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Amir Johnson
Amir Johnson, born 1987, is an American forward-center, the last high-school player drafted straight to the NBA (Pistons, 2005, 56th pick); 14 NBA seasons with Detroit, Toronto, Boston, and Philadelphia, plus two BIG3 titles with Trilogy.
Amit Singh Bakshi
Amit Singh Bakshi (1925-2024), Indian field hockey center half and 1956 Melbourne Olympic gold medalist; played one match, a 16-0 win over the USA; later a commercial pilot.
Amobi Okoye
Amobi Okoye, Nigerian-born NFL defensive tackle born 1987; drafted 10th overall in 2007 by Houston Texans as youngest modern NFL draftee at 19 years, 322 days; later Chicago Bears; distinct from Amobi Okugo and C.J. Okoye.
Amon G. Carter Stadium
Amon G. Carter Stadium, also called The Carter, is TCU's on-campus football stadium in Fort Worth, Texas; opened in 1930, capacity 46,000, record crowd 53,294, rebuilt in 2012 for $164 million.
Amon-Ra St. Brown
Amon-Ra St. Brown, Detroit Lions wide receiver (USC, 2021 draft pick 112), NFL record 547 catches through five seasons, First-Team All-Pro 2023-2024, $120M extension through 2028.
Amsterdam Admirals
The Amsterdam Admirals were a professional American football team in NFL Europe, based in Amsterdam from 1995 to 2007, notable for alumni Kurt Warner and Jake Delhomme.
Amy Turner
Amy Turner (born 1984, Tokoroa, New Zealand) is a rugby player who won Olympic gold in women's rugby sevens for Australia at Rio 2016, later debuting for New Zealand's Kiwi Ferns in 2022; distinct from English footballer Amy James-Turner.
An Se-young (안세영)
An Se-young (안세영), born 2002 in Gwangju, is a South Korean women's singles badminton player, Paris 2024 Olympic champion, 2023 world champion, and long-running BWF world No. 1 with 11 titles in 2025.
Ana Ivanovic (Ана Швајнштајгер)
Ana Ivanovic (Ана Ивановић), later Ana Schweinsteiger, is a retired Serbian tennis player who won the 2008 French Open and held world No. 1 in 2008.
Ana Ivis Fernandez
Ana Ivis Fernandez (Ana Ivis Fernandez Valle, also Ana Ibis), Cuban volleyball player born 1973 in Sancti Spiritus; Olympic gold 1996 and 2000, bronze 2004, world champion 1994 and 1998, later coach in Murcia, Spain.
Ana Patricia Ramos
Ana Patricia Ramos (Ana Patrícia Silva Ramos), Brazilian beach volleyball player born 1997 in Espinosa, Minas Gerais; 2014 Youth Olympic and Paris 2024 Olympic gold medalist with Duda Lisboa, Tokyo 2020 fifth with Rebecca.
Anadolu Efes S.K.
Anadolu Efes S.K., or Anadolu Efes Sports Club, is a professional basketball club from Istanbul, Turkey, founded in 1976 as Efes Pilsen; it won back-to-back EuroLeague championships in 2021 and 2022.
Anaheim Ducks
Anaheim Ducks, formerly Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, NHL team founded by Disney in 1993, owned by Henry and Susan Samueli since 2005, renamed 2006, 2007 Stanley Cup champions, play at Honda Center.
Anastasia Myskina (Анастасия Андреевна Мыскина)
Anastasia Myskina (Анастасия Андреевна Мыскина), born 1981 in Moscow, Russian tennis player; 2004 French Open champion, first Russian Grand Slam singles winner, world No. 2, Fed Cup captain 2014-2018.
Anastasia Potapova (Анастасия Сергеевна Потапова)
Anastasia Sergeyevna Potapova (Анастасия Сергеевна Потапова), born 2001 in Saratov, is a tennis player, 2016 Wimbledon junior champion, winner of three WTA titles (Istanbul 2022, Linz 2023, Cluj-Napoca 2025), career-high No. 21, representing Austria since 2026.
