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Ayub Khan (actor)
Ayub Khan (born 1969, Mumbai) is an Indian Hindi film and television actor, son of Nasir Khan and Begum Para and nephew of Dilip Kumar; film debut Mashooq (1992), roles in Dil Chahta Hai and Gangaajal, best known as Jogi Thakur in Uttaran. Distinct from British playwright Ayub Khan-Din.
Ayumi Hamasaki (浜崎あゆみ)
Ayumi Hamasaki (浜崎あゆみ, Ayu), Japanese pop singer born 1978 in Fukuoka; debuted on Avex in 1998 with "poker face." Japan's best-selling solo artist, over 50 million records by 2012; three consecutive Japan Record Award Grand Prizes from 2001.
Ayumu Murase (村瀬 歩)
Ayumu Murase (村瀬 歩), born 1988 in California, is a Japanese voice actor known for Shoyo Hinata in Haikyu!!, Venti in Genshin Impact, and Iruma Suzuki; he left VIMS in 2023 to found ASTER NINE.
Ayumu Nakajima (中島歩)
Ayumu Nakajima (中島歩, Nakajima Ayumu), born 1988 in Miyagi, is a Japanese actor who debuted in the 2013 stage play Kurotokage and won the 35th Takasaki Film Festival Best Supporting Actor award for Ito and Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy.
Ayushmann Khurrana
Ayushmann Khurrana (born Nishant Khurrana, 1984, Chandigarh) is an Indian actor-singer in Hindi cinema. Debut Vicky Donor (2012); National Film Award for Andhadhun; UNICEF India National Ambassador since 2023; taboo-subject social comedies.
Ayutthaya style
The Ayutthaya style (ศิลปะอยุธยา) is the royal art of the Ayutthaya kingdom in Thailand, founded in 1351 and falling in 1767, best known for crowned and jeweled Buddha images.
Ayya (2005 Tamil film)
Ayya (ஐயா) is a 2005 Tamil action drama directed by Hari for Kavithalayaa Productions, released 14 January 2005 on Pongal. Sarathkumar plays a dual role as MLA father Ayyadurai and son Chelladurai; it is Nayanthara's Tamil debut, with music by Bharadwaj. Distinct from the 2005 Kannada film of the same name.
Ayyam al-Arab
Ayyam al-Arab (أيام العرب, "the Days of the Arabs") is the classical Arabic term for accounts of battles fought among North Arabian tribes in the pre-Islamic past.
Ayyana Mane
Ayyana Mane is ZEE5's first original Kannada web series, a 2025 suspense thriller directed by Ramesh Indira, starring Kushee Ravi as a bride investigating mysterious deaths in her husband's Chikkamagaluru ancestral home.
Ayyanar Thunai (ஐயனார் துணை)
Ayyanar Thunai is a Tamil family drama launched on Star Vijay in January 2025, starring Madhumitha and Aravind Seiju and directed by Ramkumar Das.
Ayyappa P. Sharma (పూడిపెద్ది అయ్యప్ప శర్మ)
Ayyappa P. Sharma (పూడిపెద్ది అయ్యప్ప శర్మ), born 1969, is a Telugu-Kannada actor, director, and screenwriter; younger brother of Sai Kumar and Ravi Shankar, famous as Vanaram in the K.G.F films and director of Eshwar Alla (1998).
Ayyappa Paniker
Ayyappa Paniker (കെ. അയ്യപ്പപ്പണിക്കർ, 1930–2006) was a Malayalam poet, critic, and translator who pioneered modernism in Malayalam poetry; his long poem Kurukshetram, published in 1960, marked a decisive break with traditional verse.
Ayyappanum Koshiyum (അയ്യപ്പനും കോശിയും)
Ayyappanum Koshiyum (അയ്യപ്പനും കോശിയും) is a 2020 Malayalam action thriller by Sachy starring Prithviraj Sukumaran and Biju Menon as Koshy Kurian and SI Ayyappan Nair, whose ego clash in Attappadi drives the plot; it won four 68th National Film Awards.
