Aaron as First Name

Aaron Anthony Swinson            Origin/Culture/Country: American
Aaron Anthony Swinson: is an American 6'5" former professional National Basketball Association player. Swinson played college basketball at Auburn University.

Aaron Copland            Origin/Culture/Country: American
Aaron Copland: was an American composer of concert and film music, as well as an accomplished pianist. Instrumental in forging a distinctly American style of composition, he was widely known as “the dean of American composers.” Copland's music achieved a difficult balance between modern music and American folk styles, and the open, slowly changing harmonies of many of his works are said to evoke the vast American landscape. He incorporated percussive orchestration, changing meter, polyrhythms, polychords and tone rows. Aside from composing, Copland taught, presented music-related lectures, wrote books and articles, and served as a conductor (generally, but not always) of his own works.

Aaron Thibeaux Walker            Origin/Culture/Country: American
Aaron Thibeaux Walker: was an American blues guitarist, singer, pianist and songwriter who was one of the most important pioneers of the electric guitar. His solos were among the first heard on modern blues recordings and set a standard that is still followed.

Aaron Temkin Beck            Origin/Culture/Country: American
Aaron Temkin Beck: is an American psychiatrist and a professor emeritus at the department of psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania. Beck is known as the father of Cognitive Therapy and inventor of the widely used Beck Scales, including the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI), Beck Hopelessness Scale, Beck Scale for Suicidal Ideation (BSS), Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) and Beck Youth Inventories. He is the President of the Beck Institute for Cognitive Therapy and Research and the Honorary President of the Academy of Cognitive Therapy, which certifies qualified Cognitive Therapists.

Aaron Ross Schobel            Origin/Culture/Country: American
Aaron Ross Schobel: is an American football defensive end who currently plays for the Buffalo Bills. He was originally drafted by the Bills in the second round (46th overall) of the 2001 NFL Draft. He played collegiately at Texas Christian.Schobel earned his first Pro Bowl appearance in 2006. His best season as a pro came in 2006 when he posted a career high 14 sacks. Since the 2001 season he ranks second in total sacks, only behind the great Jason Taylor.Schobel, a first team alternate for the 2007 Pro Bowl, was called upon to relieve an injured Jason Taylor in the Pro Bowl. This will be his second consecutive year in the Pro Bowl and 2nd of his career.

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Aaron as Last Name

Henry Louis "Hank" Aaron            Origin/Culture/Country: American
Henry Louis "Hank" Aaron: nicknamed "Hammer," "Hammerin' Hank,” or "Bad Henry,” is a retired American baseball player whose Major League Baseball (MLB) career spanned from 1954 through 1976. After playing with the Indianapolis Clowns of the Negro American League and in the minor leagues, Aaron started his Major League Baseball career in 1954. He played 21 seasons with the Milwaukee and Atlanta Braves in the National League, and his last two years (1975-1976) with the Milwaukee Brewers in the American League. In his career, Aaron had many accomplishments and set many records. His most notable achievement was setting the MLB record for most career home runs with 755, which he held for 33 years until being surpassed by San Francisco Giants outfielder Barry Bonds on August 7, 2007.

Caroline Aaron            Origin/Culture/Country: American
Caroline Aaron: an American actress and producer.Aaron was born Caroline Sidney Abady[2] in Richmond, Virginia of Jewish heritage.[1] Her mother, Nina Friedman Abady, was a civil rights activist.[1][3] She attended American University in Washington, DC, studying performing arts.

Manuel Aaron            Origin/Culture/Country: Indian
Manuel Aaron: was the first Indian chess master in the modern tradition. He dominated chess in India in the 1960s to the 1980s, was the national champion of India nine times between 1959 and 1981. He was India's first International Master, and is one of the key figures in introducing international chess practices to India; until the 1960s, chess in India (known as chaturang or shatranj), was often played using many local traditional variants[1] (e.g. in lieu of castling, the king could execute a knights move once, if it had not been checked).