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Ankita Raina
Ankita Raina (born 1993, Ahmedabad) is an Indian tennis player, career-high singles 160 and doubles 93, 2018 Asian Games singles bronze medallist, and the fifth Indian woman of the Open era to play a Grand Slam main draw (Australian Open 2021 doubles).
Ann Grant
Ann Grant (Ann-Mary Gwynne Grant, born 1955, Harare) is a Zimbabwean field hockey player who captained the Golden Girls to the first Olympic women's hockey gold at Moscow 1980, Zimbabwe's first Olympic gold. Not the New Zealand suffragist or First Fleet convict of the same name.
Ann Jones (tennis)
Ann Jones (Adrianne Shirley Haydon-Jones, born 1938), English left-handed tennis champion; 1969 Wimbledon and two-time French singles winner, 8 majors from 21 finals, BBC Sports Personality 1969, Hall of Fame 1985, CBE 2014.
Ann Renee Desbiens
Ann-Renée Desbiens (born 1994) is a Canadian goaltender for the PWHL's Montréal Victoire, Olympic gold (2022) and two-time silver medallist, 2017 Patty Kazmaier winner, and 2024-25 PWHL Goaltender of the Year.
Anna Danesi
Anna Danesi, born 1996 in Brescia, is an Italian middle blocker and captain of the women's national volleyball team; three-time Olympian and gold medalist at Paris 2024, with world silver 2018 and European gold 2021.
Anna Kalinskaya (Анна Николаевна Калинская)
Anna Kalinskaya (Анна Николаевна Калинская), Russian tennis player, born Moscow; career-high WTA No. 11 (Oct 2024); Australian Open 2024 and Roland Garros 2026 quarterfinalist; 2024 Dubai WTA 1000 finalist; 2016 Australian Open junior doubles champion; no singles titles.
Anna Kournikova (Анна Сергеевна Курникова)
Anna Kournikova (Анна Сергеевна Курникова), born 1981 in Moscow, Russian tennis player 1995-2003; doubles world No. 1, two Australian Open doubles titles with Hingis, no singles titles, No. 8 singles peak.
Anna Maiques
Anna Maiques Dern (born 1967, Barcelona/Terrassa) is a Spanish field hockey player who won gold with Spain at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, the only Olympic gold by a Spanish women's team; clubs Júnior FC and CD Terrassa.
Anna Sedoykina
Anna Sedoykina (Анна Сергеевна Седойкина, born 1984, Volgograd) is a Russian handball goalkeeper, Olympic champion Rio 2016 and Tokyo 2020 silver medalist, world champion 2009, later CSKA goalkeeper coach.
Anna Sen
Anna Sen (Анна Сергеевна Сень, born 1990, Krasnodar) is a Russian handball back for Rostov-Don; Olympic gold 2016 and silver 2020, MVP of Rio 2016 and EHF EURO 2018.
Anna Smrek
Anna Smrek (born 2003), Canadian volleyball opposite, 6'9"/205 cm, 2021 NCAA champion and tournament MVP with Wisconsin Badgers; pro in Milan and Istanbul, Team Canada VNL; daughter of NBA champion Mike Smrek.
Anna Vyakhireva
Anna Vyakhireva (Анна Викторовна Вяхирева), born 1995 in Volgograd, is a Russian right back who won Olympic gold at Rio 2016 as tournament MVP, silver at Tokyo 2020, and the 2023 EHF Champions League with Vipers Kristiansand; she now plays for Odense Håndbold.
Annabel Croft
Annabel Croft (born 1966), British tennis player and TV presenter; won 1984 Wimbledon and Australian Open junior titles, career-high singles No. 24, retired at 21, later BBC/Sky/Eurosport broadcaster and 2023 Strictly semi-finalist.
Anne Donovan
Anne Donovan (1961-2018), American 6-foot-8 basketball center; Olympic gold 1984 and 1988, Old Dominion star, first female coach to win a WNBA title (Seattle Storm 2004), 2008 Olympic gold head coach.
Anne Dorthe Tanderup
Anne Dorthe Tanderup (born 1972, Aarhus) is a Danish former handball back, 88 caps, Olympic gold 1996, World gold 1997, two European titles; later diet counselor, author of Min vej til et sundt liv and På udebane, wife of Bjarne Riis.
