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
Adrianus of Tyre (Ancient Greek: , c. 113 – 193 AD), also written as Hadrian and Hadrianos, was a sophist of ancient Athens who flourished under the emperors Marcus Aurelius and Commodus.
Adrianus was the pupil of Herodes Atticus, and obt ...
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
** Etrusca ...
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
Atri ( sa, अत्रि) or Attri is a Vedic sage, who is credited with composing numerous hymns to Agni, Indra, and other Vedic deities of Hinduism. Atri is one of the Saptarishi (seven great Vedic sages) in the Hindu tradition, and the on ...
, 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
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 ...
, and the only Dutch pope,
Adrian VI
Pope Adrian VI ( la, Hadrianus VI; it, Adriano VI; nl, Adrianus/Adriaan VI), born Adriaan Florensz Boeyens (2 March 1459 – 14 September 1523), was head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 9 January 1522 until his d ...
. 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
Pope Adrian I ( la, Hadrianus I; died 25 December 795) was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 1 February 772 to his death. He was the son of Theodore, a Roman nobleman.
Adrian and his predecessors had to contend with periodic ...
(c. 700–795)
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Pope Adrian II
Pope Adrian II ( la, Adrianus II; also Hadrian II; 79214 December 872) was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 867 to his death. He continued the policy of his predecessor, Nicholas I. Despite seeking good relations with Loui ...
(792–872)
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Pope Adrian III
Pope Adrian III or Hadrian III ( la, Adrianus or ''Hadrianus''; died July 885) was the bishop of Rome and ruler of the Papal States from 17 May 884 to his death. He served for little more than a year, during which he worked to help the people of I ...
(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
Pope Adrian V (Latin: ''Adrianus V''; c. 1210/1220 – 18 August 1276), born Ottobuono de' Fieschi, was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 11 July 1276 to his death on 18 August 1276. He was an envoy of Pope Cle ...
(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
Adrian, also spelled Hadrian (born before 637, died 710), was a North African scholar in Anglo-Saxon England and the abbot of Saint Peter's and Saint Paul's in Canterbury. He was a noted teacher and commentator of the Bible. Adrian was born betw ...
(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
Saint Adrian of May (sometimes given as "Magridin") (d. 875) was a martyr-saint of ancient Scotland, whose cult (religious practice), cult became popular in the 14th century. He is commemorated on 3 December. He may have been a bishop of Archbishop ...
(died 875), Scottish saint from the Isle of May, martyred by Vikings
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Adrian of Moscow (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
Venerable Adrian of Poshekhonye (russian: Адриан Пошехонский; died 1550) was a Russian Orthodox monk and iconographer, who was the founder and first hegumen (abbot) of the Dormition monastery in Poshekhonye, north Yaroslavl Oblast ...
(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 Forte ...
(1476–1539), English courtier at Henry VIII's court, beatified as a Roman Catholic martyr
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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
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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'Donne ...
(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
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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
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Adrian Bailey
Adrian Edward Bailey (born 11 December 1945) is a retired British Labour and Co-operative politician. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for West Bromwich West from 2000, when he won the seat at a by-election in November 2000 until he stoo ...
(born 1945), British politician
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Adrian Baillie (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, American Commissioner
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Adrian Bennett
Adrian Frank Bennett (21 January 1933 – 9 May 2006) was an Australian politician. Born in Perth, Western Australia, he was educated at Catholic schools before becoming a transport worker. He was secretary of the Transport Workers' Union and a ...
(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
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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 (born 1967), Mexican politician
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Adrian Cochrane-Watson (born 1967), Irish politician
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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
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Adrian Delia
Adrian Delia, (born 8 August 1969, in Sliema, Malta) is a Maltese politician, and lawyer by profession. He is the former leader of the Nationalist Party from September 2017 till October 2020.
Early life
Adrian Delia grew up in Birkirkara. H ...
(born 1969), Maltese politician
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Adrian Fenty
Adrian Malik Fenty (born December 6, 1970) is an American politician who served as the sixth mayor of the District of Columbia. He served one term, from 2007 to 2011, losing his bid for reelection at the primary level to Democrat Vincent C. Gray ...
(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)
Adrian Foster is a Canadian politician who serves as the current mayor of Clarington. As mayor, he also sits on Durham Regional Council.
Education
Foster was educated at the University of Toronto Scarborough, where he studied psychology and ...
, Canadian politician
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Adrian Hasler
Adrian Hasler (born 11 February 1964) is a Liechtensteiner politician and trained economist who served as Prime Minister of Liechtenstein from 2013 to 2021.
Early life, family and education
Born to Arthur and Liselotte Hasler, Adrian Hasler wa ...
(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
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Adrián Vázquez Lázara
Adrián Vázquez Lázara (Madrid, 1982) is a Spanish politician, Member of the European Parliament, MEP for Citizens (Spanish political party), Citizens (Ciudadanos), the Spanish political delegation part of Renew Europe (third biggest political g ...
(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
Adrian Năstase (; born 22 June 1950) is a Romanian jurist, academic/professor, blogger, and former politician who served as the Prime Minister of Romania from October 2000 to December 2004.
He competed in the 2004 presidential election as th ...
(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 ...
(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 th ...
(born 1970), Australian politician
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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
Adrian Cola Rienzi (born Krishna Deonarine on 19 January 1905, died Desh Bandu (''Friend of the Nation'') on July 21, 1972) was a Trinidadian and Tobagonian trade unionist, civil rights activist, politician and lawyer.
Early life and education ...
(1905–1972), Trinidadin and Tobagonian trade unionist, civil rights activist, politician, and lawyer
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Adriano Sánchez Roa (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
Adrian Mark Sanders (born 25 April 1959) is a Liberal Democrat politician in the United Kingdom. He was the Member of Parliament (MP) for Torbay in Devon from 1997 until his defeat in the 2015 general election.
Early life
Sanders is the ...
