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United States secretary of defense
Pete Hegseth is the polarizing U.S. secretary of defense (2025â ) in the second administration of Republican Pres. Donald Trump. When he was nominated for the position by Trump in 2024, many, including...
podcast host
In some ways Alex Cooper seems like the girl next doorâa best friend who will trust you with her most personal secrets and with whom you want to share yours. But that may be where the similarity stops....
American actor and comedian
Stephen Colbert is an American actor and comedian who was best known as the host of The Colbert Report (2005â14), an ironic send-up of television news programs, and The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015â26)....
American chef, television personality, and author
Ina Garten is an American chef, entrepreneur, author, and television personality. She is best known as the founder of the Barefoot Contessa brand, which began as a gourmet food store that she owned and...
American commentator
Tucker Carlson is an American conservative political pundit who from 2016 to 2023 was the host of Tucker Carlson Tonight on the Fox News Channel. At its zenith, the show was watched by more than four million...
American televangelist
Jim Bakker was an American televangelist, best remembered as the cohost, with his wife Tammy Faye Bakker, of the television talk show The PTL Club (also called The Jim and Tammy Show). He began his career...
Indian actor
Perhaps no other Indian actor has left as indelible an imprint on Bollywood and popular culture as Amitabh Bachchan (born October 11, 1942, Allahabad [now Prayagraj], India), known for his baritone voice,...
American comedian, writer, and director
Jon Stewart is an American comedian, writer, and director who is best known for hosting (1999â2015, 2024â ) the satiric television news program The Daily Show. During his first stint on the show, which...
Pres. Donald Trumpâs key aide and gatekeeper
Before the summer of 2026 few ordinary Americans knew that Natalie Harp was one of U.S. Pres. Donald Trumpâs closest aides. But the world leaders she texts with on behalf of Trump know her. As a result...
American televangelist
Kenneth Copeland is an American televangelist and member of the Word of Faith prosperity gospel movement that teaches that faith and donations to the church are divinely rewarded with health, wealth, and...
American diplomat, lawyer, and television personality
Kimberly Guilfoyleâs rĂ©sumĂ© is eclectic, to say the least. CSelected in 2025 as U.S. Pres. Donald Trumpâs ambassador to Greece, Guilfoyle is perhaps better known for things she was formerly, including:...
American pastor, speaker, and author
Paula White is an American Pentecostal pastor, speaker, and author associated with the controversial prosperity gospel message, which teaches that faithâexpressed through positive thoughts, positive declarations,...
American game-show host
This BYU graduate and software engineer won a record 74 consecutive Jeopardy! matches before going on to become one of the game showâs hosts in 2021. Who is Ken Jennings? Or more precisely, Kenneth Wayne...
American television personality
Pat Sajak is an American television personality best known as the four-decade-long host of the television game show Wheel of Fortune (1981â2024). Can you solve this puzzle? (Category: Person). You might...
American religious leader and radio personality
Fulton J. Sheen ; beatified September 24, 2026) was an American religious leader, evangelist, writer, Roman Catholic priest, and radio and television personality. His popularity among Americans is credited...
American talk-show host, producer, and comedian
Jimmy Kimmel is an American late-night talk-show personality, producer, and comedian best known as the host of Jimmy Kimmel Live! (2003â ). He also is a frequent host of various award ceremonies. In 2025...
American skier
Lindsey Vonn is an American Alpine skier who has won four womenâs World Cup overall championships (2008â10 and 2012) and became, in 2019, the first woman to win 82 World Cup races. She also claimed three...
American political operative
G. Gordon Liddy was an American political operative and a mastermind of the break-ins that led to the Watergate scandal, which ultimately resulted in the resignation of U.S. Pres. Richard Nixon. Later,...
British fashion model
Twiggy is a British fashion model and actress whose gamine frame and mod look defined the fashion industry during much of the late 20th century. She is widely considered to have been one of the worldâs...
political commentator, conspiracy theorist
Alex Jones is an American political commentator and media entrepreneur. His website Infowars, which he launched in 1999, has been described as one of the largest platforms in alternative media and a major...
televangelist
Benny Hinn is a televangelist, faith healer, and author known for his âmiracle crusadesâ that are held in major cities and broadcast on his Christian television show This Is Your Day. Hinn frequently espouses...
American actor
LeVar Burton is an American actor best known for his long tenure hosting the popular educational TV show Reading Rainbow (1983â2006) and for playing Kunta Kinte in the TV miniseries Roots (1977) and Lieut....
prime minister of Israel
Yair Lapid is an Israeli journalist, television personality, and politician who served briefly as prime minister (JulyâDecember 2022). He also served as minister of finance (2013â14) and minister of foreign...
American television personality, actress, and entrepreneur
Oprah Winfrey is an American television personality, actress, and entrepreneur whose syndicated daily talk show, The Oprah Winfrey Show, revolutionized the genre. That programâas well as her hugely popular...
