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 ...

, Andrej 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 English-speaking countries. "Andrew" is frequently shortened to "Andy" or "Drew". The word is derive ...

Origin of the name

The name derives from the Greek word ἀνήρ (''anēr''),

genitive In grammar, the genitive case ( abbreviated ) is the grammatical case that marks a word, usually a noun, as modifying another word, also usually a noun—thus indicating an attributive relationship of one noun to the other noun. A genitive can a ...

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 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 ( Elias), 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 ( Lucas),

Mattia Mattia is an Italian given name for males and, less frequently, females. Also a surname, it may refer to: Given name * Mattia Altobelli (born 1983), professional Italian footballer * Mattia Battistini (1856–1928), Italian operatic baritone * M ...

( Matthias), Nicola ( Nicholas), Tobia (

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). 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 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, an ethno-linguistic group mainly living in Slovenia * Sl ...

, Dutch,

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 ...

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 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 als ...

and Spanish, ''Andrea'' is a feminine name. Masculine forms are Andrej,

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 ma ...

, Anže,

, András, Andreo, Andrés, Anders, 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, ''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

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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 Hu ...

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, and ...

, ''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 Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S ...

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 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, traditiona ...

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

(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'', ''T ...

(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 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 File:1995 Events Collage V2.png, From left, clockwise: O.J. Simpson is O. ...

(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 ...

, 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 (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 Scott' ...

(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 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 (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, ...

(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 W ...

, 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 Andrea Farkas (born 1 September 1969) is a former Hungarian international team handball goalkeeper who currently works as goalkeeping coach for Dunaújvárosi NKS. Among her achievements with the national team is an Olympic bronze medal from ...

(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. A year earlier ...

(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 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 1965), American astronomer * Andrea Glass (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 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 swimmer who represented the United States at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea. At the 1988 Olympics, she ...

(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 1 ...

(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 Andrea Jung (鍾彬嫻, pinyin: Zhōng Bīnxián, jyutping: zung1 ban1 haa4) (born 1958) is a Canadian-American executive, non-profit leader, and prominent women's-issues supporter based in New York City. In April 2014, she became president and ...

(born 1959), business executive * Andrea Jürgens (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 (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 b ...

(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 (born 1987), Serbian handball player * Andrea Levy (1956–2019), British author *

Andrea Lewis Andrea Desiree Lewis (born August 15, 1985) is a Canadian actress and singer known for her role as Hazel Aden in the long-running TV series '' Degrassi: The Next Generation''. Television and film Lewis appeared with Diahann Carroll in the biopi ...

(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 Marathon. ...

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

Andrea Mitchell Andrea Mitchell (born October 30, 1946) is an American television journalist, anchor and commentator for NBC News, based in Washington, D.C. She is NBC News' chief foreign affairs & chief Washington correspondent, reporting on the 2008 presi ...

(born 1946), American news correspondent *

Andrea Moody Andrea Moody (born February 20, 1978) is a former freestyle swimmer from Canada, who competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics The 1996 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the XXVI Olympiad, also known as Atlanta 1996 and commonly referr ...

(born 1978), Canadian swimmer *

Andrea Murez Andrea "Andi" Murez ( he, אנדראה "אנדי" מורז; born January 29, 1992), is an Israeli-American Olympic swimmer. She swam for Israel at the 2016 Summer Olympics. She will represent Israel at the 2020 Summer Olympics. She represented t ...

(born 1992), Israeli-American Olympic swimmer for Israel * Andrea Newman (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 o ...

(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 Slovak actress An actor or actress is a person who portrays a character in a performance. The actor performs "in the flesh" in the traditional medium of the theatre or in modern media such as ...

(born 1984), Slovak actress and model * Andrea Romano (born 1955), American voice actress *

Andrea Sanke Andrea Sanke is an American television journalist. She currently works as a senior presenter for TRT World in Istanbul. Career After working for US broadcasters NBC and National Public Radio in the mid-1990s, Andrea was based in Bogota, Colombia ...

, 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 Ms Rising Phoenix title wins. Early life Andrea grew up in Detroit, Mic ...

(born 1983), American professional bodybuilder *

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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 Andrea Tóth (born 7 August 1981) is a female water polo player from Hungary, who competed for her native country at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. Tóth played for VF Kecskemét, BVSC, Dunaujváros, Volturno Italy and Szentes. ...

(born 1980), Hungarian water polo player *

Andrea True Andrea Marie Truden (July 26, 1943 – November 7, 2011), better known by her pseudonym Andrea True, was an American pornographic actress and singer from the disco era. In addition to her given name, she had multiple stage names, including Inger ...

(born 1943), porn actress and singer *

Andrea Valderrama Andrea Valderrama is a PeruvianAmerican politician who is currently the Oregon state representative in Oregon's 47th district. She was appointed to the seat after incumbent Democrat Diego Hernandez resigned. Prior to her time in the Oregon Hou ...

(born 1989), American politician *

Andrea Wilkens Andrea Wilkens (born October 16, 1984) is a German football midfielder currently playing for VfL Wolfsburg Verein für Leibesübungen Wolfsburg e. V., commonly known as VfL Wolfsburg () or Wolfsburg, is a German professional sports club bas ...

(born 1984), German footballer *

Andrea Yates Andrea Pia Yates ( Kennedy; born July 2, 1964) is an American woman from Houston, Texas, who confessed to drowning her five children in their bathtub on June 20, 2001. She had severe postpartum depression, postpartum psychosis, and schizophrenia ...

(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 playe ...

(born 1975), American singer *

Andrea Zonn Andrea Elizabeth Zonn (born 1969) is a singer and fiddle player who grew up in Urbana, Illinois. She grew up in an environment surrounded by music. She sings, and plays classical violin, and is fluent in numerous other musical genres. Zonn first m ...

