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Ning Hao (September 9, 1977 -), a native of Taiyuan, Shanxi, graduated from the Art Department of Beijing Normal University and the Photography Department of Beijing Film Academy. Chinese film director and screenwriter, who is good at shooting realistic comedies. He often collaborates with actor Huang Bo and often plays small roles in his own films.

Ning Yuanxi (1970-), a native of Shanyang, Shaanxi, Han nationality, a politician of the People's Republic of China and a representative of the Guangdong region at the 12th National People's Congress. Graduated from the Mathematics Department of Baoji University of Arts and Sciences, majoring in mathematics education. Join the Communist Party of China. Served as the chairman of Guangdong Baolihua New Energy Co., Ltd. He has served as a deputy to the National People's Congress since 2008. In 2013, he served as a deputy to the National People's Congress.

Ning Jing (April 27, 1972 -), a native of Guiyang, Guizhou, is a mainland Chinese actress and singer. She is one of the representatives of mainland Chinese actresses in the 1990s. She won the Best Actress Award at the 42nd San Sebastian International Film Festival in Spain and the Best Actress at the 19th China Golden Rooster Film Awards. In the summer of 2020, in the variety show "Sisters Riding the Wind and Waves", she formed the group X-SISTER in the C position. Her film masterpieces include "I'm Ugly, But I'm Gentle", "Sunny Days", "Yellow River Love", "Red River Valley", etc. She has also won multiple film awards for this. She started filming TV series in 1998, such as "The Secret History of Xiaozhuang", which became a hit. Tranquility's performance was full of wildness and tension, which left a deep impression on the audience. The younger brother is musician Shun Tianqi (real name Ning Pengyu).

Utada Hikaru (Japanese: Utada Hikaru／Song Hikaru, Romanized: Utada Hikaru, January 19, 1983 -) is a Japanese-American singer-songwriter and music producer. His 1999 debut album "First Love" set the highest sales record in Japanese music history. Hikaru Utada was born in New York City, United States, the only son of music producer Terumi Utada and enka singer Keiko Fuji. In 1998, Hikaru Utada successfully launched a rhythm and blues trend in Japan after releasing his Japanese debut single "Automatic/time will tell" under his real name. Later, he established his position in the Japanese music scene with several best-selling albums such as "First Love", "Distance" and "DEEP RIVER". After Utada issued a declaration of "human activities" in 2010, he briefly left the music scene from 2011 to 2015, and then returned in 2016 and continues to be active in the music scene to this day. As a singer-songwriter, Utada Hikaru has been heavily involved in song creation since his debut. Later, he also began to participate in the arrangement and production of songs. He is one of the few top-level all-round singers in terms of lyrics, music, arrangement, supervision, and singing. With more than 37 million physical albums sold, he became the tenth-highest-selling singer in the Heisei era. Among the ten best-selling albums in the history of Japanese pop music, Utada Hikaru alone has three, including "First Love", which became the best-selling album of Japanese pop music with a sales volume of 7.69 million. The second album "Distance" was also the album with the highest single-week sales in global music history. The 2007 single "Flavor Of Life" also broke the world record for digital sales of songs at that time, and the number of downloads eventually exceeded 8 million. In addition, Hikaru Utada became the second-highest-paid musician in the Heisei era with an income of more than 7.6 billion yen, second only to Tetsuya Komuro. Utada also entered the European and American music scene and became the seventh Japanese singer in history to have an album in the top 100 of the Billboard 200 album chart, making him a well-known Japanese singer in Europe and the United States.

