Aja is both a surname and a given name; as the latter, it is sometimes rendered as A'ja. Notable people with the name include:

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Alexandre Aja Alexandre Jouan-Arcady, known professionally as Alexandre Aja (; born 7 August 1978), is a French filmmaker best known for his work in the horror genre. He rose to international stardom for his 2003 horror film '' Haute Tension'' (known as ''Hi ...

(born 1978), French filmmaker *

David Aja David Aja (born April 16, 1977) is a Spanish comic book artist, best known for his work on ''The Immortal Iron Fist'' and ''Hawkeye (Clint Barton), Hawkeye''. Career Aja obtained a degree in Fine Arts at the University of Salamanca and served as ...

, Spanish comic book artist *

Gonzalo Aja Gonzalo Aja Barquín (Matienzo, Cantabria, 13 June 1946) was a Spanish professional road bicycle racer. In the 1974 Tour de France, Aja was the first cyclist on the Col du Tourmalet and the Mont Ventoux, and finished on the 5th place of the gener ...

(born 1946), Spanish former road bicycle racer * Pablo Aja (born 1986), Mexican footballer

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Aja Barber Aja Barber is a writer, sustainability consultant, and activist who promotes ethical consumerism and warns against the environmental impact of fashion, especially fast fashion. Barber advocates for ethical and sustainable fashion and fair trea ...

, American fashion activist and writer *

Aja Brown Aja Lena Brown ( Clinkscale; born April 17, 1982) is an American politician who was the mayor of Compton, California from 2013 to 2021. She won the election by defeating both incumbent mayor Eric J. Perrodin and former mayor Omar Bradley. Early ...

(born 1982), American politician *

Aja Evans Aja L. Evans (born May 12, 1988) is an American Olympic medalist bobsledder (two-woman) who competes as a brakeman. At her Chicago public high school she was an All-American track & field City Champion in sprints and shot put. As a college athle ...

(born 1988), American bobsledder *

Aja Huang Aja Huang (; born 1978) is a Taiwanese computer scientist and expert on artificial intelligence. He works for DeepMind and was a member of the AlphaGo project. Born in 1978, Huang received a bachelor's degree from National Chiao Tung University i ...

(born 1978), Taiwanese computer scientist *

Aja Jerman Aja Jerman Bukavec (born 20 August 1999) is a Slovenian rhythmic gymnast. Career Junior In the 2014 season, she competed at the World Cup Pesaro and World Cup Lisbon. At the International Tournament in Ljubljana, she won Hoop Final and helpe ...

(born 1999), Slovenian rhythmic gymnast *

Aja Kim Aja Kim is an American singer and songwriter. Biography Born in Fayetteville, North Carolina, and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Aja Kim first came to public attention when she collaborated with rock and roll saxophonist, Clarence Clemon ...

, American singer and songwriter *

Aja Naomi King Aja Naomi King (; born January 11, 1985) is an American actress. King began her career in guest-starring roles on television, and starred in the short-lived CW medical comedy-drama series '' Emily Owens, M.D.'' (2012–2013). She also has starr ...

(born 1985), American actress *

Aja Monet Aja Monet Bacquie ( ; sometimes stylized in all lowercase) is an American contemporary poet, writer, lyricist and activist based in Los Angeles, California. Early life Monet was raised in East New York, Brooklyn. She began writing poetry at a ...

(born 1987), American contemporary poet, writer, lyricist, and activist *

Aja Volkman Aja Volkman (; born March 4, 1980) is an American singer and songwriter, best known as the frontwoman of the indie rock band Nico Vega. She has also released an EP titled ''Egyptian'' as a duo with her then husband Dan Reynolds (of Imagine Drag ...

(born 1980), American singer and songwriter *

Aja West Aja West was an American funk musician. West first emerged onto the music scene in 1998 with his debut record '' White Moses''. In 1999, he released the progressive hip-hop album '' Trauma...Life in the E.R.'' on his own Mackrosoft Records label. ...

, American musician *

A'ja Wilson A'ja Riyadh Wilson ( ; born August 8, 1996) is an American professional basketball player for the Las Vegas Aces of the Women's National Basketball Association (WNBA). Wilson played for the South Carolina Gamecocks women's basketball, South Car ...

(born 1996), American basketball player *

Aja (entertainer) Venus Nadya Oshun (born January 4, 1994), known professionally as Aja Miyake-Mugler or better known mononymously as Aja ( ), is an American Rapping, rapper, reality television personality and drag queen best known for competing on the RuPaul's Dr ...

, contestant on ''RuPaul's Drag Race''

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, stage name of Venus Nadya Oshun, American rapper, reality television personality and drag queen *

Aja Kong is a Japanese professional wrestler better known by her ring name . She currently makes appearances on the Japanese independent circuit and for Tokyo Joshi Pro-Wrestling (TJPW). She is the founder of the Arsion all-women professional wrestli ...

(born 1970), Japanese professional wrestler * Seiya Inoue, Japanese baseball player

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