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Alan Gardiner Sir Alan Henderson Gardiner (March 29 1879 Eltham - December 19 1963 Oxford) was one of the premier British Egyptologists of the early and mid-Twentieth century. Some of his most important publications include a 1959 book on his study of "The Royal Canon of Turin" and his seminal 1961 work "Egypt of the Pharaohs", which covered all aspects of Egyptian chronology and history at the time of publication.
Alan Gell Alan Gell was convicted of the murder of Allen Ray Jenkins in 1995. Gell was indicted August 7, 1995 on charges of first degree murder, conspiracy to commit murder, armed robbery and conspiracy to commit armed robbery of Allen Ray Jenkins.
Alan Gerson Alan Gerson is a Democratic member of the New York City Council, elected in 2001 to represent the 1st council district in Manhattan. The district is located in Lower Manhattan and includes Tribeca, portions of the Lower East Side, Chinatown, Little Italy, Greenwich Village, and the Financial District.
Alan Gewirth Alan Gewirth (November 28, 1912 - May 9, 2004) was an American philosopher, a professor of philosophy at the University of Chicago, and author of Reason and Morality, (1978), Human Rights: Essays on Justification and Applications (1982), The Community of Rights (1996), Self-Fulfillment (1998), and numerous other writings in moral philosophy and political philosophy.
Alan Gibson Norman Alan Stanley Gibson (born May 28, 1923 at Sheffield, Yorkshire; died April 10, 1997The date April 10 is given in his Wisden obituary; an alternative source gives April 19, and has his third name as "Stewart" rather than "Stanley". at Taunton, Somerset) was an English journalist, writer and radio broadcaster, best known for his work in connection with cricket, though he also sometimes covered football and rugby union.
Alan Giles Alan Giles is the chief executive officer (CEO) of record shop HMV, and is stepping down at the end of 2006. HMV is also the owner of UK book chain specialist Waterstones, which bought another book chain Ottakars in 2006.
Alan Gilzean Alan John Gilzean (born 23 October 1938 in Coupar Angus, Perth and Kinross, Scotland) is a talented professional footballer from the 1960s and 1970s, playing for Dundee in his native country and English club Tottenham Hotspur. He scored 12 goals in 22 full international appearances for Scotland between 1963 and 1971.
Alan Glazier Alan Glazier (born January 21, 1927) is a retired English professional darts player who competed in the 1980s. He competed in the 1986 BDO World Darts Championship and succeeded in reaching the semi-finals but was defeated by Eric Bristow.
Alan Glyn Sir Alan Jack Glyn (26 September 1918 - 4 May 1998) was a Conservative Party (UK) Member of Parliament. He represented Clapham from 1959 to 1964, Windsor from 1970 to 1974, and Windsor and Maidenhead from 1974 to his retirement in 1992.
Alan Gordon (Brookside) Alan Gordon was a fictional character in the defunct Channel 4 soap opera Brookside. Alan died after falling 200 feet into a Quarry in Barnsley while running from his kidnapper, Terry Gibson (The actual event took place off-screen).
Alan Gordon Cunningham General Sir Alan Gordon Cunningham, GCMG, KCB, DSO, MC (1 May 1887 - 30 January 1983) was a British Army officer, noted for victories over Italian forces in the East African Campaign during World War II. He was the younger brother of the Admiral Andrew Cunningham.
Alan Gray Alan Gray (23 December 1855 – 27 September 1935) was a British organist and composer. His compositions include an Evening Service in F minor (Magnificat and Nunc dimittis) for use in the Church of England's liturgy of Evening Prayer according to the Book of Common Prayer.
Alan Hale, Sr. Alan Hale Sr. (born Rufus Edward Mackahan, February 10, 1892-January 22,1950) was an American movie actor and director, best known for his many supporting character roles, in particular as frequent sidekick of Errol Flynn.
Alan Harding Lendon Alan Harding Lendon (1903-1973) was an eminent South Australian surgeon, a prominent aviculturist and an amateur ornithologist. He was a member of the Royal Australasian Ornithologists Union (RAOU), and served it as President in 1966-1967.
Alan Harper (archbishop) The Rt Revd Alan Edwin Thomas Harper, OBE, is the Anglican Bishop of Connor and the Church of Ireland's Archbishop of Armagh-elect, making him Primate-elect of All Ireland. He assumes office on 2 February 2007, with a more ceremonial enthronement scheduled for 16 March 2007.
