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Anfimov family

Anfimov family, asteroid family in the outer main belt named after (7468) Anfimov; at least 40 HCM members near 3.03–3.07 AU, suspected rare R-type spectral composition.

Anfisa Reztsova

Anfisa Reztsova (Анфиса Резцова), Soviet and Russian biathlete and cross-country skier, the only person with Olympic gold in both sports: 1988 relay, 1992 sprint, 1994 relay; died October 2023 at 58.

Anfiteatro di Bleso

The Anfiteatro di Bleso is a Roman amphitheatre in Tivoli, Lazio, Italy, built in the Hadrianic era and named after Marcus Tullius Blesus, whose family funded its inauguration.

Anfiteatro Fausto

Anfiteatro Fausto, the Roman amphitheatre of Terni (ancient Interamna Nahars), Umbria; Julio-Claudian, 98.5 x 73 m, about 10,000 seats; named for a 32 AD inscription of Faustus Titius Liberale later shown to be unrelated.

Anfiteatro laterizio

Anfiteatro laterizio: the Roman amphitheatre of ancient Nola, Campania, named by Ambrogio Leone in 1514; built 1st century BC against the city walls, 138 x 108 m, tufo with marble cladding, partially excavated.

Anfiteatro minore

Anfiteatro minore, the minor amphitheater of Puteoli (Pozzuoli), Italy: the older, smaller Republican-era Roman amphitheater near the Flavian Amphitheater, cut by the Rome-Naples railway and identified in 1915.

Anflekitug

Anflekitug (SSGJ-613, 安弗利奇塔单抗) is Sunshine Guojian's humanized anti-IL-1β monoclonal antibody for acute gouty arthritis; approved by China's NMPA in August 2026 after Phase 3 non-inferiority to betamethasone for pain and 77% flare reduction.

ANFO

ANFO, or ammonium nitrate fuel oil, is a cheap blasting explosive of prilled ammonium nitrate soaked in fuel oil, the workhorse of mining since the mid-1950s.

Ang Bayan Ko

"Ang Bayan Ko" ("My Country") is a Filipino patriotic kundiman written in 1928 by Jose Corazon de Jesus and Constancio de Guzman, later banned and famously sung against Marcos.

Ang Chan I

Ang Chan I was king of Cambodia from 1516 to 1566, who moved the capital to Lovek, raided Siamese territory in 1549, and submitted to Ayutthaya in 1551.

Ang Chan II

Ang Chan II (អង្គចន្ទទី២) was king of Cambodia from 1806 to 1834, crowned in Bangkok, who paid tribute to both Siam and Vietnam before fleeing to Vietnam during the Siamese invasion of 1832.

Ang Dorje Sherpa

Ang Dorje Sherpa is a Nepali Sherpa mountaineering guide, best known as climbing sirdar for Rob Hall's team during the May 1996 Mount Everest disaster.

Ang Duong

Ang Duong (អង្គឌួង) was king of Cambodia, crowned at Oudong in 1848 after ending Vietnamese occupation, and the last king before the French protectorate of 1863.

Ang Kiukok

Ang Kiukok was a Filipino painter of Chinese descent who fused cubism and expressionism in works of suffering and crucifixions, named National Artist in 2001.

Ang Laren

Ang Laren, also called Ngangla Ringco, is a large brackish salt lake in Zhongba County, Tibet, China, lying at about 4,700 m on the western Tibetan Plateau.

Ang Lee

Ang Lee, also known as Li An (李安, born 1954), is a Taiwan-born American film director who has won three Academy Awards for films including Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Brokeback Mountain.

Ang Mahal na Passion

Ang Mahal na Passion is the first published Tagalog pasyon, a verse narrative of Christ's Passion by Gaspar Aquino de Belen, first published in 1703 or 1704.

Ang Mey

Ang Mey (អង្គម៉ី, 1815–1874) was a queen regnant of Cambodia, installed by Vietnam in 1835 as a client ruler during its annexation of the country.

Ang Mga Tula ni Jose Corazon de Jesus

Ang Mga Tula ni Jose Corazon de Jesus are the poems of Tagalog poet Jose Corazon de Jesus, the Hari ng Balagtasan whose "Bayan Ko" became a patriotic song.

Ang Mo Kio

Ang Mo Kio is a Singapore HDB new town, the seventh built, developed from 1973. Known for its Hokkien bridge name, 1986 town council pilot, circular Blk 259, and future Cross Island Line interchange.

Ang Mutya ng Section E

Ang Mutya ng Section E (The Jewel of Section E, The Muse of Section E) is a 2025 Filipino teen rom-com Viva One series adapted from Lara Flores's Wattpad story (eatmore2behappy), starring Ashtine Olviga, Andres Muhlach, and Rabin Angeles as the only girl in an all-male class.

Ang Probinsyano

Ang Probinsyano: 1997 Fernando Poe Jr. action film and its 2015-2022 ABS-CBN teleserye adaptation starring Coco Martin as twin cops Ador and Cardo Dalisay; record ratings, PNP controversy, 1,400+ episodes.

Anga

Anga (Aṅga) was an ancient Indian kingdom and one of the sixteen mahajanapadas, east of Magadha in modern Bihar, capital Campā near Bhagalpur; annexed by Bimbisara of Magadha.

Angá Díaz

Angá Díaz, born Miguel Díaz Angá, was a Cuban conga drummer who played with Irakere and the Buena Vista Social Club circle until his death in 2006.

Angaar (अंगार)

Angaar (अंगार) is a 1992 Hindi crime drama directed by Shashilal K. Nair, starring Jackie Shroff, Dimple Kapadia, and Nana Patekar; a slum dweller fights a builder-backed underworld family. A flop that won Patekar a Filmfare Best Villain award.

Angaaray (अंगारे)

Angaaray (अंगारे) is a 1998 Hindi action crime drama directed by Mahesh Bhatt, starring Akshay Kumar, Nagarjuna, Pooja Bhatt, and Gulshan Grover; released 24 July 1998, a box-office flop.

Angad Bedi

Angad Bedi (Angad Singh Bedi, born 1983 in New Delhi) is an Indian actor and former Delhi cricketer, son of Bishan Singh Bedi, known for Pink, Inside Edge, and Tiger Zinda Hai.

Angadi Theru (அங்காடித் தெரு)

Angadi Theru (அங்காடித் தெரு, Market Street) is Vasanthabalan's 2010 Tamil romantic drama starring debutant Mahesh and Anjali, set in Chennai's Ranganathan Street textile shops, shot largely with hidden cameras, with music by G. V. Prakash Kumar and Vijay Antony.

Angaleena Presley

Angaleena Presley (born 1976, Beauty, Kentucky) is an American country singer-songwriter, founding member of Pistol Annies with Miranda Lambert and Ashley Monroe, and solo artist behind American Middle Class (2014) and Wrangled (2017).

Angamaly Diaries

Angamaly Diaries (അങ്കമാലി ഡയറീസ്), 2017 Malayalam crime drama by Lijo Jose Pellissery, written by Chemban Vinod Jose, starring 86 debutants including Antony Varghese, famous for its 11-minute single-take climax.