election was caused by the resignation of Michael Caltabiano from the council prior to his election to the Queensland Parliament as the Member for Chatsworth in August 2005.
Adrian Stout Adrian Stout is a double-bass and musical saw player. He played blues, jazz, and country in various known and lesser known bands throughout the UK, Europe and as far afield as India, and recorded two albums for Blues diva Dana Gillespie before joining The Tiger Lillies for 1995's Edinburgh Festival.
Adrian Street Adrian Street is a professional wrestler from Wales. With wife Linda, he runs the "Skull Krushers Wrestling School" in Gulf Breeze, Florida, and sells pro wrestling gear and other sundries via his website With his flamboyant personality and flowing locks of hair, he became a legendary heel] and traveled all over the world during his lengthy career.
Adrian Utley Adrian Utley is a jazz guitarist from Bristol, England who is most widely known for his musical direction, guitar work and production of the "trip hop" band Portishead. Before collaborating with Geoff Barrow and Beth Gibbons in Portishead, Utley dedicated a large portion of his musical career to jazz, having been greatly influenced by Miles Davis, John Coltrane and Elvin Jones, but his musical interestes were never strictly limited to jazz, as he is noted to also have been influenced by Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Wonder, Ennio Morricone, Mick Ronson, Herbie Hancock, Howlin Wolf, A Tribe Called Quest, Public Enemy, Radiohead, The Beatles, Nirvana, Ravi Shankar, Gustav Mahler, Muddy Waters, Claude Debussy, Wes Montgomery, and Joy Division Utley not only excels at guitar, but also bass, piano, moog synthesizer] and horn and string arrangements.
Adrian von Bubenberg Adrian von Bubenberg (born 1434 in Bern; died August 1479 in Bern) was a Bernese knight, general and mayor (Schultheiss) of Bern in 1468-69, 1473-74 and 1477-79. In Switzerland, he is remembered as the hero of the Battle of Murten.
Adrian von Mynsicht Adrian von Mynsicht Otherwise known as Henricus or Hinricus Madathanus, Adrian Seumenicht or SĂĽmenicht, Hadrianus a Mynsicht, Hadrianus a Munsicht, Hadrian Mynsicht; it has been suggested (here, German language) that the real name was Adrian Seumenicht, with Hadrianus a Munsicht derived as anagram(1603-1638) was a German alchemist. He is best known for the allegorical work Aureum Saeculum RedivivumThe Golden Age Restored described here).
Adrian Warburton Wing Commander Adrian "Warby" Warburton (10 March 1918 in Middlesborough - 12 April 1944 over Germany) was a Royal Air Force (RAF) pilot during the Second World War. He became legendary in the RAF for his role in the defence of Malta.
Adrian Ward Adrian Ward (born in 1976 in Bishop Auckland, England) is a software artist and musician. He is known for his generative art software products released through his company Signwave, and as one half of the techno gabba ambient livecoding group, Slub.
Adrian Weale Adrian Weale, born 9 February 1964 in Knightsbridge, London, is a British writer, journalist, illustrator and photographer of Welsh origin. He was educated at the Latymer Upper School, University of York and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.
Adrian Zmed Adrian Zmed (born March 4, 1954 in Chicago, Illinois) is a Romanian-American television and film actor. Zmed is better known for his roles as "Johnny Nogerelli" in Grease 2, and as "Officer Vince Romano" in the T.
Adriana Barraza Adriana Barraza is a Mexican Academy Award-nominated television and movie actress. Her two most recognizable films are Amores Perros and Babel, for which she was nominated for an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Broadcast Film Critics Association Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture.
Adriana Fernández Adriana Fernández Miranda (born March 4, 1971 in Mexico City) is a long-distance runner from Mexico, who has a personal best in the marathon of 2:24:06. She represented her native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996.
Adriana Gil Adriana Gil is a Bolivian political figure. She is the party leader of Social Democratic Force (SDF), a movement which bills itself as a left-wing democratic alternative to the President Evo Morales's government.
Adriana Iliescu Adriana Iliescu (born 31 May 1938, Craiova) was reported as the world's oldest woman to give birth, at age 66, a record which stood until 2006. Iliescu gave birth to Eliza Maria on 16 January 2005, at the GiuleĹźti Maternity Hospital in Bucharest, Romania.
Adriana La Cerva Adriana La Cerva, played by Drea de Matteo, is a fictional character from the HBO TV series, The Sopranos. She was the loving long-time girlfriend and, later, fiancé of Tony Soprano's right-hand man, Christopher Moltisanti.
Adriana Lecouvreur Adriana Lecouvreur is an opera in four acts by Francesco Cilea to an Italian libretto by Arturo Colautti, based on the play by Eugène Scribe and Gabriel Legouvé. It was first performed on 6 November 1902 in Milan.
Adriana MaraĹľ Adriana MaraĹľ (born 1931) is a Slovene artist who studied painting and graphic art at the Academy of Fine Arts (Akademija za likovno umetnost) (ALU) in Ljubljana. She has had many solo exhibitions and has participated in the Graphic Art Bienales in Ljubljana.
Adriana Melo Adriana Melo is a comic book artist and penciller born in Brazil has worked on various Star Wars titles, mostly in the Star Wars: Empire series. She also has worked on DCs Rose & Thorn as well as Top Cows Witchblade and Birds of Prey.
