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Yan Eucalyptus Yan Eucalyptus Film & TV · People's Republic of China

Yan Gu (Korean: Yan'an, Japanese: Yenan, October 25, 1996 -) is a Chinese male singer who developed in South Korea. He is the chorus and frontman of the boy group PENTAGON under Cube Entertainment. In 2024, he played the role of Li Lun in the hit drama Dameng Guili.

Y Yan Xinlong Musicians · People's Republic of China

Yan Xinlong (March 4, 1985 -), whose real name is "Yan Long", is a Chinese singer and actor of Han nationality. In early 2014, he won the third place in Guizhou Satellite TV's music talent show "Sing the Spark of Love" and has made his debut ever since. In the same year, he released many singles.

K Kan Weiping Film & TV · People's Republic of China

Kan Weiping (?—), male, from Chengde, Hebei Province, Chinese director. His representative works include the TV series "The Last Village", "Into the Bali Fort", "The Punisher of the Song Dynasty", etc.

K Kan Xuan Artists · People's Republic of China

Kan Xuan (1972-), born in Xuancheng, Anhui in 1972, is a Chinese female modern artist. She is best known for her video art, but also produces paintings, photographs and performance art. She began her artistic career in the 1990s and is considered one of the most important contemporary female video artists in China.

R Ruan Yin Jinyun Writers · Vietnam

Nguyin Dzoãn Cẩm Vân (Vietnamese: Nguyễn Dzoãn Cẩm Vân; 1954-) is a famous Vietnamese cooking expert.

Nguyen's Wonderful Herb Nguyen's Wonderful Herb Writers · Vietnam

Nguyễn Thị Diệu Thảo (Vietnamese: Nguyễn Thị Diệu Thảo; December 30, 1961 -), nicknamed Ms. Myo Cho, is a famous Vietnamese cooking expert, educator and food researcher.

R Ruan Duyang Entrepreneurs · Unknown nationality

John Yuen (English: John Yuen, 1902-November 8, 1989), Hong Kong industrialist, social activist, philanthropist, and founder of China's can-making industry. The main founder of the famous overseas Chinese community in Hong Kong, the Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai Association (today’s Hong Kong Jiangsu, Zhejiang and Shanghai Association) and the Jiangsu and Zhejiang Primary School. A native of Cixi, Zhejiang.

A Abulayuf Political figures · Unknown nationality

Abrayufu (May 1927-), male, Uyghur, native of Kashgar, Xinjiang, political figure of the People's Republic of China, former chairman of the Federation of Literary and Art Circles of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, and deputy director of the Standing Committee of the People's Congress of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region.

A Abdullitip·Abdureyim Political figures · People's Republic of China

Abdulitifu·Abdureyimu (Old Uyghur script: ئابدۇلىتىپ ئابدۇرېھىم, Latin Uyghur: Abdulitip Abdurëhim, born in November 1946, also known as Abritif Abdurëhim, male, Uyghur, native of Hotan, Xinjiang, the Islamic Mullah of the People's Republic of China, served as vice chairman of the CPPCC of the Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region and vice president of the China Islamic Association.

Ah Yi Ah Yi Writers · People's Republic of China

A Yi (1976-), whose real name is Ai Guozhu, is a native of Ruichang, Jiangxi, and is a contemporary Chinese novelist. Formerly a police officer and editor, he now specializes in writing.

Ayunga Ayunga Musicians · People's Republic of China

Ayunga, male, Mongolian, native of Ordos, Inner Mongolia, graduated from the Musical Theater Department of Beijing Dance Academy, Chinese singer, musical actor, film and television actor, member of the Communist Party of China (joined the party in 2012).

Ashley Tisdale Ashley Tisdale Film & TV · United States

Ashley Tisdale (English: Ashley Tisdale, July 2, 1985 -) was born in New Jersey, United States. She is an actress, singer and model, but she focuses more on her acting career. Representative works include Disney Channel's "The Life of Cha and Cody" and the "High School Musical" series. She started her acting career as early as 1997. On February 6, 2007, she also released her solo album "Headstrong", with the title songs Be Good to Me and He Said She Said. Among them, she participated in writing lyrics and handed over the inspiration for writing songs. In 2021, she also voiced and motion captured the CIA agent Rachel King in the video game "The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Underworld".

