Includes indexes nationality, occupation, subject and newsmakers indexes.

An up-to-date biographical collection to notable personalities in the news today.

Cumulative: King Abdullah II, 1962-, King of Jordan -- Agnes B, 1941-, Fashion designer -- Ray Allen, 1975-, Professional basketball player -- Stephen Ambrose, 1936-, Author -- C. Michael Armstrong, 1938-, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of AT&T -- John Ashcroft, 1942-, U.S. Attorney General -- Alec Baldwin, 1958-, Actor and political activist -- Seth Berkley, 1956-, President and Chief Executive Officer of the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative -- Thora Birch, 1982-, Actress -- Jack Black, 1969-, Actor and Musician -- Myrna Blyth, 1939-, Editor, publisher, and novelist -- David Boies, 1941-, Lawyer -- Peter Boyle, 1935-, Actor -- Barbara Taylor Bradford, 1933-, Author -- Tom Brady, 1977-, Professional football player -- Amy Brenneman, 1964-, Actress and producer -- Richard Carlson, 1961-, Author, speaker, and psychologist -- Michael Chabon, 1963-, Pulitzer Prize-winning author -- Wendy Chamberlin, 1948-, Assistant Administrator at the U.S. Agency for International Development -- tom Chappell, 1943-, Founder of Tom's of Maine -- Don Cheadle, 1964-, Actor -- Joan D. Chittister, 1936-, Benedictine nun and author -- Yvon Chouinard, 1938-, Entrepreneur and environmentalist -- Richard A. Clarke, 1951(?)-, United States National Security specialist -- Billy Collins, 1941-, United States poet laureate -- Kerry Collins, 1972-, Professional football player -- Jennifer Connelly, 1970-, Actress -- Carson Daly, 1973-, Television host and actor -- Tom Daschle, 1947-, Senate Majority leader -- Idriss Deby, 1952-, President of Chad -- Brian Dennehy, 1938-, Actor, writer, and producer -- Robert A. Eckert, 1955(?)-, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Mattel -- Eve Ensler, 1954(?)-, Activist and president of NOW -- Garbage, Alternative rock group -- Mossimo Giannulli, 1963-, Fashion designer -- Patricia Goldman-Rakic, 1937-, Neurobiologist -- Macy Gray, 1970(?)-, Singer and songwriter -- Andreas Gursky, 1955-, Photographer -- Lasse Hallstrom, 1946-, Filmmaker -- marcia Gay Harden, 1959-, Actress.

Ed Harris, 1950-, Actor -- Melissa Joan Hart, 1976-, Actress, director, producer, and production company executive -- Marg Helgenberger, 1958-,Actress -- Rickey Henderson, 1958-, Professional baseball player -- John L. Hennessy, 1952-, President of Stanford University -- Doug Herzog, 1960(?), President of USA Network -- Lleyton Hewitt, 1981-, Professional tennis player -- Nick Hornby, 1957-, Author -- Sarah Hughes, 1985-, Figure skater -- Gwen Ifill, 1955-, Journalist -- Goran Ivanisevic, 1971-, Professional tennis player -- Marc Jacobs, 1963-, Fashion designer -- Brian Jacques, 1939-, Children's book editor -- James Jeffords, 1934-, United States senator -- Vernon Jordan, jr. 1935-, Attorney and social activist -- Milla Jovovich, 1975-, Actress, model, and singer -- Hamid Karzai, 1955(?)0, Chairman of Afghan interim government -- Sonia Kashuk, 1959(?)-, Entrepreneur -- Jack Kilby, 1923-, Electrical engineer and inventor -- Junichiro Koizumi, 1942-, Prime Minister of Japan -- Alex Kozinski, 1950-, Federal judege -- Mary L. Landrieu, 1955-, United States senator -- Arnold J. Levin, 1939-, Educator and medical researcher -- Jeanine Lobell, 1964(?)-, Founder of Stila Cosmetics -- Baz Luhrmann, 1962-, Film director, producer, and screenwriter -- Tobey Maguire, 1975-, Actor -- Philip Marineau, 1946-, President and Chief Executive Officer of Levi Strauss & Co. -- Casey Martin, 1972-, Professional golfer -- Nobuyuki Matsuhisa, 1949-, Chef and restaurateur -- Paul McCartney, 1942-, Singer and songwriter -- Henry McKinnell, 1943(?)-, Chairman, president, and Chief Executive Officer of Pfizer, Inc. -- Martha McSally, 1966(?)-, Fighter pilot -- Megawati Sukarnoputri, 1947-, President of Indonesia -- Steven Meisel, 1954-, Photographer -- Laura Mercier, 1959(?)-, Makeup artist and businesswoman -- Alyssa Milano, 1972-, Actress -- Bode Miller, 1977-, Alpine skier -- Ruth Ann Minner, 1935-, President and Chief Operating Officer of Canon -- Rick Moddy, 1961-, Author

