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Venus Williams - professional tennis player

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Venus Ebony Starr Williams is an American professional tennis player who is now ranked World No. 4 in singles and World No. 5 in doubles. She has been ranked World No. 1 in singles by the Women's Tennis Association on three part occasions. She became the World No. 1 for the first time on February 25, 2002, becoming the first African American woman to attain the feat. She has won three Olympic gold medals, one in single and two in women's doubles. She has won more Olympic gold medals than any further female tennis player. At the 2000 Sydney Olympics, Williams became only the second player to win Olympic gold medals in together singles and doubles at the same Olympic Games, after Helen Wills Moody in 1924. She holds the proof for the fastest serve by a woman in professional tennis; a record speed of 130 mph.

With 43 career singles titles, Williams along with Justine Henin leads active players on the WTA Tour and is attached for 10th overall in all-time titles. Her 35-match winning streak from the 2000 Wimbledon Championships to the 2000 Generali Ladies Linz competition final, remains the longest winning line since January 1, 2000. She has played her sister Serena in 23 professional matches since 1998, with Serena winning 13 of these matches as of October 2009. As of July 2009, they have meet in eight Grand Slam finals, with Serena winning six times. Between the 2002 French Open and the 2003 Australian Open, they met in every four Grand Slam singles finals, the first time in the open era that the similar two players had contested four consecutive Grand Slam finals. The pair has won 12 Grand Slam doubles titles jointly.

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Date of birth
June 17, 1980
Place of birth
Detroit, Michigan, U.S.
Country
United States
Height
1.85 m
Weight
73 kg
Plays
Right handed
Career prize money
US$ 27,681,772

Michael Bloomberg - World's Most Powerful Billionaires 2010

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Michael Rubens Bloomberg (born February 14, 1942) is the recent Mayor of New York City, and the 10th richest person in the United States, having net worth of US$18 billion in 2010. He is the founder and 88% owner of Bloomberg L.P., a financial news and information services media business. A lifelong Democrat before seeking elective office, Bloomberg switches his registration in 2001 and ran for mayor as a Republican, winning the voting that year and a second term in 2005.

He was repeatedly mentioned as a possible independent candidate for the 2008 presidential election and fueled that speculation when he left the Republican Party in June 2007 to become an independent. There was also speculation that he would run as a vice presidential contestant. Bloomberg did not, however, seek the presidency nor was he chosen as a running mate by any of the presidential candidates. In the fall of 2008, Bloomberg successfully campaign for an amendment to New York City's term restrictions law, in order to allow him to run for a third term in 2009. Bloomberg is won the election on November 3, 2009.

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Born
February 14, 1942
Birth Place
Boston, Massachusetts
Political party
Democratic (until 2001)
Republican (2001–2007)
Independent (2007–present)
Alma mater
Johns Hopkins University (B.S.)
Harvard University (M.B.A.)
Religion
Judaism

Cameron Diaz - model and actress

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Cameron Michelle Diaz is a American former model and actress. She expands fame in the 1990s with roles in the blockbuster films The Mask, My Best Friend's wedding, and there’s amazing about Mary. Other distinguished film credits include Charlie's Angels, Vanilla Sky, Gangs of New York, and voicing Princess Fiona in the Shrek series. Diaz got Golden Globe nominations for her performance in There's incredible About Mary, Being John Malkovich, Vanilla Sky, and gang of New York.

At 15, she began her profession as a fashion model. Diaz mark with top modeling agency Elite Model Management. For the next little years, her modeling took her around the world, working for agreement with major companies. She modeled for fashionable such as Calvin Klein and Levi's. When she was seventeen she was characteristic on the cover of the July 1990 issue of Seventeen magazine. As of July 2010, Diaz has been in a romantic connection with New York Yankees baseball star Alex Rodriguez.

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Born Name
Cameron Michelle Diaz
Date of Birth
August 30, 1972
Place of Birth
San Diego, California, U.S.
Occupation
Actress/Model
Years active
Model (1988–1993),
Actress (1993–present)

Nick Carter - American singer-songwriter, dancer, actor and entertainer

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Nick Carter is an American singer-songwriter, dancer, actor and entertainer. He is best known as one of the famous vocalists of the pop group, Backstreet Boys. Nick roofed a number of songs made popular by other performer in the late 1980s. He effort a career as a solo artist in 2002, when he released Now Or Never. The album reaches #17 on Billboard 200 and was specialized gold, both in the United States and Canada. He has made special television appearances and starred in his own reality show, House of Carters. He is older brother of singer Aaron Carter.

Carter has recognized ongoing struggles with drug addiction and alcoholism. He says that he got sober after being identify with cardiomyopathy and realized that he could die if he did not create major lifestyle changes. The singer credits a strong lifestyle with helping turn his life around. Nick Carter was broadcast as the new Special Ambassador for the Year of the Dolphin (YoD) on May 17, 2007. He was to record a fresh song and video with all profits going to this project, and also make a public service statement and appear at local schools.

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Birth name
Nickolas Gene Carter
Date of Birth
January 28, 1980
Place of Birth
Jamestown, New York, U.S.
Genres
Pop, Dance-pop
Occupations
Singer-songwriter, dancer, actor
Instruments
Vocals, bass guitar, guitar, drum kit
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