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Andrew Clyde

Andrew Clyde is an American politician and Republican who has represented Georgia's 9th congressional district in the U.S. House since 2021, after careers as a Navy officer and firearms business founder.

Andrew Cockburn

Andrew Cockburn (born 1947) is a British-born journalist, Washington editor of Harper's Magazine since 2013, and author of The Threat, Rumsfeld, Kill Chain, The Spoils of War, and Washington Is Burning.

Andrew Collins (Arkansas politician)

Andrew Collins is an American Democratic politician and attorney who represents District 73 in the Arkansas House of Representatives and has served as Minority Leader since 2024.

Andrew Collins (broadcaster)

Andrew Collins is an English writer and broadcaster from Northampton, former editor of Q and Empire, Radio Times Film Editor, BBC 6 Music presenter, and co-writer with Lee Mack of the Rose d'Or-winning sitcom Not Going Out.

Andrew Cray

Andrew Cray (died 2014) was an American trans man and LGBTQ health policy advocate at the Center for American Progress who co-founded Out2Enroll, advanced transgender-inclusive insurance coverage, and married Sarah McBride days before dying of oral cancer at 28.

Andrew Cunanan

Andrew Phillip Cunanan was an American spree killer who committed five murders during a cross-country rampage in 1997, ending the spree by killing the fashion designer Gianni Versace.

Andrew Cuomo

Andrew Mark Cuomo (born 1957), son of Governor Mario Cuomo, was Clinton's HUD secretary (1997–2001), New York attorney general (2007–2010), and the state's 56th governor (2011–2021), resigning in 2021 after a harassment report; he lost the 2025 NYC Democratic mayoral primary to Zohran Mamdani.

Andrew D. Hurwitz

Andrew David Hurwitz (born 1947) is an American jurist serving as a senior judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit since 2022.

Andrew Dawson (murderer)

Andrew Dawson, English killer dubbed the Angel of Mercy, murdered shopkeeper Henry Walsh in Ormskirk in 1981 and, while on life licence, stabbed neighbors John David Matthews and Paul Hancock to death in Derby in 2010, receiving a whole life order.

Andrew Dudum

Andrew Dudum is an American entrepreneur who co-founded the telehealth company Hims & Hers in 2016, took it public in 2021, and previously co-founded the startup studio Atomic Labs.

Andrew Farkas (businessman)

Andrew L. Farkas is an American real estate financier who founded Insignia Financial Group in 1990, sold it to CB Richard Ellis in 2003, and built Island Capital Group.

Andrew Fastow

Andrew Fastow, also known as Andy Fastow, was Enron's chief financial officer from 1998 to 2001, whose LJM partnerships hid Enron's debt and led to a six-year prison sentence.

Andrew Forrest

Andrew Forrest, known as Twiggy Forrest, is an Australian mining billionaire and philanthropist who founded Fortescue Metals Group in 2003, built it into the world's fourth-largest iron ore producer, and established the Minderoo Foundation.

Andrew Fuller

Andrew Fuller (1754–1815) was an English Particular Baptist minister and theologian, pastor at Kettering from 1782 and founding secretary of the Baptist Missionary Society in 1792.

Andrew G. Schopler

Andrew George Schopler, born 1971, is an American jurist serving as a United States district judge for the Southern District of California since 2023, appointed by President Biden.

Andrew Garbarino

Andrew R. Garbarino (born 1984) is the Republican U.S. representative for New York's 2nd District since 2021, former NY Assembly 7th District member, 2024 Mayorkas impeachment manager, and House Homeland Security Committee chair.

Andrew Giles

Andrew Giles is an Australian Labor Party politician and member of the House of Representatives serving as Minister for Skills and Training, overseeing apprenticeships and the National Skills Agreement.

Andrew Gillum

Andrew Gillum, Democratic 2018 Florida governor nominee and Tallahassee mayor 2014-2018, lost narrowly to DeSantis, settled a 2019 ethics case, faced a 2022 federal fraud case, and was arrested in Alabama in 2026.

Andrew Ginther

Andrew Ginther is an American Democratic politician and the 53rd mayor of Columbus, Ohio, in office since 2016 after serving on the City Council from 2007 to 2015.

Andrew Giuliani

Andrew Giuliani (born 1986), son of Rudy Giuliani, is an American political aide, former Trump White House Office of Public Liaison associate director, 2022 New York GOP gubernatorial runner-up, and FIFA World Cup 2026 task force executive director.

Andrew Gounardes

Andrew Gounardes is an American Democratic politician representing Brooklyn's 26th district in the New York State Senate since 2019, known for the SAFE Act protecting children online.

Andrew Griffith

Andrew Griffith is a British Conservative politician, MP for Arundel and South Downs since 2019, a former Treasury minister, and Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer since August 2026.

Andrew Haldane

Andrew Allison 'Ack-Ack' Haldane (1917-1944), US Marine captain commanding K Company, 3rd Battalion, 5th Marines at Guadalcanal, Cape Gloucester, and Peleliu; two Silver Stars; killed on Hill 140, not the Bank of England economist.

Andrew Hall

Andrew Hall is an American trader who co-founded Chicago Trading Company, a proprietary trading firm specializing in options market making, with Eric Chern in Chicago in 1995.

Andrew Hamilton (lawyer)

Andrew Hamilton (c. 1676–1741), Scottish-born Philadelphia attorney, Pennsylvania attorney general and Assembly Speaker, won John Peter Zenger's 1735 seditious libel defense and inspired the term 'Philadelphia lawyer'; not related to Alexander Hamilton.

Andrew Hastie

Andrew William Hastie, born 1982, is an Australian Liberal politician and former Army officer who has represented Canning, Western Australia, since 2015 and serves as Deputy Leader of the Opposition.

Andrew Heim

Andrew Heim is an American venture capitalist who joined Arthur Ventures as a Partner in 2024, after a decade in growth-stage B2B software investing at PSG Equity.

Andrew Henry (fur trader)

Andrew Henry, known as Major Andrew Henry, was an American fur trader and lead miner who co-founded the Rocky Mountain Fur Company with William H. Ashley in 1821.

Andrew Hevesi

Andrew Hevesi is an American Democratic politician, a New York State Assembly member for the 28th district in Queens since 2005, chairing the Children and Families Committee.

Andrew Holness

Andrew Michael Holness (born 1972) is Jamaica's 9th and youngest Prime Minister, JLP leader, MP for West Central St. Andrew since 1997; served 2011–2012, then won elections in 2016, 2020, and 2025 for three successive terms.