Alan Hart Alan Hart was a British television executive, who from 1981 to 1984 was the Controller of BBC One. His initial career was in the BBC sports department, and he rose through the ranks to become the Head of Sport in the late 1970s.
Alan Hart (writer) Alan Hart is an author, former Middle East Chief Correspondent for Independent Television News, and former BBC Panorama presenter specialising in the Middle East. Hart also participated in diplomacy in the ongoing Arab-Israeli conflict.
Alan Henry Alan Henry is widely regarded as the "grand old man" of British motorsport journalism, having been a grand prix reporter since the early 1970s. He is the Formula 1 correspondent of the Guardian newspaper, and currently holds the title of Editor at Large of F1 Racing magazine.
Alan Hill Alan Hill, born June 29, 1950, in Buxworth, Derbyshire was an English cricketer and umpire who played for Derbyshire and Orange Free State in South Africa. In his cricketing career, the right handed batsman hit 65 50's and 18 tons giving him a career average of 30.
Alan Hinkes Alan Hinkes OBE (April 26, 1954- ) is a British mountaineer from Northallerton in North Yorkshire. He is the first and only British mountaineer to have summited all 14 mountains with elevations greater than 8000 metres, the so-called Eight-thousanders.
Alan Hobkirk Alan Hobkirk (born July 11, 1952 in Vancouver, British Columbia) is a former field hockey player from Canada, who participated at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. There the striker finished tenth with the Men's National Team.
Alan Howarth, Baron Howarth of Newport Alan Thomas Howarth, Baron Howarth of Newport, CBE, PC, (born 11 June 1944) is a British politician, and was a Member of Parliament from 1983 until 2005. He was educated at Rugby School and King's College, Cambridge.
Alan Huckle Alan Edden Huckle (born June 15 1948) is a British colonial administrator. He was the commissioner of the British Indian Ocean Territory and the British Antarctic Territory from 2001 until 2004, when he left to become the governor of Anguilla in the Caribbean.
Alan Charles Kors Alan Charles Kors is an intellectual historian, specializing in French intellectual history of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. He holds the George Herbert Walker Endowed Term Chair in History at the University of Pennsylvania.
Alan Cherkasov Alan Cherkasov (Kaz:Алан Черкасов) is a famous Kazakh television personality who rose to popularity as host of the third season of SuperStar KZ. Alan has also presented for channels Perviy Kanal Evraziya, 31 Kanal & HiT TV.
Alan Chesney Alan Malcolm Chesney (born April 28, 1949 in Christchurch) is a former field hockey player from New Zealand, who was a member of the national team that won the gold medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.
Alan Chin (artist) Alan Chin is a 19-year-old artist who has been making waves in the realm of abstract paintings.At the age of 16, Chin was commissioned as an artist for the Hearts of San Francisco Project] as the youngest artist.
Alan Chin (photographer) Alan Chin is a photographer who has worked in KosovoABC Radio transcript, IraqTIME magazine, New Orleans and many other places. He is a freelance photographer for The New York Times, and also publishes with Esquire, COLORS, Newsweek, and US News & World Report.
Alan Christopher Deere Air Commodore Alan 'Al' Christopher Deere DSO, OBE, DFC and bar, DFC (US), Croix de Guerre (Fr), (December 12 1917 - September 21 1995), was a New Zealand Spitfire pilot in the Battle of Britain and author of Nine Lives.
Alan I, Duke of Brittany Alan I of Vannes (died 907), known as the Great, was count of Vannes and duke of Brittany, from 877 to his death. He became ruler of Brittany after the death of his brother Pasquitan and his rival in Brittany, Gurvand.
Alan Ispani Alan Ispani was baptised in Corrientes, Provincias Unidas del RĂ­o de la Plata (now known as Argentina), on February the 23rd of 1647. His birth date is uncertain, but parents customarily baptised their children two days after birth.
Alan J. Porter Alan J. Porter (born in Sale, Greater Manchester, England in October 1959, now resident in central Texas) is a writer on various aspects of popular culture with articles published in a variety of magazine titles in the UK, US, Canada, Europe and Australia.
Alan Jabbour Alan Jabbour (born 1942 - ) was born in 1942 in Jacksonville, Florida, United States, and was educated in Jacksonville public schools and at the Bolles School, where he graduated from high school in 1959. He graduated magna cum laude from the University of Miami in 1963 and received his M.
Alan Jackson (broadcaster) Alan Jackson was a United States broadcaster. He was the head anchor at CBS Radio News in New York City for over twenty-five years beginning during the Second World War, reading the 6:00 PM national evening news (then the network's main news program) and anchoring coverage of many of the major news headlines of the day.
