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Adrian
Bust of Hadrian
Gender	Male
Origin
Word/Name	Latin
Meaning	From Hadria
Other names
Related names	Adriaan, Adriano, Adrien, Adrienne, Hadrian, Jadranko

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Adrian is a form of the Latin given name Hadrianus (see Hadrian). Several saints and six popes have borne this name, including the only English pope, Adrian IV, and the only Dutch pope, Adrian VI. As an English name, it has been in use since the Middle Ages, though it was not popular until modern times. It is also a very popular name in Romania.

Religion[link]

• Pope Adrian I (c. 700-795)
• Pope Adrian II (792–872)
• Pope Adrian III (died 885)
• Pope Adrian IV (c. 1100–1159), English pope
• Pope Adrian V (c. 1205–1276)
• Pope Adrian VI (1459–1523), Dutch pope
• Adrian of Batanea (died 308), Christian martyr and saint
• Adrian of Canterbury (died 710), scholar and Abbot of St Augustine's Abbey in Canterbury
• Adrian of May (died 875), Scottish saint from the Isle of May, martyred by Vikings
• Adrian of Moscow (1627–1700), last pre-revolutionary Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia
• Adrian of Nicomedia (died 306), martyr and Herculian Guard of the Roman Emperor Galerius Maximian
• Adrian of Ondrusov (died 1549), Russian Orthodox saint and wonder-worker
• Adrian of Poshekhonye (died 1550), Russian Orthodox saint, hegumen of Dormition monastery in Yaroslavl region
• Adrian Leo Doyle (born 1936), Australian prelate of the Roman Catholic Church
• Adrian von Walenburch (died 1669), auxiliary bishop of Cologne and controversial Dutch Roman Catholic theologian

Government and politics[link]

• Adrian Amstutz (born 1953), Swiss politician
• Adrian Bailey (born 1949), British Labour Co-operative politician
• Adrian Cruickshank (1936–2010), Australian politician and philanthropist
• Adrian Dix, Canadian politician
• Adrian Johns (born 1951), English governor of Gibraltar and former senior officer in the Royal Navy
• Adrian Năstase (born 1950), Romanian politician
• Adrian Piccoli (born 1970), Australian politician
• Adrian Sanders (born 1959), English Liberal Democrat politician
• Adrian Severin (born 1954), Romanian politician and Member of the European Parliament

Sports[link]

