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Andy Hamilton

Andy Hamilton (Andrew Neil Hamilton, born 1954) is a British comedy writer, comedian, and director, co-creator with Guy Jenkin of Drop the Dead Donkey and Outnumbered, writer-star of Radio 4's Old Harry's Game as Satan, and voice of Dr Elephant in Peppa Pig; distinct from the Australian comedian Andrew Hamilton and the Jamaican saxophonist Andy Hamilton.

Andy Hardy

Andy Hardy, fictional American teenager played by Mickey Rooney in sixteen MGM family comedies (1937-1958) set in Carvel, Idaho; based on Aurania Rouverol's play Skidding, the series made Rooney a top box-office star.

Andy Harris

Andy Harris, born in 1957, is an American physician and Republican politician who has represented Maryland's 1st congressional district in the U.S. House since 2011 and chairs the House Freedom Caucus.

Andy Harris (mountain guide)

Andy Harris (Andrew Michael Harris, 1964–1996), New Zealand mountain guide with Adventure Consultants on Rob Hall's 1996 Everest expedition; died in the May 1996 storm after climbing back up to aid Hall and Doug Hansen; posthumous NZ Bravery Star.

Andy Hearnden

Andy Hearnden (Andy Cooks) is a New Zealand-born chef in Australia who left school at 16, cooked in London, Sydney and Melbourne kitchens, then built a 15-million-follower cooking channel from 2021 and published a 2023 cookbook.

Andy Hector

Andy Hector, also known as Andrew Hector, is a community ecologist and Professor of Ecology at Oxford who studies biodiversity loss and ecosystem functioning in grasslands and forests.

Andy Hertzfeld

Andy Hertzfeld (Andrew Jay Hertzfeld, born 1953) is an American software engineer who was a primary author of the original Macintosh system software and later co-founded Radius and General Magic.

Andy Holmes

Andy Holmes (Andrew John Holmes, 1959-2010), British rower, MBE: Olympic gold in the 1984 coxed four and 1988 coxless pairs with Steve Redgrave, plus Seoul bronze; died of Weil's disease.

Andy Hopper

Andy Hopper is a British computing entrepreneur and Cambridge academic who was Research Director at Acorn Computers and co-founded 13 companies, including Virata and RealVNC.

Andy Hopper (Texas politician)

Andy Hopper is an American politician and Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives, representing District 64 in Wise and Denton counties since 2025.

Andy Hug

Andy Hug (1964-2000), Swiss heavyweight kickboxer nicknamed the Blue-Eyed Samurai; 1996 K-1 World Grand Prix champion famous for his axe kick, Hug Tornado, and inside low kick; died of leukemia in Tokyo at 35.

Andy Huggins

Andy Huggins (born 1950) is a Houston-based American stand-up comedian, a Texas Outlaw Comics member with Bill Hicks and Sam Kinison, known for one-liners, America's Got Talent 2018, and the 2023 special Early Bird Special.

Andy Hunt (venture capitalist)

Andy Hunt is an American venture capitalist who co-founded Elephant, a Boston venture firm, in 2015, and earlier co-founded the eyewear retailer Warby Parker in 2009.

Andy Hurley

Andy Hurley (Andrew John Hurley, born 1980, Milwaukee) is the drummer of Fall Out Boy since 2003 and a vegan straight-edge hardcore musician in Racetraitor, Sect, and The Damned Things.

Andy Ingram

Andy Ingram is a British video game artist who co-founded Traveller's Tales with Jon Burton in 1989, then left to form Tales², later known as HammerHead.

Andy Irons

Andy Irons (Philip Andrew Irons, 1978-2010), Hawaiian surfer from Kauai, three consecutive ASP world champion 2002-2004, Kelly Slater's great rival, four Pipeline Masters and four Triple Crowns, died in Dallas aged 32.

Andy Jassy

Andy Jassy, born Andrew R. Jassy, is an American technology executive who founded Amazon Web Services in 2003 and has served as Amazon's president and CEO since July 2021.

Andy Karl

Andy Karl (Andrew Karl, born 1974, Baltimore) is an American stage and screen actor, three-time Tony nominee, and Olivier winner as Phil Connors in Groundhog Day, also known for Rocky on Broadway and SVU's Sgt. Mike Dodds.

Andy Kaufman

Andy Kaufman (Andrew Geoffrey Kaufman, 1949–1984), American performance artist and actor, Latka on Taxi, Mighty Mouse bit on SNL's first episode, Tony Clifton alter ego, Jerry Lawler wrestling feud, died of lung cancer at 35 amid death-hoax legend.

Andy Kim (politician)

Andy Kim, Democratic U.S. senator from New Jersey since December 2024 and former three-term representative for NJ-03; former Obama NSC Iraq director; first Korean American U.S. senator, elected in 2024 with 53.61% over Curtis Bashaw.

Andy King (footballer, born 1988)

Andy King (Andrew Philip King, born 1988, Barnstaple) is a Welsh retired midfielder; Leicester City's only player to win League One, Championship, and Premier League titles with one club, 50 Wales caps, EURO 2016 semi-finalist.

Andy Konwinski

Andy Konwinski (Andrew D. Konwinski) is an American computer scientist and entrepreneur who co-founded Databricks and Perplexity AI, co-created Apache Spark, and funds open academic AI research through Laude.

Andy Lau (刘德华)

Andy Lau Tak-wah (劉德華, born 1961, Tai Po, Hong Kong) is a Hong Kong actor, Cantopop singer and film producer, one of the Four Heavenly Kings, with three Hong Kong Film Awards, two Golden Horse Awards, over 160 films and a Guinness record for music awards.

Andy Lau filmography

Andy Lau filmography: screen career of Hong Kong actor Andy Lau Tak-wah (劉德華), from his 1982 debut Once Upon a Rainbow through genre films, Infernal Affairs, three Hong Kong Film Awards, and Mainland co-productions; databases list 160 to 309 credits.

Andy Lee (boxer)

Andy Lee, Irish southpaw middleweight born 1984 in London, raised in Limerick; 2004 Olympian, WBO middleweight champion 2014-15 under Emanuel Steward and Adam Booth, first Irish Traveller world champion.

Andy Lee (comedian)

Andy Lee (Andrew Thomas Lee, born 1981) is an Australian comedian, TV presenter, radio host and children's writer, one half of the duo Hamish & Andy with Hamish Blake, hosts The Hundred, and wrote the Do Not Open This Book series; distinct from the Irish OnlyFans creator of the same name.

Andy Lonergan

Andy Lonergan, full name Andrew Michael Lonergan, is an English former goalkeeper, a Preston North End regular for 11 years who won the 2019-20 Premier League as Liverpool's backup.

Andy McCluskey

Andy McCluskey, born 1959 on the Wirral, England, is co-founder, lead singer, bassist, and primary songwriter of synth-pop band Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD), writer of Enola Gay and If You Leave, and founder-songwriter of Atomic Kitten, whose Whole Again gave him a UK No.1.

Andy McGuire

Andy (Andrea) McGuire is an Iowa physician and Democrat who chaired the Iowa Democratic Party 2015–2017, ran as Blouin's 2006 lieutenant governor mate, and oversaw the disputed 2016 caucuses.

Andy McNab

Andy McNab, pseudonym of a former SAS sergeant, led the Bravo Two Zero patrol in the 1991 Gulf War, was captured, and became a bestselling author of more than 45 books.