Andrea is a

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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''),

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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, with endearment functions, of male Greek names composed with the ''andr-'' prefix, like Androgeos (''man of the earth''), Androcles (''man of glory''),

Andronikos Andronicus or Andronikos ( grc-gre, Ἀνδρόνικος) is a classical Greek name. The name has the sense of "male victor, warrior". Its female counterpart is Andronikè (Ἀνδρονίκη). Notable bearers of the name include: People * Andron ...

(''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 ( Elias), Enea ( Aeneas), Luca (

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Matthias Matthias is a name derived from the Greek Ματθαίος, in origin similar to Matthew. People Notable people named Matthias include the following: In religion: * Saint Matthias, chosen as an apostle in Acts 1:21–26 to replace Judas Iscariot * ...

), Nicola (

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), Tobia ( Tobias). 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, Slovak, Polish, Slovenian, Dutch, English,

French French (french: français(e), link=no) may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to France ** French language, which originated in France, and its various dialects and accents ** French people, a nation and ethnic group identified with Franc ...

, German, Hungarian, Scandinavian languages and Spanish, ''Andrea'' is a feminine name. Masculine forms are Andrej, Ondřej, Andrzej, Anže, Andrew, Andreas, András, Andreo, Andrés, Anders, Andries or Andre. * In

Albanian Albanian may refer to: *Pertaining to Albania in Southeast Europe; in particular: **Albanians, an ethnic group native to the Balkans **Albanian language **Albanian culture **Demographics of Albania, includes other ethnic groups within the country ...

''Andrea'' is a masculine name; its native form is Ndrea. * In Romansh ''Andrea'' is also a masculine name. * In Italian, ''Andrea'' is a primarilyDizionario della lingua italiana – Volume VII, p. 529
/ref> masculine name. * In Bulgarian Andrea (Андреа) is used as the feminine form of "Andrei". * In Croatia, Serbia and Slovenia, ''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 Istria ( ; Croatian language, Croatian and Slovene language, Slovene: ; ist, Eîstria; Istro-Romanian language, Istro-Romanian, Italian language, Italian and Venetian language, Venetian: ; formerly in Latin and in Ancient Greek) is the larges ...

, where Andrea is a male name. * In Romania '' Andreea'' is a feminine name and it is written with an extra "e". However, the feminine variation ''Andrea'' is also used. Andrea as etymon means ''knitting needle'' in Romanian. Andrei is the masculine form. * '' Andréia'' is the most common Portuguese spelling of this name, although ''Andréa'' is also used in Brazilian Portuguese. The masculine form is André. * 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, ''Andrea'' and ''Andere'' exist as female names. Two etymons 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, Andrea is used as the feminine form of "Andreu".

Notable people

Women

Andrea Alföldi Andrea Alföldi Rejtő (born September 22, 1964 in Komló, Baranya (county), Baranya) is a retired female race walking, race walker from Hungary, who competed for her native country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. She set her per ...

(born 1964), Hungarian race walker *

Andrea Allan Andrea Allan (born 18 November 1946) is a Scottish-born actress who appeared in many British films of the 1960s and '70s. She also appeared in magazine spreads for both ''Playboy'' and '' Penthouse''. Her films included ''Carry On Cowboy'', '' ...

(born 1946), American actress * Andrea Anders (born 1975), American actress *

Andrea Arlington Andrea Arlington, formerly Neiers and Dunn, is an American life coach, writer, minister, former television personality, and former model. She began her career as a pin-up model in the 1980s, appearing in ''Playboy'' and eventually moving to Los An ...

, American model, television personality, and life coach * Andrea Armstrong (born 1982), former American collegiate basketball player * Andrea Ávila (born 1970), Argentine long and triple jumper * Andrea Baker, American actress * Andrea Bang, Canadian actress * Andrea Barber (born 1976), American actress *

Andrea Barthwell Andrea Grubb Barthwell, M.D. (born 1953 or 1954) worked in the White House under President of the United States George W. Bush as Deputy Director for Demand Reduction at the Office of National Drug Control Policy. Education Barthwell studied at Wes ...

