Adrian is a form of the
Latin
Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of the ...
given name
A given name (also known as a forename or first name) is the part of a personal name quoted in that identifies a person, potentially with a middle name as well, and differentiates that person from the other members of a group (typically a fa ...
Adrianus or
Hadrianus. Its ultimate origin is most likely via the former river
Adria
Adria is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Rovigo in the Veneto region of northern Italy, situated between the mouths of the rivers Adige and Po River, Po. The remains of the Etruria, Etruscan city of Atria or Hatria are to be found below ...
from the
Venetic
Venetic is an extinct Indo-European language, usually classified into the Italic subgroup, that was spoken by the Veneti people in ancient times in northeast Italy (Veneto and Friuli) and part of modern Slovenia, between the Po Delta and ...
and
Illyrian word ''adur'', meaning "sea" or "water".
The Adria was until the 8th century BC the main channel of the
Po River
The Po ( , ; la, Padus or ; Ligurian language (ancient), Ancient Ligurian: or ) is the longest river in Italy. It flows eastward across northern Italy starting from the Cottian Alps. The river's length is either or , if the Maira (river), Mair ...
into the
Adriatic Sea
The Adriatic Sea () is a body of water separating the Italian Peninsula from the Balkan Peninsula. The Adriatic is the northernmost arm of the Mediterranean Sea, extending from the Strait of Otranto (where it connects to the Ionian Sea) to t ...
but ceased to exist before the 1st century BC.
Hecataeus of Miletus
Hecataeus of Miletus (; el, Ἑκαταῖος ὁ Μιλήσιος; c. 550 BC – c. 476 BC), son of Hegesander, was an early Greek historian and geographer.
Biography
Hailing from a very wealthy family, he lived in Miletus, then under Per ...
(c.550 – c.476 BC) asserted that both the
Etruscan __NOTOC__
Etruscan may refer to:
Ancient civilization
*The Etruscan language, an extinct language in ancient Italy
*Something derived from or related to the Etruscan civilization
**Etruscan architecture
**Etruscan art
**Etruscan cities
**Etruscan ...
harbor city of
Adria
Adria is a town and ''comune'' in the province of Rovigo in the Veneto region of northern Italy, situated between the mouths of the rivers Adige and Po River, Po. The remains of the Etruria, Etruscan city of Atria or Hatria are to be found below ...
and the Adriatic Sea had been named after it. Emperor
Hadrian
Hadrian (; la, Caesar Trâiānus Hadriānus ; 24 January 76 – 10 July 138) was Roman emperor from 117 to 138. He was born in Italica (close to modern Santiponce in Spain), a Roman ''municipium'' founded by Italic settlers in Hispania B ...
's family was named after the city or region of Adria/Hadria, now
Atri, in
Picenum
Picenum was a region of ancient Italy. The name is an exonym assigned by the Romans, who conquered and incorporated it into the Roman Republic. Picenum was ''Regio V'' in the Augustan territorial organization of Roman Italy. Picenum was also ...
, which most likely started as an Etruscan or Greek colony of the older harbor city of the same name.
Several
saints
In religious belief, a saint is a person who is recognized as having an exceptional degree of holiness
Sacred describes something that is dedicated or set apart for the service or worship of a deity; is considered worthy of spiritual res ...
and six popes have borne this name, including the only English pope,
Adrian IV, and the only Dutch pope,
Adrian VI. As an English name, it has been in use since the Middle Ages, although it did not become common until modern times.
Religion
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Pope Adrian I (c. 700–795)
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Pope Adrian II (792–872)
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Pope Adrian III (died 885)
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Pope Adrian IV
Pope Adrian IV ( la, Adrianus IV; born Nicholas Breakspear (or Brekespear); 1 September 1159, also Hadrian IV), was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 4 December 1154 to his death in 1159. He is the only Englishman t ...
(c. 1100–1159), English pope
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Pope Adrian V (c. 1205–1276)
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Adrian of Batanea
Saint Adrian (died 308) travelled from Batanea to Caesarea Palaestina, where he was martyred together with Saint Eubulus. He is commemorated on 5 March; Eubulus on 7 March.
Legend
Eubulus had traveled with Adrian of Batanea to visit and mini ...
(died 308), Christian martyr and saint
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Adrian of Canterbury (died 710), scholar and Abbot of St Augustine's Abbey in Canterbury
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Adrian of Castello
Adriano Castellesi (-), also known as Adriano de Castello or Hadrian de Castello, was an Italian cardinal, an English agent in Rome, and a writer. He was born in Corneto, which is today's Tarquinia. He was the child of a modest family.
Biograph ...
(1460–1521), Italian cardinal and writer
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Adrian of May (died 875), Scottish saint from the Isle of May, martyred by Vikings
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Adrian of Moscow
Patriarch Adrian (; born Andrey, Андрей; 2 October 1638 – 16 October 1700) was the last pre-revolutionary Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia.
According to historian Alexander Avdeyev, the future Patriarch Adrian was born in the last da ...
(1627–1700), last pre-revolutionary Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia
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Adrian of Nicomedia
Adrian of Nicomedia (also known as Hadrian) or Saint Adrian ( el, Ἁδριανὸς Νικομηδείας, Adrianos Nikomēdeias, died 4 March 306) was a Herculian Guard of the Roman Emperor Galerius Maximian. After becoming a convert to Chr ...
(died 306), martyr and Herculian Guard of the Roman Emperor Galerius Maximian
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Adrian of Ondrusov
Venerable Adrian of Ondrusov (died August 26, 1549) was a Russian Orthodox monk and saint, venerated as a Wonderworker.
Born Andrew Zavalushin into a noble family, he was the owner of a rich estate (Andreevschina), which was located not far from ...
(died 1549), Russian Orthodox saint and wonder-worker
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Adrian of Poshekhonye (died 1550), Russian Orthodox saint, hegumen of Dormition monastery in Yaroslavl region
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Adrian of Transylvania (fl. 1183–1201), Hungarian bishop and chancellor
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Adrian Fortescue (martyr)
Sir Adrian Fortescue (c. 1476 – 9 July 1539) was a courtier at the court of King Henry VIII of England and member of the Third Order of Saint Dominic who was executed in 1539 and later beatified as a Roman Catholic martyr.
Life
Adrian Fortes ...
(1476–1539), English courtier at Henry VIII's court, beatified as a Roman Catholic martyr
*
Adrian Gouffier de Boissy
Adrian Gouffier de Boissy (died 1523) was a French people, French Catholic Church, Roman Catholic Bishop (Catholic Church), bishop and Cardinal (Catholicism), cardinal.
Biography
A member of the Gouffier family, Adrian Gouffier de Boissy was born ...
(1479–1523), French Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal
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Adrian Kivumbi Ddungu
Adrian Kivumbi Ddungu (15 July 1923 – 30 December 2009) was a Ugandan Catholic priest who served as the second bishop of the Diocese of Masaka, in Uganda, from 11 November 1961 until 10 January 1998.
Background and priesthood
He was born on ...
(1923–2009), Ugandan Roman Catholic bishop
*
Adrian Leo Doyle
Adrian Leo Doyle AM (born 16 November 1936) is an Australian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church. He was the tenth Archbishop of Hobart.
Early life and education
Adrian Doyle was born in Hobart, Tasmania, to Leo and Gertrude (née O'Donnel ...
(born 1936), Australian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church
Government and politics
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Adrian Amstutz
Adrian Amstutz (born 2 December 1953) is a Swiss politician. He was a member of the Swiss National Council from the Canton of Berne from 2003 to 2019.
Life
Amstutz was born and lives in the rural village of Sigriswil. As a young man, he served ...
(born 1953), Swiss politician
*
Adrian Arnold
Adrian King Arnold (April 27, 1932 - December 15, 2018) was an American politician in the state of Kentucky
Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of th ...
(1932–2018), American politician
*
Adrian Bailey (born 1945), British politician
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Adrian Baillie
Sir Adrian William Maxwell Baillie, 6th Baronet DL (5 May 1898 – 8 January 1947) was a British MP for two constituencies.
Early life
Baillie was born on 5 May 1898. He was the second son of Sir Robert Alexander Baillie, 4th Baronet (1859 ...
(1898–1947), British politician
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Adrian A. Basora
Adrian Anthony Basora (born July 18, 1938) is an American diplomat, and former United States Ambassador to the Czech Republic. He is a senior fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute researching democratization in the post-Communist states ...
(born 1938), American diplomat
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Adrian Benepe
Adrian Benepe was the 14th Commissioner of the New York City Department of Parks & Recreation, serving in that role from February 4, 2002, to August 29, 2012, under Mayor Michael Bloomberg. During his tenure, he oversaw 7,000 parks' staff, the ex ...