Uno Sosuke (Japanese: Uno Sōsuke/Uno Sosuke, Romanized: Uno Sōsuke August 27, 1922 - May 19, 1998) was a Japanese politician who was born in Moriyama City, Shiga Prefecture. He served as the Prime Minister of Japan (the 75th). Before becoming prime minister, Uno was the foreign minister in Takeshita's cabinet. After Noboru Takeshita stepped down due to the Rikuruto scandal, the Liberal Democratic Party wanted to nominate Masayoshi Ito, who had a good image, as prime minister, but he refused again (he had already declined an opportunity to become prime minister in 1980). In desperation, on June 2, 1989, Sosuke Uno of the Nakasone faction was pushed out to clean up the mess and became the 75th Prime Minister of Japan. On June 3, 1989, Sosuke Uno became Prime Minister. After taking office, a sex scandal broke out, and the consumption tax and Likulut scandals caused the Liberal Democratic Party to be defeated in the Senate election. He was responsible for only 69 days in office.

Alice O'Connor (English: Alice O'Connor, also translated as Alice O'Connor, February 2, 1905 - March 6, 1982), formerly known as Alisa Zinovievna Rosenbaum (Russian: Алиса Зиновьевна Розенбаум, Romanized: Alisa Zinovyevna Rosenbaum, pen name Ayn Rand (or translated as Ayn Rand, Ayn Rand), is a Russian-American writer and philosopher, famous for publishing novels and developing a philosophical system she calls "Objectivism". She was born and educated in Russia and immigrated to the United States in 1926. She wrote a play that opened on Broadway in 1935. She rose to fame with the publication of her novel "The Fountainhead" in 1943 and one of her most famous books, "Atlas Shrugged" in 1957. In her later years, she turned to non-fiction works to promote her philosophical ideas, and published journals and essay collections until her death in 1982. She advocated reason as the only way to gain knowledge; she rejected faith and religion. She supports rational and moral egoism and rejects altruism. Politically, she condemned the use of force as immoral and opposed collectivism, statism, and anarchism. Instead, she supports laissez-faire capitalism, which she defines as a system based on the recognition of individual rights, including private property rights. Although she opposed what she considered anarchist libertarianism, she is often associated with the modern American libertarian movement. In art, she advocated Romantic realism. She was highly critical of most philosophers and philosophical traditions she knew, with the exception of Aristotle, Thomas Aquinas, and the classical liberals. Her novels have received mixed reviews from literary critics. Although scholarly interest in her ideas has increased since her death, academic philosophers have generally ignored or rejected her philosophy because of her oppositional (discursive) approach and lack of methodological rigor. Her writings have politically influenced a number of libertarians and conservatives. The Objectivist movement attempted to spread her ideas to the public and academic circles. Her philosophy and novels emphasize the concepts of individualism, rational egoism (rational egoism)

Ann Tsukamoto (Ann Tsukamoto, born July 6, 1952), is an American female inventor, scientist and stem cell scholar. In 1991, Tsukamoto and her colleagues Charles Baum, Irving Weissman, Ashley Buckle, and Bruno Peault successfully identified and isolated hematopoietic stem cells for the first time.

Ann Bannon (English: Ann Bannon, September 15, 1932-), formerly known as Ann Weldy, is an American writer. Between 1957 and 1962, she wrote six lesbian pulp novels, collectively known as "The Bebo Brinker Chronicles." This series of books has endured for a long time and has had a profound impact on lesbian identity; Bannon himself has been hailed as the "Queen of Lesbian Pulp Fiction".

Dorothy Ann Richards (September 1, 1933 - September 13, 2006) was a Democratic politician in Texas, United States, who served as the governor of Texas from 1991 to 1995. She is the second female governor in Texas history, after fellow Democrat Miriam A. Ferguson.

Anton Pavlovich Chekhov ˈtɕexəf]; January 29, 1860 [January 17 in the Julian calendar] - July 15, 1904 [July 3 in the Julian calendar]), a world-class Russian short story master and writer at the end of the 19th century. His plays also had a great influence on 20th century drama. He adhered to the tradition of realism and also inherited the characteristics of critical realism. It focuses on describing the ordinary life of the middle-class people in Russia and creates small characters with typical characters. It faithfully reflects the brutal current situation of the reactionary ruling class in Russian society at that time and criticizes the autocratic system of the Tsar. The three major characteristics of his works are the ridicule of ugly phenomena, the deep sympathy for the poor people, and the humor and artistry of the works.

