people
Viv Albertine
British guitarist, singer, and songwriter. Her new memoir is “Clothes Clothes Clothes Music Music Music Boys Boys Boys.”
David Albright
President of the nonprofit Institute for Science and International Security, he specializes in secret nuclear programs around the world; former member of the International Atomic Energy Agency's weapons inspection team in Iraq and author of Peddling Peril : How the Secret Nuclear Trade Arms America’s Enemies
Philip Alcabes
Professor of Urban Public Health at City University of New York's Hunter College and the author of Dread : How Fear and Fantasy Have Fueled Epidemics from the Black Death to Avian Flu
Lalo Alcaraz
Writer for “Bordertown.” He’s also the syndicated cartoonist of “La Cucaracha,” the first Latino-themed political cartoon to go national.
Yamiche Alcindor
national politics and social justice reporter, New York Times
Alan Alda
Actor, director and playwright
Edward Alden
Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations; author of 'The Closing of the American Border : Terrorism, Immigration, and Security Since 9/11' and 'Failure to Adjust: How Americans Got Left Behind in the Global Economy'
Peter Aldhous
San Francisco Bureau Chief for New Scientist
Eddie Aldrete
Senior Vice President at the International Bank of Commerce and member of the Board of Directors of the the National Immigration Forum; former chairman of the San Antonio Hispanic Chamber of Commerce
Jon Aldrich
Associate professor at Berklee College of Music in Boston
Buzz Aldrin
Apollo 11 astronaut and author of Magnificent Desolation : The Long Journey Home from the Moon
Zeeshan Aleem
Foreign affairs writer at Vox.
Alberto Alesina
Professor of Political Economics at Harvard University
Ken Alex
Director of Project Climate at UC Berkeley School of Law; senior policy advisor to former California Gov. Jerry Brown
Christopher James Alexander
Assistant Curator of Architecture and Design at the Getty Research Institute
Chuck Alexander
Executive Vice President of the California Correctional Peace Officers Association , the union which represents the state's prison guards
Donnell Alexander
Journalist, author
Elizabeth Alexander
Poet, essayist, playwright and teacher
Gil Alexander
Spokesman for Southern California Edison and its San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station
Jason Alexander
Actor
Rosalind Alexander-Kasparik
David Rector’s fiancee and conservator
Kevin Alexander
Writer
Kim Alexander
President of the California Voter Foundation
Kwame Alexander
Poet and author, his young adult novel “The Crossover” won the Newbery Medal.
Lisa Alexander
Associate professor of law at the University of Wisconsin College of Law
Paul Alexander
Author of Man of the People : The Maverick Life and Career of John McCain and Machiavelli's Shadow : The Rise and Fall of Karl Rove
Peter Alexander
Painter and artist based in Santa Monica, California
Ryan Alexander
President of Tax Payers for Common Sense, an independent and nonpartisan voice for taxpayers working to increase transparency and eliminate wasteful spending
Scott Alexander
Screenwriter and producer
Tiana Alexandra-Silliphant
actress and director
Judy Alexandre
Chair of the Ventura Social Services Task Force
Elizabeth Alexis
Co-founder of Californians Advocating Responsible Rail Development , based in Palo Alto
Pierre Alferi
French novelist
Lisa Alferis
Editor of KQED's "State of Health" blog
Christian Alfonsi
Political scientist and author of Circle in the Sand : The Bush Dynasty in Iraq
Kristian Alfonso
With Peter Reckell , better known as Bo and Hope Brady, of Days of Our Lives along with General Hospital 's Luke and Laura, one of the most beloved couples in daytime television
Yasser Alhaji
Syrian journalist who reports on life in ISIS-held territories for SKY News and ABC News
Alison Alhamed
Editor in Chief of Modern Salon and a licensed cosmetologist.
Alexander Ali
publicist and founder/CEO of The Society Group
Ambreen Ali
Staff Writer at CQ Roll Call; in January she reported a story entitled, Muslims Struggle to Find Suitable Candidate.
Aniha Ali
Teacher and author; Hillary Clinton delegate from California's 45th District
Anila Ali
Founder and President of the American Muslim Women's Empowerment Council, based in Irvine, California
Christopher Ali
Assistant Professor in the Department of Media Studies at the University of Virginia
Lorraine Ali
Senior writer for the Los Angeles Times
Mahershala Ali
Actor
Micah Ali
President of the Board of Trustees of Compton Unified School District
Najee Ali
Former Political Director for the Los Angeles Chapter of the National Action Network, a civil rights organization founded by the Reverand Al Sharpton
Saeed Ali
President of the West Mar Vista Residents Association
Sasha Ali
Hollywood resident
Tamer Ali
Egyptian studying for his PhD in electrical engineering at UCLA
Alice Russell
British soul singer
Fahizah Alim
Communications Director for State Senator Curren Price of Inglewood, and a passenger on the ill-fated Carnival Splendor cruise
Bulent Aliriza
Director of the Turkey Project at the Center for International and Strategic Studies and host of Beyond the Atlantic, a current affairs program which airs on Turkish Radio and Television
Blythe Alison-Mayne
Wife of Thom Mayne
Rahman Aljebouri
Iraqi from Hillah, about 60 miles south of Baghdad, who left the country during the unsuccessful 1991uprisings after the Gulf War; Senior Program Officer on the Middle East and Africa at the National Endowment for Democracy , a private nonprofit think-tank funded by Congress
Waad Alkateab
Documentary filmmaker, director of “For Sama”
Mokhtar Alkhanshali
CEO and founder of Port of Mokha coffee, subject of “The Monk of Mokha”
Stephanie Allain
Director of the Los Angeles Film Festival and feature film producer, including Hustle & Flow, Peeples and Dear White People
Hannah Allam
Reporter who covers race, culture and identity for McClatchy, she served as a bureau chief in both Baghdad and Cairo
Jose Allard Serrano
Graphic designer and professor at the Catholic University of Chile in Santiago
Nick Allard
Co-chair of the lobbying department of Patton Boggs , one of the country's most powerful Washington public relations firms
Lindsay Allason-Jones
Director of Archeological Museums for the University of Newcastle upon Tyne
Ali Allawi
Former Minister of Trade and Minister of Defense in the cabinet appointed by the Interim Iraqi Governing Council (September 2003-2004), subsequently Minister of Finance in the Iraqi Transitional Government (2005-2006); author of The Occupation of Iraq : Winning the War, Losing the Peace and The Crisis of Islamic Civilization
Bill Allayaud
California Director of Government Affairs for the Environmental Working Group
Sylvia Allegretto
Labor economist and co-director of the Center on Wage and Employment Dynamics at UC Berkeley
Allen Stone
Soul musician from Chewelah, Washington
Jeremy Allen White
Actor
Ben Allen
California State Senator representing the 26th district, Westside, Hollywood and the South Bay communities of Los Angeles County.
Chuck Allen
real estate agent in the Salinas Valley, working with marijuana growers
Colin Allen
Professor of History & Philosophy of Science at the University of Pittsburgh and author of “Moral Machines: Teaching Robots Right from Wrong”
Danielle Allen
Professor of Social Science at the Institute for Advanced Study and author of Talking to Strangers : Anxieties of Citizenship since Brown v. Board of Education; contributor to Barack Obama 's presidential campaign