Anvar Ibragimov
Anvar Ibragimov (Анвар Камилевич Ибрагимов), Soviet and Russian foil fencer, 1988 Seoul Olympic team foil champion; fifth at Barcelona 1992; later Russian national coach; died 2023.
Anwar Ahmed Khan
Anwar Ahmed Khan (انور احمد خان, 1933–2014), Pakistani field hockey centre-half born in Bhopal; Olympic gold 1960 and silvers 1956, 1964, Asian Games golds 1958 and 1962, later PHF manager and Customs officer.
Anwar El Ghazi
Anwar El Ghazi (Anwar El-Ghazi), Dutch winger born 1995 in Barendrecht, Ajax academy product who played for Lille, Aston Villa, PSV and Mainz, won the 2019 Championship play-off final, earned 2 Netherlands caps, and now plays for Al-Sailiya SC in Qatar.
Anwar Mousbah
Anwar Mousbah (محمد أحمد "أنور" مصباح), also spelled Mesbah, Egyptian weightlifter (1913–1998) who shared the 1936 Berlin Olympic lightweight gold with Austria's Robert Fein at a record 342.5 kg total.
Any Austin
Any Austin is a YouTube video game essayist (@any_austin, created 2012, ~1.6M subscribers by 2026) who counts and measures overlooked game systems: Skyrim river hydrology, GTA power lines, in-game unemployment rates and censuses, framed as aesthetic analysis.
Any Given Sunday
Any Given Sunday is Oliver Stone's 1999 Warner Bros. football drama starring Al Pacino, Cameron Diaz, and Jamie Foxx about the fictional Miami Sharks; it grossed $100 million worldwide, scored 51% on Rotten Tomatoes, and was made without NFL cooperation.
Anže Kopitar
Anže Kopitar, Slovenian ice hockey center, first Slovenian in the NHL; played 20 seasons for the Los Angeles Kings, captain from 2016, two Stanley Cups (2012, 2014), two Selke and three Lady Byng trophies, retired 2026 as franchise points leader.
Anzhelika Timanina
Anzhelika Timanina (Анжелика Тиманина), Russian artistic swimmer born 1989 in Yekaterinburg; 2012 Olympic team gold and 11 world titles, later a competitive surfer.
Ao Oni (青鬼)
Ao Oni (青鬼) is a 2004 freeware Japanese horror puzzle game by pseudonymous developer noprops, built in RPG Maker XP, where players flee a randomly appearing blue oni; it spawned novels, films, anime, mobile sequels, and 2024 Switch/Steam remakes.
AO Racing
AO Racing, American sports car team founded 2022 by PJ Hyett and Gunnar Jeannette, runs Rexy/Roxy Porsche 911 GT3 R and Spike ORECA LMP2; 2024 GTD PRO and 2025 LMP2 IMSA champions, 2025 Le Mans LMP2 Pro/Am winner.
Aonic
Aonic AB is a Stockholm gaming and technology group founded in 2021 by Paul Schempp and Olliver Heins, which acquires and operates game studios and game-tech companies.
Aonishiki Arata
Aonishiki Arata (安青錦 新大), born Danylo Yavhusishyn, is a Ukrainian ozeki at Ajigawa stable; first Ukrainian makuuchi champion and Emperor's Cup winner (November 2025), promoted to ozeki in 14 tournaments.
AP All-Time All-America college football team
The AP All-Time All-America college football team, chosen in 2025, named the greatest college players from 1925 to 2025, headlined by Tim Tebow and Deion Sanders.
Ape Escape (サルゲッチュ)
Ape Escape (Saru Getchu, サルゲッチュ) is Sony's 1999 PlayStation 3D platformer, the first game requiring the DualShock, in which players catch time-traveling monkeys with right-stick gadgets; it spawned sequels and the Astro Bot legacy.
ApEX (Counter-Strike)
apEX (Dan Madesclaire, born 1993) is a French Counter-Strike in-game leader and entry fragger for Team Vitality; four Major winner (Cluj-Napoca 2015, Paris 2023, Austin and Budapest 2025), 22 Majors played, over 30 S-Tier titles, active until before age 38.
