Andrea is a

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 ...

which is common worldwide for both males and females, cognate to

Andreas Andreas ( el, Ἀνδρέας) is a name usually given to males in Austria, Greece, Cyprus, Denmark, Armenia, Estonia, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Finland, Flanders, Germany, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Romania, the Netherlands, and Indonesia. The name ...

Andrej Andrey, Andrej or Andrei (in Cyrillic script: Андрей, Андреј or Андрэй) is a form of Andreas/ Ἀνδρέας in Slavic languages and Romanian. People with the name include: *Andrei of Polotsk ( – 1399), Lithuanian nobleman * ...

and

Andrew Andrew is the English form of a given name common in many countries. In the 1990s, it was among the top ten most popular names given to boys in List of countries where English is an official language, English-speaking countries. "Andrew" is freq ...

Origin of the name

The name derives from the

Greek Greek may refer to: Greece Anything of, from, or related to Greece, a country in Southern Europe: *Greeks, an ethnic group. *Greek language, a branch of the Indo-European language family. **Proto-Greek language, the assumed last common ancestor ...

word ἀνήρ (''anēr''), genitive ἀνδρός (''andrós''), that refers to man as opposed to woman (whereas ''man'' in the sense of ''human being'' is ἄνθρωπος, ''ánthropos''). The original male Greek name, ''Andréas'', represents the

hypocoristic A hypocorism ( or ; from Ancient Greek: (), from (), 'to call by pet names', sometimes also ''hypocoristic'') or pet name is a name used to show affection for a person. It may be a diminutive form of a person's name, such as '' Izzy'' for ...

, with

endearment Affection or fondness is a "disposition or state of mind or body" that is often associated with a feeling or type of love. It has given rise to a number of branches of philosophy and psychology concerning emotion, disease, influence, and sta ...

functions, of male Greek names composed with the ''andr-'' prefix, like

Androgeos Androgeos or Androgeus (Ancient Greek: Ἀνδρόγεως, la, Androgeum or Androgeōs derived from ''andros'' "of a man" and ''geos'', genitive ''gē'' "earth, land") was the name of two individuals in Classical mythology. * Androgeus, son of ...

(''man of the earth''),

Androcles Androcles ( el, Ἀνδροκλῆς, alternatively spelled Androclus in Latin), is the main character of a common folktale about a man befriending a lion. The tale is included in the Aarne–Thompson classification system as type 156. The ...

(''man of glory''), Andronikos (''man of victory''). In the year 2006, it was the third most popular name in Italy with 3.1% of newborns. It is one of the Italian male names ending in ''a'', with others being

Elia Elia is a name which may be a variant of the names Elias, Elijah, Eli or Eliahu, and may refer to: People * Aelia (gens) or Elia, a ''gens'' of Ancient Rome Mononymic * Elia or Elijah, a biblical prophet * Elia, a pen-name of Charles Lamb First ...

(

Elias Elias is the Greek equivalent of Elijah ( he, אֵלִיָּהוּ‎ ''ʾĒlīyyāhū''; Syriac: ܐܠܝܐ ''Eliyā''; Arabic: الیاس Ilyās/Elyās), a prophet in the Northern Kingdom of Israel in the 9th century BC, mentioned in several h ...

), Enea (

Aeneas In Greco-Roman mythology, Aeneas (, ; from ) was a Trojan hero, the son of the Trojan prince Anchises and the Greek goddess Aphrodite (equivalent to the Roman Venus). His father was a first cousin of King Priam of Troy (both being grandsons ...

Luca The last universal common ancestor (LUCA) is the most recent population from which all organisms now living on Earth share common descent—the most recent common ancestor of all current life on Earth. This includes all cellular organisms; th ...

( Lucas), Mattia ( Matthias), Nicola ( Nicholas), Tobia (

Tobias Tobias is the transliteration of the Greek which is a translation of the Hebrew biblical name he, טוֹבִיה, Toviyah, JahGod is good, label=none. With the biblical Book of Tobias being present in the Deuterocanon/Apocrypha of the Bible ...

