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Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger (German pronunciation: [ˈarnɔlt ˈaːlɔʏs ˈʃvartsn̩ˌɛɡɐ], English pronunciation: /ˈʃwɔːrtsənɛɡər/ SHWORT-sə-neg-ər; July 30, 1947), Austrian-American actor, politician and former professional bodybuilder who served as the 38th Governor of California. The more famous works he has starred in include "The Sword of Kings" (1982), "The Terminator" (1984 to 2019), "The Devil's Commander" (1985), "The Ultimate Soldier" (1987), and "The Devil" (1990), "Devil: True Lies" (1994), "Devil II" (1994), "The Last Mission" (2010 to 2014) and "Strike", "Steel Tomb" (2013). In the 2003 California governor's recall, Schwarzenegger, as one of the Republican candidates, won 48.7% of the vote and was elected governor and took office on November 17, 2003. In the gubernatorial election on November 7, 2006, Schwarzenegger once again defeated his opponent with a high vote rate of 55.9% and was re-elected. He was sworn in on January 5, 2007 and served until January 3, 2011. After leaving office, he returned to the entertainment industry, but he continued to express his opinions in public and participated in campaigns such as the fight against climate change.

Arnold Joseph Toynbee, CH (English: Arnold Joseph Toynbee, /ˈtɔɪnbi/; April 14, 1889 – October 22, 1975), British historian. His uncle was Arnold Toynbee (1852-1883), a historian who specialized in the history of economic development, so he is sometimes called Little Toynbee to distinguish him. Toynbee wrote prolifically, among which his twelve volumes of "Historical Studies" are the most brilliant. His review of history contradicted the concept of national supremacy and advocated that civilization is the unit of history; he divided world history into 26 civilizations, and asserted that the reason for the rise of civilization is that it successfully responded to environmental challenges under the leadership of a small number of creators including elite leaders.

Abel Gyozi Aghanbekyan; born October 8, 1932), Armenian, Soviet economist, served as economic advisor to Mikhail Gorbachev, General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.

Adolphe Charles Adam (French: Adolphe Charles Adam; July 24, 1803 - May 3, 1856) was a French composer and music critic during the Romantic period. Adam's most famous work is the ballet "Giselle", and he also has dozens of operas, among which the famous ones include "The Coachman of Longjumeau" and "If I Were King". His famous Christmas carol "Holy Night" is considered to be the first piece of music played on the radio in history.

Adolf Schmal (German: Adolf Schmal, September 18, 1872 - August 28, 1919) was an Austrian male cyclist and fencer. He represented Austria in the 1896 Summer Olympics and won one gold medal and two bronze medals.

Ada (June 16, 1934 - February 15, 1987), formerly known as Xu Jingda, was born in Kunshan, Jiangsu Province and was born in Shanghai. He was a Chinese animator and director. Worked in Shanghai Art Film Studio for a long time. His father is Xu Zhendong and his mother is Yan Lianyun.

Anaxarchus (Abdera) (English: Anaxarchus), (380 BC - 320 BC). Philosopher, follower of Democritus, and mentor of Pyrrhon. He accompanied Alexander the Great on his expedition to Asia and was later executed by Nexorion, the prince of Cyprus.

Abe Hiroshi (Japanese: AbeHiroshi／Hiroshi Abe, Romanized: Abe Hiroshi, June 22, 1964 -), Japanese actor and model, born in Kanagawa District, Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture. Originally a model, he later transformed into an actor and won recognition from many Best Actor Awards such as the Japan Film Academy Award and the Mainichi Movie Award.

Abe Maria (Japanese: Abe maria／Abe maria, Romanized: Abe Maria, November 29, 1995 -) is a Japanese female artist and YouTuber who developed in Taiwan. She is a former member of the female idol group AKB48 and AKB48 Team TP, and one of the hosts of the online program "Muyo 4 Super Fun". She was born in Kanagawa Prefecture. He debuted as the 10th generation member of AKB48 in 2010. On December 1, 2017, he moved from AKB48 to the Taipei sister group TPE48 and became the first official member of TPE48. In October 2019, he graduated from AKB48 Team TP and started his personal performing arts activities in Taiwan. On April 11, 2019, he participated in the performance of the 98th episode "One Day Postman" of the one-day series "Mu Yao 4 Super Fun" for the first time, and officially became the regular host of the show on November 26, 2020. On January 1, 2025, he publicly stated in a personal Facebook post and a video on his personally operated Youtube channel that he had left his former agency Portable Games/McCabe Network TV and established a self-media proprietor, Abe-san Co., Ltd.

Ariarne Titmus (English: Ariarne Titmus, September 7, 2000 -), born in Launceston, Tasmania, is an Australian female swimmer who specializes in middle and long distance freestyle. Titmas' mother is a former sprinter and his father is a cricketer. She has loved swimming since she was a child, and there happened to be a swimming pool near her childhood home, which made it convenient for her to practice swimming. In 2015, her parents moved the family from their hometown to Brisbane, Queensland, so that she could better realize her dream. She also attended the local high school.

Ariel Rubinstein (Hebrew: אריאל רובינשטיין, born April 13, 1951) is an Israeli economist whose research direction is game theory.

Armen Nazaryan (Armenian: Նամեն Նազայան, March 9, 1974 -) is an Armenian and Bulgarian male wrestler. He represented Armenia and Bulgaria in wrestling at the 1996, 2000, 2004 and 2008 Summer Olympics, winning two gold medals and one bronze medal.