Ashley Lawrence Ashley Lawrence Athletes · Canada

Ashley Elizabeth Marie Lawrence (English: Ashley Elizabeth Marie Lawrence; June 11, 1995 -) is a Canadian professional women's football player who plays as a midfielder and defender. She currently plays for the French Women's First Division team Lyon.

Ashley Olson Ashley Olson Film & TV · United States

Ashley Fuller Olsen (English: Ashley Fuller Olsen, June 13, 1986 -) is a well-known American young actress. She, Mary-Kate Olsen and Elizabeth Olsen are known as the "Olsen sisters".

Allen Iverson Allen Iverson Athletes · United States

Allen Ezail Iverson (English: Allen Ezail Iverson, June 7, 1975 -), nicknamed "The Answer" (The Answer), also known as the "God of War" in the Chinese circle, is an American professional basketball player and rapper. He plays shooting guard and point guard on the court. Iverson played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) for 14 seasons. He was selected to the NBA All-Star Game 11 times in his career and won two All-Star Game Most Valuable Players. He was selected to the NBA's First Team of the Year three times, the NBA's Second Team of the Year three times, and the NBA's Third Team of the Year once. In the 2000–01 season, Iverson had the best performance of his career, was elected the NBA Most Valuable Player that season, and helped the Philadelphia 76ers reach the NBA Finals, but unfortunately failed to win the championship. Iverson attended Bethel High School in Hampton in his early years and was keen on basketball and American football. He won the United News High School Player of the Year Award in both football and basketball and was a Virginia Class AAA state champion in both sports. After graduating from high school, Iverson attended Georgetown University for two years and began to focus on basketball. On June 26, 1996, Iverson became the shortest No. 1 pick in NBA history. On October 30, 2013, the official retirement ceremony was held in the opening game of the Philadelphia 76ers. On April 4, 2016, the NBA officially announced his induction into the Basketball Hall of Fame. In 2017, he participated in the "Three-on-One Team" of the BIG3 Three-on-Three Legend League as captain and coach.

Alain Delon Alain Delon Film & TV · France

Alain Delon (French: Alain Delon; November 8, 1935 - August 18, 2024), French actor and film producer, screenwriter, singer and businessman. Delenn has appeared in "The Weak Woman" (1959), "The Sun Shines" (1960), "The Rocco Brothers" (1960), "The Shy Flower in the Sea of Desire" (1962), "The Mountain and the River" (1963), "The Alone" "The Killer" (1967), "Love You, Miss You, Hate You" (1968), "Sunshine" (1969), "Benevolence" (1970), "Grand Dawn" (1972), "Zorro the Movie" (1975 French-Italian co-production) and "Mr. Klein" (1976) and other films. Over the course of his career, Deren has worked with a number of directors, including Luchino Visconti, Jean-Loup Godard, Jean-Pierre Melville, Michelangelo Antonioni and Louis Maloux. In addition, he also collaborated as a singer with Delida on the classic hit duet song "Paroles, paroles" (1973). In 1999, Delenn obtained Swiss citizenship. Delenn has won awards at multiple film festivals. In 1985, he won the César Award for Best Actor for his performance in the film "The Story of Us" (1984). In 1991, he was awarded the French Legion of Honor and received the Honorary Golden Bear at the 45th Berlin International Film Festival. In addition, Delenn won the Honorary Palme d'Or at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival.

Alain Prost Alain Prost Athletes · France

Alain Marie Pascal Prost (French: Alain Marie Pascal Prost, born February 24, 1955), a French racing driver, four-time Formula One world driver champion, known as the "Professor". After retiring, he formed his own private team, Prost Grand Prix, to compete in F1 in 1997, but the team declared bankruptcy in 2001. From 2017 to 2021, he served as a special advisor at Renault/Alpine Racing.

