* 1967 – Adrian Kantrowitz performed the first human heart transplant in the United States.

* First use, in a case of myocardial infarction, of the intra-aortic balloon pump invented by Dr Adrian Kantrowitz and his brother Arthur.

* December 6-Dr Adrian Kantrowitz performs the first pediatric heart transplant, at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, United States, on a 19-day-old infant, who survives for six hours.

The premiere was at the Queen's Hall on 29 September 1918, conducted by Holst's friend Adrian Boult before an invited audience of about 250 people.

The orchestral premiere of The Planets suite, conducted at Holst's request by Adrian Boult, was held at short notice on 29 September 1918, during the last weeks of World War I, in the Queen's Hall with the financial support of Holst's friend and fellow composer H. Balfour Gardiner It was hastily rehearsed ; the musicians of the Queen's Hall Orchestra first saw the complicated music only two hours before the performance, and the choir for " Neptune " was recruited from pupils from St Paul's Girls ' School ( where Holst taught ).

* Adrian Warburton ( 1918 – 1944 ), English RAF Wing Commander

* 1965 – Adrian Pasdar, American actor

* 1968 – Adrian Lester, English actor, director, and writer

* Pope Adrian II ( 792 – 872 )

* Pope Adrian IV ( c. 1100 – 1159 ), English pope

* Pope Adrian V ( c. 1205 – 1276 )

* Pope Adrian VI ( 1459 – 1523 ), Dutch pope

* Adrian of Moscow ( 1627 – 1700 ), last pre-revolutionary Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia

* Adrian Cruickshank ( 1936 – 2010 ), Australian politician and philanthropist

* Adrian Quist ( 1913 – 1991 ), Australian male tennis player

* Adrian Stoop ( 1883 – 1957 ), English rugby union player

* Adrian ( costume designer ) ( 1903 – 1959 ), born Adrian Adolph Greenberg, costume designer for over 250 films

* Adrian Biddle ( 1952 – 2005 ), English cinematographer

* Adrian Borland ( 1957 – 1999 ), English singer, songwriter, guitarist and record producer

* Adrian Boult ( 1889 – 1983 ), English conductor

* Adrian Heath ( painter ) ( 1920 – 1992 ), British painter

* Adrian Hoven ( 1922 – 1981 ), Austrian actor, producer and film director

* Adrian Jones ( 1845 – 1938 ), English sculptor and painter who specialized in animals, particularly horses

* Adrian Mitchell ( 1932 – 2008 ), English poet, novelist and playwright

* Adrian Rollini ( 1903 – 1956 ), American multi-instrumentalist best known for his jazz music

* Adrian Willaert ( c. 1490 – 1562 ), Flemish composer of the Renaissance and founder of the Venetian School

* Adrian Zingg ( 1734 – 1816 ), Swiss painter

* Adrian von Bubenberg ( 1434 – 1479 ), Bernese knight, general and mayor

* Adrian Hardy Haworth ( 1767 – 1833 ), English entomologist, botanist and carcinologist

With Mercedes-Benz engines, West sponsorship and former Williams designer Adrian Newey, further championships came in 1998 and 1999 with driver Mika Häkkinen and during the 2000s the team were consistent front-runners, driver Lewis Hamilton taking their latest title in 2008.

Adrian Gonzalez after a swing with the Padres on May 11, 2008

The feasibility of Leonardo's pyramidal design was successfully tested in 2000 by the British Adrian Nicholas and again in 2008 by another skydiver.

On February 21, 2008, Ben Wallace, Joe Smith, Adrian Griffin and the Bulls ' 2009 2nd round draft pick were exchanged for Drew Gooden, Cedric Simmons, Larry Hughes and Shannon Brown in a three-team trade deal involving the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Seattle SuperSonics.

* Wisnicki, Adrian S. ( 2008 ).

His musical interests led him to a starring role in the critically acclaimed 2008 comedy air-drumming film Adventures of Power, in which he was re-united on-screen with his co-star Jane Lynch ( from " For Your Consideration ") and starred alongside Adrian Grenier, Chiu Chi Ling, and Shoshannah Stern.

