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Adrian Swire
- The Swire Group is one of the oldest multinationals in the world: founded in Liverpool in 1816, opened its first office in Shanghai in 1866. Today the family's businesses include Coca Cola bottling facilities in China, real estate development and a marine-services division.
Ahmad Tejan Kabbah
- President of Sierra Leone, 1998-2007
Ahmed Ben Bella
- Leader of Algeria's war of independence from France, later prime minister and president
Alonzo Mourning
- Diagnosed with kidney disease, and the debilitating anemia that often comes with chronic disease. Anemia is a potentially life-threatening condition that occurs when the body does not have enough red blood cells, which carry oxygen.
Alonzo Spellman
- Former NFL lineman who has a history of psychiatric problems. Was sentenced to 18 months in federal prison for threatening the passengers and crew on a Delta Airlines flight.
Alu Alkhanov
- Current President of the highly unstable Chechen Republic.
Amancio Ortega
- Spain's richest man and one of the richest self-made entrepreneurs in Europe, he started textile chain Inditex in 1985. Also the most casual: refuses to wear a tie.
Amazing Kreskin
- Frequent guest magician on the Tonight Show
Amos Hostetter Jr
- Stockbroker's son partnered with frat brother to start cable company 1963. Sold it twice: first in 1996 to US West for $11B, took it back, then sold in 1999 to AT&T for $58B.
Baltimore Ravens
Bank of Florida
- In trouble for breaking Nasdaq rules.
Barbara Bush
- Presidential mom/former first lady
Barbara Eden
- I Dream of Jeannie.
Barbara Piasecka Johnson
- Polish-born cook and chambermaid married her boss, Johnson & Johnson heir John Seward Johnson Sr. (d. 1983). After explosive court battle with stepchildren over the estate, "Basia" walked away with over $335 million and a palatial Princeton, N.J. mansion.
Barbara Steele
- She is considered the mother of all scream queens to the post-war generation of horror movie fans.
Barbara Walters
- How did she manage to break into journalism with that lisp, anyway?
Björn Ulvaeus
- Most notable member of ABBA.
Blase Golisano
- Three-time loser in New York State gubernatorial quest despite spending $74 million on most recent campaign. May get a few more votes after $92 million bailout of bankrupt Buffalo Sabres kept hockey team in town. Started payroll-processing business Paychex with one employee in 1971.
Bo Diddley
- His flashy presence and distinctive sound made him a popular star right after his first songs, "Bo Diddley" and "I'm a Man," hit the charts in 1955.
Bo Gritz
- Colonel James “Bo” Gritz, a Green Beret and highly decorated Vietnam veteran, came to national prominence in the early 1980s after leading several commando-style missions into Southeast Asia to rescue American POWs he believed to have been imprisoned since the Vietnam War. These missions, financed in part by H. Ross Perot, were unsuccessful.
Brooke Burke
- Model for Fredericks of Hollywood. Cover girl for Playboy Magazine (May 2001). Host of E!'s 'Wild On' and 'Rank'.
Brown Bears
Bruce Babbitt
- Democratic Governor of Arizona, 1978-87
Bruce Kovner
- Started Caxton hedge fund 1983, now manages $11 billion in assets. Chairman of conservative American Enterprise Institute. Spent $2 million publishing a fully illustrated version of the King James Bible.
Bruce Vilanch
- The fat gay guy who writes everyone's jokes in Hollywood
Bruno Schroder
- Fourth-generation banker continues as a director of his family’s financial services company, Schroders Plc., which celebrates its 200th anniversary this year.
Bucknell Bison
Chattanooga Mocs
Cheech Marin
- Cheech and Chong, sidekick on Nash Bridges
Chelsea Clinton
- Daughter of President Bill Clinton and Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton
Chen Din Hwa
- Hong Kong real estate tycoon. A secretive and committed Buddhist.
Cher
- After a nuclear holocaust there'll be cockroaches and there'll be Cher.
Chevy Chase
- Should have hung it up after Caddyshack and doing those "Vacation" movies.
