Contents
Contents
Introduction xiii
Cumulative Nationality Index 537
Cumulative Occupation Index 569
Cumulative Subject Index 611
Cumulative Newsmakers Index 651
Mahmoud Abbas 1935- ............................................. 1
President of the Palestinian National Authority
Amy Adams 1974- ..................................................... 5
Actress
Yolanda Adams 1961- ................................................ 8
Singer
Cecelia Ahern 1981- ................................................. 12
Author
Jananne al-Ani 1966- ............................................... 16
Artist and photographer
Marin Alsop 1956- .................................................... 19
Conductor and musician
Martin Amis 1949- ................................................... 23
Author
Javier Bardem 1969- ................................................. 27
Actor
Francine Benes 1946- ............................................... 31
Brain researcher and psychiatrist
Andy and Rachel Berliner ...................................... 34
Founders of Amy’s Kitchen
Ben Bernanke 1953- ................................................. 36
Chairman of the Federal Reserve
Anthony Bourdain 1956- ........................................ 40
Chef, television personality, and author
Wayne Brady 1972- .................................................. 44
Actor and talk-show host
Jim Broadbent 1949- ................................................ 47
Actor
Gordon Brown 1951- ............................................... 51
Prime Minister of Britain
Rhonda Byrne 1955- ................................................ 54
Television producer and writer
Meg Cabot 1967- ...................................................... 57
Author
Cristina Carlino 1961(?)- ......................................... 61
Founder of Biomedic Clinical Care/Philosophycosmetics
Stephen L. Carter 1954- .......................................... 63
Law professor and author
Cecil Castellucci 1969- ............................................. 67
Author, filmmaker, and musician
Gina Centrello 1959(?)- ........................................... 70
President and publisher of Random HouseBallantine Publishing Group
Joba Chamberlain 1985- .......................................... 72
Professional baseball player
Dov Charney 1969- .................................................. 75
Chief Executive Officer of American Apparel
Kenny Chesney 1968- .............................................. 77
Singer and songwriter
Julie Christie 1941- ................................................... 81
Actress
Rafael Correa 1963- .................................................. 85
President of Ecuador
Daniel Craig 1968- ................................................... 88
Actor
Scott Crump 1954(?)- ............................................... 92
Chief Executive Officer of Stratasys, Inc.
Alfonso Cuarón 1961- ............................................. 94
Film director, screenwriter, and film producer
Miley Cyrus 1992- .................................................... 98
Actress and singer
Paula Deen 1947- .................................................... 101
Television personality, chef, and author
Dana Delany 1956- ................................................. 105
Actress
Novak Djokovic 1987- ........................................... 109
Professional tennis player
Roddy Doyle 1958- ................................................ 112
Author
Zac Efron 1987- ....................................................... 116
Actor
Albert Elbaz 1961- .................................................. 120
Fashion designer
Lynda Fassa 1963(?)- .............................................. 123
Founder of Green Babies, Inc.
Drew Gilpin Faust 1947- ....................................... 125
President of Harvard University
Dario Franchitti 1973- ............................................ 129
Professional race car driver
Lew Frankfort 1946- .............................................. 131
Chief Executive Officer of Coach
Simon Fuller 1960- ................................................. 133
Entertainment entrepreneur andtelevision producer
Clara Furse 1957- ................................................... 137
Chief Executive Officer of LondonStock Exchange
Helene Gayle 1955- ................................................ 139
Epidemiologist and pediatrician
Lou Gentine 1947- .................................................. 141
Chairman and Chief Executive Officerof Sargento Foods
Carlos Ghosn 1954- ................................................ 144
Chief Executive Officer of Nissan and Renault
Dana Gioia 1950- .................................................... 148
Chairman of the National Endowment forthe Arts and poet
Ira Glass 1959- ........................................................ 151
Radio host and author
Christina Gold 1947- .............................................. 154
President and Chief Executive Officerof Western Union
Philip Green 1952- ................................................. 157
Retail executive
Julie Greenwald 1970- ........................................... 160
President of Atlantic Records
Rogan Gregory 1972- ............................................. 162
Fashion designer
Armando Guebuza 1943- ...................................... 164
President of Mozambique
Amy Gutmann 1949- ............................................. 166
President of the University of Pennsylvania
Rafi Haladjian 1962(?)- .......................................... 170
Co-founder of Violet
Victoria Hale 1961(?)- ............................................ 173
Chemist and pharmaceutical executive
Laurell K. Hamilton 1963- .................................... 176
Author
Lewis Hamilton 1985- ........................................... 180
Professional race car driver
Katharine Heigl 1978- ........................................... 184
Actress
Felix Hernandez 1986- .......................................... 188
Professional baseball player
Lazaro Hernandez and Jack McCollough ......... 191
Fashion designers for Proenza Schouler
Rachel S. Herz 1963- .............................................. 194
Research psychologist
India Hicks 1967- ................................................... 196
Interior designer and author
