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Alan Greenspan

Alan Greenspan was chairman of the Federal Reserve, and one of the most powerful financial men in America, from 1987 until his retirement in 2006. Alan Greenspan had a brief fling as a professional…

Alan Alda

Name at birth: Alphonso D'AbruzzoAlan Alda is best known for his 11 years playing cheeky surgeon Hawkeye Pierce on TV's M*A*S*H (1972-83). He won five Emmy Awards for the show, including wins for…

Alan Young

Name at birth: Angus YoungAlan Young was most famous for his role as Wilbur Post, the frazzled owner of a talking horse on the 1960s sitcom Mister Ed. The show's nutty premise was that Mister Ed…

Alan Jackson

DriveArista There've been plenty of Sept. 11 songs already, and there'll undoubtedly be plenty more. But up to now, there's been only one song that captured the spirit of the nation, without…

Brewer's: Alans

Large dogs, of various species, used for hunting deer. “Skins of animals slain in the chase were stretched on the ground ... and upon a heap of these lay 3 alans, as they were called, i.…

Alan Parker

British filmmaker Alan Parker made most of his movies with American studios and actors, including Midnight Express (1977) and Mississippi is Burning (1988), both of which brought him Oscar…

Alan Watts

Name at birth: Alan Wilson WattsAlan Watts was a writer and lecturer in comparative religions, known best for his many books on Buddhism, including the 1957 classic The Way of Zen. A rebellious…

Alan Kulwicki

Alan KulwickiBorn: Dec. 14, 1954Auto racer 1992 NASCAR national champion; 1st college grad and Northerner to win title; NASCAR Rookie of Year in 1986; famous for driving car backwards on…

Alan Page

Alan PageBorn: Aug. 7, 1945Football DE All-America at Notre Dame in 1966 and member of two national championship teams; 6-time NFL All-Pro and 1971 Player of Year with Minnesota Vikings;…

Alan Rothenberg

Alan RothenbergBorn: Apr. 10, 1939Soccer president of U.S. Soccer 1990-98; surprised European skeptics by directing hugely successful 1994 World Cup tournament; successfully got oft-delayed…