| Some of this promoter's boxing extravaganzas included the Thrilla in Manila & the Rumble in the Jungle |
Don King |
200 |
May 21, 2019 |
| In 2013 this NSA contract employee leaked classified documents to journalist Glenn Greenwald |
Edward Snowden |
400 |
May 21, 2019 |
| This prime minister of Canada is the son of a longtime prime minister of Canada |
Justin Trudeau |
600 |
May 21, 2019 |
| In 2012 the Mo Ibrahim Foundation gave this South African archbishop a special award for "speaking truth to power" |
Desmond Tutu |
800 |
May 21, 2019 |
| Mike Pence cast the tie-breaking vote to confirm her as Secretary of Education in 2017 |
(Betsy) DeVos |
1000 |
May 21, 2019 |
| People noted, "They were partying like it was 1999 at... Carnegie Hall for a concert celebrating the music of" him |
Prince |
200 |
November 18, 2013 |
| People named this movie star & goop.com provider the "World's Most Beautiful Woman" |
Gwyneth Paltrow |
400 |
November 18, 2013 |
| Unimpressed with Season 5's start of this Edie Falco medical drama, people said, "Stick out your tongue and say blah" |
<i>Nurse Jackie</i> |
600 |
November 18, 2013 |
| Her "shocking confession": Frank Sinatra, not Woody Allen, may have fathered her son Ronan |
Mia Farrow |
800 |
November 18, 2013 |
| In 2013 people reported "the new YouTube sensation" was "doing" this dance; "R.I.P. Gangnam Style!" |
the Harlem Shake |
1000 |
November 18, 2013 |
| With "prayers and blessings", he sent his first tweet in 2011, announcing the launch of an online Vatican news portal |
Benedict XVI |
200 |
May 11, 2012 |
| In Feb. 2012 New Jersey's governor ordered flags be flown half-staff during the funeral of this Newark-born singer |
Whitney Houston |
400 |
May 11, 2012 |
| Kim Jong Un has succeeded his father as the leader of this country |
North Korea |
600 |
May 11, 2012 |
| On his 2011 passing Apple said, "The world is immeasurably better because of" him |
Steve Jobs |
800 |
May 11, 2012 |
| This fashion designer created dresses worn in the movie "Bride Wars" and in the TV series "Gossip Girl". |
Vera Wang |
1000 |
May 11, 2012 |
| In July 2011 this former First Lady passed away in Rancho Mirage, California at the age of 93 |
Betty Ford |
200 |
March 7, 2012 |
| In 2011 this fashion designer's Double RL Ranch hosted the wedding of his son to a presidential niece |
Ralph Lauren |
400 |
March 7, 2012 |
| At Comic-Con 2011, Adam West, Burt Ward & Julie Newmar reunited for a panel on this TV series |
<i>Batman</i> |
600 |
March 7, 2012 |
| This husband of Gabrielle Giffords piloted the final mission of the space shuttle Endeavour |
Mark Kelly |
1000 |
March 7, 2012 |
| Once second in line to the British throne, today he's fourth |
Andrew |
|
March 7, 2012 |
| In April 2010 People reported this daughter of Tom Cruise is turning 4 with a style all her own |
Suri |
200 |
May 3, 2010 |
| The magazine loves those "mid-life moms", like this actress who's "Pretty in Pink... and blue!" |
Molly Ringwald |
400 |
May 3, 2010 |
| A 2010 story informed us that Mike Sorrentino aka the Situation, is loving his new fame as part of this show |
<i>Jersey Shore</i> |
600 |
May 3, 2010 |
| A 2000 issue had Caroline Kennedy on the cover with the line "Profile in" this |
Courage |
800 |
May 3, 2010 |
| We believe the only Canadian political wife to make the cover was this one linked in the '70s to players like Mick Jagger |
Margaret Trudeau |
1000 |
May 3, 2010 |
| After the murder of Joseph Smith in 1844, he took over as leader of the Mormons |
Brigham Young |
200 |
June 6, 2008 |
| Seen here, this Spavinaw, Oklahoma native joined the Yankees in 1951 |
Mickey Mantle |
400 |
June 6, 2008 |
| John E. Franz was inducted into the Inventors H.O.F. for creating this trademark herbicide for sidewalk weeds |
Roundup |
600 |
June 6, 2008 |
| Not to be confused with the actress, she's alphabetically the last of Henry VIII's wives by first name |
Jane Seymour |
1000 |
June 6, 2008 |
| He was the U.S. Secretary of State between 2 female Secretaries of State |
Colin Powell |
|
June 6, 2008 |
| To mark his 18th birthday in 2002, this prince visited the sick & homeless to carry on the work of his late mother |
Prince Harry |
200 |
November 16, 2005 |
| In 1996 he was "Livin' La Vida Loca" on Broadway, playing Marius in "Les Miz" |
Ricky Martin |
400 |
November 16, 2005 |
| The website of this tennis "goddess" told us that she's 6'2", loves to write poetry & wants to go to Croatia |
Venus Williams |
600 |
November 16, 2005 |
| Visitors to the Sundance Film Festival know that the Sundance Institute was founded by this man in 1981 |
Robert Redford |
800 |
November 16, 2005 |
| He wore a kilt when he married Madonna in a Scottish castle |
Guy Ritchie |
1000 |
November 16, 2005 |
| In 1964 he became the first African American to be named Time magazine's "Man of the Year" |
Dr. (Martin Luther) King (Jr.) |
200 |
July 20, 2004 |
| "I kid you not!" was the classic catchphrase of this early 1960s "Tonight Show" host |
Jack Paar |
400 |
July 20, 2004 |
| (I am NFL wide receiver and Stanford graduate, Ed McCaffrey.) The first Stanford player to win the Heisman Trophy was this quarterback who led the Raiders to victory in Super Bowl XV |
Jim Plunkett |
600 |
July 20, 2004 |
| Anita, Ruth & June are these singing sisters who hit the pop music charts with "I'm So Excited" |
The Pointer Sisters |
800 |
July 20, 2004 |
| Occult magician known as "The Beast" |
Aleister Crowley |
1000 |
July 20, 2004 |