(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) (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 w ...
(1556–1614), English politician
Academia
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Adrian Albert (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
Adrian Bejan is an American professor who has made contributions to modern thermodynamics and developed his constructal law. He is J. A. Jones Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Duke University and author of the books Design i ...
(born 1948), Romanian-born professor of mechanical engineering at Duke University
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Adrian Beverland (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 (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
Adrian is a form of the Latin given name Adrianus or Hadrianus. Its ultimate origin is most likely via the former river Adria from the Venetic and Illyrian word ''adur'', meaning "sea" or "water".
The Adria was until the 8th century BC the main ...
(1767–1833), English entomologist, botanist and carcinologist
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Adrian Ioana (born 1981), Romanian mathematician
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Adrian Mihai Ionescu, Romanian professor
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Adrian Ioviță (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
Adrián Recinos (1886–1962) was a Guatemalan historian, essayist, Mayanist scholar and translator, and diplomat. Recinos was a student of national history, especially the Maya civilization and the ancient history of the K'iche' and Kaqchikel peo ...
(1886–1962), Guatemalan historian, Mayanist and diplomat
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Adrian Smith
Adrian Frederick "H" Smith (born 27 February 1957) is an English guitarist best known as a member of heavy metal band Iron Maiden, for whom he also writes songs and performs backing vocals both live and in the studio.
Smith grew up in London ...
(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 ironwo ...
(1795–1876), English engineer, inventor of the steam whistle
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Adrian V. Stokes (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
Adrian von Bubenberg (born c. 1424 in Bern; died August 1479 in Bern) was a Bernese knight, military commander and mayor ('' Schultheiss'') of Bern in 1468-1469, 1473-1474 and 1477-1479. In Switzerland, he is remembered as the hero of the 1476 Bat ...
(1434–1479), Bernese knight, military commander and mayor
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Adrian Carton de Wiart
Lieutenant-General Sir Adrian Paul Ghislain Carton de Wiart, (; 5 May 1880 – 5 June 1963) was a British Army officer born of Belgian and Irish parents. He was awarded the Victoria Cross, the highest military decoration awarded for valour "i ...
(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
Vice Admiral Sir Adrian James Johns, (born 1 September 1951) is a former senior officer in the Royal Navy, serving as Second Sea Lord between 2005 and 2008. He was the Governor of Gibraltar between 2009 and 2013.
Early life and education
Joh ...
(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 Germans, German military commander during the New Imperialism, European new colonial era. As a brigade commander of the East Asian Expedition Corps, he was involve ...
(1848–1920), German military commander in Africa
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Adrian Marks (1917–1998), United States Navy pilot
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Adrian Consett Stephen
Major Adrian Consett Stephen MC (1894 – 14 March 1918) was an Australian artillery officer and playwright. He was awarded the Military Cross during World War I.
History
Stephen was the second son of solicitor Consett Stephen, of the Sydney fi ...
(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) pilot and flying ace of the Second World War. He became legendary in the RAF for his role in the defence of Malta and was described by the then Air Officer C ...
(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
Adrian Awasom (born October 25, 1983) is a former American football defensive end. He was a member of the Toronto Argonauts of the CFL and the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League. He was signed by the New York Giants as an undrafted ...
(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)
Adrian Owen Breen (born January 11, 1965) is a former American football quarterback in the National Football League. He played for the Cincinnati Bengals, and college football for the Morehead State Eagles
The Morehead State Eagles are the ...
(born 1965), American football player
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Adrian Burk
Adrian Matthew Burk (December 14, 1927 – July 28, 2003) was an American football quarterback in the National Football League (NFL) for the Baltimore Colts and Philadelphia Eagles. After his playing career, he served as an official.
Playing ca ...
(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
Adrian Colbert (born October 6, 1993) is an American football Safety (gridiron football position), safety for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL). He last played for the Tennessee Titans of the National Football League (NFL). ...
(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), 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 (1904–1977), American football player
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Adrian Grady (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 memb ...
(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 ...
(born 1977), American football player and coach
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Adrian Madise (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)
Adrian Martinez (born January 7, 2000) is an American football quarterback for the Detroit Lions of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football at Kansas State and Nebraska.
Early years
Martinez attended the Clovis West Hig ...
(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
Adrian Lewis Peterson (born March 21, 1985) is an American football running back who is a free agent. He is widely considered to be one of the greatest running backs in football history. He played college football at Oklahoma, where he set the ...
(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
Adrian Lynn Robinson, Jr. (November 21, 1989 – May 16, 2015) was an American football linebacker. He was signed by the Pittsburgh Steelers as an undrafted free agent in 2012. He played college football at Temple University.
He also played f ...
(1989–2015), American football player
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Adrian Ross
Arthur Reed Ropes (23 December 1859 – 11 September 1933), better known under the pseudonym Adrian Ross, was a prolific writer of lyrics, contributing songs to more than sixty British musical comedies in the late 19th and early 20th centuries ...
(born 1975), American football player
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Adrian Tracy (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
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Adrian Young (American football)
Matthew Adrian Young Jr. (born January 31, 1946) is a former American football linebacker who played six seasons in the National Football League (NFL). Young played college football for the University of Southern California (USC), and earned All ...
(born 1949), American football player
Association football
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Adrián Aldrete (born 1988), Mexican footballer
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Adrian Aliaj
Adrian Aliaj (born 24 April 1976) is a retired Albanian football defender.
Club career
Aliaj started his career at Partizani Tirana in Albania where he made his first team debut at the young age of 16. He then left for Hannover 96 in 1995, ...
(born 1976), Albanian footballer
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Adrian Allenspach
Adrian Allenspach (born 31 August 1969) is a retired Swiss football striker
Forwards (also known as attackers) are outfield positions in an association football team who play the furthest up the pitch and are therefore most responsible for s ...
