In Thomas Mann's "Doctor Faustus", the protagonist, Adrian Leverkühn, sells his soul to the devil for twenty-four years of extreme musical productivity.
-- Anonymous User 3/7/2007
A famous bearer would be Loch Ness searcher, Adrian Shine.
Hadrianus was a 2nd century Roman Emporer who reigned during the height of the Pax Romana. He is also known for building Hadrian's Wall, which runs the width of northern England.
Saint Adrian or Hadrian of Nicomedia was a Herculian Guard of the Roman Emperor Galerius Maximian. After becoming a convert to Christianity with his wife Natalia (NATALIE, NATALIE), Adrian was martyred at Nicomedia on March 4, 306.
-- Anonymous User 2/19/2009
There's also Adrian Smith, guitarist from Iron Maiden.
In the movie "Rosemary's Baby", starring Mia Farrow and written and directed by Roman Polanski, Farrow's character, Rosemary, gives birth to the "child of Satan", and he is named Adrian.
"Adrian" is the name of song by Jewel on her 'pieces of you' album. The song is about a little boy, Adrian, who has an accident, and stays in a coma for years and indefinitely. (this name always makes me sad).