Tommy Mottola, 1949-, President and Chief Executive Officer of Sony Music Entertainment -- Bill Murray, 1950-, Actor, writer, and comedian -- Yoweri Museveni, 1944-, President of Uganda -- Helmut Newton, 1920-, Fashion photographer -- Jamie Oliver, 1975-, Chef and television personality -- Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen, 1986-, Actresses -- Joe Pantoliano, 1951-, Actor -- Sara Paretsky, 1947-, Author -- Mary-Louise Parker, 1964-, Actress -- Richard Parsons, 1949-, Chief Executive Officer of AOL Time Warner -- Andres Pastrana, 1954-, President of Colombia -- Robert Patrick, 1959-, Actor -- Martin Puryear, 1941-, Sculptor -- Mike Ramsay, 1950(?)-, Chief Excutive Officer of TiVo -- Condoleezza Rice, 1954-, U.S. National Security Advisor -- Tom Ridge, 1945-, Director of the Office of Homeland Security -- Kelly Pipa, 1970-, Actress and talk-show host -- Brian L. Roberts, 1959-, president of Comcast -- Cynthis Rowley, 1958-, Fashion designer -- Geoffrey Rush, 1951-, Actor -- Richard Russo, 1949-, Author -- Joe Sakic, 1969-, Professional hockey player -- Mark Salzman, 1959-, Author -- Steve Sanger, 1946-, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of General Mills -- Marjorie M. Scardino, 1947-, Chief Executive Officer of Pearson P.L.C. -- Dale Schenk, 1957(?)-, Scientist -- Curt Schilling, 1966-, Professional baseball player -- Eric Schmidt, 1955-, Chief Executive Officer of Google -- Terry Semel, 1943- Chief Executive Officer of Yaoo! -- Shakiara, 1977-, Singer and songwriter -- Carol Shaw, 1958(?), Makeup artist and businesswoman -- Jim Shea, Jr., 1968-, Skeleton racer -- martin Sheen, 1940-, Actor -- David Sidransky, 1960-, Molecular biologist -- Anna Deavere Smith, 1950-, Playwright, actor, director, and filmmaker -- Paul Smith, 1946-, Fashion designer -- Stacey Snider, 1961(?)-, Chairman and Chief Executive Offier of Universal Pictures -- Leelee Sobiesky, 1982-, Actress -- Julia Stiles, 1981-, Actress -- Elaine Stritch, 1925-, Actress -- Kiefer Sutherland, 1966-, Actor and director

Ichiro Suzuki, 1973-, Professional baseball player -- Mary Catherine Swanson, 1944-, Educator -- Jane Swift, 1965(?)-, Governor of Massachusetts -- Tan Dun, 1957-, Composer -- Mario Testino, 1954-, Fashion photographer -- James Thomson, 1958-, Cellular biologist -- Shirley M. Tilghman, 1946-, President of Princeton University -- Dennis Tito, 1940(?)-, World's first paying space traveler -- John Turturro, 1957-, Actor, screenwriter, director, and producer -- U@, Rock group -- Phil Vischer, 1966-, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Creative Officer of Big Idea Productions -- Jon Voight, 1938-, Actor -- Catherine F. Wagner, 1953-, Photographer and professor -- Cathy Waterman, 1950(?)-, Jewelry designer -- Linda Wells, 1958-, Magazine editor and journalist

Obituaries: Douglas Adams, 1952-2001, Author -- Poul Anderson, 1926-2001, Author -- Earl R. Anthony, 1938-2001, Professional bowler -- Sanuel Z. Arkoff, 1918-2001 pp Christiaan Barnard, 1922-2001, Heart surgeon -- Herbert Block, 1909-2001, Political cartoonist -- Louis Boudreau, 1917-2001, Professional baseball player, manager, and announcer -- Sir Donald Bradman, 1908-2001, Professional cricket player -- Ely Callaway, 1919-2001, Founder of Callaway Golf Company -- Roger Caras, 1928-2001, Author, broadcast journalist, and animal rights activist -- Chung Ju Yung, 1915-2001, Author, broadcast journalist, and animal rights activist -- Imogene Coca, 1908-2001, Actress, singer, dancer, and comedian -- Perry Como, 1912-2001, Chemist -- Dame Ninette de Valois, 1898-2001, Chemist -- Phoolan Devi, 1963-2001, Bandit queen and member of Indian Parliament -- Troy Donahue, 1936-2001, Film star of the 1950s and 1960s -- Jane Dudley, 1912-2001, Dancer, choreographer, and teacher -- Katharine Graham, 1917-2001, Animation pioneer -- John Lee Hooker, 1917-2001, Blues singer and guitarist -- frances R. Horwich, 1908-2001, Educator and television personality -- Sir Fred Hoyle, 1915-2001, Educator and televsion personality -- Sir Fred Hoyle, 1915-2001, Astronomer and author -- Etta Jones, 1928-2001, Jazz singer -- Pauline Kael, 1919-2001, Film critic -- Hank Ketcham, 1920-2001, Cartoonist -- Stanley Kramer, 1913-2001, Film director and producer -- Jack Lemmon, 1925-2001, Actor -- John Lewis, 1920-2001, Jazz pianist and composer -- John C. Lilly, 1915-2001, Scientist and writer -- Robert Ludlum, 1927-2001, Actor, theater producer, and novelist -- Mike Mansfield, 1903-2001, U.S. Congressman and ambassador to Japan -- Dorothy McGuire, 1918-2001, Actress -- Timothy McVeigh, 1968-2001, Terrorist -- Joseph Moakley, 1927-2001, United States Congressman -- R.K. Narayan, 1906-2001, Actor -- Carroll O'Connor, 1924-2001, Actor -- John Phillips, 1935-2001, Founder of Mamas and the Papas musical group

Dennis Puleston, 1905-2001, Conservationist -- Anthony Quinn, 1915-2001, Actor, painter, and sculptor -- Joey Ramone, 1951-2001, Lead singer and songwriter of the Ramones --Herbert Ross, 1927-2001, Choreographer and film director -- Richard Evans Schultes, 1915-2001, Botanist -- Ann Sothern, 1909-2001, Actress -- Willie Stargell, 1940-2001, Professional baseball player -- Isaac Stern, 1920-2001, Violinist -- Leon Sullivan, 1922-2001, Minister, civil rights activist, and originator of the Sullivan Principles -- Eudora Welty, 1909-2001, Author -- Donald Woods, 1933-2001, Journalist and social activist.