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Andy Wilson
Andy Wilson is an American politician and Republican who became Attorney General of Ohio in June 2026, appointed by Governor Mike DeWine after Dave Yost resigned.
Angel Kelley
Angel Kelley, born in 1967, is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the District of Massachusetts since 2021, appointed by President Biden after 12 years as a Massachusetts state court judge.
Ángel Maturino Reséndiz
Ángel Maturino Reséndiz, "the Railway Killer" (el asesino del ferrocarril), was a Mexican serial killer who traveled by freight train, killed at least 15 people, was captured in 1999, and executed in Texas in 2006.
Angela M. Martinez
Angela M. Martinez, born Angela Marie Martinez, is an American jurist serving as a U.S. district judge for the District of Arizona since 2024, appointed by President Biden.
Angela Rye
Angela Rye, born 1979 in Seattle, is an American attorney and political commentator who served as executive director of the Congressional Black Caucus and leads IMPACT Strategies.
Angelo Bruno
Angelo Bruno (Angelo Annaloro), "The Docile Don" or "Gentle Don," Sicilian-born boss of the Philadelphia Mafia from 1959 until his March 21, 1980 shotgun assassination, which triggered decades of family warfare.
Angelo Buono Jr.
Angelo Anthony Buono Jr. (1934-2002), with cousin Kenneth Bianchi one of the Hillside Stranglers, murdered young women in Los Angeles in 1977-78; convicted 1983 of nine murders after the longest U.S. criminal trial, died in prison.
Angelo Epaminonda
Angelo Epaminonda, "il Tebano" (1945-2016), Catania-born boss of Milan's clan dei catanesi; controlled gambling, prostitution and drugs in the 1980s, became northern Italy's first mafia pentito in 1985, revealing 44 murders.
Angelo Ruggiero
Angelo "Quack Quack" Ruggiero, Gambino crime family caporegime, nephew of Aniello Dellacroce and friend of John Gotti; his bugged heroin-trafficking conversations, 1983 indictment with Gene Gotti and Carneglia, refusal to give Paul Castellano his tapes, and death of cancer December 4, 1989.
Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1824
The Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1824, or Treaty of London, signed in London on 17 March 1824, divided the Malay Archipelago into British and Dutch spheres of influence.
Anglo-French treaties and truces, 1259–1303
The Anglo-French treaties and truces of 1259–1303 governed England's vassalage of Gascony, from the Treaty of Paris of 1259 to the Treaty of Paris of 1303.
Anglo-Irish Treaty
The Anglo-Irish Treaty, formally the Articles of Agreement for a Treaty between Great Britain and Ireland, signed 6 December 1921, ended the Irish War of Independence, created the Irish Free State as a Dominion, and triggered the Irish Civil War.
Anglo-Japanese Alliance (日英同盟)
The Anglo-Japanese Alliance (日英同盟), signed 30 January 1902, bound Britain and Japan to neutrality or joint war in East Asia; renewed 1905 and 1911, replaced by the Four-Power Treaty and terminated 1923.
Anglo-Polish alliance
Anglo-Polish alliance: the 1939 British guarantee to Poland (31 March) and Agreement of Mutual Assistance (25 August 1939), pledging mutual aid against European aggression; it led Britain to declare war on Germany on 3 September 1939 and ran until August 1944.
Anglo-Portuguese Alliance
Anglo-Portuguese Alliance (Aliança Luso-Inglesa): the England/UK–Portugal alliance, cited as the world's oldest in force, based on the treaties of Tagilde (1372), London (1373), and Windsor (1386), renewed through the Methuen treaties of 1703 and NATO membership.
Angola Three
The Angola Three were Robert King, Herman Wallace, and Albert Woodfox, who spent decades in solitary confinement at Louisiana's Angola prison, becoming a landmark case against prolonged isolation.
Aniello Dellacroce
Aniello "Neil" Dellacroce (1914–1985), underboss of New York's Gambino crime family under Carlo Gambino and Paul Castellano, mentor of John Gotti, operator of the Ravenite Social Club, Time-reported FBI informant, died of cancer before his 1985 racketeering trial.
Aniket Nikam
Aniket Ujjwal Nikam, Indian criminal advocate at the Bombay High Court and Supreme Court, son of prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam, B.L.S. Mumbai and LL.M. NYU, founder of the Nyay Vishwas Foundation legal-aid charity.
Anita B. Brody
Anita B. Brody is an American jurist, a senior judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, best known for overseeing the NFL concussion litigation.
Anita Hill
Anita Hill (born 1956) is an American lawyer and Brandeis University professor who testified in 1991 that Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas sexually harassed her; Thomas was confirmed 52-48, and her testimony transformed U.S. workplace sexual harassment law and awareness.
Ankit Fadia
Ankit Fadia (born 1985, Ahmedabad) is an Indian author and self-proclaimed ethical hacker famous from his 2001 book An Unofficial Guide to Ethical Hacking; his hacking claims are widely disputed and his books documented as heavily plagiarized.
Ann D. Montgomery
Ann D. Montgomery (born 1949) is an American jurist serving as a senior United States district judge for the District of Minnesota, appointed by President Clinton in 1996.
Ann L. Aiken
Ann L. Aiken, born 1951 in Salem, Oregon, is a United States district judge in Oregon since 1998, chief judge from 2009 to 2016, and in senior status since 2023.
Ann M. Donnelly
Ann Marie Donnelly, born in 1959, is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Eastern District of New York since 2015.
Ann M. M. Allen
Ann M. M. Allen, full name Ann Marie McIff Allen, is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the District of Utah since 2024.
Anna Creek Station
Anna Creek Station, South Australia's largest cattle station, 15,746 sq km east of Coober Pedy; established 1863, Kidman holdings 1935, Williams Cattle Company since 2016, about 17,000 cattle.
Anna J. Brown
Anna J. Brown, born 1952 in Portland, Oregon, is an American jurist serving as a senior United States district judge for the District of Oregon since 2017.
Anna M. Manasco
Anna Marie Manasco, born 1980 in Montgomery, Alabama, is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Northern District of Alabama since 2020.
Anna Sorokin (Анна Сорокина)
Anna Sorokin (Анна Сорокина), alias Anna Delvey, Russian-born German con artist who posed as a wealthy heiress in New York 2013–2017, defrauding banks and hotels of over $275,000; convicted 2019, sentenced 4–12 years, subject of Netflix's Inventing Anna.
Anna Soubry
Anna Soubry, British barrister and former Conservative MP for Broxtowe (2010-2019), minister at Health, Defence, and Business, who defected to lead Change UK and lost her seat in December 2019.