Alan Dawa Dolma Alan Dawa Dolma Musicians · People's Republic of China

Alan Dawadrolma (Tibetan: ཨ་ལན་ཟླ་བ་སྒྲོལ་མ་, Wiley transliteration: a lan zla ba sgrol ma, THL: Alan Dawadrolma, Tibetan pinyin: Alan Dawazhöma; July 25, 1987 -) is a Tibetan female singer in mainland China who is active in the Chinese pop music scene and the Japanese pop music scene. She was born in Danba County, Garze Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, Sichuan Province, the People's Republic of China. She later went to Japan to develop and signed a contract with Avex, with Kazuhito Kikuchi as the producer. It debuted in Japan on November 21, 2007. In 2009, Alan's ninth single "Long Distant River" ranked third on Japan's Oricon weekly sales chart, breaking Faye Wong's record of ninth on the same chart with "Eyes On Me" in 1999, becoming the Chinese singer with the highest record of entering the Oricon chart.

Agatha Christie Agatha Christie Writers · U.K.

Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, DBE, also known as Lady Mallowan, whose original surname was Miller, is a British detective novel writer. Mary Westmacott was the pen name she used to write romance novels.

A Abrajan Awuti Musicians · People's Republic of China

Ablajan Awut Ayuf (Old Uyghur script: ئابلاجان ئاۋۇت ئايۇپ, Latin Uyghur script: Ablajan Awut Ayup (born November 11, 1984) is a Xinjiang singer, songwriter and dancer who has composed more than 400 songs and is known for promoting Uyghur culture and identity and singing bilingual songs in Chinese and Uyghur. In 2018, Radio Free Asia reported that Abrajan was detained by Pishan County police. His brother said he was sent to a re-education camp.

Akka Akka Musicians · Venezuela

Arca (real name Alejandra Ghersi Rodríguez, Spanish: Alejandra Ghersi Rodríguez, born October 14, 1989) is a Venezuelan musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, DJ and visual artist who mainly works and lives in Barcelona, ​​Spain. She openly identifies as a transgender Latina woman and non-binary. She released electronic pop material as a teenager under the name Nuuro, and later attended the Clive Davis School of Recorded Music at New York University's Tisch School of the Arts. Around 2011, she began to use the stage name Arca, and released the mini albums "Baron Libre", "Stretch 1" and "Stretch 2" in 2012. She released the mixtape &&&&& (2013) under the name Arca, and her studio albums include Xen (2014), Mutant (2015), Arca (2017), the five-album Kick series (2020-2021) and XXXXX (2026). Her early Arca works were mostly based on instrumental music, electronic rhythms and cut or changed vocals; "Arca" puts the less processed Spanish vocals in the foreground of the arrangement. The "Kick" series includes pop songs, reggaeton, experimental club music and chamber music instrumental recordings in five albums. "XXXXX" re-adopts the organization method of continuous mixing and radio broadcasting. Arca also participates in recordings by other musicians as a producer and songwriter. She received additional production, programming, and songwriting credits on Kanye West's "Yeezus" (2013), produced EP2 for FKA Twigs (2013), and collaborated with Björk on most of the tracks on "Vulnicura" (2015) and "Utopia" (2017). She has also collaborated with Kelly La, Rosalia, Lady Gaga, Shay Gill, Hikaru Utada, Tokischa, Nine Inch Nails and Madonna. "Kick I" was nominated for Best Dance/Electronic Album at the 63rd Grammy Awards, and it and "Kick II" were nominated for Best Alternative Music Album at the 2021 and 2022 Latin Grammy Awards respectively. 〈Prada/Rakata〉 will be released in the UK in 2022

Artur Alexanyan Artur Alexanyan Athletes · Armenia

Artur Aleksanyan (October 21, 1991 -) is an Armenian wrestler.

Archimedes Archimedes Scientists · Syracuse

Archimedes, Greek mathematician, physicist, inventor, engineer, and astronomer. Born in Syracuse, Sicily, he is said to have invented the Archimedean screw pump while studying in Alexandria, which is still in use in Egypt today. During the Second Punic War, the Roman Republic besieged Syracuse, and Archimedes died at the hands of Roman soldiers.

Anita Wachter Anita Wachter Athletes · Austria

Anita Wachter (German: Anita Wachter, born February 12, 1967) is an Austrian female alpine skier. She represented Austria in alpine skiing at the 1988, 1992 and 1994 Winter Olympics, winning one gold medal and two silver medals.