- Michael Arrington
I am the editor of TechCrunch and owner of the TechCrunch Network of blog and podcasting sites.
- Joseph Schumpeter
Joseph Alois Schumpeter (February 8, 1883 - January 8, 1950) was an economist from Austria and an influential political scientist.
- Philip Kotler
Philip Kotler (born 27 May 1931 in Chicago) is the S.C. Johnson & Son Distinguished Professor of International Marketing at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. He was selected as the #4 management guru of all time by the Financial Times (behind Jack Welch, Bill Gates, and Peter Drucker), …
- Tip O'Neill
Thomas Phillip "Tip" O'Neill, Jr. (December 9, 1912 – January 5, 1994) was an American politician. O'Neill was an outspoken liberal Democrat and influential member of the U.S. Congress, serving in the House of Representatives for 34 years and representing two congressional districts of Massachusetts. He was the Speaker of the House from 1977 until his retirement in 1987, making him the second longest-serving Speaker in U.S. history after Sam Rayburn.
- Giorgio de Chirico
Giorgio de Chirico also known as Népo, was an influential pre-Surrealist Italian painter born in Volos, Greece, to a Genovese mother and a Sicilian father. He founded the "scuola metafisica" art movement.
- The Scary Guy
At 6ft tall, 18 stone and tattooed from head to toe ... The Scary Guy is quite possibly the most powerful Agent For Change on the planet today! The Power to Create World Peace Lives Within Each and Everyone of Us. - The Scary Guy 2000
- Mike Cadogan
Emergency Physician, Rugby Doctor and internet entrepreneur. CEO of HealthEngine.com.au, an health search engine designed to provide rapid contact with health professionals in Australia. CIO of Popfossa.com a world medical and allied health conference / scientific meeting resource. Emergency physician at Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital and resuscitation doctor for the Western Force. Passionate about medical education and running LifeInTheFastLane.com to help disseminate medical education.
- Anilkumar Nair
A never married bachelor graduate engineer with 31 years service in Indian Private sector industries at senior managment levels,now retired and operating as a Project Consultant with ISO Certification/Audit & Tutoring Where there is a will there is a way
- Stan Relihan
President & CEO of Expert Executive Search - one of Asia Pacific's best-connected Search, Selection & Recruitment Firms. Also a leading international Headhunter, Neural Networker & Technology Enthusiast; Keynote Speaker; Internet & Web 2.0 Subject Matter Expert; Top 30 LinkedIn 'Power User'.Host of TPN :: The Connections Show, an audio podcast series that puts you ahead of the curve with the latest developments in Social & Business Networking. http://connections.thepodcastnetwork.com
- Gary Williams
I work in international IT and change management. See LinkedIn and ecademy for my professional profile, references and resume. I'm an Open Networker open to connect on gary.williams@runbox.com at ecademy.com, plaxo.com, linkedin.com, konnects.com, naymz.com and facebook.com. Email is best to contact me. I work hard, love friends and family, having fun, sport, cars, motorbikes and very loud music. Life is short, you get one shot and I figure I've had more than half of mine already! :-)
- Dr. Peter James
Dr. Peter James aka Boffin1157 born in the late 1950's in the United Kingdom. I currently live, work, and tutor in Northern Romania. I am engaged to Dr. Cristina Felea, teacher, translator and daughter of Romanian Poet & Writer: Victor Felea (1923-1993).Among my numerous qualifications to-date are a degree in Psychology and a 2nd in Forensic Psychology, the latter is my speciality.
- Scott Allen
PLEASE NOTE: I accept most contact/introduction requests, but I generally only accept connection requests from people I've actually done some sort of collaboration/work with someone or otherwise built up a professional relationship over time. If we haven't worked together on something, please request contact, not a connection. Let's get to know each other first. I have twenty years of experience as a technology executive, entrepreneur, and consultant. I am currently the Entrepreneurs . . .
- Travis Influential
- Rudy Triana
Rudy Triana is a cuban-american Professional Photographer out of Florida by the alias of 'Max Focus Photography'. Emphasizes years of experience in glamour, fashion, swimsuit and CGI/Surreal photography. Also CEO of a gift retail company, North Port Gift Baskets (www.northportgiftbaskets.com)
- Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton is a junior Democratic Senator from New York. Married to former President Bill Clinton , she was First Lady from 1993 to 2001. She is currently seeking the Democratic nomination for President in 2008 and is considered the front-runner. Mike Huckabee
- Oklahoma Star
For many years, Oklahoma Star was known simply as the ‘Tommy Moore Horse', after his breeder, owner, trainer and race jockey.
- Texas Dandy
Texas Dandy was a Quarter Horse stallion who not only raced well, and sired outstanding broodmares, he was a movie star also.
- Top Deck
Unraced as a Thoroughbred, Top Deck went on to become a famous sire of Quarter horses.
- Moon Deck
Moon Deck was an influential Quarter Horse sire and racehorse.
- Chicks Beduino
Chicks Beduino as of the end of 2006 was second on the all time list of leading Quarter Horse sires by races won by his offspring, and third on the all time list of racing money earned by his offspring. He's sired one World Champion Quarter Running Horse - Whosleavingwho, as well as other champion horses including Separatist, Chicks First Policy, Corona Chick, This Snow is Royal, Artesias Special Chic, The Prize, and Country Chics Man. He died in 2003 from kidney failure.