). In recent and past times it has also been used on occasion as a female name in Italy and in Spain, where it is considered the legitimate feminine form of Andrés/Andreo/Andreu (Andrew). Outside of Italy, the name is generally considered a female name.

Usage

* In

Czech Czech may refer to: * Anything from or related to the Czech Republic, a country in Europe ** Czech language ** Czechs, the people of the area ** Czech culture ** Czech cuisine * One of three mythical brothers, Lech, Czech, and Rus' Places * Czech, ...

, Slovak,

Polish Polish may refer to: * Anything from or related to Poland, a country in Europe * Polish language * Poles Poles,, ; singular masculine: ''Polak'', singular feminine: ''Polka'' or Polish people, are a West Slavic nation and ethnic group, w ...

Slovenian Slovene or Slovenian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Slovenia, a country in Central Europe * Slovene language, a South Slavic language mainly spoken in Slovenia * Slovenes The Slovenes, also known as Slovenians ( sl, Sloven ...

Dutch Dutch commonly refers to: * Something of, from, or related to the Netherlands * Dutch people () * Dutch language () Dutch may also refer to: Places * Dutch, West Virginia, a community in the United States * Pennsylvania Dutch Country People E ...

English English usually refers to: * English language * English people English may also refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * ''English'', an adjective for something of, from, or related to England ** English national ide ...

, French,

German German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) ** Germania (historical use) * Germans, citizens of Germany, people of German ancestry, or native speakers of the German language ** For citizens of Germany, see also German nationality law **Ge ...

, Hungarian,

Scandinavian languages The North Germanic languages make up one of the three branches of the Germanic languages—a sub-family of the Indo-European languages—along with the West Germanic languages and the extinct East Germanic languages. The language group is also r ...

and

Spanish Spanish might refer to: * Items from or related to Spain: **Spaniards are a nation and ethnic group indigenous to Spain **Spanish language, spoken in Spain and many Latin American countries **Spanish cuisine Other places * Spanish, Ontario, Can ...

, ''Andrea'' is a feminine name. Masculine forms are

Ondřej Ondřej �ondr̝ɛjis a Czech given name, similar to English Andrew. * Ondřej Bank (born 1980), Czech alpine skier * Ondřej Buchtela (1999–2020), Czech ice hockey player * Ondřej Čelůstka (born 1989), Czech footballer * Ondřej Cverna (b ...

Andrzej Andrzej is the Polish form of the given name Andrew. Notable individuals with the given name Andrzej * Andrzej Bartkowiak (born 1950), Polish film director and cinematographer * Andrzej Bobola, S.J. (1591–1657), Polish saint, missionary and ...

, Anže,

András András () is a Hungarian masculine given name, the Hungarian form of ''Andrew''. Notable people with the name include: * András Ádám-Stolpa (born 1921), Hungarian tennis player * András Adorján (born 1950), Hungarian writer * András Ágos ...

, Andreo, Andrés,

Anders Anders is a male name in Scandinavian languages and Fering North Frisian, an equivalent of the Greek Andreas ("manly") and the English Andrew. It originated from Andres via metathesis. In Sweden, Anders has been one of the most common names fo ...

, Andries or Andre. * In Albanian ''Andrea'' is a masculine name; its native form is Ndrea. * In Romansh ''Andrea'' is also a masculine name. * In

Italian Italian(s) may refer to: * Anything of, from, or related to the people of Italy over the centuries ** Italians, an ethnic group or simply a citizen of the Italian Republic or Italian Kingdom ** Italian language, a Romance language *** Regional Ita ...

, ''Andrea'' is a primarilyDizionario della lingua italiana – Volume VII, p. 529
/ref> masculine name. * In

Bulgarian Bulgarian may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Bulgaria * Bulgarians, a South Slavic ethnic group * Bulgarian language, a Slavic language * Bulgarian alphabet * A citizen of Bulgaria, see Demographics of Bulgaria * Bul ...