| This mogul is the star of the reality show "The Apprentice" |
Donald Trump |
200 |
May 20, 2004 |
| In 1974 People magazine's first African-American cover subject was this actress who played Miss Jane Pittman |
Cicely Tyson |
400 |
May 20, 2004 |
| This "American Idol" judge lost about 100 pounds with the help of gastric-bypass surgery |
Randy Jackson |
600 |
May 20, 2004 |
| He worked for the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation before joining "60 Minutes" in 1970 |
Morley Safer |
800 |
May 20, 2004 |
| In 1947 this Oklahoma faith healer began his Healing Waters Ministry |
Oral Roberts |
1000 |
May 20, 2004 |
| June 30, 2003:This royal vies with movie stars to top the list of the "25 Hottest Bachelors" |
Prince William |
200 |
April 7, 2004 |
| Nov. 6, 1978:This ex-urban guerrilla "From Inside Prison, the Exclusive Story of Her Romance with Her Bodyguard" |
Patty Hearst |
400 |
April 7, 2004 |
| May 8, 1989:Chemist Stanley Pons stirs up science "with His Stunning Claim to Have Achieved" this |
cold fusion |
600 |
April 7, 2004 |
| In 1997 People was on the crime beat with this victim |
(Gianni) Versace |
800 |
April 7, 2004 |
| April 2, 1990: Hollywood stars protest this pesticide "Which Comes in on Medfly Wings and a Sprayer" |
malathion |
1000 |
April 7, 2004 |
| The tribute issue to her sold over 2.5 million copies |
Princess Grace (Grace Kelly) |
200 |
April 5, 2004 |
| The headline on the 2002 cover seen here was this word "Renewed" |
Faith (as in Faith Hill) |
400 |
April 5, 2004 |
| Back in 1987 this TV star had the coveted "Sexiest Man Alive" title |
Harry Hamlin |
600 |
April 5, 2004 |
| In one cover story, this TV news personality discussed her new look |
Greta Van Susteren |
800 |
April 5, 2004 |
| He's the actor on the right in the "tropical" 1980 cover seen here |
Christopher Atkins |
1000 |
April 5, 2004 |
| George Bailey was his character's name in 1946's "It's a Wonderful Life" |
James Stewart |
200 |
July 3, 2003 |
| The subject of a bestselling "Autobiography", he was born Malcolm Little |
Malcolm X |
400 |
July 3, 2003 |
| Vinko Bogataj was the "agonizing" skier seen in the opening credits of this ABC series |
<i>The Wide World of Sports</i> |
600 |
July 3, 2003 |
| He wasn't an animal (well, technically he was) but John Merrick was better known by this beastly title |
The Elephant Man |
800 |
July 3, 2003 |
| The late, great caricaturist Al Hirschfeld was famous for always working this name of his daughter into his works |
Nina |
1000 |
July 3, 2003 |
| Don't call us with your research questions; call this U.S. first lady who has a master's degree in library science |
Laura Bush |
200 |
March 25, 2003 |
| In 2002 this former Clinton cabinet member ran for governor of Florida |
Janet Reno |
400 |
March 25, 2003 |
| He brought out his best when he introduced his pre-made mayo in jars around 1912 |
Richard Hellmann |
600 |
March 25, 2003 |
| Registered nurses take a pledge named for this woman |
Florence Nightingale |
800 |
March 25, 2003 |
| Erich Maria Remarque was a pen name; he came up with it by spelling this, his real last name, backwards |
Kramer |
1000 |
March 25, 2003 |
| Florida's governor John Ellis Bush goes by this 3-letter nickname |
Jeb |
200 |
February 14, 2003 |
| She's the second-generation rocker seen here |
Kelly Osbourne |
400 |
February 14, 2003 |
| Karrie Webb has been called one of the greatest players of this sport, male or female |
golf |
600 |
February 14, 2003 |
| He's the popular actor who's not quite seen, but is heard here |
Michael J. Fox |
800 |
February 14, 2003 |
| In 1970 this future actor showed some muscle & won the titles Mr. World, Mr. Universe & Mr. Olympia |
Arnold Schwarzenegger |
1000 |
February 14, 2003 |
| This "thrilling" pop star told Vibe magazine he wishes there was a Children's Day |
Michael Jackson |
200 |
July 11, 2002 |
| He appeared on the February 8, 1961 "I've Got a Secret" with the secret "I've been hit in the face with 14,000 pies" |
Soupy Sales |
400 |
July 11, 2002 |
| In February 2002 Finnish-born Marutei Tsurunen became the first Caucasian in the country's Diet |
Japan |
600 |
July 11, 2002 |
| Spending most of his time alone, Richard Withers, by permit of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, is one of these |
a hermit |
800 |
July 11, 2002 |
| (All right, let's get the clue from Vanna.) I'm wearing a gown by this single-named designer who was often seen at Studio 54 with his friend Liza Minnelli |
Halston |
1000 |
July 11, 2002 |
| This wrestler nicknamed his daughter born in August 2001 Pebbles |
The Rock |
200 |
May 10, 2002 |
| Fatally, American groupie Nancy Spungen was this British punk rocker's girlfriend |
Sid Vicious |
400 |
May 10, 2002 |
| She owns the St. Louis Rams |
Georgia Frontiere |
600 |
May 10, 2002 |
| This actor gave a speech for Harvard roommate Al Gore at the 2000 Democratic Convention |
Tommy Lee Jones |
800 |
May 10, 2002 |
| M.C. Hammer earned his nickname from his resemblance to this "Hammerin'" home run king |
Hank Aaron |
1000 |
May 10, 2002 |
| This pair of illusionists has played to more people live in Las Vegas than any other performers |
Siegfried & Roy |
200 |
January 17, 2002 |
| (Cheryl of the Clue Crew at the Apollo.) Along with Diana Ross, Gladys Knight had a hand in discovering these singers after they appeared here in the late '60s |
Jackson 5 (Jacksons) |
400 |
January 17, 2002 |
