Biographies: 2010 People in the News

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

2010 People in the News

A—E | F—L | M—Q | R—Z

• 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

• 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

• Bernard Madoff, business personality, fraud
• Bradley 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)

• 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