- George W. Bush
George Walker Bush is the forty-third and current President of the United States of America. Originally inaugurated on January 20, 2001, Bush was elected president in the 2000 presidential election and re-elected in the 2004 presidential election. He previously served as the forty-sixth Governor of Texas from 1995 to 2000, and is the eldest son of former United States president George H. W. Bush. - John F. Kennedy
John Fitzgerald Kennedy , also referred to as John F. Kennedy, Kennedy, John Kennedy, Jack Kennedy, or JFK, was the thirty-fifth President of the United States. In 1960 he became the youngest person ever to be elected President of the United States, and the second youngest, after Theodore Roosevelt, to serve. Kennedy served from 1961 until his assassination in 1963. - Franklin D. Roosevelt
Franklin Delano Roosevelt (January 30, 1882 - April 12, 1945), often referred to by his initials FDR, was the thirty-second President of the United States. Elected to four terms in office, he served from 1933 to 1945, and is the only U.S. president to have served more than two terms. A central figure of the 20th century during a time of worldwide economic crisis and world war, … - Theodore Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr., also known as T.R. and to the public (but never to friends and intimates) as Teddy, was the twenty-sixth President of the United States, and a leader of the Republican Party and of the Progressive Movement, as well as being the youngest President in United States history, at age 42. He served in many roles including Governor of New York, historian, naturalist, explorer, author, and soldier. - John Adams
John Adams was a politician and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States of America. He served both as that nation's first Vice President (1789–1797), and as its second President (1797-1801). He was defeated for re-election in the "Revolution of 1800" by Thomas Jefferson. Adams was a sponsor of the American Revolution in Massachusetts, and a diplomat in the 1770s. He was a driving force for independence in 1776; in fact, … - John Adams
John Adams (1704 - January 1740), was an American poet. Adams was the only son of Hon. John Adams (merchant) of Nova Scotia, and he graduated from Harvard University in 1721. He joined the ministry of the Congregational Church at Newport, Rhode Island, on April 11 1728, in opposition to the wishes of Mr. Clap, who was pastor there. Clap's friends formed a new society, and Adams was dismissed in about two years. Adams was distinguished for his intellect and piety. - Yo-Yo Ma
Yo-Yo Ma (b. October 7, 1955) is a French-born American cellist of world renown and the winner of multiple Grammy Awards. - John Updike
John Hoyer Updike (born March 18 1932 in Shillington, Pennsylvania) is an American writer. Updike's most famous work is his Rabbit series ("Rabbit, Run"; "Rabbit Redux"; "Rabbit Is Rich"; "Rabbit At Rest"; and "Rabbit Remembered"). "Rabbit is Rich" and "Rabbit at Rest" both won Pulitzer Prizes for Updike. Describing his subject as "the American small town, … - John Quincy Adams
John Quincy Adams Secretary of State, - George Plimpton
George Ames Plimpton (March 18, 1927 - September 25, 2003) was an American journalist, writer, editor, and actor. - Ted Kennedy
Edward Moore "Ted" Kennedy (born February 22, 1932) is the senior United States Senator from Massachusetts and a member of the Democratic Party. In office since November 1962, Kennedy is presently the second-longest serving member of the Senate, after Robert Byrd of West Virginia. The most prominent living member of the Kennedy family, he is the younger brother of President John F. Kennedy and Senator Robert F. Kennedy, both of whom were assassinated in the 1960s. - Mitt Romney
Willard Mitt Romney (born March 12 1947, better known as Mitt Romney), was the 70th Governor of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Elected in 2002, Romney served one term and did not seek re-election in 2006; his term ended January 4, 2007. Romney has started his campaign for the Republican presidential nomination in 2008, having formally announced his candidacy on February 13, 2007. He made his announcement at the Henry Ford Museum in Dearborn, Michigan. - Robert F. Kennedy
Robert Francis "Bobby" Kennedy, also called RFK, was one of two younger brothers of U.S. President John F. Kennedy and served as United States Attorney General from 1961 to 1964. He was one of President Kennedy's most trusted advisors and worked closely with the president during the Cuban Missile Crisis. His contribution to the African-American Civil Rights Movement is sometimes considered his greatest legacy. - Conan O'Brien
Conan Christopher O'Brien (born April 18, 1963) is an Emmy-winning American comedian, writer and television personality best known as host of NBC's late-night talk/variety show "Late Night with Conan O'Brien". NBC has announced that O'Brien will take over for Jay Leno as host of "The Tonight Show" in 2009. - Lawrence Summers