Chi Chi Rodriguez
- Golfer who won 8 regular PGA tours
Chicago Bears
Chicago Blackhawks
Columbus Blue Jackets
Comerica
- The last of the big Detroit-based banks is a prime takeover target for giant banking conglomerates looking to get even larger.
Connecticut Huskies
Dawn Wells
- Gilligan's Island Mary Ann. Born October 18, 1938.
Dean Smith
- UNC coach from 1961 to 1997. Holds the record for most victories by an NCAA Division I head coach with 867.
Dean Stockwell
- 1940's child star who made a big comeback in Quantum Leap.
Debbie Reynolds
- Singer/actress born April 1, 1932. Recently bankrupt, but working her way out of it. Singing In The Rain, lots more. Owns her own hotel in Vegas. Carrie Fisher's mom.
Deborah Harry
- As the cultured music appreciator can remember, she fronted the late 70's / early 80's band Blondie.
Debra Jo Rupp
- Kitty Forman on That '70s Show. In 1988 she played Tom Hanks' secretary in Big.
Demi Moore
- Bruce Willis' former old lady
Dennis Franz
- In his Nextel commercial he says he does not do commercials. He has also appeared in commercials for Cadillac, Diet Pepsi and Milk.
Donald and Samuel Newhouse
- Brothers inherited Newhouse media empire from father Sam Sr. (d. 1979). Donald runs newspaper division (Newark Star-Ledger, Cleveland Plain Dealer). Samuel oversees Condi Nast, publisher of glamour glossies Vogue, Vanity Fair, the New Yorker.
Donald Bren
- America's richest landlord quietly bought back the remaining preferred shares of profitable Irvine Apartment Communities. But couldn't avoid spotlight after lawsuit filed by former girlfriend seeking financial support for two illegitimate children. Big giver to educational causes, also raised funds for Arnold Schwarzenegger's gubernatorial campaign.
Donald Hall
- Inherited Hallmark cards from his mom Joyce Hall (d.1982), who started selling greeting cards out of Kansas City YMCAs at age 15. Donald took over in 1966; expanded into crayons (Crayola), television production (Hallmark Entertainment), real estate. Hallmark now accounts for more than half of all greeting cards sold in the U.S.
Edgar Bronfman Sr
- Father Samuel made fortune selling Seagram's Canadian whiskey in the U.S. during Prohibition. Edgar took over spirits business 1971, diversified: big DuPont stake 1981; bought Tropicana 1988. Handed reins to Edgar Jr., who quickly went Hollywood. Unloaded DuPont stake for shares of Time Warner; sold juice business to finance purchase of MCA/Universal. Sour mix: with box office sales flat and music business in disarray, sold everything to Vivendi for $34 billion in 2000.
Edgar Ray Killen
- Convicted in Mississippi Burning murders
Edmonton Oilers
Eduard Shevardnadze
- Former KGB official who became President of the Republic of Georgia following breakup of USSR. Forced to resign in 2003 following huge public protests.
Edward C Johnson III
- Edward and his daughter Abigail run Fidelity Investments.
Eunice Kennedy Shriver
- Philanthropist who founded the Special Olympics.
Eva Marie Saint
- Co-starred in the classic Alfred Hitchcock movie "North by Northwest"
Fritz Hollings
- Senator from South Carolina 1967-2005
Fukuzo Iwasaki
- Real estate and tourism king of southern Japan.
Furman Paladins
Fyvush Finkel
- Plays Harvey Lipschultz, a social studies teacher, on Boston Public.
Gabe Kaplan
- Welcome Back Kotter
Galen Weston
- Chairman and president of George Weston Ltd., one of North America's largest bakers.
Garrison Keillor
- Has hosted A Prairie Home Companion on National Public Radio since 1974. I think it's important to give and do what we can for NPR because if they ever stopped being funded and Garrison Keiller decided to start swindling the elderly, he'd rake in more money than every TV preacher combined.
Grace Jones
- Striking-looking performer who memorably fought Arnold Schwarzenegger in "Conan the Destroyer".
Grace Slick
- 60s icon from Jefferson Airplane/Starship
Grambling Tigers
Green Bay Packers
Greg Louganis
- Olympic diver with 4 gold medals, a sore head and AIDS.