(born 1969), Swiss footballer
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Adrian Alston
Adrian Alston (born 6 February 1949) is a former professional soccer player. Born in England, he began his career as a youth player with Preston North End and briefly at non-league Fleetwood before moving to Australia. In Australia, he played f ...
(born 1949), English footballer
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Adrián Álvarez (born 1968), Argentine footballer
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Adrian Anca
Adrian Gheorghe Anca (born 27 March 1976) is a former Romanian football striker and manager.
Career
Anca began playing football professionally for IS Campia Turzii in the Romanian second league. He later made his debut in the Romanian first ...
(born 1976), Romanian footballer
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Adrian Antunović (born 1989), Croatian footballer
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Adrián Argachá
Adrián Argachá González (born 21 December 1986) is an Uruguayan association football, footballer who plays for Spanish club Centro Atlético Fénix as a Midfielder, left midfielder.
References
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(born 1986), Uruguayan footballer
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Adrian García Arias (born 1975), Mexican footballer
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Adrián Arregui
Adrián Arregui (born 12 August 1992) is an Argentine footballer who currently plays for Club Atlético Huracán on loan from Colombian club Independiente Medellin.
Career
Club
Arregui spent almost four years with Temperley, helping them to pro ...
(born 1992), Argentine footballer
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Adrián Ascues (born 2002), Peruvian footballer
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Adrian Ávalos (born 1974), Argentine footballer
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Adrian Avrămia (born 1992), Romanian footballer
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Adrian Bajrami
Adrian Bajrami (born 5 April 2002) is a professional association football, footballer who plays as a centre-back for Portuguese club S.L. Benfica B, Benfica B. Born in Switzerland, he plays for the Albania national football team, Albania national ...
(born 2002), Swiss footballer
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Adrian Bakalli
Adrian Bakalli (born 22 November 1976) is a Belgian former professional footballer. He represented the Belgium Under-21 side.
He played for R.W.D. Molenbeek and Rode Verrewinkel before joining English side Watford in January 1999. During th ...
(born 1976), Belgian footballer
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Adrian Bălan (born 1990), Romanian footballer
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Adrián Balboa
Adrián Martín Balboa Camacho (born 19 January 1994) is a Uruguayan footballer who plays as a striker for Defensor Sporting, on loan from Argentine club Belgrano.
Career
Born in Montevideo, Balboa came from the youth divisions of Club Sport ...
(born 1994), Uruguayan footballer
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Adrian Baldovin (born 1971), Romanian footballer
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Adrian Barbullushi (born 1968), Albanian footballer
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Adrian Bartkowiak
Adrian Bartkowiak (born January 28, 1987) is a Polish retired footballer who played as a defender.
Career
In January 2011, he was loaned to Warta Poznań on a half year deal. He returned to Górnik Łęczna Gornik may refer to one of the foll ...
(born 1987), Polish footballer
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Adrian Basta
Adrian Basta (born 1 December 1988) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a defender for IV liga
IV may refer to:
Businesses and organizations
*Immigration Voice, an activist organization
*Industrievereinigung, Federation of Austri ...
(born 1988), Polish footballer
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Adrián Bastía
Adrián Jesús Bastía (born 20 December 1978 in Gobernador Crespo, Santa Fe Province, Santa Fe) is a retired Argentina, Argentine Association football, football midfielder.
Career
Bastía started his playing career in 1997 with Racing Club de A ...
(born 1978), Argentine footballer
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Adrian Beck
Adrian Beck (born 9 June 1997) is a German professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for club 1. FC Heidenheim.
Career
Born in Crailsheim, Beck spent time with TSG 1899 Hoffenheim, TSG 1899 Hoffenheim II, SSV Ulm 1846 and Union Saint-G ...
(born 1997), German footballer
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Adrian Benedyczak
Adrian Dawid Benedyczak (born 24 November 2000) is a Polish professional association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), forward for Serie B club Parma Calcio 1913, Parma.
Club career
On 27 June 2021, Benedyczak j ...
(born 2000), Polish footballer
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Adrián Berbia (born 1977), Uruguayan goalkeeper
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Adrián Bernabé
Adrián Bernabé Garcia (born 26 May 2001) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Parma.
Career Manchester City
A youth product of RCD Espanyol and ''La Masia,'' the FC Barcelona academy, Bernabé joined Manchester C ...
(born 2001), Spanish footballer
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Adrian Bevington
Adrian Bevington (born c. 1971) was Club England Managing Director at the Football Association (the FA) from 2010 to 2015. He was recently a Non-Executive Director at League Two side Hartlepool United.
In October 2022, Bevington resigned as a N ...
(born c. 1971), Club England Managing Director
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Adrian Bielawski
Adrian Bielawski (born 14 April 1996) is a Polish footballer who plays as a right back for Warta Gorzów.
Senior career
Bielawski started his career with Lechia Gdańsk, making the move up to the Lechia second team in 2012. After a good start ...
(born 1996), Polish footballer
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Adrian Billhardt
Adrian Billhardt (born 17 October 1997) is a German professional association football, footballer who plays as a midfielder for Detroit City FC, Detroit City in the USL Championship.
Career Youth
Billhardt spent the majority of his youth career ...
(born 1997), German footballer
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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 1969), English footballer
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Adrian Błąd
Adrian Błąd (born 16 April 1991 in Lubin) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a winger for GKS Katowice.
Career
Club
He made his debut for Zagłębie in a 1-0 defeat to Ruch Chorzów on 21 August 2009.
In July 2011, he was loa ...
(born 1991), Polish footballer
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Adrian Blake
Adrian Blake (born 15 July 2005) is an English professional association football, footballer who plays as a forward (association football), forward for Watford F.C., Watford.
Career
Born in Islington, Blake joined Watford in 2013.
Blake made h ...
(born 2005), English footballer
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Adrian Bogoi
Laurențiu Adrian Bogoi (born 16 February 1973) is a Romanian former professional footballer who played as a defender. Bogoi played in the Liga I for: Rapid București, Chindia Târgoviște, Argeș Pitești and Pandurii Târgu Jiu. After ret ...
