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Arthur Hind

Arthur Charles Hind (1904-1991), Indian field hockey goalkeeper born in Delhi; won 1932 Olympic gold with India, playing one match as second goalkeeper against Japan; later emigrated to Australia.

Arthur Jonath (Arthur Julius Jonath, 1909–1963), German sprinter; 1932 Olympic bronze in the 100 m (10.50) and silver in the 4x100 m relay, fourth in the 200 m; German sprint champion 1931–32 and multiple world record holder.

Arthur Jones (American football)

Arthur Jones (Arthur Willis Jones III, 1986-2025), NFL defensive tackle from Syracuse; Ravens fifth-round pick, Super Bowl XLVII champion, later Colts and Washington; brother of Jon and Chandler Jones.

Arthur Kinnaird, 11th Lord Kinnaird

Arthur Kinnaird, 11th Lord Kinnaird (1847-1923), Scottish banker and footballer; record nine FA Cup finals, five wins with Wanderers and Old Etonians; President of the FA 1890-1923; Scotland international; director of Barclays Bank.

Arthur Knight

Arthur Egerton Knight (1887–1956), English amateur left-back for Portsmouth and Corinthians; 1912 Olympic football gold with Great Britain, 1920 Olympian, 30 England amateur caps, one full England cap, Hampshire cricketer.

Arthur Leclerc

Arthur Leclerc (born 1999) is a Monegasque racing driver, younger brother of Charles Leclerc, a Ferrari Driver Academy member and Ferrari F1 development driver who raced F3, F2 with DAMS, and GT World Challenge Europe with AF Corse.

Arthur Leighton

Arthur Francis Leighton (1889-1939), Australian-born English field hockey centre-forward, won gold for Great Britain at the 1920 Antwerp Olympics, earned 27 England caps, and received the Military Cross in the Royal Field Artillery.

Arthur Masuaku

Arthur Masuaku (Fuka-Arthur Masuaku Kawela, b. 1993), Congolese left-back from Lille; played for Olympiacos, West Ham, Beşiktaş, Sunderland, Lens, and Konyaspor; DR Congo international with AFCON and 2026 World Cup appearances.

Arthur Melo

Arthur Melo (Arthur Henrique Ramos de Oliveira Melo, born 1996, Goiânia) is a Brazilian central midfielder of Grêmio, Barcelona, Juventus, Liverpool, Fiorentina, Girona, Grêmio again, and Santos, with 22 Brazil caps.

Arthur Newton

Arthur Newton (Arthur Lewis Newton, 1883-1950), American long-distance runner for the New York Athletic Club; gold in the 1904 Olympic 4-mile team race and bronze in the 1904 marathon and steeplechase, after fourth and fifth places at Paris 1900. Distinct from the English ultrarunner Arthur F. H. Newton, five-time Comrades Marathon winner.

Arthur Parkin

Arthur Parkin (William Arthur Parkin, 1952–2023), New Zealand field hockey player; three Olympics (1972, 1976, 1984), gold at Montreal 1976; later sentenced in 2018 to 20 months for indecent assault.

Arthur Robertson

Arthur James Robertson (1879-1957), Scottish distance runner and first Scot to win Olympic gold: 3-mile team race gold and steeplechase silver at London 1908, 5,000 m world record 15:01.2, 1908 cross-country champion.

Arthur Rothrock

Arthur Rothrock (Arthur Dale Rothrock, 1886-1938), US Army captain and rifle shooter; won gold in the 50 m small-bore rifle team event and silver in the individual standing event at the 1920 Antwerp Olympics, plus the 1908 US free rifle title and a 1921 world team title.

Arthur Smith (American football, born 1982)

Arthur Smith (born 1982) is an American football coach: Titans offensive coordinator 2019-20, Atlanta Falcons head coach 2021-23 (21-30), Steelers OC 2024-25, Ohio State offensive coordinator from January 2026.

Arthur Stockhoff

Arthur Stockhoff (Arthur Martin Stockhoff, 1879-1934) was an American dentist and rower for St. Louis's Century Boat Club who won 1904 Olympic gold in the men's coxless fours with Dietz, Erker, and Nasse.

Arthur Tell Schwab

Arthur Tell Schwab (1896–1945), German-born Swiss race walker, 1936 Olympic 50 km walk silver medallist, 1934 European silver medallist, and multiple world record holder; father of Fritz Schwab; killed in an air raid near Heilbronn.

Arthur van Doren

Arthur van Doren, born 1994 in Antwerp, is a Belgian field hockey defender who has won Olympic gold with Belgium and two FIH Player of the Year awards.

Arthur Wentworth Gore

Arthur Wentworth Gore (1868–1928) was a British tennis player, three-time Wimbledon singles champion (1901, 1908, 1909), 1908 Olympic indoor singles and doubles gold medalist, oldest Wimbledon champion, and record 35-appearance competitor.

Arthur Wint

Arthur Stanley Wint (1920-1992), Jamaican 400m/800m runner, RAF pilot, doctor, and diplomat; won Jamaica's first Olympic gold, 400m in 46.2 at London 1948, plus 1952 4x400m relay world-record gold.

Artifact (video game)

Artifact, also known as Artifact Foundry, is a digital collectible card game by Valve, set in the Dota 2 universe and designed by Magic: The Gathering creator Richard Garfield.

Artificial intelligence in video games

Artificial intelligence in video games, also known as game AI, uses algorithms to create responsive behavior in non-player characters and game systems such as pathfinding and difficulty control.

Artis Gilmore

Artis Gilmore (born 1949, Chipley, FL), "the A-Train," 7'2" Hall of Fame center of the ABA Kentucky Colonels (1975 champion, 1972 MVP) and the NBA Bulls, Spurs, and Celtics; career .599 FG% and NCAA-record 22.7 rpg.

Artistic gymnastics

Artistic gymnastics: the best-known FIG gymnastics discipline, with six men's and four women's apparatus events, scored since 2006 by open-ended D-score plus E-score, distinct from rhythmic and trampoline gymnastics.

Artistic gymnastics at the 2026 Mediterranean Games

Artistic gymnastics at the XX 2026 Mediterranean Games in Taranto, Italy, 25 Aug-2 Sep 2026 at Grottaglie Sports Hall; Italy won women's team gold (157.750) and 14 artistic medals, Benedetta Gava three golds.

Artistic swimming

Artistic swimming, known as synchronized swimming until 2017, is an aquatic sport in which solo, duet, and team routines are judged on difficulty, synchronization, execution, and artistic impression.

Artistic swimming at the 2026 Asian Games

Artistic swimming at the 2026 Asian Games (Aichi-Nagoya, September 19 to October 4, 2026) features duet and mixed team events, both contested September 27, 2026.

Artistic swimming at the 2028 Summer Olympics

Artistic swimming at the 2028 Summer Olympics (LA28): duet and team events at the Long Beach Aquatics Center, July 25-29, 2028; mixed team event allowing up to two men per eight-athlete team; team medals by aggregate of technical, free, and acrobatic routines.