Apex Legends
Apex Legends is Respawn Entertainment's free-to-play battle royale hero shooter, released February 4, 2019 in the Titanfall universe; 50 million players in 24 days, 20 Hz servers, seasonal live service, Switch delisted August 2026.
Apfellehrpfad - Percorso informativo su piantagioni di mele
Apfellehrpfad (apple educational trail, percorso informativo su piantagioni di mele): a signposted hiking trail with stations on apple growing, best known in South Tyrol, e.g. Schenna 3.7 km, Tramin 16 stations, Natz-Schabs 7.7-7.9 km.
Apit
Apit, also called Apit-Sodok, is a two-player capturing board game played in Malaysia in the early twentieth century, closely related to the Thai game Mak-yek.
APOEL FC
APOEL FC (ΑΠΟΕΛ), Nicosia club founded 1926, Cyprus's most successful football side with 25 league titles; reached the 2011/12 Champions League quarter-finals; rivals Omonia.
Apogee Stadium
Apogee Stadium, renamed DATCU Stadium in 2023, is the 30,850-seat on-campus football stadium of the University of North Texas Mean Green in Denton, Texas. Opened 2011, $78 million, first newly built collegiate football stadium with LEED Platinum certification.
Apollinariya Panfilova
Apollinariya Panfilova (Аполлинария Панфилова) is a Russian pair skater who won the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics and 2020 World Junior Championships with partner Dmitry Rylov.
Apollo Creed
Apollo Creed is the fictional heavyweight boxing champion of the Rocky film franchise, played by Carl Weathers in the first four films, inspired by Muhammad Ali, killed by Ivan Drago in Rocky IV, and father of Adonis Creed of the Creed spin-offs.
Apollo Crews
Apollo Crews, born Sesugh Uhaa in 1987, is an American professional wrestler who wrestled in Japan as Uhaa Nation before joining WWE in 2015, winning United States and Intercontinental Championships.
Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney (逆転裁判4)
Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney (逆転裁判4, Gyakuten Saiban 4) is Capcom's 2007 Nintendo DS courtroom adventure, fourth Ace Attorney entry, starring rookie lawyer Apollo Justice with the bracelet-based Perceive system, set seven years after a disbarred Phoenix Wright's trilogy era.
Apolo Ohno
Apolo Anton Ohno (born 1982, Seattle) is an American short-track speedskater, the most decorated U.S. Winter Olympian with eight medals (2 gold, 2 silver, 4 bronze) across the 2002, 2006, and 2010 Games.
Apolonia
FK Apolonia (KF Apolonia Fier) is an Albanian football club founded in Fier on 17 June 1925 and named for the ancient city of Apollonia. Winner of the 1998 Albanian Cup, it now plays in the third-tier Kategoria e Dytë.
APOP/Kinyras Peyias FC
APOP/Kinyras Peyias FC, Cypriot club in Peyia, Paphos, formed 2003 by merger of APOP Peyias and Kinyras Empas; 2009 Cypriot Cup winners, first Paphos team in UEFA competition, disbanded after bankruptcy.
Appalachian League
Appalachian League (Appy League): eight-team summer collegiate wood-bat baseball league in Appalachia, part of MLB and USA Baseball's Prospect Development Pipeline; founded 1911, rookie-level minor league 1963-2021, collegiate format since 2021.
Appalachian State Mountaineers football
Appalachian State Mountaineers football (App State) is the FBS Sun Belt program in Boone, N.C.; three straight FCS titles 2005-07, 2007 Michigan upset, four straight Sun Belt titles 2016-19, coach Dowell Loggains.
Appalachian Trail
Appalachian Trail (A.T.), also called Appalachian National Scenic Trail: a 2,197.9-mile (2026) marked footpath from Springer Mountain, Georgia to Katahdin, Maine across 14 states; conceived by Benton MacKaye in 1921, opened 1937, first national scenic trail (1968).