• Adrian Archibald (born c. 1969), British motorcycle racer
• Adrian Arrington (born 1985), American National Football League (NFL) player
• Adrian Aucoin (born 1973), Canadian National Hockey League player
• Adrian Buchan (born 1982), Australian surfer
• Adrian Cann (born 1980), Canadian Major League Soccer player
• Adrian Clayborn (born 1988), American NFL player
• Adrian Cristea (born 1983), Romanian footballer
• Adrian Cruciat (born 1983), Romanian tennis player
• Adrian Dantley (born 1956), American retired National Basketball Association (NBA) player
• Adrian Diaconu (born 1978), Romanian professional boxer
• Adrian Falub (born 1971), Romanian footballer
• Adrian Forbes (born 1979), English footballer
• Adrian Gonzalez (born 1982), Mexican-American Major League Baseball player
• Adrian Griffin (born 1974), American retired NBA player
• Adrian Heath (born 1961), English football manager and former player
• Adrian Ilie (born 1974), Romanian retired footballer
• Adrian Ionescu (born 1985), Romanian footballer
• Adrian Iordache (born 1980), Romanian footballer
• Adrian Jacobs (born 1980), South African rugby player
• Adrian Jarvis (born 1983) English rugby player
• Adrian Jones (American football) (born 1981), American football player
• Adrian Jones (cricketer) (born 1961), English former cricketer
• Adrian Leijer (born 1986), Australian footballer
• Adrian Lungu (born 1960), Romanian rugby union footballer
• Adrian Mannarino (born 1988), French tennis player
• Adrian Mariappa (born 1986), English footballer
• Adrian McPherson (born 1983), American quarterback in the Canadian Football League
• Adrian Miedziński (born 1985), Polish motorcycle speedway rider
• Adrian Mierzejewski (born 1986), Polish footballer
• Adrian Morley (born 1977), English professional rugby player
• Adrian Mutu (born 1979), Romanian footballer
• Adrian Napierała (born 1982), Polish footballer
• Adrian Neaga (born 1979), Romanian footballer
• Adrian Newey (born 1958), British race car engineer and designer
• Adrian Peterson (born 1985), American NFL running back
• Adrian Piţ (born 1983), Romanian footballer
• Adrian Purtell (born 1985), Australian rugby player
• Adrian Quist (1913–1991), Australian male tennis player
• Adrián Ricchiuti (born 1978), Argentine footballer
• Adrian Ropotan (born 1986), Romanian footballer
• Adrian Sălăgeanu (born 1983), Romanian footballer
• Adrian Serioux (born 1979), Canadian soccer player
• Adrian Sikora (born 1980), Polish footballer
• Adrian Schultheiss (born 1988), Swedish figure skater
• Adrian Stoian (born 1991), Romanian footballer
• Adrian Stoop (1883–1957), English rugby union player
• Adrian Sutil (born 1983), German Formula One racing driver
• Adrian Turner (born 1977), British Olympic swimmer
• Adrian Ungur (born 1985), Romanian tennis player
• Adrian Webster (born 1980), New Zealand footballer
• Adrian Zieliński (born 1989), Polish weightlifter

Arts and entertainment[link]

• Adrian (costume designer) (1903–1959), born Adrian Adolph Greenberg, costume designer for over 250 films
• Adrian Alphona, Canadian comic book artist
• Adrian Belew (born 1949), American guitarist, singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer
• Adrian Biddle (1952–2005), English cinematographer
• Adrian Borland (1957–1999), English singer, songwriter, guitarist and record producer
• Adrian Boult (1889–1983), English conductor
• Adrian Chiles (born 1967), British television and radio presenter
• Adrian Dunbar (born 1958), Northern Ireland actor
• Adrian Edmondson (born 1957), English actor, comedian, director, writer and musician
• Adrian Enescu (born 1948), Romanian composer
• Adrian Erlandsson (born 1970), Swedish heavy metal drummer
• Adrian Grenier (born 1976), American actor, musician and director
• Adrian Gurvitz (born 1949), English singer, musician and songwriter
• Adrian Griffin (drummer), Australian drummer
• Adrian Heath (painter) (1920–1992), British painter
• Adrian Hodges, British television and film writer
• Adrian Hoven (1922–1981), Austrian actor, producer and film director
• Adrian Ivaniţchi (born 1947), Romanian folk musician and guitarist
• Adrian Jones (1845–1938), English sculptor and painter who specialized in animals, particularly horses
• Adrian Kowanek (born 1977), Polish musician
• Adrian Legg (born 1948), English guitar player
• Adrian Lester (born 1968), British actor
• Adrian Lukis (born 1958), British actor
• Adrian Lyne (born 1941), English filmmaker and producer
• Adrian Mitchell (1932–2008), English poet, novelist and playwright
• Adrian Pasdar (born 1965), American actor and film director
• Adrian Paul (born 1959), English actor
• Adrian Rawlins (born 1958), English actor
• Adrian Rollini (1903–1956), American multi-instrumentalist best known for his jazz music
• Adrian Scarborough (born 1968), English character actor
• Adrian Sherwood (born 1958), English record producer
• Adrian Sieber (born 1972), Swiss singer and the lead singer in the Swiss britpop band Lovebugs
• Adrian Smith (born 1957), English musician and one of three guitarists/songwriters in the English band Iron Maiden
• Adrian Truss, English actor, voice actor and comedy writer
• Adrian Utley (born 1957), English musician best known as a member of the band Portishead
• Adrian Vandenberg (born 1954), Dutch rock guitarist
• Adrian Willaert (c. 1490-1562), Flemish composer of the Renaissance and founder of the Venetian School
• Adrian Young (born 1969), American drummer for the rock band No Doubt
• Adrian Zingg (1734–1816), Swiss painter
• Adrian Zmed (born 1954), American television personality and film actor