Anya Hindmarch 1969- ......................................... 199
Accessories designer
Carl Hodges 1937- ................................................. 201
Scientist and entrepreneur
David Horvath and Sun-Min Kim ...................... 203
Founders of Pretty Ugly LLC
Khaled Hosseini 1965- ........................................... 206
Author and physician
Dawn Hudson 1957- .............................................. 210
President and Chief Executive Officerof Pepsi-Cola North America
Jennifer Hudson 1981- .......................................... 213
Singer and actress
Eddie Izzard 1962- ................................................. 215
Actor and comedian
Bharrat Jagdeo 1964- ............................................. 219
President of Guyana
Jonas Brothers ......................................................... 221
Pop group
Miranda July 1974- ................................................ 225
Filmmaker, artist, and author
Cristie Kerr 1977- ................................................... 229
Professional golfer
Fred Krupp 1954- ................................................... 232
Executive director of the EnvironmentalDefense Fund
Shia LaBeouf 1986- ................................................ 235
Actor
Frank Langella 1940- ............................................. 239
Actor
Justine Larbalestier 1968(?)- ................................... 243
Author and editor
Isaac Larian 1954- .................................................. 246
Chief Executive Officer of MGA Entertainment
Sandra Lee 1966- .................................................... 249
Television personality, chef, and author
Doris Lessing 1919- ................................................ 253
Author
Arthur D. Levinson 1950- ..................................... 258
Chief Executive Officer of Genentech
Phillip Lim 1974(?)- ............................................... 260
Fashion designer
David Lindsay-Abaire 1970(?)- ............................ 262
Playwright and screenwriter
Liesel Litzenburger 1967(?)- ................................. 266
Author
Adam Lowry and Eric Ryan ................................ 268
Founders of Method Home Care
John Mackey 1953- ................................................. 271
Chief Executive Officer of Whole Foods
Eli Manning 1981- .................................................. 273
Professional football player
JoAnn E. Manson 1953- ........................................ 276
Physician and researcher
Maroon 5 ................................................................. 279
Rock group
Manny Mashouf 1938(?)- ...................................... 283
Founder of Bebe
Dietrich Mateschitz 1944- ..................................... 285
Founder of Red Bull International
Cormac McCarthy 1933- ....................................... 287
Author
Mary McDonnell 1952- ......................................... 291
Actress
Douglas Melton 1954- ........................................... 295
Professor and research scientist
Frank Miller 1957- .................................................. 298
Comic book author, screenwriter, andfilm director
Mike Modano 1970- ............................................... 302
Professional hockey player
Mo’Nique 1967- ...................................................... 306
Actress and comedian
Rachel Moore 1965- ............................................... 310
Dance company executive
Ron Mueck 1958- ................................................... 313
Sculptor
Haruki Murakami 1949- ....................................... 315
Author
Robert Nardelli 1948- ............................................ 319
Chief Executive Officer of Chrysler
Daniel Ortega 1945- ............................................... 323
President of Nicaragua
Brad Paisley 1972- .................................................. 327
Singer
Hayden Panettiere 1989- ....................................... 331
Actress
Tony Parker 1982- .................................................. 335
Professional basketball player
Mary E. Peters 1948- .............................................. 338
U.S. Secretary of Transportation
Jodi Picoult 1966- ................................................... 341
Author
Gordon Ramsay 1966- ........................................... 345
Chef and television personality
Tim Redmond 1947- .............................................. 349
President of Blue Horizon Organic Seafood Co.
Paula Rosput Reynolds 1956- .............................. 352
Chief Executive Officer of Safeco
Rihanna 1988- ......................................................... 354
Singer
Tony Romo 1980- ................................................... 358
Professional football player
Irene Rosenfeld 1953- ............................................ 361
Chief Executive Officer of Kraft Foods
Patricia Russo 1952- ............................................... 364
Chief Executive Officer of Alcatel-Lucent
Mikhail Saakashvili 1967- ..................................... 367
President of the Republic of Georgia
Zainab Salbi 1969(?)- ............................................. 371
Activist and author
Johan Santana 1979- ............................................... 374
Professional baseball player
Nicolas Sarkozy 1955- ........................................... 377
President of France
Allen Schwartz 1945(?)- ........................................ 381
Founder of A.B.S. by Allen Schwartz
H. Lee Scott, Jr. 1949- ............................................ 383
Chief Executive Officer of Wal-Mart
Kathleen Sebelius 1948- ........................................ 386
Governor of Kansas
Danny Seo 1977- ..................................................... 390
Environmentalist, television host, and author
Michele Serros 1967(?)- ......................................... 393
Author
Simran Sethi 1971(?)- ............................................. 396
Television producer and journalist
Lionel Shriver 1957- ............................................... 399
Author and journalist
Sarah Silverman 1970- ........................................... 403
Actress and comedian
Lorna Simpson 1960- ............................................. 406
Artist and photographer
Alfonso Soriano 1976- ........................................... 409