(born 1953), American federal civil servant and Illinois political hopeful *

Andrea Berg Andrea Ferber (''née'' Zellen; born 28 January 1966),Ferb ...

(born 1966), German singer *

Andrea Berg Andrea Ferber (''née'' Zellen; born 28 January 1966),Ferb ...

(born 1981), German volleyball player *

Andrea Berger Andrea Berger (born January 28, 1970) is an American former professional tennis player. At the 1989 Maccabiah Games in Tel Aviv, she won a gold medal in the women's doubles event, and was runner-up to Ilana Berger (no relation) in the singles, ear ...

(born 1970), American tennis player *

Andrea Borrell Andrea Leonora Borrell Hernández (born November 10, 1963 in Las Villas, Villa Clara) is a retired female basketball player from Cuba. She twice competed for her native country at the Summer Olympics The Summer Olympic Games (french: ...

(born 1963), Cuban basketball player * Andrea Bowen (born 1990), American actress *

Andrea Brown (R&B singer) Andrea Brown (born May 21, 1982) is a pop, house and R&B singer from Brooklyn, US. She is also the cousin of singer Bobby Brown. In 2001, she scored a #1 Hot Dance Music/Club Play track as the lead vocalist on Goldtrix's cover of Jill Scot ...

(born 1974), American singer * Andrea Brillantes (born 2003), Filipina actress *

Andrea Canning Andrea Mead Canning (born December 10, 1972) is a Canadian-American journalist and writer. She was named a ''Dateline NBC'' correspondent in October 2012 and contributes to other NBC News platforms such as ''Today,'' ''NBC Nightly News '' and MSN ...

(born 1972), Canadian-American broadcast journalist * Andrea Češková (born 1971), Czech MEP * Andrea Corr (born 1974), Irish musician * Andrea del Boca, (born 1965) Argentine actress * Andrea Demetriades (born 1983), Australian actress * Andrea Demirović (born 1985), Montenegrin singer *

Andrea Dewar Andrea Dewar (born July 9, 1979) is a Canadian water polo player. She is a graduate of McGill University in physical therapy, 2001. She was part of the bronze medal-winning women's water polo team at the 2001 world championships in Fukuoka, J ...

(born 1979), Canadian water polo player *

Andrea Donaldson Andrea Donaldson is a Canadian theatre director and dramaturge. She is the current artistic director of Nightwood Theatre and was formerly the program director of Nightwood's Write From the Hip program. Early life Donaldson attended the Claude ...

, Canada theatre director * Andrea Dworkin (1946–2005), American radical feminist and writer * Andrea Echeverri (born 1965), Colombian singer and guitarist, lead singer of the rock band Aterciopelados *

Andreea Ehritt-Vanc Andreea Ehritt-Vanc (born 6 October 1973) is a Romanian former professional tennis player. Vanc played predominantly in doubles; and has won two WTA Tour titles. Her best result at the Grand Slam tournaments is third round: at the 2005 Australia ...

(born 1973), Romanian tennis player * Andrea Farkas (born 1969), Hungarian handball goalkeeper * Andrea Feldman (1948–1972), American actress *

Andrea Fioroni Andrea Paula Fioroni (born January 11, 1969) is a retired female field hockey player from Argentina. She was a member of the Women's National Team that finished in seventh place at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea Seoul (; ...

(born 1969), Argentine field hockey player * Andrea Fischer (born 1960), German politician *

Andrea Ghez 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 1965), American astronomer * Andrea Glass (born 1976), German tennis player * Andrea Gibson (born 1975), spoken word artist and activist *

Andrea Gyarmati Andrea Gyarmati (born 15 April 1954) is a retired Hungarian swimmer. In 1972, she set a world record in the 100-meter butterfly. At the 1972 Olympics she won a silver medal in the 100-meter backstroke, and a bronze medal in the 100-meter butter ...