Andrea (Андреа) is used as the feminine form of "Andrei". * In

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Serbia Serbia (, ; Serbian: , , ), officially the Republic of Serbia (Serbian: , , ), is a landlocked country in Southeastern and Central Europe, situated at the crossroads of the Pannonian Basin and the Balkans. It shares land borders with Hungar ...

and

Slovenia Slovenia ( ; sl, Slovenija ), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene: , abbr.: ''RS''), is a country in Central Europe. It is bordered by Italy to the west, Austria to the north, Hungary to the northeast, Croatia to the southeast, an ...

, ''Andrea'' is a feminine name; ''Andreja'' can be used as female name, while ''Andrija'', ''Andro'' and ''Andrej'' are masculine forms. The only exception is Istria, where Andrea is a male name. * In

Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, Serbia to the southwest, Moldova to the east, and ...

Andreea Andreea is a Romanian feminine given name. It is the feminine of Andrei, the Romanian form of Andrew. The name Andreea become popular from the 1970s onwards, being one of the most common given names in the younger generations, ranking third in pop ...

'' is a feminine name and it is written with an extra "e". However, the feminine variation ''Andrea'' is also used. Andrea as

etymon Etymology ()The New Oxford Dictionary of English (1998) – p. 633 "Etymology /ˌɛtɪˈmɒlədʒi/ the study of the class in words and the way their meanings have changed throughout time". is the study of the history of the form of words and ...

means ''knitting needle'' in

Romanian Romanian may refer to: *anything of, from, or related to the country and nation of Romania **Romanians, an ethnic group **Romanian language, a Romance language *** Romanian dialects, variants of the Romanian language ** Romanian cuisine, tradition ...

Andrei Andrei, Andrey or Andrej (in Cyrillic script: Андрэй , Андрей or Андреј) is a form of Andreas/Ἀνδρέας in Slavic languages and Romanian. People with the name include: *Andrei of Polotsk (–1399), Lithuanian nobleman *A ...

is the masculine form. * ''

Andréia Andréia (or Andreia) is a Portuguese language, Portuguese feminine given name. Notable people named Andréia or Andreia include: People * Andreia Aparecida Hessel (born 1984), Brazilian marathon runner * Andreia Bandeira (born 1987), Brazilian ...

'' is the most common Portuguese spelling of this name, although ''Andréa'' is also used in Brazilian Portuguese. The masculine form is

André André — sometimes transliterated as Andre — is the French and Portuguese form of the name Andrew, and is now also used in the English-speaking world. It used in France, Quebec, Canada and other French-speaking countries. It is a variation ...

. * In Dutch, ''Andrea'' is used as a female name, although the variant ''Andrée'' is found in French. * In Spanish, ''Andrea'' and a variation spelled ''Andressa'' are used as female variants for ''Andreo'' and ''Andrés''. * In

Basque Basque may refer to: * Basques, an ethnic group of Spain and France * Basque language, their language Places * Basque Country (greater region), the homeland of the Basque people with parts in both Spain and France * Basque Country (autonomous co ...

, ''Andrea'' and ''Andere'' exist as female names. Two

s merge in the former: the most widespread form with a Greek root, 'man', and the Basque-Aquitanian ancient form "andere(a)", present-day "andere(a)" and "andre(a)", 'madam', 'lady' (used mainly as title, e.g. "Andramari", 'Lady/Virgin Mary'), as opposed to "jaun", 'lord'. In popular usage it can ultimately mean 'adult woman'. * In

Catalan Catalan may refer to: Catalonia From, or related to Catalonia: * Catalan language, a Romance language * Catalans, an ethnic group formed by the people from, or with origins in, Northern or southern Catalonia Places * 13178 Catalan, asteroid #1 ...

, Andrea is used as the feminine form of "Andreu".

