Memorize these and you could recognize 12.2% of all People clues.
| # | Answer | Appearances | Sample Clue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Imelda Marcos | 5 | After she fled, 500 imported black brassieres were found in this foreign 1st lady's closet |
| 2 | = | 5 | = |
| 3 | Oprah Winfrey | 4 | This talk show host says her feet are still on the ground, "they're just wearing more expensive shoes" |
| 4 | Liberace | 4 | Las Vegas star who says his museum is the 3rd biggest attraction in Nevada |
| 5 | Amelia Earhart | 4 | Her name is now on a line of luggage, which is apt, since she's been missing since 1937 |
| 6 | Ted Turner | 3 | The "Center for the Strange" predicted this Atlanta Braves owner will buy his own third world country |
| 7 | Richard Leakey | 3 | In 1994 this anthropologist, son of 2 anthropologists, quit as director of the Kenya Wildlife Service |
| 8 | Lee Iacocca | 3 | In 1988 this auto exec spoke his mind in his new book "Talking Straight" |
| 9 | Johnny Carson | 3 | At 14 his magic show paid him $3, now he makes millions on "Tonight" |
| 10 | Beverly Sills | 3 | At a gala in 1980 this "bubbly" soprano made her final appearance, playing Rosalinde in "Die Fledermaus" |
| 11 | Prince Charles | 3 | This royal heir described himself in 1981 as "prematurely aged" & "making extraordinarily bad speeches" |
| 12 | Arnold Schwarzenegger | 3 | This actor's brother-in-law Robert Shriver co-executive-produced his 1994 film "True Lies" |
| 13 | The Elephant Man | 2 | Michael Jackson tried to buy from a London College the remains of John Merrick, better known as this |
| 14 | Ted Koppel | 2 | 1995's David Brinkley Award for excellence in communications was presented by Brinkley to this "Nightline" host |
| 15 | Steve Forbes | 2 | After spending an estimated $30 million, he backed out of the presidential race in March 1996 |
| 16 | Stephen Breyer | 2 | In August 1994 he was sworn in as the 108th justice of the U.S. Supreme Court |
| 17 | Spain | 2 | In 1978 the duchess of Alba, one of the wealthiest women in this country, married an ex-priest |
| 18 | Shirley MacLaine | 2 | You can go "Out on a Limb" with her at her seminars for $300--"$100 each for the mind, the body & the spirit" |
| 19 | Rush Limbaugh | 2 | This talk show host met his wife via e-mail & Justice Clarence Thomas married them |
| 20 | Roseanne Barr | 2 | She said, "Me and John Goodman are the hottest couple on TV, the total sex machine" |
| 21 | Richard Nixon | 2 | The "Center for the Strange" predicted this ex-president will write an erotic best seller |
| 22 | Rachel Carson | 2 | While with the U.S. Bureau of Fisheries, this biologist wrote "Under the Sea" & "The Sea Around Us" |
| 23 | Queen Elizabeth II | 2 | She made the news October 14, 1986 when she took a few photos on the Great Wall of China |
| 24 | Princess Margaret | 2 | Queen Elizabeth II's younger sister |
| 25 | Princess Diana | 2 | While visiting Japan in 1986, this princess was dubbed by the media "Madam Butterdi" |
| 26 | Princess Di | 2 | Her American great-grandma was disinherited for marrying an Englishman; she became princess doing the same |
| 27 | Prince William | 2 | According to People Magazine, Prince Charles calls him "Willie the wombat" |
| 28 | Playmate of the Year | 2 | In April '86, 33-year-old mother of 2 Kathy Shower was selected this out of a field of 12 |
| 29 | Peter Jennings | 2 | At the tender age of 9, this newscaster had his own Canadian radio show, "Peter's People" |
| 30 | Paul Hogan | 2 | He told the L.A. Times, "I'm getting sick of slipping a shrimp on the barbie" |
| 31 | Nancy Reagan | 2 | In 1946 this future First Lady was in the Broadway musical "Lute Song" with Yul Brynner |
| 32 | Mother Teresa | 2 | This European-born Indian citizen won the 1979 Nobel Peace Prize |
| 33 | Michael Jackson | 2 | This "King Of Pop" & a Saudi prince launched Kingdom Entertainment, a joint venture, in 1996 |
| 34 | Mary Lou Retton | 2 | In 1985 she became the 1st gymnast elected to the U.S. Olympic Hall of Fame |
| 35 | Martina Navratilova | 2 | Tennis star fined by the FAA in April '86 for trying to carry a .38 & ammo onto a plane |
| 36 | Martha Stewart | 2 | Since 1982 her book "Entertaining" has gone through over 20 printings |
| 37 | Martha Graham | 2 | In 1932 this modern dancer & choreographer became the 1st dancer to receive a Guggenheim Fellowship |
| 38 | Marie Curie | 2 | In 1906 she became the first woman to teach at the Sorbonne |
| 39 | Lucille Ball | 2 | "I've been seen around the world by more people than any other actress on TV," she told us in 1987 |
| 40 | Kathie Lee Gifford | 2 | Her kids are Cody Newton & Cassidy Erin |
| 41 | Julia Ward Howe | 2 | Her words to "The Battle Hymn Of The Republic" 1st appeared in the Atlantic Monthly in February 1862 |
| 42 | Julia Child | 2 | 6'2" tall, she was born in Pasadena & played basketball at Smith College before becoming "The French Chef" |
| 43 | John Glenn | 2 | In October 1989 someone socked this Ohio senator in the jaw during a TV interview |
| 44 | Jimmy Hoffa | 2 | 7 years after disappearing from a Detroit area restaurant, his obituary appeared in the N.Y. Times |
| 45 | Jane Seymour | 2 | This "Dr. Quinn" star's twins John & Kristopher are named in part for Christopher Reeve & Johnny Cash |
| 46 | Jane Fonda | 2 | Roger Vadim called this ex-wife "a monster of efficiency who often made me think of a robot" |
| 47 | Jane Byrne | 2 | She was the first woman mayor of Chicago |
| 48 | Howard Baker | 2 | Currently White House Chief of Staff, he was vice chairman of the Senate Watergate Committee |
| 49 | Helen Gurley Brown | 2 | A hot water bottle dressed as a doll was the favorite child-hood toy of this Cosmopolitan editor |
| 50 | Halston | 2 | It was the middle name & the more famous name of fashion designer Roy Frowick |