Biographies: 2015 People in the News

Updated August 5, 2020 | Infoplease Staff

2015 People in the News

A—E | F—L | M—Q | R—Z

• Adele, singer
• Bashar al-Assad, President of Syria
• Patricia Arquette, actor
• Banksy, artist
• Beyonce, singer, actor
• Justin Bieber, singer, performer
• John Boehner, Speaker of the U. S. House of Representatives
• John Boyega, actor
• Tom Brady, football player
• Ben Carson, 2016 Presidential Candidate
• Charlotte, Princess of Cambridge, royalty
• Chris Christie, political figure, 2016 Presidential Candidate
• Hillary Clinton, 2016 Presidential Candidate
• Amal Clooney, lawyer, human rights activist
• George Clooney, actor
• Common, rapper, actor
• Ted Cruz, 2016 Presidential Candidate
• Benedict Cumberbatch, actor
• Jamie Dornan, actor
• Ava DuVernay, filmmaker

• Carly Fiorina, 2016 Presidential Candidate
• Francis I, Pope, religious figure
• George, Prince of Cambridge, royalty
• Taraji P. Henson, actor, star of hit TV show Empire
• Aaron Hernandez, murder suspect, football player
• Holly Holm, martial artist, boxer
• Terrence Howard, actor, star of hit TV show Empire
• Caitlyn Jenner, athlete, TV personality
• Kendall Jenner, TV personality
• Dakota Johnson, actor
• Angelina Jolie, actor, director, filmmaker
• Kim Kardashian, socialite, entrepreneur
• Megyn Kelly, TV personality
• John Kerry, U.S. Secretary of State
• Chris Kyle, soldier
• Jennifer Lawrence, actor
• Carli Lloyd, soccer player
• Lorde, singer, songwriter
• Kendrick Lamar, rapper
• Loretta Lynch, 83rd Attorney General of the United States

• Tatiana Maslany, actor
• Mitch McConnell, U.S. Senator
• Angela Merkel, Chancellor of Germany
• Kate Middleton, wife of Prince William and the Duchess of Cambridge
• Chloë Grace Moretz, actor
• Liam Neeson, actor
• Benjamin Netanyahu, Prime Minister of Israel, political leader
• Tig Notaro, comedian
• Michelle Obama, First Lady, childhood nutrition advocate
• Barack Obama, U.S. President
• Bob Odenkirk, actor, comedian
• John Oliver, comedian
• Rita Ora, singer, actor, TV personality, fashion icon
• David Oyelowo, actor
• Rand Paul, 2016 Presidential Candidate
• Vladimir Putin, President of Russia

• Daisy Ridley, actor
• Hassan Rouhani, President of Iran
• Ronda Rousey, martial artist
• Dilma Rousseff, President of Brazil
• J.K. Rowling, writer
• Marco Rubio, 2016 Presidential Candidate
• Bernie Sanders, U.S. Senator, 2016 Presidential Candidate
• Amy Schumer, comedian, actor
• Ed Sheeran, songwriter, pop musician
• J.K. Simmons, actor
• Sam Smith, singer
• Hope Solo, soccer player
• Jordan Spieth, golfer
• Meryl Streep, actor
• Taylor Swift, singer, songwriter
• Donald Trump, Business and TV personality, 2016 Presidential Candidate
• Alan Turing, mathematician
• Morten Tyldum, filmmaker
• Abby Wambach, soccer player
• Kanye West, music producer, rapper
• Prince William, British Royalty
• Charles Wright, poet
• Janet Yellen, economist
• Malala Yousafzai, activist, student