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Andraka

Cancer detector inventor

Sophie
Andrews

Author, helpline advocate

José
Andrés

Chef, humanitarian

Simon
Anholt

Policy advisor

Rasmus
Ankersen

Foothball executive and author

Marco
Annunziata

Economist

Michael
Anti

Blogger

Azure
Antoinette

Poet

Paola
Antonelli

Curator of architecture and design

Roger
Antonsen

Logician, mathematician, computer scientist

Kwame Anthony
Appiah

Philosopher

Mark
Applebaum

Composer

Ashton
Applewhite

Author, activist

Cecilia
Aragon

Professor, pilot, author

Noriko
Arai

AI expert

Sinan
Aral

Data scientist, entrepreneur, investor

Raphael
Arar

Designer, researcher

Alejandro
Aravena

Urban architect

Monica
Araya

Electrification enthusiast

Michael
Archer

Paleontologist

Galit
Ariel

Technofuturist, immersive space explorer

Dan
Ariely

Behavioral economist

Lauran
Arledge

Talent development leader

Karen
Armstrong

Religious scholar

Rachel
Armstrong

Applied scientist, innovator

Camilla
Arndal Andersen

Neuroscientist

Pearl
Arredondo

Teacher

Jessi
Arrington

Designer

Tina
Arrowood

Scientist, engineer

Vicki
Arroyo

Environmental policy influencer

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