Adriana Varela Adriana Varela (born Beatriz Adriana Lichinchi on May 9, 1952 in Avellaneda, Buenos Aires, Argentina) is a female Argentine tango singer, with a succesful career that encompasses seven records, as well as minor movie roles.
Adriance Memorial Library The Adriance Memorial Library is a public library located in the City of Poughkeepsie, New York, in the downtown section of the city on Market Street. It is the main library of the Poughkeepsie Public Library District, serving the city and town of Poughkeepsie, and is a member library of the Mid-Hudson Library System, which has its headquarters next door.
Adriane Carr Adriane Carr (1952-) is a Canadian academic, activist and politician with the Green Party in British Columbia and Canada. She was a founding member and the Green Party of British Columbia's first leader from 1983 to 1985, whereafter the party abolished the leadership position until 1993.
Adrianna Costa Adrianna Heber, better known as Adrianna Costa (born June 26, 1981), is the entertainment correspondent for the CNN Headline News program, Robin & Company, with host Robin Meade based in CNN's world headquarters in Atlanta. Costa joined the network in October 2005.
Adrianne Kangas Adrianne Irene Kangas (October 5, 1992 - ) is a television actress, known for her role as Linda on Barney & Friends and for numerous commercials. She is also a talented singer, and her singing has been featured on Barney.
Adrianne Leon Adrianne Leon (born March 15, 1986 in San Diego, California) is an Emmy Award-nominated actor and musician who performed two songs for the documentary Hollywood's Magical Island: Catalina (2003), "Everlasting Dream" and "She Heals You".
Adrianne Palicki Adrianne Palicki (born on May 6, 1983 in Toledo, Ohio) is an American actress who played Kara in the season 3 finale ("Covenant") of the TV series Smallville on the WB. She appeared in the Aquaman-based, WB Pilot Mercy Reef as an evil siren.
Adrianne Pope Adrianne Pope is an Australian human reproductive biologist. She is the supervisor of reproductive biology for the Queensland Fertility Group, a private medical consultant firm specialising in 'in vitro' fertilisation (IVF).
Adriano Celentano Adriano Celentano (born January 6, 1938) is an Italian singer, songwriter, comedian, actor, and TV host. He was born in Milan at 14 Gluck Street (about which he later wrote the song "Il ragazzo della via Gluck"), his parents were from Puglia and had moved north for work.
Adriano Cintra Adriano Ferreira Cintra (SĂŁo Paulo, May 21, 1972) is a Brazilian multi-instrumentist and producer of Portuguese, caboclo and native Brazilian stock, also known as a C-list underground and club celebrity in his hometown. He was guitarist and singer for the garage rock power trio Thee Butchers' Orchestra, and among his many solo projects are Ultrasom and Caxabaxa.
Adriano de Paiva Adriano de Paiva (1847-1907) was a Portuguese scientist who was one of the pioneers of telectroscope. He worked at the Politechnical Academy of Porto and conducted research into selenium as a material to transmit image .
Adriano Espaillat Adriano Espaillat was born in the Dominican Republic and emigrated to New York City. In 1996, he became the first Dominican to be elected to the New York State Assembly, representing the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan.
Adrianus Valerius Adrianus (Adriaen) Valerius (1575-1625), Dutch poet and composer of the 16C, known mostly for his poems dealing with peasant and burger life and those dealing with the Dutch War of Independence, assembled in his great work "Nederlandtsche gedenck-clanck."
Adriatic Sea The Adriatic Sea is a large body of water on the west side of the Mediterranean Sea separating the Apennine peninsula from the Balkan peninsula, and the system of the Apennine Mountains from that of the Dinaric Alps and adjacent ranges.
Adriatic Veneti The Veneti (Enetoi Ενετοί in Greek) were an ancient people who inhabited north-eastern Italy, in an area comprising of the modern-day region of the Veneto. They spoke Venetic, an independent Indo-European language, which is attested in approximately 300 short inscriptions dating from 6th to 1st centuries BC.
Adrián Beltré Adrián Beltré Pérez (IPA: ) (born April 7, 1979 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) is a Major League Baseball third baseman who plays for the Seattle Mariners. Previously, he played for the Los Angeles Dodgers (1998-2004).
Adrián Varela Adrián Varela (born December 20, 1983 in Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico) was a contestant in the fourth generation of the popular Mexican reality series La Academia. The son of Isidro Varela and Dora Elvia Avilés, he has a younger sister.
Adric Adric is a fictional character played by Matthew Waterhouse in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. He was a young native of the planet Alzarius, which exists in the parallel universe of E-Space.
Adrie Koster Adrie Koster (born November 18, 1954 in Zierikzee, Zeeland) is a former football winger from the Netherlands, who obtained three caps (no goals) for the Netherlands national football team in 1978. He played for Roda JC (1977-1979) and PSV Eindhoven (1979-1983).
Adrie van Kraay Adrianus ("Adrie") Ambrosius Cornelis van Kraay (born August 1, 1953 in Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant) is a retired football central defender from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1978 FIFA World Cup in Argentina, wearing the number four jersey. He played for PSV Eindhoven in the 1970s.
Adrien Arcand Adrien Arcand (1899 – August 2, 1967), was a McGill University educated Montreal journalist, federalist and self-proclaimed Canadian führer. Arcand led a series of far right political movements in the 1930s and 1940s.
Adrien Bertrand Adrien Bertrand (4 August 1888 - 18 November 1917) was a French novelist whose short career was punctuated by a series of striking surrealist anti-war novels, written as Bertrand lay dying from complications involved in a wound he suffered whilst serving with the French Army in the First World War.