Anton Bruckner (German: Anton Bruckner, September 4, 1824 - October 11, 1896) was an Austrian composer, organist, and music educator. He is famous for composing symphonies, masses and motets, as well as outstanding chamber music works such as string quartets and string quintets. His symphonies are considered representative of the final stage of German-Austrian Romanticism due to their rich sound structure, multiple polyphonic characteristics and grand structure. Bruckner's work has had a wide-ranging influence on contemporary musical activism with its use of dissonance, sudden modulations, and sustained harmonies. Unlike the rebellious musical radicals of his time, Wagner and Hugo Wolf, Bruckner was extremely humble towards other musicians, especially Wagner. This disparity between Bruckner as a person and as a composer makes it extremely difficult to describe his life and, through this description, to understand the context of his music. His works, especially his symphonies, have been criticized by many people. Prominent among the critics were the Austrian composer Eduard Hanslick and other supporters of Brahms (including Wagner's critics). They criticized the work for its length, repetitive melodies, and Bruckner's habit of constantly revising his works, often with the help of his colleagues, and for his indecision over which version to approve. It is precisely because Bruckner frequently and repeatedly revised the completed works that he created many versions of his symphonies, resulting in the famous "Bruckner Problem" in musicology. Although he had many critics, Bruckner also had many supporters, the most famous of whom was his student and friend Gustav Mahler. Hans von Bülow once commented that Bruckner was "a half-god and half-mad".

Anton Szandor LaVey (English: Anton Szandor LaVey, April 11, 1930 - October 29, 1997), formerly known as Howard Stanton Levey, was an American writer, musician and occultist. He is the founder of the Church of Satan and a promoter of Satanism. He has authored several books, including The Satanic Bible, Satanic Ritual, The Satanic Witch, The Devil's Notebook, and So Said Satan! 》. In addition, he has released three music albums, including "Satanic Mass", "Satan's Day Off" and "Weird Music". Ravi advocated a kind of Satanism based on individualism and indulgence in worldly pleasures. He does not believe that Satan is a spiritual entity. On the contrary, he believes that Satan is a literary symbol with secular value in the world. He declared that year as the first year of the Satanic Era on Walpurgis Night, April 30, 1966, established the Church of Satan, and wrote The Satanic Bible in 1969.

Anton Schall (German: Anton Schall, June 22, 1907 - August 5, 1947) was an Austrian former men's football player who played as a forward. He represented the Austrian national team in the 1934 FIFA World Cup, where the team finished fourth.

Antonín Leopold Dvořák (Czech: Antonín Leopold Dvořák, September 8, 1841 – May 1, 1904) was a Czech composer of national music. Following the example of Bedouiz Smetana, the nationalist figure of the Romantic period, Dvořák often used melodies and other aspects of folk music from Moravia and his native Bohemia (then part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, now the Czech Republic) in his compositions. Dvořák's own style is often described as "absorbing the influence of folk songs and finding effective ways to use them, using the symphonic tradition to most fully reproduce the characteristics of a nation." His representative works include Symphony No. 9 "New World", Cello Concerto, "Slavic Dances", and the opera "Rusalka". He is considered "probably the most comprehensive composer of his time". His famous musician disciples include Su Ke, who is also his son-in-law, and military music composer Fuchik.

Antony Garrard Newton Flew (English: Antony Garrard Newton Flew, February 11, 1923 - April 8, 2010) was a British philosopher who belonged to the analytic and evidentialist schools of thought. He was committed to the philosophy of religion and advocated atheism. His doctoral supervisor was Gilbert Ryle. He taught philosophy at the University of Oxford, Aberdeen, Keele and Reading in the UK, and York University in Toronto, Canada. He first distinguished the concepts of strong atheism and weak atheism, and proposed the fallacy that "there are no true Scotsmen".

