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  • Adiga, Aravind, writer Biden, Joseph, U.S. Senator Brady, Tom, American football player Brown, Gordon, British Prime Minister Bryant, Kobe, NBA player Bush, George W., president of the U.S. Castro, Fidel, former president of Cuba Castro, Raul, president of Cuba Chavez, Hugo, president of Venezuela Clemens, Roger, major-league baseball player Clinton, Bill, former president Clinton, Hillary Rodham, presidential candidate Coughlin, Natalie, U.S. Olympic swimmer Downey Jr., Robert, actor Edwards, John, political figure

F—L

  • Federer, Roger, tennis player Ford, Harrison, actor Giuliani, Rudolph, political figure Huckabee, Mike, political figure Karadzic, Radovan, former Bosnian leader Kerviel, Jerome, French banker Kilpatrick, Kwame, mayor of Detroit Kucinich, Dennis, political figure Ledger, Heath, actor Lochte, Ryan, U.S. Olympic swimmer

M—Q

  • Madoff, Bernard, business personality Marcos, Imelda, former first lady of The Philippines McCain, John, political figure Medvedev, Dmitry, Russian president Morales, Evo, president of Bolivia Mugabe, Robert, president of Zimbabwe Musharraf, Pervez, president of Pakistan Nadal, Rafael, tennis player Nobel Prize Winners, 2008 Obama, Barack, political figure Padilla, Jose, prisoner Palin, Sarah, Governor of Alaska Parker, Sarah Jessica, actress Paul, Ron, political figure Phelps, Michael, Olympic swimmer

R—Z

  • Romney, Mitt, political figure Ryan, Kay, poet Rushdie, Salman, writer Saakashvili, Mikheil, president of Georgia Sarkozy, Nicolas, president of France Spears, Britney, singer Spitzer, Eliot, New York Governor Stevens, Ted, U.S. Senator Torres, Dara, American swimmer Vesco, Robert, financier and fugitive Woods, Tiger, golfer

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Biographies: 2007 People in the News

  • Biographies: 2007 People in the News

TrendingHere are the facts and trivia that people are buzzing about.

Did Birds Evolve from Dinosaurs?

The Twelve Dancing Princesses

Current Events This Week: January 2023

African Americans by the Numbers

Andersen’s Fairy Tales: Contents

The Celtic Twilight: A Teller of Tales

TrendingHere are the facts and trivia that people are buzzing about.

Did Birds Evolve from Dinosaurs?

The Twelve Dancing Princesses

Current Events This Week: January 2023

African Americans by the Numbers

Andersen’s Fairy Tales: Contents

The Celtic Twilight: A Teller of Tales

  • Did Birds Evolve from Dinosaurs?
  • The Twelve Dancing Princesses
  • Current Events This Week: January 2023
  • African Americans by the Numbers
  • Andersen’s Fairy Tales: Contents
  • The Celtic Twilight: A Teller of Tales