Gregg Allman
- He has a really weird look: long blond hair like a girl, combined with a beard.
Gregorio Perez Companc
- Sold shares in Argentina's largest energy company in 2002. Now concentrates on his $684 million (revenues) Molinos de la Plata, one of Argentina's biggest processed-food companies. Perez Companc collects vintage cars, while wife Maria Carmen raises Jersey cows and uses their milk to make ice cream, sold through her Munchi's ice cream chain.
Gustavo Cisneros
- Latin America's media baron, owner of big holdings in Univision, AOL Latin America, DirecTV Latin America and a score of other media companies. An outspoken critic of Venezuela's President Hugo Chavez, whom he criticizes for "arrogant abuse of power and authority." In turn, Chavez accuses him of complicity in last April's coup attempt and of using his private TV station Venevision to undermine the administration.
Hu Jintao
- Chinese president leads repressive regime. 250,000 Chinese are serving sentences in "re-education and labor camps."
Hugh Downs
- An early Today Show and 20/20 host, he also MCed Concentration during the '60s
Hugh Grant
- Divine Brown's most prominent client
Hugh Hefner
- Viagra keeps him going and going like the Energizer bunny.
Jacksonville Jaguars
Jacksonville State Gamecocks
Jacques Chirac
- Elected President of France in 1995 and 2002
Jacques Vergès
- Go-to attorney for defense of monsters such as Klaus Barbie, Carlos the Jackal, Slobodan Milosevic and Saddam Hussein.
Jake "The Snake" Roberts
- Former crack addict, pro wrestler
Jalal Talabani
- Head of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, which is considered a rival to the Kurdish Democratic Party.
Jaleel White
- Urkel
Joan Baez
- Folk singer of the 1960s
Joan Collins
- Starred as Alexis on 'Dynasty'. Her nickname is 'The British Open' because of her sexual lifestyle.
Joan Jett
- Birth name is Joan Marie Larkin. Recorded 'I Love Rock 'n Roll.'
Joan Quigley
- Heiress astrologer based in San Francisco. Introduced to Nancy Reagan by Merv Griffin in 1976, after appearing as a guest on his talk show. After Ronald Reagan was nearly assassinated by John Hinckley in 1981, Quigley revealed to Nancy that she could have forseen the tragedy and averted it through the use of her star charts. For the next seven years, Quigley set the president's schedule based on precise astrological calculations.
Joanne Woodward
- Great actress (Three Faces of Eve) married to Paul Newman
Jody Powell
- White House Press Secretary for Jimmy Carter
Joe Eszterhas
- Screenwriter of Flashdance, Basic Instinct, Showgirls, and other big-budget movies. Has battled alcoholism and cancer and written two high-profile books.
Joe Frazier
- Smokin' Joe is famous for his trilogy of fights with Muhammad Ali. Their third bout, the Thrilla In Manila, has been considered by many to be the greatest ever. Said in his autobiography that he had no pity for Ali in his current poor health. He said he would love to open the graveyard and bury Ali when he died.
Julie Newmar
- Born in 1935. The first Catwoman on TV's Batman.
Julie Nixon Eisenhower
- Richard M. Nixon's daughter
Julio Bozano
- Brazilian sold Banco Bozano in early 2000. Now he lives in Connecticut and no longer makes business headlines.
Julio Mario Santo Domingo
- One of Colombia's richest men. He controls more than 100 companies in a variety of industries, including breweries, newspapers, crude oil production and temporary staffing.
Laura Schlessinger
- Radio talk-show host of the Dr. Laura call-in show
Lawrence Babbio, Jr.
- President of Verizon
Lawrence Eagleburger
- Secretary of State under Bush Sr.
Lawrence Ellison
- Brash founder of database maker Oracle focusing on government as dot-com clients evaporate. Now promoting national security database (donated by Oracle) as answer to terrorism.
Lawrence Taylor
- He was a head coach in the 2004 Lingerie Bowl.
Le Duc Anh
- President of Vietnam, suffered a severe stroke in late 1996
Louis Farrakhan
- Head of the Church of Islam. Organized the Million Man March. Calls white people devils.