| The Wall Street Journal has called this "Nightline" host the "pre-eminent TV interviewer in America" |
Ted Koppel |
600 |
January 17, 2002 |
| A sign on L.A.'s Sunset Blvd. marks the site where in 1975 he opened the first chocolate chip cookie store |
Famous Amos |
800 |
January 17, 2002 |
| She's the financial adviser who's showed us "The Road to Wealth" & "The Courage to Be Rich" |
(Suze) Orman |
1000 |
January 17, 2002 |
| In 1999 basketball mourned the loss of this legendary Laker nicknamed "The Big Dipper" |
Wilt Chamberlain |
100 |
July 17, 2000 |
| Many consider him the 264th successor of St. Peter |
Pope John Paul II |
200 |
July 17, 2000 |
| In 1939 this famous architect polished off his Johnson Wax Building in Racine, Wisconsin |
Frank Lloyd Wright |
300 |
July 17, 2000 |
| In 1919 mental illness ended the career of this Russian ballet dancer |
Vaslav Nijinsky |
400 |
July 17, 2000 |
| This astronaut who piloted the command module during the first moon landing was born in Rome, Italy |
Michael Collins |
500 |
July 17, 2000 |
| Her final answer?: On Feb. 29, 2000 she announced she's leaving Regis & her TV show to spread her "creative wings" |
Kathie Lee Gifford |
100 |
June 13, 2000 |
| For the November 1999 opening of his Notting Hill bookstore, owner Robie Uniacke had this actor friend clerk for a day |
Hugh Grant |
200 |
June 13, 2000 |
| (Hi, I'm Patrika Darbo of "Days of our Lives") In a 1994 TV movie I played this domestic goddess comedienne turned sitcom star |
Roseanne |
400 |
June 13, 2000 |
| This '70s diet doc returned to the weight-loss forefront with his 1999 "New Diet Revolution" |
Robert Atkins |
500 |
June 13, 2000 |
| Using a pack mule, David Jones delivers mail to Supai Village at the bottom of this landmark |
Grand Canyon |
|
June 13, 2000 |
| This Guns N' Roses lead vocalist was born William Bailey |
Axl Rose |
100 |
July 16, 1999 |
| In "Blue Hawaii", this "Murder, She Wrote" star, then 35, played the mother of 26-year-old Elvis Presley |
Angela Lansbury |
200 |
July 16, 1999 |
| In the 1960s he founded a bricklaying business, pumping bricks, to finance his bodybuilding career |
Arnold Schwarzenegger |
300 |
July 16, 1999 |
| In 1998 this former "Entertainment Tonight" host apppeared on boxes of Kellogg's Oat Bran Flakes |
John Tesh |
400 |
July 16, 1999 |
| This director of the Vietnam War film "Platoon" was awarded a Bronze Star during his tour of duty in the war |
Oliver Stone |
500 |
July 16, 1999 |
| His trademarks were jeweled costumes & elaborately designed pianos topped by candelabra |
Liberace |
100 |
June 10, 1999 |
| In 1989 this sitcom star was reunited with the daughter she'd given up for adoption at 18 |
Roseanne Barr |
200 |
June 10, 1999 |
| In 1998 supermodel Rebecca Romijn married this former star of TV's "Full House" |
John Stamos |
300 |
June 10, 1999 |
| This "Fast Car" singer honed her style on the Boston circuit while a student at Tufts University |
Tracy Chapman |
400 |
June 10, 1999 |
| With dad in tow, this young royal took in a 1997 Spice Girls concert in South Africa |
Prince Harry (Henry) |
500 |
June 10, 1999 |
| Genesis printer:1450s |
Johannes Gutenberg |
100 |
April 16, 1999 |
| Great epic-writing Ionian:9th century B.C. |
Homer |
200 |
April 16, 1999 |
| 2 moonwalkers:July 20, 1969 |
Neil Armstrong & Buzz Aldrin |
300 |
April 16, 1999 |
| Inventive brothers at Kill Devil Hill:December 17, 1903 |
Wright Brothers |
400 |
April 16, 1999 |
| Vienna's first psychoanalyst:late 1800s |
Sigmund Freud |
500 |
April 16, 1999 |
| This media mogul & owner of the Atlanta Braves is the USA's largest private bison rancher |
Ted Turner |
100 |
March 18, 1999 |
| The youngest American billionaire ever at age 31, he now owns the Bettman Archive of photo images |
Bill Gates |
200 |
March 18, 1999 |
| The female lead in "Basic Instinct", she's definitely not a dumb blonde; her IQ is said to be 154 |
Sharon Stone |
300 |
March 18, 1999 |
| She wore bulky trench coats in episodes of "The X-Files" to hide her real-life pregnancy |
Gillian Anderson |
400 |
March 18, 1999 |
| In 1987 this director of "Taxi Driver" directed Michael Jackson's "Bad" video |
Martin Scorsese |
500 |
March 18, 1999 |
| This former CBS anchorman is affectionately known as "Uncle Walter" |
Walter Cronkite |
100 |
November 18, 1997 |
| Marilyn Tucker married this fellow Indiana Univ. law student after a whirlwind 10-week courtship |
Dan Quayle |
200 |
November 18, 1997 |
| He played a cab driver obsessed with government cover-ups in "Conspiracy Theory" |
Mel Gibson |
300 |
November 18, 1997 |
| This woman who married a Beatle attended elementary school with Emperor Akihito |
Yoko Ono |
500 |
November 18, 1997 |
| Congressman heard here, years before he entered politics:Babe, I got you babe... |
Sonny Bono |
|
November 18, 1997 |
| "You Oughta Know" that her "Jagged Little Pill" is the best-selling debut solo album by a female in the U.S. |
Alanis Morissette |
100 |
May 16, 1997 |
| Yes Sir! In January 1997 this former Beatle & former leader of Wings was made a knight |
Paul McCartney |
200 |
May 16, 1997 |
| Dana Owens is the real name of this actress & "royal" rap star |
Queen Latifah |
400 |
May 16, 1997 |
| This retired cartoonist was recently quoted as saying, "I couldn't conceive of ever going back to 'The Far Side'" |
Gary Larson |
500 |
May 16, 1997 |
| Clyde Tombaugh, the man who discovered this planet in 1930, passed away in 1997; he was 90 |
Pluto |
|
May 16, 1997 |
| In her divorce from Prince Andrew, she lost the title "Her Royal Highness" |