- Condoleezza Rice
Condoleezza Rice (born November 14 1954) is the 66th United States Secretary of State, and the second in the administration of President George W. Bush to hold the office. Rice is the first African American woman, second African American (after Colin Powell, who served before her from 2001 - 2005), and second woman (after Madeleine Albright who served from 1997 to 2001, before Colin Powell) to serve as Secretary of State.
- Traveler
Mystery surrounds Traveler, as his breeding is completely unknown. He appeared in Texas in the mid-1880s and eventually ended up as a match racehorse and stallion. He died in 1912. He sired such influential Quarter horses as Little Joe, King (later named Possum), Jim Ned, Judge Thomas, Texas Chief, and Captain Joe. He was inducted into the AQHA Hall of Fame.
- Joe Reed
Joe Reed P-3 was a Quarter Horse racehorse from the early days of the American Quarter Horse Association (or AQHA) that became an influential sire with the breed.
- Leo
Leo was one of the most influential sires in the early years of the American Quarter Horse Association, or AQHA.
- Clabber
Foaled in 1936, Clabber was known as the "Iron Horse" for his ability to run and win match races after a day of ranch work.
- Joe Reed II
Joe Reed II was a Quarter Horse racehorse from the early days of the American Quarter Horse Association (or AQHA) that became an influential sire with the breed.
- Peter McCue
Peter McCue was registered in the "American Stud Book" as a Thoroughbred, sired by Duke of the Highlands, but his breeder and his breeder's family always maintained that he was actually sired by a Quarter Horse stallion named Dan Tucker. He raced for a number of years, then was retired to stud, standing in Illinois, Texas, Oklahoma, and Colorado before his death in 1923. Among his offspring were Hickory Bill, A D Reed, Shiek P-11, Chief P-5, Harmon Baker, …
- Joe Hancock
Joe Hancock was a influential sire in the early years of the American Quarter Horse Association, or AQHA.
- Tyra Banks
Tyra Lynne Banks (born December 4, 1973) is an American supermodel, television personality and a talk show hostess. She first emerged to prominence on the runways of Paris, Milan, London, Tokyo, and the U.S., but her work in the commercial world was her breakthrough. She is best known as hostess/judge of the reality television show "America's Next Top Model", since its 2003 debut on UPN (later CW), …
- Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías
Hugo Chavez for President! Of the United States!!
- Katie Couric
Katherine Anne Couric (born January 7, 1957) is an American media personality who became well-known as co-host of NBC's "Today". In 2006, she made a highly publicized move from NBC to CBS, and on September 5, 2006 she became the first woman to solo-anchor the weekday evening news on one of the three traditional U.S. broadcast networks (ABC, CBS, and NBC).
- Bilawal Bhutto Zardari
Bilawal Zardari (born 21 September 1988) is the son of former Prime Minister of Pakistan Benazir Bhutto and Pakistani political figure Asif Ali Zardari
- Coco Chanel
Gabrielle Bonheur "Coco" Chanel (August 19, 1883 - January 10, 1971) was a pioneering French fashion designer whose modernist philosophy, menswear-inspired fashions, and pursuit of expensive simplicity made her arguably the most important figure in the history of 20th-century fashion. Her influence on haute couture was such that she was the only person in the field to be named on TIME Magazine's 100 most influential people of the 20th century.
- Thomas J. Watson Jr.
Thomas John Watson, Jr. (January 14 1914 - December 31 1993) was the president of IBM from 1952 to 1971 and the eldest son of Thomas J. Watson, IBM's first president. He was listed as one of TIME Magazine's 100 most influential people of the 20th century.
- Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Gail Winfrey (born January 29, 1954) is the American multiple-Emmy Award winning host of "The Oprah Winfrey Show", the highest rated talk show in television history. She is also an influential book critic, an Academy Award-nominated actress, and a magazine publisher. She has been ranked the richest African American of the 20th century, the most philanthropic African American of all time, and the world's only black billionaire for three straight years.
- Vanessa Dimauro
Vanessa DiMauro (b. 1967) is a community builder and researcher whose work focuses on the role learning and decision-making play in online environments. Born in Hartford, Connecticut DiMauro started her career at TERC under the auspices of a National Science Foundation grant to study the ways in which professionals share information in communities of practice online. She has built online communities in business and education settings globally.
- Larry Ellison
Lawrence Joseph Ellison (born August 17, 1944) is the co-founder and CEO of Oracle Corporation, a major database software company.
- Maria Hinojosa
Maria Hinojosa (born 1961 in Mexico City) is a television journalist. Her first journalism experience was as host of a Latino radio show as a student at Barnard College, where she graduated magna cum laude with a degree in Latin American studies. In 1995, Hinojosa began hosting the National Public Radio show "Latino USA". She hosted the WNBC-TV public affairs show "Visiones" before joining CNN in 1997, …
- Ronald Oaxaca
Ronald L. Oaxaca is the McClelland Professor of Economics at the University of Arizona, Tucson. His areas of research include labor economics, applied econometrics and applied microeconomics. Professor Oaxaca conducts research on panel data analysis of faculty salary determination. He has been engaged in research on statistical discrimination, consistent estimators of linear probability models, the effects of ability and family background on optimal schooling levels, …
- Ali Khamenei
Ali Khamenei was not a "marja" when he was elected the Supreme Leader of Iran. Since the Constitution of Islamic Republic of Iran required the Supreme Leader to be a "marja", a new amendment to the constitution to allow a cleric of his then-status to be elected as the Supreme Leader was required. Since this had not been put to a referendum yet, the Assembly of Experts internally titled him a temporary office holder until the new constitution became effective.