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Alexis Wright
Alexis Wright, born 1950, is an Indigenous Australian writer of the Waanyi nation whose novels blend Aboriginal storytelling with the European novel form; she won the Miles Franklin Award twice.
Alexisonfire
Alexisonfire: Canadian post-hardcore band formed in St. Catharines, Ontario in 2001, also called AOF or 'the only band ever'. Three lead vocalists; five albums including Crisis (2006), a Canadian number one, and Otherness (2022).
Alexithymia
Alexithymia: subclinical difficulty identifying and describing one's own emotions, coined by Sifneos in the 1970s, measured by the TAS-20, present in about 10% of people and roughly half of autistic individuals.
Alexius I of Moscow
Alexius I of Moscow (Алексий I (Симанский)), born Sergei Simansky, was Patriarch of Moscow and head of the Russian Orthodox Church from 1945 to 1970.
Alexius II
Alexius II (Алексий II), born Aleksei Mikhailovich Ridiger, was the 15th Patriarch of Moscow, leading the Russian Orthodox Church from 1990 to 2008 through a post-Soviet revival.
Alexius Stoudite
Alexius Stoudite (Greek: Alexios Studites, Ἀλέξιος ὁ Στουδίτης) was Ecumenical Patriarch of Constantinople from 1025 to 1043, previously abbot of the Stoudios monastery in Constantinople.
AlexNet
AlexNet is a deep convolutional neural network designed in 2012 at the University of Toronto, whose victory in the ImageNet 2012 competition launched modern deep learning.
Alexx Ekubo
Alexx Ekubo (Alexx Ekubo-Okwaraeke), Nigerian Nollywood actor, model, and humanitarian born 1986 in Port Harcourt; Mr Nigeria 2010 first runner-up; over 100 films including Weekend Getaway and Áfàméfùnà; died May 2026 of kidney cancer at 40.
Alexx O'Nell
Alexx O'Nell (Alexander Leonard O'Neill, born 1980) is an American-born actor and musician based in India, known for Cheeni Kum, Urumi, Aarya, Khufiya, Golondaaj, and Ae Watan Mere Watan, with over 60 credits and a parallel indie music career.
Alexxis Falcon
Alexxis Falcon (born 1997) is a British professional wrestler on the UK independent scene, known for PROGRESS, RevPro, and EVE; she won the PROGRESS Women's World Championship in January 2026 and multiple titles in 2025-2026.
Alexz Johnson
Alexz Johnson (Alexzandra Spencer Johnson), Canadian singer-songwriter and actress born 1986 in New Westminster, BC; played Jude Harrison on Instant Star (2004-08) and Annie Thelen on So Weird; independent albums Voodoo through Salvage (2025).
Aley luna park
Aley luna park (مدينة ملاهي عاليه) is a theme park in Aley, Mount Lebanon, Lebanon, near the Balcony of Aley and Aley Grand Hotel ruins; distinct from Beirut Luna Park, and site of a fatal 2015 ride accident.
ALF (TV series)
ALF is an American NBC sci-fi family sitcom (September 22, 1986 to March 24, 1990) about Gordon Shumway, a sarcastic alien puppet from Melmac living with the Tanner family; created by Paul Fusco and Tom Patchett, it spawned cartoons, Project: ALF, and a merchandising boom.
Alf Andersen
Alf Andersen (Alf Steen Andersen, 1906-1975), Norwegian ski jumper nicknamed Affen, won the 1928 St. Moritz Olympic large hill gold with 19.208 points and 1935 Worlds bronze at Vysoké Tatry.
Alf Bruun Jacobsen
Alf Kristian Bruun Jacobsen (1885–1948) was a Norwegian sailor with KNS, Oslo, who won 1920 Olympic gold in the 8 metre (1907 Rating) class aboard Irene, the event's only entrant.
Alf Garnett
Alf Garnett, also known as Chairman Alf, is the fictional bigoted Cockney patriarch of the BBC sitcom Till Death Us Do Part (1965–1975), created by Johnny Speight, played by Warren Mitchell, and the model for Archie Bunker.
Alf Hansen
Alf Hansen (Alf John Hansen, born 1948, Oslo), Norwegian rower of Ormsund Roklub; Olympic double sculls gold 1976 with brother Frank, quadruple sculls silver 1988, nine world medals with four golds.
Alf Landon
Alf Landon (Alfred Mossman Landon, 1887-1987), Kansas oilman, banker, and its 26th governor (1933-1937), was the Republican presidential nominee defeated by Franklin D. Roosevelt in the 1936 landslide.
Alf Larsen
Alf Larsen (1885–1967) was a Norwegian poet, essayist, and cultural debater who edited the journal Janus from 1933 to 1941 and whose posthumous papers documented antisemitism.
Alf Leila wa Leila
Alf Leila wa Leila (ألف ليلة وليلة, "One Thousand and One Nights") is Umm Kulthum's 1969 long song, lyrics by Morsi Gamil Aziz, music by Baligh Hamdi, in maqam Farahfaza, famous for its eight-minute orchestral prelude.
Alf Lie
Alf Lie (1887–1969), Norwegian artistic gymnast from Bergen, Bergens TF; won gold with Norway's men's team in the free system event at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics, alongside his brother Rolf Lie.
Alf Ramsey
Alf Ramsey (Sir Alf, 1920-1999), English footballer and manager; right-back for Southampton and Tottenham with 32 England caps; Ipswich Town and England manager who won the 1966 World Cup, England's only major tournament win.
Alf Ross
Alf Ross (Alf Niels Christian Ross, 1899-1979), Danish jurist and legal philosopher of Scandinavian legal realism; author of Om ret og retfærdighed/On Law and Justice and the prognosis theory of legal validity.
Alf Stewart
Alf Stewart, played by Ray Meagher, is a fictional character in the Australian soap opera Home and Away, an original cast member from the 17 January 1988 pilot and the show's longest serving character, known for catchphrases like "flamin' galah".
Alf Svensen
Alf Svensén (Alf Erik Gillis Svensén), Swedish gymnast (1893–1935) who won gold in the men's team Swedish system event at the 1920 Antwerp Olympics; later a coastal artillery captain and Swedish Air Force bomb expert.
Alf Swahn
Alf Swahn (Alfred Gomer Albert Swahn, 1879-1931), Swedish sport shooter, son of Oscar Swahn; won nine Olympic medals (3 gold, 3 silver, 3 bronze) in running deer and trap at the 1908, 1912, 1920, and 1924 Games.
Alf Westergren
Alf Vilhelm A:son Westergren (1891–1968) was a Swedish physician at Karolinska Institutet whose 1921 work turned the erythrocyte sedimentation reaction into a routine diagnostic test, the Westergren method.
Alfa Laval
Alfa Laval AB is a Swedish industrial group making heat exchangers, separators, and fluid-handling equipment, founded in 1883, listed on Nasdaq Stockholm, and employing about 22,000 people.
Alfa Romeo
Alfa Romeo is an Italian premium automobile marque founded in Milan in 1910, now a Stellantis brand, known for racing titles and sporting cars like the Giulia.
Alfa Romeo 105/115 Series Coupés
The Alfa Romeo 105/115 Series Coupés are compact 2+2 sports coupés built from 1963 to 1977, sold as the Giulia Sprint GT, GTV, and GT Junior.