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Andreas Andreas () is a name derived from the Greek noun ἀνήρ ''anēr'', with genitive ἀνδρός ''andros'', which means "man". See the article on Andrew for more information. The Scandinavian name is earliest attested as antreos in a runeston ...

Ἀνδρέας Andreas () is a name derived from the Greek noun ἀνήρ ''anēr'', with genitive ἀνδρός ''andros'', which means "man". See the article on Andrew for more information. The Scandinavian name is earliest attested as antreos in a runeston ...

Slavic languages The Slavic languages, also known as the Slavonic languages, are Indo-European languages spoken primarily by the Slavs, Slavic peoples and their descendants. They are thought to descend from a proto-language called Proto-Slavic language, Proto- ...

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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, traditional ...

. People with the name include: * Andrei of Polotsk (–1399), Lithuanian nobleman * Andrei Broder (born 1953), Romanian-Israeli American computer scientist and engineer *

Andrei Chikatilo Andrei Romanovich Chikatilo (; ; 16 October 1936 – 14 February 1994) was a Ukrainian-born Soviet serial killer nicknamed "the Butcher of Rostov", "the Rostov Ripper", and "the Red Ripper" who sexual assault, sexually assaulted, murdered, and ...

(1936–1994), prolific and cannibalistic Russian serial killer and rapist *

Andrei Denisov (weightlifter) Andrei Denisov (; born June 3, 1963) is an Israeli Olympic weightlifter. Denisov is Jewish. When he competed in the Olympics, he weighed . Denisov competed for Israel at the 1992 Summer Olympics at the age of 29 in Barcelona, Spain, in Weight ...

(born 1963), Israeli Olympic weightlifter *

Andrei Glavina Andrei Glavina (30 November 1881 – 9 February 1925; ; ) was an Austro-Hungarian-born Istro-Romanian writer, professor and politician born in Šušnjevica. Known as the "Apostle of the Istro-Romanians", he is recognized for his struggle for ...

(1881–1925), Istro-Romanian writer and politician *

Andrei Gromyko Andrei Andreyevich Gromyko ( – 2 July 1989) was a Soviet politician and diplomat during the Cold War. He served as Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Soviet Union), Minister of Foreign Affairs (1957–1985) and as List of heads of state of the So ...

(1909–1989), Belarusian Soviet politician and diplomat *

Andrei Iosivas Andrei Iosivas (born October 15, 1999; ) is an American professional football wide receiver for the Cincinnati Bengals of the National Football League (NFL). He played college football for the Princeton Tigers and was selected by the Bengals in ...

(born 1999), American football player *

Andrei Karlov Andrei Gennadyevich Karlov (; 4 February 1954 – 19 December 2016) was a Russian diplomat who served as the List of ambassadors of Russia to Turkey, Russian ambassador to Turkey and earlier as the Russian Russian Ambassador to North Korea, amb ...

(1954–2016), Russian diplomat *

Andrei Kanchelskis Andrei Antanasovich Kanchelskis (; ; born 23 January 1969) is a Russian professional Association football, football coach and former player who currently manages Russian Second League side FC Dynamo Bryansk, Dynamo Bryansk. During his playing c ...

(born 1959), retired Russian football player * Andrei Khmel (born 1983), Belarusian politician * Andrei Kirilenko (basketball) (born 1981), Russian basketball player in the NBA * Andrei Kirilenko (politician) (1906–1990), Russian Soviet politician * Andrei Kostitsyn (born 1985), Belarusian hockey player *

Andrei Lupan Andrei Lupan (15 February 1912 – 24 August 1992) was a Soviet and Moldovan writer, poet, politician, and chairman of Moldovan Writers' Union (1946–1955; 1958–1961). Biography Studied in the agriculture school from Cucuruzeni, Viticult ...

(1912–1992), Moldovan writer * Andrei Markov (born 1978), Russian ice hockey player * Andrei Mironov (1941–1987), Soviet and Russian stage and film actor *

Andrei Mozalev Andrei Mikhailovich Mozalev (, born 24 March 2003) is a Russian figure skater. He is the 2019 CS Warsaw Cup champion, the 2022 Russian national bronze medalist, 2020 World Junior champion and the winner of three ISU Junior Grand Prix events ( ...

(born 2003), Russian figure skater *

Andrei Mureșanu Andrei Mureșanu (; November 16, 1816 in Bistrița – October 12, 1863 in Brașov) was a Romanian poet and revolutionary of Transylvania. Born in a family of a small business owner in the countryside, he studied philosophy and theology ...

(1816–1863), Romanian poet and revolutionary * Andrei Netto, Brazilian journalist and writer *

Andrei Platonov Andrei Platonovich Platonov ( rus, Андрей Платонович Платонов, , ɐnˈdrʲej plɐˈtonəvʲɪtɕ plɐˈtonəf; []; – 5 January 1951) was a Soviet Russian people, Russian novelist, short story writer, philosopher, play ...

(1899–1951), Russian-born writer of the Soviet period *Andrei Rublev, Russian painter *

Andrei Sakharov Andrei Dmitrievich Sakharov (; 21 May 192114 December 1989) was a Soviet Physics, physicist and a List of Nobel Peace Prize laureates, Nobel Peace Prize laureate, which he was awarded in 1975 for emphasizing human rights around the world. Alt ...

(1921–1989), Russian physicist and activist, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize *

Andrei Tarkovsky Andrei Arsenyevich Tarkovsky (, ; 4 April 1932 – 29 December 1986) was a Soviet film director and screenwriter of Russian origin. He is widely considered one of the greatest directors in cinema history. Works by Andrei Tarkovsky, His films e ...

(1932–1986), Russian film director * Andrei Ursu (born 1993), previously known as Wrs, Romanian singer and dancer * Andrei Vasilevski (born 1991), Belarusian tennis player *

Andrei Zhdanov Andrei Aleksandrovich Zhdanov ( rus, Андрей Александрович Жданов, p=ɐnˈdrʲej ɐlʲɪkˈsandrəvʲɪdʑ ˈʐdanəf, a=Ru-Андрей Жданов.ogg, links=yes; – 31 August 1948) was a Soviet politician. He was ...

(1896–1948), Russian politician *

Andrei Zhelyabov Andrei Ivanovich Zhelyabov (; – ) was a Russian revolutionary and member of the executive committee of Narodnaya Volya (organization), Narodnaya Volya. Zhelyabov was born in to a family of Serfdom in Russia, serfs. After graduating from a g ...

(1851–1881), Russian revolutionary * Andrei Zlătescu (1966-2017), Romanian academic

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