, American Commissioner
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Adrian Bennett (1933–2006), Australian politician
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Adrian Benjamin Bentzon
Adrian Benjamin Bentzon (22 April 1777 – 15 January 1827) was Governor of the Danish West Indies from 1816 to 1820.
Biography
He was born in Tønsberg, Norway. He was the son of Hans Jacob Bentzon (1739–1810) and Sophia Hedvig Købke ( ...
(1777–1827), Norwegian politician
*
Adrian Berry, 4th Viscount Camrose
Adrian Michael Berry, 4th Viscount Camrose (15 June 1937 – 19 April 2016)
was a British hereditary peer, journalist, and global warming denier.
Biography
Berry was born in 1937, the elder son of Michael Berry, who was later created Lord ...
(1937–2016), British hereditary peer and journalist
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Adrian P. Burke
Adrian Paul Burke (October 2, 1904 in The Bronx, New York City – September 3, 2000 in Lauderhill, Broward County, Florida) was an American lawyer and politician.
Life
He was the son of Thomas F. Burke and Rose Mary (Daw) Burke. He graduated from ...
(1904–2000), American judge and politician
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Adrián Fernández Cabrera
Adrián Fernández Cabrera (born 28 October 1967) is a Mexican politician from the National Action Party. From 2006 to 2009 he served as Deputy of the LX Legislature of the Mexican Congress representing the Federal District
A federal distr ...
(born 1967), Mexican politician
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Adrian Cochrane-Watson
Adrian Cochrane-Watson (born 18 February 1967) is an Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) politician who was a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for South Antrim between 2015 and 2016. He succeeded Danny Kinahan
Daniel de Burgh Kinahan (b ...
(born 1967), Irish politician
*
Adrian Davis (civil servant)
Adrian Derek Davis is a British economist and civil servant, who was the Governor of Montserrat from 2011 to 2015.
From 1989, he worked for the Department for International Development, and before that its predecessor, the Overseas Developmen ...
, British economist and civil servant
*
Adrian Delia (born 1969), Maltese politician
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Adrian Fenty (born 1970), American politician, mayor of Washington D.C.
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Adrian Flook
Adrian John Flook (born 9 July 1963) is a British Conservative politician, and a former Member of Parliament (MP).
Early life
Flook was educated at King Edward School, Bath and Mansfield College, Oxford where he studied (BA) Modern History. H ...
(born 1963), British politician
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Adrian Foster (politician), Canadian politician
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Adrian Hasler (born 1964), Liechtenstein politician
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Adrian Knatchbull-Hugessen
Adrian Norton Knatchbull-Hugessen, (5 July 1891 – 30 March 1976) was a Canadian lawyer and senator.
Knatchbull-Hugessen was born in Ashford, Kent, England on 5 July 1891, the son of Edward Hugessen Knatchbull-Hugessen, 1st Baron Brabour ...
(1891–1976), Canadian lawyer and senator
*
Adrián Vázquez Lázara (born 1982), Spanish politician
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Adrian Molin Adrian Leopold Molin (5 March 188010 August 1942) was a Swedish far-right writer and political activist.
Early ideas
Born in Varberg, Molin attended the University of Gothenburg and received his doctorate from the institution in 1906.Franklin Dani ...
(1880–1942), Swedish writer and political activist
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Adrian Năstase (born 1950), Romanian politician
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Adrian Neritani
Adrian Neritani was the Permanent Representative of Albania to the United Nations. He assumed the position in 2006, replacing Agim Nesho, and remained in it until 2009. Concurrently he served as non-resident ambassador to Cuba.
Education
N ...
, former
Permanent Representative of Albania to the United Nations
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Adrián Rivera Pérez
Adrián Rivera Pérez (born 8 July 1962) is a Mexican politician affiliated with the PAN. As of 2013 he served as Senator of the LX and LXI Legislatures of the Mexican Congress representing Morelos. He also served as Deputy during the LVIII Le ...
(born 1962), Mexican politician
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Adrian Piccoli
Adrian Piccoli (born 24 March 1970) is a former Australian politician who represented the electoral district of Murray in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly from 2015 to 2017, and the district of Murrumbidgee from 1999 to 2015. He was the ...
(born 1970), Australian politician
*
Adrian von Renteln file:Adrian von Renteln.jpg, Theodor Adrian von Renteln
Theodor Adrian von Renteln (15 September 1897 – 1946 (disputed)) was an activist and politician in Nazi Germany. During World War II, he was General Commissioner of ''Generalbezirk Litauen'' ...
(1897–1946), Nazi commander in Lithuania
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Adrian Cola Rienzi (1905–1972), Trinidadin and Tobagonian trade unionist, civil rights activist, politician, and lawyer
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Adriano Sánchez Roa
Adriano de Jesús Sánchez Roa (born 24 January 1956) is a politician, economist and writer from the Dominican Republic. He is Senator for the province of Elías Piña
Elias is the Greek equivalent of Elijah ( he, אֵלִיָּהוּ ''ʾ ...
(born 1956), Dominican politician
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Adrian Rurawhe
Adrian Paki Rurawhe (born 1961) is a New Zealand Labour Party politician of Ngāti Apa descent. He is the speaker of the New Zealand House of Representatives, the second Māori to hold the position, and Member of Parliament for Te Tai Hauāuru. ...
(born 1961), New Zealand politician
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Adrian M. Smith
Adrian Michael Smith (born December 19, 1970) is an American politician serving as the United States House of Representatives, U.S. representative for since 2007. A member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party, he represente ...
(born 1970), American politician
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Adrian Sanders (born 1959), British politician
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Adrian Severin
Adrian Severin (born 28 March 1954) is a Romanian politician and former Member of the European Parliament.
Adrian Severin started his politics career under the Communist rule, as Instructor (''lector'') at Ștefan Gheorghiu Academy, the univer ...
(born 1954), Romanian politician and Member of the European Parliament
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Adrian Smith (politician)
Adrian Michael Smith (born December 19, 1970) is an American politician serving as the U.S. representative for since 2007. A member of the Republican Party, he represented the 48th district in the Nebraska Legislature from 1999 to 2007. Smith ...
(born 1970), American politician
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Adrian Stokes (courtier)
Adrian Stokes (4 March 1519 – 30 November 1586) was an English courtier and politician.
Stokes was Master of the Horse to Frances Grey, Duchess of Suffolk, and married her after the execution of her first husband, Henry Grey, 1st Duke of ...
(1519–1586), English politician
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Adrian Stoughton
Adrian Stoughton (1556–1614), of Stoughton, Surrey and West Stoke, near Chichester, Sussex, was an English politician.
He was the son of Thomas Stoughton, MP and the brother of Laurence Stoughton, MP. Educated at the Inner Temple, he was ...
(1556–1614), English politician
Academia
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Adrian Albert
Abraham Adrian Albert (November 9, 1905 – June 6, 1972) was an American mathematician. In 1939, he received the American Mathematical Society's Cole Prize in Algebra for his work on Riemann matrices. He is best known for his work on the Al ...
(1905–1972), American mathematician
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Adrian Baddeley
Adrian John Baddeley (born May 25, 1955) is a statistical scientist working in the fields of spatial statistics,A. Baddeley, E. Rubak and R.Turner, "Spatial Point Patterns: Methodology and Applications with R", Chapman and Hall/CRC Press 2015. st ...
(born 1955), Australian scientist
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Adrian Bailey (academic) Adrian J. Bailey is a scholar known for his research in population, migration, economic, and social geography. He is currently Chair Professor of Geography and Dean of Social Sciences at Hong Kong Baptist University. His research interests include t ...
, American scholar
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Adrian Bejan (born 1948), Romanian-born professor of mechanical engineering at Duke University
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Adrian Beverland
Hadriaan Beverland (Hadrianus Beverlandus, September–December 1650 Middelburg, Zeeland — 14 December 1716 London) was a Dutch humanist scholar who was banished from Holland in 1679 and settled in England in 1680.
Early life
Beverland was bor ...
(1650–1716), Dutch philosopher and jurist who settled in England
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Adrian Bird
Sir Adrian Peter Bird, (born 3 July 1947) is a British geneticist and Buchanan Professor of Genetics at the University of Edinburgh. Bird has spent much of his academic career in Edinburgh, from receiving his PhD in 1970 to working at the MRC ...
(born 1947), British geneticist
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Adrian Bowyer
Adrian Bowyer is an English engineer and mathematician, formerly an academic at the University of Bath.