Notable people

Women

* Andrea Alföldi (born 1964), Hungarian race walker * Andrea Allan (born 1946), American actress *

Andrea Anders Andrea Anders (born May 10, 1975) is an American actress. She is best known for her work on television, notably through her main roles on five anticipated but short-lived sitcoms, ''Joey'', '' The Class'', ''Better Off Ted'', '' Mr. Sunshine'' and ...

(born 1975), American actress * Andrea Arlington, American model, television personality, and life coach *

Andrea Armstrong Andrea Armstrong (born May 18, 1982) is an American who is a former NCAA basketball player. Armstrong hails from Lakeside, Oregon, but was born in Longview, Washington. After a stellar high school basketball career, Armstrong began her collegia ...

(born 1982), former American collegiate basketball player *

Andrea Ávila Andrea Verónica Ávila (born April 4, 1970, in Villa Carlos Paz) is a retired long and triple jumper from Argentina. Ávila won two medals at the 1995 Pan American Games in Mar del Plata, Argentina Mar del Plata is a city on the coast of the ...

(born 1970), Argentine long and triple jumper *

Andrea Baker Andrea Baker (née Taylor) is an American actress. In film, she is known for her role as Peggy Jane in the 1998 film '' Pleasantville'', as well as her voice roles portraying Clover in the French-Canadian animated television series ''Totally Spie ...

, American actress *

Andrea Bang Andrea Bang is a Canadian actress and screenwriter from Burnaby, British Columbia. She is best known for playing Janet Kim in the CBC comedy ''Kim's Convenience'', for which she was nominated many times at the Canadian Screen Awards. She has a ...

, Canadian actress *

Andrea Barber Andrea Laura Barber (born July 3, 1976) is an American actress. She is known for playing Kimmy Gibbler in the ABC sitcom ''Full House'' and the Netflix sequel series '' Fuller House''. Early life Barber is the youngest of three children. She ...

(born 1976), American actress * Andrea Barthwell (born 1953), American federal civil servant and Illinois political hopeful * Andrea Berg (born 1966), German singer * Andrea Berg (born 1981), German volleyball player * Andrea Berger (born 1970), American tennis player * Andrea Borrell (born 1963), Cuban basketball player *

Andrea Bowen Andrea Bowen is an American actress and singer. She began her career appearing on Broadway musicals, including ''Les Misérables'' and ''The Sound of Music''. In 2004, she began playing the role of Julie Mayer on the ABC comedy-drama series ''Des ...

(born 1990), American actress * Andrea Brown (R&B singer) (born 1974), American singer *

Andrea Brillantes Anndrew Blythe Daguio Gorostiza (born March 12, 2003), known professionally as Andrea Brillantes (), is a Filipino actress. She is best known for her roles as the titular character in ''Annaliza'' (2013) and as Marga Bartolome in ''Kadenang G ...

(born 2003), Filipina actress * Andrea Canning (born 1972), Canadian-American broadcast journalist *

Andrea Češková Andrea Češková (born 18 October 1971) is a Czech Civic Democratic Party politician. She was a Member of the European Parliament for the Czech Republic between 2009 and 2014. After graduating in law from Charles University in Prague, Češkov� ...

(born 1971), Czech MEP *

Andrea Corr Andrea Jane Corr MBE (born 17 May 1974) is an Irish singer, songwriter, musician and actress. Corr debuted in 1990 as the lead singer of the Celtic folk rock and pop rock group The Corrs along with her three elder siblings Caroline, Sharon ...

(born 1974), Irish musician *

Andrea del Boca Andrea del Boca (born 18 October 1965, in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine actress and singer. She began her career as a child actress and subsequently became popular in the 1980s and 1990s for her roles in telenovelas, such as '' Estrellita mía'', ...

, (born 1965) Argentine actress *

Andrea Demetriades Andrea Demetriades (born 1987) is an Australian actress known for her television, theatre and film roles. Personal life Demetriades was born in Perth, the youngest of four sisters. Her father, Costas, emigrated from Cyprus in 1969 and met her ...