Sarah Ferguson |
100 |
February 28, 1997 |
| This "King Of Pop" & a Saudi prince launched Kingdom Entertainment, a joint venture, in 1996 |
Michael Jackson |
200 |
February 28, 1997 |
| Her estate went on sale at Sotheby's in New York April 23-26 1996 |
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis |
300 |
February 28, 1997 |
| This daughter of Tony Curtis is now Lady Haden-Guest; husband Christopher inherited the barony |
Jamie Lee Curtis |
400 |
February 28, 1997 |
| This rapper, whose real name is Calvin Broadus, was acquitted of murder in February 1996 |
Snoop Doggy Dogg |
500 |
February 28, 1997 |
| This vice president quipped that he's so boring his Secret Service code name is Al Gore |
Al Gore |
100 |
January 13, 1997 |
| On Dec. 12, 1995, his 80th birthday, the top of the Empire State Building was lit with blue lights to match his eyes |
Frank Sinatra |
200 |
January 13, 1997 |
| The 1st Canadian journalist to arrive at the scene of JFK's assassination, he's now an anchorman |
Peter Jennings |
300 |
January 13, 1997 |
| Patty Hearst had a good laugh when this lawyer began serving a jail term in March 1996 |
F. Lee Bailey |
400 |
January 13, 1997 |
| After dropping out of the 1996 presidential race, this wealthy Republican guest-hosted "Saturday Night Live" |
Steve Forbes |
500 |
January 13, 1997 |
| In April 1996 this "Doonesbury" creator joined Time magazine as a regular contributor |
Garry Trudeau |
100 |
December 10, 1996 |
| This "Dr. Quinn" star's twins John & Kristopher are named in part for Christopher Reeve & Johnny Cash |
Jane Seymour |
200 |
December 10, 1996 |
| This son of A.A. Milne, the inspiration for Winnie-The-Pooh's human friend, passed away in 1996 |
Christopher Robin Milne |
300 |
December 10, 1996 |
| A vice-presidential candidate in 1984, she recently became co-host of CNN's "Crossfire" |
Geraldine Ferraro |
400 |
December 10, 1996 |
| In 1996 this Illinois Democrat pleaded guilty to mail fraud & was sentenced to 17 months in prison |
Dan Rostenkowski |
500 |
December 10, 1996 |
| In July of 1996 an era in baseball ended when this Dodgers manager retired after 20 seasons |
Tommy Lasorda |
100 |
November 20, 1996 |
| This Nation of Islam leader formerly went by the name Louis X |
Louis Farrakhan |
200 |
November 20, 1996 |
| This actress, who stopped traffic in "It Happened One Night", passed away in 1996 |
Claudette Colbert |
300 |
November 20, 1996 |
| After leaving China in 1935, this architect studied at M.I.T. & became a U.S. citizen in 1954 |
I.M. Pei |
500 |
November 20, 1996 |
| Bob Kerrey & J. James Exon, senators from this state, have also served as its governor |
Nebraska |
|
November 20, 1996 |
| This current Bulls player holds the career NBA record for points scored per game with 32.2 |
Michael Jordan |
100 |
November 15, 1996 |
| The father of this actor best known as Lt. Frank Drebin in the "Naked Gun" movies was a Canadian Mountie |
Leslie Nielsen |
200 |
November 15, 1996 |
| William Daniels of "Boy Meets World" formerly played Dr. Mark Craig on this TV medical series |
<i>St. Elsewhere</i> |
300 |
November 15, 1996 |
| In July 1993 this Seattle outfielder tied a Major League record by hitting home runs in 8 straight games |
Ken Griffey, Jr. |
400 |
November 15, 1996 |
| John Beradino, who passed away in 1996, played Dr. Steve Hardy on this daytime soap for over 30 years |
<i>General Hospital</i> |
500 |
November 15, 1996 |
| According to Forbes Magazine, this talk show host is on her way to becoming America's first black billionaire |
Oprah Winfrey |
100 |
October 2, 1996 |
| In March 1996 a Johannesburg judge pronounced their 38-year marriage officially over |
the Mandelas |
200 |
October 2, 1996 |
| In 1995 Jordan's King Hussein eulogized this slain Israeli PM as "a brother, a colleague and a friend" |
(Yitzhak) Rabin |
300 |
October 2, 1996 |
| 1995 DNA tests confirmed that a body exhumed in Missouri probably was this notorious outlaw |
Jesse James |
400 |
October 2, 1996 |
| Anchor of the "NBC Nightly News" 1970-1982, he passed away in 1996 |
John Chancellor |
500 |
October 2, 1996 |
| Legend says Norma Talmadge began a tradition by accidentally stepping in this at Grauman's Chinese Theater in 1927 |
cement |
100 |
September 6, 1996 |
| Judy Bayly's dog Lyric saved her by doing this when her oxygen mask slipped off & an alarm sounded |
dial 911 |
200 |
September 6, 1996 |
| After spending an estimated $30 million, he backed out of the presidential race in March 1996 |
Steve Forbes |
300 |
September 6, 1996 |
| Her kids are Cody Newton & Cassidy Erin |
Kathie Lee Gifford |
400 |
September 6, 1996 |
| On March 26, 1996 this Interior Secretary deliberately opened the flood gates of the Glen Canyon Dam |
(Bruce) Babbitt |
500 |
September 6, 1996 |
| Friendly with his employees, this Wal-Mart founder preferred they call him "Mr. Sam" |
Sam Walton |
100 |
September 19, 1995 |
| In 1993 Alessandra, the actress granddaughter of this dictator, ran for mayor of Naples |
Mussolini |
200 |
September 19, 1995 |
| From 1969-1979 he was editor of Icarus, the international journal of solar system studies |
Carl Sagan |
300 |
September 19, 1995 |
| In the 1980s she began "Chimpanzoo", a program for volunteers to learn about chimp behavior |
Jane Goodall |
400 |
September 19, 1995 |
| In 1994 this Secretary of State under presidents Kennedy & Johnson passed away at age 85 |
Dean Rusk |
|
September 19, 1995 |