* Adrian Mitchell ( 1932 – 2008 ), poet, novelist and playwright

A list of past honorary degree recipients, include: Beverly Sills ( 1975 ), Roy Lichtenstein ( 1977 ), Twyla Tharp ( 1978 ), Gordon Davidson ( 1980 ) Haskell Wexler ( 1981 ) Mischa Schneider ( 1981 ), Bella Lewitzky ( 1981 ), Henry Mancini ( 1983 ), Jan de Gaetani ( 1983 ), Ravi Shankar ( 1985 ), John Cage ( 1986 ), Frank O. Gehry ( 1987 ), Trisha Brown ( 1988 ), Donn B. Tatum ( 1989 ), Luis Valdez ( 1989 ), Paul Taylor ( 1989 ), Ornette Coleman ( 1990 ), Beatrice Manley ( 1990 ), Lulu May Von Hagen ( 1990 ), Ustad Ali Akbar Khan ( 1991 ), Pearl Primus ( 1991 ), Adrian Piper ( 1992 ), Ray Bradbury ( 1992 ), Yvonne Rainer ( 1993 ), Steven Bochco ( 1993 ), Stan Brakhage ( 1994 ), Vija Celmins ( 1994 ), Betye Saar ( 1995 ), Carolyn Forche ( 1995 ), Laurie Anderson ( 1996 ), Elvin Jones ( 1996 ), Chantal Akerman ( 1997 ), Lee Breuer ( 1998 ), Ed Ruscha ( 1999 ), Bill Viola ( 2000 ), Steve Reich ( 2000 ), Ry Cooder ( 2001 ), Faith Hubley ( 2001 ), Bruce Nauman ( 2001 ), Alice Coltrane ( 2002 ), Roy E. Disney ( 2003 ), Anna Halprin ( 2003 ), Carolee Schneemann ( 2003 ), Christian Wolff ( 2004 ), Daniel Nagrin ( 2004 ), James Newton ( 2005 ), Harrison “ Buzz ” Price ( 2005 ), Julius Shulman ( 2005 ), Rudy VanderLans ( 2006 ), Rudy Perez ( 2006 ), Alonzo King ( 2007 ), Harry Belafonte ( 2008 ), Herbert Blau ( 2008 ), Terry Riley ( 2008 ), Elizabeth LeCompte ( 2009 ), Morton Subotnick ( 2009 ), William M. Lowman ( 2010 ), Trimpin ( 2010 ), Annette Bening ( 2011 ), Donald McKayle ( 2011 ), and Peter Sellars ( 2012 ).

* Adrian Mole, a fictional diarist created by Sue Townsend, from her novels including The growing pains of Adrian Mole and The Secret Diary of Adrian Mole aged 13¾ ( Adrian moves from Leicester to Ashby-de-la-Zouch during his lifetime: his girlfriend Pandora Braithwaite later becomes MP for the town ) Sue Townsend also opened the Ashby School new English block in 2008

Adrian Herrero danced Caliban in the choreographic adaptation of The Tempest ( La Tempestad ) by the Ballet Contemporáneo of the Teatro General San Martín in Buenos Aires, Argentina, in 2008.

In 2008, the BBC began airing new version of Survivors, with Adrian Hodges as the main writer.

* Adrian Vaughan ( October 2008 onwards )

* The Lost Diaries of Adrian Mole, 1999-2001 ( 2008 )

* Vice-Admiral Sir Adrian Johns, 2005 — 2008

In 2008 the actor Adrian Metcalf and composer Rob Marshall drew on the compositions and writings of Jones and Thomas in their tribute, " Warmley " ( named after Daniel Jones's boyhood home ).

This band featured Adrian Belew, Tony Levin, Pat Mastelotto, Eric Slick and Julie Slick ; it was created specifically for this festival, and one additional performance, a few days later on September 3, 2008 at the B1 club in Moscow.

Billy Graham, Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, Lt. Col. Oliver North, Steve Forbes, Leonard Davidson, former US Senator Jesse Helms, Sam Donaldson, John R. Rice, Rabbi Eric Yoffie, CEO William S. Simon, Elisabeth Elliot ( wife of the late missionary Jim Elliot ), Skip Erickson, Freddie Gage, Adrian Rogers, governor Tim Kaine, Sean Hannity, Neurosurgeon Ben Carson, Pastors ; Mel White, Mark Driscoll, Josh Mcdowell, Miles McPherson, Rick Warren, Steven Furtick and Francis Chan, Entertainers / Athletes in pro-wrestler Lex Luger, Bobby Bowden, Lou Holtz, Carrie Prejean, Allan Houston, and Candace Cameron Bure, Douglas Gresham, Gianna Jessen, Clint Hubbard and 2008 Presidential candidates Mike Huckabee and Ron Paul.

* Tuck, Adrian F. ( 2008 ).