From 1982 - 1983, he served on the Reagan administration's Council of Economic Advisors. Then in 1993 in the Clinton administration as under-Treasury secretary for international affairs and as Treasury secretary from 1999 - 2001. Earlier from 1991 - 1993, he was chief economist for the World Bank where he authored a controversial memo stating that "the economic logic behind dumping a load of toxic waste in the lowest wage country is impeccable and we should face up to that." - David Rockefeller
David Rockefeller, Sr. is a prominent American banker, philanthropist, world statesman, and the current patriarch of the Rockefeller family. He is the youngest and only surviving child and grandchild, respectively, of the prominent philanthropist John D. Rockefeller, Jr. and the billionaire oil tycoon John D. Rockefeller, founder of Standard Oil. His five deceased siblings are: Abby, John D. III, Nelson, Laurance and Winthrop. - John Roberts
John Glover Roberts Jr. (born January 27 1955) is the seventeenth and current Chief Justice of the United States. Before joining the Supreme Court on September 29, 2005, Roberts was a judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Previously, he spent 14 years in private law practice and held positions in Republican administrations in the U.S. Department of Justice and Office of the White House Counsel. - John Hancock
John Hancock (January 12, 1737 <small>(O.S.)</small> - October 8, 1793 <small>(N.S.)</small>) was President of the Second Continental Congress and of the Congress of the Confederation; first Governor of Massachusetts; and the first person to sign the United States Declaration of Independence. - Samuel Adams
Samuel Adams was an American statesman, politician, writer and political philosopher, and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States. Adams was instrumental in garnering the support of the colonies for rebellion against Great Britain, eventually resulting in the American Revolution, and was also one of the key architects of the principles of American republicanism that shaped American political culture. - John Locke
John Locke, was a U.S. Representative from Massachusetts. He was born in Hopkinton, Middlesex County, and attended Andover Academy and Dartmouth College, eventually graduating from Harvard University in 1792. He was admitted to the Massachusetts bar and began practicing law in Ashby in 1796. - Al Jean
Al Jean (b. January 9, 1961 Farmington Hills, Michigan) is a television comedy writer best known for his work on "The Simpsons". He graduated from Harrison High School and attended Harvard University, where he majored in mathematics and wrote for the Harvard Lampoon. Prior to attending Harrison, Al Jean attended Roeper City & Country School, a school for gifted children in Bloomfield Hills, MI. - Mike Reiss
Mike Reiss (born September 15, 1959 in Bristol, Connecticut) is an American television comedy writer. He attended Harvard University and was president of the Harvard Lampoon. He has frequently collaborated with his writing partner Al Jean as a writer for "National Lampoon magazine", "The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson", and writers/producers for many episodes of "The Simpsons". In 1994, the duo created and executive produced "The Critic". - Vannevar Bush
Vannevar Bush (March 11, 1890 - June 30, 1974) was an American engineer and science administrator, known for his work on analog computing, his political role in the development of the atomic bomb, and the idea of the memex-seen as a pioneering concept for the World Wide Web. A leading figure in the development of the military-industrial complex and the military funding of science in the United States, … - Patric Verrone
Patric Verrone (born Patric Miller Verrone on September 29, 1959 in Glendale, Queens, New York) is an American television writer. He served as a writer and producer for several animated television shows, most notably "Futurama". - T. S. Eliot
Thomas Stearns Eliot, OM (September 26 1888 – January 4 1965), was a poet, dramatist and literary critic. He received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1948. He wrote the poems "The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock", "The Waste Land", "The Hollow Men", "Ash Wednesday", and "Four Quartets"; the plays "Murder in the Cathedral" and "The Cocktail Party"; and the essay "Tradition and the Individual Talent". - William Rehnquist
William Hubbs Rehnquist (October 1 1924 - September 3 2005) was an American lawyer, jurist, and a political figure who served as an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court of the United States and later as the Chief Justice of the United States. Considered a conservative, Rehnquist favored a federalism under which the states meaningfully exercised governmental power. Under this view of federalism, the Supreme Court of the United States, for the first time since the 1930s, … - Michael Dukakis