| You could say Ellen Gordon's career is "on a roll"; she's president of this candy company |
Tootsie Roll |
100 |
November 21, 1994 |
| In 1983 he said, "We at Chrysler borrow money the old fashioned way: we pay it back" |
Lee Iacocca |
200 |
November 21, 1994 |
| This director of "Seven Samurai" is descended from the great 11th century samurai Abe Sadato |
Akira Kurosawa |
300 |
November 21, 1994 |
| This late "60 Minutes" reporter & ABC anchorman wrote a 1946 novel titled "Tell Me About Women" |
Harry Reasoner |
400 |
November 21, 1994 |
| At the age of 58, he became the youngest man elected pope in the 20th century |
John Paul II (Karol Wojtyla) |
500 |
November 21, 1994 |
| In commercials for Pizza Hut, this Queen of Soul sang "Deliver Me" to the tune of "Rescue Me" |
Aretha Franklin |
100 |
March 22, 1994 |
| His father's first name was Herbert but this general's first name is just the initial H. |
H. Norman Schwarzkopf |
200 |
March 22, 1994 |
| In 1976 Ludmila Pakhomova & Aleksandr Gorshkov won the 1st Olympic gold medals in this skating event |
ice dancing |
300 |
March 22, 1994 |
| This straight-shooting Texas governor called her autobiography "Straight from the Heart" |
Ann Richards |
500 |
March 22, 1994 |
| This former First Lady was president of the Dramatic Club at the Girls' Latin School in Chicago |
Nancy Reagan |
|
March 22, 1994 |
| This New York governor is the son of immigrant parents from Salerno, Italy |
Mario Cuomo |
100 |
November 16, 1993 |
| As a child, he billed himself as "Davino, the Boy Magician"; now he uses this Dickens name |
David Copperfield |
200 |
November 16, 1993 |
| In 1993 Don Juan de Borbon y Battenberg, the 79-year-old father of this monarch, passed away |
King Juan Carlos |
300 |
November 16, 1993 |
| This "20/20" host got his start in television as the MC for "The Kukla, Fran & Ollie Show" |
Hugh Downs |
400 |
November 16, 1993 |
| This current chairman of the Federal Reserve Board was an ardent follower & friend of Ayn Rand |
Alan Greenspan |
500 |
November 16, 1993 |
| After Lou Costello died, this comic attempted a comeback with a new partner, Candy Candido |
Bud Abbott |
100 |
November 11, 1993 |
| In the 1950s fashion designer Ralph Lifshitz changed his name to this |
Ralph Lauren |
200 |
November 11, 1993 |
| Books by this celebrity chef include one on "French Cooking" & another that includes "Recipes from Spago" |
Wolfgang Puck |
300 |
November 11, 1993 |
| Newsweek said of this Irish flutist, he "can break your heart with his diminuendos" |
James Galway |
500 |
November 11, 1993 |
| In 1989 this first American woman in space became the director of the California Space Institute |
Sally Ride |
|
November 11, 1993 |
| In a 1991 TV series Wolf Larson played this Edgar Rice Burroughs hero as an ecologist |
Tarzan |
100 |
March 16, 1993 |
| This "M*A*S*H" actor is a second cousin of Adlai Stevenson |
McLean Stevenson |
200 |
March 16, 1993 |
| In 1992 this British rocker & model-actress Iman were married in Switzerland |
David Bowie |
300 |
March 16, 1993 |
| This ex-Cleveland Browns fullback is founder of Amer-I-Can, a group that helps kids get out of gangs |
Jim Brown |
400 |
March 16, 1993 |
| This Reagan administration National Security Advisor had his Iran-Contra conviction reversed |
John Poindexter |
|
March 16, 1993 |
| In May 1992 this former Beatle became the first recipient of Sweden's Polar Music Prize |
Paul McCartney |
100 |
December 8, 1992 |
| It's the adjective in the nickname of Canadian-born magician James Randi |
Amazing |
200 |
December 8, 1992 |
| Nicknamed "The Kraut" by Ernest Hemingway, this legendary actress died in may 1992 at age 90 |
(Marlene) Dietrich |
300 |
December 8, 1992 |
| Before becoming a Supreme Court justice in 1991, he served as chairman of the Equal Employment Opportunity Comm. |
Clarence Thomas |
400 |
December 8, 1992 |
| In 1991 this British mystery author whose books include "Devices and Desires" was made a baroness |
P.D. James |
500 |
December 8, 1992 |
| In the last week of July 1992, 3 books about this woman were on "The New York Times" best-seller list |
Princess Di |
100 |
November 12, 1992 |
| She had never held public office before she was elected governor of Alabama in 1966 |
Lurleen Wallace |
200 |
November 12, 1992 |
| Famed for his coverage of the Gulf War, this CNN correspondent was born in New Zealand in 1934 |
Peter Arnett |
300 |
November 12, 1992 |
| This showbiz agent is famous for throwing star-studded parties at Spago on Oscar nightâthink "fast" |
"Swifty" Lazar |
400 |
November 12, 1992 |
| Dian Fossey was murdered in this country in 1985 |
Rwanda |
|
November 12, 1992 |
| At the tender age of 9, this newscaster had his own Canadian radio show, "Peter's People" |
Peter Jennings |
100 |
October 6, 1992 |
| She lamented, "People only want to remember me for that one shower scene in 'Psycho'" |
Janet Leigh |
200 |
October 6, 1992 |
| In 1989 Lee Haney became the 1st to match this man's record of 6 consecutive Mr. Olympia titles |
Schwarzenegger |
300 |
October 6, 1992 |
| This star of "McHale's Navy" was sworn in as honorary mayor of Universal City on his 73rd birthday |
Ernest Borgnine |
400 |
October 6, 1992 |
| 20 years after they broke up their act, these 2 stars were reunited on the MDA Telethon in 1976 |
Martin & Lewis |
500 |
October 6, 1992 |
| This politician was named for James Danforth, a family friend who was killed during World War II |
Dan Quayle |
100 |