(born 1983), Australian actress *

Andrea Demirović Andrea Demirović ( sr-cyrl, Андреа Демировић; born 17 June 1985), also known as simply Andrea, is a Montenegrin singer and a student of the Cetinje Music Academy – ''Music Pedagogy''. Demirović was born in Podgorica, Monteneg ...

(born 1985), Montenegrin singer * Andrea Dewar (born 1979), Canadian water polo player * Andrea Donaldson, Canada theatre director *

Andrea Dworkin Andrea Rita Dworkin (September 26, 1946 – April 9, 2005) was an American radical feminist writer and activist best known for her analysis of pornography. Her feminist writings, beginning in 1974, span 30 years. They are found in a dozen solo ...

(1946–2005), American radical feminist and writer *

Andrea Echeverri Andrea Echeverri Arias (born September 13, 1965) is a Colombian rock/pop singer and guitarist. She holds a degree in Fine Arts from University of Los Andes and was a ceramist before becoming a musician. She is the lead singer in Aterciopelados ...

(born 1965), Colombian singer and guitarist, lead singer of the rock band Aterciopelados * Andreea Ehritt-Vanc (born 1973), Romanian tennis player * Andrea Farkas (born 1969), Hungarian handball goalkeeper *

Andrea Feldman Andrea Feldman (April 1, 1948 – August 8, 1972) was an American actress and Warhol superstar. She committed suicide in 1972. Career Andrea Feldman was a native New Yorker. She attended Quintano's School for Young Professionals, a high sc ...

(1948–1972), American actress * Andrea Fioroni (born 1969), Argentine field hockey player *

Andrea Fischer Andrea Fischer (born January 14, 1960) is a former member of the German Bundestag for the German Green Party and from 1998 until 2001 was Federal Minister for Health. She dropped out of the Bundestag in 2002. Life Education and profession After ...

(born 1960), German politician * Andrea Ghez (born 1965), American astronomer *

Andrea Glass Andrea Glass (born 17 July 1976) is a former professional German tennis player. Her highest WTA singles ranking is 53rd, which she reached on 1 February 1999, as a result of reaching the third round of the Australian Open, where Anna Kournikova ...

(born 1976), German tennis player *

Andrea Gibson Andrea Gibson (born August 13, 1975) is an American poet and activist from Calais, Maine, who has lived in Boulder, Colorado since 1999. Gibson's poetry focuses on gender norms, politics, social reform, and LGBTQ topics. Personal life Gibson ...

(born 1975), spoken word artist and activist * Andrea Gyarmati (born 1954), Hungarian swimmer * Andrea Hall (born 1947), American soap opera actress * Andrea Hayes (born 1969), American backstroke swimmer *

Andréa Henriques Andréa Guida Berlanga Henriques (born January 5, 1980) is a female water polo player from Brazil, who won the bronze medal with the Brazil women's national water polo team at the 2003 Pan American Games. She also competed at the 2007 Pan America ...

(born 1980), Brazilian water polo player *

Andrea Hlaváčková Andrea is a given name which is common worldwide for both males and females, cognate to Andreas, Andrej and Andrew. Origin of the name The name derives from the Greek word ἀνήρ (''anēr''), genitive ἀνδρός (''andrós''), that re ...

(born 1986), Czech tennis player * Andrea van den Hurk (born 1979), Dutch tennis player * Andrea Immer Robinson (born 1964), Master Sommelier and Dean of Wine Studies at the French Culinary Institute *

Andrea Jaeger Andrea Jaeger ( ; born June 4, 1965) is an American former professional tennis player. A world No. 2, Jaeger's brief but highly successful tennis career ended prematurely due to major shoulder injuries. Jaeger started her professional tennis career ...