Born in 1952 in London, Bowyer is the older child of the late Rosemary and John Bowyer; the latter was a writer, painter and one of the fo ...
(born 1952), engineer, creator of the
RepRap project
The RepRap project started in England in 2005 as a University of Bath initiative to develop a low-cost 3D printer that can print most of its own components, but it is now made up of hundreds of collaborators worldwide. RepRap is short for rep''lic ...
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Adrian John Brown
Adrian John Brown, FRS (27 April 1852 – 2 July 1919) was a British Professor of Malting and Brewing at the University of Birmingham and a pioneer in the study of enzyme kinetics.
He was born at Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire to Edwin Brown, ...
(1852–1919), British professor and pioneer
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Adrian David Cheok
Adrian David Cheok is an Australian political figure, electrical engineer, and academic. He is a professor at in Tokyo, Japan. In the 2019 federal election, he ran to represent the Division of Boothby as a member of the far-right Fraser Annin ...
(born 1971/1972), Australian electrical engineer and professor
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Adrian Curaj
Adrian Curaj (born October 14, 1958) is a Romanian electrical engineer who was named Education Minister in the new government of Dacian Cioloș in November 2015. He was removed during a cabinet reshuffle the following July.
In 2010, Curaj became ...
(born 1958), Romanian engineer
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Adrian Darby
Adrian Marten George Darby, (born 25 September 1937) is a British conservationist and academic.
Academic and conservation career
Darby served as a fellow and tutor in economics at Keble College, University of Oxford (1963–1985), and visi ...
(born 1937), British conservationist and academic
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Adrian Goldsworthy
Adrian Keith Goldsworthy (; born 1969) is a British historian and novelist who specialises in ancient Roman history.
Education
Adrian Goldsworthy attended Westbourne School, Penarth. He then read Ancient and Modern History at St John's College, ...
(born 1969), British historian and author who writes mostly about ancient Roman history
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Adrian Hardy Haworth (1767–1833), English entomologist, botanist and carcinologist
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Adrian Ioana
Adrian Ioana (born 18 January 1981, Târgu Jiu) is a Romanian mathematician.http://www.math.ucsd.edu/~aioana/cv.pdf He is currently a professor at the University of California, San Diego.
Ioana earned a BS in Mathematics from the University of ...
(born 1981), Romanian mathematician
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Adrian Mihai Ionescu
Adrian (Mihai) Ionescu is a full Professor at the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne (EPFL) on a special contract.
Education
He received the B.S./M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from the Polytechnic Institute of Bucharest, Romania and th ...
, Romanian professor
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Adrian Ioviță
Adrian Ioviță (born 28 June 1954) is a Romanian-Canadian mathematician, specializing in arithmetic algebraic geometry and ''p''-adic cohomology theories.
Education
Born in Timișoara, Romania, Iovita received in 1978 his undergraduate degree i ...
(born 1954), Romanian-Canadian mathematician
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Adrian Jacobsen
Johan Adrian Jacobsen (1853 in Risøya, Tromsø – 1947) was a Norway, Norwegian ethnologist and adventurer. He is mainly known as a collector of ethnographical objects, and a recruiter of indigenous peoples for the ethnographical shows organ ...
(1853–1947), Norwegian ethnologist and explorer
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Adrian Kaehler
Adrian Kaehler is an American scientist, engineer, entrepreneur, inventor and author. He is best known for his work on the OpenCV Computer Vision library, as well as two books on that library.
Early life
Adrian Kaehler was born in 1973. At th ...
, American scientist, engineer, entrepreneur, inventor, and author
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Adrian Liston
Adrian Liston is a British immunologist and senior group leader at the Babraham Institute in Cambridge, United Kingdom. He is also a professor at the KU Leuven (Leuven, Belgium) and head of the '' VIB Translational Immunology Laboratory'' since 2 ...
(born 1980), British immunologist and author
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Adrian Paterson
Adrian "Adi" Paterson is a South African scientist and engineer best known for his work on Pebble bed modular reactor, Pebble Bed modular reactor research and development. He was CEO of the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation ...
, South African scientist and engineer
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Adrián Recinos (1886–1962), Guatemalan historian, Mayanist and diplomat
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Adrian Smith (born 1946), British statistician
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Adrian Stephens
Adrian Stephens (1795 – 25 December 1876) was an English engineer, noted for inventing the steam whistle in 1833.
Stephens was born in the Penzance area of Cornwall and came to Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, in 1827 to work at the Dowlais ironwork ...
(1795–1876), English engineer, inventor of the steam whistle
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Adrian V. Stokes
Adrian V Stokes (25 June 1945 – 7 April 2020) was a British computer scientist who was one of the founders of the internet including the first implementation of email in the UK.
Education
Stokes earned a BSc in Chemistry and a PhD in Theore ...
(1945–2020), British computer scientist
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Adrian Webb Sir Adrian Leonard Webb (born 19 July 1943) is a British academic and public administrator.
Education and early life
Born in Newport, Wales, Webb attended St Julian's High School and the University of Birmingham; he graduated from the latter wit ...
(born 1943), British academic and public administrator
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Adrian Zenz
Adrian Nikolaus Zenz (born 1974) is a German anthropologist known for his studies of the Xinjiang internment camps (also known as "re-education" camps) and Uyghur genocide. He is a senior fellow in China studies at the Victims of Communism Memo ...
(born 1974), German anthropologist
Military
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Adrian Becher
Brigadier Adrian William Bay Becher (17 May 1897 – 29 March 1957) was a British Army officer and first-class cricketer. Born in Gloucestershire he was educated at Repton School before entering the Royal Military College, Sandhurst. Becher ...
(1897–1957), British Army officer and cricketer
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Adrian von Bubenberg (1434–1479), Bernese knight, military commander and mayor
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Adrian Carton de Wiart (1880–1963), Belgian-born British Army lieutenant-general awarded the Victoria Cross
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Adrian Cole (RAAF officer)
Air Vice Marshal Adrian Lindley Trevor Cole, CBE, DSO, MC, DFC (19 June 1895 – 14 February 1966) was a senior commander in the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF). Joining the army at the outbreak of World War I, he tra ...
(1895–1966), Australian World War I flying ace
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Adrian Johns (born 1951), English governor of Gibraltar and former Royal Navy vice-admiral
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Adrian Dietrich Lothar von Trotha
General Adrian Dietrich Lothar von Trotha (3 July 1848 – 31 March 1920) was a German military commander during the European new colonial era. As a brigade commander of the East Asian Expedition Corps, he was involved in suppressing the Bo ...
(1848–1920), German military commander in Africa
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Adrian Marks
Lieutenant Commander (USN) Robert Adrian Marks (February 18, 1917 – March 7, 1998) was the U.S. Navy pilot who rescued 56 crewmen of the USS ''Indianapolis'' after it was sunk by Japanese torpedoes. Marks disobeyed standing orders not to land ...
(1917–1998), United States Navy pilot
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Adrian Consett Stephen (1894–1918), Australian artillery officer and playwright
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Adrian Warburton
Adrian "Warby" Warburton, (10 March 1918 – 12 April 1944) was a Royal Air Force (RAF) Aviator, pilot and flying ace of the Second World War. He became legendary in the RAF for his role in the defence of Siege of Malta (1940), Malta and was des ...
(1918–1944), British Second World War pilot
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Adrián Woll
Adrián Woll (December 2, 1795 – February 1875) was a French Mexican general in the army of Mexico during the Texas Revolution and the military conflict between Mexico and the Republic of Texas which followed.
Woll was governor of Tamaulipas f ...
(1795–1875), French Mexican general during the Texas Revolution and the Mexican–American War
Sports
American football
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Adrian Amos
Adrian Gerald Amos Jr. (born April 29, 1993) is an American football strong safety for the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Penn State, and was selected by the Chicago Bears in the fifth roun ...
(born 1993), American football player
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Adrian Arrington
Adrian Jarrard Arrington (born November 7, 1985) is a former American football wide receiver. He was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the seventh round of the 2008 NFL Draft and was called up from the team's practice squad before week 17 of t ...
(born 1985), American football player
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Adrian Awasom (born 1983), Cameroon-born American football player
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Adrian Baird
Adrian Baird (born July 15, 1979) is a former professional Canadian football defensive end. He was drafted by the Ottawa Renegades in the fifth round of the 2005 CFL Draft. He played CIS football for the Ottawa Gee-Gees.
Baird also played for ...
(born 1979), Canadian football player
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Adrian Baril
Adrian George Baril (June 4, 1898 – June 10, 1961) was an American football player who played three seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the Minneapolis Marines and Milwaukee Badgers. He played college football at the University of ...