May 12, 1992 |
| A NYC paper gratified this circus founder by printing his obituary 2 weeks before he died |
P.T. Barnum |
200 |
May 12, 1992 |
| Dictionary Day, October 16, is celebrated, appropriately, on the birthday of this man |
Noah Webster |
300 |
May 12, 1992 |
| The Quill and Scroll, an honor society for high school journalists, was founded by this American pollster |
George Gallup |
400 |
May 12, 1992 |
| When the father of this James Bond creator died in WWI, Winston Churchill wrote his obituary |
Ian Fleming |
500 |
May 12, 1992 |
| Miss Mercouri's famous first name, it comes from the Greek word for "honey" |
Melina |
100 |
April 20, 1992 |
| He said of his career, "I've loved every minute of it... it's all been 'wunnerful, wunnerful!"' |
Lawrence Welk |
200 |
April 20, 1992 |
| This young prince is president of the Monaco Red Cross |
Prince Albert |
300 |
April 20, 1992 |
| The late jazz vocalist who recorded the albums "Sassy Swings the Tivoli" & "Sassy Swings Again" |
Sarah Vaughan |
400 |
April 20, 1992 |
| "In All His Glory" is a biography of this "Legendary" CBS "Tycoon and His Brilliant Circle" |
William Paley |
500 |
April 20, 1992 |
| She canceled her June 1991 wedding to Kiefer Sutherland & flew to Europe |
Julia Roberts |
100 |
January 23, 1992 |
| On her album "Unforgettable" she recorded 22 songs previously sung by her father, Nat |
Natalie Cole |
200 |
January 23, 1992 |
| This British royal consort became a septuagenarian June 10, 1991 |
Prince Philip |
300 |
January 23, 1992 |
| Banished by Gorbachev from the Politburo in 1988, he was elected president of Russia in 1991 |
Boris Yeltsin |
400 |
January 23, 1992 |
| On May 13, 1991 this South African woman was found guilty of the 1988 kidnapping of 4 youths |
Winnie Mandela |
500 |
January 23, 1992 |
| This "Wheel of Fortune" host called his new baby "my most successful late-night production" |
Pat Sajak |
100 |
March 20, 1991 |
| This father of Lynn & Vanessa defined an actor as "a man with an infinite capacity for taking praise" |
Michael Redgrave |
200 |
March 20, 1991 |
| Roger Rees played Nicholas Nickleby on the stage before playing Robin Colcord on this sitcom |
<i>Cheers</i> |
300 |
March 20, 1991 |
| On Oct. 27, 1989 she hugged Deborah Norville on the air & gave her an alarm clock |
Jane Pauley |
400 |
March 20, 1991 |
| This Spanish-born bandleader who died at age 90 in 1990 was a child concert violinist |
Xavier Cugat |
500 |
March 20, 1991 |
| Her name was supposed to be Orpah, but it was misspelled on her birth certificate |
Oprah Winfrey |
100 |
December 13, 1990 |
| This host of "20/20" said one of his greatest thrills was moving the South Pole marker in Antarctica |
Hugh Downs |
200 |
December 13, 1990 |
| This star of "Cat Ballou" is buried in Arlington National Cemetery next to Joe Louis |
Lee Marvin |
300 |
December 13, 1990 |
| In 1989 this "Odd Couple" star played half of an odd couple in "M. Butterfly" |
Tony Randall |
400 |
December 13, 1990 |
| This comic creator's hometown, Woodstock, Il., hosted 1 of the 1st showings of "Dick Tracy" |
Chester Gould |
500 |
December 13, 1990 |
| His daughter, Amy Dolenz, "Monkeed" around as Tony Danza's kid in the film "She's Out of Control" |
Micky Dolenz |
100 |
September 14, 1990 |
| She said, "Me and John Goodman are the hottest couple on TV, the total sex machine" |
Roseanne Barr |
200 |
September 14, 1990 |
| Every July he hosts Snoopy's Senior Hockey Tournament at his own ice arena in Santa Rosa California |
Charles Schulz |
300 |
September 14, 1990 |
| He was a pilot for Pan Am & an L.A. policeman before he created "Star Trek" |
Gene Roddenberry |
400 |
September 14, 1990 |
| When she resigned her job as Columbia Pictures president, one headline said, "Dawn with the wind" |
Dawn Steel |
500 |
September 14, 1990 |
| With plans uncertain, he told his E Street Band that they could pursue other projects |
Bruce Springsteen |
100 |
April 18, 1990 |
| In October 1989 someone socked this Ohio senator in the jaw during a TV interview |
John Glenn |
200 |
April 18, 1990 |
| In 1989 this 88-year-old British novelist dictated her 500th novel, "Spirit of Love" |
Dame Barbara Cartland |
300 |
April 18, 1990 |
| In "And the Walls Came Tumbling Down", this former SCLC head wrote about Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. |
Dr. Ralph Abernathy |
400 |
April 18, 1990 |
| He was extradited from Switzerland to the U.S. to face charges he aided the Marcoses |
Adnan Khashoggi |
500 |
April 18, 1990 |
| He played with a Dixieland band & a jazz band before he joined The Police |
Sting (Gordon Sumner) |
100 |
February 16, 1990 |
| Tai Babilonia was only 9 when she began skating with this partner, who was 11 |
Randy Gardner |
200 |
February 16, 1990 |
| Her maiden name was Marilyn Tucker, & she met her husband at Indiana University law school |
Marilyn Quayle |
300 |
February 16, 1990 |
| Olympic stars Florence Griffith Joyner & Jackie Joyner-Kersee are related this way |
sisters-in-law |
500 |
February 16, 1990 |
| Performer heard here talking about his craft; you may never have heard him before:"If I want to mime a flower, I take the shape of the flower..." |
Marcel Marceau |
|
February 16, 1990 |
| Ginger Alden, Miss Memphis Traffic Safety, was this rock star's fiancee at the time of his death in 1977 |
Elvis Presley |
100 |
January 26, 1990 |
| In 1975 Mr. Blackwell called this "Cuchi Cuchi" girl "Carmen Miranda with cleavage" |
Charo |
200 |
January 26, 1990 |