Ayyari
Ayyari (عیاری) is the medieval Iranian practice of the ayyaran, urban brotherhoods remembered as chivalric heroes in Persian romance and as raiders of the 8th to 12th centuries.
AZ (rapper)
AZ, born Anthony Cruz in 1972 and known as AZ the Visualiza, is an American rapper from Brooklyn, New York, famed for his lone guest verse on Nas's Illmatic.
Az apostol
Az apostol ("The Apostle") is a narrative poem by the Hungarian poet Sándor Petőfi, written in 1848, about Szilveszter, a revolutionary who dies misunderstood and alone.
AZ Chike
AZ Chike (Damaria Kayshawn Walker, born 1995), also styled AzChike, is a South Central Los Angeles rapper, AzCult founder, known for "Burn Rubber Again," features on Kendrick Lamar's "peekaboo," and the Warner album No Rest for the Wicked; distinct from Nigerian singer Chike.
Azaad (आज़ाद) (2025 film)
Azaad (आज़ाद) is a 2025 Hindi period action-adventure film directed by Abhishek Kapoor, starring Ajay Devgn, debutants Aaman Devgan and Rasha Thadani, released 17 January 2025, grossing ₹6.32 cr in India and streaming on Netflix from 14 March 2025.
Azad Bharath (आज़ाद भारत)
Azad Bharath (आज़ाद भारत) is a 2026 Hindi biographical drama directed by Roopa Iyer about freedom fighter Neera Arya of the INA's Rani of Jhansi Regiment, starring Shreyas Talpade as Subhas Chandra Bose; released 2 January 2026 to mixed reviews.
Azad Nazm
Azad Nazm (آزاد نظm, "free verse") is a genre of Urdu poetry unbound by rhyme or refrain, developed in the 20th century through N.M. Rashid's landmark Mavra of 1942.
Azadi (ആസാദി) (2025 film)
Azadi (ആസാദി) is a 2025 Malayalam jailbreak thriller directed by debutant Jo George, written by Sagar, starring Sreenath Bhasi, Raveena Ravi, Lal, and Vani Viswanath; released theatrically 23 May 2025 and on ManoramaMAX 27 June 2025.
Azam Ali
Azam Ali is an Iranian-born vocalist, composer, and producer based in Los Angeles, co-founder of Vas and Niyaz, who also records as a solo artist.
Azaria Mbatha
Azaria Mbatha (1941–2018) was a South African printmaker known for narrative linocuts on Biblical themes and as the first African graphic artist in MoMA's collection.
Azawi
Azawi, real name Priscilla Zawedde, is a Ugandan Afrobeat singer-songwriter from Kampala, signed to Swangz Avenue, whose albums include African Music (2021) and Sankofa (2023).
Azazel (Supernatural)
Azazel, the Yellow-Eyed Demon, is the demon villain of Supernatural seasons 1–2, a Prince of Hell who killed Mary Winchester, fed Sam demon blood, and was killed by Dean with the Colt in 2.22.
Azealia Banks
Azealia Banks (Azealia Amanda Banks, also Miss Bank$), American rapper and singer born 1991, in Harlem, New York; known for the 2011 rap/house hybrid hit '212,' the acclaimed independent album Broke with Expensive Taste (2014), and the 2026 meditation album Zenzealia.
Azerbaijan Writers' Union
The Azerbaijan Writers' Union is the main professional organization of Azerbaijani writers, poets, and translators, founded in Baku in 1934 and long led by the writer Anar.
Azerbaijani ashiq poetry
Azerbaijani ashiq poetry is the verse composed and performed by the ashiqs, poet-musicians of Azerbaijan who combine poetry, storytelling, dance, and music on the saz, inscribed by UNESCO in 2009.
Azerbaijani literary criticism
Azerbaijani literary criticism is the study and evaluation of Azerbaijani-language literature, tracing to Nizami Ganjavi's era, with professional foundations laid by Mirza Fatali Akhundov in the 19th century.
Azerbaijani novel
The Azerbaijani novel is the tradition of extended prose fiction in the Azerbaijani language, written mainly in Azerbaijan and Iranian Azerbaijan, which matured under Soviet rule.