Includes indexes nationality, occupation, subject and newsmakers indexes.

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

Cumulative : J. J. Abrams, 1966-, Scriptwriter, television producer, and film director -- AFI, Rock group -- Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, 1956-, President of Iran -- Sophie Albou, 1967-, Fashion designer -- Monica Ali, 1967-, Author -- Robert Allenby, 1971-, Professional golfer -- Brad Anderson, 1949-, Chief Executive Officer of Best Buy -- Tom Anderson and Christ DeWolfe, Creators of MySpace.com -- Alan Arkin, 1934-, Actor -- Michelle Bachelet, 1951-, President of Chile -- Kurmanbek Bakiyev, 1949-, President of Kyrgyzstan -- Michael Ball, 1964(?)-, Fashion designer -- Banksy, 1975(?)-, Artist -- Tiki Barber, 1975-, Professional football player -- Brenda C. Barnes, 1955(?)-, Chief Executive Officer of Sara Lee -- Sacha Baron Cohen, 1971-, Comedian -- Alison Bechdel, 1960-, President of the Natural Resources Defense Council -- Gabrielle Bell, 1975(?)-, Comic artist -- Wendy Bellissimo, 1967(?)-, Home-furnishings designer -- Dierks Bentley, 1975-, Singer and songwriter -- Wolfgang Bernhard, 1960-, Chief Executive Officer of Volkswagon -- J. Darius Bikoff, 1962(?)-, Chief Executive Officer of Energy Brands -- Natalie Bloom, 1971-, Founder of Bloom Cosmetics -- susan J. Blumenthal, 1951(?)-, Physician -- Julie Bowen, 1970-, Actresss -- T. C. Boyle, 1948-, Author

Nancy Brinker, 1946-, Founder of Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation -- Christopher Brosius, Perfumer and entrepreneur -- Howard Brown and Karen Stewart, Founders of Stewart + Brown -- Jerry Bruckheimer, 1945-, Film and television producer -- Jake Burton, 1954-, Founder of Burton Snowboards -- Stewart Butterfield and Caterina Fake, Creators of Flickr -- Elaine L. Chao, 1953-, U.S. Secretary of Labor -- Steve Chen and Chad Hurley, Creators of YouTube.com -- Lee Child, 1954-, Author -- Daniel Clowes, 1961-, Graphic novelist -- Stephen Colbert, 1964-, Actor and comedian -- Anne Cole, 1930(?)-, Swimwear designer -- Bill Condon, 1955-, Director, screenwriter, and producer -- Michael Connelly, 1956-, Author and journalist -- Dominique Nils Consel, 1962(?)-, President of Aveda -- Robert Crais, 1954(?)-, Author -- Rosario Dawson, 1979-, Actress -- Guerrino De Luca, 1952-, President and Chief Executive Officer of Logitech International -- Brian De Palma, 1940-, Director and screenwriter -- E. L. Doctorow, 1931-, Author -- Alice Domar, 1958-, Psychologist, scientist, and professor -- Robert Downey Jr., 1965-, Actor -- Christine Ebersole, 1953-, Actress -- Gregg L. Engles, 1957-, Chief Executive Officer of Dean Foods -- Nambaryn Enkhbayar, 1958-, President of Mongolia -- Flavor Flav, 1959-, Rapper and television star -- Steve Fossett, 1944-, Aviator -- Philip L. Fracis, 1946-, President and Chief Executive Officer of PetSmart -- Nelly Furtado, 1978-, Singer -- Alan Garcia, 1949-, president of Peru -- Lev Glazman and Alina Roytberg, Founders of Fresh -- Andy Goldsworthy, 1956-, Artist -- Drew and Myra Goodman, Founders of Earthbound Farm -- Elizabeth Hand, 1957-, Author -- Alyson Hannigan, 1974-, Actress -- Ted Harbert, 1955-, Chief Executive Officer of E! Networks -- Stephen J. Harper, 1959-, Prime Minister of Canada -- Anne Hathaway, 1982-, Actress -- Dennis Haysbert, 1954-, Actor -- Steven J. Heyer, 1952-, Chief Executive Officer of Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide.

Carl Hiaasen, 1953-, Newspaper columnist, environmentalist, and author -- Gary Hirschberg, 1954(?)-, President and Chief Executive Officer of Stonyfield Farm -- Toomas Hendrik Ilves, 1953-, President of Estonia -- LeBron James, 1984, Professional basketball player -- Katharine Jefferts Schori, 1954-, Bishop of the Episcopal Church of the United States -- Jimmie Johnson, 1975-, NASCAR Nextel Cup driver -- Heidi Julavits, 1968-, Author -- Lech Kaczynski, 1949-, President of Poland -- Melina Kanakaredes, 1967-, Actress -- Maureen Kelly, 1972(?)-, Founder and president of Tarte Cosmetics -- Paula A. Kerger, 1957-, president and Chief Executive Officer of Public Broadcasting Service -- Laila Lalami, Author and blogger -- John Lasseter, 1957-, Animator and producer -- Hugh Laurie, 1959-, Actor -- John Legend, 1978-, Singer and songwriter -- Monique Lhuillier, 1971(?)-, Fashion designer -- Doug Liman, 1965-, Director and producer -- Richard Linklater, 1960-, Writer and director -- Penelope Lively, 1933-, Author -- Ron Livingston, 1968-, Actor -- Ludacris, 1977-, Rap musician and actor -- Jack Ma, 1964-, Chief Executive Officer of Alibaba.com -- Steve Madden, 1958-, Shoe designer -- Rob Malda, 1976-, Founder of Slashdot.org -- Peyton Manning, 1976-, Professional football player -- Patrick Marber, 1964-, Playwright and director -- Marisa Acocella Marchetto, 1962(?)-, Cartoonist and graphic novelist -- Brice Marden, 1938-, Artist -- Bobby Margolis, 1948(?)- Chief Executive Officer of Cherokee Group -- Vinoodh Matadin and Inez van Lamsweerde, Photographers -- Hideki Matsui, 1974-, Professional baseball player -- Amelie Mauresmo, 1979-, Professional tennis player -- John Mayer, 1977-, Singer and songwriter -- Martin McDonagh, 1970-, Playright -- Cesar Millan, 1969-, Dog trainer and television personality -- Lakshmi Mittal, 1950-, Chief Executive Officer of Arcelor-Mittal -- Evo Morales, 1959-, President of Bolivia -- Ray Nagin, 1956-, Mayor of New Orleans -- Mira Nair, 1957-, Filmmaker -- Nickelback, rock group.