Adrien Houngbédji Adrien Houngbédji (born March 5, 1942) is a politician of Benin. A former Prime Minister and President of the National Assembly, he is the leader of the Democratic Renewal Party (Parti de renouveau démocratique, PRD) and was one of the leading candidates for the 2006 presidential election, in which the successor to long-time president Mathieu Kérékou was determined.
Adrien Plavsic Adrien Plavsic (born January 13, 1970 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian ice hockey defenseman who played in the National Hockey League for the St. Louis Blues, Vancouver Canucks, Tampa Bay Lightning and the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim.
Adrien René Franchet Adrien René Franchet (1834-1900) was a French botanist, based at the Paris Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. He is noted for his extensive work describing the flora of China and Japan, based on the collections made by Armand David, Pierre Jean Marie Delavay, Paul Guillaume Farges and others.
Adrien-Gabriel Morice Adrien-Gabriel Morice (1859-1938) was a missionary priest belonging to the Oblates of Mary Immaculate. Born and raised in France, as a seminarian he was inspired by Father Émile Petitot and set himself the goal of becoming a missionary and explorer in Northwestern Canada.
Adrien-Maurice-Victurnien-Mathieu, 8th duc de Noailles Adrien-Maurice-Victurnien-Mathieu, 8th duc de Noailles (22 September 1869 – 23 October 1953), son of Jules-Charles-Victurnien, 7th duc de Noailles, acceded to the title of duc de Noailles on his father's death in 1895. He was succeeded by his nephew, François, 9th duc de Noailles.
Adrien-Nicolas Piédefer, marquis de La Salle Adrien-Nicolas Piédefer, marquis de La Salle, comte d'Offrémont (1735 — 1818) was a French writer and cavalry officer who saw service in the Seven Years War, a writer of comedies and libretti, and a Masonic brother of Benjamin Franklin.
Adrienne Barbeau Adrienne Jo Barbeau (born June 11, 1945) is an American television, film, and musical theater actress. She came to prominence through her roles in the sitcom Maude and in several early 1980s horror and science fiction films.
Adrienne Cahalan Adrienne Cahalan is the only woman competing in the Volvo Ocean Race 2005-2006, Adrienne is a qualified lawyer and has a master’s degree in Applied Meteorology. After learning to sail as a teenager Adrienne has acquired four World Yachtswoman of the Year nominations, experience in three previous Whitbread/Volvo Ocean Race campaigns, circumnavigated the globe on several projects, and was part of the Cheyenne crew which broke the Round the World World Speed Record in 2004.
Adrienne Camp Adrienne Camp, née Liesching, (born July 12, 1981) was the lead singer of the europop rock band The Benjamin Gate before the group disbanded in 2003. She briefly contributes to other religious albums nowadays, namely her duet with rapper John Reuben featured on Professional Rapper and her background vocals on husband Jeremy Camp's albums Restored and Unplugged.
Adrienne Fazan One of several leading female editors from the golden age of Hollywood, Adrienne Fazan (1906 – 1986) first started cutting films in 1933. She found her forte with the MGM musical heyday, working on such films as Anchors Aweigh (1945) and Kismet (1955), and earning an Oscar nomination for An American in Paris in 1951 and the award itself for Gigi in 1958.
Adrienne Frantz Adrienne Frantz (born June 7, 1978 in Mount Clemens, Michigan) is an Emmy Award-winning American actress, best known for her role as Ambrosia "Amber" Moore Forrester on the soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful, which she now plays on The Young and the Restless. While on B&B, she also played Amber's sister, April Knight, briefly in 2003.
Adrienne Goodson Adrienne Goodson also known as “Goodie” or “Goody” (Born: October 19, 1966 in Bayonne, New Jersey) is an American former WNBA basketball player. She started her career at Bayonne High School where yshe was a top performer.
Adrienne King Adrienne King was born in Oyster Bay (Long Island), New York, USA on 4 February 1960, and did her first commercial when she was six months old, and has stayed at it with a brief hiatus or two ever since. She has also studied voice and dance at the London Royal Academy, being continually involved in some phase of show business.
Adrienne Mayor Adrienne Mayor is a classical folklorist whose main interests have been pre-Darwinian interpretations of paleontological remains (in The First Fossil Hunters) and the use of biochemical weapons in the ancient world (in Greek Fire, Poison Arrows & Scorpion Bombs).
Adrienne Roy Adrienne Roy (1953- ) a color artist who worked in the comics industry, mostly for DC Comics. She was largely responsible for color on the Batman line- (Batman and Detective Comics) throughout the 1980s and early 1990s.
Adrienne Wilkinson Adrienne Wilkinson (born Adrienne Marie Wilkinson on September 1 1977 in Memphis, Missouri) is an American actress. She graduated from Kickapoo High School in Springfield, Missouri, the high school that Brad Pitt graduated from.
Adrian Fulle Adrian Fulle is an American filmmaker best known for the comedy Love 101. He was born April 25, 1972 in Des Plaines, Illinois and graduated with honors from Columbia College in Chicago in 1995 with a BA in Film & Television.
Adrian Furnham Adrian Furnham is a British organizational and applied psychologist, management expert and Professor of Psychology at University College, London. He is famous for his in-depth contributions in a number of diverse psychological fields.
