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Ayano Sato
Ayano Sato (佐藤綾乃) is a Japanese speed skater, born in 1996 in Kushiro, Hokkaido, who won team pursuit medals at three consecutive Winter Olympics, taking gold at Pyeongchang 2018.
Ayano Shibuki
Ayano Shibuki (渋木 綾乃, later Yaegashi), born 1941 in Okaya, Nagano, is a Japanese outside hitter of the Nichibo Kaizuka "Oriental Witches" who won 1964 Tokyo Olympic gold in women's volleyball and 1962 Asian Games golds.
Ayapir
Ayapir, also known as Malamir, is the Elamite name of the Izeh valley in northeast Khuzestan, Iran, where Neo-Elamite rock reliefs were carved from the ninth to sixth centuries BCE.
Ayar Labs
Ayar Labs is a silicon photonics startup founded in 2015 by MIT, Berkeley, and CU Boulder researchers, making optical I/O chiplets for AI systems and valued at $3.75 billion.
Ayari Aoyama
Ayari Aoyama (青山綾里), born 1982, is a retired Japanese butterfly swimmer who finished sixth in the 100 m butterfly at the 1996 Atlanta Olympics at age 14 and held short-course world records in the 100 m butterfly and 4×100 m medley relay.
Ayase Ueda (上田綺世)
Ayase Ueda (上田綺世), Japanese centre forward born 1998; Kashima Antlers, Cercle Brugge, Feyenoord (2025/26 Eredivisie top scorer, 25 goals), LOSC Lille from 2026; Japan 43 caps, 18 goals, 2022 World Cup squad.
Ayatollah (آیتالله)
Ayatollah (Persian/Arabic Ayatullah, "Sign of God") is an honorific for high-ranking Twelver Shia clerics who reach mujtahid rank, conferred by seminary and scholarly consensus rather than by any appointing body.
Ayauhcihuatl
Ayauhcihuatl was a Mexica noblewoman, daughter of the Tepanec lord Tezozomoc of Azcapotzalco, whose marriage to Huitzilihuitl of Tenochtitlan reduced Aztec tribute to a nearly symbolic payment.
Ayaz Mahmood
Ayaz Mahmood (born 1964, Karachi) is a Pakistani field hockey player who won gold at the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, played 21 senior internationals 1982-1986, and later coached Pakistan; distinct from the 1971 Lahore cricketer of the same name.
Ayaz Mutallibov
Ayaz Mutallibov (Ayaz Niyazi oğlu Mütəllibov, 1938–2022) was the last First Secretary of the Communist Party of Azerbaijan and first president of independent Azerbaijan (1990–1992), ousted after the Khojaly tragedy and Karabakh defeats.
Aybak
Aybak (الملك المعز عز الدين أيبك) was the first sultan of the Mamluk state in Egypt, ruling from 1250 to 1257, when his wife Shajar al-Durr had him strangled.
Ayben Sever
Ayben Sever, known as Ayben, is a Turkish rapper and songwriter born in Istanbul in 1982, the sister of rapper Ceza and a pioneer of Turkish hip-hop.
Aych
Aych, the stage name of Harrison Smith, is a bass music producer and DJ based in Nashville, Tennessee, known for remixes of Disco Lines' "No Broke Boys" and Key Glock's "Pride".
Ayda Field
Ayda Field (Ayda Sabahat Evecan, also Ayda Field Williams), born 1979, is a Turkish-American actress known for Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip, Back to You, Loose Women, and as a 2018 X Factor UK judge; wife of Robbie Williams.
Ayda Jebat
Ayda Jebat, real name Nur Suhada Jebat, is a Malaysian singer and actress born in 1992 who rose through Akademi Fantasia in 2011 and is known for Pencuri Hati.
Aydar
Aydar (Aydar Ko'li, Aydarkul) is a large brackish artificial lake in Uzbekistan's Kyzylkum Desert, formed in 1969 by 21.8 km3 of Chardarya reservoir flood discharge; part of the 4,000 km2 Ramsar-listed Aydar-Arnasay lake system with fisheries and ecotourism.
Ayden Heaven
Ayden Heaven (born 2006, London) is an English left-footed centre-back, 189 cm, who left Arsenal's academy to join Manchester United in February 2025, debuted in March 2025, and represents England at youth level.
Ayden Mayeri
Ayden Mayeri (born 1990) is an American actress, writer, producer, and director known for Beth Ann in I Love That for You (2022) and Shadi in Jackpot! (2024).
Aydin Senkut
Aydin Senkut (Aydın Şenkut) is a Turkish-born venture capitalist who founded Felicis Ventures in Menlo Park in 2006 after serving as Google's first product manager.
Aydinids
The Aydinids (آیدیناوغوللاری) were a Turkoman dynasty ruling the emirate of Aydin in western Anatolia from 1308 to 1425, founded by Aydinoglu Mehmed Bey, a subashi of the Germiyanid emir.
Aydın
Aydın: province and city in Turkey's Aegean region (Turkish: Aydın), seat Efeler, 17 districts, 1,172,107 people (2025), 8,007 km²; ancient Tralleis, first Anatolian railway (1856), figs, Kuşadası and Didim tourism.
Aydın Province
Aydın Province (Aydın ili), Aegean Turkey: 17 districts, 1,165,943 people (2024), 8,116 km² on the Büyük Menderes Graben; agriculture (figs, olives, cotton) and coastal tourism at Kuşadası and Didim.
Aydogan Ozcan
Aydogan Özcan is a Turkish-American engineer at UCLA known for lens-free on-chip microscopy and mobile diagnostics, elected to the National Academy of Engineering in 2025.
Ayds
Ayds, sold as Ayds Reducing Plan Candy, was an American chewy caramel appetite suppressant marketed for weight loss from the 1940s, collapsing after 1981 when its name became indistinguishable from AIDS.
Aye Ishq e Junoon
Aye Ishq e Junoon is a Pakistani television serial starring Sheheryar Munawar and Ushna Shah, directed by Qasim Ali Mureed and premiered on ARY Digital on 11 November 2024.
Aye Mere Watan Ke Logo
Aye Mere Watan Ke Logo (ऐ मेरे वतन के लोगों) is a Hindi patriotic song by Kavi Pradeep, composed by C. Ramchandra, sung by Lata Mangeshkar in 1963 as a tribute to soldiers of the 1962 Sino-Indian War.
Aye-aye
Aye-aye (Daubentonia madagascariensis), the largest nocturnal primate, a Madagascar lemur and sole living Daubentoniidae member, known for percussive tap-foraging with its long middle finger; IUCN Endangered.
Ayelet Shaked (איילת שקד)
Ayelet Shaked (איילת שקד), born 1976, Israeli right-wing politician; justice minister 2015–2019 and interior minister 2021–2022; co-founder of New Right and leader of Yamina; sat out the 2026 election.
Ayelet Waldman (איילת ולדמן)
Ayelet Waldman (איילת ולדמן), Israeli-American novelist and essayist born 1964 in Jerusalem, author of Bad Mother, Love and Treasure, A Really Good Day, the Mommy-Track mysteries, and co-creator of Netflix's Unbelievable; wife of Michael Chabon.
Ayelet Zurer (איילת זורר)
Ayelet Zurer (איילת זורר), born 1969 in Tel Aviv, is an Israeli actress known for Munich, Angels & Demons, Man of Steel, Daredevil's Vanessa Fisk, Shtisel, and House of David, and an Ophir Award winner for Nina's Tragedies.