Other[link]

• Adrian Bejan (born 1948), Romanian-born professor of mechanical engineering at Duke University
• Adrian von Bubenberg (1434–1479), Bernese knight, general and mayor
• Adrian Cioroianu (born 1967), Romanian historian, politician, journalist, and essayist
• Adrian Cronauer (born 1938), American lawyer and radio speaker
• Adrian Darby (born 1937), British conservationist and academic
• Adrian Finighan (born 1964), British journalist
• Adrian Fulford (born 1953), British judge
• Adrian Geiges, German writer and journalist
• Adrian Goldsworthy (born 1969), British historian and author who writes mostly about ancient Roman history
• Adrian Hanauer (born 1966), American businessman and minority owner and general manager of the Seattle Sounders FC
• Adrian Hardy Haworth (1767–1833), English entomologist, botanist and carcinologist
• Adrian Holovaty (born 1981), American web developer, journalist and entrepreneur
• Adrian van Hooydonk (born 1964), Dutch automobile designer
• Adrian Kantrowitz (1918–2008), American cardiac surgeon
• Adrian Kashchenko (1858–1921), Ukrainian writer, historian of Zaporozhian Cossacks
• Adrian Knox (1863–1932), Australian judge
• Adrian Lamo (born 1981), Colombian-American threat analyst and "grey hat" hacker
• Adrian von Mynsicht (1603–1638), German alchemist
• Adrian Păunescu (1943–2010), Romanian poet, journalist, and politician
• Adrian Rogers (1931–2005), American pastor, conservative, author
• Adrian Ursu (born 1968), Romanian journalist
• Adrian Weale (born 1964), English writer, journalist, illustrator and photographer

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Adrian Minune (real name Adrian Simionescu, born September 24, 1974) is a Romani-Romanian manele singer.

Family[link]

Adrian Minune married his long time life-partner Cati in 2004 and has two daughters (Caren and Adriana) and a son (Adrian Jr.) with her. His mother Florenţa, who raised him alone since he was two years old, also lives with them...

Filmography[link]

He has made appearances in:

1. Gadjo dilo (1997) as L'Enfant Prodige
2. Furia (2002) as himself

See also[link]

• Manele
• Lăutari
• Nicolae Guţă
• Costi Ioniţă

References[link]

• Article about Minune's wedding
• Article about Minune and his mother
• A student documentary about Adrian Minune

External links[link]

• IMDB entry for Adrian Simionescu
• list of top tracks
• Listen to Radio Manele

Jesús Adrián Romero
Jesús Adrián Romero.
Background information
Birth name	Jesús Adrián Romero
Born	(1965-02-16) February 16, 1965 (age 47) Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
Origin	Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico
Genres	Christian Music
Occupations	Singer, Composer and Pastor.
Years active	1985–present
Website	http://www.jaroficial.com

Jesús Adrián Romero is a Mexican author, Christian music singer, composer and pastor from Hermosillo, Sonora in Mexico.

Biography[link]

Jesús Adrián Romero was born in Hermosillo, Sonora, México. It was around the age of 16 when he first became a Christian, after he and his mother had an invitation to go to a Bible study.^[1]

In the late '80s, Jesús Adrián Romero began a musical group called 'Grupo Creación'. He and the band began playing and ministering to people through their music. Some time later, he founded the Christian community "Amistad y Vida" ("Friendship and Life") in Agua Prieta, Sonora. Currently, "Amistad y Vida" is a congregation ministering to its city, under the leadership of Pastor Santiago and Carmen Acosta.