Adrian Gilbert Adrian Gilbert (Born July 1949) is a bestselling British author and independent publisher who lives in Dorset, England. His books are centred around investigations into ancient Esoteric knowledge and religious Mysteries.
Adrian Gore Adrian Clements Gore, born at Dunoon, Scotland, on May 14, 1900 and died at Horton Priory, Kent, on June 7, 1990, won fame a schoolboy cricketer for Eton College and was named as a Wisden Cricketer of the Year in 1919.
Adrian Gray Adrian Gray (1957- )is the author of a number of historical books on railways, local history and crime history. These include the very popular "Tales of Old Lincolnshire" (ISBN 1-85306-089-5), a series of three books on the South Eastern & Chatham Railways, and a series of books on Victorian crime.
Adrian Guelke Adrian Guelke is Professor of Comparative Politics in the School of Politics, International Studies and Philosophy at Queen's University Belfast, Northern Ireland. He specialises in the study of ethnic conflict, particularly the cases of Northern Ireland, his native South Africa and Kashmir.
Adrian helmet The M15 Adrian helmet () was a military helmet issued to the French Army during World War I. The first standard helmet of the French Army, it was designed when millions of French troops were engaged in trench warfare and head wounds became a significant proportion of battlefield casualties.
Adrian Chernoff Adrian Chernoff is one of America's most prolific inventor's under the age of 35 with 49 US patents, 11 International patents, and 55 patents pending. He is the Chief Architect and principal inventor behind General Motors' "Reinvention of the Automobile" which has resulted in the several concept and demonstration vehicles; including the GM Autonomy, GM Hy-Wire, GM Carousel, and the GM Sequel.
Adrian Ilie II Adrian Ilie (born November 26, 1981 in IaĹźi) is a Romanian football player, currently under contract with FCU Politehnica TimiĹźoara, but loaned out at Jiul PetroĹźani. He is a central defender who can also take up the role of defensive midfielder.
Adrian Johnson Adrian Johnson, played by Cyrus Farmer, is one of the African American corrections officer on the HBO drama Oz. He first appears as one of the several African American corrections officers to work in Emerald City under the management of Martin Querns.
Adrian Jones Adrian Jones (1845 - 1938) was an English sculptor and painter who specialised in animals, particularly horses. He was born in Ludlow, Shropshire and initially studied at the Royal Veterinary College; he subsequently joined the army as a veterinary officer, attaining the rank of Captain.
Adrian Juste Adrian Juste was a disc jockey who most famously presented a Saturday lunchtime show on BBC Radio 1. He began his career with Leicester's local BBC station in 1969, moving to Birmingham's BRMB as the Breakfast Show presenter & then moved to Radio 1 in 1977 and began his weekend shows in April 1978.
Adrian Karsten Adrian Karsten (March 13, 1960–September 2 2005 in Horicon, Wisconsin) was a college football sideline reporter for ESPN known for wearing his trademark suspenders. A 1982 graduate of Northwestern University, he committed suicide, and was found dead at his home just before he was scheduled to report to federal prison for tax evasion.
Adrian Kleinbergen Adrian Kleinbergen (1961–) is a Canadian artist, born in Edmonton, Alberta. Along with drawing and paintÂing, he does jewelry design and manufacture, sculpture, caricature, writÂing, costuming, and even magic.
Adrian Knight Adrian Knight is a Canadian actor who was the voice actor for the character Tao in the English version of the animated series The Mysterious Cities of Gold. He also voiced Telemachus in the series Ulysses 31, Pot the troll in the series The World of David the Gnome, as well as Sebastian in the english dub of Belle and Sebastian.
Adrian Lambert Adrian Lambert is a UK based bassist and songwriter who currently plays for progressive rock band Son of Science. Adrian has recorded 3 full-length albums and toured with several bands including power metal band DragonForce.
Adrian Ludwig Richter Adrian Ludwig Richter (1803-09-28-1884-06-19), German painter and etcher, was born at Dresden, the son of the engraver Karl August Richter, from whom he received his training; but he was strongly influenced by Erhard and Chodowiecki.
Adrian Lyne Adrian Lyne (born 4 March, 1941 in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, England) is an English filmmaker and producer. He is best known for his films focusing on sexually charged characters and sultry, eroticized atmospheres.
Adrian Majstrovich Adrian Majstrovich (born 9 February, 1980, Turangi, New Zealand) plays forward in the National Basketball League of Australia. He played for the Perth Wildcats 1999-2000; Brisbane Bullets 2001; Perth Wildcats 2005; New Zealand Breakers 2006; Adelaide 36ers 2007.
Adrian Mak Adrian Mak (born September 11, 1958) was born in Sydney, Australia and is currently a renowned quantum physics lecturer at Yale University and distinguished sportsman, having represented Australia in lawn bowls in 2001.
Adrian McO-Campbell British artist (1977-), writer and self-proclaimed technology meliorist, he is the author of one of the few volumes of 'cyberpunk' or 'cybercultural' poetry, Gathered on This Beach: Poems & Perspectives for a Converging World. It was completed in 2000, with further amendments and additions towards a finalised, self-published edition for Amazon UK in 2005/6.
Adrian Mikhalchishin Adrian Bogdanovich Mikhalchishin (or Mihalcisin or Mihalčišin, born November 18, 1954 in Lvov) is a Ukrainian chess grandmaster now playing for Slovenia. He shared 1st place at Nikolaev tournament in 1983 and was 2nd at Hastings 1985-86.