(1898–1961), American football player
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Adrian Battles
Adrian Battles (born October 30, 1989) is a retired American football offensive guard. He played college football for Minnesota State University, Mankato from 2005 to 2009.
College career
Battles played college football from 2005 to 2009 as an o ...
(born 1987), American football player
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Adrian Breen (quarterback) (born 1965), American football player
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Adrian Burk (1927–2003), American football player
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Adrian Clarke (born 1991), Canadian football player
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Adrian Clayborn
Adrian Jarrell Clayborn (born July 6, 1988) is a former American football defensive end. He played college football for the University of Iowa, and earned consensus All-American honors. He was drafted by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in the first r ...
(born 1988), American football player
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Adrian Colbert (born 1993), American football player
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Adrian Cooper
Adrian Cooper, Jr. (born April 27, 1968) is a former professional American football tight end in the National Football League. He played six seasons for the Pittsburgh Steelers (1991–1993), the Minnesota Vikings (1994–1995), and the San Fran ...
(born 1968), American football player
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Adrian Davis (Canadian football)
Adrian Davis (born December 17, 1981) is a former Canadian football defensive tackle who played four seasons in the Canadian Football League. He was drafted in the fourth round of the 2006 CFL Draft by the Montreal Alouettes. He played CIS footba ...
(born 1981), Canadian football player
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A. J. Davis (cornerback, born 1983)
A. J. Davis (born May 29, 1983) is a former American football cornerback who was drafted by the Detroit Lions in the fourth round of the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football at North Carolina State.
Davis was also a member of the Clevel ...
, American football player known as A.J. Davis
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Adrian Dingle (American football)
Adrian Kennell Dingle (June 25, 1977 – November 8, 2022) was an American professional American football, football player who was a defensive tackle in the National Football League (NFL). He played five seasons for the San Diego Chargers (2000 ...
(born 1977), American football player
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Adrian Ealy
Adrian Ealy (born August 7, 1999) is an American football offensive tackle who is a free agent. He played college football at Oklahoma Sooners football, Oklahoma. He signed with the Baltimore Ravens after going undrafted in the 2021 NFL Draft.
C ...
(born 1999), American football player
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Adrian Ford
Adrian Grainger Ford (January 1, 1904 – July 7, 1977) was a professional football player from Youngstown, Ohio. After going attending high school in Niles, Ohio; Ford attended and played college football for Lafayette College. He made his prof ...
(1904–1977), American football player
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Adrian Grady
Adrian Grady (born November 21, 1985) is a former American football defensive lineman. He was signed as an undrafted free agent by the Indianapolis Colts in 2009. He played college football at Louisville.
He has also been a member of the New Engl ...
(born 1985), American football player
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Adrian Hamilton
Adrian Charles Hamilton (born November 29, 1987) is a former American football outside linebacker in the National Football League for the Baltimore Ravens. He signed with the Dallas Cowboys as an undrafted free agent in 2012. He also was a membe ...
(born 1987), American football player
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Adrian Hardy
Adrian Paul Hardy (born August 16, 1970) is a former American football defensive back who played three seasons in the National Football League (NFL) with the San Francisco 49ers and Cincinnati Bengals. He was drafted by the 49ers in the second ...
(born 1970), American football player
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Adrian Hubbard
Adrian Hubbard (born February 27, 1992) is a former American football linebacker. He played college football at Alabama.
College career
As a redshirt sophomore in 2012, Hubbard had seven sacks, including one in the 2013 BCS National Champions ...
(born 1992), American football player
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Adrian Jones (American football)
Adrian Denard Jones (born June 10, 1981) is a former American football offensive guard. He was drafted by the New York Jets in the fourth round of the 2004 NFL Draft. He played college football at Kansas.
Jones has also played for the Kansas ...
(born 1981), American football player
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Adrian Killins
Adrian Killins, Jr. (born January 2, 1998) is an American football running back for the Arlington Renegades of the XFL. He played college football at UCF.
Early life and high school
Killins was born and grew up in Daytona Beach, Florida and a ...
(born 1998), American football player
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Adrian Klemm
Adrian William Klemm (born May 21, 1977) is an American football coach and former offensive tackle who is the offensive line coach for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He previously served as the offensive line coa ...
(born 1977), American football player and coach
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Adrian Madise
Adrian James Madise (born March 23, 1980) is a former American football wide receiver. Madise played college football for Texas Christian University. During his junior and senior years in 2001 and 2002, he tallied 82 catches for 1,343 yards (16. ...
(born 1980), American football player
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Adrian Magee
Adrian Magee (born November 13, 1996) is an American football offensive guard who is a free agent. He played college football at LSU.
Early years
Magee attended Franklinton High School in Franklinton, Louisiana, joining the team the year after ...
(born 1996), American football player
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Adrian Martinez (American football) (born 2000), American football player
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Adrian Mayes
Adrian Anthony Mayes (born November 17, 1980) is a former NFL and CFL linebacker.
Early life
Mayes was born in Houston, Texas, where he attended Forest Brook High School.
Playing career College career
Mayes played college football as a lin ...
(born 1980), American football player
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Adrian Moten
Adrian Moten (born April 22, 1988) is a former American football linebacker. He was signed by the Indianapolis Colts as an undrafted free agent in 2011. He played college football at Maryland.
Professional career
Indianapolis Colts
On July 29, ...
(born 1988), American football player
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Adrian Murrell
Adrian Byran Murrell (born October 16, 1970) is a former professional American football running back. He was drafted by the New York Jets in the fifth round of the 1993 NFL Draft after playing collegiately for the West Virginia Mountaineers. ...
(born 1970), American football player
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Adrian Peterson (American football, born 1979)
Adrian Nicholas Peterson (born July 1, 1979) is a former American football running back who played in the National Football League and United Football League. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the sixth round of the 2002 NFL Draft, playi ...
, American football player
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Adrian Peterson (born 1985), American football player
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Adrian Phillips
Adrian Phillips (born March 28, 1992) is an American football Safety (gridiron football position), safety for the New England Patriots of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Texas Longhorns football, Texas and joine ...
(born 1992), American football player
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Adrian Robinson (1989–2015), American football player
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Adrian Ross (born 1975), American football player
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Adrian Tracy
Adrian D'Sean Tracy (born April 6, 1988) is a professional gridiron football defensive end who is a free agent. He most recently played for the Toronto Argonauts of the Canadian Football League (CFL). He was selected in the sixth round (184th over ...
(born 1988), American football player
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Adrian White (American football)
Adrian Darnell White (born April 6, 1964) is an American former college and professional football player who was a safety in the National Football League (NFL) for seven seasons during the 1980s and 1990s. White played college football for th ...
(born 1964), American football player
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Adrian Wilson (American football)
Adrian Lemar Wilson (born October 12, 1979) is an American football executive and former safety who is the vice president of pro scouting for the Arizona Cardinals of the National Football League (NFL).
Wilson played college football at NC Sta ...