(born 1973), Romanian footballer
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Adrián Bone (born 1988), Ecuadorian footballer
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Adrian Boothroyd
Adrian Neil Boothroyd (born 8 February 1971) is an English former footballer who is currently the manager of Indian Super League club Jamshedpur.
At club level, he was manager of Watford from 2005 to 2008. During his time with Watford, he was r ...
(born 1971), English footballer and manager
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Adrian Borza
Adrian Dumitru Borza (born 18 February 1985) is a Romanian Association football, footballer. He played for Gloria Bistriţa in the 2005–06 Divizia A season.
References
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Living people
Romanian footballers ...
(born 1985), Romanian footballer
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Adrian Budka
Adrian Budka (; born January 26, 1980) is a Polish footballer (midfielder) and futsal, futsal player who currently plays for Widzew Łódź.
Career
He played once in Poland national football team so far—the game versus UAE on December 6, 2 ...
(born 1980), Polish footballer
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Adrian Bumbescu
Adrian Bumbescu (born 23 February 1960 in Craiova) is a retired Romanian footballer who played as a central defender.
A defender with a tough attitude, he played mostly with Steaua București, helping it win the 1986 European Cup and subsequ ...
(born 1960), Romanian footballer
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Adrian Bumbut
Adrian Bumbut ( ro, Bumbuț; born 17 August 1984 in Zalău) is a Romanian former association football, football player.
Career College and Amateur
Bumbut moved from his native Romania to the United States as a child with his family, settling in ...
(born 1984), Romanian footballer
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Adrian Butters
Adrian Butters (born 15 July 1988) is a footballer who plays as a defender. Born in Canada, he represents Guyana at international level.
Club career
Butters played with the Toronto Lynx of the USL Premier Development League in the 2009 and 2010 ...
(born 1988), Canadian footballer
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Adrián Butzke (born 1999), Spanish footballer
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Adrian Caceres (born 1982), Argentine footballer
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Adrián Calello
Adrián Daniel Calello (, ; born May 14, 1987) is an Argentine football player, who plays as a midfielder for Quilmes Atlético Club.
He started his professional career at Independiente, debuting for the first team on February 24, 2007. In th ...
(born 1987), Argentine footballer
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Adrián Cañas
Adrián Cañas Ortiz (born 17 June 1992) is a Spanish footballer who plays for Internacional de Madrid CF as a midfielder.
Club career
Cañas was born in Madrid, and finished his formation with Getafe CF. He made his senior debuts with the res ...
(born 1992), Spanish footballer
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Adrian Cann
Adrian Cann (born September 19, 1980) is a Canadian soccer player who plays as a defender for Canadian Soccer League club Serbian White Eagles FC.
Career
College
Cann had a college soccer career at the University of Louisville from 2000 to 200 ...
(born 1980), Canadian soccer player
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Adrian Cașcaval (born 1987), Moldovan footballer
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Adrián Centurión
Adrian is a form of the Latin language, Latin given name Adrianus (given name), Adrianus or Hadrianus (disambiguation), Hadrianus. Its ultimate origin is most likely via the former river Adria (river), Adria from the Venetic language, Venetic and ...
(born 1993), Argentine footballer
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Adrián Čermák
Adrián Čermák (born 1 July 1993) is a Slovakia, Slovak Association football, football midfielder who currently plays for FC Zbrojovka Brno.
Club career ŠK Slovan Bratislava
Čermák made his debut for Slovan Bratislava against PŠC Pezinok ...
(born 1993), Slovak footballer
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Adrian Chama
Adrian Chama (born 18 March 1989) is a Zambian Association football, footballer who plays for ZESCO United F.C., ZESCO United and the Zambia national football team, Zambia national team.
International career
Chama made his senior international d ...
(born 1989), Zambian footballer
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Adrián Chávez (born 1962), Mexican footballer
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Adrian Chomiuk
Adrian Chomiuk (born in Biała Podlaska) is a Polish footballer who, , plays for Eik-Tønsberg in Norway.
Club career
Chomiuk started his career in 2001 in the student sports club TOP 54 Biała Podlaska, where he trained until 2003. In 200 ...
(born 1988), Polish footballer
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Adrián Chovan (born 1995), Slovak footballer
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Adrian Cieślewicz (born 1990), Polish footballer
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Adrian Clarke (footballer)
Adrian James Clarke (born 28 September 1974) is a former English footballer, who played at every level of English football from the Premier League to the Conference South. The winger made nine first team appearances for Arsenal including five ...
(born 1974), English footballer
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Adrian Clifton (born 1988), English footballer
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Adrián Colombino (born 1993), Uruguayan footballer
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Adrián Colunga
Adrián Colunga Pérez (born 17 November 1984) is a Spanish former Association football, footballer who played as a Forward (association football)#Striker, striker.
He appeared in 152 La Liga matches over seven seasons, scoring a total of 36 go ...
(born 1984), Spanish footballer
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Adrian Coote
Adrian Coote (born 30 September 1978) is a former professional footballer who played as a striker (association football), striker. Born in England, he made six appearances for the Northern Ireland national football team, Northern Ireland nation ...
(born 1978), English footballer
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Adrián Cortés (born 1983), Mexican footballer
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Adrian Cristea
Adrian Cristea (born 30 November 1983) is a Romanian retired professional footballer who played as a winger.
Club career
Adrian Cristea, nicknamed "Prințul" ''(The Prince)'', started his career in his hometown, Iași, playing in Divizia B fo ...
(born 1983), Romanian footballer
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Adrián Cruz (born 1987), Spanish footballer
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Adrián Cuadra (born 1997), Chilean footballer
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Adrian Cuciula
Adrian Cuciula (born 9 May 1986) is a Romanian football (soccer), football player, currently under contract at FC Politehnica Iași (1945), Poli Iaşi.
