List of Famous people named A

Alexander James McLean is an American singer, songwriter, actor, dancer, and model. He is a member of the vocal group the Backstreet Boys.

Abner Linwood "Lin" Holton Jr. is an American politician, Virginia political figure and attorney. He served as the 61st Governor of Virginia, from 1970 to 1974 and was the first Republican governor of Virginia in the 20th Century.

Arlene "A. J." Delgado is an American columnist who formerly worked for Mediaite. She joined the Donald Trump presidential campaign in September 2016. She is a Harvard Law graduate who practiced law in New York City.

Murugadoss Arunasalam, commonly known as A.R. Murugadoss, is an Indian director, producer, and screenwriter who predominantly works in the Tamil film industry. He is best known for directing action films mainly on social issues. In addition, he has worked in Telugu films and Hindi films. Murugadoss won the Filmfare Award for Best Director for his 2014 Tamil action drama Kaththi.

Andrea Joy Cook, known professionally as A. J. Cook, is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her role as Supervisory Special Agent Jennifer "JJ" Jareau on the CBS crime drama Criminal Minds (2005-2020). Cook has also appeared in The Virgin Suicides (1999), Higher Ground (2000), Ripper (2001), Out Cold (2001), Final Destination 2 (2003), and Tru Calling (2003–2004).

Aaron James "A. J." Hawk is a former American football linebacker who played 11 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers fifth overall in the 2006 NFL Draft and he would later win Super Bowl XLV with the team over the Pittsburgh Steelers. He was also a member of the Cincinnati Bengals and Atlanta Falcons. He played college football at Ohio State, where he earned All-American honors twice and won the Lombardi Award as a senior. He won the BCS National Championship with the Buckeyes as a freshman.

Andrew Jordan Cole is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Tokyo Yakult Swallows of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). He has previously played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Washington Nationals, New York Yankees, Cleveland Indians, and Toronto Blue Jays.

Aluru Seelin Kiran Kumar is an Indian space scientist and former chairman of the Indian Space Research Organisation, having assumed office on 14 January 2015. He is credited with the development of key scientific instruments aboard the Chandrayaan-1 and Mangalyaan space crafts. In 2014, he was awarded the Padma Shri, India's fourth highest civilian award, for his contributions to the fields of science and technology. Kiran Kumar previously served as Director of Ahmedabad Space Applications Centre.

Artist Julius Dubose, known professionally as A Boogie wit da Hoodie, is an American rapper, singer, and songwriter. He is signed to his own label, Highbridge the Label, and Atlantic Records. His stage name is derived from the character "Ace Boogie" from the film Paid in Full, and because he was wearing hoodies all the time, friends gave him the nickname “A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie”.

Anthony Joseph Foyt Jr. is an American retired auto racing driver who has raced in numerous genres of motorsports. His open wheel racing includes United States Automobile Club Champ cars, sprint cars, and midget cars. He raced stock cars in NASCAR and USAC. He won several major sports car racing events. He holds the USAC career wins record with 159 victories, and the American championship racing career wins record with 67.