Includes indexes nationality, occupation, subject and newsmakers indexes.

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

Paige Adams-Geller, 1969(?)-, Fashion designer and model -- Jonathan Adler, 1966-, Home-furnishings designer and ceramicist -- Albert, Prince of Monaco, 1958-, Prince of Monaco -- Jeremy Allaire, 1971-, Founder, president, and CEO of Brightcove, Inc. -- Judd Apatow, 1967-, Writer, producer, and director -- Fiona Apple, 1977-, Singer and songwriter -- Shizuka Arakawa, 1981-, Figure skater -- Jim Balsillie and Mike Lazaridis, Co-heads of Research in Motion -- Traian Basescu, 1951-, President of Romania -- Deborah Bedrod, 1958-, Author -- Gail Berman, 1957(?)-, President of Paramount Studios -- Dorrit J. Bern, 1950(?)-, Chief Executive Officer of Charming Shoppes -- Paul Biya, 1933-, President of Cameroon -- Black Eyed Peas, Pop group -- John A. Boehner, 1949-, U.S. House Majority Leader -- Jonathan Borofsky, 1942-, Sculptor -- Kate Bosworth, 1983-, Actress -- Francois Bozize, 1946-, President of the Central African Republic -- Adrien Brody, 1973-, Actor -- Kurt Busch, 1978-, Race car driver -- Nick Cannon, 1980-, Actor -- Steve Carell, 1963-, Actor and writer -- Mike Cassidy, 1963(?)-, Chief Executive Officer of Xfire -- Jimmy Choo, 1957(?)-, Shoe designer -- Stephen Chow, 1962-, Actor, director, and screenwriter -- Kim Clijsters, 1983-, Professional tennis player -- Anderson Cooper, 1967-, Television journalist -- Rhonda Cornum, 1954-, U.S. Army surgeon -- Paula Creamer, 1986-, Professional golfer -- Sidney Crosby, 1987-, Professional hockey player -- Neda DeMayo, 1960(?)-, Animal rights activist -- Patrick Dempsey, 1966-, Actor -- Marc Ecko, 1972-, Fashion designer and business executive -- Mohamed ElBaradei, 1942-, Director general of the Internaional Atomic Energy Agency -- Enrico Fabris, 1981-, Speed skater -- Niall Ferguson, 1964-, Historian, professor, and author -- America Ferrera, 1984-, Actress -- Jasper Fforde, 1961-, Author and filmmaker -- Patrick J. Fitzgerald, 1960- Prosecutor -- Foo Fighters, Rock group -- Matthew Fox, 1966-, Actor -- Ian Ginsberg, 1962(?)-, Pharmacist and entrepreneur --

Temple Grandin, 1947-, Scientist, inventor, and author -- Brian Graxer, 1951-, Film producer -- Ismail Omar Guelleh, 1947-, President of Djibouti -- Paul Haggis, 1953-, Screenwriter and television writer -- Tarja Halonen, 1943-, President of Finland -- Mariska Hargitay, 1964-, Actress -- Carey hart, 1975-, Motocross athlete and business owner -- Reed Hastings, 1961(?)-, President, Chief Executive Officer, and Board Chair of Netflix -- Lene Vestergaard Hau, 1959-, Physicist -- Sally Hershberger, 1961(?)-, Hair stylist and salon owner -- J. Edward Hill, 1938-, Physician and educator -- Philip Seymour Hoffman, 1967-, Actor -- Joel Hollander, 1956(?)-, Chair and Chief Executive Officer of CBS Radio -- Chad Holliday, 1948-, Chair and Chief Executive Officer of DuPont -- Alan Hollinghurst, 1954-, Author -- Felicity Huffman, 1962- Actress -- Bob Iger, 1951-, Chief Executive Officer of the Walt Disney Company -- Jimmy Iovine, 1953-, Music producer -- John Irving, 1942-, Author and screenwriter -- Jay-Z, 1970-, Rap musician and record company executive -- Bobby Jindal, 1971-, Congressman -- Jack Johnson, 1975-, Singer and songwriter -- Wendy Evans Joseph, 1955(?)-, Architect -- William Joyce, 1957-, Author, illustrator, and producer -- Islam Karimove, 1938-, President of Uzbekistan -- Mel Karmazin, 1943-, Chief Executive4 Officer of Sirius Satellite Radio -- Marian Keyes, 1963-, Author -- Alicia Keys, 1981-, Singer -- Marcia Kilgore, 1968-, Entrepreneur and spa founder -- Eugenia Kim, 1974(?)-, Milliner -- Ruud Kleinpaste, 1952-, Entomologist and television personality -- Heidi Klum, 1973-, Model and television show host -- Elizabeth Kostova, 1964-, Author -- Diane Lane, 1965-, Actress -- Heath Ledger, 1979-, Actor -- Jason Lee, 1970-, Actor -- Nanette Lepore, 1964(?)-, Fashion designer -- Beth Lisick, 1969(?)-, Author and journalist -- Benilde Little, 1959(?0-, Author -- Christian Louboutin, 1963-, Shoe designer -- Richard Louv, 1949-, Author, columnist, and speaker -- Alexander Lukashenko, 1954-, President of Belarus --

