2010: People in the News in the United States and Around the World
A—E
- Jozy Altidor, Soccer player for U.S. Men's National Team
- Julian Assange, Activist, Co-founder of WikiLeaks
- Evan Bayh, U.S. Senator (Dem, Ind.)
- Benedict XVI, Pope (2005—)
- Ben Bernanke, Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board
- Joseph Biden, Vice President of the United States
- Kathryn Bigelow, Director of Academy Award-winning The Hurt Locker
- Calvin Borel, Three-time, Kentucky Derby-winning jockey
- Bob Bradley, Coach of U.S. Men's National Soccer Team
- Gordon Brown, Former Prime Minister of the UK, former head of the Labour Party
- Scott Brown, Senator from Massachusetts (Rep.)
- Sandra Bullock, Academy Award-winning actor
- David Cameron, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, head of the Conservative Party
- Martha Coakley, Attorney General of Massachusetts (Dem.)
- Gary Coleman, Actor
- Tony Curtis, Actor
- Chris Dodd, U.S. Senator (Dem., Conn.)
- Landon Donovan, Soccer player for U.S. National Team and MLS's L.A. Galaxy
- Michael Douglas, Actor, movie producer
- Rahm Emanuel, Former chief of staff for President Obama
F—L
- Zach Galifianakis, Actor, comedian
- Tim Geithner, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury
- Corey Haim, Actor
- Anita Hill, Law professor, former employee of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas
- Dennis Hopper, Actor
- Lena Horne, Singer, Actor
- Jesse James, Star of T.V. show Monster Garage, estranged husband of Sandra Bullock
- Wyclef Jean, Musician, Haitian presidential candidate
- Kim Jong-un, Son of North Korean dictator Kim Jong-il, suspected sucessor to the dictator's position
- Elena Kagan, President Obama's Supreme Court Justice nominee, lawyer, professor
- Nodar Kumaritashvili, Olympic Luger
- Jay Leno, TV late-night talk show host
M—Q
- Bernard Madoff, business personality, fraud
- Chelsea Manning, U.S. soldier, military whistleblower
- Stanley McChrystal, Former commander of United States forces in Afghanistan
- Alexander McQueen, Fashion designer
- Kate Middleton, Future wife of Prince William of the UK
- Mo'Nique, Comedienne, Academy Award-winning actor
- John Murtha, Democratic Congressman from Pennsylvania
- Barack Obama, President of the United States (Dem.)
- Conan O'Brien, TV late-night talk show host
- Apolo Anton Ohno, Olympic speedskater
- Bristol Palin, Daughter of Sarah Palin, reality show contestant
- Sarah Palin, Former Governor of Alaska, Fox News contributor (Rep.)
- David Paterson, Governor of New York (Dem.)
- Nancy Pelosi, U.S. Representative from California, Speaker of the House (2007-2011)
R—Z
- J.D. Salinger, Renowned and reclusive author of Catcher in the Rye and Franny and Zooey
- Shirley Sherrod, Former employee of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, civil rights activist, political scandal figure
- Gabourey Sidibe, Oscar-nominated actor
- Arlen Specter, Senator (Rep. & Dem., Penn.)
- Ted Stevens, Former Senator (Rep., Alaska)
- Clarence Thomas, Supreme Court Justice
- Prince William, British royalty
- Charlie Wilson, Former U.S. Representative (Dem., Tex.)
- Elin Nordegren Woods, Model, wife of Tiger Woods
- Tiger Woods, Professional golfer
- Mark Zuckerberg, Facebook founder
