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1. Andrew
   Andrew is the English form of a given name common in many countries. Common alternative include Andrey, Andrei, or Andreiy. Other, less common, versions include ‘Andreas’, ‘Andrés’, ‘Anders’, and ‘André’. ‘Andrew’ is a common name in English-speaking countries. In the 1990s it was among the top ten most popular names for baby boys in those countries.[1] In Italian, the equivalent to ‘Andrew’ is ‘Andrea’, though forms of ‘Andrea’ are feminine in most other languages. Andrew is frequently shortened to ‘Andy’ or ‘Drew’ Some religious figures and buildings of the Roman Catholic Church and other Christian denominations use the name Andrew such as Saint Andrew the apostle or the many churches named in the honor of Saint Andrew.
2. Andrew Davis
   Andrew Davis is a prolific recording artist. In 2003 Capriccio released his recording of Kurt Weill’s The Firebrand of Venice with Rodney Gilfry, Lori Ann Fuller, and the BBC Symphony Orchestra. On CBS he has recorded with the London Symphony Orchestra (including Strauss’s Four Last Songs with Dame Kiri Te Kanawa), the London Philharmonia (Dvořák symphonies and the Grand Prix du Disque-winning Duruflé Requiem), and the Toronto Symphony (including a much-praised Borodin cycle). Other releases include (on EMI) Handel’s Messiah and Tippett’s The Mask of Time, which won a Gramophone Recording of the Year award. He has recorded for Decca and NMC and has made a major series of recordings, The British Line, with the BBC Symphony Orchestra for Warner Classics International.
3. Julie Andrews
   Julie Andrews was born Julia Elizabeth Wells in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England, on October 1, 1935. She was the daughter of Edward C. Wells, a teacher of woodworking and metal-crafting, and Barbara (Morris) Wells, a pianist and piano teacher. When she was four-years-old her parents divorced, and she went to live with her mother, who married Ted Andrews, a vaudeville entertainer. Her mother and stepfather performed together, and Andrews, who soon revealed an excellent singing voice, began participating in the family act, using the name Julie Andrews. She started taking singing lessons at the age of seven. She ... studied acting and ballet at the Cone-Ripman School in London.
4. Anthony Andrews
   More recently, Francesca Annis and Anthony Andrews have starred in Ibsen's Ghosts and 2004 saw the much lauded revival of RC Sherriff's Journey's End and a successful run of The Old Masters by Simon Gray, starring Edward Fox and Peter Bowles. This production was directed by Harold Pinter. In January 2005, Kim Cattrall starred in Peter Hall's production of Whose Life Is It Anyway? by Brian Clark, followed by Tom Courtenay in Brian Friel's The Home Place and Joseph Fiennes and Francesca Annis starred in Epitaph for George Dillon by John Osborne and Anthony Creighton. The Playhouse has ... played host to Steptoe and Son, Michael Frayn's Donkey's Years, the Rocky Horror Show, and most recently the hilarious high-flying comedy, Boeing-Boeing.
5. Naveen Andrews
   Naveen Andrews was born "Naveen William Sidney Andrews" in London, England on January 17, 1969. He is British, and of Indian origin. Naveen is best know for his role as Sayid Jarrah and his acting in The English Patient. Naveen has a son named Jaisal. Naveen is ... in a relationship with Barbara Hershey with whom he lives with in Los Angeles, California.
6. Andrew Wiles
   Andrew Wiles is an English-American mathematician who eventually solved Fermat's Last Theorem. His interest in the problem began at an early age. He said, "I was a ten year old and one day I happened to be looking in my local public library and I found a book on maths and it told a bit about the history of this problem and I, a ten year old, could understand it. From that moment I tried to solve it myself, it was such a challenge, such a beautiful problem, this problem was Fermat's Last Theorem."
7. Julie Andrews -- Julie Andrews Collection
   The Julie Andrews Collection has a mother-daughter editorial team. Emma Walton Hamilton is the Editorial Director for the Julie Andrews Collection. Ms. Hamilton is a founder and co-artistic director of The Bay Street Theatre in Sag Harbor, New York, and is dedicated to bringing theater to young adults through her work with their Educational Outreach and Young Playwrights programs. She is the coauthor of the Dumpy the Dump Truck series, Simeon’s Gift, and Dragon.
8. Julie Andrews -- Julie Andrews Edwards
   Julie Andrews Edwards is one of the most recognized figures in the world of entertainment. She is perhaps best known for her performances in Mary Poppins, The Sound of Music, and The Princess Diaries. Ms. Edwards is the author of many favorite children's books, including The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles and Mandy.
9. Andrew Johnson -- President Andrew Johnson
   The 17th president of the United States, Andrew Johnson was a poor tailor in Tennessee before he entered politics. A fast learner with a flair for oratory, he worked his way up to the U.S. Senate. In the Civil War he was the only Southern Democrat to support Abraham Lincoln, and was chosen for the vice-presidency in 1864. When Lincoln was assassinated in 1865, Johnson became President, but clashed with Radical Republicans, who held a majority in congress. They passed the Tenure of Office Act in 1867, restricting presidential powers, and when Johnson defied them, he was impeached in 1868. A few months later the Senate acquitted him by one vote.
10. Andrew Lloyd Webber -- Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber
    Lord Andrew Lloyd Webber showed interest and extraordinary talent in music at a very early age. At the age of three, he began playing the violin; at six, composed his own songs; by the age of nine, Music Teacher, a magazine had published a piece of his music. In 1956, Webber attended Westminster and composed music for school plays and by 1962, he had won a scholarship to reduce his tuition. In 1964, he was awarded another scholarship to transfer to Oxford.

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