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1 Tiger Woods- Considered to being the most famous person today in the sports field, was born in 1975, on December 30. His achievements hold him to be among the top successful professional golfers, also being the highest paid athlete in 2008. His fame is credited to being the highest rated watched golfer on television, known in history.

Tiger had parents totally devoted to him, with two half-brothers, from his fathers’ first marriage. Tiger is not his birth name, but a nickname his father gave him, after he gained prominence in national and junior golf, so the nickname stuck with him.

2 Bill Gates- He is from a family of entrepreneurs, known for making strides in business and finance and was born in 1955, October 28. His father is an attorney and his mother was a school teacher. At an early age, he had an interest in software, and proceeded at the age of 13, to begin programming computers. As a young teenager, he partnered with a friend and ran a small company, in Seattle.He bought his computer to count the traffic in the city.

Along with this friend, before graduating from Harvard, they planned to develop a software for personal computer use. His company called Microsoft became well known for his business deals and their operating systems for computers. In New York city, the Microsoft corporation announced that Microsoft Windows is the next generation operating system.

3 Oprah Winfrey- She is known as a top actress, producer, magazine publisher, literary critic and a media personality, born in 1954, January 29. Known world-wide for her talk show, becoming the highest rated program ever, of its kind. According to some people, she is the most influential woman of the world.

She was born to a single mother in rural poverty, experiencing a difficult childhood. While still in high school, she procured a job on the radio and　 then at the age of 19, co-anchored the local evening news. The way she ab-libbed her delivery, she soon received a transfer to the talk show area, and the rest is history.

Later in her career she focused on spirituality, self-improvement and literature. Some people criticized her for some of her methods, but because she is also known to promoting the helping of others, who are less fortunate, she is a woman who is admired.

4 Nelson Mandela- He was born to a chief of a South African tribe in 1918, July 18. He was imprisoned for trying to overthrow the government with violence. He spent years enduring hard labour, along with seven others and sentenced to life in prison. His reputation grew, as being a black leader and a symbol of resistance, as the anti-apartheid movement became stronger. He would not compromise his political position to gain his freedom.

He was released after spending 27 years in prison. He then became so involved in his life’s work to attain the goals, then became the president of the African National Congress, elected a year later.

5 Madonna- She was born to a father, who became an engineer, and her mother, an x-ray technician and formerly a dancer, in 1958, August 16. As she grew up in a very strict Catholic family, (five siblings) and　 her mother was diagnosed with breast cancer while she was pregnant with Madonna’s youngest sister. The cancer developed, as treatments couldn’t proceed because of the pregnancy, and after the birth, her mother died when she was only five.

Her drive for perfectionism and high achievement, gained her to be a disciplined, accomplished dancer, a cheer leader, straight A student and then she went on to graduate before the other students in her age group. She was offered a full scholarship in a dance program and went on from therein her singing and dancing career.

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Nowadays our society is obsessed and so media based that many trends are actually created by the rich and famous, and there is no exception when it comes to travel. The conventional all inclusive holiday package, no longer holds the allure it once did, with many people now opting instead to pick vacations where they may get a chance to see a famous celebrity. Though many of these hot spots can be quite expensive, it seems many people are willing to pay the big bucks in order to maybe see one of their favorite stars. If you are looking to rub shoulders with the rich and famous or just want to see where they hang out here are a few destinations that might interest you.

-LAS VEGAS

Always a well known hot spot, Las Vegas attracts many of the rich and famous like Britney Spears, Ashton Kutcher and Cameron Diaz, to name but a few. It is a glamorous city with its bright lights and extravagant shows, and because the casinos never close, and are open all night long it is known as the “City that never sleeps”. It is a shopper’s paradise, and the different casino themes offer you a view of Paris, New York and even Egypt, and the local eateries like Wynn’s SW Steakhouse might give you a chance to see Tom Cruise who is a regular.

-MOROCCO

If visiting the golden sands of Morocco don’t be surprised how easy it is to slip into a different type of culture. Glistening coastlines are highlighted by the High Atlas Mountains and striped canyons. The buildings are from a different time and are sophisticated minarets with rugged mud-brick walls, and no matter whether you visit Morocco for the casinos and nightlife, or choose to trek across the hot desert on the back of a camel, the medieval cities will leave you breathless. Marrakech and Fez are two extremely popular cities that have many famous visitors like Reese Witherspoon and Jake Gyllenhaal, who have been spotted there often.

-BERLIN

Though it has taken some time, Berlin is now known as one Europe’s liveliest cities. What was once a run down part of East Berlin, Prenzlauer Berg has now become one of the hippest districts, with fine restaurants and chic bars lining its historic streets, it has truly evolved into a major hot spot. Whether taking a leisurely stroll through Tiergarten (a large park in the center of the city) or stopping off at the Brandenburg Gate, you just may bump into Madonna, Mischa Barton or even Tom Cruise and his wife Katie Holmes, who happened to make the movie Valkyrie at this location.

-PRAGUE

At the heart of Central Europe is the capitol of the Czech Republic, Prague. This city is truly stunning, has a fascinating history, and not only offers unbelievable country side for sight seers, but an amazing nightlife for partiers. The beautiful Vltava River runs through a city that is filled with manmade structures over a thousand years old. This wonderful city has been visited by such stars as Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Kylie Minouge and Bono.

These are but a few hot spots visited by the rich and famous.

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You probably know many interesting things about famous people. The fact that they are famous incites people to want to know more about them and this curiosity sometimes leads to the strangest discoveries about them. The following facts about some famous names will amaze you since they have more to do with misplaced identities of people.

The Time Magazine is an annual magazine in the United States. It awards a person every year with the Man of the Year award for having influenced the society at large. Here are some misplaced awards given to famous people.

• The Time Magazine’s Man of the Year in 1938 was – ADOLF HITLER, and in 1939 and 1942, it was JOSEPH STALIN: Now what do you have to say about this?

• The Time Magazine’s blunder does not end there. The Time Magazine Man of the Year in 1952 was – QUEEN ELIZABETH II. Now what did not give away the misplaced title? Fortunately, given that the title seemed more sexist, the word ‘Man’ was scrapped off from the title and replaced with ‘Person’ instead in 1999.

All of us know of the genius called Albert Einstein. How many of you knew these things about him?

• Albert Einstein enjoyed the citizenship of four nations in his lifetime – Germany, Switzerland, Austria, and United States of America. He was also offered the Presidency of Israel in 1952. He however, declined the offer, because he said that he did not have the mind to handle the complexities of a state.

• As a child, Einstein took a long time to learn to speak and his parents thought he was suffering from some mental disorder and were worried that he was retarded. In retrospect, his parents must not only be proud of him but probably even thank their fortune for the way things turned out. Who could have imagined that a boy with speech difficulties would one day leave the rest of the world speechless with his works?

Science has scientists and scientists have inventions and discoveries to their names. However, we all tend to be mistaken about some inventions that were made. Take this one for example.

• If you thought that the light bulb was invented by Thomas Edison, then like 90% of the rest of the world, you are wrong and need to check your facts again. The light bulb was invented by Joseph Swan. Sir Joseph Swan invented the incandescent light bulb and was granted a patent for it in 1878. In fact, the first house in the entire world to be lit up by a bulb was his. Edison went on to invent a practical electric light bulb that lasted longer than the other bulbs. Even though his work was strikingly similar to Swan’s he managed to get a patent for his work in America while Swan retained his rights in Britain. Edison also began a campaign where he claimed that he was the actual inventor of the bulb. Perhaps, that is why we continue to believe that Edison gave us our light bulbs.

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