Louis Gossett Jr.
- Gossett did not become a bona fide star until his Emmy-winning performance in Roots (1977). His career picked up considerably after that. In 1982, Gossett earned a Best Supporting Actor Oscar for playing a drill sergeant in An Officer and a Gentleman.
Maryland Terrapins
Mary Tyler Moore
- Goddess of sensuality, virginity, and the eternal hunt; actually was very pleased for the chance to break typecast and swing her boobs around in 1996's "Flirting With Disaster".
Masatoshi Ito
- Owner and honorary chairman of the Ito-Yokado retailing group, which includes more than 10,000 7-Elevens in Japan and the U.S. Ito built all this from a small family clothing shop.
Massachusetts Minutemen
Massoud Barzani
- Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) chief who had three of his brothers killed under Saddam.
Matt Groening
- Creator of the animated TV series "The Simpsons" and "Futurama", author of the comic "Life in Hell"
Matthew McConaughey
- Marijuana-loving actor who has dated Sandra Bullock, Ashley Judd, Patricia Arquette and Penelope Cruz.
Maurice Sendak
- Great kids' book writer, Where the Wild Things Are.
Max Baer, Jr.
- Give it up for Jethro Bodean.
Milo Hamilton
- Voice of practically every major league baseball team at one time or another. His catch phrase was, "Holy Toledo!"
Milos Forman
- Director, "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest"
Milwaukee Brewers
Mullah Omar
- Taliban leader
Mumia Abu-Jamal
- African-American journalist on death row in Pennsylvania. He was convicted of killing a Philadelphia policeman in 1982. A movement has arisen claiming the trial was rigged because of Abu-Jamal's revolutionary political beliefs. The state of Pennsylvania twice set an execution date for Mumia, in 1995 and again in 1999. Both times the execution was stopped by the actions of people around the world.
Mustafa Barghouti
- Born in 1954. Hero to the Palestinan people, currently in an Israel jail. Despite this, he is trying to win the Palestinan Presidency in 2005.
Northern Iowa Panthers
Northwest Airlines
Northwestern State Demons
Northwestern Wildcats
Notre Dame Fighting Irish
Nouri al-Maliki
- Prime Minister of Iraq since May 2006. Later that year, he took the unusual step of announcing that he wasn't enjoying his job and wouldn't be standing for a second term in office, which loosely translates as, "I'm a moving target and I'm absolutely shitting myself". Born in 1950.
Oakland Athletics
Oakland Golden Grizzlies
Oakland Raiders
Peter Max
-Psychedelic art has featured Statues of Liberty. Painted "One Hundred Clintons" and "Forty Gorbys."
Peter Mayhew
- Played Chewbacca in Star Wars. Mayhew was a hospital orderly who was "discovered" standing head and shoulders above the rest of the staff in a newspaper photo -- he is seven feet, three inches tall.
Peter Nicholas and John Abele
- Partners cofounded medical device firm Boston Scientific, manufacturer of a wide range of products for minimally invasive surgery, including catheters, stents and balloons.
Peter Steele
- Frontman for Type O Negative
Peter Yarrow
- Peter of Peter, Paul & Mary. Wrote and sang ‘Puff, the Magic Dragon.’
Phil Brown
- Played Uncle Owen in the movie "Star Wars"
Phil Esposito
- Bruins legend, hockey hall of famer
Richard Kiel
- Jaws is the most famous Bond villain. He is over seven feet tall and has a 16 EEE shoe size.
Richard Leakey
- He's no Dick Trickle. Anthropologist son of two anthropologists and Kenyan politician.
Richard M. Daley
- Mayor of Chicago since 1989. He is the son of former Chicago Mayor Richard J. Daley.
Richard Myers
- Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, 2001-05
Richard Peery and John Arrillaga
- Business partners are one of Silicon Valley's biggest commercial landlords.
Richard Perle
- Right-wing PNAC'er. In 2003, The New Yorker pointed out that he was arguing for an invasion of Iraq, while simultaneously in business with Saudi Arabian partners who would make a tidy profit if America invaded Iraq. Those who fear and distrust Perle have labeled him "the Prince of Darkness," but his friends have lovingly adopted it as his nickname.