Career
Born in Hunedoara, Cuciula began playing football as a defender in the youth sides o ...
(born 1986), Romanian footballer
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Adrian Cucovei
Andrian Cucovei (born 21 April 1982) is a former Moldovan footballer who played as defender.
Honours
* Moldovan Cup: 2003-04, 2004–05
* Moldovan Supercup Runner-up: 2004, 2005
* Moldovan National Division Runner-up: 2003-04, 2006-07 (with Zi ...
(born 1982), Moldovan footballer
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Adrian Dabasse
Adrian Dabasse (born 27 July 1993) is a French professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Orléans.
Career
Dabasse came through the youth system at Toulouse and represented Bordeaux at reserve level before signing professional te ...
(born 1993), French footballer
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Adrián Dalmau
Adrián Dalmau Vaquer (born 23 March 1994) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward for AD Alcorcón.
Club career
Born in Palma de Mallorca, Balearic Islands, Dalmau joined Real Madrid's youth setup in 2011 after starting ...
(born 1994), Spanish footballer
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Adrian Danek
Adrian Danek (born 1 August 1994) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a full-back for Korona Kielce
Korona Kielce, , (Korona – ''Crown'' – symbol of club and city, Kielce – name of city where club is based) is ...
(born 1994), Polish footballer
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Adrián Diéguez
Adrián Diéguez Grande (born 4 February 1996) is a Spanish footballer who plays as either a central defender or a left back for SD Ponferradina.
Club career
Born in Madrid, Diéguez represented RCD Carabanchel and Getafe CF as a youth. On 29 J ...
(born 1996), Spanish footballer
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Adrian Drida
Adrian Ioan Drida (born 5 January 1982 in Sântana) is a Romanian former Association football, football player who played as a midfielder.
Club career
Drida started his career playing for UTA Arad, from where he was also loaned to Motorul CFR ...
(born 1982), Romanian footballer
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Adrian Dubois
Adrian Dubois (born April 16, 1987) is an American former soccer player, who is current an assistant coach for the University of Vermont Vermont Catamounts men's soccer, men's soccer team.
Career College and amateur
Adrian Dubois attended Fall M ...
(born 1987), American footballer
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Adrian Dulcea
Pavel Adrian Dulcea (born 25 November 1978) is a Romanian former striker. Currently he is a manager.
Club career
He started his career in his home town, in the 1995/96 season, at FC Râmnicu Vâlcea in Romanian Second League. The oldest k ...
(born 1978), Romanian footballer and manager
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Adrian Durrer (born 2001), Swiss footballer
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Adrian Edqvist
Adrian Edqvist (born 20 May 1999) is a Swedish Association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), forward for Gefle IF.
Youth career
Edqvist was born in Karlskrona and started his career in Nättraby GoIF. At the ag ...
(born 1999), Swedish footballer
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Adrián El Charani
Adrián Amir El Charani Trujillo (born 24 October 2000) is a Venezuelan footballer who plays as a forward for Atlético Venezuela.
Club career
El Charani made his debut for Carabobo on 14 April 2017, coming on as a substitute for Tommy Toba ...
(born 2000), Venezuelan footballer
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Adrian Elrick
Adrian Coroon Elrick (born 29 September 1949 in Scotland) was an association football player who represented New Zealand national soccer team, New Zealand.
Moving from Scotland at a young age to New Zealand, Adrian became part of the Auckland fo ...
(born 1949), New Zealand footballer
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Adrián Escudero (1927–2011), Spanish footballer
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Adrián Faúndez
Adrián Alonso Faúndez Cabrera (born August 5, 1989) is a Chilean footballer.
He began his career in the youth system of Universidad de Chile before making his debut in the 2009 Apertura tournament against Cobresal.
Honours Club
;Universidad d ...
(born 1989), Chilean footballer
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Adrian Fein (born 1999), German footballer
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Adrián Fernández (footballer, born 1980), Argentine footballer
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Adrián Fernández (footballer, born 1992), Paraguayan footballer
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Adrian Foncette
Adrian Jamal Foncette (born 10 October 1988) is a Trinidadian international footballer who plays for Police, as a goalkeeper.
Club career
Born in Arima, Foncette has played club football for St. Ann's Rangers, Albany Great Danes, North East St ...
(born 1988), Trinidadian footballer
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Adrian Forbes (born 1979), English footballer
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Adrian Foster (footballer)
Adrian Foster (born 19 March 1971 in Kidderminster) is an English footballer and manager. He played several seasons in the Football League during the 1990s before dropping down into non-league football.
In December 2013, he was appointed manage ...
(born 1971), English footballer and manager
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Adrián Fuentes (born 1996), Spanish footballer
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Adrián Gabbarini (born 1985), Argentine footballer
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Adrian Dan Găman (born 1978), Romanian footballer
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Adrian Gheorghiu (born 1981), Romanian footballer
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Adrian Gîdea (born 2000), Romanian footballer
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Adrián González (footballer, born 1976)
Adrián Hernán González (born 20 November 1976, in Avellaneda) is an Argentine footballer who last played for Club Atlético Platense. He is noted as a free kick specialist who can play as either a right back or right midfielder.
Career
Gonz ...
, Argentine footballer
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Adrián González (footballer, born 1988)
Adrián González Morales (born 25 May 1988), known simply as Adrián, is a Spanish former professional footballer who played as a central midfielder.
His career was spent mostly in La Liga, where he totalled 243 games in service of Getafe, Rac ...
, Spanish footballer
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Adrián González (footballer, born 1995), Argentine footballer
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Adrián González (footballer, born 2003)
Adrián González Mendoza (born 23 June 2003) is a professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for USL Championship club LA Galaxy II. Born in the United States, he represented the Mexico national under-19 team.
Career Youth
After drawing ...