Alan James Alan James is the bandleader of Powerhouse,a leading event entertainment group based in Naples, Florida]. Originally born Alan Painter, Alan James is from [[London, England and has an extensive career in the music business.
Alan James Vaughn Alan James Vaughn is an artist, entreprenuer and builder of bicycles, in particular the designer of several bikes that have won major awards and set speed records, and devised biking products that were slated to be used by the Tour de France.
Alan Jarvis Alan Jarvis is a leading figure in academic publishing in the United Kingdom. As editorial director of social sciences books at Routledge/Taylor & Francis, he manages one of the most prestigious and largest publishers in social science.
Alan Jeavons Dr Alan Jeavons, formerly a Senior Physicist at CERN, Switzerland, founded Oxford Positron Systems in 1985. The activities of the company are research, development and manufacture in wire chamber technology, in particular developing the scientific and commercial potential of the High Density Avalanche Chamber (HIDAC).
Alan Jerrard Flight Lieutenant Alan Jerrard (3 December 1897 - 14 May 1968) was an English recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.
Alan John (Jock) Marshall Alan John (Jock) Marshall (1911-1967) was an Australian author, academic and ornithologist. Despite having lost an arm in a shooting accident at the agte of sixteen, he was active in several natural history expeditions had a distinguished war service record in New Guinea 1941-1945.
Alan Johnson Alan Arthur Johnson (born 17 May 1950, London) is a British Labour Party politician and the Secretary of State for Education and Skills. He has been the Member of Parliament for Hull West and Hessle since 1997.
Alan Jones (cricketer) Alan Jones, born at Velindre, Glamorgan on November 4, 1938, was a cricketer who played for Glamorgan for almost a quarter of a century. He also played, for a single season each, for Western Australia, Natal and Northern Transvaal.
Alan Judd Alan Judd (1946-) is a former soldier and diplomat who now works as a full time writer in the United Kingdom. He writes both books and articles, regularly contributing to a number of publications, including The Daily Telegraph and The Spectator.
Alan Kalter Alan Kalter, or "Big Red" and "TV's Uncle Jerry", began his stint as the "voice" of The Late Show with David Letterman on September 5, 1995. He announces the guests at the top of each show, the one-liner during the Worldwide Pants title card after the credits and acts in occasional comedic sketches.
Alan Kaufman Alan Kaufman is an American novelist, memoirist and poet who was instrumental in the development of the Spoken Word movement in literature. He is the author of the memoir Jew Boy, the novel Matches, and is listed as editor of The Outlaw Bible of American Poetry, a landmark volume that introduced readers to an entirely new and largely hidden vein of American poetry.
Alan Kendall Alan Kendall was the lead guitarist for the popular band, the Bee Gees, before they broke up due to the death of Maurice Gibb in 2003. With the Bee Gees, Kendall appeared on The Tonight Show, Late Night with David Letterman, Oprah Winfrey, a Command Performance for the Queen of England, as well as numerous other live performances.
Alan Khan Alan Khan is a top media personality in South Africa. He was Deputy MD of East Coast Radio, in Durban], and also presented the weekday morning show called the BIG Breakfast with former beauty queen and TV drama star [[Sorisha Naidoo.
Alan King (comedian) Alan King (December 26, 1927 – May 9, 2004), born Irwin Alan Kniberg, was an American comedian known for his biting wit and often angry humorous rants. King became well-known as a Jewish comedian and satirist.
Alan King: Inside the Comedy Mind "Alan King: Inside the Comedy Mind" was an interview program hosted and produced by comedian Alan King for the American cable channel Comedy Central. As opposed to a humorous talk show focused on entertainment value, King limited his interviewee pool to standup comics, and kept the focus of the interviews on the craft and art of creating standup comedy.
Alan Knight Alan Edward Knight MBE (born 3 July 1961 in Balham, London) is a former English footballer. He holds the record for the most appearances for a single club by a goalkeeper, having played 801 games (683 in the league) for Portsmouth F.
Alan Kohler Alan Kohler has been a financial journalist since 1971. He began as a cadet on The Australian covering the Poseidon boom and bust; has been a columnist for Chanticleer in The Australian Financial Review and Editor of the AFR.
Alan Kotok Alan Kotok (November 9 1941 – May 26 2006) was an American computer scientist. He was known for his contributions to the Internet and World Wide Web through his work at the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), to computer engineering through his work at Digital Equipment Corporation (DEC), and to gaming for his work on computer game and computer chess programs built at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
Alan Ladd Alan Walbridge Ladd (September 3, 1913 – 29 January, 1964) was an American film actor. He was famous for his emotionless demeanor and small stature (reports of his height vary from 5'2" to 5'9", with 5'6" being the most generally accepted today).
