Persons

Alfa Anderson

Music

Alfa Anderson is a soul and dance music icon whose voice defines an entire era of popular music. She is of the original lead vocalists in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame nominated group Chic.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez

Politics

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, also known by her initials, AOC, is an American politician and member of the Democratic Party. Since January 3, 2019, she has been the U.S. Representative for New York's 14th congressional district.

Alexandra Grey

Television

Alexandra Grey is best known for her role as Melody Barnes in the Fox television series "Empire" (2015 – present). She had recurring roles on Amazon's "Transparent" and currently plays Denise Lockwood on the NBC medical drama "Chicago Med".

Alexander Skarsgård

Television

Alexander Skarsgård is a Swedish actor. He is known for his roles as vampire Eric Northman in the HBO series "True Blood", and Perry Wright in the HBO series "Big Little Lies", for which he won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actor.

Alex Trebek

Television

Alex Trebek is a Canadian-American television personality. He has been the host of the syndicated game show "Jeopardy!" since it was revived in 1984, and has also hosted a number of other game shows, including "The Wizard of Odds" and "Double Dare".

Alex Rodriguez

Sports

Alexander Rodriguez, nicknamed "A-Rod", is an American former professional baseball shortstop and third baseman. He played 22 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Seattle Mariners, Texas Rangers, and New York Yankees.

Alex Haley

Literature

Alex Haley was an American writer and the author of the 1976 book "Roots: The Saga of an American Family". ABC adapted the book as a television miniseries of the same name and aired it in 1977 to a record-breaking audience of 130 million viewers.

Alex Deibold

Sports

Alex Deibold is an American snowboarder. He won a bronze medal in snowboard cross at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Deibold, who started snowboarding at the age of four, was a backup and wax technician at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games.

Alex & Sierra

Music

Alex & Sierra is an American duo consisting of Alex Kinsey and Sierra Deaton, who won the third and final season of "The X Factor US". They were mentored by Simon Cowell and became the first and only group to win the American version of the show.

Alessia Cara

Music

Alessia Cara is a Canadian singer-songwriter. Her debut studio album, "Know-It-All" (2015), reached number 9 on the Billboard 200 chart in the United States. She received her first Grammy Award in 2018, for Best New Artist.

Tags: Universal Music Group • Def Jam Recordings • Pop

Alessandro V. Andriulli

Film

Alessandro V. Andriulli is Board Member and Co-Chair, Events Committee at Connecticut Film and TV Alliance.

Tags: Film Directors • Film Producer • Filmmaking • Television Production • Cinematographer

Alec Baldwin

Film

Alec Baldwin is an American actor, writer, producer, and comedian. From 2006 to 2013, he starred on the NBC sitcom "30 Rock", winning two Emmy Awards, three Golden Globe Awards, and seven Screen Actors Guild Awards for his work on the show.

Alanis Morissette

Music

Alanis Morissette is known for her emotive mezzo-soprano voice, she began her career in Canada. As part of a recording deal, she moved to Los Angeles and in 1995 released "Jagged Little Pill", which sold more than 33 million copies globally.

Alan Jackson

Music

Alan Jackson is an American country singer and songwriter. He has sold over 80 million records, with 66 titles on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart. He is the recipient of two Grammy Awards.

Alan Alda

Television

Alan Alda is an American actor, director, screenwriter, comedian, and author. A 6-time Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award winner, he played Hawkeye Pierce in the war television series "M*A*S*H" (1972–1983).

Al Roker

Television

Al Roker is an American weather forecaster, journalist, television personality, actor, and author. He is the current weather anchor on NBC's "TODAY". On the December 14, 2018 episode of "TODAY", he was honored for 40 years at NBC.

Al Green

Music

Al Green is best known for recording a series of soul hit singles in the early 1970s. Inducted to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1995, he was referred to on the museum's site as being "one of the most gifted purveyors of soul music".

Al Gore

Politics

Al Gore served as the 45th Vice President of the United States from 1993 to 2001, under President Bill Clinton. Gore has received a number of awards, including the Nobel Peace Prize (joint award with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, 2007).

Akon

Music

Akon is the first solo artist to hold both the number one and two spots simultaneously on the Billboard Hot 100 twice. He has had four songs certified as 3x platinum, three songs certified as 2x platinum, and more than ten songs certified as 1x platinum.

AJR

Music

AJR is an American pop trio composed of multi-instrumentalist brothers Adam, Jack, and Ryan Met. In 2019, their third album "Neotheater" debuted at number 8 on the Billboard 200, and hit number one on the Top Rock Albums chart.

AJ Woodson

Literature

AJ Woodson is Editor-In-Chief at Black Westchester and Co-Owner at Urban Soul Media Group, the parent company. He is a father, author, writer, rapper, radio personality, hip-hop historian, and a freelance journalist.

Tags: Father • Author • Writer • Rapper • Radio Personality

After 7

Music

After 7 is an R&B group founded by brothers Melvin and Kevon Edmonds, and Keith Mitchell. Jason Edmonds, son of Melvin Edmonds, later joined in. The Edmonds brothers are the siblings of pop and R&B singer-songwriter-producer Kenneth "Babyface" Edmonds.

Aerosmith

Music

Aerosmith is a rock band formed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1970. Aerosmith is the best-selling American hard rock band of all-time, having sold more than 150 million records worldwide, including over 70 million records in the United States alone.

Adrienne Fishe

Theatre

Adrienne Fishe is an actress, who performed the role of Joanne in the National Tour of "Rent". She is a skilled actress and singer, with numerous theatre and film credits, including an appearance on "Chappelle's Show".

Adrien Brody

Film

Adrien Brody received widespread recognition and acclaim after starring in Roman Polanski's "The Pianist" (2002), for which he won the Academy Award for Best Actor at age twenty-nine, making him the youngest actor to win in that category.