Biographies: 2012 People in the News

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

2012 People in the News

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• Bashar al-Assad, President of Syria
• Adele, award-winning singer
• John R. Allen, military leader
• Tammy Baldwin, U.S. Senator, politician
• Beyonce, singer, actor
• John Boehner, Speaker of the U. S. House of Representatives
• Usain Bolt, runner
• Paula Broadwell, scandal figure, writer
• Anders Breivik, murder suspect
• Jessica Chastain, actor
• Stephen Colbert, comedian, TV personality
• Suzanne Collins, author of The Hunger Games
• Junot Díaz, writer
• Kat Dennings, actor, star of hit sitcom, 2 Broke Girls
• John Edwards, former U.S. Senator, on trial for misuse of campaign funds

• Michael Fassbender, actor
• Lady Gaga, grammy-winning singer, songwriter
• Newt Gingrich, political figure, 2012 Presidential Candidate
• Prince Harry, British Royalty
• Francois Hollande, President of France
• Jon Huntsman, former Governor of Utah, former 2012 Presidential Candidate
• I'll Have Another, racehorse
• E. L. James, author of 50 Shades of Grey
• Kim Kardashian, socialite, entrepreneur
• Jill Kelley, scandal figure, socialite
• Joseph Kony, Ugandan rebel featured in Kony 2012 video
• Aung San Suu Kyi, political figure
• Jennifer Lawrence, actor, star of The Hunger Games
• Jeremy Lin, basketball player

• Eli Manning, football player
• Peyton Manning, football player
• Trayvon Martin, slaying victim
• Misty May-Treanor, volleyball player
• Melissa McCarthy, Oscar-nominated actor
• Angela Merkel, German Chancellor
• Kate Middleton, wife of Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge
• Mohammed Morsi, President of Egypt, political leader
• Michelle Obama, First Lady, childhood nutrition advocate
• Barack Obama, U.S. President
• Danica Patrick, auto racer
• Robert Pattinson, actor
• Ron Paul, U.S. Representative, 2012 Presidential Candidate
• Katy Perry, singer
• Rick Perry, Governor of Texas, former 2012 Presidential Candidate
• David Petraeus, military leader
• Michael Phelps, the most-decorated Olympian of all time

• Rihanna, singer
• Mitt Romney, 2012 Presidential Candidate
• Paul Ryan, Wisconsin Congressman, Mitt Romney's 2012 running mate
• Jerry Sandusky, coach, crime suspect
• Rick Santorum, former U.S. Senator, 2012 Presidential Candidate
• Octavia Spencer, actor
• Kristen Stewart, actor
• Meryl Streep, actor
• Taylor Swift, country singer
• Tim Tebow, football player
• Justin Theroux, actor, screenwriter
• Kate Upton, 2012 Sports Illustrated swimsuit issue cover model
• Justin Vernon, Grammy-winning Bon Iver bandleader
• Betty White, actor, comedian
• Prince William, British Royalty
• Malala Yousafzai, activist, student
• George Zimmerman, crime figure