Anthony Michael Bourdain (June 25, 1956 - June 8, 2018) was an American chef, author and television host born in New York City. Bourdain became famous as the author of Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Deep. Before his death, he hosted the program "Anthony Bourdain: The Unknown" on CNN. From 2013 to 2016, he won an Emmy Award for this program every year. The same show also won a Peabody Award in 2014.

Antony Matheus dos Santos (Portuguese: Antony Matheus dos Santos; February 24, 2000 -), referred to as Antony (Portuguese: Antony), is a Brazilian male professional football player who plays as a right winger and currently plays for the La Liga team Real Betis.

Antoni Gaudí-Cornet, or Antonio Gaudí, is a Spanish Catalan architect who is regarded as one of the representative figures of "Catalan Modernism" (a branch of the Art Nouveau movement). His works are famous for their complex, novel, unique and highly personal architectural works. Most of his works are located in Barcelona, ​​including the Sagrada Familia.

Fray Antonio de Guevara (1480-1545) was a Franciscan monk in the Spanish Empire in Europe during the Renaissance. Served at the royal court as a writer and preacher. His most famous work is The Book of Kings and the Golden Book of Marcus Aurelius (1529), which contains a discussion of the ideal Christian ruler.

Antonio José Puerta Pérez (November 26, 1984 - August 28, 2007) was a deceased Spanish professional football player and member of the national team. He played for Sevilla during his lifetime and played as a left midfielder and can also play as a left back. In 2007, at the age of 22, he suffered a heart attack on the field and died three days later, shocking the world of football.

Antonio Lucio Vivaldi (Italian: Antonio Lucio Vivaldi, March 4, 1678 - July 28, 1741), an Italian composer, violinist, and Roman Catholic priest, known as the "red-haired priest" (il prete rosso), was good at composing concertos (Concerto). He is world-famous for his violin concerto "The Four Seasons", which has become one of the most famous musical works in the history of classical music. Vivaldi is considered one of the most influential musicians in Baroque music, and his fame was already spread throughout contemporary Europe during his lifetime. Vivaldi made many innovations based on the Baroque style. Vivaldi and two other Baroque musicians, Bach and Handel, are known as the "Three Masters of the Baroque".

Antonio Allegri da Correggio (Italian: Antonio Allegri da Correggio, Italian pronunciation: [korˈreddʒo]; August 1489 - March 5, 1534), often called Correggio (also translated as Correggio), was an Italian painter. He was the founder of the Parma School of Renaissance painting and created some of the most vigorous and luxurious paintings of the 16th century. His painting style inspired Baroque art, and his beautiful style influenced France in the 18th century. The master's most influential mural is the trompe l'oeil art dome fresco "The Assumption of the Virgin" in the Cathedral of Parma in the old town of Parma, Italy. This fresco uses elevation perspective, that is, a perspective method from low to high, which shortens the proportion of the human body at the farthest point. It also uses swirling clouds to create a visual illusion, forming a virtual sky, creating the illusion of infinite extension to higher places. The technique of this mural was highly praised and it is regarded as one of the masterpieces of trompe l'oeil dome murals in the Renaissance. This perspective painting technique influenced later generations and became an important element of the Baroque painting style in the next century.

An Yaping (July 16, 1964 - June 28, 2022), Chinese actor. In 1984, An Yaping won the double hook championship at the National Wushu Competition and graduated from the Directing Department of Beijing Film Academy. He is famous for his roles as Ma Chao in the TV series "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Wei Dongting in "The Kangxi Dynasty", He Shan in "Wulong Mountain Bandit Suppression", and Shaolong in "The Continuation of Journey to the West".

Ady An (English: Ady An, born September 29, 1980), whose stage name is An Yixuan, is a Taiwanese TV actor and singer. Her representative works include "Fighting Fish", "Legend of Sword and Fairy", "Next Stop, Happiness", "High-class Girl", "The Love of the Qin Warriors in Ancient and Modern Times" and "The Legend of Heaven and Dragon Sword", etc.