(born 1979), American football player
* Adrian Young (American football) (born 1949), American football player
Association football
* Adrián Aldrete (born 1988), Mexican footballer
* Adrian Aliaj (born 1976), Albanian footballer
* Adrian Allenspach (born 1969), Swiss footballer
* Adrian Alston (born 1949), English footballer
* Adrián Álvarez (born 1968), Argentine footballer
* Adrian Anca (born 1976), Romanian footballer
* Adrian Antunović (born 1989), Croatian footballer
* Adrián Argachá (born 1986), Uruguayan footballer
* Adrian García Arias (born 1975), Mexican footballer
* Adrián Arregui (born 1992), Argentine footballer
* Adrián Ascues (born 2002), Peruvian footballer
* Adrian Ávalos (born 1974), Argentine footballer
* Adrian Avrămia (born 1992), Romanian footballer
* Adrian Bajrami (born 2002), Swiss footballer
* Adrian Bakalli (born 1976), Belgian footballer
* Adrian Bălan (born 1990), Romanian footballer
* Adrián Balboa (born 1994), Uruguayan footballer
* Adrian Baldovin (born 1971), Romanian footballer
* Adrian Barbullushi (born 1968), Albanian footballer
* Adrian Bartkowiak (born 1987), Polish footballer
* Adrian Basta (born 1988), Polish footballer
* Adrián Bastía (born 1978), Argentine footballer
* Adrian Beck (born 1997), German footballer
* Adrian Benedyczak (born 2000), Polish footballer
* Adrián Berbia (born 1977), Uruguayan goalkeeper
* Adrián Bernabé (born 2001), Spanish footballer
* Adrian Bevington (born c. 1971), Club England Managing Director
* Adrian Bielawski (born 1996), Polish footballer
* Adrian Billhardt (born 1997), German footballer
* Adrian Bird (footballer), Adrian Bird (born 1969), English footballer
* Adrian Błąd (born 1991), Polish footballer
* Adrian Blake (born 2005), English footballer
* Adrian Bogoi (born 1973), Romanian footballer
* Adrián Bone (born 1988), Ecuadorian footballer
* Adrian Boothroyd (born 1971), English footballer and manager
* Adrian Borza (born 1985), Romanian footballer
* Adrian Budka (born 1980), Polish footballer
* Adrian Bumbescu (born 1960), Romanian footballer
* Adrian Bumbut (born 1984), Romanian footballer
* Adrian Butters (born 1988), Canadian footballer
* Adrián Butzke (born 1999), Spanish footballer
* Adrian Caceres (born 1982), Argentine footballer
* Adrián Calello (born 1987), Argentine footballer
* Adrián Cañas (born 1992), Spanish footballer
* Adrian Cann (born 1980), Canadian soccer player
* Adrian Cașcaval (born 1987), Moldovan footballer
* Adrián Centurión (born 1993), Argentine footballer
* Adrián Čermák (born 1993), Slovak footballer
* Adrian Chama (born 1989), Zambian footballer
* Adrián Chávez (born 1962), Mexican footballer
* Adrian Chomiuk (born 1988), Polish footballer
* Adrián Chovan (born 1995), Slovak footballer
* Adrian Cieślewicz (born 1990), Polish footballer
* Adrian Clarke (footballer) (born 1974), English footballer
* Adrian Clifton (born 1988), English footballer
* Adrián Colombino (born 1993), Uruguayan footballer
* Adrián Colunga (born 1984), Spanish footballer
* Adrian Coote (born 1978), English footballer
* Adrián Cortés (born 1983), Mexican footballer
* Adrian Cristea (born 1983), Romanian footballer
* Adrián Cruz (born 1987), Spanish footballer
* Adrián Cuadra (born 1997), Chilean footballer
* Adrian Cuciula (born 1986), Romanian footballer
* Adrian Cucovei (born 1982), Moldovan footballer
* Adrian Dabasse (born 1993), French footballer
* Adrián Dalmau (born 1994), Spanish footballer
* Adrian Danek (born 1994), Polish footballer
* Adrián Diéguez (born 1996), Spanish footballer
* Adrian Drida (born 1982), Romanian footballer
* Adrian Dubois (born 1987), American footballer
* Adrian Dulcea (born 1978), Romanian footballer and manager
* Adrian Durrer (born 2001), Swiss footballer
* Adrian Edqvist (born 1999), Swedish footballer
* Adrián El Charani (born 2000), Venezuelan footballer
* Adrian Elrick (born 1949), New Zealand footballer
* Adrián Escudero (1927–2011), Spanish footballer
* Adrián Faúndez (born 1989), Chilean footballer
* Adrian Fein (born 1999), German footballer
* Adrián Fernández (footballer, born 1980), Argentine footballer
* Adrián Fernández (footballer, born 1992), Paraguayan footballer
* Adrian Foncette (born 1988), Trinidadian footballer
* Adrian Forbes (born 1979), English footballer
* Adrian Foster (footballer) (born 1971), English footballer and manager
* Adrián Fuentes (born 1996), Spanish footballer
* Adrián Gabbarini (born 1985), Argentine footballer
* Adrian Dan Găman (born 1978), Romanian footballer
* Adrian Gheorghiu (born 1981), Romanian footballer
* Adrian Gîdea (born 2000), Romanian footballer
* Adrián González (footballer, born 1976), Argentine footballer
* Adrián González (footballer, born 1988), Spanish footballer
* Adrián González (footballer, born 1995), Argentine footballer
* Adrián González (footballer, born 2003), Mexican footballer
* Adrián Hernán González (born 1976), Argentine footballer
* Adrián González Morales (born 1988), Spanish footballer
* Adrián Goransch (born 1999), Mexican footballer
* Adrian Grbić (born 1996), Austrian footballer
* Adrian Grigoruță (born 1983), Romanian footballer
* Adrian Gryszkiewicz (born 1999), Polish footballer
* Adrián Gunino (born 1989), Uruguayan footballer
* Adrian Hajdari (born 2000), Macedonian footballer
* Adrian Aleksander Hansen (born 2001), Norwegian footballer
* Adrian Heath (born 1961), English footballer and manager
* Adrian Henger (born 1996), Polish footballer
* Pollo (footballer), Adrián José Hernández (born 1983), Spanish footballer, known as Pollo
* Adrián Horváth (born 1987), Hungarian footballer
* Adrian Iencsi (born 1975), Romanian footballer and manager
* Adrian Ilie (born 1974), Romanian footballer
* Adrian Ilie (footballer, born 1981), Romanian footballer
* Adrian Ionescu (footballer, born 1958), Romanian footballer
* Adrian Ionescu (footballer, born 1985), Romanian footballer
* Adrian Ioniță (born 2000), Romanian footballer
* Adrian Iordache (born 1980), Romanian footballer
* Adrian Dragoș Iordache (born 1981), Romanian footballer
* Adrian Jevrić (born 1986), German footballer
* Adrián Jusino (born 1992), Bolivian footballer
* Adrian Kappenberger (born 1996), Danish footballer
* Adrian Kasztelan (born 1986), Polish footballer
* Adrian Klepczyński (born 1981), Polish footballer
* Adrian Klimczak (born 1997), Polish footballer
* Adrian Knup (born 1968), Swiss footballer
* Adrián Kocsis (born 1991), Hungarian footballer
* Adrian Kunz (born 1967), Swiss footballer
* Adrián Lapeña (born 1996), Spanish footballer
* Adrián Torres Lázaro (born 1998), Spanish footballer commonly known as Lele
* Adrian Leijer (born 1986), Australian footballer
* Adrián Leites (born 1992), Uruguayan footballer
* Adrian LeRoy (born 1987), Canadian footballer
* Adrián Leško (born 1995), Slovak footballer
* Adrian Liber (born 2001), Croatian footballer
* Adrian Lis (born 1992), Polish footballer
* Adrian Littlejohn (born 1970), English footballer
* Adrián Lois (born 1989), Spanish footballer
* Adrián López (footballer, born 1987), Spanish footballer
* Adrián López (born 1988), Spanish footballer
* Adrián Lozano (born 1999), Mexican footballer
* Adrian Lucaci (1966–2020), Romanian footballer
* Adrián Lucero (born 1985), Argentine footballer
* Adrián Marín Lugo (born 1994), Mexican footballer
* Adrián Luna (born 1992), Uruguayan footballer
* Adrian Łyszczarz (born 1999), Polish footballer
* Adrian Madaschi (born 1982), Australian footballer
* Adrian Małachowski (born 1998), Polish footballer
* Adrian Marek (born 1987), Polish footballer
* Adrian Mariappa (born 1986), English footballer
* Adrián Marín (footballer, born 1994), Mexican footballer
* Adrián Marín (footballer, born 1997), Spanish footballer
* Adrian Mărkuș (born 1992), Romanian footballer
* Adrián Martín (footballer) (born 1982), Spanish footballer
* Adrián Martínez (Mexican footballer) (born 1970)
* Adrián Martínez (Venezuelan footballer) (born 1993)
* Adrián Emmanuel Martínez (born 1992), Argentine footballer
* Adrián Nahuel Martínez (born 1992), Argentine footballer
* Adrian Matei (footballer) (born 1968), Romanian footballer
* Adrian Mierzejewski (born 1986), Polish footballer
* Adrian Mihalcea (born 1976), Romanian footballer
* Adrian Moescu (born 2001), Romanian footballer