(born 1954), Hungarian swimmer *

Andrea Hall Andrea Jean Hall (born October 31, 1947) is a retired American soap opera actress. Personal life Hall is the identical twin sister of soap actress Deidre Hall. Career From 1977 to 1982, Hall played Samantha Evans, the twin of her sister Deidre ...

(born 1947), American soap opera actress *

Andrea Hayes Andrea Jean Hayes (born January 12, 1969), later known by her married name Andrea Dickson, is an American former competition swimming (sport), swimmer who represented the United States at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. At the 1 ...

(born 1969), American backstroke swimmer * Andréa Henriques (born 1980), Brazilian water polo player * Andrea Hlaváčková (born 1986), Czech tennis player *

Andrea van den Hurk Andrea van den Hurk (born 2 February 1979) is a former tennis player from the Netherlands. A right-handed player from Haarlem, van den Hurk competed on the professional tour from 1996 to 2004. She was most successful as a doubles player, with ...

(born 1979), Dutch tennis player * Andrea Immer Robinson (born 1964), Master Sommelier and Dean of Wine Studies at the French Culinary Institute * Andrea Jaeger (born 1965), American former tennis player * Andrea Jeremiah (born 1985), Indian Tamil playback singer, film actress and a model. *

A. J. Cook Andrea Joy Cook (born July 22, 1978) is a Canadian actress. She is best known for her role as Supervisory Special Agent Jennifer "JJ" Jareau on the CBS crime drama ''Criminal Minds'' (2005–2020, 2022). Cook has also appeared in ''The Virgin ...

(born 1978), Canadian actress * Andrea Jung (born 1959), business executive *

Andrea Jürgens Andrea Elisabeth Maria Jürgens (15 May 1967 – 20 July 2017) was a German schlager singer. She became famous as a child star in the late 1970s when she had her first hit with "Und dabei liebe ich euch beide" (And Yet I Love You Both) at age 1 ...

(1967–2017), German singer *

Andrea Kevichüsa CarolAndrea Kevichüsa (; born 18 February 2001) is an Indian model and actress from Nagaland. She made her acting debut with ''Anek'' in 2022 alongside Ayushmann Khurrana. Early life CarolAndrea Kevichüsa was born on 18 February 2001 in Koh ...

(born 2001), Indian model and actress * Andrea King (1919–2003), American actress *

Andrea Kobetić Andrea Kobetić (née Penezić; born 13 November 1985) is a retired Croatian handball player who was last played for Siófok KC and the Croatia women's national handball team. She represented Croatia at the 2008 European Women's Handball Champ ...

(born 1985), Croatian handball player *

Andrea Koevska Andrea Koevska ( mk, Андреа Коевска; born 14 February 2000), best known under her mononym Andrea, is a Macedonian singer. She represented North Macedonia in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 with "Circles". Early life Andrea was bo ...

(born 2000), Macedonian singer and Eurovision Song Contest 2022 entrant *

Andrea Komšić Andrea Komšić (born May 4, 1996) is a Croatian former alpine skier. She skied in the 2018 Olympics in Peyongchang, Korea and the 2014 Olympics in Sochi, Russia. Komšić was born in Kiseljak, in Bosnia and Herzegovina. She debuted in Zagreb i ...

(born 1996), Croatian alpine skier *

Andrea Koppel Andrea Koppel (born November 27, 1963) is an American communications strategist, and a former TV journalist. Early life and education Koppel was born in New York City, the daughter of Ted Koppel, a television journalist, and Grace Anne Dorney Kop ...

(born 1963), American news correspondent * Andrea Leeds (1914–1984), American actress * Andrea Lehotská (born 1981), Slovak television hostess, actress, and top model. *

Andrea Lekić Andrea Lekić ( sr-cyr, Андреа Лекић; born 6 September 1987) is a Serbian handballer for Ferencvárosi TC and the Serbian national team. Career In 2013 Lekić was chosen IHF World Player of the Year. She was also one of the candidat ...

