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Angela Eagle

Dame Angela Eagle DBE, Labour MP for Wallasey since 1992, twin of Maria Eagle, former shadow business secretary and 2016 Corbyn challenger, now UK Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (from 20 July 2026).

Angela Gonzales-Torres

Angela Gonzales-Torres is an American politician and the 2026 Democratic nominee for the US House in California's 34th congressional district, challenging incumbent Jimmy Gomez in November.

Angela Hitler

Angela Hitler (Angela Hammitzsch, 1883–1949), Adolf Hitler's half-sister by Franziska Matzelberger, mother of Geli Raubal, and housekeeper at his Berghof household 1928–1935 before her break with him and remarriage.

Angela Kane

Angela Kane, German diplomat born 1948 in Hameln, UN High Representative for Disarmament Affairs 2012–2015 and former Under-Secretary-General for Management; headed the 2013 UN investigation of Syria's Ghouta sarin attack.

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 McKnight

Angela V. McKnight is an American Democratic politician representing New Jersey's 31st district in the State Senate, elected in 2023 after serving in the General Assembly since 2016.

Angela Merici

Angela Merici (1474–1540) was an Italian religious founder who established the Company of Saint Ursula at Brescia in 1535, the first teaching order of women.

Angela Merkel

Angela Merkel (Angela Dorothea Kasner), German physicist-turned-politician, Chancellor of Germany 2005–2021, first woman and first East German in the office; defined by 'Wir schaffen das', the Energiewende, COVID leadership, and the 2024 memoir Freiheit.

Angela Mosley

Angela Mosley is an American politician and a Democratic member of the Missouri Senate from the 13th district; she took office in 2021 and is the first Black person elected to represent the district.

Angela Paxton

Angela Paxton is an American politician and Republican member of the Texas Senate, representing District 8 since 2019 and the wife of Attorney General Ken Paxton.

Angela Rayner

Angela Rayner, British Labour politician, MP for Ashton-under-Lyne 2015-2024, deputy leader from 2020, Deputy Prime Minister and Housing Secretary 2024-2025, resigned over £40,000 stamp duty underpayment, reinstated as Housing Secretary in July 2026.

Angela Rayner tax scandal

Angela Rayner tax scandal: UK Deputy Prime Minister Rayner underpaid about £40,000 stamp duty on her £800,000 Hove flat in 2025 due to a trust deeming rule, resigned 5 September 2025 after a ministerial code breach finding, and was cleared of deliberate wrongdoing by HMRC in May 2026.

Angela Rippon

Angela Rippon (born 1944, Plymouth) is a British journalist and presenter, the first female journalist to regularly read BBC national news on the Nine O'Clock News from 1975, later host of Top Gear, Come Dancing, and Rip-Off Britain, and Strictly's oldest contestant at 79.

Angela Rodriguez Prilliman

Angela "Heli" Rodriguez Prilliman is an American politician and Fort Worth entrepreneur who is the Democratic nominee for U.S. House in Texas's 12th district in 2026.

Angela Romero

Angela Romero is an American politician, a Democrat in the Utah House of Representatives since 2013 who has served as House Minority Leader since her 2022 election.

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.

Angela Smith, Baroness Smith of Basildon

Angela Smith, Baroness Smith of Basildon, is a British Labour politician who has served as Lord Privy Seal and Leader of the House of Lords since July 2024.

Angela Strange

Angela Strange is a Canadian venture capitalist and general partner at Andreessen Horowitz, known for building its fintech practice and coining "Every Company Will Be a Fintech Company."

Angela Toy

Angela Toy is a Singapore-based venture capital investor who serves as Chief Operating Officer of Golden Gate Ventures, having joined the firm in 2014 as its second employee.

Angela Yee

Angela Yee (born 1976), American radio host from Brooklyn; former co-host of The Breakfast Club (2010-2022) and host of the syndicated Way Up with Angela Yee; also Lip Service podcast, entrepreneur, Radio Hall of Famer.

Angelia Graves

Angelia Graves, born 1972 in Norfolk, Virginia, is a Democratic member of the Virginia Senate since 2024, after serving on the Norfolk City Council and in the House of Delegates.

Angelia Orr

Angelia Orr is an American politician serving as a Republican member of the Texas House of Representatives from District 13, a seat she has held since 2023.

Angelica Dueñas

Angelica Dueñas is an American Democratic politician and the 2026 nominee for the U.S. House in California's 29th Congressional District, which she also ran for in 2022.

Angelica Hamilton

Angelica Hamilton (1784–1857), second child and eldest daughter of Alexander Hamilton and Elizabeth Schuyler; named for her aunt Angelica Schuyler Church, declined after brother Philip's 1801 duel death, died at 72.

Angélica Rivera

Angélica Rivera is a Mexican actress and former first lady of Mexico, known for Televisa telenovelas and her 2012–2018 marriage to President Enrique Peña Nieto.

Angelica Schuyler Church

Angelica Schuyler Church (1756, Albany; died 1814 or 1815) was an American socialite, eldest daughter of General Philip Schuyler, sister-in-law of Alexander Hamilton, wife of John Barker Church, and an influential correspondent of Jefferson, Hamilton, Washington, and Lafayette.

Angelika Niebler

Angelika Niebler is a German politician of the Christian Social Union in Bavaria who has been a Member of the European Parliament since 1999, now chairing its India delegation.

Angelina Eichhorst

Angelina Julietta Francisca Eichhorst, born 1965 in the Netherlands, is a European Union diplomat serving as EU Ambassador to Egypt and the League of Arab States since November 2024.

Angelina Tan

Angelina "Doktora Helen" Tan, born 1971, is a Filipina physician and politician serving as Governor of Quezon since 2022, after three terms as the province's 4th District representative.

Angelini Group

The Angelini Group is a Chilean family business group based in Santiago, active in forestry, fuel distribution, energy, fishing, and mining through AntarChile and Empresas Copec.