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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 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 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 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 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 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 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.

Andy Ngo

Andy Ngo, also known as Andy Cuong Ngô, is an American conservative journalist, photographer, and author known for covering antifa and for his 2021 bestseller Unmasked.

Andy O'Neil

Andy O'Neil (Andrew O'Neil, 1972–2019) was an English video game engineer who co-founded Bluepoint Games in Austin, Texas in 2006, after leading Metroid Prime at Retro Studios.

Andy Ogles

Andy Ogles, full name Andrew Ogles, is an American Republican politician who has represented Tennessee's 5th congressional district in the U.S. House since 2023, after serving as mayor of Maury County.

Andy Puddicombe

Andy Puddicombe is a British former Buddhist monk, ordained as Karma Norbu Gyaltsen, who co-founded the Headspace meditation app company in 2010 with Rich Pierson.

Andy Rachleff

Andy Rachleff is an American venture capitalist who co-founded Benchmark Capital in 1995 and later co-founded Wealthfront, the automated wealth manager that went public on Nasdaq in 2025.

Andy Rooney

Andy Rooney (Andrew Aitken Rooney, 1919–2011), American writer and commentator, "A Few Minutes With Andy Rooney" on 60 Minutes 1978–2011, WWII Stars and Stripes correspondent, distinct from footballer Wayne Rooney.

Andy Spade

Andy Spade is an American businessman who co-founded Kate Spade New York with his wife Kate, founded Jack Spade, and later co-founded Partners & Spade.

Andy Stanley

Andy Stanley is an American pastor, author, and broadcaster who founded North Point Community Church in Atlanta, Georgia, in 1995 and leads North Point Ministries, a network of eight churches.

Andy Street

Andy Street (Andrew John Street), British Conservative politician and former Managing Director of John Lewis (2007–2016); first Mayor of the West Midlands 2017–2024, re-elected 2021, defeated by Richard Parker by 1,508 votes in May 2024.

Andy Tan

Andy Tan (Andy S.L. Tan) is a Singapore-trained health communication researcher who is Associate Professor of Communication at the University of Pennsylvania's Annenberg School, directing its Health Communication & Equity Lab.

Andy Townsend

Andy Townsend (Andrew David Townsend), born 1963 in Maidstone, is a former Republic of Ireland midfielder with 70 caps who played at the 1990 and 1994 World Cups, captained Ireland in 1994, won two League Cups with Aston Villa, and became an ITV co-commentator from 2000 to 2015.

Andy Weissman

Andy Weissman is an American venture capitalist and Managing Partner at Union Square Ventures, which he joined in 2011 after co-founding betaworks and working at AOL.

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.

Aneal Tenjarla

Aneal Tenjarla is a Partner and Associate Portfolio Manager for Sofinnova BioEquities at Sofinnova Venture Partners, focused on public biotech investing after five years as a Senior Analyst at Citadel.

Anecdotal evidence

Anecdotal evidence: personal stories or single cases used as proof, contrasted with systematic study; bottom of evidence hierarchies, psychologically powerful, useful for hypothesis generation and rare-event detection.

Anecdote

Anecdote: a short narrative about a real person or event, also called chreia when pointed; from Greek anekdota, 'things unpublished', via Procopius' secret history of Justinian; distinct from exemplum and parable; weak evidence but pervasive in medicine and social media.

Anedjib

Anedjib, also rendered Adjib or Enezib, was a king of Egypt's First Dynasty, buried in Tomb X at Abydos between Den and Semerkhet; his reign was likely under 12 years.

Aneel Bhusri

Aneel Bhusri is an American software executive and venture investor who co-founded Workday with Dave Duffield in 2005 after a decade at PeopleSoft, and returned as CEO in 2026.

Aneel Ranadive

Aneel Ranadive is a venture capitalist who founded Soma Capital in 2015, a seed firm with 40+ unicorns including Deel, Ramp, and Kalshi, and a Forbes Midas lister.

Anekantavada (अनेकान्तवाद)

Anekantavada (अनेकान्तवाद), the Jain doctrine of non-one-sidedness or many-sidedness, holds reality has infinitely many aspects; companion doctrines syadvada and nayavada; associated with Mahavira and systematized by later Jain philosophers.

Anemoi (Ἄνεμοι)

Anemoi (Ἄνεμοι), the Greek wind gods, also called Venti in Rome: Boreas, Zephyrus, Notus, and Eurus, sons of Astraeus and Eos, each tied to a direction and season, distinct from the storm winds Anemoi Thuellai.