ESPY Award-winner for Best Male Tennis Player, Andy Roddick is a former World No. professional. He became a Grand Slam singles champion when he defeated Juan Carlos Ferrero in the finals at the US Open. Andy is the most recent North American male player to win a Grand Slam singles event, the most recent to reach the top ranking, and... read full bio
Spanish rock duo Amaral hails from Zaragoza and has sold over four million albums globally. Eva Amaral and Juan Aguirre, the band's songwriters, collaborate on the tunes. Amaral and Aguirre crossed paths in a Zaragoza pub. She sung with Acid Rain and played drums for the local punk rock group Bandera Blanca. At the time, Aguirre was performing with a... read full bio
Andrew J. West is an actor who is best known for playing the villain, Gareth, in The Walking Dead. He is also well known for his role as Fisher in Greek, a comedy drama on ABC Family. His performance on The Walking Dead earned him a Saturn Award for Best Guest Starring Role On Television. Most recently, he landed a... read full bio
Amy Purdy is highly experienced and requested professional speaker. Amy’s TED talk was chosen by the TED organization out of hundreds to be featured on the homepage of TED.com catapulting her speaking career into the national and international corporate speaking world. Currently her TED talk is distributed to new, incoming TED speakers as the #1 recommended sample presentation. It has... read full bio
Ann Hampton Callaway is a leading artist of the American Songbook. She has delved into singing, piano, composing, acting, hosting, and producing. Her unique musical style is a blend of jazz and traditional pop, allowing her to enter the realms of both mainstream and specific audiences. She is best known for her Tony-nominated performance in the Broadway musical ‘Swing!’ and... read full bio
Alan Ruck is an American actor best known as his role of Cameron on the film “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off”. Ruck graduated with a B.F.A. in drama from the University of Illinois and from there started his career in Broadway in ‘Biloxi Blues’. From there, Ruck made his debut film role in “Bad Boys”. Since then, he has been seen... read full bio
Mixed media artist Alex Meade is recognized for her portraits painted on the human body and set against painted backgrounds, that when photographed, have the effect of collapsing depth and turning real life people into seemingly 2D works of art. The result is walking, talking 3D paintings that confuse how the eye processes objects in space. In event and exhibition... read full bio
Antony and the Johnsons is a music group that presents the work of Antony Hegarty, better known as Anohni, and her collaborators. This music group is very experimental and is not your average music group. The group name is inspired by the transgender rights activist, Marsha P. Johnson. The group released a self-titled debut and also appeared on the Lou... read full bio
Anderson Varejao is a Brazilian professional basketball player who is a center and power forward. Varejao was born in Colatina, Brazil, and began his professional career playing for Franca Basquetebol Clube in the city of Franca, Sao Paulo, Brazil. He played with Franca for a few years before signing with FC Barcelona Basquet of the Liga ACB. During his time... read full bio
Alexander Ovechkin, also known as “Ovi”, “the Great Eight” and “Alexander the Great”, is a Russian professional ice hockey winger and captain of the Washington Capitals of the NHL. Ovechkin was born in Moscow, Russia, and began his career playing in the Russian Super League in Dynamo Moscow. He went on to be selected by the Washington Capitals in the... read full bio
Aitana is a Spanish singer-songwriter and model from Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Aitana first gained attention after participating in the Spanish reality television talent competition “Operacion Triunfo”, which she finished in second place. During her time on the show, she released her debut single “Lo Malo” alongside Ana Guerra. The single peaked at number 1 on the Spanish charts and went... read full bio
Ally Brooke is an American R&B singer who is best known for being part of the group Fifth Harmony. Brooke was born in San Antonio, Texas, and began her career after auditioning for The X Factor in Austin, Texas. While performing on The X Factor, Fifth Harmony was born as all of the members had been brought back after being... read full bio
Alan Blinder is an American economist and the Gordon S. Rentschler Memorial Professor of Economics and Public Affairs at Princeton University. Blinder was born in New York City, New York, and he earned his B.A. from Princeton University before going on to earn his M.S. in economics from the London School of Economics and his Ph.D. in economics from the... read full bio
Alejandro Foxley is a Chilean economist and politician who has previously been the Foregin Affairs Minister of Chile. Foxley was born in Vina del Mar, Chile, and he previously earned his Chemical Engineering degree from the Catholic University of Valparaiso as well as his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. After earning his degrees, Foxley began working as... read full bio
Andrew Ng is a British-born American businessman, computer scientist, investor, and writer, who works on machine learning and AI. Ng has previously co-founded and led Google Brain and has also previously been the former Vice President and Chief Scientist at Baidu where he helped build the company’s AI group. Ng has previously earned his undergraduate degree with a triple major... read full bio
Alain Prost is a retired French race car driver who has been a four-time Formula One Drivers’ Champion. Prost was born in Lorette, Loire, France, and he began his career in kart racing while only 14 years old upon finding out about the sport while on holiday with his family. He quickly knew he wanted to race for a living,... read full bio
Ama Lou is an up-and-coming RnB singer-songwriter from London, United Kingdom. Lou was born and raised in London and while growing up, she began to be classically trained as a singer and began writing music when she was 11 years old. Lou has gone on to perfect her craft and she ensures that she writes and produces all of her... read full bio
The contemporary instrumental/electronic/cinematic duo AVAWAVES, made up of Anna Phoebe and Aisling Brouwer, has released their gorgeous new LP "Chrysalis" on One Little Independent as a follow-up to their vast first album "Waves." AVAWAVES are rooted in cinematic storytelling and evoke inner and outer emotional experiences. Composer and violinist Anna Phoebe has worked with the European Space Agency, the Royal Ballet... read full bio
Admiral Mike Rogers, a renowned authority on geopolitical risk and a former director of the NSA, teaches leaders how to embrace turbulence as a catalyst for progress. Admiral Rogers, a four-star officer with 37 years of service, is unequaled in his expertise as a cybersecurity practitioner and policymaker. He has held top positions at the National Security Agency (NSA), the... read full bio
Alicia Moffet is about to explode in the mainstream music scene. The singer-songwriter, who was born in Québec City, is already well-known there. The rising singer is currently establishing herself internationally with the release of her most recent EP, Intertwine, which has already had over 15 million plays, and her debut English-language album, Billie Ave., which achieved an astounding 17... read full bio