* Adrián Mouriño (born 1988), Spanish footballer
* Adrian Mrowiec (born 1983), Polish footballer
* Adrian Mutu (born 1979), Romanian footballer
* Adrian Nalați (born 1983), Romanian footballer
* Adrian Napierała (born 1982), Polish footballer
* Adrian Neaga (born 1979), Romanian footballer
* Adrian Negrău (born 1968), Romanian footballer
* Adrian Neniță (born 1996), Romanian footballer
* Adrian Nikçi (born 1989), Swiss footballer
* Adrian Romeo Niță (born 2003), Romania footballer
* Adrian Olah (born 1981), Romania footballer
* Adrian Olegov (born 1985), Bulgarian footballer
* Adrian Olszewski (born 1993), Polish footballer
* Adrián Ortolá (born 1993), Spanish footballer
* Adrian Paluchowski (born 1987), Polish footballer
* Adrian Pătraș (born 1984), Moldovan footballer
* Adrian Pătulea (born 1984), Romanian footballer
* Adrián Paz (born 1966), Uruguayan footballer
* Adrian Pelka (born 1981), German footballer
* Adrian Pennock (born 1971), English footballer
* Adrián Peralta (born 1982), Argentine footballer
* Adrian Pereira (born 1999), Norwegian footballer
* Adrian Petre (born 1998), Romanian footballer
* Adrian Pettigrew (born 1986), English footballer
* Adrian Pigulea (born 1968), Romanian footballer
* Adrian Piț (born 1983), Romanian footballer
* Adrian Pitu (born 1975), Romanian footballer
* Adrian Popa (footballer, born 1988), Romanian footballer
* Adrian Popa (footballer, born 1990), Romanian footballer
* Adrian Poparadu (born 1987), Romanian footballer
* Adrian Popescu (born 1960), Romanian footballer
* Adrian Popescu (footballer, born 1975), Romanian footballer
* Adrian Pukanych (born 1981), Ukrainian footballer
* Adrian Pulis (born 1979), Maltan footballer
* Adrian Purzycki (born 1997), Polish footballer
* Adrian Rakowski (born 1990), Polish footballer
* Adrián Ramos (born 1986), Colombian footballer
* Adrián Ricchiuti (born 1978), Argentine footballer
* Adrián Riera (born 1996), Spanish footballer
* Adrián Ripa (born 1985), Spanish footballer
* Adrian Rochet (born 1987), Israel footballer
* Adrián Rojas (born 1977), Chilean footballer
* Adrian Rolko (born 1978), Czech footballer
* Adrián Romero (Argentine footballer) (born 1975)
* Adrián Romero (Uruguayan footballer) (born 1977)
* Adrian Ropotan (born 1986), Romanian footballer
* Adrián Ruelas (born 1991), American soccer player
* Adrian Rus (born 1996), Romanian footballer
* Adrian Rusu (born 1984), Romanian footballer
* Adrián Sahibeddine (born 1994), French footballer
* Adrian Sălăgeanu (born 1983), Romanian footballer
* Adrián Sánchez (footballer, born 1999), Adrián Sánchez (born 1999), Argentine footballer
* Adrián (footballer), Adrián San Miguel del Castillo (born 1987), Spanish football goalkeeper known as simply Adrián
* Adrián Sardinero (born 1990), Spanish footballer
* Adrian Sarkissian (born 1979), Uruguayan footballer
* Adrian Scarlatache (born 1986), Romanian footballer
* Adrian Schlagbauer (born 2002), German footballer
* Adrián Scifo (born 1987), Argentine footballer
* Adrian Šemper (born 1998), Croatian footballer
* Adrian Senin (born 1979), Romanian footballer
* Adrian Serioux (born 1979), Canadian soccer player
* Adrian Sikora (born 1980), Polish footballer
* Adrian Sosnovschi (born 1977), Moldovan footballer and manager
* Adrián Spörle (born 1995), Argentine footballer
* Adrian Spyrka (born 1967), German footballer
* Adrian Stanilewicz (born 2000), German footballer
* Adrian Șter (born 1998), Romanian footballer
* Adrian Stoian (born 1991), Romanian footballer
* Adrian Stoicov (1967–2017), Romanian footballer
* Adrian Șut (born 1999), Romanian footballer
* Adrian Świątek (born 1986), Polish footballer
* Adrián Szekeres (born 1989), Hungarian footballer
* Adrián Szőke (born 1998), Serbian footballer
* Adrian Toma (born 1976), Romanian footballer
* Adrián Torres (born 1989), Argentine footballer
* Adrian Trinidad (born 1982), Argentine footballer
* Adrián Turmo (born 2001), Spanish footballer
* Adrián Ugarriza (born 1997), Peruvian footballer
* Adrian Ursea (born 1967), Romanian footballer and manager
* Adrian Valentić (born 1987), Croatian footballer
* Adrian Vera (born 1997), American footballer
* Adrian Viciu (born 1991), Romanian footballer
* Adrian Viveash (born 1969), English footballer, better known as Adi Viveash
* Adrian Vlas (born 1982), Romanian footballer
* Adrian Ionuț Voicu (born 1992), Romanian footballer
* Adrian Voiculeț (born 1985), Romanian footballer
* Adrian Webster (footballer, born 1951), English footballer
* Adrian Webster (footballer, born 1980), New Zealand footballer
* Adrian Whitbread (born 1971), English footballer and manager
* Adrian Williams, better known as Ady Williams (born 1971), English footballer and manager
* Adrian Winter (born 1986), Swiss footballer
* Adrian Woźniczka (born 1982), Polish footballer
* Adrian Zahra (born 1990), Australian footballer
* Adrian Zaluschi (born 1989), Romanian footballer
* Adrián Zambrano (born 2000), Venezuelan footballer
* Adrián Zela (born 1989), Peruvian footballer
* Adrian Zendejas (born 1995), American footballer
* Adrián Zermeño (born 1979), Mexican footballer
Baseball
* Adrian Constantine Anson better known as Cap Anson (1852–1922), American baseball player
* Adrián Beltré (born 1979), Dominican Republic baseball player
* Adrian Brown (baseball) (born 1974), American baseball player
* Adrian Burnside (born 1977), Australian baseball player
* Adrian Cárdenas (born 1987), American baseball player
* Adrian Devine (1951–2020), American baseball player
* Adrian Garrett (1943–2021), American baseball player and coach
* Adrián González (born 1982), American-Mexican baseball player
* Adrian Houser (born 1993), American baseball player
* Addie Joss (1880–1911), American baseball pitcher
* Adrian Lynch (1897–1934), American baseball player
* Adrián Morejón (born 1999), Cuban baseball player
* Adrián Nieto (born 1989), Cuban baseball player
* Adrian Sampson (born 1991), American baseball player
* Adrián Sánchez (born 1990), Colombian-Venezuelan baseball player
* Adrián Zabala (1916–2002), Cuban baseball player
Basketball
* Adrian Autry (born 1972), American basketball player
* Adrian Banks (born 1986), American basketball player
* Adrian Bauk (born 1985), Australian basketball player
* Adrian Branch (born 1963), American basketball player
* Adrian Caldwell (born 1966), American basketball player
* Adrian Celada, Filipino basketball player
* Adrian Dantley (born 1956), American basketball player
* Adrian Griffin (born 1974), American basketball player
* Adrian Pledger (born 1976), American basketball player
* Adrian Smith (basketball) (born 1936), American basketball player
* Adrian Tudor (born 1985), Romanian basketball player
* Adrian Williams-Strong (born 1977), American basketball player
Boxing
* Adrian Blair (born 1943), Australian boxer
* Adrian Clark (boxer) (born 1986), American boxer
* Adrian Diaconu (born 1978), Romanian boxer
* Adrián Hernández (boxer) (born 1986), Mexican boxer
* Adrian Mora (born 1978), American boxer
Cricket
* Adrian Aymes (born 1964), British cricketer
* Adrian Barath (born 1990), West Indian cricketer
* Adrian Birrell (born 1960), South African cricketer and coach
* Adrian Brown (cricketer) (born 1962), English cricketer
* Adrian Jones (cricketer) (born 1961), English cricketer
* Adrian Rollins (born 1972), English cricketer
Ice hockey
* Adrian Aucoin (born 1973), Canadian ice hockey player
* Adrian Foster (ice hockey) (born 1982), Canadian ice hockey player
* Adrian Kempe (born 1996), Swedish ice hockey player
* Adrian Wichser (born 1980), Swiss ice hockey player
Racing
* Adrian Adgar (born 1965), English cyclist
* Adrian Archibald (born 1969), British motorcycle racer
* Adrian Banaszek (born 1993), Polish cyclist
* Adrián Campos (1960-2021), Spanish racing driver
* Adrián Campos Jr. (born 1988), Spanish racing driver
* Adrian Carrio (born 1989), American racing driver
* Adrian "Wildman" Cenni, American off-road racing driver
* Adrián Fernández (born 1965), Mexican racing driver and team owner
* Adrián Fernández (motorcyclist) (born 2004), Spanish motorcycle racer
* Adrián González (cyclist) (born 1992), Spanish cyclist
* Adrian Kurek (born 1988), Polish road bicycle racer