| When Paramount asked him to tone down the ending of "Do The Right Thing", this director took it to Universal |
Spike Lee |
300 |
January 26, 1990 |
| This chief foreign correspondent for ABC was recently married for the 4th time |
Pierre Salinger |
400 |
January 26, 1990 |
| Michelle Pfeiffer & Jeff Goldblum starred in his '89 Central Park production of "Twelfth Night" |
Joseph Papp |
500 |
January 26, 1990 |
| Last year this man's son Robbie jumped his motorcycle over 22 cars & broke... his dad's record |
Evel Knievel |
100 |
November 27, 1989 |
| The N.Y. Times ran a correction when it misstated the shoe size of this Philippine first lady in November, 1988 |
Imelda Marcos |
200 |
November 27, 1989 |
| People Magazine called her 4 year-old daughter Athina "The richest little girl in the world" |
Christina Onassis |
300 |
November 27, 1989 |
| He says that Gerry Rivers is not his real name but admits he was sometimes called Gerry as a kid |
Geraldo Rivera |
400 |
November 27, 1989 |
| Mary Pickford's stepson; he made his film debut at 13 in 1922, & in in 1989 he was a guest star on "B.L. Stryker" |
Douglas Fairbanks, Jr. |
500 |
November 27, 1989 |
| This Atlanta mogul said he owned MGM for such a short time he never got to use the casting couch |
Ted Turner |
100 |
October 20, 1989 |
| Her 4th husband, Thierry Roussel, was the father of her only child, Athina |
Christina Onassis |
200 |
October 20, 1989 |
| This tennis great was named for the ski lodge in Czechoslovakia where she was conceived |
Martina Navratilova |
300 |
October 20, 1989 |
| This former Giants kicker knows the "true value" of his master's degree in Russian history |
Pat Summerall |
400 |
October 20, 1989 |
| This dancer defected in Paris in 1961 & became director of the Paris Opera Ballet in 1983 |
Rudolf Nureyev |
500 |
October 20, 1989 |
| She was crowned queen of England just 4 days after Edmund Hillary conquered Mount Everest |
Elizabeth II |
100 |
May 29, 1989 |
| In 1978 the duchess of Alba, one of the wealthiest women in this country, married an ex-priest |
Spain |
200 |
May 29, 1989 |
| Surprisingly, this man, Elvis' manager, was born in Holland, & his real name is Andreas van Kuijk |
Colonel Parker |
300 |
May 29, 1989 |
| When he auctioned off his wacky wardrobe, his Pinball Wizard boots sold for over $20,000 |
Elton John |
400 |
May 29, 1989 |
| This star of 1940s aquatic movie musicals is in the swim again with her own line of swimwear |
Esther Williams |
500 |
May 29, 1989 |
| This Chrysler executive said he was 11 years old before he learned he was Italian |
Lee Iacocca |
100 |
February 28, 1989 |
| The 2 men who faced off on October 5, 1988 in "The Omaha Showdown" |
Dan Quayle & Lloyd Bentsen |
200 |
February 28, 1989 |
| He played Cary Grant in "Sophia Loren: Her Own Story" before becoming ambassador to Mexico |
John Gavin |
300 |
February 28, 1989 |
| Johnny Carson's anniversary shows often feature a clip of this man throwing a hatchet |
Ed Ames |
400 |
February 28, 1989 |
| Barbara Harris recently became the 1st woman bishop of this religious denomination |
Episcopalian Church |
500 |
February 28, 1989 |
| New York state's budget director is the son of this actor whose "Dynasty" character is in the money, too |
John Forsythe |
100 |
December 30, 1988 |
| Supreme Court justice known as "Whizzer" |
Byron White |
200 |
December 30, 1988 |
| Rageshree Ramachandran, age 13, won the 61st edition of this competition; we hope we got her name right |
National Spelling Bee |
300 |
December 30, 1988 |
| Asked if she believes in this, Raisa Gorbachev said, "Not me...I believe...in practical things" |
astrology |
400 |
December 30, 1988 |
| You won't find Frank J. Zamboni in the Hockey Hall of Fame, but you will find his machine that does this |
clean the ice between periods |
500 |
December 30, 1988 |
| In 1987 a Pasadena, Calif. restaurant created an Ollieburger in his honor, made with shredded beef |
Oliver North |
100 |
December 6, 1988 |
| Miep Gies, who still lives in Amsterdam, is famous for hiding this teenager during WWII |
Anne Frank |
200 |
December 6, 1988 |
| This famous mountain climber is New Zealand's high commissioner for India, Nepal & Bangladesh |
Sir Edmund Hillary |
300 |
December 6, 1988 |
| Jane Wyman attended his 1971 wedding, but Ronald & Nancy didn't because Tricia Nixon's was on the same day |
Michael Reagan |
400 |
December 6, 1988 |
| The Freedomfest concert held in London in June 1988 celebrated his 70th birthday |
Nelson Mandela |
500 |
December 6, 1988 |
| Orson Welles was the 1st to call this comedian "The Great One" |
Jackie Gleason |
100 |
October 27, 1988 |
| Actor-director who said, "Even if I won the Nobel Prize, it would say 'Meathead Wins Nobel'" |
Rob Reiner |
200 |
October 27, 1988 |
| In 1952 this movie "Sherlock Holmes" hosted a TV game show called "Your Lucky Clue" |
Basil Rathbone |
300 |
October 27, 1988 |
| "Lion in Winter" star who said of himself, "I was sort of the Vanessa Redgrave of the '50s" |
Peter O\'Toole |
400 |
October 27, 1988 |
| In 1988 this "Big" star married Rita Wilson, his co-star in the 1985 film "Volunteers" |
Tom Hanks |
500 |
October 27, 1988 |
| Since leaving the vice presidency in 1973, he's become an international trade consultant |
Spiro Agnew |
100 |
June 10, 1988 |
| Of Babe, Yogi or Satchel, baseball player's name that Woody & Mia gave their child |
Satchel |
200 |
June 10, 1988 |
| The 2 regular 60 Minutes correspondents who might be seen spotting a pierced earring |
