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Adams, Amy
Aug. 20, 1974-
American actress

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	abele, john e. co-founder of boston scientific corporation
	abercrombie, neil representative from first district of hawaii (2000 population, 1,211,537)
	abraham, s. daniel american food and pharmaceutical industry executive
	ackerman, gary l.
	adams, amy american actress
	adelson, sheldon g. trade show and business conference planner
	aderholt, robert
	albaugh, dennis american agricultural chemical company executive
	alexander, rodney representative from fifth district of louisiana (2000 population, 4,468,976)
	alexander, stephon assistant professor of physics and assistant professor of astronomy and astrophysics at penn state university.
	allen, herbert a. investment banker
	allen, thomas h.
	altmire, jason pennysylvania democratic congressman from 2007
	andersson, "orjan swedish dancer, choreographer and director
	annenberg, leonore vice chairman and vice president of the annenberg foundation; wife of ambassador walter h.
	anschutz, philip f. telecommunications, petroleum and railroad executive
	ansin, edmund n. owner of wsvn-tv in miami
	applegate, christina actress
	arcuri, michael us democratic congressman representing new york's 24th congressional district.
	argyros, george l. owner of the seattle mariners baseball team; age 50.
	arison, micky chief executive and chairman of carnival cruise lines, inc.
	arrillaga, john american real estate developer
	aslan, reza iranian-american writer and religious scholar
	ayo, damali american installation artist
	baca, joe
	bachus, spencer
	bacon, louis founder of moore capital management.
	baker, richard h.
	bareilles, sara american singer and songwriter
	baron, ron investment manager and broker
	barrack, thomas j. founder of colony capital inc.
	barrett, j. gresham american congressman
	bass, edward investor
	batten, frank chairman of landmark communications inc.
	beal, andrew aerospace industry executives
	bechtel, riley chairman of bechtel group, inc
	beebe, mike governor of arkansas from 2007
	bell, kristen american actress
	belotserkovsky, maxim ukrainian ballet dancer
	berg, carl real estate developer
	berkley, shelley
	berkner, laurie american singer, songwriter and guitarist
	berry, steve american novelist and lawyer
	besheare, steven l. american governor
	bilson, rachel american actress
	bisciotti, stephen american staffing and recruiting company executive; aerotek; owner of baltimore ravens football team
	blunt, matt governor of missouri from 2005; previously missouri secretary of state and state representative
	boreanaz, david actor
	bosworth, kate american actress
	bredesen, phil businessman who is running for mayor in nashville, tenn.
	breslin, abigail american actress; sister of spencer breslin
	briggs, patricia american fantasy writer
	brooks, rodney australian-born artificial intelligence researcher now at mit
	brown, chris american rhythm and blues singer
	bua, justin american painter
	bulatov, erik
	burress, plaxico football player
	bush, sophia american actress
	bynes, amanda american actress
	caillat, colbie american singer and songwriter
	camacho, felix american senator
	carcieri, donald l. governor
	carreno, jose manuel 1987 gold medal winner of new york int'l. ballet competition
	cavalli, roberto fashion designer
	chamillionaire rap musician
	chemiakin, mihail painter and sculptor who has lived in paris and new york city
	collins, james j. director of the applied dynamics laboratory at boston university and codirector of the center for biodynamics
	conrad, kent
	corker, bob republican candidate for senate in tennessee in 2006; formerly mayor of chattanooga, tenn.
	cornyn, john united states senator from texas (2000 population, 20,851,820)
	cotillard, marion french actress
	crist, charles j. american governor
	cross, marcia american television actress
	culver, chet american state government official
	cuthbertson, lauren british ballet dancer with the royal ballet
	cyrus, miley american actress and singer
	daniels, mitchell e. white house budget director
	dano, paul american actor
	dejongh, john p. american territorian governor
	demint, jim
	dempsey, patrick american actor
	dennett, daniel c.
	dollar, creflo a. american evangelist
	dorgan, byron l.
	dvorovenko, irina ukrainian ballet dancer
	easley, michael attorney general, north carolina; democratic candidate for governor; middle initial f.; b. 1950
	edwards, kim studied at colgate university and the university of iowa; has lived in asia; now lives in pittsburgh, penn.; short story writer
	efron, zac american actor and singer
	eisenberg, pablo american social activist
	ensign, john
	enzi, michael b.