Adrian Mitchell Adrian Mitchell (born 24 October 1932, Haywards Heath, West Sussex) is an English poet and dramatist. It has been said that his work demonstrates a powerful social conscience and he has been described as the "shadow poet laureate.
Adrian Mole: From Minor to Major Adrian Mole: From Minor to Major is a compilation of the first three books The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole, Aged 13Âľ, The Growing Pains of Adrian Mole and The True Confessions of Adrian Albert Mole. The book also contains Adrian Mole and the Small Amphibians.
Adrian Monk Adrian Monk is the protagonist of the television series Monk, portrayed by Tony Shalhoub. A former legendary homicide detective in the San Francisco Police Department, his obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), severely intensified by the death of his wife, interfered with his job, resulting in a still-current suspension from the department.
Adrian Mourby Adrian Mourby is an international opera correspondent and opera producer. A graduate of the University of Wales, Lampeter, he was a producer at the BBC for twelve years, where, amongst other series, he produced a television adaptation of Sir Kingsley Amis' The Old Devils.
Adrian Murrell Adrian Byran Murrell (born October 16, 1970 in Fayetteville, North Carolina), was a former American professional football player who was selected by the New York Jets in the 5th round of the 1993 NFL Draft. A 5'11", 210 lbs.
Adrian Noble Adrian Keith Noble (born 19 July 1950) was the Artistic Director and Chief Exectutive of the Royal Shakespeare Company from 1990 to 2003. He has also directed several successful London West End musicals including Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and The Secret Garden.
Adrian Paul Adrian Paul Hewett (born May 29, 1959), better known as Adrian Paul, is an actor best known for his role on the television series Highlander: The Series as Duncan MacLeod. He was born in London, England in 1959, the first of three brothers to an Italian mother and a British father.
Adrian Pederick Adrian Pederick is an Australian politician who won the safe Liberal seat of Hammond for the Liberal party, re-claiming it back from Liberal-turned-independent Peter Lewis who left to contest a seat in the Upper House.
Adrian Piper Adrian Margaret Smith Piper (September 20, 1948) is a first-generation conceptual artist who started exhibiting her work internationally at the age of twenty. While continuing to produce and exhibit her artwork nationally and internationally, she undertook the study of philosophy and received a Ph.
Adrian Plass Adrian Plass is a British author who writes primarily Christian humour, but also short stories, Bible commentaries and novels with a more serious tone. His most famous book is The Sacred Diary of Adrian Plass Aged 37 3/4, the title of which parodies Sue Townsend's Adrian Mole books.
Adrian Quist Adrian Karl Quist (born August 4, 1913 in Medindie, South Australia – died November 17, 1991 in Sydney, NSW) was an Australian male tennis player. He was a three-time Australian Championships men's singles champion but is primarily remembered today as a great doubles player.
Adrian R'Mante Adrian R'Mante (born February 3, 1978) is an actor best known for his role as Esteban RamĂrez on the Disney Channel show The Suite Life of Zack and Cody. R'Mante also occasionally works as a substitute teacher.
Adrian Rawlins Adrian Rawlins (born March 27, 1958 in Stoke-on-Trent) is a British actor. He has appeared in several films including Wilbur Wants to Kill Himself, and also has a minor role in the Harry Potter film series as Harry's father, James Potter.
Adrian Reland Adrian Reland (1676-1718), Dutch Orientalist, was born at Ryp, studied at Utrecht and Leiden, and was professor of Oriental languages successively at Harderwijk (1699) and Utrecht (1701). His most important works were Palaestina ex veteribus monumentis illustrata (Utrecht, 1714), and Antiquitates sacrae veterum Hebraeorum.
Adrian Rollini Adrian Francis Rollini (June 28 1903 - May 15 1956) was a multi-instrumentalist best known for his Jazz music. He played the bass saxophone (an almost tuba-like sound), piano, xylophone, and many other instruments.
Adrian Ross Arthur Reed Ropes (December 23 1859 – September 10 1933), better known under the pseudonym Adrian Ross, was a writer of lyrics for more than 60 British musical comedies in the late 19th and early 20th century. He served as the senior lyricist of the British stage for over five decades.
Adrian Sanders Adrian Mark Sanders (born 25 April 1959, Paignton) is a politician in the United Kingdom. He is Liberal Democrat Member of Parliament for Torbay in Devon, and was first elected in 1997, winning with a majority of 12, beating Conservative Rupert Allason.
Adrian Scarborough Adrian Scarborough is a British actor who has appeared in many successful British television shows such as The Bill, Coogan's Run and Midsomer Murders. In film, Scarborough has appeared in the 2004 Mike Leigh drama, Vera Drake and playing Barnes in the 2001 drama, Gosford Park.
Adrian Scott Robert Adrian Scott (February 6, 1912 - December 25, 1973) was an American screenwriter and film producer known as one of the Hollywood Ten who was blacklisted by the Hollywood movie studio bosses during the era of McCarthyism.
Adrian Sexton Adrian Sexton is a founding partner with Ted Cohen, formerly with EMI, of TAG Strategic, a digital media and entertainment solutions firm. Sexton oversees media branding, advertising and studio content strategy in film, home entertainment and television.
Adrian Sherwood Adrian Sherwood (born 1958 in London) is an English record producer best known for his work with dub music as well as for remixing a number of popular acts such as Coldcut, Depeche Mode, Primal Scream, Pop Will Eat Itself, Sinéad O'Connor, and Skinny Puppy.