(born 1965), American former tennis player * Andrea Jeremiah (born 1985), Indian Tamil playback singer, film actress and a model. * A. J. Cook (born 1978), Canadian actress * Andrea Jung (born 1959), business executive * Andrea Jürgens (1967–2017), German singer * Andrea Kevichüsa (born 2001), Indian model and actress * Andrea King (1919–2003), American actress * Andrea Kobetić (born 1985), Croatian handball player * Andrea Koevska (born 2000), Macedonian singer and Eurovision Song Contest 2022 entrant * Andrea Komšić (born 1996), Croatian alpine skier * Andrea Koppel (born 1963), American news correspondent * Andrea Leeds (1914–1984), American actress * Andrea Lehotská (born 1981), Slovak television hostess, actress, and top model. * Andrea Lekić (born 1987), Serbian handball player * Andrea Levy (1956–2019), British author * Andrea Lewis (born 1985), Canadian actress * Andrea Libman (born 1984), Canadian Voice Actress * Andrea Lowe (born 1975), British actress * Andrea Martin (born 1947), actress and comedian * Andrea Mayr (born 1979), Austrian long-distance runner * Andrea McArdle (born 1963), American singer and actress * Andrea Mitchell (born 1946), American news correspondent * Andrea Moody (born 1978), Canadian swimmer * Andrea Murez (born 1992), Israeli-American Olympic swimmer for Israel * Andrea Newman (1938–2019), British author * Andrea Olsen (born 1961), American politician * Andrea Petkovic (born 1987), German tennis player * Andreea Răducan (born 1983), Romanian gymnast * Andrea Rau (born 1947), German actress * Andrea Russett (born 1996), American actress * Andrea Růžičková (born 1984), Slovak actress and model * Andrea Romano (voice director), Andrea Romano (born 1955), American voice actress * Andrea Sanke, American television journalist and presenter * Andrea Shaw (born 1983), American professional bodybuilder * Andrea Stuart (born 1962), Barbadian-British historian and writer * Andrea Suárez (Thai singer), Andrea Suárez (born 1979), Thai singer * Andrea Temesvári (born 1966), Hungarian former tennis player * Andrea Thompson (born 1960), American actress * Andrea Tóth (born 1980), Hungarian water polo player * Andrea True (born 1943), porn actress and singer * Andrea Valderrama (born 1989), American politician * Andrea Wilkens (born 1984), German footballer * Andrea Yates (born 1964), American defendant in a notorious filicide case * Andrea Zollo (born 1975), American singer * Andrea Zonn (born 1969), American singer and musician * Andrea Zsadon (born 1946), Hungarian soprano * Andrea (Bulgarian singer), Andrea (born 1987), Bulgarian singer