British-born American entertainer and actor
Bob Hope was a British-born American entertainer and comic actor known for his rapid-fire delivery of jokes and one-liners and for his success in virtually all entertainment media. He was also known for...
American political commentator
Rachel Maddow is an American liberal political commentator and radio and television personality, host of The Rachel Maddow Show (2008â ) on the cable television channel MSNBC (MS NOW since 2025). She also...
Today show host
Savannah Guthrie is one of a long line of Today show hosts who hasâas the program demandsâmixed journalistic rigor with downright silliness. Consider that in her role with NBC she has: In early 2026 Guthrie...
English-born journalist
Christiane Amanpour is an English-born journalist who, as a correspondent for CNN, wbecame one of the leading war correspondents of the late 20th and early 21st centuries. She later hosted the ABC news...
American journalist and television personality
Megyn Kelly is an American attorney, journalist, and television personality who is known for her pointed interviews and commentary on the Fox News Channel. Kelly was raised in Syracuse and Delmar, New...
American chef, author, and television personality
Anthony Bourdain was an American chef, author, traveler, storyteller, and television personality who championed indigenous foods and promoted cultural cuisine and traditions. Through his books, television...
American actor, writer, and comedian
Billy Crystal is an American actor, writer, director, and comedian, known for a highly expressive manner that lent itself to a wide range of comedic characters. Crystal, whose father was a jazz promoter...
American comedian, producer, and businessman
Byron Allen is an American comedian, television and film producer, and businessman who is the founding CEO and chair of Allen Media Group, a Los Angeles-based media empire encompassing television and film...
American comedian and talk show host
Seth Meyers is an American comedian and host of the nightly talk show Late Night with Seth Meyers, a gig he has had since 2014. Meyers is known for his wry sense of humor and laid-back style. In late 2025...
American comedian, actor, and podcaster
Joe Rogan is an American comedian, actor, television host, podcaster, and announcer for the competitive mixed martial arts organization Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC). He has become an extremely...
American chef
Paula Deen is an American chef who popularized the cuisine of the American South through restaurants, cookbooks, and television programs. Aside from her culinary creations, her appeal lay largely in her...
American first lady
Michelle Obama is an American first lady (2009â17), the wife of Barack Obama, 44th president of the United States. She was the first African American first lady. Michelle Robinson, who grew up on Chicagoâs...
American white supremacist and political commentator
Nick Fuentes is an American white supremacist and far-right political commentator. Fuentes gained prominence when he attended the âUnite the Rightâ white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia,...
American television journalist
Anderson Cooper is an American television journalist best known as the anchor of the Cable News Network (CNN) news and commentary program Anderson Cooper 360° and as a long-standing correspondent for CBSâs...
English-American comedian and writer
John Oliver is an English-American comedian, writer, and television host who has written and performed for various programs over a two-decade career but is perhaps best known as the host of Last Week Tonight...
American pastor and televangelist
T.D. Jakes is an American nondenominational bishop, author, and speaker who founded The Potterâs House, a Dallas megachurch. He is known for his charismatic preaching style and for his influence in contemporary...
American actress and singer
Jennifer Hudson is an American actress and singer who first garnered attention on the reality television show American Idol and later earned acclaim for her music and acting. She accomplished the rare...
American comedian and talk-show host
Bill Maher is an American comedian and talk-show host known for his acerbic political commentary, most notably on his long-running shows Politically Incorrect (1993â2002) and Real Time with Bill Maher...
American television and radio personality
Glenn Beck is an American conservative political commentator and television and radio personality, perhaps best known for hosting the talk show Glenn Beck (2009â11) on the Fox News Channel (FNC). Beck...
American talk-show host
Conan OâBrien is an American late-night talk-show personality and comedian best known as the host of Late Night with Conan OâBrien (1993â2009), The Tonight Show (2009â10), and Conan (2010â21). OâBrien...
American singer and television personality
Pat Boone is an American singer and television personality known for his wholesome pop hits in the 1950s and for hosting evangelical radio and television programs later in life. Boone began performing...
American actress and comedian
Jane Lynch is an American television and film actress and comedian who specialized in playing off-kilter characters with strong (often tyrannical) personalities. She is best known for her work on the television...
American entertainer
Steve Allen was a pioneer American television entertainer, versatile author, songwriter, and comedian who performed in radio, motion pictures, and theatre as well as television. He was perhaps best known...
American television personality, producer, and comedian
David Letterman is an American late-night talk-show personality, producer, and comedian, best known as the host of the long-running Late Show with David Letterman. After graduating from Ball State University...
British actor, writer, and television personality
James Corden is a British comic actor, writer, and television personality known for his likability and self-deprecating humour. He first garnered attention for his stage and TV roles and later became host...
CNN anchor and journalist
Kaitlan Collins is an American journalist known for her meteoric rise from an intern at Tucker Carlsonâs right-wing news site, The Daily Caller, to White House correspondent and prime-time anchor for CNN...