Letter: A

(1951-2018) Poet. Meena Alexander was born in Allahabad, India, and died in Manhattan, New York.

(1924-2018) Writer. Alan Abel was born in Zanesville, Ohio, and died in Southbury, Connecticut. He lived for a time in Manhattan, New York.

(1938-2018) Author. Kofi Atta Annan was born in Kumasi, Gold Coast (Ghana), and died in Bern, Switzerland. He was a secretary general of the United Nations, and he wrote a memoir.

(1831-1896) Writer. Austin Abbott was born in Boston, Massachusetts. He was a graduate of New York University.

(1911-1960) Writer. Raymond Abrashkin was born in Brooklyn, New York, and died in Weston, Connecticut.

(1916-1964) Writer. Allen Adler was born in and died in New York City.