* Adrián Martín (motorcyclist) (born 1992), Spanish motorcycle racer
* Adrian Newey (born 1958), British race car engineer and designer
* Adrian Quaife-Hobbs (born 1991), British racing driver
* Adrian Aas Stien (born 1992), Norwegian cyclist
* Adrian Sutil (born 1983), German racing driver
* Adrián Vallés (born 1986), Spanish race car driver
* Adrian Zaugg (born 1986), South African racing driver
Rugby
* Adrian Apostol (born 1990), Romanian rugby player
* Adrian Barich (born 1963), Australian rules footballer and television and radio presenter
* Adrian Barone (born 1987), New Zealand rugby union footballer
* Adrian Bassett (born 1967), Australian rules footballer
* Adrian Battiston (born 1963), Australian rules footballer
* Adrian Beer (born 1943), Australian rules footballer
* Adrian Clarke (rugby union) (born 1938), New Zealand rugby player
* Adrian Davies (born 1969), English rugby player
* Adrian Davis (rugby league) (born 1990), Australian rugby player
* Adrian Garvey (born 1968), Zimbabwean-born South African rugby union player
* Adrian Lungu (born 1960), Romanian rugby player
* Adrian Morley (born 1977), English rugby player
* Adrian Pllotschi (born 1959), Romanian rugby player and coach
* Adrian Stoop (1883–1957), English rugby union player
* Adrian Young (footballer) (1943–2020), Australian rugby player
Swimming
* Adrian Andermatt (born 1969), Swiss swimmer
* Adrian Moorhouse (born 1964), English swimmer
* Adrian Robinson (swimmer) (born 2000), Botswanan swimmer
* Adrian Romero (swimmer) (born 1972), Guamanian swimmer
Tennis
* Adrian Andreev (born 2001), Bulgarian tennis player
* Adrian Mannarino (born 1988), French tennis player
* Adrian Quist (1913–1991), Australian tennis player
* Adrian Ungur (born 1985), Romanian tennis player
* Adrian Voinea (born 1974), Romanian tennis player
Other
* Adrian Adonis (1954–1988), American professional wrestler
* Adrian Alvarado (figure skater) (born 1983), Mexican figure skater
* Adrian Ang (born 1988), Malaysian bowler
* Adrián Annus (born 1973), Hungarian hammer thrower
* Adrian Bachmann (born 1976), Swiss sprint canoer
* Adrian Ballinger (born 1976), British-American climber, skier, and mountain guide
* Adrian Berce (born 1958), Australian field hockey player
* Adrian Blincoe (born 1979), New Zealand runner
* Adrian Błocki (born 1990), Polish racewalker
* Adrian Breen (hurler) (born 1992), Irish hurler
* Adrian Cosma (1950–1996), Romanian handball player
* Adrian Crișan (born 1980), Romanian table tennis player
* Adrián Gavira (born 1987), Spanish beach volleyball player
* Adrian Gomes (born 1990), Brazilian gymnast
* Adrian Gray (born 1981), English darts player
* Adrian Gunnell (born 1972), English snooker player
* Adrian Hansen (born 1971), South African squash player
* Adrian Lewis (born 1985), English darts player
* Adrian Matei (born 1985), Romanian figure skater
* Adrian Metcalfe (1942–2021), British runner and sports broadcaster
* Adrian Neville (born 1986), English professional wrestler, known professionally as Pac
* Adrián Alonso Pereira (born 1988), Spanish futsal player
* Adrián Popa (born 1971), Hungarian weightlifter
* Adrian Rollinson (born 1965), British strongman
* Adrian Schultheiss (born 1988), Swedish figure skater
* Adrian Smith (strongman) (born 1964), British strongman
* Adrian Street (born 1940), Welsh wrestler and author
* Adrian Strzałkowski (born 1990), Polish long jumper
* Adrián Paz Velázquez (born 1964), Mexican Paralympic athlete
* Adrian Watt (born 1947), American ski jumper
* Adrian White (equestrian) (born 1933), New Zealand equestrian
* Adrian Alejandro Wittwer (born 1986), Swiss extreme athlete and ice swimmer
* Adrian Zieliński (born 1989), Polish weightlifter
Arts and entertainment
*Adrian Adlam (born 1963), British violinist and conductor
*Adrian Aeschbacher (1912–2002), Swiss classical pianist
*Adrian Alandy (born 1980), Filipino actor and model
*Adrian Allinson (1890–1959), British painter, potter and engraver
*Adrián Alonso (born 1994), Mexican actor
*Adrian Alphona, Canadian comic book artist
*Adrian Alvarado (actor) (born 1976), American actor
*Adrian Anantawan (born 1986), Canadian violinist
*Adrian Augier, St. Lucian poet and producer
*Adrian Bică Bădan (born 1988), Romanian footballer
*Adrian Baker (born 1951), English singer, songwriter, and record producer
*Adrian Bărar (1960–2021), Romanian guitarist and composer
*Adrian Barber (1938–2020), English musician and producer
*Adrian Batten (1591–1637), English organist
*Adrian Bawtree (born 1968), English composer and organist
*Adrian Beaumont (born 1937), British composer, conductor, and professor
*Adrian Beers (1916–2004), British double bass player and teacher
*Adrian Belew (born 1949), American guitarist, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer
*Adrian Benjamin (born 1942), actor and prebendary emeritus
*Adrian Biddle (1952–2005), English cinematographer
*Adrian Blevins (born 1964), American poet
*Adrian Borland (1957–1999), English singer, songwriter, guitarist and record producer
*Adrian Boult (1889–1983), English conductor
*Adrian Brown (director), Adrian Brown (1929–2019), British director and poet
*Adrian Brown (musician), Adrian Brown (born 1949), British conductor
*Adrian Brunel (1892–1958), English film director and screenwriter
*Adrian Bustamante (born 1981), American actor
*Adrián Caetano (born 1969), Uruguayan-Argentine film director, producer and screenplay writer
*Adrian Carmack (born 1969), American video game artist
*Adrián Carrio (born 1986), Spanish pianist
*Adrian Chiles (born 1967), British television and radio presenter
*Adrian Clarke (photographer), English photographer
*Adrian Clarke (poet), British poet
*Adrian Conan Doyle (1910–1970), English race-car driver, big-game hunter, explorer, and writer
*Adrian Dingle (artist) (1911–1974), Welsh-Canadian painter and comic book artist
*Adrian Dunbar (born 1958), Northern Ireland actor
*Adrian Edmondson better known as Ade Edmondson (born 1957), English actor, comedian, director, writer and musician
*Adrian Enescu (1948–2016), Romanian composer
*Adrian Erlandsson (born 1970), Swedish heavy metal drummer
*Adrian Fisher (musician) (1952-2000), former guitarist for Sparks (band)
*Adrian Gaxha (born 1984), Macedonian singer-songwriter and producer
*Adrian Ghenie (born 1977), Romanian painter
*Adrian Gonzales (1937-1998), Filipino comic book artist
*Adrián Luis González (born 1939), Mexican potter
*Adrian Gray (artist), Adrian Gray (born 1961), British artist
*Adrian (costume designer), Adrian Adolph Greenburg (1903–1959), costume designer for over 250 films known as simply Adrian
*Adrian Grenier (born 1976), American actor, producer, director, musician and environmentalist
*Adrian Griffin (drummer), Australian drummer
*Adrian Gurvitz (born 1949), English singer, musician and songwriter
*Adrian Hall (actor) (born 1959), British actor and co-director
*Adrian Hall (artist) (born 1943), British artist
*Adrian Hall (director) (born 1927), American theatre director
*Adrian Hates (born 1973), German dark wave musician
*Adrian Heath (1920–1992), British painter
*Adrian Heathfield, British writer and curator
*Adrian Hoven (1922–1981), Austrian actor, producer and film director
*Adrian A. Husain (born 1945), Pakistani poet
*Adrian Ivaniţchi (born 1947), Romanian folk musician and guitarist
*Adrian Jones (sculptor) (1845–1938), English sculptor and painter who specialized in animals, particularly horses
*Adrian Jones (born 1978), Swedish musician, member of Gjallarhorn (band), Gjallarhorn
*Adrian Karsten (1960–2005), American sports reporter
*Adrian Kowanek (born 1977), Polish musician
*Adrian Le Roy (1520–1598), French string player, composer, music publisher and educator
*Adrian Leaper (born 1953), English conductor
*Adrian Legg (born 1948), English guitar player
*Adrian Lester (born 1968), British actor
*Adrian Lucas (born 1962), English organist, tutor, and composer
*Adrian Lulgjuraj (born 1980), Albanian rock singer
*Adrian Lukis (born 1957), British actor
*Adrian Lux (born 1986), Swedish disc jockey and music producer
*Adrian Lyne (born 1941), English filmmaker and producer
*Adrian Martin (born 1959), Australian film and arts critic