	fat joe rap musician
	fiasco, lupe rap musician from chicago. born wasalu muhammad jaco
	flanagan, caitlin staff writer for the new yorker
	garwood, julie american romance novelist
	grassley, charles senator
	gregoire, christine washington state's attorney general.
	griffin, w. e. b. pseudonym of w. e. butterworth
	grint, rupert child actor; plays role of ron weasley, harry potter's best friend
	halliday, ayun children's author living in brooklyn, ny.
	harrington, rex
	heigl, katherine american actress
	heineman, dave governor of nebraska from 2005; previously nebraska state treasurer and lieutenant governor
	hilton, paris daughter of rick hilton
	hirsch, emile american actor
	hodgkinson, greta ballerina
	hoeven, john republican governor of north dakota
	hudgens, vanessa anne american actress and singer
	huntsman, jon m. governor of utah; chemical executive; former chairman and ceo of huntsman family holdings.
	isakson, johnny
	jojo american singer and songwriter
	jones, mike houston rap musician, started with his self-distributed ice age entertainment label, now with swishahouse
	juvenile bounce music rapper
	kaine, tim virginia lieutenant governor
	kellogg, marne davis bad manners: a novel
	kingston, sean american rapper
	klum, heidi german model and television personality
	krupp, charla fashion designer
	landrieu, mary senator
	lewis, blake american singer and contestant on reality tv show \|ddamerican idol\|dd
	lil' bow wow rap singer; b. 1987; real name shad moss
	lil' romeo american rapper
	longoria parker, eva american actress
	lucado, max writer
	lunkina, svetlana russian ballet dancer with the bolshoi ballet
	lynch, john new hampshire governor from
	malakhov, vladimir ukrainian ballet dancer
	malone, jo british perfume executive
	manchin, joe iii; governor of west virginia
	mann, alfred e. american biomedical engineer and inventor
	marsden, james american actor
	matheson, richard american novelist, short story writer and screenwriter
	mcavoy, james scottish actor
	miller, sienna american actress
	neizvestny, ernst sculptors; graphic artists
	nicolelis, miguel a. l. american neurobiologist
	noten, dries van 37-year-old belgian fashion designer
	o'malley, martin lawyer; baltimore city councilman and 1999 mayoral candidate.
	osher, bernard american banker, philanthropist and art patron
	page, scott e. american political economist
	palin, sarah governor of alaska from 2007; former mayor of wasilla, alaska
	panettiere, hayden american actress
	perdue, sonny elected republican governor of georgia in the 2002 election.
	peyton, elizabeth american figure painter on glass, placed in old window frames
	pressly, jaime actress in the tv show jack & jill.
	rackowe, nathaniel contemporary london based sculptor and light artist; work includes kinetic pieces, public sculpture and installations
	ramirez, sara mexican actress
	ray j performer
	richie, nicole daughter of pop singer lionel richie; in tv reality show simple life
	ritter, bill american district attorney and governor-elect
	rivers, philip american football player
	roberts, emma american actress
	roethlisberger, ben american football player
	roizen, michael f. american internist
	rowley, cynthia fashion designer
	russell, keri actress
	sheridan, nicolette anglo-american actress
	sikander, shahzia contemporary pakistani; settled houston; painter
	simpson, jessica singer
	skoll, jeff canadian philanthropist, film producer and internet auction web site executive
	sloterdijk, peter german philosopher
	soroush, abdol karim iranian philosopher
	soulja boy american rapper
	sparks, jordin american singer and contestant on reality tv show \|ddamerican idol\|dd
	t-pain american rapper and rhythm and blues singer
	taylor, cordelia american nurse and nursing home administrator; developed family house long-term care complex in milwaukee
	temple, juno american performer
	templeton, john investment manager
	thys, tierney american marine biologist and science editor at sea studios foundation, a documentary film company based in monterey, california; female
	tisdale, ashley american actress and singer
	toomer, amani american football player
	twista chicago rap musician. real name carl mitchell
	von ahn, luis computer scientist
	von unwertz, ellen photographer
	walter, harriet english actress
	wilson, patrick american stage and screen actor
	yelchin, anton american actor
	young jeezy american rapper
	yung berg american rapper
	yung joc american rapper
	zakharova, svetlana ukrainian ballet dancer with the bolshoi ballet
	zanes, dan american singer and songwriter