Adrian Schrinner Adrian Schrinner, Australian politician, was elected to the Brisbane City Council as the Councillor for Chandler Ward in a by-election on 10 September 2005. The by-election was caused by the resignation of Michael Caltabiano from the council prior to his election to the Queensland Parliament as the Member for Chatsworth in August 2005.
Adrian Stout Adrian Stout is a double-bass and musical saw player. He played blues, jazz, and country in various known and lesser known bands throughout the UK, Europe and as far afield as India, and recorded two albums for Blues diva Dana Gillespie before joining The Tiger Lillies for 1995's Edinburgh Festival.
Adrian Street Adrian Street is a professional wrestler from Wales. With wife Linda, he runs the "Skull Krushers Wrestling School" in Gulf Breeze, Florida, and sells pro wrestling gear and other sundries via his website With his flamboyant personality and flowing locks of hair, he became a legendary heel] and traveled all over the world during his lengthy career.
Adrian Utley Adrian Utley is a jazz guitarist from Bristol, England who is most widely known for his musical direction, guitar work and production of the "trip hop" band Portishead. Before collaborating with Geoff Barrow and Beth Gibbons in Portishead, Utley dedicated a large portion of his musical career to jazz, having been greatly influenced by Miles Davis, John Coltrane and Elvin Jones, but his musical interestes were never strictly limited to jazz, as he is noted to also have been influenced by Jimi Hendrix, Stevie Wonder, Ennio Morricone, Mick Ronson, Herbie Hancock, Howlin Wolf, A Tribe Called Quest, Public Enemy, Radiohead, The Beatles, Nirvana, Ravi Shankar, Gustav Mahler, Muddy Waters, Claude Debussy, Wes Montgomery, and Joy Division Utley not only excels at guitar, but also bass, piano, moog synthesizer] and horn and string arrangements.
Adrian von Bubenberg Adrian von Bubenberg (born 1434 in Bern; died August 1479 in Bern) was a Bernese knight, general and mayor (Schultheiss) of Bern in 1468-69, 1473-74 and 1477-79. In Switzerland, he is remembered as the hero of the Battle of Murten.
Adrian von Mynsicht Adrian von Mynsicht Otherwise known as Henricus or Hinricus Madathanus, Adrian Seumenicht or SĂĽmenicht, Hadrianus a Mynsicht, Hadrianus a Munsicht, Hadrian Mynsicht; it has been suggested (here, German language) that the real name was Adrian Seumenicht, with Hadrianus a Munsicht derived as anagram(1603-1638) was a German alchemist. He is best known for the allegorical work Aureum Saeculum RedivivumThe Golden Age Restored described here).
Adrian Warburton Wing Commander Adrian "Warby" Warburton (10 March 1918 in Middlesborough - 12 April 1944 over Germany) was a Royal Air Force (RAF) pilot during the Second World War. He became legendary in the RAF for his role in the defence of Malta.
Adrian Ward Adrian Ward (born in 1976 in Bishop Auckland, England) is a software artist and musician. He is known for his generative art software products released through his company Signwave, and as one half of the techno gabba ambient livecoding group, Slub.
Adrian Weale Adrian Weale, born 9 February 1964 in Knightsbridge, London, is a British writer, journalist, illustrator and photographer of Welsh origin. He was educated at the Latymer Upper School, University of York and the Royal Military Academy Sandhurst.
Adrian Zmed Adrian Zmed (born March 4, 1954 in Chicago, Illinois) is a Romanian-American television and film actor. Zmed is better known for his roles as "Johnny Nogerelli" in Grease 2, and as "Officer Vince Romano" in the T.
Adriana Barraza Adriana Barraza is a Mexican Academy Award-nominated television and movie actress. Her two most recognizable films are Amores Perros and Babel, for which she was nominated for an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, a Broadcast Film Critics Association Award and a Screen Actors Guild Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture.
Adriana Fernández Adriana Fernández Miranda (born March 4, 1971 in Mexico City) is a long-distance runner from Mexico, who has a personal best in the marathon of 2:24:06. She represented her native country at three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 1996.
Adriana Gil Adriana Gil is a Bolivian political figure. She is the party leader of Social Democratic Force (SDF), a movement which bills itself as a left-wing democratic alternative to the President Evo Morales's government.
Adriana Iliescu Adriana Iliescu (born 31 May 1938, Craiova) was reported as the world's oldest woman to give birth, at age 66, a record which stood until 2006. Iliescu gave birth to Eliza Maria on 16 January 2005, at the GiuleĹźti Maternity Hospital in Bucharest, Romania.
Adriana La Cerva Adriana La Cerva, played by Drea de Matteo, is a fictional character from the HBO TV series, The Sopranos. She was the loving long-time girlfriend and, later, fiancé of Tony Soprano's right-hand man, Christopher Moltisanti.
Adriana Lecouvreur Adriana Lecouvreur is an opera in four acts by Francesco Cilea to an Italian libretto by Arturo Colautti, based on the play by Eugène Scribe and Gabriel Legouvé. It was first performed on 6 November 1902 in Milan.
Adriana MaraĹľ Adriana MaraĹľ (born 1931) is a Slovene artist who studied painting and graphic art at the Academy of Fine Arts (Akademija za likovno umetnost) (ALU) in Ljubljana. She has had many solo exhibitions and has participated in the Graphic Art Bienales in Ljubljana.
