Famous People with Name Anka

Anka Tomova Khristolova            Origin/Culture/Country: Turkish

Anka Tomova Khristolova: is a Bulgarian former volleyball player who competed in the 1980 Summer Olympics.

Paul Albert Anka            Origin/Culture/Country: American

Paul Albert Anka: is a Canadian-American singer, songwriter, and actor of Lebanese origin.[1] He became a naturalized US citizen in 1990Anka first became famous as a teen idol in the late 1950s and 1960s with hits songs like "Diana," "Lonely Boy," and "Put Your Head on My Shoulder." He went on to write such well known music as the theme for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson, Tom Jones' biggest hit "She's A Lady," and the English lyrics for Frank Sinatra's signature song "My Way."

El Hadj M'Hamed El Anka            Origin/Culture/Country: Arabic

El Hadj M'Hamed El Anka: also known as Hadj Muhammed Al Anka, El-Hadj M'Hamed El Anka (and various other combinations), was considered The Grand Master of Andalusian classical music and Algerian chaâbi music.His father was taken ill on the day of his birth, and had to be replaced by a maternal uncle for registering the birth, which caused an error recording his name. His uncle presented himself as such to the registry employee, by saying "Ana Khalou" ("I am his uncle" in Arabic), and the employee wrote "Halo". So he became Halo Mohamed Idir from then on.