Michael Stanley Dukakis (born November 3, 1933) is an American Democratic politician, former Governor of Massachusetts, and the Democratic presidential nominee in 1988. He was born to Greek-immigrant parents in Brookline, Massachusetts and was the longest serving governor in Massachusetts' history - George Meyer
George Meyer is a producer and writer for "The Simpsons", and arguably the writer who has contributed the most to the show over its long run. In 2000, Meyer was called the "the funniest man behind the funniest show on TV" by "The New Yorker". - Michael Porter
Michael Eugene Porter is an American academic focused on management and economics. He has made important contributions to strategic management and strategy theory, Porter's main academic objectives focus on how a firm or a region can build a competitive advantage and develop competitive strategy. Porter's strategic system consists primarily of: * 5 forces analysis * strategic groups (also called strategic sets) * the value chain * the generic strategies of cost leadership, … - Richard Appel
Richard James Appel (b. May 21, 1963 in New York) is a writer and producer of TV-shows. A graduate of Harvard University and writer for the Harvard Lampoon, he left his job as a federal prosecutor to write full-time for "The Simpsons". Since then he has divided his time between writing and producing (see below). He is married to Mona Simpson, the biological sister of Apple Computer founder and CEO Steve Jobs. - Bill Oakley
Bill Oakley (born in 1966) is an American television writer, best known for his work on "The Simpsons". Along with his writing partner Josh Weinstein, Oakley was the executive producer and showrunner during the seventh and eighth seasons. Before serving as the show's executive producers, the pair were hired onto the writing staff during the fourth season. Together, the two wrote episodes such as "Who Shot Mr. Burns?". - Stephen Breyer
Stephen Gerald Breyer (born August 15, 1938) is an American attorney, political figure, and jurist. Since 1994, he has served as an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. Known for his pragmatic approach to constitutional law, Breyer is generally associated with the more liberal side of the Court. Following a clerkship with Supreme Court Associate Justice Arthur Goldberg in 1964, … - David X. Cohen
David X. Cohen (born 1966), born David Samuel Cohen, is an American television writer. He has written for "The Simpsons", and he is the head writer and executive producer of "Futurama". - Ken Keeler
Ken Keeler (Born 1961) is an American comic writer and producer. He has written for numerous TV series, most notably "The Simpsons" and "Futurama". - Jon Vitti
Jon Vitti is a writer who is most noted for his well-received scripts for the television series "The Simpsons". He has also written for the "King of the Hill" and "The Critic" series, and has served as a consultant for several animated movies, including "Ice Age" (2002) and "Robots" (2005). He is one of the eleven writers currently working on "The Simpsons Movie". - Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Ruth Joan Bader Ginsburg (born March 15 1933, Brooklyn, New York) is an Associate Justice on the U.S. Supreme Court. Prior to joining the Court, she was a professor at Rutgers University School of Law, Newark School of Law and Columbia Law School, a litigator for the American Civil Liberties Union, and a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. During much of her life, she has been active in the women's rights movement, … - David Sacks
David Sacks is a television writer and producer. His writing and producing credits include "The Simpsons", "3rd Rock From the Sun" (for which he won a Golden Globe), "Malcolm in the Middle", "Game Over", "The Tick" and "Murphy Brown". Born and raised in New York City, David Sacks attended Harvard College, graduating with a degree in Government in 1984. - Jeff Martin
Jeff Martin was a writer for "The Simpsons" during the first four seasons. He attended Harvard University, where he wrote for "The Harvard Lampoon", as have many other Simpsons writers. He left along with most of the original staff in 1993, and has since written for several TV shows, such as "Homeboys in Outer Space". He lives in Los Angeles with his wife and two daughters. - Amory Lovins
Amory Bloch Lovins is a "consultant experimental physicist" with an MA in physics from Oxford. He is Chairman and Chief Scientist of the Rocky Mountain Institute, a MacArthur Fellowship recipient (1994), and author and co-author of books which make arguments for and popularize energy-efficiency principles to public and corporate audiences. Lovins' works include "Winning the Oil Endgame", "Factor Four" with Hunter Lovins and Ernst Ulrich von Weizsäcker, … - Matt Warburton
Matt Warburton is an American television writer currently working on "The Simpsons". Current show runner Al Jean made a comment that since one episode placed Bart Simpson's birthday in 1980, that they now have a writer younger than Bart, that writer (as he later pointed out), was Warburton (although he was actually born in 1978).
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