(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 Andrea Mayr (born October 15, 1979) is a female long-distance runner from Austria. She also competes in mountain running and cycling. She set her personal best (2:30:43) in the women's marathon on April 19, 2009, winning the Vienna City Maratho ...

(born 1979), Austrian long-distance runner * Andrea McArdle (born 1963), American singer and actress * Andrea Mitchell (born 1946), American news correspondent *

Andrea Moody Andrea Moody (born February 20, 1978) is a former freestyle swimming, freestyle swimming (sport), swimmer from Canada, who competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics for her native country. She finished in seventh place with the women's 4×100-metre f ...

(born 1978), Canadian swimmer * Andrea Murez (born 1992), Israeli-American Olympic swimmer for Israel *

Andrea Newman Andrea Newman (7 February 1938 – 9 November 2019) was an English writer of fiction. Biography Andrea Newman was born in Dover, Kent, the daughter of a reporter on the ''Kentish Mercury'' (who was born in India) and a mother who worked in an of ...

(1938–2019), British author *

Andrea Olsen Andrea Olsen (born December 24, 1961) is an American politician who served in the Montana House of Representatives The Montana House of Representatives is, with the Montana Senate, one of the two houses of the Montana Legislature. Composed of ...

(born 1961), American politician * Andrea Petkovic (born 1987), German tennis player *

Andreea Răducan Andreea Mădălina Răducan (; born 30 September 1983) is a retired gymnast from Bârlad, Romania. She currently works as a sports announcer and journalist. Răducan began competing in gymnastics at a young age and was training at the Romanian j ...

(born 1983), Romanian gymnast * Andrea Rau (born 1947), German actress *

Andrea Russett Andrea Rose Russett (born June 27, 1995) is an Internet personality active on Snapchat, Instagram, and YouTube. In 2020 Russett released her first music, making her a published singer-songwriter. Early life Russett was born in Fort Wayne, In ...

(born 1996), American actress *

Andrea Růžičková Andrea Růžičková (; born 21 July 1984) is a Slovakia, Slovak actress and model. She has starred in TV series including ''Světla pasáže'' and ', as well as the film ''Rafťáci''. Kerestešová married musician Mikoláš Růžička in 2016, ...

(born 1984), Slovak actress and model *

Andrea Romano Andrea Romano may refer to: * Andrea Romano (voice director) (born 1955), American casting director, voice director and voice actress * Andrea Romano (politician) (born 1967), Italian politician * Andrea Romanò Andrea Romanò (born 23 July 1 ...

(born 1955), American voice actress * Andrea Sanke, American television journalist and presenter *

Andrea Shaw Andrea Shaw (born December 18, 1983) is an American professional bodybuilding champion and physique and figure competitor. She holds three Ms. Olympia title wins and three Rising Phoenix World Championships, Ms Rising Phoenix title wins. Early l ...

(born 1983), American professional bodybuilder *

Andrea Stuart Andrea Stuart (born 1962)"Andrea Stuart"
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(born 1962), Barbadian-British historian and writer * 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 Andrea Wilkens (born October 16, 1984) is a German football midfielder currently playing for VfL Wolfsburg in the Bundesliga The Bundesliga (; ), sometimes referred to as the Fußball-Bundesliga () or 1. Bundesliga (), is a professional ass ...

(born 1984), German footballer * Andrea Yates (born 1964), American defendant in a notorious filicide case *

Andrea Zollo Pretty Girls Make Graves was a post-punk band formed in Seattle in 2001, named after The Smiths' song of the same name (which itself was named after a quote from Jack Kerouac's ''The Dharma Bums''). Andrea Zollo and Derek Fudesco had played to ...

(born 1975), American singer * Andrea Zonn (born 1969), American singer and musician *

Andrea Zsadon Andrea Zsadon (born 18 October 1946) is a Hungarian soprano and actress active in both opera and operetta. During her career as a singer she performed frequently at the Vienna Volksoper and the . Zsadon was the recipient of the Mari Jászai Prize ...

(born 1946), Hungarian soprano *

Andrea 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 ref ...