*Adrian Martinez (actor) (born 1972), American actor and comedian
*Adrian Minune (born 1974), Romani-Romanian manele singer
*Adrian Mitchell (1932–2008), English poet, novelist and playwright
*Adrian William Moore (born 1956), British philosopher and broadcaster
*Adrián Navarro (born 1969), Argentine actor
*Adrian Noble (born 1950), English theatre director
*Adrian Pasdar (born 1965), American actor and film director
*Adrian Paul (born 1959), English actor
*Adrian Pecknold (1920–1999), Canadian mime, director, and author
*Adrian Petriw (born 1987), Canadian actor
*Adrian Picardi (born 1987), American filmmaker
*Adrian Pintea (1954–2007), Romanian actor
*Adrian Piotrovsky (1898–1937), Russian dramaturge
*Adrian Piper (born 1948), American conceptual artist and philosophy professor
*Adrian Pisarello (born 1970), Gibraltarian musician and songwriter
*Adrian R'Mante (born 1978), American television actor
*Adrian Rawlins (born 1958), English actor
*Adrian Ludwig Richter (1803–1884), German painter and etcher
*Adrian Rodriguez (DJ), German DJ
*Adrián Rodríguez (born 1988), Spanish actor and singer from Catalonia
*Adrian Rodriguez, American bass guitarist for The Airborne Toxic Event
*Adrian Rollini (1903–1956), American multi-instrumentalist best known for his jazz music
*Adrian Ross (1859–1933), British lyricist
*Adrián Rubio, Mexican actor and model
*Adrian Scarborough (born 1968), English character actor
*Adrian Scott (1912–1972), American screenwriter and film producer
*Adrian Shaposhnikov (1888–1967), Russian classical composer
*Adrian Sherwood (born 1958), English record producer
*Adrian Sînă (born 1977), Romanian singer-songwriter and record producer
*Adrian D. Smith (born 1944), American architect
*Adrian Smith (born 1957), English musician and one of three guitarists/songwriters in the English band Iron Maiden
*Adrian Smith (illustrator), British illustrator
*Adrian Steirn, photographer and filmmaker
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Adrian Consett Stephen (1894–1918), Australian artillery officer and playwright
*Adrian Stokes (critic) (1902–1972), British art critic
*Adrian Scott Stokes (1854–1935), English landscape painter
*Adrian Stroe (born 1959), Romanian serial killer
*Adrian Sturges (born 1976), British film producer
*Adrián Suar (born 1968), Argentine actor and media producer
*Adrian Tanner, English writer and director
*Adrian Taylor (producer) (1954–2014), American television news producer
*Adrian Tchaikovsky (born 1972), British fantasy and science fiction author
*Adrián Terrazas-González (born 1975), Mexican jazz composer and wind player
*Adrian Thaws (born 1968), English musician and actor
*Adrian Tomine (born 1974), American cartoonist
*Adrian Truss (born 1953), British-Canadian actor
*Adrian Utley (born 1957), English musician best known as a member of the band Portishead
*Adrian Vandenberg (born 1954), Dutch rock guitarist
*Adrian Wells (born 1989), British-American clinical psychologist, singer and songwriter
*Adrian White (musician), Canadian drummer
*Adrian White (author), Anglo-Irish writer
*Adrian Willaert (c. 1490–1562), Flemish composer of the Renaissance and founder of the Venetian School
*Adrian Wilson (actor) (born 1969), South African model and actor
*Adrian Wilson (artist) (born 1964), British artist and photographer
*Adrian Wright (1947–2015), English-Australian actor
*Adrian Young (born 1969), American drummer for the rock band No Doubt
*Adrian Younge (born 1978), American composer, arranger, and music producer
*Adrian Zagoritis (born 1968), British songwriter and record producer
*Adrian Zingg (1734–1816), Swiss painter
*Adrian Zmed (born 1954), American television personality and film actor
Other
*Adrian Arendt (born 1952), Romanian sailor
*Adrian Bancker (1703–1772), American silversmith
*Adrian Beecroft (born 1947), British venture capitalist
*Adrian Bell (1901–1980), English ruralist journalist, crossword compiler, and farmer
*Adrian Bellamy (born 1941/1942), British businessman
*Adrian Block (1567–1627), Dutch explorer of the American East Coast
*Adrian Brown (archivist) (born 1969), British archivist
*Adrian Brown (journalist), Australian journalist
*Adrian Cioroianu (born 1967), Romanian historian, politician, journalist, and essayist
*Adrian Cronauer (born 1938), American former lawyer and radio speaker
*Adrian Diel (1756–1839), German physician
*Adrian Finighan (born 1964), British journalist
*Adrian Frutiger (born 1928), Swiss typeface designer
*Adrian Fulford (born 1953), British judge
*Adrian Geiges (born 1960), German writer and journalist
*Adrian Anthony Gill (1954–2016), British writer and critic
*Adrian Gonzalez (kidnapper) (born 2000), American kidnapper
*Adrián Gómez González, Mexican drug lord
*Adrián Arroyo Gutiérrez (born 1976), Costa Rican serial killer and rapist, known as The Southern Psychopath
*Adrian Hanauer (born 1966), American businessman and minority owner and general manager of the Seattle Sounders FC
*Adrian Hayes (adventurer) (born 1959), British explorer
*Adrian Holovaty (born 1981), American web developer, journalist and entrepreneur
*Adrian van Hooydonk (born 1964), Dutch automobile designer
*Adrian Albert Jurgens (1886–1953), South African philatelist
*Adrian Kantrowitz (1918–2008), American cardiac surgeon
*Adrian Kashchenko (1858–1921), Ukrainian writer, historian of the Zaporozhian Cossacks
*Adrian Knox (1863–1932), Australian judge
*Adrian Künzi (born 1973), Swiss banker
*Adrian Lamo (born 1981), Colombian-American threat analyst and "grey hat" hacker
*Adrian Lim (1942–1988), Singaporean serial killer
*Adrian Long, British civil engineer
* Adrian Mikhalchishin (born 1954), Ukrainian chess grandmaster
*Adrian von Mynsicht (1603–1638), German alchemist
*Adrian Parr (born 1967), Australian philosopher and cultural critic
*Adrian Păunescu (1943–2010), Romanian poet, journalist, and politician
*Adrian Plass (born 1948), English author and speaker
*Adrian Rogers (1931–2005), American pastor, conservative and author
*Adrian Andrei Rusu (born 1951), Romanian medieval archaeologist
*Adrian Anthony Spears (1910–1991), American judge
*Adrián Steckel, Mexican businessman
*Adrian Stephen (1883–1948), British author and psychoanalyst, brother of Virginia Woolf and Vanessa Bell
*Adrian Stroe (born 1959), Romanian serial killer
*Adrian Ursu (born 1968), Romanian journalist
*Adrian Weale (born 1964), English writer, journalist, illustrator and photographer
*Adrian Wewer (1836–1914), German-born American architect and Franciscan friar
*Adrian White (businessman) (born 1942), British businessman, founder of Biwater
*Adrian Zecha (born 1933), Indonesian hotelier
Fictional characters
*Adrien Agreste, a superhero and male protagonist of ''Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir''
*Adrian Chase, DC Comics superhero
*Adrian Corbo, alias Flex, a Marvel Comics superhero
*Adrian "Fletch" Fletcher, character on the British medical dramas ''Casualty (TV series), Casualty'' and ''Holby City''
*Adrian Hall (Home and Away), Adrian Hall, character on the soap opera ''Home and Away''
*Adrian Ivashkov, character in Richelle Mead's ''Vampire Academy'' and protagonist in ''Bloodlines (book series), Bloodlines''
*Adrian Leverkühn, protagonist of Thomas Mann's ''Doctor Faustus''
*Adrian Mole, protagonist of ''The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole''
*Adrian Monk, protagonist of the television series ''Monk''
*Adrian Pennino, wife of Rocky Balboa
*Adrian Seidelman, character from the ''Cybersix'' comic and television series
*Adrian Shephard, protagonist of the Half-Life expansion "Half-Life: Opposing Force"
*Adrian Fahrenheit Ţepeş, alias ''Alucard'', character in the Castlevania video games
*Adrian Toomes, alias ''Vulture'', a Marvel Comics villain
*Adrian Veidt, alias ''Ozymandias'', character in the Watchmen graphic novel series
*Son of Rosemary, Adrian Woodhouse, spawn of Satan in the film ''Rosemary's Baby (film), Rosemary's Baby''
* Adrian, a character in Shakespeare's Coriolanus, is a Volscian who is oddly friendly with a Roman named Nicanor, and acts as a spy for the state.
* Adrian, a mental woman in The Crush (1993 film)
See also
*Adreian
References
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