Alan Lancaster Alan Lancaster (born Alan Charles Lancaster, 7 February 1949 in Peckham, South London, Englandis a bass guitar] player and one of the founding members of the [[England|English rock band, Status Quo. As well as contributing to songwriting, he was lead vocalist on tracks such as "Backwater", "Bye Bye Johnny", "High Flyer" and "Roadhouse Blues".
Alan Landsburg Alan Landsburg (born May 10, 1933 in New York City, New York) is an award-winning American [television writer, producer, and director. He is founder and CEO of the Landsburg Company and has been involved in producing over 50 movies of the week.
Alan Lascelles Sir Alan Frederick "Tommy" Lascelles, GCB, GCVO, CMG, MC, (11 April 1887 - 10 August 1981) was a British courtier and civil servant who held several positions in the first half of the 20th century, culminating in his position as Private Secretary to both King George VI and to Queen Elizabeth II. He wrote the Lascelles Principles in a 1951 letter to the editor of The Times, using the pen-name 'SENEX'.
Alan Leo Alan Leo, born William Frederick Allan, (Westminster, 7 August 1860 - Bude, 30 August 1917), was a prominent British astrologer, author, publisher and theosophist, and is considered by many to be the father of modern astrology.
Alan Leong Alan Leong Kah Kit, SC () (born February 22, 1958) is a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong, representing the Kowloon East geographical constituency and the vice-chairperson of the Independent Police Complaints Council.
Alan Levin (filmmaker) Alan Levin (born February 28, 1926 - died 13 February, 2006) was an American filmmaker and journalist best known for making documentaries on the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) and Home Box Office (HBO) networks. Three of his documentaries won Emmy Awards.
Alan Lewrie Captain Alan Lewrie is a fictional character, an officer in the Royal Navy (of the United Kingdom) during the Napoleonic Wars, and the protagonist of the "Alan Lewrie Naval Adventures" (currently of thirteen books) authored by Dewey Lambdin.
Alan Liptrott Alan Liptrott (born 1946) is a retired telephone engineer from Kent. He has for many years been a prominent supporter of Gillingham Football Club, having been heavily involved in the fund-raising campaign to keep the club afloat when it was forced into administration in the mid-1990s, and serving for a number of years as a committee member of the Gills Independent Supporters' Club.
Alan Lloyd Hodgkin Sir Alan Lloyd Hodgkin, OM, KBE, FRS (February 5, 1914 – December 20, 1998) was a British physiologist and biophysicist, who won the 1963 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his work with Andrew Fielding Huxley on the basis of nerve "action potentials," the electrical impulses that enable the activity of an organism to be coordinated by a central nervous system. Hodgkin and Huxley shared the prize that year with John Carew Eccles, who was cited for research on synapses.
Alan Lomax Alan Lomax (January 31, 1915 – July 19, 2002) was an important American folklorist and musicologist. He was one of the great field collectors of folk music of the 20th century, recording thousands of songs in the United States, Great Britain, the West Indies, Italy, and Spain.
Alan Lubinsky Alan Lubinsky is the current owner of AC Cars, having purchased it from Brian Angliss in 1996, and has produced cars sporadically ever since. Lubinsky moved production from England to Malta, and in the fall of 2005 announced plans to begin building cars in Bridgeport, Connecticut.
Alan Mac Clyde Alan Mac Clyde or Alan McClyde or other variations was a popular pseudonym for the author of pornographic novels in 1920s and 1930s France. It was commonly used by Librairie Générale and Librairie Artistique et Édition parisienne reunies, imprints of Paul Brenet, a publisher specializing in flagellation and BDSM works.
Alan Macfarlane Alan Macfarlane (born 20 December 1941) is Professor of Anthropological Science at the University of Cambridge. He is the author of 19 books and numerous articles on the anthropology] and [[history of England, Nepal, Japan and China.
Alan Mackworth Alan Mackworth is a Professor in the Department of Computer Science at the University of British Columbia where he holds a Canada Research Chair in Artificial Intelligence and directs the UBC Laboratory for Computational Intelligence. He is the President of the American Association for Artificial Intelligence (AAAI).