Pony Ma, 1971(?)-, Chief Executive Officer of Tencent Holdings -- Seth MacFarlane, 1973-, Television series creator and animator -- John J. Mack, 1944-, Chief Executive Officer of Morgan Stanley - Chris Madden, 1948-, Interior designer, television host, and author -- Joe Manchin, 1947-, governor of West Virginia -- Mary Ellen Mark, 1940-, Photographer -- Judy McGrath, 1953-, chair and Chief Executive Officer of MTV Networks Group, -- Julian McMahon, 1968-, Actor -- Larry McMurtry, 1936-, Author -- W. James McNerney, 1949-, Chief Executive Officer of Boeing -- S. Epatha Merkerson, 1952-, Actress -- Nancy Meyers, 1949-, Screenwriter, director, and producer -- Benjamin Millepied, 1977(?)-, Dancer and choreographer -- Denise Mina, 1966-, Author -- Hayao Miyazaki, 1941-, Animator, director, and screenwriter -- Kathryn Morris, 1969-, Actress -- Rob Morrow, 1962-, Actor -- Kim Mulkey-Robertson, 1962-, Head coach for the Baylor University women's basketball team -- Yoshitomo Nara, 1959-, Artist -- Nursultan Nazarbayev, 1940-, President of Kazakhstan -- Angela Nissel, 1974-, Author and television writer -- Bob Nixon, 1954 (?)-, Environmentalist and filmmaker -- Christopher Nolan, 1970-, Director, screenwriter, and producer -- Olufunmilayo Olopade, 1957(?)-, Physician, oncologist, and geneticist -- Joel Osteen, 1963-, Minister and author -- Dawn Ostroff, 1960-, Entertainment President of the CW Network -- Clive Owen, 1964-, Actor -- Gary Parson, 1950(?)-, Chairman of XM Satellite Radio -- Tyler Perry, 1969-, Playwright and actor -- Barry Prevor and Steven Shore, Owners of Steve & Barry's University Sportswear -- Deborah Pryce, 1951-, Chairman of the House Republican Committee -- Anders Fogh Rasmussen, 1953-, Prime Minister of Denmark -- Harry Reid, 1939-, United States Senate Minority Leader -- Karl Rove, 1950-, U.S. Deputy chief of staff for President George W. Bush -- Marjane Satrapi, 1969-, Graphic novelist -- Kyra Sedgwick, 1965-, Actress -- John Sentamu, 1949-, Archbishop of York --

