Here is a random selection of famous first names beginning with A.
Alan Ayckbourn
[Sir], (1939 - ), English playwright. He has written a large number of successful plays including, 'The Norman Conquests' and 'Man of the Moment'.Alec Douglas-Home
[Sir], [Baron Home of the Hirsel], (1903 - 95), Scottish Conservative politician. He became the 14th Earl of Home in 1951, but renounced his title in 1963 so that he could contest the parliamentary seat of Kinross after succeeding Harold Macmillan as British prime minister.Alec Guinness
[Sir], (1914 - 2000), English stage, television and film actor. He appeared in a large number of films including "Kind Hearts and Coronets", "The Bridge on the River Kwai" and "Star Wars".Andrew Lloyd Webber
(1948 - ), English composer. Working with Tim Rice he composed several highly successful musicals, including "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat", "Evita", "Cats" and "Phantom of the Opera".Anna Pavlova
(1885 - 1931), Russian ballerina. Michel Fokine choreographed "The Dying Swan" for her. She also worked with Serge Diaghilev, and became one of the most famous ballerinas in the world.