Al Del Greco is one of the most consistent placekickers in the history of the National Football League. He played 17 seasons of football finishing with 347 of 449 field goals and 551 of 554 extra points. With a total of 1,592, he is ranked number fourteen on the NFLs all-time leading scorer list. He also led the NFL in... read full bio
Al Comeaux is a renowned executive and a proponent of change with a stellar career in business. He has made an enduring impact on the industries he has worked in thanks to a successful career that has spanned well-known organizations including Travelocity, GE, and American Airlines. Al was a key contributor to Travelocity's expansion and achievement as the company's previous vice... read full bio
Al Bumbry is a former MLB professional outfielder who played almost the entirety of his career with the Baltimore Orioles. Bumbry was born in Fredericksburg, Virginia, and he began his career playing baseball in high school before going on to play college baseball as well as basketball at Virginia State College where he also served two years in the US... read full bio
Al Bala is a highly successful entrepreneur and business leader with more than 30 years of experience in the direct selling industry. He is renowned for his expertise in building and growing businesses, and for his dedication to helping others achieve success. As the CEO of Mannatech, a global health and wellness company, Al has led the company to unprecedented growth... read full bio
Al B. Sure is an R&B singer, best known for his hit song ""Nite and Day"". Al B. Sure’s hit album, In Effect Mode, topped the Billboard R&B chart for several weeks. The album included his single ""Nite and Day"", which topped the charts and reached #7 on the Billboard Hot 100. He received numerous Grammy and American Music Award... read full bio
Akua Naru and The Ruff Pack (Matthias Loescher, Stephan Kondert) collaborate on "the Black fantastic." The Ruff Pack's characteristic aural aggressiveness frames akua naru's iconic political and poetic poetry. A 7-track head nod call-to-action with live hip hop, soul, trap, jazz, and the undiscovered. "the Black magnificent" refers to akua's focus on Black strength and resilience under peril. Joy and... read full bio
Rajiv Hari Om Bhatia is known professionally as Akshay Kumar and is one of Bollywood’s biggest stars. He has starred in over 100 movies, earning him several awards like the National Film Award for Best Actor, as well as two Filmfare Awards. Akshay got his start back in 1981 as a child actor in “Harjaee” as a boy serenating another... read full bio
An acclaimed actress who starred in The Color Purple and Rosewood, Busia has emerged as one of America's most promising new writers. Her celebrated first novel, The Seasons of Beento Blackbird, earned great praise exploring the changing nature of racial and cultural identity both here and abroad. Born in Africa and educated in Europe, Busia brings a keen, global perspective... read full bio
R&B singer Akon is best know for his chart topping hit song “Smack That,” a collaboration with Eminem. Born in St. Louis, Missouri and know simple as Akon, the Senegalese-American singer, producer, and businessman is known for “Locked Up” and “Lonely” from his debut album Trouble. His second album, Konvicted, earned him a Grammy nomination for the Eminem collaboration. Akon... read full bio
AKMU is a k pop duo consisting of South Korean siblings Lee Su-hyun and Lee Chan-hyuk. The two of them, who debuted their first album “Play” back in 2014, are known for their folk pop and soul twist on the genre. “Play” hit number 1 on the Korean charts and number 2 in the U.S. Their two follow ups, “Winter”... read full bio
Unadulterated emotional connection is paramount in the tracks on Los Angeles singer-songwriter Akira Galaxy's debut EP, What's Inside You. Nothing appears to be in doubt during their passionate vortexes, and perfect mutual understanding is achievable. But eventually, trying times highlight more profound realities and reveal the ways in which the narrators have been duped. Akira incorporates bittersweet or acidic asides... read full bio
Akintunde is a comedian, director, actor, and writer. He tells how he grew up as a fat kid who was bullied all the time and he enjoyed making everyone laugh by impersonating and mocking his tormentors. Later he started his career as a stand-up comedian and toured all over the country. He appeared on BET's Comicview and in the Turner... read full bio
Nicole Kozina better known as her stage name, Akine is an up-and-coming pop singer-songwriter from Ukraine. Akine found her love for performing when she was only six years old and knew already at that time she wanted to pursue a musical career. She then began pursuing a musical career when she was around 13 years old and began writing her... read full bio
Akemi, a singer and composer, started creating songs when she was eight years old. But, she didn't take singing seriously until she was in her late teens due to extreme stage fright. Beginning with the single "Your Love," she released her debut EP, "Colour You In," which was composed and recorded while she was in lockdown. Akemi's five-track album has... read full bio
With his vintage vibe from the 1970s, Jackson, Mississippi native Akeem Ali, better known as Keemy Casanova, has captured the attention of people worldwide. He enthralls his audience with mesmerizing rap lyrics set to catchy choruses and a unique retro ambiance of Funk and Disco. Ever since his breakthrough single, "Keemy Casanova," he has completely taken over the music industry with... read full bio
As the host of NBC's competition series American Ninja Warrior, the reality series Fight to Survive on The CW and Roku, and CBS's Daytime Emmy Award-winning chat show THE chat, Akbar Gbajabiamila is one of the most captivating figures on television, an NFL legend, and an inspirational writer. His understanding of the value of tenacity, cultivating a champion attitude that... read full bio
Former NFL player Akbar Oluwakemi-Idowu Gbaja-Biamila currently co-hosts American Ninja Warrior on NBC and The Talk on CBS. With his six siblings, including former NFL player Kabeer Gbaja-Biamila, and his Nigerian parents, Akbar was born on May 6, 1979, in Los Angeles. Akbar grew up in the Crenshaw neighborhood. Akbar joined the Oakland Raiders as an undrafted free agent in 2003... read full bio
Akala is a co-founder of The Hip-hop Shakespeare Company as well as a hip-hop artist who has won BAFTA and MOBO awards. He is also a successful author and social entrepreneur. Akala has a long history of worldwide touring and has participated in a number of festivals both domestically and abroad. He has also conducted ground-breaking projects in the fields... read full bio
Akaash Singh is a comedian, actor, and podcaster who grew up in the Dallas suburbs. He attended Austin College, where he would go on to graduate pre-med in 2006. But rewinding a bit to his freshman year, Akaash decided to try his hand at stand-up comedy. He performed his very first open mic show in Denton, Texas and it’s safe... read full bio
The Berlin-based electronic duo AKA AKA is a brilliant example of the idea that having faith in one's artistic endeavors requires guts, conviction, and unwavering perseverance rather than just spending money on it. Hannes, from the Saarland, and Holger, from East Frisia, met by coincidence at a renowned open-air festival in Berlin in 2008. This encounter quickly revealed a remarkable... read full bio