Adriana Melo Adriana Melo is a comic book artist and penciller born in Brazil has worked on various Star Wars titles, mostly in the Star Wars: Empire series. She also has worked on DCs Rose & Thorn as well as Top Cows Witchblade and Birds of Prey.
Adriana Varela Adriana Varela (born Beatriz Adriana Lichinchi on May 9, 1952 in Avellaneda, Buenos Aires, Argentina) is a female Argentine tango singer, with a succesful career that encompasses seven records, as well as minor movie roles.
Adriance Memorial Library The Adriance Memorial Library is a public library located in the City of Poughkeepsie, New York, in the downtown section of the city on Market Street. It is the main library of the Poughkeepsie Public Library District, serving the city and town of Poughkeepsie, and is a member library of the Mid-Hudson Library System, which has its headquarters next door.
Adriane Carr Adriane Carr (1952-) is a Canadian academic, activist and politician with the Green Party in British Columbia and Canada. She was a founding member and the Green Party of British Columbia's first leader from 1983 to 1985, whereafter the party abolished the leadership position until 1993.
Adrianna Costa Adrianna Heber, better known as Adrianna Costa (born June 26, 1981), is the entertainment correspondent for the CNN Headline News program, Robin & Company, with host Robin Meade based in CNN's world headquarters in Atlanta. Costa joined the network in October 2005.
Adrianne Kangas Adrianne Irene Kangas (October 5, 1992 - ) is a television actress, known for her role as Linda on Barney & Friends and for numerous commercials. She is also a talented singer, and her singing has been featured on Barney.
Adrianne Leon Adrianne Leon (born March 15, 1986 in San Diego, California) is an Emmy Award-nominated actor and musician who performed two songs for the documentary Hollywood's Magical Island: Catalina (2003), "Everlasting Dream" and "She Heals You".
Adrianne Palicki Adrianne Palicki (born on May 6, 1983 in Toledo, Ohio) is an American actress who played Kara in the season 3 finale ("Covenant") of the TV series Smallville on the WB. She appeared in the Aquaman-based, WB Pilot Mercy Reef as an evil siren.
Adrianne Pope Adrianne Pope is an Australian human reproductive biologist. She is the supervisor of reproductive biology for the Queensland Fertility Group, a private medical consultant firm specialising in 'in vitro' fertilisation (IVF).
Adriano Celentano Adriano Celentano (born January 6, 1938) is an Italian singer, songwriter, comedian, actor, and TV host. He was born in Milan at 14 Gluck Street (about which he later wrote the song "Il ragazzo della via Gluck"), his parents were from Puglia and had moved north for work.
Adriano Cintra Adriano Ferreira Cintra (SĂŁo Paulo, May 21, 1972) is a Brazilian multi-instrumentist and producer of Portuguese, caboclo and native Brazilian stock, also known as a C-list underground and club celebrity in his hometown. He was guitarist and singer for the garage rock power trio Thee Butchers' Orchestra, and among his many solo projects are Ultrasom and Caxabaxa.
Adriano de Paiva Adriano de Paiva (1847-1907) was a Portuguese scientist who was one of the pioneers of telectroscope. He worked at the Politechnical Academy of Porto and conducted research into selenium as a material to transmit image .
Adriano Espaillat Adriano Espaillat was born in the Dominican Republic and emigrated to New York City. In 1996, he became the first Dominican to be elected to the New York State Assembly, representing the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan.
Adrianus Valerius Adrianus (Adriaen) Valerius (1575-1625), Dutch poet and composer of the 16C, known mostly for his poems dealing with peasant and burger life and those dealing with the Dutch War of Independence, assembled in his great work "Nederlandtsche gedenck-clanck."
Adriatic Sea The Adriatic Sea is a large body of water on the west side of the Mediterranean Sea separating the Apennine peninsula from the Balkan peninsula, and the system of the Apennine Mountains from that of the Dinaric Alps and adjacent ranges.
Adriatic Veneti The Veneti (Enetoi Ενετοί in Greek) were an ancient people who inhabited north-eastern Italy, in an area comprising of the modern-day region of the Veneto. They spoke Venetic, an independent Indo-European language, which is attested in approximately 300 short inscriptions dating from 6th to 1st centuries BC.
Adrián Beltré Adrián Beltré Pérez (IPA: ) (born April 7, 1979 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic) is a Major League Baseball third baseman who plays for the Seattle Mariners. Previously, he played for the Los Angeles Dodgers (1998-2004).
Adrián Varela Adrián Varela (born December 20, 1983 in Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico) was a contestant in the fourth generation of the popular Mexican reality series La Academia. The son of Isidro Varela and Dora Elvia Avilés, he has a younger sister.
Adric Adric is a fictional character played by Matthew Waterhouse in the long-running British science fiction television series Doctor Who. He was a young native of the planet Alzarius, which exists in the parallel universe of E-Space.
Adrie Koster Adrie Koster (born November 18, 1954 in Zierikzee, Zeeland) is a former football winger from the Netherlands, who obtained three caps (no goals) for the Netherlands national football team in 1978. He played for Roda JC (1977-1979) and PSV Eindhoven (1979-1983).
Adrie van Kraay Adrianus ("Adrie") Ambrosius Cornelis van Kraay (born August 1, 1953 in Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant) is a retired football central defender from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1978 FIFA World Cup in Argentina, wearing the number four jersey. He played for PSV Eindhoven in the 1970s.