Amartya Kumar Sen, CH, is an Indian economist. He won the Nobel Prize in Economics in 1998 for his outstanding contributions to welfare economics. The following year, he was awarded the Indian National Treasure Medal by the Indian government.

A Ge (May 1948 -), alias Deng Mingying, female, Yi nationality, Yuexi native of Xikang (now Sichuan), Chinese artist, first-class artist.

Adele Laurie Blue Adkins, MBE (English: Adele Laurie Blue Adkins, /əˈdɛl/; May 5, 1988 -), British singer-songwriter. After graduating from BRIT School of Art in 2006, he signed a recording contract with XL Records. Her debut album "19" was released in 2008, which included the top five hit singles in the UK, including "Chasing the Way Out" and "Make You Feel My Love". The album was certified eight platinum in the UK and triple platinum in the United States. Adele won the BRIT Rising Star Award and the Grammy Award for Best New Artist. Adele released her second studio album "21" in 2011. The album later became the best-selling album in the world in the 21st century, selling more than 31 million copies. It was certified 17 platinum records in the United Kingdom (the highest-selling solo artist ever certified in the country) and received diamond certification in the United States. According to "Billboard" data, "21" is the best-performing album in the history of the US chart, occupying the top spot on the "Billboard 200" album chart for 24 weeks (the most weeks at the top of the list for a female singer in history). She became the first female singer in the history of the Billboard Hot 100 to have three top ten singles as a lead singer with her No. 1 singles "Falling in the Abyss", "Like You" and "Set the Rain on Fire". The album won a record number of awards, including six Grammy Awards including Album of the Year, and a BRIT Award for Album of the Year. The success of "21" led to Adele breaking multiple records in the Guinness Book of World Records. In 2012, Adele sang the theme song "Skyfall" for the movie "Skyfall", for which she won the Academy Award and the Golden Globe Award for Best Original Song. Her third studio album, 25, was released in 2015 and immediately became the best-selling album of the year, breaking first-week sales records in the UK and US. 25 was her second album to be certified Diamond in the United States, and it won her five Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year, and four Brit Awards, including Album of the Year. The title song "Hello" became the first digital single in the United States to sell over one million copies within one week of release. Her fourth studio album "30" was released in 2021, which contains the chart-topping single "Be Kind to Me". The album was the best-selling album of the year in the UK, the US and worldwide.

Lu Weijie is one of the founders of the Internet martial arts culture video content producer "Ling Yun Shuo" and an actor from mainland China. His main works include "Ling Yun Shuo: Weekly Gun Hall".

Lu Kanru (November 26, 1903 - December 1, 1978), formerly known as Kan, with the courtesy name Yanlu and pen name Xiaobi, was born in Taicang, Jiangsu Province and was born in Sanyang Town, Haimen. He is a Chinese literary historian. He has served as a member of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, a member of the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, a director of the Chinese Writers Association, and a member of the Central Standing Committee of the Jiusan Society. His wife is the female writer Feng Yuanjun.

Lu Jianhua (July 1963-), male, native of Nantong, Jiangsu, is an expert in Chinese communications and information systems, a professor at Tsinghua University, and an academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences. He is currently the deputy director of the 9th National Natural Science Foundation of China.

Lu Jianyi (1957-December 15, 2019), a native of Changchun, Jilin, is a Chinese voice actor, film and television actor, translation director, and employee of Changchun Film Studio. Representative dubbing works include "The Spy Who Kills", "Roman Holiday", "The Price of Conspiracy", "Transformers" series, "Pirates of the Caribbean" series, "Unstoppable High Kick!" "wait.

Lu Xiaoguang (1946-December 24, 2022) was a Chinese television director. His representative works include "Foreign Wife and Local Man".

Lu Yi (January 6, 1976 -), male, native of Ningbo, Zhejiang, born in Shanghai, actor in Mainland China, graduated from Shanghai Theater Academy, became famous as the 1999 TV series "Never Rest in Peace". In 2006, he married actress Bao Lei and they have two daughters. His wife Bao Lei’s brother-in-law is Guo Jingfei. In 2017, he starred in "In the Name of the People", breaking the ratings record for mainland TV series. Among Mesozoic actors, he is as famous as Chen Kun, Huang Xiaoming, Liu Ye and Deng Chao.

Lu Yuxuan (October 26, 2008 -). Chinese child star, the daughter of actors Lu Yi and Bao Lei. In June 2014, she became popular after participating in the recording of Hunan Satellite TV's "Where Are We Going, Dad 2" program with her father Lu Yi. In February 2015, she and her parents joined hands on CCTV's "Year of the Sheep Spring Festival Gala" to sing "Happy Family", which attracted the attention of hundreds of millions of viewers.

Chan Man Hung, BBS, JP (English: Chan Man Hung, August 1948-), Han nationality, political figure of the People's Republic of China, Hong Kong scholar, member of the Hong Kong District of the 11th and 12th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference.

Chen Danqing (August 11, 1953 -), whose ancestral home is Liangcun, Sanhe Town, Taishan County, Guangdong Province, was born in Shanghai and is a Chinese-American oil painter. Graduated from the Oil Painting Department of the Central Academy of Fine Arts, where he studied under Zhan Jianjun and Jin Shangyi. He is engaged in the creation of oil paintings and murals, and also publishes literary criticism and essays in his spare time. Immigrated to the United States in the 1980s. In 1989, he switched from a passport of the People's Republic of China to a passport of the Republic of China, and later held a Taiwan Compatriot Certificate. Currently a U.S. citizen.