(born 1987), Bulgarian singer

Men

* Andrea Aguyar (died 1849), Uruguayan slave turned soldier and revolutionary * Andrea Alciato (1492–1550), Italian jurist *

Andrea Amati Andrea Amati was a luthier, from Cremona, Italy. Amati is credited with making the first instruments of the violin family that are in the form we use today. Several of his instruments survive to the present day, and some of them can still be p ...

(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 Andrea Ammonio (c. 1478 – 1517) was an Italian cleric and Latin poet born in Lucca, held in high esteem by Erasmus, a friend of his. Sent to England by Pope Julius II, he became Latin secretary to Henry VII of England and a prebendary of Salis ...

(c. 1478–1517), Italian poet *

Andrea Andreani Andrea Andreani (1540–1623) was an Italian engraver on wood, who was among the first printmakers in Italy to use chiaroscuro, which required multiple colours. Andreani was born and generally active in Mantua about 1540 ( Brulliot says 1560) ...

(1540–1623), Italian engraver on wood * Andrea Appiani (1754–1817), Italian painter * Andrea Argoli (1570–1657), Italian mathematician and astronomer *

Andrea Aromatico Andrea Aromatico (born on 22 September 1966) is an Italian historian, Art history, art historian, journalist, essayist, writer and expert in Hermeticism, Hermetic iconography and Western esotericism, esotericism. Career Aromatico was born in Ur ...

(born 1966), Italian historian and expert in Hermetic iconography *

Andrea Bacci Andrea Bacci is a race car driver born in Florence, Italy on 14 April 1972. *Not to be confused with Andrea Bacci the Italian actor of From the Clouds to the Resistance. He was in 1993 the Italian Championship Hill Climbing and second in 1994 It ...

(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 Andrea Bonomi (; 14 February 1923 – 26 November 2003) was an Italian Association football, footballer who played as a Defender (association football), defender. Early life Born in Cassano d'Adda, Italy, when Bonomi was six years old, he fell ...

(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 Andrea Cinciarini (born 21 June 1986) is an Italian professional basketball player for Pallacanestro Reggiana of the Italian Lega Basket Serie A (LBA). Professional career In 2012 he signed with Pallacanestro Reggiana. On 27 April 2014 Cinciarin ...

(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 protonym for the

ocean liner An ocean liner is a passenger ship primarily used as a form of transportation across seas or oceans. Ocean liners may also carry cargo or mail, and may sometimes be used for other purposes (such as for pleasure cruises or as hospital ships). Ca ...

SS Andrea Doria, which famously sank in 1956, as well as four Italian warships. *

Andrea Dovizioso Andrea Dovizioso (born 23 March 1986) is an Italian former professional motorcycle racer. He raced with WithU Yamaha RNF MotoGP Team for the 2022 season but announced his intended-retirement after the Misano round in September. Dovizioso was t ...

(born 1986), Italian motorcycle racer *

Andrea Ferrara Andrew Ferrara or Andrea Ferrara was a type of sword-blade that was highly esteemed in Scotland in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Sir Walter Scott notes that the name of Andrea de Ferrara was inscribed "on all the Scottish broadswords th ...

, 16th century Scottish artificer who introduced the manufacture of the high-quality steel blades bearing his name *

Andrea Figallo Andrea Figallo is an Italian vocal coach, vocalist and producer. Career Figallo has been involved for many years in the vocal a cappella music scene, teaching voice, coaching choirs, conducting, arranging, adjudicating vocal contests and holding ...

(born 1972), Italian composer and conductor * Andrea da Firenze (?-1415), Italian composer *

Andrea del Sarto Andrea del Sarto (, , ; 16 July 1486 – 29 September 1530) was an Italian painter from Florence, whose career flourished during the High Renaissance and early Mannerism. He was known as an outstanding fresco decorator, painter of altar-pieces, ...

(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 Andrea Gioannetti (1722–1800) was an Italian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal. Biography Andrea Gioannetti was born in Bologna on 6 January 1722, the son of Baldassarre Francesco Gioannetti and Pellegrina Zanoni. His baptismal name was Mel ...