(born 1969), American singer and musician * Andrea Zsadon (born 1946), Hungarian soprano * Andrea (born 1987), Bulgarian singer

Men

Andrea Aguyar Andrea Aguyar, nicknamed Andrea il Moro, (?, Montevideo, Uruguay - 30 June 1849, Rome, Italy) was a former Black slave from Uruguay who became a follower of Garibaldi in both South America and Italy, and who died in defence of the revolut ...

(died 1849), Uruguayan slave turned soldier and revolutionary *

Andrea Alciato Andrea Alciato (8 May 149212 January 1550), commonly known as Alciati (Andreas Alciatus), was an Italian jurist and writer. He is regarded as the founder of the French school of legal humanists. Biography Alciati was born in Alzate Brianza, n ...

(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 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 ...

(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 Andrea Argoli (1570–1657), born in Tagliacozzo, was a versatile Italian scholar. He was a jurist, mathematician, astronomer and astrologer, and medical writer. His father was Ottavio and his son, Giovanni. He was professor of mathematics at ...

(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 ...

(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 Andrea Belli (13 October 1703 – 19 October 1772) was a Maltese architect and businessman. He designed several Baroque buildings, including Auberge de Castille in Valletta, which is now the Office of the Prime Minister of Malta. Life and caree ...

(1703–1772), Maltese architect *

Andrea Bianchi Andrea Bianchi (31 March 1925 – 14 November 2013) was an Italian film director and writer. Filmography * '' Diabólica malicia'' (1972) (as Andrew White) (uncredited in English version) * ''Treasure Island'' (1972) (as Andrew White) (uncredite ...

(born 1925), Italian film director *

Andrea Boattini Andrea Boattini (born 16 September 1969) is an Italian astronomer and a prolific discoverer of minor planets and comets. Career After developing a growing interest in minor planets, he graduated in 1996 from the University of Bologna with a ...

(born 1969), Italian astronomer *

Andrea Bocelli Andrea Bocelli (; born 22 September 1958) is an Italian tenor and multi-instrumentalist. He was born visually impaired, with congenital glaucoma, and at the age of 12, Bocelli became completely blind, following a brain hemorrhage resulting fro ...

(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 footballer who played as a defender. Early life Born in Cassano d'Adda, Italy, when Bonomi was six years old, he fell in Adda River and was about to drown when a 10-year ...

(1923–2003), Italian footballer * Andrea Briosco (c. 1470–1532), Italian sculptor and architect *

Andrea Camilleri Andrea Calogero Camilleri (; 6 September 1925 – 17 July 2019) was an Italian writer. Biography Originally from Porto Empedocle, Girgenti, Sicily, Camilleri began university studies in the Faculty of Literature at the University of Palermo, b ...

(born 1925), Italian writer * Andrea Casiraghi (born 1984), eldest child of Princess Caroline of Monaco *

Andrea Cesalpino Andrea Cesalpino ( Latinized as Andreas Cæsalpinus) (6 June 1524 – 23 February 1603) was a Florentine physician, philosopher and botanist. In his works he classified plants according to their fruits and seeds, rather than alphabetically o ...

(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 Andrea Doria, Prince of Melfi (; lij, Drîa Döia ; 30 November 146625 November 1560) was a Genoese statesman, ', and admiral, who played a key role in the Republic of Genoa during his lifetime. As the ruler of Genoa, Doria reformed the Rep ...

(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, 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 Andrea del Verrocchio (, , ; – 1488), born Andrea di Michele di Francesco de' Cioni, was a sculptor, Italian painter and goldsmith who was a master of an important workshop in Florence. He apparently became known as ''Verrocchio'' after the ...

(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 Me ...

(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 (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 State Senator from January 1, 1997, until January 3, 2007, representing the Berkshire, Hampshire, Franklin, and Hampden and Berkshire, Hampshire and Franklin Massachusetts ...

(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 Andrea Palladio ( ; ; 30 November 1508 – 19 August 1580) was an Italian Renaissance architect active in the Venetian Republic. Palladio, influenced by Roman and Greek architecture, primarily Vitruvius, is widely considered to be one of ...

(1508–1580), Italian architect * Andrea Pazienza (1956–1988), Italian comics artist *

Andrea Pirlo Andrea Pirlo (; born 19 May 1979) is an Italian professional football coach and former player who is head coach of Süper Lig club Fatih Karagümrük. Considered one of the best deep-lying playmakers ever, Pirlo was renowned for his vision, ...

(born 1979), Italian football player *

Andrea Pisano Andrea Pisano (Pontedera 12901348 Orvieto) also known as Andrea da Pontedera, was an Italian sculptor and architect. Biography Pisano first learned the trade of a goldsmith. Pisano then became a pupil of Mino di Giovanni, about 1300, and wo ...

(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, t ...

(c. 1460–1524), Renaissance painter *

Andrea Tacquet 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 ...

(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 Andrea Vavassori (; born 5 May 1995) is an Italian tennis player. He has a career high ATP singles ranking of World No. 176 achieved on 8 August 2022. He also has a career high doubles ranking of World No. 51 achieved on 26 September 2022. Vava ...

(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 Andrea Zanzotto (10 October 1921 – 18 October 2011) was an Italian poet. Biography Andrea Zanzotto was born in Pieve di Soligo (province of Treviso, Veneto), Italy to Giovanni and Carmela Bernardi. His father, Giovanni (born 18 Novembe ...

(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 h ...

'' * Andrea Davenport, a fictional character from '' The Ghost and Molly McGee'' * Andrea Marino, a fictional character from ''Ghost Whisperer'' * Andrea "Andy" McNally, a fictional character from '' Rookie Blue''

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