Men

* Andrea Aguyar (died 1849), Uruguayan slave turned soldier and revolutionary * Andrea Alciato (1492–1550), Italian jurist * Andrea Amati (1505–1577), luthier from Cremona, Italy, credited with making the first instruments of the violin family that are in the form we use today * Andrea Antico (c. 1480 – c. 1538) was an Istrian music printer, editor, publisher and composer of the Renaissance * Andrea Aleksi (1425–1505), Albanian architect * Andrea Ammonio (c. 1478–1517), Italian poet * Andrea Andreani (1540–1623), Italian engraver on wood * Andrea Appiani (1754–1817), Italian painter * Andrea Argoli (1570–1657), Italian mathematician and astronomer * Andrea Aromatico (born 1966), Italian historian and expert in Hermetic iconography * Andrea Bacci (born 1972), Italian race car driver * Andrea Baldini (born 1985), Italian fencer * Andrea Bargnani (born 1985), Italian basketball player * Andrea Barzagli (born 1981), Italian football player * Andrea Belli (1703–1772), Maltese architect * Andrea Bianchi (born 1925), Italian film director * Andrea Boattini (born 1969), Italian astronomer * Andrea Bocelli (born 1958), Italian singer, writer and music producer * Andrea Bogdani (1600–1683), Albanian prelate and scholar * Andrea Bonomi (1923–2003), Italian footballer * Andrea Briosco (c. 1470–1532), Italian sculptor and architect * Andrea Camilleri (born 1925), Italian writer * Andrea Casiraghi (born 1984), eldest child of Princess Caroline of Monaco * Andrea Cesalpino (1519–1603), Italian physician, philosopher and botanist * Andrea Cinciarini (born 1986), Italian basketball player * Andrea Cordero Lanza di Montezemolo (born 1925), Archbishop of Tuscania * Andrea Costa (1851–1913), Italian socialist activist * Andrea Debono (1821–1871), Maltese trader and explorer * Andrea Doria (1466–1560), Genoese condottiere and admiral. ** He was the wiktionary:protonym, protonym for the ocean liner SS Andrea Doria, which famously sank in 1956, as well as four Italian ship Andrea Doria, Italian warships. * Andrea Dovizioso (born 1986), Italian motorcycle racer * Andrew Ferrara, Andrea Ferrara, 16th century Scottish artificer who introduced the manufacture of the high-quality steel blades bearing his name * Andrea Figallo (born 1972), Italian composer and conductor * Andrea da Firenze (?-1415), Italian composer * Andrea del Sarto (1486–1530), Italian painter * Andrea del Verrocchio (c. 1435–1488), Florentine sculptor * Andrea diSessa (born 1947), American academic and epistemologist * Andrea Gabrieli (c. 1532/33-1585), Italian composer * Andrea Gioannetti (1722–1800), Italian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal * Andrea Iannone (born 1989), Italian MotoGP driver * Andrew Kim Taegon, Andrea Kim Taegŏn (1821–1846), first Korean Catholic priest, Patron Saint of Korea for the Catholic Church * Andrea Luchesi (1741–1801), Italian composer * Andrea Mantegna (c. 1431–1506), Florentine painter * André Masséna, Andrea Massena (1758–1817), French military commander of Sardinian origin during the Revolutionary and Napoleonic Wars, one of the original eighteen Marshals of the Empire created by Napoleon * Andrea Nuciforo (1964), US politician who served as Democratic State Senator (1997–2007) * Andrea Orcagna (c. 1308–1368), Florentine painter, sculptor and architect * Andrea Palladio (1508–1580), Italian architect * Andrea Pazienza (1956–1988), Italian comics artist * Andrea Pirlo (born 1979), Italian football player * Andrea Pisano (c. 1270–1348), Italian sculptor and architect * Andrea Prader (1919–2001), renowned Swiss scientist and physician, co-discoverer of the Prader-Willi syndrome * Andrea Prosperetti (born 1944), Italian physicist, member of the U.S. National Academy of Engineering * Andrea Renzullo (born 1996), German singer * Andrea Sansovino (c. 1467–1529), Italian sculptor * Andrea Schiavone, Andrea Meldolla (1510/1515–1563), also known as Andrea Schiavone or Andrija Medulic, was a Dalmatian Renaissance painter and etcher * Andrea Solari (c. 1460–1524), Renaissance painter * Andrea Tacquet (1612–1660), Flemish mathematician and Jesuit priest whose work prepared the ground for the eventual discovery of the calculus * Andrea Tafi (artist), Andrea Tafi (floruit, fl. 1300–1325), Italian artist * Andrea Vassallo (architect), Andrea Vassallo (1856–1928), Maltese architect * Andrea Vavassori (born 1995), Italian tennis player * Andrea Vesalius (1514–1564), Flemish physician, author of influential books on human anatomy and often referred to as the founder of modern human anatomy * Andrew Viterbi, Andrea Viterbi (born 1935), birthname of Italian-American scientist and engineer Andrew Viterbi, winner of the National Medal of Science * Andrea Zanzotto (1921–2011), Italian poet

Fictional characters

* Andrea, a fictional character from the ''Daria'' * List of characters in the Breaking Bad franchise#Andrea Cantillo, Andrea Cantillo, a fictional character from ''Breaking Bad'' * Andrea Davenport, a fictional character from ''The Ghost and Molly McGee'' * Andrea Marino, a fictional character from ''Ghost Whisperer'' * List of Rookie Blue characters#Andy McNally, Andrea "Andy" McNally, a fictional character from ''Rookie Blue''

References

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