Jesús Adrián was also an assistant pastor in "Vino Nuevo" ("New Wine" in Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua), for four years, under the direction of pastor Victor Richards, where he was in charge of Bible studies in different homes and directed one of the worship groups of the congregation. For three years, he worked as praise director of the group "Hombre a Hombre" ("From man to man").

Jesús Adrián is founder and president of "Vástago Producciones," a record label dedicated to the production and distribution of Christian Music in Spanish.

He is married to Pecos Romero, and they have three children, Adrián Roberto, Jaanai Michelle, and Melissa Janet. Jesús Adrián and his family currently reside in Phoenix, Arizona.

In 2008, Jesús Adrián moved to Phoenix, Arizona to open a new church in the city of Surprise, AZ. The church is known as Vastago Epicentro. He and his wife, Pecos, are the senior pastors and are accompanied by his team from Vastago Producciones.

Discography[link]

• Soplando Vida (Breathing Life) - Album Release › May 2012
• El Brillo De Mis Ojos-Edicion Especial (The Brightness of My Eyes-Special Edition) – 2010
• El Brillo De Mis Ojos (The Brightness of My Eyes) – 2010
• Ayer Te Vi... Fue Mas Claro Que La Luna (Yesterday I Saw You... It Was Clearer Than the Moon) – 2007
• El Aire de tu Casa (The Air of Your House) – 2005
• Unplugged (Double Disc) – 2004
• Te Daré Lo Mejor (I Will Give You the Best) – 2004
• A Sus Pies (At His feet) – 2002
• Con Manos Vacías (With Empty Hands) – 2000
• Cerca de Ti (Close to You) – 1998
• Unidos Por La Cruz (United by the Cross) – 1994
• Renuevo Espiritual (Spiritual Renewal) – 1992
• Grupo Creacion - 80's

Compilations[link]

• Colección Duetos (Duets Collection) - 2011
• Navidad con Vastago (Christmas with Vastago) - 2008
• Colección Adoración 2 de Jesús Adrián Romero (The Best of Worship of Jesús Adrián Romero – Worship Collection 2) – 2010
• Colección Alabanza de Jesús Adrián Romero - Vol. 1 (The Best of Jesús Adrián Romero – Praise Collection) – 2003
• Colección Adoración de Jesús Adrián Romero - Vol. 1 (The Best of Jesús Adrián Romero – Worship Collection) – 2003

Video[link]

• Te Daré Lo Mejor – 2004 (DVD)
• Unplugged – 2005 (DVD)
• El Aire de tu Casa – 2007 (DVD)
• Ayer Te Vi... Fue Mas Claro Que La Luna – 2008 (DVD)

Duets[link]

• Pecos Romero
• Lilly Goodman
• Orlando Hernandez
• Abel Zavala
• Marcela Gándara
• Daniel Santoy
• Alex Campos
• Marcos Vidal
• Melissa Romero
• Marcos Witt
• Ray Alonso
• Rocio Cereceres

Musicians/Members[link]

• Mike Rodriguez – Piano, Music Director, Record Producer
• Daniel Fraire – Acoustic Guitar
• Pedro Marin – Bass Guitar
• Misael Blanco – Drums
• Fernando Ramírez – Electric Guitar
• Roberto Serrano – Percussion

References[link]

External links[link]

• Jesus Adrian Romero
• Vástago Producciones
• VástagoEpicentro
• Song/Ministry links

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Adrián Marcelo Romero González (born June 25, 1977 in Montevideo) is an Uruguayan football defender currently playing for Club Olimpia in the Paraguayan Primera Division.

Club career[link]

Romero started his playing career in 1999 with Cerro and in 2004 he joined Nacional.

Romero moved to Argentina in 2004 where he played with Estudiantes de La Plata and then Tiro Federal. In 2006 he returned to Uruguay to rejoin Nacional.