Anastasiia Kosu
Anastasiia Olairi Kosu (Анастасия Олаири Косу, born 2005, Kursk) is a Russian forward for the Minnesota Lynx and UMMC Ekaterinburg; 15th overall pick of the 2025 WNBA Draft and 2019 FIBA U16 European Championship MVP.
Anatoly Akimov
Anatoly Ivanovich Akimov (Анатолий Иванович Акимов, 1947–2002), Soviet water polo player of CSK VMF Moscow, won gold with the USSR at the 1972 Munich Olympics, plus 1970 European gold and 1973 world silver; elder brother of 1980 champion Vladimir Akimov.
Anatoly Fedyukin
Anatoly Fedyukin (Анатолий Викторович Федюкин, 1952-2020), Soviet handball player: Olympic gold 1976 Montreal, silver 1980 Moscow, 1982 world champion, 103 USSR caps, later coach of CSKA and Iceland's Fram.
Anatoly Firsov
Anatoly Firsov (Анатолий Фирсов), Soviet ice hockey left winger (1941-2000) with CSKA Moscow; three Olympic golds, eight world titles, 134 goals in 166 USSR games, IIHF Hall of Fame 1998.
Anatoly Ionov
Anatoly Ionov (Анатолий Семёнович Ионов), Soviet ice hockey forward (1939-2019), Olympic gold medalist 1968 and three-time world and European champion with CSKA Moskva; later coach and president of Kristall Elektrostal.
Anatoly Polivoda
Anatoly Polivoda (Анатолій Іванович Поливода), Ukrainian basketball center (1947–2024), 1972 Olympic gold and 1968 bronze with the USSR, 1967 World Cup MVP, Budivelnyk Kyiv player, retired at 26 with Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome.
Anderson Varejão
Anderson Varejão is a Brazilian former professional basketball player, a center and power forward who played 14 NBA seasons, mostly for the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Andray Blatche
Andray Blatche, born 1986 in Syracuse, is an American basketball forward-center drafted 49th overall by the Wizards in 2005; 9 NBA seasons (Wizards, Nets), then naturalized Filipino Gilas player at the 2014 and 2019 FIBA World Cups.
Andre Agassi
Andre Agassi (born 1970, Las Vegas), American tennis player, eight-time Grand Slam champion and 1996 Olympic gold medalist; career Golden Slam winner, 101 weeks at world No. 1, rival of Pete Sampras (20-14), married to Steffi Graf, retired 2006.
Andre Dawson
Andre Dawson, "The Hawk" (born 1954, Miami), MLB outfielder for the Expos, Cubs, Red Sox, and Marlins; 1987 NL MVP via a blank contract, 438 home runs, 314 steals, Hall of Fame 2010.
Andre Drummond
Andre Drummond, American NBA center born 1993, drafted 9th overall by Detroit in 2012; two-time All-Star, career 12.1 points and 11.9 rebounds per game, all-time leader in total rebound percentage, signed by the Knicks in 2026.
Andre Ethier
Andre Ethier (born 1982, Phoenix) is a former MLB outfielder who played all 12 seasons (2006-17) with the Los Angeles Dodgers, batting .285 with 162 home runs, two All-Star selections, and a 30-game 2011 hitting streak.
Andre Fuller
Andre Fuller (born 2002, Loxahatchee, FL) is a Seattle Seahawks cornerback drafted 236th overall in 2026 out of Toledo after Arkansas-Pine Bluff; first-team All-MAC in 2025 with an 81.7 PFF grade.
André Gobert
André Gobert (Henry Maurice André Gobert, 1890-1951), French tennis player, double gold medalist in indoor singles and doubles at the 1912 Stockholm Olympics, 1911 Wimbledon doubles champion with Max Decugis, and 1919 World Covered Court champion.
Andre Iguodala
Andre Iguodala (born 1984, Springfield, Illinois) is a retired NBA guard-forward, 2004 ninth overall pick, 19-season veteran, four-time champion with the Golden State Warriors, and 2015 NBA Finals MVP, later a venture capitalist at MOSAIC.