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Kareem Abdul-Jabar, Basketball player Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Iranian president Ben Bernanke, Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board Danny Boyle, Director of Slumdog Millionaire Susan Boyle, singer and Internet sensation Rod Blagojevich, Former governor of Illinois (Dem.) Roland Burris, U.S. Senator (Dem., Ill.) Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of State under Pres. Obama, former First Lady Walter Cronkite, TV news anchor Tom Daschle, U.S. Senate majority leader 2001-2003 Carol Ann Duffy, Poet Laureate of the U.K. Rahm Emanuel, President Obama’s Chief of Staff John Ensign, U.S. Senator (Rep., Nev.)
Shepard Fairey, American artist Farrah Fawcett, Actor Al Franken, U.S. Senator (Dem., Mich.) Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Harvard professor, African-American scholar Rob Gauntlett, British mountain climber and adventurer Timothy Geithner, Secretary of Treasury under Pres. Obama Kirsten Gillibrand, U.S. Senator (Dem., N.Y.) Jon Gosselin, Reality TV star, father of 8 Kate Gosselin, Reality TV star, mother of 8 Judd Gregg, U.S. Senator (Rep., N.H.) Jaimee Grubbs, Scandal figure Nidal Malik Hassan, Soldier, murder suspect Michael Jackson, Musician, “King of Pop” Bobby Jindal, Governor of Louisiana (Rep.) Kim Jong-il, Dictator of North Korea Hamid Karzai, President of Afghanistan Caroline Kennedy, Daughter of President John F. Kennedy Ted Kennedy, U.S. Senator (Dem., Mass.) Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran’s Supreme Leader David Letterman, Late-night talk show host Gary Locke, Nominee for Commerce Secretary
Bernhard Madoff, Money manager and Ponzi-schemer Nuri Kamal al-Maliki, Prime Minister of Iraq Adolf Merckle, Billionaire German businessman Frank McCourt, Pulitzer Prize-winning Irish-American writer Mir-Hossein Mousavi, Iranian presidential candidate John Allen Muhammad, “Beltway Sniper” (2002) Barack Obama, U.S. President Bo “First Dog” Obama, First family’s Portuguese water dog Sarah Palin, Former Governor of Alaska (Rep.), author Leon Panetta, Director of the CIA under Barack Obama Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, (Dem., Cali.) Sean Penn, Academy Award-winning actor Mackenzie Phillips, Actor, daughter of Mamas and the Papas founder Roman Polanski, Controversial filmmaker, actor Carrie Prejean, Beauty contestant, political figure
Harry Reid, Senate Majority Leader (Nev., Dem.) Alex Rodriguez, Shortstop for Yankees baseball team Debbie Rowe, Michael Jackson’s ex-wife, mother of children Bill Richardson, Governor of New Mexico (Dem.), former nominee for Commerce Secretary under Pres. Obama Natasha Richardson, Tony Award-winning actress William Safire, Columnist, speechwriter Michaele Salahi, “White House Crasher” Tareq Salahi, “White House Crasher” Mark Sanford, Governor of South Carolina (Rep.) Nicolas Sarkozy, President of France Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of Health & Human Services under Pres. Obama Eunice Kennedy Shriver, Founder of the Special Olympics David H. Souter, Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor, Nominee for Supreme Court Justice Arlen Specter, Senator of Pennsylvania (Dem.) Ted Stevens, Former senator of Alaska (Rep.) Patrick Swayze, Actor Nadya Suleman, Mother of Octuplets Thierry Henry, French soccer player with a “handball” goal against Republic of Ireland in a World Cup qualifying match Chesley B. “Sully” Sullenberger III, U.S. Airways pilot who landed on the Hudson River George Tiller, Doctor Jett Travolta, Child of actors John Travolta and Kelly Preston Rachel Uchitel, Scandal figure linked with Tiger Woods John Updike, Pulitzer Prize-winning American writer Addison Graves “Joe” Wilson, U.S. Representative (Rep., S. Car.) Oprah Winfrey, Talk-show host, actress, and producer Kate Winslet, Academy Award-winning actress Tiger Woods, Professional golfer Andrew Wyeth, Celebrated American artist
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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