Alan Magee Alan Eugene Magee (January 13, 1919 – December 20 2003) was an American airman during World War II who survived a 22,000 foot fall from his damaged B-17 Flying Fortress. He was featured in Smithsonian Magazine as one of the 10 most amazing survival stories of World War II.
Alan Maitland Alan Maitland (1921-February 11, 1999) was a Canadian radio broadcaster and author. He was a longtime host for CBC Radio, started off as an announcer in 1947 and was later cohost of As It Happens from 1974 to 1993.
Alan Mann Alan Mann (b June 2, 1954; Montreal, Quebec, Canada)is Artistic Director of Opera Theater of Connecticut and also serves as Artistic Director of Mississippi Opera as well as Executive Director of the Boston Chamber Music Society. He has been involved in professional theater and opera since his teens and this has taken him from New York’s Lincoln Center to London’s West End to the Edinburgh Festival to the Stratford (Ontario) Shakespeare Festival to The Festival of Two Worlds in Spoleto, Italy to New York’s Broadway. He received degrees in directing from The Queen’s University in Kingston, Ontario and from the London Academy of Music and Dramatic Art, London – a two year program designed especially for him at the direction of the school’s former head, renowned Shakespearean director, Michael MacOwan. Only two other Special Diplomas in Directing have been awarded in the Academy’s 100 year history of training actors and singers; Mr. Mann is the first, and so far only, North American so honored. At
Alan Marre Sir Alan Samuel Marre (25 February 1914 - 20 March 1990) was the second Parliamentary Ombudsman. He served as Parliamentary Commissioner for Administration, 1971-76 and Health Service Commmissioner for England, Wales and Scotland, 1973-76.
Alan Marshal Alan Marshal, born at Warwick, Queensland on June 12, 1883 and died of enteric fever at Imtarfa Military Hospital, Malta, on July 23, 1915, was a cricketer who played first-class cricket for Queensland and Surrey.
Alan McCombes Alan McCombes (born 1955) is one of the leading members of the Scottish Socialist Party. He is currently the party's policy co-ordinator and co-author of "Imagine" with Tommy Sheridan, which outlined the principles of the SSP.
Alan McCulloch Alan McCulloch is the leader of the small One New Zealand political party in New Zealand. He has previously served as Mayor of East Coast Bays, a region of northern Auckland, and has also served in a number of other official roles in that area.
Alan McGilvray Alan David McGilvray (born December 6 1909 in Paddington, Sydney, New South Wales - died July 17 1996 in Darlinghurst, Sydney) was a former cricketer who played several first-class seasons for New South Wales in the mid-1930s before becoming the doyen of cricket commentators in Australia. He became identified as the voice of Australian cricket through his ABC radio broadcasts.
Alan McKenna Alan McKenna was a character on Coronation Street played by Glenn Hugill. McKenna was a Police Officer who was due to marry hairdresser Fiona Middleton, but then found out Jim McDonald had indulged in a fling with her.
Alan Mendoza Dr. Alan Mendoza is the Executive Director and co-president of the Henry Jackson Society, which advocates the view that supporting and promoting liberal democracy should be an integral part of Western foreign policy.
Alan Milburn Alan Milburn MP (born January 27, 1958, Tow Law) is a British politician. He is Labour MP for Darlington, and served in the Cabinet as Secretary of State for Health until he resigned citing lack of balance with his family life, and rejoined it as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster for oversight of Labour's 2005 re-election campaign.
Alan Miller Alan Miller is a pioneering and influential figure in the video game industry. He was an early game designer and programmer for Atari 2600 games who went on to found two large video game developers and publishers.
Alan Mills (baseball) Alan Bernard Mills (born October 18 1966 in Lakeland, Florida) is a former relief pitcher in Major League Baseball who played for the New York Yankees (1990-1991), Baltimore Orioles (1992-1998, 2000-2001) and Los Angeles Dodgers (1999-2000). He batted and threw right-handed.
Alan Mills (tennis) Allan Mills CBE (born November 6, 1935 in Manchester, England) was the match referee for the Wimbledon tennis championships from 1982 to 2005. The decision to stop play in the event of rain was that of Mills, and so his face was familiar to millions of television viewers worldwide, clutching his two-way radio and glancing upwards at the sky in search of rainclouds.
Alan Moir Alan Moir (born 1945) is an Australian caricaturist and cartoonist who hails originally from New Zealand. He has been the Editorial Cartoonist for the Sydney Morning Herald since 1984, and previously The Bulletin and Brisbane's Courier-Mail.