(1722–1800), Italian Roman Catholic bishop and cardinal *

Andrea Iannone Andrea Iannone (born 9 August 1989) is an Italian professional motorcycle racer who competed in the MotoGP World Championship from 2013 to 2019. Iannone is a race winner in MotoGP, Moto2 and 125 cc World Championships. After winning 4 races ...

(born 1989), Italian MotoGP driver * Andrea Kim Taegŏn (1821–1846), first Korean Catholic priest, Patron Saint of Korea for the Catholic Church *

Andrea Luchesi Andrea Luca Luchesi (also spelled Lucchesi; 23 May 1741 – 21 March 1801) was an Italian composer. He knew Mozart and Beethoven. Biography Andrea Luchesi was born at Motta di Livenza, near Treviso the eleventh child of Pietro Luchese and Cater ...

(1741–1801), Italian composer * Andrea Mantegna (c. 1431–1506), Florentine painter * 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 Andrea F. Nuciforo Jr. (born February 26, 1964) served as a Democratic Party (United States), Democratic State Senator from January 1, 1997, until January 3, 2007, representing the Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin, and Hampden Massachusetts Senate ...

(1964), US politician who served as Democratic State Senator (1997–2007) *

Andrea Orcagna Andrea di Cione di Arcangelo (c. 1308 – 25 August 1368), better known as Orcagna, was an Italian painter, sculptor, and architect active in Florence. He worked as a consultant at the Florence Cathedral and supervised the construction of the fa ...

(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 Andrea Renzullo (born 2 March 1996 in Sundern, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a German singer and was a participant who finished fourth in season 4 of Das Supertalent. Biography Early life Andrea Renzullo was born to Italian parents. Andrea became i ...

(born 1996), German singer * Andrea Sansovino (c. 1467–1529), Italian sculptor * Andrea Meldolla (1510/1515–1563), also known as Andrea Schiavone or Andrija Medulic, was a Dalmatian Renaissance painter and etcher *

Andrea Solari Andrea Solari (also Solario) (1460–1524) was an Italian Renaissance painter of the Milanese school. He was initially named ''Andre del Gobbo'', but more confusingly as ''Andrea del Bartolo'' a name shared with two other Italian painters, ...

(c. 1460–1524), Renaissance painter *

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

(1612–1660), Flemish mathematician and Jesuit priest whose work prepared the ground for the eventual discovery of the calculus * Andrea Tafi (

fl. ''Floruit'' (; abbreviated fl. or occasionally flor.; from Latin for "they flourished") denotes a date or period during which a person was known to have been alive or active. In English, the unabbreviated word may also be used as a noun indicatin ...

1300–1325), Italian artist * Andrea Vassallo (1856–1928), Maltese architect * Andrea Vavassori (born 1995), Italian tennis player *

Andrea Vesalius Andreas Vesalius (Latinized from Andries van Wezel) () was a 16th-century anatomist, physician, and author of one of the most influential books on human anatomy, ''De Humani Corporis Fabrica Libri Septem'' (''On the fabric of the human body'' '' ...

(1514–1564), Flemish physician, author of influential books on human anatomy and often referred to as the founder of modern human anatomy * 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'' * Andrea Cantillo, a fictional character from ''

Breaking Bad ''Breaking Bad'' is an American crime drama television series created and produced by Vince Gilligan. Set and filmed in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the series follows Walter White (Bryan Cranston), an underpaid, overqualified, and dispirited hig ...

'' * Andrea Davenport, a fictional character from '' The Ghost and Molly McGee'' *

Andrea Marino The following are fictional characters from the television drama ''Ghost Whisperer'' created by John Gray. Main characters Melinda Gordon Melinda Gordon, played by Jennifer Love Hewitt, is the protagonist of '' Ghost Whisperer ''. Melinda ...

, a fictional character from ''Ghost Whisperer'' * Andrea "Andy" McNally, a fictional character from '' Rookie Blue''

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