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 ''Hig ...
(born 1978), French filmmaker
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David Aja, Spanish comic book artist
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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 gene ...
(born 1946), Spanish former road bicycle racer
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Pablo Aja
Pablo Aja Fresnedo (born 28 January 1986) is a former Mexican footballer, who played for Correcaminos UAT in Mexico's Ascenso MX. He is a product of Puebla FC's youth system.
Career
Born in Puebla, Mexico, Aja began his career 2006 in his homet ...
(born 1986), Mexican footballer
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Aja Brown (born 1982), American politician
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Aja Evans (born 1988), American bobsledder
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Aja Huang (born 1978), Taiwanese computer scientist
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Aja Jerman (born 1999), Slovenian rhythmic gymnast
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Aja Kim, American singer and songwriter
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Aja Naomi King
Aja Naomi King (; born January 11, 1985) is an American actress. She played Michaela Pratt in ''How to Get Away with Murder''. She began her career in guest-starring roles on television, and starred as Cassandra Kopelson in The CW medical comedy ...
(born 1985), American actress
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Aja Kong
is a Japanese professional wrestler better known by her ring name . She is the founder of the Arsion all-women professional wrestling promotion and has won several championships in both singles and tag team divisions throughout her career, pri ...
(born 1970), Japanese professional wrestler
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Aja Monet (born 1987), American contemporary poet, writer, lyricist, and activist
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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 former husband Dan Reynolds (of Imagine ...
(born 1980), American singer and songwriter
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Aja West, American musician
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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 in college, and helped lead the Ga ...
(born 1996), American basketball player
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Aja (entertainer)
Venus Nadya Oshun, known professionally as Aja LaBeija, better known mononymously as Aja () (born January 4, 1994) is an American rapper, reality television personality and drag queen best known for competing on the ninth season of ''RuPaul's Dr ...
, contestant on
''RuPaul's Drag Race'' (season 9)
See also
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Aja (disambiguation)
Aja or AJA may refer to:
Acronyms
* AJ Auxerre, a French football club
*Ajaccio Napoleon Bonaparte Airport's IATA airport code
* Al Jazeera America, an American news channel
* American Jewish Archives
*''American Journal of Archaeology''
*, a Ge ...
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