Adrien Arcand Adrien Arcand (1899 – August 2, 1967), was a McGill University educated Montreal journalist, federalist and self-proclaimed Canadian führer. Arcand led a series of far right political movements in the 1930s and 1940s.
Adrien Bertrand Adrien Bertrand (4 August 1888 - 18 November 1917) was a French novelist whose short career was punctuated by a series of striking surrealist anti-war novels, written as Bertrand lay dying from complications involved in a wound he suffered whilst serving with the French Army in the First World War.
Adrien Houngbédji Adrien Houngbédji (born March 5, 1942) is a politician of Benin. A former Prime Minister and President of the National Assembly, he is the leader of the Democratic Renewal Party (Parti de renouveau démocratique, PRD) and was one of the leading candidates for the 2006 presidential election, in which the successor to long-time president Mathieu Kérékou was determined.
Adrien Plavsic Adrien Plavsic (born January 13, 1970 in Montreal, Quebec) is a Canadian ice hockey defenseman who played in the National Hockey League for the St. Louis Blues, Vancouver Canucks, Tampa Bay Lightning and the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim.
Adrien René Franchet Adrien René Franchet (1834-1900) was a French botanist, based at the Paris Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. He is noted for his extensive work describing the flora of China and Japan, based on the collections made by Armand David, Pierre Jean Marie Delavay, Paul Guillaume Farges and others.
Adrien-Gabriel Morice Adrien-Gabriel Morice (1859-1938) was a missionary priest belonging to the Oblates of Mary Immaculate. Born and raised in France, as a seminarian he was inspired by Father Émile Petitot and set himself the goal of becoming a missionary and explorer in Northwestern Canada.
Adrien-Maurice-Victurnien-Mathieu, 8th duc de Noailles Adrien-Maurice-Victurnien-Mathieu, 8th duc de Noailles (22 September 1869 – 23 October 1953), son of Jules-Charles-Victurnien, 7th duc de Noailles, acceded to the title of duc de Noailles on his father's death in 1895. He was succeeded by his nephew, François, 9th duc de Noailles.
Adrien-Nicolas Piédefer, marquis de La Salle Adrien-Nicolas Piédefer, marquis de La Salle, comte d'Offrémont (1735 — 1818) was a French writer and cavalry officer who saw service in the Seven Years War, a writer of comedies and libretti, and a Masonic brother of Benjamin Franklin.
Adrienne Barbeau Adrienne Jo Barbeau (born June 11, 1945) is an American television, film, and musical theater actress. She came to prominence through her roles in the sitcom Maude and in several early 1980s horror and science fiction films.
Adrienne Cahalan Adrienne Cahalan is the only woman competing in the Volvo Ocean Race 2005-2006, Adrienne is a qualified lawyer and has a master’s degree in Applied Meteorology. After learning to sail as a teenager Adrienne has acquired four World Yachtswoman of the Year nominations, experience in three previous Whitbread/Volvo Ocean Race campaigns, circumnavigated the globe on several projects, and was part of the Cheyenne crew which broke the Round the World World Speed Record in 2004.
Adrienne Camp Adrienne Camp, née Liesching, (born July 12, 1981) was the lead singer of the europop rock band The Benjamin Gate before the group disbanded in 2003. She briefly contributes to other religious albums nowadays, namely her duet with rapper John Reuben featured on Professional Rapper and her background vocals on husband Jeremy Camp's albums Restored and Unplugged.
Adrienne Fazan One of several leading female editors from the golden age of Hollywood, Adrienne Fazan (1906 – 1986) first started cutting films in 1933. She found her forte with the MGM musical heyday, working on such films as Anchors Aweigh (1945) and Kismet (1955), and earning an Oscar nomination for An American in Paris in 1951 and the award itself for Gigi in 1958.
Adrienne Frantz Adrienne Frantz (born June 7, 1978 in Mount Clemens, Michigan) is an Emmy Award-winning American actress, best known for her role as Ambrosia "Amber" Moore Forrester on the soap opera The Bold and the Beautiful, which she now plays on The Young and the Restless. While on B&B, she also played Amber's sister, April Knight, briefly in 2003.
Adrienne Goodson Adrienne Goodson also known as “Goodie” or “Goody” (Born: October 19, 1966 in Bayonne, New Jersey) is an American former WNBA basketball player. She started her career at Bayonne High School where yshe was a top performer.
Adrienne King Adrienne King was born in Oyster Bay (Long Island), New York, USA on 4 February 1960, and did her first commercial when she was six months old, and has stayed at it with a brief hiatus or two ever since. She has also studied voice and dance at the London Royal Academy, being continually involved in some phase of show business.
Adrienne Mayor Adrienne Mayor is a classical folklorist whose main interests have been pre-Darwinian interpretations of paleontological remains (in The First Fossil Hunters) and the use of biochemical weapons in the ancient world (in Greek Fire, Poison Arrows & Scorpion Bombs).
Adrienne Roy Adrienne Roy (1953- ) a color artist who worked in the comics industry, mostly for DC Comics. She was largely responsible for color on the Batman line- (Batman and Detective Comics) throughout the 1980s and early 1990s.
Adrienne Wilkinson Adrienne Wilkinson (born Adrienne Marie Wilkinson on September 1 1977 in Memphis, Missouri) is an American actress. She graduated from Kickapoo High School in Springfield, Missouri, the high school that Brad Pitt graduated from.
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