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Welcome to World Biography, featuring biographical files on individuals who impact world politics, culture, business, education and other arenas of life, both in the present day and from the past. As this site grows, individual biofiles will be linked together to form a web of interconnecting life histories.

Individuals:

William Blum--Political writer critical of American foreign policy and of the Bush Administration. Author of the controversial book "Rogue State."

L. Paul Bremer--President Bush's Envoy to Iraq as head of the Provisional Coalition Authority in 2003 and 2004.

Johnny Cochran--Legal icon and attorney for such luminaries as O.J. Simpson, Michael Jackson and other controversial figures.

George Armstrong Custer--American Army General, veteran of the Civil War. Best known for his "Last Stand," the Battle of the Little Bighorn.

Tom DeLay--House Majority Leader and conservative Republican. Currently under indictment in Texas and, for now, the former Majority Leader.

Clancy Eccles--Jamaican reggae and ska artist who was politically active in support of socialist Prime Minister Michael Manley.

William Roscoe Estep --An American Baptist historian and professor known as an expert on the Anabaptist Movement.

President Gerald R. Ford--the 38th President of the United States.

The Reverend Billy Graham--Religious cultural icon and spiritual advisor to every American president since Dwight Eisenhower.

General Robert E. Lee-- Army general for the South in the American Civil War.

Timothy McVeigh--Domestic American terrorist responsible for the Oklahoma City Bombing in 1995.

Thomas Nast-American political cartoonist.

John Negroponte--American diplomat nominated to serve as the first Director of National Intelligence; a position created to help fight the War on Terror.

General George Patton--Famed American army general of World War Two.

Billy Preston--Grammy-winning keyboardist known as the "Fifth Beatle," and as an unofficial member of the Rolling Stones.

Dave Reichert--Republican Congressman from Washington State's 8th District.

The Rolling Stones--Famous British rock band known as "The World's Greatest Rock 'n Roll Band."

Julius Schwartz--Comic book editor whose career greatly influenced the comics industry.

Ariel Sharon-Israeli military leader and Prime Minister.

Casey Sheehan--U.S. Army soldier who died in the Iraq War. His death caused his mother, Cindy Sheehan, to launch an anti-war demonstration which gained nation-wide attention.

Cindy Sheehan--The mother of Casey Sheehan. Her son's death led her to begin an anti-war demonstration outside of President Bush's ranch in the summer of 2005.

Maria Shriver--Former award-winning television journalist, best-selling author, current First Lady of California, niece to President John F. Kennedy, and daughter of Vice-Presidential candidate Sargent Shriver.

Britney Spears- Pop music icon, singer, actress, and star.

Ian "Stu" Stewart--Rolling Stones founding member, pianist and road manager, who is considered "The Sixth Stone."

William Howard Taft-President of the United States and later Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court.

 

Categories:

American Domestic Terrorists and Assassins--A listing of individuals and groups from the United States, who committed acts of terrorism against the American people.

Lawyers, Attorneys, and Judges --A listing of individuals from the legal profession in the United States.

Chief Justices of the United States Supreme Court--From John Jay in 1789 to John Roberts, Jr. in 2005 and beyond.

 


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