Anne Veenendaal
Anne Veenendaal (born 1995) is a Dutch field hockey goalkeeper for AH&BC Amsterdam and the Netherlands, two-time Olympic champion (Tokyo 2021 reserve, Paris 2024 starter), two-time World Cup winner, and five-time European champion.
Anneloes Nieuwenhuizen
Anneloes Nieuwenhuizen (born 1963, Bussum) is a Dutch field hockey player, Olympic gold medallist with the Netherlands in 1984 and bronze medallist in 1988, also captain at the 1986 World Cup.
Annika Dries
Annika Dries, American water polo center (born 1992, La Jolla, California), 2012 Olympic gold medalist with Team USA, three-time Stanford NCAA champion, two-time Cutino Award winner, 2026 USA Water Polo Hall of Fame inductee, now a UCLA Health internal medicine resident.
Annika Sörenstam
Annika Sörenstam, Swedish golfer born 1970 in Bro, dominated women's golf 1995-2008: 72 LPGA wins, 10 majors, the only LPGA 59 (2001), 2003 Colonial PGA Tour appearance, Hall of Famer.
Anquan Boldin
Anquan Boldin (born 1980, Pahokee, Florida) is a retired NFL wide receiver, 2003 second-round pick, who played for the Cardinals, Ravens, 49ers, and Lions, totaling 1,076 catches, 13,779 yards, and 82 touchdowns, winning Super Bowl XLVII and the 2015 Walter Payton Man of the Year.
Antawn Jamison
Antawn Jamison, born 1976, is an American retired NBA forward; 1998 Naismith and Wooden Award winner at North Carolina, drafted fourth by Toronto and traded for Vince Carter; 16 seasons, 20,042 points, two-time All-Star, 2003-04 Sixth Man of the Year.
Ante Žižić
Ante Žižić, Croatian center born 1997 in Split, 23rd pick of the 2016 NBA Draft, played three Cavaliers seasons, then EuroLeague with Maccabi, Efes, Virtus, now Beşiktaş.
Anthea Stewart
Anthea Dorine Stewart (nee Allin), born 1944 in Blantyre, Malawi, is a Zimbabwean field hockey player-coach who won the first Olympic women's hockey gold at Moscow 1980 after 25 caps for South Africa; mother of diver Evan Stewart.
Anthony Adams
Anthony "Spice" Adams (born 1980, Detroit) is a former NFL defensive tackle, Penn State product drafted 57th overall by the 49ers in 2003, who played 121 games with 10.5 sacks for San Francisco and the Chicago Bears, then became a comedian and Bears broadcaster.
Anthony Barr (American football)
Anthony Barr, born 1992 in South Bend, Indiana, is a former NFL linebacker drafted ninth overall by the Minnesota Vikings in 2014 out of UCLA; four-time Pro Bowler, 116 games, 18.5 sacks, retired after 2023.
Anthony Bennett (basketball)
Anthony Bennett (born 1993, Brampton, Ontario) is a Canadian basketball forward, first Canadian taken No. 1 overall (Cavaliers, 2013 NBA Draft); a four-season NBA career of 151 games made him a noted draft bust, with a long Canadian national-team career.
Anthony Campbell (American football)
Anthony Campbell is an NFL defensive tackle, #93 for the Green Bay Packers. Undrafted out of Miami in 2025, he was on the Seahawks' practice squad, joined Green Bay in January 2026, and made the 53-man roster in 2026.
Anthony Davis
Anthony Davis (born 1993, Chicago), nicknamed The Brow, is an American NBA forward-center, 2012 first overall pick, 2020 Lakers champion, Kentucky NCAA champion, and first player to win NCAA, Olympic, FIBA World Cup, and NBA titles.
Anthony Edwards (basketball)
Anthony Edwards (born 2001), "Ant," is an American NBA shooting guard for the Minnesota Timberwolves, drafted first overall in 2020 from Georgia; All-NBA Second Team, 2024 Olympic gold medalist, career-high 55 points in 2026.
Anthony Foley
Anthony Foley (1973-2016), nicknamed Axel, Irish rugby union number eight: 201 Munster caps and 62 Ireland caps, captain of Munster's 2006 Heineken Cup win, later Munster head coach, died suddenly in Paris aged 42.