, Mexican footballer
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Adrián Hernán González
Adrian is a form of the Latin given name Adrianus or Hadrianus. Its ultimate origin is most likely via the former river Adria from the Venetic and Illyrian word ''adur'', meaning "sea" or "water".
The Adria was until the 8th century BC the main ...
(born 1976), Argentine footballer
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Adrián González Morales (born 1988), Spanish footballer
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Adrián Goransch (born 1999), Mexican footballer
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Adrian Grbić
Adrian Grbić (born 4 August 1996) is an Austrian professional footballer who plays as a forward for French club Valenciennes on loan from Lorient, and the Austria national team.
Club career
On 8 July 2020, Grbić signed a five-year contract ...
(born 1996), Austrian footballer
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Adrian Grigoruță (born 1983), Romanian footballer
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Adrian Gryszkiewicz
Adrian Gryszkiewicz (born 13 December 1999) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a defender for Raków Częstochowa.
Club career
On 5 June 2022, Gryszkiewicz signed with SC Paderborn in Germany.
On 10 January 2023, Gryszkiewicz retu ...
(born 1999), Polish footballer
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Adrián Gunino
Adrián Javier Gunino Duque (born 3 February 1989) is an Uruguayan association football, footballer who plays for Centro Atlético Fénix, Fénix as a right back (association football), right back.
Club career
Born in Montevideo, Gunino made his ...
(born 1989), Uruguayan footballer
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Adrian Hajdari
Adrian Hajdari ( mk, Адриан Хајдари; born 31 May 2000) is a Macedonian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Rapid Wien II in Austria.
Professional career
Hajdari made his professional debut with Rapid Wien in a 2-2 ...
(born 2000), Macedonian footballer
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Adrian Aleksander Hansen
Adrian Aleksander Hansen (born 3 September 2001) is a Norwegian football defender who plays for Mjøndalen.
Growing up in the club Konnerud IL, where he played senior football in 2018. He then joined Mjøndalen as a junior, albeit making his sen ...
(born 2001), Norwegian footballer
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Adrian Heath
Adrian Paul Heath (born 11 January 1961) is an English football manager and former player. He currently serves as head coach of Major League Soccer club Minnesota United FC. As a player, he is best known for his six seasons at Everton, where h ...
(born 1961), English footballer and manager
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Adrian Henger
Adrian Henger (born 18 May 1996) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper
In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) is a designated pla ...
(born 1996), Polish footballer
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Adrián José Hernández (born 1983), Spanish footballer, known as Pollo
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Adrián Horváth (born 1987), Hungarian footballer
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Adrian Iencsi
Adrian Mihai Iencsi (born 15 March 1975 in Piatra Neamț) is a Romanian former football player and currently a manager. As a footballer, he enjoyed spells at Ceahlăul Piatra Neamţ, Rapid București, Spartak Moscow, Apollon Limassol and Kapfen ...
(born 1975), Romanian footballer and manager
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Adrian Ilie
Bucurel Adrian “The Cobra” Ilie (born 20 April 1974) is a Romanian former professional footballer who played as a forward.
He represented the Romania national team in one World Cup and two European Championships.
Club career
Ilie began h ...
(born 1974), Romanian footballer
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Adrian Ilie (footballer, born 1981), Romanian footballer
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Adrian Ionescu (footballer, born 1958)
Adrian Ionescu (born 17 May 1958) is a Romanian former football forward. In 1981, while playing for Steaua București in a match against Corvinul Hunedoara he was hit by opponent Ioan Andone in the right knee which led to an anterior cruciate ...
, Romanian footballer
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Adrian Ionescu (footballer, born 1985)
Adrian Mădălin Ionescu (born 13 July 1985 in Slatina) is a Romanian footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder
A midfielder is an outfield position in association football.
Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, ...
, Romanian footballer
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Adrian Ioniță
Adrian Mihai Ioniță (born 11 March 2000) is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Liga I side Chindia Târgoviște.
Honours
;Chindia Târgoviște
*Liga II
The Liga 2, most often spelled as Liga II, is the second ...
(born 2000), Romanian footballer
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Adrian Iordache
Adrian Gheorghe Iordache (born 12 September 1980) is a Romanian former association football, football player. He played as a Defender (association football), defender. His former teams include: AEL Limassol, FC Dinamo București, Dinamo Bucure ...
(born 1980), Romanian footballer
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Adrian Dragoș Iordache
Adrian Iordache (born 13 November 1981) is a retired Romanian football striker. He made 89 appearances in Liga I
The Liga I (; ''First League''), also spelled as Liga 1, is a Romanian professional league for men's association football clu ...
(born 1981), Romanian footballer
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Adrian Jevrić (born 1986), German footballer
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Adrián Jusino
Adrián Johnny Jusino Cerruto (born 9 July 1992) is an American born Bolivian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Bolivian club The Strongest and the Bolivia national team.
With Bolivia he has earned 24 caps and has played at ...
(born 1992), Bolivian footballer
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Adrian Kappenberger (born 1996), Danish footballer
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Adrian Kasztelan
Adrian Kasztelan (born 27 July 1986) is a Polish footballer currently playing for AP ŁKS Łódź. He also played in Korona Kielce, Ruch Chorzów and Znicz Pruszków. (born 1986), Polish footballer
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Adrian Klepczyński (born 1981), Polish footballer
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Adrian Klimczak
Adrian Klimczak (born 26 July 1997) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Wieczysta Kraków.
Career ŁKS Łódź
On 19 December 2018, ŁKS Łódź announced the signing of Klimczak on a contract until 2021.
Wieczysta ...
(born 1997), Polish footballer
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Adrian Knup
Adrian Knup (born 2 July 1968) is a Swiss former professional football striker who played in the 1980s and 1990s.
He was capped 49 times and scored 26 goals for the Switzerland national team between 1989 and 1996, including three games at th ...