Dirk Nowitzki, 1978-, Professional basketball player -- Barack Obama, 1961-, United States senator -- Lorena Ochoa, 1981-, Professional golfer -- Catherine O'Hara, 1954-, Actress -- Sigrid Olsen, 1953-, Fashion designer -- Mehmet Oz, 1960-, Physician and author -- Orhan Pamuk, 1952-, Author -- Michalle Peluso, 1971(?)-, Chief Executive Officer of Travelocity -- Elizabeth Peyton, 1965-, Artist -- Jeremy Piven, 1965-, Actor -- Daniel Radcliffe, 1989-, Actor -- Rascal Flatts, Country music group -- Rachael Ray, 1968-, Chef adn television personality -- Kathleen J. Reichs, 1948-, Author and forensic anthropologist -- Ruth Rendell, 1930-, Author -- Jonathan Rhys Meyers, 1977-, Actor -- Peter Rice, 1967(?)-, President of Fox Searchlight and Fox Atomic -- Peter Robinson, 1950-, Author -- Michael Roizen, 1946-, Physician and author -- Henry Rollins, 1961-, Singer, actor, and author -- Rebecca Romijn, 1972-, Actress -- Ronaldinho, 1980-, Professional soccer player -- Charlotte Ronson, 1977(?)-, Fashion designer -- Kurt Russell, 1951-, Actor -- Mary Sammons, 1946-, President and Chief Executive Officer of Rite Aid -- Craig Sams, 1944-, Organic-food company founder -- Liev Schreiber, 1967-, Actor -- Bryan Singer, 1965-, Director, producer, and screenwriter -- Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, 1938-, President of Liberia -- Ron Snyder, 1956(?)-, Chief Executive Officer of Crocs, Inc. -- Eliot Spitzer, 1959-, Governor of New York -- John Stefanidis, 1937-, Interior designer -- Rod Stewart, 1945-, Singer.

Obituaries: Don Adams, 1923-2005, Actor -- June Allyson, 1917-2006, Actress -- Karel Appel, 1921-2006, Artist -- Syd Barrett, 1946-2006, Musician -- Peter Benchley, 1940-2006, Author -- George Best, 1946-2005, Professional soccer player -- Fernando Bujones, 1055-2005, Ballet dancer -- Red Buttons, 1919-2006, Comedian and actor -- Oleg Cassini, 1913-2006, Fashion designer -- Raymond Davis, Jr., 1914-2006 -- Desmond Dekker, 1941(?)-2006, Singer -- Mike Douglas, 1925-2006, Talk show host and singer -- Katherine Dunham, 1909-2006, Dancer, choreographer, and educator -- Glenn Ford, 1916-2006, Actor -- William Gottlieb, 1917-2006, Photographer, jazz writer, and children's book author -- Don Knotts, 1924-2006, Actor -- Luna Leopold, 1915-2006, Scientist -- Gyorgy Ligeti, 1923-2006, Composer -- Naguib Mahfouz, 1911-2006, Author -- Mako, 1933-2006, Actor -- Bob Mathias, 1930-2006, Olympic athlete and politician -- John McGahern, 1934-2006, Author -- Henry M. Morris, 1917-2006, Creationism theorist and author -- Byron Nelson, 1912-2006, Professional golfer -- Birgit Nilsson, 1918-2005, Opera singer -- Buck O'Neil, 1911-2006, Professional baseball player, coach, and scout -- Buck Owens, 1911-2006, Singer -- Gordon Parks, 1912-2006, Photographer and director -- Rosa Parks, 1913-2005, Civil rights activist -- Wilson Pickett, 1941-2006, Singer and songwriter -- Anna Politkovskaya, 1958-2006, Journalist -- Billy Preston, 1946-2006, Musician -- Theodore Puck, 1916-2005, Biologist -- Kirby Puckett, 1960-2006, Professional baseball player -- Estelle R. Ramey, 1917-2006, Endocrinologist -- Lou Rawls, 1933-2006, singer -- Lloyd Richards, 1919-2006, Theater director -- Joseph Rosenthal, 1911-2006, Photographer -- Ibrahim Rugova, 1944-2006, President of Kosovo -- Nipsey Russell, 1924-2005, Comedian and actor -- Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, 1915-2006, Opera singer - Aaron Spelling, 1923-2006, Television producer -- Mickey Spillane, 1918-2006, Author -- Maureen Stapleton, 1925-2006, Actress -- Alfredo Stroessner, 1912-2006, Dictator.

Iva Toguri, 1916-2006, Radio announcer -- James Van Allen, 1914-2006, Scientist -- Jack Warden, 1920-2006, Actor -- Caspar Weinberger, 1917-2006, U.S. Secretary of Defense -- Shelley Winters, 1920-2006, Actress.