Diane Sawyer & Ed Bradley |
400 |
June 10, 1988 |
| The only Macy's Parade balloon ever made to resemble a real person was one in 1934 of this wide-eyed singer |
Eddie Cantor |
500 |
June 10, 1988 |
| (Video Daily Double)A soldier tried to tear off the T-shirt of a tourist in Tibet, thinking this man on it was the Dalai Lama: |
Phil Silvers |
|
June 10, 1988 |
| This 86-year-old British "First Lady of Romance" published 26 more books in 1986 |
Barbara Cartland |
100 |
May 18, 1988 |
| This chairman of Occidental Petroleum has met with every Soviet leader since Lenin except Andropov |
Armand Hammer |
200 |
May 18, 1988 |
| When the B'way theater named for this actress, now 87, was razed, another was renamed for her |
Helen Hayes |
300 |
May 18, 1988 |
| Fathering a son at age 75, this Spanish guitarist reportedly said, "I had a grandson directly" |
Segovia |
400 |
May 18, 1988 |
| No lonely widow, this busy chairman of the board of the Washington Post says, "I wish I were lonelier" |
(Katharine) Graham |
500 |
May 18, 1988 |
| Choosing not to eat in homes of others, Mother Teresa said no to this NYC mayor's cookies & lemonade |
Koch |
100 |
January 12, 1988 |
| Michael Jackson tried to buy from a London College the remains of John Merrick, better known as this |
the Elephant Man |
200 |
January 12, 1988 |
| Model Paulina Porizkova said that due to a recent bonding job, she'll now show these on magazine covers |
her teeth |
300 |
January 12, 1988 |
| In June 1987, Gary Eugene Duda petitioned a Georgia court to have his name changed to this, my oh my |
Zippity (Duda) |
400 |
January 12, 1988 |
| According to Forbes magazine, distinction of Sam Walton of Bentonville, Ark. among all the people in the U.S. |
the richest |
500 |
January 12, 1988 |
| Fans used to get them confused, so this "3's Company" star signed autographs as "Beau Bridges" |
John Ritter |
100 |
December 21, 1987 |
| Born Maurice Micklewhite, he renamed himself for a film, "The Caine Mutiny" |
Michael Caine |
200 |
December 21, 1987 |
| Heritage USA sold 15" dolls in her likeness that not only talked but sang |
Tammy Faye Bakker |
300 |
December 21, 1987 |
| Truman Capote said this black "Hello, Dolly!" star once helped him escape the police |
Pearl Bailey |
400 |
December 21, 1987 |
| Deeming it "too ornate", this pope snubbed Imelda Marcos by refusing to stay in her Coconut Palace |
John Paul II |
100 |
November 2, 1987 |
| The 2 first ladies who've made the Best-Dressed Hall of Fame |
Jackie Kennedy & Nancy Reagan |
200 |
November 2, 1987 |
| Among reasons the Queen of Denmark knighted him was his portrayal of Hans Christian Andersen |
Danny Kaye |
300 |
November 2, 1987 |
| One of the 400 richest people in America, Richard Wagstaff Clark is better known by this name |
Dick Clark |
100 |
June 8, 1987 |
| A hot water bottle dressed as a doll was the favorite child-hood toy of this Cosmopolitan editor |
Helen Gurley Brown |
200 |
June 8, 1987 |
| Nancy Sinatra's choice to play her father on film is this singer who once was Ziggy Stardust |
David Bowie |
300 |
June 8, 1987 |
| Richard Woodruff was the "little fat kid" on which restauranteur Bob Wian based this character |
Bob\'s Big Boy |
400 |
June 8, 1987 |
| After she fled, 500 imported black brassieres were found in this foreign 1st lady's closet |
Imelda Marcos |
100 |
December 24, 1986 |
| This "Lois Lane" was born so far north her birth certificate is in Eskimo & English |
Margot Kidder |
200 |
December 24, 1986 |
| Her American great-grandma was disinherited for marrying an Englishman; she became princess doing the same |
Princess Di |
300 |
December 24, 1986 |
| This "Colbys" star used to model nude for $1.25 an hour "plus a cup of coffee & a cookie" |
Charlton Heston |
400 |
December 24, 1986 |
| The "Center for the Strange" predicted this ex-president will write an erotic best seller |
Richard Nixon |
500 |
December 24, 1986 |
| This songwriter said, "I've got some brains under this wig & a heart beneath these boobs" |
Dolly Parton |
100 |
November 24, 1986 |
| Of 0, 3, or 28, number of children Arnold Schwarzenegger said he "always wanted to have" |
28 |
200 |
November 24, 1986 |
| "I learnt the way a monkey learns - by watching its parents," said this royal heir & polo player |
Prince Charles |
300 |
November 24, 1986 |
| He wrote "Princess Snip Snip & The Puppykittens" for kids & "Meeting of Minds" for PBS |
Steve Allen |
400 |
November 24, 1986 |
| Marilyn Mach vos Savant claims that, at 230, hers is the highest one on earth |
IQ |
500 |
November 24, 1986 |
| By wearing 1 instead of 2, Michael Jackson made it his landmark |
glove |
100 |
March 4, 1985 |
| Cher, Liz Taylor, & Boy George all switched to this hair color last summer |
blonde |
200 |
March 4, 1985 |
| Current princess of Monaco who dropped Jean-Paul Belmondo's son for Alain Delon's |
Princess Stephanie |
300 |
March 4, 1985 |
| Georgia couple who spent their vacation renovating a N.Y. Lower East Side slum building |
Former President (Jimmy) and Mrs. (Rosalynn) Carter |
400 |
March 4, 1985 |
| "Mr. Showmanship" whose Vegas museum's holdings include a $60,000 replica of George V's coronation robe |
Liberace |
500 |
March 4, 1985 |
| Baby Andrea Castiraghi's royal mom & Princess Stephanie's sister |
Princess Caroline |
400 |
October 1, 1984 |
| Type of fiction penned by presidential offspring M. Truman & E. Roosevelt |
mystery books |
500 |
October 1, 1984 |