(born 1968), Swiss footballer
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Adrián Kocsis
Adrián Kocsis (born 25 March 1991 in Körmend) is a Hungarian striker who currently plays for Zalaegerszegi TE
Zalaegerszegi Torna Egylet Football Club (), commonly known as Zalaegerszegi TE, Zalaegerszeg or ZTE, is a football club from t ...
(born 1991), Hungarian footballer
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Adrian Kunz
Adrian Kunz (born 7 July 1967) is a Swiss former footballer and an ex-manager of several Swiss clubs, most recently Swiss Challenge League side FC Wohlen in 2011–12. Kunz played as a forward in a playing career that included spells at domest ...
(born 1967), Swiss footballer
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Adrián Lapeña (born 1996), Spanish footballer
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Adrián Torres Lázaro
Adrián Torres Lázaro (born 3 April 1998), commonly known as Lele, is a Spanish professional association football, footballer who plays for Extremadura UD. Mainly a Midfielder#Winger, left winger, he can also play as an Midfielder#Attacking mid ...
(born 1998), Spanish footballer commonly known as Lele
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Adrian Leijer (born 1986), Australian footballer
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Adrián Leites (born 1992), Uruguayan footballer
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Adrian LeRoy
Adrian LeRoy (born May 6, 1987) is a Canadian former soccer player.
Career
College and Amateur
LeRoy began his college career at Carleton University in 2005, leading the team to an Ontario University Championship. After one season there, he m ...
(born 1987), Canadian footballer
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Adrián Leško
Adrián Leško (born 24 July 1995), is a Slovak professional footballer who plays for Partizán Bardejov as a midfielder.
Honours
Leško won the 2014–15 DOXXbet liga with the MFK Zemplín Michalovce.
Club career
Leško was born in Bardejov ...
(born 1995), Slovak footballer
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Adrian Liber
Adrian Liber (born 9 January 2001) is a Croatian Association football, footballer currently playing as a Midfielder (association football), midfielder for HNK Rijeka, Rijeka.
Career statistics
Club
Honours
Rijeka
* Croatian Football Cup, C ...
(born 2001), Croatian footballer
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Adrian Lis (born 1992), Polish footballer
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Adrian Littlejohn
Adrian Sylvester Littlejohn (born 26 September 1970) is an English former footballer who played as a midfielder and a striker. He scored 74 goals in 425 league appearances in an 18-year career in the English Football League.
He began his prof ...
(born 1970), English footballer
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Adrián Lois
Adrián Lois Sixto (born 12 February 1989) is a Spanish Association football, footballer who plays for Atlético Saguntino as a midfielder.
Football career
Born in Valencia, Lois played youth football for local Levante UD, making his senior debu ...
(born 1989), Spanish footballer
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Adrián López (footballer, born 1987)
Adrián López Rodríguez (born 25 February 1987), also known as Piscu, is a Spanish former professional association football, footballer who played as a central defender.
Club career Deportivo
López was born in As Pontes de García Rodríguez ...
, Spanish footballer
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Adrián López
Adrián López Álvarez (; born 8 January 1988), known simply as Adrián, is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a forward.
He amassed La Liga totals of 314 matches and 44 goals over 13 seasons, representing in the competition Dep ...
(born 1988), Spanish footballer
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Adrián Lozano (born 1999), Mexican footballer
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Adrian Lucaci
Adrian Lucaci (28 June 1966 – 12 April 2020) was a Romanian footballer who played as a central defender. After he ended his playing career, he worked for a while as a manager
Management (or managing) is the administration of an organizati ...
(1966–2020), Romanian footballer
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Adrián Lucero (born 1985), Argentine footballer
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Adrián Marín Lugo
Adrian is a form of the Latin given name Adrianus or Hadrianus. Its ultimate origin is most likely via the former river Adria from the Venetic and Illyrian word ''adur'', meaning "sea" or "water".
The Adria was until the 8th century BC the mai ...
(born 1994), Mexican footballer
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Adrián Luna (born 1992), Uruguayan footballer
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Adrian Łyszczarz
Adrian Łyszczarz (born 22 August 1999) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Ekstraklasa club Śląsk Wrocław
Wrocławski Klub Sportowy Śląsk Wrocław Spółka Akcyjna, commonly known as WKS Śląsk Wrocław, Śl ...
(born 1999), Polish footballer
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Adrian Madaschi
Adrian Anthony Madaschi (born 11 July 1982) is an Australian footballer who last played for Perth SC. He is a left-footed defender whose position is centre-back and can also play full-back.
Club career
Madaschi was born in Perth, Western A ...
(born 1982), Australian footballer
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Adrian Małachowski
Adrian Małachowski (born 10 March 1998) is a Polish professional Association football, footballer who plays as a midfielder for SV Waldhof Mannheim, Waldhof Mannheim.
Club career
Małachowski moved from Legia Warsaw II to MKP Pogoń Siedlce, Po ...
(born 1998), Polish footballer
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Adrian Marek (born 1987), Polish footballer
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Adrian Mariappa
Adrian Joseph Mariappa (born 3 October 1986) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for club Salford City. Born in England, he represents the Jamaica national team.
He progressed through Watford's youth academy, and started p ...
(born 1986), English footballer
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Adrián Marín (footballer, born 1994)
Adrián Marín Lugo (born 13 May 1994) is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a forward.
Playing career
Marín started his career in the San Luis youth system, even leading the U20 league in scoring. He finally made his first team ...
, Mexican footballer
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Adrián Marín (footballer, born 1997)
Adrián Marín Gómez (born 9 January 1997) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a left-back for Portuguese club Gil Vicente.
Club career Villarreal
Born in Torre-Pacheco, Region of Murcia, Marín joined local Villarreal CF's acad ...
, Spanish footballer
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Adrian Mărkuș
Adrian Alexandru Mărkuș (born 4 October 1992, in Oțelu Roșu) is a Romanian footballer
A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association footb ...