Alan Mollohan Alan Bowlby Mollohan (born May 14, 1943, in Fairmont, West Virginia) is a Democratic member of United States House of Representatives, representing West Virginia's 1st District (map). The district encompasses the northern part of the state; it based in Wheeling and includes Parkersburg, Morgantown, Fairmont and Clarksburg.
Alan Moore's Hypothetical Lizard Alan Moore's Hypothetical Lizard is a fictional story about Som-Som, a prostitute in the fabled House Without Clocks, who's undergone radical surgery in order to serve her clients. She has had the membrane that connects the two halves of her brain severed, and with it the connections between thought and action so she can see and hear, but not speak of or act on any secrets her wizard clientele may inadvertently reveal in the throes of their passion.
Alan Moore's Magic Words Alan Moore's Magic Words is a book containing some of comic creator Alan Moore's songs, poems and writings turned into comics or with added art. The art was created by various European artists, including Juan Jose Ryp.
Alan Moore's The Courtyard Alan Moore's The Courtyard is a 2003 comic book adaptation of a 1994 prose story written by Alan Moore. It was adapted for comics by Antony Johnston, with artwork by Jacen Burrows, and Alan Moore as "consulting editor".
Alan Moore's Yuggoth Cultures and Other Growths Alan Moore's Yuggoth Cultures and Other Growths is a collection of some of Alan Moore's previously unpublished work, as well as adaptations of his performance work by Antony Johnston. It was released in three parts by Avatar Press.
Alan Moorehead Alan Moorehead (1910-1983), born on July 22, 1910, in Melbourne, Australia, went to England in 1937 and became a foreign correspondent for the London Daily Express. During World War II he won an international reputation for his coverage of campaigns in the Middle East and Asia, the Mediterranean and Northwest Europe.
Alan Moulder Alan Moulder (born 11 June, 1959) is one of Britain's premier alternative rock record producers. A major architect of the modern British rock sound, Moulder has worked with such artists as Depeche Mode, U2, and My Bloody Valentine; as well as with many American artists including Nine Inch Nails and The Smashing Pumpkins.
Alan Mullery Alan Patrick Mullery MBE (born November 23 1941, Notting Hill, London) was a footballer who enjoyed an eventful and outstanding career with Tottenham Hotspur and England in the 1960s and 1970s. He later became a manager and TV pundit and is also famous for being the first ever England player to be sent off in an international match.
Alan Myers Alan Myers was the third drummer of the band Devo from 1976 until sometime after the album Shout (Devo album). He joined to replace Jim Mothersbaugh and left at some point between 1986 and 1987, unwilling to become obsolete in the shadow of a drum machine.
Alan Nathan Alan Nathan is a centrist US radio talk show host and columnist. He starts his shows with the mantra: "We want the Republicans out of our bedrooms, the Democrats out of our wallets, and both out of our First and Second Amendment rights!
Alan Neal Alan Neal is a Canadian journalist and radio personality. After working for seven years a segment producer, reporter and fill-in host on CBC Radio One, Neal became host of Ontario Today, the network's noon-hour newsmagazine in Ontario, in 2003.
Alan Needleman Alan Needleman was born in 1944 in Philadelphia, PA and is currently the Florence Pirce Grant University Professor of Mechanics of Solids and Structures at Brown University in Providence, RI. Professor Needleman received his B.
Alan North Alan North (December 23 1920 - January 19 2000) was an American actor best known for his roles in Highlander (1986), The Fourth Protocol (1987), Lean on Me (1989), See No Evil, Hear No Evil (1989), and the 1982 television series Police Squad!.
Alan Nursall Alan Nursall is a Canadian scientist and television personality, who reports on science news for the Canadian television series Daily Planet, as well as serving as science director of Science North in Greater Sudbury, Ontario.
Alan of Walsingham Alan of Walsingham, died c. 1364; a celebrated architect, first heard of in 1314 as a junior monk at Ely, distinguished by his skill in goldsmith's work, and for his acquaintance with the principles of mechanics.
Alan Oakman Alan Stanley Myles Oakman (born 20 April, 1930 in Hastings) was a cricketer. He had a long career for Sussex, playing 538 first-class matches over a 21 year period, but he only played two Test matches for England.
Alan Oirich Alan Oirich has been working in Jewish media and creative education for twenty years as writer, animator, director, and producer. He is Director of Production for Shalom TV, and has been writing film reviews professionally since the 1980s.
Alan Oliver Alan Oliver is a veteran journalist and chief sports writer for the Evening Chronicle. He is the main Newcastle United reporter and often appears on Sky Sports News and other national media outlets to discuss news concerning the club.

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