- Alleyn – no information (born before 1923)
202. Svetlana Alliluyeva – American (Russian-born) political celebrity (Stalin’s daughter) (1926 – )
203. Margery Allingham – English detective story writer (1904 – 1966) - William Allingham – Irish poet and editor (1824 – 1889)
205. Charles E. Allison – American clergyman and author (1847 – 1908)
206. Dorothy Allison – American poet and author (1949 – )
207. Robert Allott (Allot) – English editor and compiler of England’s Parnassus (fl. 1600)
208. Washington Allston – American painter and poet (1779 – 1843)
209. Rene Almeron – French clergyman (1612 – 1672)
210. Steve Almond – American writer (1967 – )
211. Saint Aloysius Gonzaga – Italian Jesuit (1568 – 1591)
212. Alpheius of Mitylene – Greek epigrammatist
213. David Alroy – Jewish prince (fl. 1150)
214. Joseph W. Alsop, Jr. – American journalist and author (1910 – 1989)
215. Walter Alston – American baseball coach (1911 – 1984)
216. Carol Alt – American model (1960 – )
217. Lisa Alther – American novelist (1944 – )
218. Robert Altman – American movie director (1925 – 2006)
219. Luis Walter Alvarez – American physicist (1911 – 1988) - Jorge Amado – Brazilian novelist (1912 – 2001)
221. Eric Ambler – British novelist and screenwriter (1909 – 1998)
222. Saint Ambrose – Italian religious leader, bishop of Milan (340 – 397)
223. Stephen Edward Ambrose – American biographer and historian (1936 – 2002)
224. Princess Amelia – English daughter of George III (1783 – 1810)
225. American Wesleyan – a magazine published by the Wesleyan Church in the 19th century
226. Leo Amery – British politician (1873 – 1955)
227. Edward Scribner Ames – American clergyman and educator (1870 – 1958)
228. Fisher Ames – American orator and statesman (1758 – 1808)
229. Joseph Ames – English bibliographer and antiquarian (1689 – 1759)
230. Mary Clemmer Ames (Mary Clemmer) – American poet and author (1839 – 1884)
231. Henri-Frederic Amiel – Swiss philosopher, critic and writer (1821 – 1881)
232. Hardy Amies – English fashion designer (1909 – 2003)
233. Idi Amin (Ida Amin Dada Oumee) – Ugandan soldier, politician and dictator (1925 – 2003)
234. Kingsley Amis – English novelist, poet, critic and teacher (1922 – 1995)
235. Martin Amis, English novelist (1949 – )
236. Marcellinus Ammianus (Marellinus Ammian) – Antioch Roman historian (? – c. 395)
237. Cleveland Amory – American historian and writer (1917 – 1998)
238. Amphis – Greek playwright (4th century BC)
239. Jacques Amyot – French scholar, translator and man of great learning (1513 – 1593)
240. Anacharsis – Scythian philosopher (fl. 600 BC)
241. Anacreon – Greek amatory lyric poet (c. 563 BC – 478 BC)
242. Anaxagoras – Greek philosopher and scientist (c. 500 BC – c. 428 BC)
243. Anaxandrides – Greek comic poet (fl. 370 BC)
244. Anaximander – Greek physical philosopher and mathematician (c. 611 BC – 547 BC)
245. Hans Christian Andersen – Danish author (1805 – 1875)
246. Alexander Anderson – Scottish poet (1845 – 1909)
247. Bill Anderson – American singer and song writer (1937 – )
248. Elizabeth Garrett Anderson – English physician (1836 – 1917)
249. Greg Anderson – American basketball player (1964 – )
250. Jack (Jackson Northman) Anderson – American newspaper columnist (1922 – 2005)
251. Joseph Anderson – American clergyman (1836 – 1916)
252. Judith Anderson – American (Australian-born) actress (1898 – 1992)
253. Margaret Anderson – American editor (1886 – 1973)
254. Marian Anderson – American singer (1902 – 1993)
255. Maxwell Anderson – American dramatist (1888 – 1959)
256. N.D. Anderson – American writer (20th century)
257. R. Anderson – no available biographical information
258. Robert Anderson – American dramatist (1917 – )
259. Sherwood Anderson – American poet and story writer (1876 – 1941)
260. W.R. Anderson – no information
261. Commander William R. Anderson – American naval officer (1921 – )
262. Father Andre – French Jesuit missionary (1623 – 1715)
263. Major John Andre – English officer and Revolutionary War spy (1751 – 1780)
264. Marc Andre – no information
265. Mario Andretti – American auto racer (1940 – )
266. John Albion Andrew – American governor of Massachusetts (1818 – 1867)
267. Mrs. Cicely Fairfield Andrews – Irish journalist, novelist, biographer and critic (1892 – 1983)]
268. Edward Gayer Andrews – American bishop (1825 – 1907)
269. John Andrews – English poet (fl. 1615)
270. Julie Andrews – English actress, singer and author (1935 – )
271. Bishop Lancelot Andrews (Andrewes) – English prelate, one of ten divines who translated the Pentateuch (1555 – 1626)
272. Virginia Andrews – American novelist (1933 – 1986)
273. Francois Guillaume Jean Stanislaus Andrieux – French scholar and dramatist (1759 – 1833)
274. Ethel Percy Andrus – American social activist (1884 – 1967)
275. Joaquin Andujar – American (Dominican Republic-born) baseball player (1952 – )
276. Norman Angell (Ralph Norman Angell Lane) – American author (1874 – 1921)
277. Michelangelo (Michelangelo Buonarrotti or Michel Angelo) – Italian sculptor, painter, architect and poet (1475 – 1564)
278. Maya Angelou – American actress and author (1928 – 2014)
279. Annie Rankin Annan (Mrs. William H. Glenny) – American poet (1848 – 1925)
280. Noel Annan – English historian and writer (1916 – 2000)
281. Robert Burns Annandale – biographical writer (1889 – unknown)
282. Anne of Austria – French queen (1601 – 1666)
283. Princess Anne – British royalty (1950 – )
284. Arthur Annesley, 1st Earl of Anglesey – English statesman (1614 – 1686)
285. Francesca Annis – English actress (1944 – )
286. Anonymous (Basil King) – Canadian novelist (1859 – 1928)
287. Anonymous (Joe Klein) – American columnist, political writer and novelist (1946 – )
288. Anonymous (Drew Pearson and Robert S. Allen) – American newspaper journalists (1897 – 1969 / 1900 – 1981)
289. Anonymous (Beatrice Mathews Sparks) – American youth counselor and writer (1918 – )
290. Anonymous (Katherine Cecil Thurston) – English novelist and playwright (1875 – 1911)
291. Jean Anouilh – French dramatist and screenwriter (1910 – 1987)
292. Abdullah Ansari of Herat – Sufi master (1006 – 1089)
293. Anselm of Laon – French theologian (? – 1117)
294. St. Anselm – English Archbishop of Canterbury (1033 – 1109)
295. Jay Anson – American novelist (1921 – 1980)
296. Christopher Anstey – English satirical poet (1724 – 1805)
297.F. Anstey (pseudonym of Thomas Anstey Guthrie) – English humorist (1856 – 1934)
298. Joseph Anstice – English classical scholar (1808 – 1836)
299. Saint Anthony of Padua – Portuguese-Italian Franciscan monk (1195 – 1231)
300. Saint Anthony – Egyptian monk, founder of Christian monachism (251 – 356)