(born 1992), Romanian footballer
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Adrián Martín (footballer)
Adrián Martín Cardona (born 10 October 1982 in Las Palmas, Canary Islands) is a Spanish former footballer who played as a midfielder.
Football career
After first appearing as a professional in the 2003–04 season with UD Las Palmas in Segu ...
(born 1982), Spanish footballer
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Adrián Martínez (Mexican footballer)
Adrián Martínez Flores (born 7 January 1970) is a Mexican former footballer who last played as a goalkeeper for Irapuato FC.
He previously played for San Luis F.C. in the Primera División (First Division).Adrián Martínez (Venezuelan footballer)
Luis Adrián Martínez Olivo, known as Adrián Martínez (born 14 July 1993) is a Venezuelan footballer who plays for Saudi Arabian club Al-Tai.
Career
In 2022 Martínez received notoriety for a bad tackle adjudged as a foul on Argentinian play ...
(born 1993)
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Adrián Emmanuel Martínez (born 1992), Argentine footballer
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Adrián Nahuel Martínez (born 1992), Argentine footballer
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Adrian Matei (footballer)
Adrian Matei (born 29 February 1968) is a former Romanian football player.
Matei is one of the few footballers that played for the three great squads in Bucharest, Rapid, Dinamo and Steaua.
After he ended his playing career, Matei became a f ...
(born 1968), Romanian footballer
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Adrian Mierzejewski
Adrian Mierzejewski (; born 6 November 1986) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Chinese Super League club Henan Songshan Longmen.
Club career
Early career
Born in Olsztyn, Mierzejewski began his career at local ...
(born 1986), Polish footballer
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Adrian Mihalcea
Adrian Dumitru Mihalcea (born 24 May 1976 in Slobozia) is a Romanian professional football manager and former player, currently in charge of Liga II club Gloria Buzău.
Career
Mihalcea spent many years playing with one of the top Romanian tea ...
(born 1976), Romanian footballer
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Adrian Moescu
Adrian Costi Marian Moescu (born 31 May 2001), commonly known as Adrian Moescu, is a Romanian professional footballer who plays as a defender for Liga III side Dante Botoșani, on loan from FC Botoșani.
Honours Dante Botoșani
*Liga III
...
(born 2001), Romanian footballer
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Adrián Mouriño (born 1988), Spanish footballer
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Adrian Mrowiec
Adrian Mrowiec (born 1 December 1983 in Wałbrzych) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder for Unia Bogaczowice.
Career
Hearts
Mrowiec joined Hearts on loan from FBK Kaunas in 2008 as a holding midfielder. He m ...
(born 1983), Polish footballer
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Adrian Mutu
Adrian Mutu (; born 8 January 1979) is a Romanian professional football manager and former player, who is in charge of Liga I club Rapid București. During his playing career, he was deployed as a forward or an attacking midfielder.
Mutu starte ...
(born 1979), Romanian footballer
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Adrian Nalați (born 1983), Romanian footballer
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Adrian Napierała
Adrian Napierała (born 16 February 1982) is a Polish football manager and a former player. He is the manager of MKS Lyńdźiny.
Career
Club
In February 2003, he moved to Piotrcovia Piotrków Trybunalski.
In June 2004, he joined Jagiellonia B ...
(born 1982), Polish footballer
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Adrian Neaga
Adrian Constantin Neaga (born 4 June 1979) is a Romanian football manager and retired player.
Playing career
Early career
Neaga was born in Pitești.
Neaga signed his first professional contract with Argeș Pitești in 1997. He was then pla ...
(born 1979), Romanian footballer
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Adrian Negrău (born 1968), Romanian footballer
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Adrian Neniță
Adrian Neniță (born 2 November 1996) is a Romanian footballer. He made his Liga I debut against Politehnica Iași on 30 May 2013.
Honours
Club
;Viitorul Constanța
*Liga I
The Liga I (; ''First League''), also spelled as Liga 1, is a Ro ...
(born 1996), Romanian footballer
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Adrian Nikçi (born 1989), Swiss footballer
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Adrian Romeo Niță (born 2003), Romania footballer
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Adrian Olah
Adrian Olah (born 30 April 1981 in Târgu Mureș) is a former Romanian football (soccer), footballer who played as a Defender (football), defender and as a midfielder. He is a currently the manager of the youth squad Juvenes Târgu Mureș.
Club ...
(born 1981), Romania footballer
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Adrian Olegov
Adrian Olegov ( bg, Адриан Олегов; born 1 May 1985 in Pernik) is a Bulgaria
Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the easte ...
(born 1985), Bulgarian footballer
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Adrian Olszewski
Adrian Olszewski (born 28 June 1993) is a Polish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for the III liga side Olimpia Grudziądz.
Club career
Olszewski started his career, playing at youth levels for his hometown club Włókniarz ...
(born 1993), Polish footballer
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Adrián Ortolá
Adrián Ortolá Vañó (born 20 August 1993) is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a goalkeeper for CE Sabadell FC.
Club career Villarreal
Born in Xàbia, Province of Alicante, Valencian Community, Ortolá joined local Villarreal CF' ...
(born 1993), Spanish footballer
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Adrian Paluchowski
Adrian Paluchowski (born 19 August 1987) is a Polish professional Association football, footballer who plays as a Forward (association football), forward for III liga club Avia Świdnik.
Career
Club
In March 2008 he went on loan to Znicz Pruszk ...
(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
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Adrian Heath
Adrian Paul Heath (born 11 January 1961) is an English football manager and former player. He currently serves as head coach of Major League Soccer club Minnesota United FC. As a player, he is best known for his six seasons at Everton, where h ...
(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
Major Adrian Consett Stephen MC (1894 – 14 March 1918) was an Australian artillery officer and playwright. He was awarded the Military Cross during World War I.
History
Stephen was the second son of solicitor Consett Stephen, of the Sydney fi ...
(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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