Ganendra Shah, 1947-, King of Nepal -- John Patrick Shanley, 1950-, Playwright -- Harry Slatkin, 1961(?)-, Fonder of Slatkin & Co. -- John W. Snow, 1939-, United States Treasury Secretary -- Anne Stevens, 1949(?)-, Chief Operating Officer of the Americas for Ford Motor Company -- Jens Stoltenberg, 1959-, Prime minister of Norway -- Joss Stone, 1987-, Singer and songwriter -- System of a Down, Rock group -- Hannah Teter, 1987-, Snowboarder -- Lily Tuck, 1938-, author -- Keith Urban, 1967-, Singer and songwriter -- John Varvatos, 1955(?)-, Fashion designer -- Tabare Vazquez, 1940-, President of Uruguay -- Guy Verhofstadt, 1953-, Prime Minister of Belgium -- Sophie Von Hellermann, 1975-, Artist -- Jeannette Walls, 1960(?)-, Journalist and author -- Jeremy Wariner, 1984-, Track athlete and coach -- Alice Waters, 1944-, Chef, restaurant owner, and author -- Sam Waterston, 1940-, Actor -- Naomi Watts, 1968-, Actress -- Jennifer Weiner, 1970-, Author and journalist -- Rachel Weisz, 1971-, Actress -- Seth Wescott, 1976-, Snowboard cross athlete -- Kanye West, 1977-, Rap musician and record producer -- Joss Whedon, 1964-, Scriptwriter, television producer, and feature film director -- The White Stripes -- Rock group -- patrick Whitney, 1952(?)-, Director of the Institute of Design at Illinois Institute of Technology -- Gretchen Wilson, 1973-, Singer and songwriter -- Edward Witten, 1951-, Physicist -- Viktor Yushchenko, 1954-, President of Ukraine -- Ziyi Zhang, 1979-, Actress.

Obituaries -- Eddie Albert, 1906-2005, Actor -- Julius Axelrod, 1912-2004, Biochemist -- John N. Bahcall, 1934-2005, Astrophysicist and astronomer -- Anne Bancroft, 1931-2005, Actress -- Saul Bellow, 1915-2005, Author -- Hans Bethe, 1906-2005, Physicist -- Johnny Carson, 1925-2005, Television show host -- Shirley Chisholm, 1924-2005, Politician -- Kenneth B. Clark, 1914-2005 -- Rodney Dangerfield, 1921-2004, Comedian and actor -- Ossie Davis, 1917-2005, Actor -- Sandra Dee, 1942-2005, Actress -- Bob Denver, 1935-2005, Actor -- Jacques Derrida, 1930-2004, Philosopher -- Wim Duisenberg, 1935-2005, Banker -- Andrea Dworkin, 1946-2005, Author -- Richard Eberhart, 1904-2005, Poet and educator -- Will Eisner, 1917-2005, Graphic novelist -- Fahd, King of Saudi Arabia, 1923(?)-2005, King -- Al Held, 1928-2005, Artist -- Evan Hunter, 1926-2005, Author -- John H. Johnson, 1918-2005, Publisher -- Charles Keeling, 1928-2005, Climate scientist -- George Kennan, 1904-2005, Diplomat and historian -- Agnes Martin, 1912-2004, Artist -- Ismail Merchant, 1936-2005, Film producer -- Dale Messick, 1906-2005, Comic-strip artist -- George Mikan, 1924-2005, Professional basketball player -- Robert Moog, 1934-2005, Engineer and inventor -- Gaylord A. Nelson, 1916-2005, Politician and environmentalist -- Andre Norton, 1912-2005, Author -- Jerry Orbach, 1935-2004, Actor -- Eduardo Paolozzi, 1924-2005, Artist -- Frank Perdue, 1920-2005, Chief Executive Officer of Perdue Farms -- Rainier III, Prince of Monaco, 1923-2005 -- Prince of Monaco -- John Raitt, 1917-2005, Actor -- Judith Rossner, 1935-2005, Author -- Artie Shaw, 1910-2004, Clarinetist and bandleader -- Jaime Sin, 1928-2005, Cardinal -- Jimmy Smith, 1928-2005, Jazz musician -- Susan Sontag, 1933-2004, Author -- Kenzo Tange, 1913-2005, Architect -- Jay Van Andel, 1924-2004, Entrepreneur -- Luther Vndross, 1951-2005, Singer and songwriter -- Ezer Weizman, 1924-2005 -- William C. Westmoreland, 1914-2005, Military general --

Simon Wiesenthal, 1908-2005, Nazi war crimes investigator and human--rights activist -- Robert Wise, 1914-2005, Director.