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Richard Gere

allvoices / people in the news page — Sat, 02 Feb 2008 11:15:45 -0800

Richard Tiffany Gere (born August 31, 1949) is an American actor. He began acting in the 1970s, and came to prominence in 1980 for his role in the film American Gigolo, which established him as a leading man and a sex symbol. He went on to star in several hit films including An Officer and a Gentlem

Pervez Musharraf

allvoices / people in the news page — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 04:07:14 -0800

Pervez Musharraf (Urdu: پرويز مشرف) (IPA: /ˈpəɹ.vɛz muˈʃɑɹ.əf/) NI, HI (born August 11, 1943) is the current and twelveth President of Pakistan. Previously, he was Chief Executive of Pakistan as well as former Chief of Army Staff of the Pakistan Army. On 19 August, 2008, he announced his resignat

Manmohan Singh

allvoices / people in the news page — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 14:06:03 -0800

Manmohan Singh (Hindi: मनमोहन सिंह, Punjabi: ਮਨਮੋਹਨ ਸਿੰਘ, born 26 September 1932) is the 14th and current Prime Minister of the Republic of India. He is the first person of Sikh faith to hold the office. An economist by profession, Singh was the Governor of the Reserve Bank of India from 1982 to 198

Asif Ali Zardari

allvoices / people in the news page — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 23:15:31 -0800

Asif Ali Zardari (Urdu, Sindhi: آصف علی زرداری) (born 26 July 1955) is the 11th and current President of Pakistan and the Co-Chairman of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP). Zardari is the widower of Benazir Bhutto, who twice served as Prime Minister of Pakistan. When his wife was assassinated in Decem

Nawaz Sharif

allvoices / people in the news page — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 19:08:59 -0800

Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, also known as Nawaz Sharif, (Punjabi, Urdu: میاں محمد نواز شریف) (born December 25, 1949 in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan) is a Pakistani politician and businessman. He was twice elected as Prime Minister of Pakistan, serving two non-consecutive terms, the first from November

Benazir Bhutto

allvoices / people in the news page — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 17:15:12 -0800

Benazir Bhutto (Sindhi: بينظير ڀٽو, Urdu: بینظیر بھٹو, IPA: [beːnəziːɾ bɦʊʈːoː]) (June 21, 1953 – December 27, 2007) was a Pakistani politician who chaired the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP), a centre-left political party in Pakistan. Bhutto was the first woman elected to lead a Muslim s

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi

allvoices / people in the news page — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 19:14:40 -0800

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi ( Hindi (listen) (help·info); Gujarati: મોહનદાસ કરમચંદ ગાંધી, pronounced [moɦən̪d̪äs kəɾəmtʂən̪d̪ ɡän̪d̪ʱi]) (2 October 1869 – 30 January 1948) was the pre-eminent political and spiritual leader of India during the Indian independence movement. He was the pioneer

Pranab Mukherjee

allvoices / people in the news page — Sat, 09 Feb 2008 14:06:14 -0800

Pranab Kumar Mukherjee (Bengali: প্রণব কুমার মুখোপাধ্যায় born December 11, 1935, West Bengal, India) is the current Finance Minister of India. A prominent leader of the Indian National Congress, the leader of the House in the Lok Sabha, also known to be a competent party apparatchik, "a prominent G

Mahesh Bhupathi

allvoices / people in the news page — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 05:04:10 -0800

Mahesh Shrinivas Bhupathi (Telugu: మహేష్ భూపతి ; born 07 June 1974 in Chennai, India) is an Indian professional tennis player. He is among the best doubles tennis players in the world with 11 Grand Slam titles to his credit. In 1997, he became the first Indian to win a Grand Slam tournament (with Ri

David Johnson

allvoices / people in the news page — Fri, 15 Feb 2008 06:05:32 -0800

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Hamid Karzai

allvoices / people in the news page — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 16:03:13 -0800

Hamid Karzai (Pashto: حامد کرزی - Ḥāmid Karzay) (born 24 December 1957) is the 11th and current President of Afghanistan since December 7, 2004. He became a prominent political figure after the removal of the Taliban regime in late 2001. In December 2001, Hamid Karzai became the Chairman of the Tran

Ashfaq Parvez Kayani

allvoices / people in the news page — Sun, 27 Jan 2008 13:32:15 -0800

General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani (Urdu: اشفاق پرویز کیانی ) (also spelled Pervez Kiani or Kiyani; born April 1952, Gujar Khan, Punjab) is a Pakistani general and the current Chief of Army Staff of the Pakistan Army. Kayani replaced Pervez Musharraf as the leader of the army on November 28, 2007. Kayani

Girija Prasad Koirala

allvoices / people in the news page — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 02:05:15 -0800

Girija Prasad Koirala, commonly known as G. P. Koirala (Nepali: गिरिजा प्रसाद कोइराला, born 1925), is a Nepalese politician and the President of the Nepali Congress, a major political party. He has been Prime Minister of Nepal four times, serving from 1991 to 1994, 1998 to 1999, 2000 to 2001, and fr

Amit Kumar

allvoices / people in the news page — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 13:13:17 -0800

Amit Kumar is an Indian film playback singer, actor, director, and music director. He is the son of famous singer and actor Kishore Kumar and famous Bengali singer and actress Ruma Guha Thakurta. Like his father he too loved singing since childhood and used to sing in Kolkata during Durga Pooja func

Abhishek Bachchan

allvoices / people in the news page — Sat, 16 Feb 2008 04:13:51 -0800

Abhishek Bachchan (Hindi: अभिषेक बच्चन, born February 5, 1976 in Mumbai, Maharashtra) is an Indian actor and the son of Indian actors Amitabh Bachchan and Jaya Bachchan. He is married to actress and former Miss World Aishwarya Rai.

Sania Mirza

allvoices / people in the news page — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 05:04:00 -0800

Sania Mirza (Urdu: ثانیا مِرزا); born 15 November 1986), is an Indian tennis player. She started her tennis career in 2003. In 2004 she was awarded the Arjuna award by the Indian Government.

Patty Schnyder

allvoices / people in the news page — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 09:16:17 -0800

Patty Schnyder (born 14 December 1978 in Basel) is a Swiss professional tennis player. She has been playing on the WTA tour since 1993 and is a former World No. 7. She has defeated several World No. 1 players, including Martina Hingis, Lindsay Davenport, Serena Williams, Arantxa Sanchez Vicario, Ste

Heather Locklear

allvoices / people in the news page — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 03:04:31 -0800

Heather Deen Locklear (born September 25, 1961) is an American actress. She is primarily known for her television work, her most notable roles being "Sammy Jo Carrington" on the 1980s soap opera Dynasty, "Officer Stacy Sheridan" on the 1980s cop drama T. J. Hooker, "Amanda Woodward" on the 1990s soa

Serena Williams

allvoices / people in the news page — Wed, 06 Feb 2008 10:06:03 -0800

Serena Jameka Williams (born September 26, 1981) is an American professional tennis player. She has been ranked World No. 1 by the Women's Tennis Association on four separate occasions; as of April 20, 2009, she was ranked World No. 2. She is the reigning US Open and Australian Open single

Mahinda Rajapaksa

allvoices / people in the news page — Mon, 04 Feb 2008 13:05:28 -0800

Mahinda Rajapaksa (Sinhala: මහින්ද රාජපක්ෂ, pronounced [maˈhində ˈraːɟəˌpakʂə]; full name Percy Mahinda Rajapaksa; born November 18, 1945) is the 6th and current executive President of Sri Lanka and Commander in Chief of the Sri Lankan Armed Forces. A lawyer by profession, Rajapaksa was first e