Professional baseball player
Tori Spelling 1973- ................................................. 412
Actress
Spice Girls ............................................................... 416
Pop group
John Stamos 1963- .................................................. 421
Actor
Arran and Ratana Stephens ................................. 425
Founders of Nature’s Path
Julia Stewart 1955- ................................................. 428
Chief Executive Officer of International Houseof Pancakes
Tilda Swinton 1960- ............................................... 430
Actress
Alice Temperley 1975- ........................................... 434
Fashion designer
T. I. 1980- ................................................................. 436
Rap musician
Justin Timberlake 1981- ......................................... 439
Singer and actor
Jean Touitou 1952(?)- ............................................. 443
Founder of A.P.C. and fashion designer
Natasha Tretheway 1966- ...................................... 445
Poet and professor
Spencer Tunick 1967- ............................................. 448
Photographer
Carrie Underwood 1983- ...................................... 450
Singer
Giambattista Valli 1966- ........................................ 453
Fashion designer
Kat Von D 1982- ..................................................... 455
Tattoo artist and television personality
Julie White 1961- .................................................... 458
Actress
Amy Winehouse 1983- .......................................... 461
Singer and songwriter
Len Wiseman 1973- ................................................ 465
Film director
Umaru Yar’Adua 1951- ......................................... 468
President of Nigeria
Ken Yeang 1948- ..................................................... 471
Architect and author
Laura Ziskin 1950- ................................................. 474
Director and producer
Mark Zuckerberg 1984- ......................................... 477
Founder of Facebook.com
Obituaries
Brooke Astor 1902-2007 ......................................... 479
Philanthropist
Red Auerbach 1917-2006 ....................................... 480
Basketball coach
John W. Backus 1924-2007 .................................... 481
Computer programmer
Joey Bishop 1918-2007 ........................................... 482
Comedian
P. W. Botha 1916-2006 ............................................ 484
Politician
Ed Bradley 1941-2006 ............................................ 485
CBS News correspondent and anchor
Ruth Brown 1928-2006 .......................................... 486
Singer and actress
Art Buchwald 1925-2007 ....................................... 488
Humor columnist
Denny Doherty 1940-2007 .................................... 489
Singer and songwriter
Bulent Ecevit 1925-2006 ........................................ 490
Politician
Jerry Falwell 1933-2007 ......................................... 491
Religious leader and political activist
Gianfranco Ferré 1944-2007 .................................. 493
Fashion designer
Gerald R. Ford 1913-2006 ..................................... 494
Politician
Milton Friedman 1912-2006 .................................. 496
Economist and educator
Robert Goulet 1933-2007 ....................................... 497
Singer and actor
Merv Griffin 1925-2007 .......................................... 499
Television host and game-show creator
David Halberstam 1934-2007 ............................... 500
Journalist
Johnny Hart 1931-2007 .......................................... 501
Cartoonist
Kitty Carlisle Hart 1910-2007 ............................... 502
Actress and singer
Don Herbert 1917-2007 ......................................... 503
Television personality
Andrew Hill 1931-2007 ......................................... 504
Jazz musician
Don Ho 1930-2007 .................................................. 505
Musician
Lady Bird Johnson 1912-2007 .............................. 506
First Lady, business owner, and advocate
Deborah Kerr 1921-2007 ....................................... 507
Actress
Jeane Kirkpatrick 1926-2006 ................................. 508
Government official
R. B. Kitaj 1932-2007 .............................................. 509
Painter
Kisho Kurokawa 1934-2007 .................................. 511
Architect
Madeleine L’Engle 1918-2007 ............................... 512
Author
John Macquarrie 1919-2007 .................................. 513
Theologian
Theodore Maiman 1927-2007 ............................... 514
Physicist and electrical engineer
Marcel Marceau 1923-2007 ................................... 515
Mime
Anita O’Day 1919-2006 ......................................... 516
Singer
Jack Palance 1919-2006 .......................................... 517
Actor
Wolfgang Panofsky 1919-2007 ............................. 518
Physicist
Brant Parker 1920-2007 ......................................... 519
Cartoonist
Willie Pep 1922-2006 .............................................. 520
Professional boxer
Carlo Ponti 1912-2007 ............................................ 521
Film producer
Tom Poston 1921-2007 ........................................... 522
Actor
Charles Nelson Reilly 1931-2007 ......................... 523
Actor, director, and game show panelist
Eddie Robinson 1919-2007 .................................... 524
Football coach
Mstislav Rostropovich 1927-2007 ........................ 525
Cellist, pianist, and conductor
Wally Schirra 1923-2007 ........................................ 526
Astronaut
Sidney Sheldon 1917-2007 .................................... 527
Playwright, screenwriter, producer, and author
Anna Nicole Smith 1967-2007 .............................. 528
Model and actress
William Styron 1925-2006 ..................................... 529
Author
Miyoshi Umeki 1929-2007 .................................... 530
Actress
Jack Valenti 1921-2007 ........................................... 531
Motion-picture industry executive
Porter Wagoner 1927-2007 .................................... 532
Musician
Jane Wyatt 1910-2006 ............................................. 534
Actress
Jane Wyman 1917-2007 ......................................... 535
Actress