Richard Petty
- Nicknamed "The King of NASCAR". 200 career victories. Son of NASCAR driver Lee Petty. Father of NASCAR driver Kyle Petty. Grandfather of NASCAR driver Adam Petty.
Richard Pratt
- The onetime actor inherited a boxmaking business from his father in 1969. Continues to steadily grow his Visy Industries, one of the world's largest privately held paper recycling and packaging companies. He often caps off dinner parties and company functions with renditions of the Fiddler on the Roof ditty "If I Were a Rich Man" and Les Miserables' "Master of the House."
Richard Sanders
- Les Nessman on WKRP
Richard Scaife
- The Republican George Soros. Supports conservative groups and controls a number of radio stations. Great-grandchild of Richard Beatty Mellon, founder of T. Mellon & Sons, predecessor of today's Mellon Bank.
Saint Francis (NY) Terriers
Saint Francis (PA) Red Flash
Saint John's Red Storm
Saint Joseph's Hawks
Saint Louis Billikens
Saint Louis Blues
Saint Louis Cardinals
Saint Louis Rams
Saint Mary's (CA) Gaels
Sakip Sabanci
- Turkey's leading industrialist runs a diversified group with tobacco, retail, telecom and banking interests
Stanley Ho
- The money keeps flowing for Stanley Ho, whose gaming operations include casinos, greyhound racing, lotteries and horse betting in Macau.
Stanley Stub Hubbard
- Father built one of nation's first radio stations 1923; added TV. Stanley took charge 1981, pushed into satellite delivery.
Star Jones
- Shot to fame as a legal expert during the OJ trial, currently a member of The View
Steno Marcegaglia
- Chairman of Marcegaglia Spa, an industrial conglomerate that includes one of Europe's largest steel-goods makers. Known for his collection of lion statues.
Stephen Baldwin
- Born-again Christian Baldwin Brother
Stephen Bechtel Jr
- With son Riley, co-owner of engineering giant Bechtel Group caught flak after receiving $680 million contract to rebuild Iraq.
Stephen Breyer
- Supreme Court Justice nominated in 1994 by Clinton. Votes in line with the liberal-leaning bloc of Justices Ginsburg, Souter and Stevens.
Stephen King
- Writer of feelgood films "Stand By Me" and "The Shawshank Redemption". Suffered collapsed lung and multiple fractures after being hit by a car in 1999.
Thomas Pynchon
- Reclusive author of Gravity's Rainbow. The only time his voice has ever been broadcast was on three episodes of The Simpsons.
Tim Allen
- Comedian, actor, coke head, and voice of galactic defender Buzz Lightyear.
Tim Babcock
- Republican Governor of Montana, 1962-69
Tim Conway
- McHale's Navy, The Carol Burnett Show and lots of direct-to-video comedy.
UNLV Rebels
Van Morrison
- Celebrated Irish musician. Was once married to a woman called Janet Planet.
Vancouver Canucks
Vanderbilt Commodores
Vermont Catamounts
Versus
- Cable TV channel that many people don't get because cable systems have to pay an extra high cost to get the channel.
Victor & William Fung
- Brothers run family's Hong Kong-based import-export firm Li & Fung for clients like Disney, Coca-Cola and Kohl's.
William Cook
- Founder of medical equipment manufacturer Cook Group
William Davidson
- Lawyer joined uncle's windshield-manufacturing business 1955, took over as company neared bankruptcy; paid off creditors in three years. Guardian Industries remains a leading manufacturer of mirrored glass for automotive, construction industries.
Yasuo Takei
- Founding father of Takefuji, Japan's number one consumer finance group. After several months in police custody, pleaded guilty to charges of ordering his former employees to wiretap journalists and other Takefuji employees.
Celebrity Couples
Elizabeth Hurley & Arun Nayar
Fred Durst and Kristi Salvatore
Renée Zellweger & Kenny Chesney
Rob & Amber (from Survivor)
Rob Thomas of Matchbox Twenty and model Marisol Maldonado
Robert Downey, Jr. and movie producer Susan Levin
Will Smith & Jada Pinkett