International career[link]

Between 2003 and 2004 Romero played in 8 games for the Uruguay national team, on November 15, 2003 he scored the winning goal in a World Cup qualifier against Chile, and in the next game against Brazil on November 19 he was the captain of the Uruguayan team.

External links[link]

Biography portal

• Career details at National Football Teams
• (Spanish) Profile at Tenfield

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Cem Adrian
performing at the IF in 2008 in Ankara
Background information
Born	(1980-11-30) November 30, 1980 (age 31)
Origin	Edirne, Turkey
Genres	Avant-garde, Alternative
Occupations	Singer, Songwriter, Author, Producer
Instruments	Vocals, keyboards
Years active	2003 - present
Labels	UJR Productions, M2K Productions
Website	cemadrian.com cemadrian.net

Cem Adrian (Edirne, 30 November 1980.) is a Turkish singer, song writer, author, producer and director. He is known for his ability to sing from bass to soprano, as his vocal cords are three times the length of an average person's.^[1]

Early life and education[link]

Adrian was born in 1980 in Edirne, Turkey, the second child of a Albanian family. He started his musical studies and released his first recordings during his secondary school terms.

Career[link]

Adrian started his career in radio publishing at eighteen, and continued for about six years. At the same time he studied theatre and photography and recorded about 250 of his own songs at the studios of a radio station where he used to work.

In 2003, he performed as the singer and dancer of the ethnic music band "Mystica" which he founded, in Istanbul. In the autumn of 2004, he started his education as a "special student" at the Faculty of Music and Performing Arts, Bilkent University, at the invitation of Fazil Say.

In February 2005, Adrian released his first album Ben Bu Sarkiyi Sana Yazdim. This album includes the songs which Adrian had recorded by himself between 1997 and 2003 in Edirne, and the live recordings of his first academic performance with Fazil Say. This demo album achieved sales of 16,000 copies.

He performed in a series of concerts which started with "Babylon" in 2005 in Istanbul, and continued with the premiere of the Hamburg Music Season with the Bremen Jazz Festival, including Fazil Say and Burhan Ocal.

In 2006, he started working on his second self-produced album, which was published in November 2006 by the name Ask Bu Gece Sehri Terk Etti.

In 2008 he released two albums, Essentials / Seçkiler and Emir, and produced the music for Abdullah Oğuz's film Sıcak, where he also played the role of a young imam.^[2]

Discography[link]

Albums[link]

Adrian has released five albums. The first, Ben Bu Şarkıyı Sana Yazdım – I Wrote This Song To You, was released in 2005. He released his second, Aşk Bu Gece Şehri Terk Etti – Love Has Left the City Tonight, the following year. After a gap of a year he released two more, Essentials / Seçkiler, Emir (Order) in 2008 and Kayıp Çocuk Masalları – Lost Fairy Tales in December 2010.

• Ben Bu Şarkıyı Sana Yazdım (I Wrote This Song To You) (2005)
• Aşk Bu Gece Şehri Terk Etti (Love Has Left The City Tonight) (2006)
• Essentials / Seçkiler (Essentials) (2008)
• Emir (The Behest) (2008)
• Kayıp Çocuk Masalları (Lost Children Fictions) (2010)

Guest Appearances[link]

• Made In Turkey Vol. IV (selection)
  • Al Fadimem (folk song, from album Essentials)
• Lora: Bir Kadının Portresi
  • Sis
• Artun Ertürk & Diplomatik Rock Opera
  • Sevgisizlik
• Tetik: Ta Kendisi
  • Beş kişi arabada
• Soner Canözer & Prag Filarmoni Orkestrası: Masalcı’nın On Beş Yılı (2009)
  • Kaf Dağının Ardında

References[link]

Notes[link]

External links[link]

• Biography at Official Web Site
• [1] official Website to promote the LP Kayıp Çocuk Masalları
• Showcase profile