2000s

This article is about the decade starting at the beginning of 2000 and ending at the end of 2009. For the century or millennium starting in 2000 (or 2001 depending on the calendar system in use), see the links below.

People

World leaders

• President Hamid Karzai (Afghanistan)
• President Néstor Kirchner (Argentina)
• Prime Minister John Howard (Australia)
• Chancellor Wolfgang Schüssel (Austria)
• Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt (Belgium)
• President Luís Inácio Lula da Silva (Brazil)
• President Hugo Banzer Suarez (Bolivia)
• President Jorge Quiroga Ramirez (Bolivia)
• President Gonzalo Sanchez de Lozada Bolivia)
• President Carlos Mesa Gisbert (Bolivia)
• President Eduardo Rodríguez Veltzé (Bolivia)
• Prime Minister Jean Chrétien (Canada)
• Prime Minister Paul Martin (Canada)
• President Ricardo Lagos (Chile)
• President Jiang Zemin (China)
• President Hu Jintao (China)
• Valéry Giscard d'Estaing (Convention on the Future of Europe)
• President Stjepan Mesi? (Croatia)
• Prime Minister Ivica Ra?an (Croatia)
• Prime Minister Ivo Sanader (Croatia)
• Prime Minister Poul Nyrup Rasmussen (Denmark)
• Prime Minister Anders Fogh Rasmussen (Denmark)
• President Hosni Mubarak (Egypt)
• President Tarja Halonen (Finland)
• Prime Minister Paavo Lipponen (Finland)
• Prime Minister Anneli Jäätteenmäki (Finland)
• Prime Minister Matti Vanhanen (Finland)
• President Jacques Chirac (France)
• Chancellor Gerhard Schröder (Germany)
• Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee (India)
• Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh (India)
• President Megawati Sukarnoputri (Indonesia)
• President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (Indonesia)
• President Mohammad Khatami (Iran)
• President Saddam Hussein (Iraq)
• President Ghazi al-Yawer (Iraq)
• President Jalal Talabani (Iraq)
• President Vaira V??e-Freiberga (Latvia)
• Taoiseach Bertie Ahern (Ireland)
• President Mary McAleese (Ireland)
• Prime Minister Ehud Barak (Israel)
• Prime Minister Ariel Sharon (Israel)
• Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi (Italy)
• President Carlo Azeglio Ciampi (Italy)
• Emperor Akihito (Japan)
• Prime Minister Koizumi Junichiro (Japan)
• President Vicente Fox Quesada (Mexico)
• Queen Beatrix (The Netherlands)
• Prime Minister Jan Peter Balkenende (The Netherlands)
• Prime Minister Helen Clark (New Zealand)
• President Pervez Musharraf (Pakistan)
• President Yasser Arafat (Palestinian Authority)
• Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas (Palestinian Authority)
• President Joseph Ejercito Estrada (Philippines)
• President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (Philippines)
• President Ion Iliescu (Romania)
• President Traian B?sescu (Romania)
• President Vladimir Putin (Russia)
• King Fahd bin Abdul Aziz (Saudi Arabia)
• Prime Minister Zoran ?in?i? (Serbia)
• Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong (Singapore)
• Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong (Singapore)
• President Thabo Mbeki (South Africa)
• Prime Minister Göran Persson (Sweden)
• President Joseph Deiss (Switzerland)
• President Chen Shui-bian (Republic of China on Taiwan)
• Queen Elizabeth II (United Kingdom, et. al.)
• Prime Minister Tony Blair (United Kingdom)
• President Bill Clinton (United States)
• President George W. Bush (United States)
• Pope John Paul II (Vatican City) (d. 2005)
• Pope Benedict XVI (Vatican City)
• President Hugo Chávez (Venezuela)

State leaders by year: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006...

Related Topics:
2000 - 2001 - 2002 - 2003 - 2004 - 2005 - 2006

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Entertainers

• 50 Cent
• Adam Sandler
• Angelina Jolie
• Ben Stiller
• Beyoncé (Dangerously in Love)
• Brad Pitt
• Britney Spears
• Bruce Willis
• Catherine Zeta Jones (Traffic)
• Christina Aguilera
• Coldplay (Parachutes, A Rush of Blood to the Head, X&Y)
• Conan O' Brien
• Destiny's Child (Survivor, 8 Days of Christmas, This Is The Remix, Destiny Fulfilled)
• Ellen DeGeneres (Finding Nemo, The Ellen DeGeneres Show)
• Emily Browning
• Eminem
• Evanescence (Fallen)
• Franz Ferdinand
• Geri Halliwell
• Gorillaz (Feel Good Inc) (Clint Eastwood) (19-2000)
• Green Day (American Idiot)
• Gwen Stefani (Love, Angel, Music, Baby)
• Halle Berry (X-Men, Monster's Ball)
• Jack Black (High Fidelity, Shark Tale, The School of Rock, Ice Age)
• Jay-Z
• Jennifer Lopez
• Johnny Depp (', Finding Neverland, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory)
• Jon Stewart
• Julia Roberts (Erin Brockovich, Ocean's Eleven, The Perfect Storm)
• Keane
• Keanu Reeves (The Matrix series)
• Kelly Clarkson (American Idol, Thankful, Breakaway)
• Kelly Rowland (Simply Deep)
• Lindsay Lohan (Mean Girls, Freaky Friday)
• Linkin Park (Hybrid Theory, Meteora)
• M. Night Shyamalan (Signs, The Village)
• Madonna
• Mariah Carey (The Emancipation of Mimi)
• Melanie C
• Michelle Williams (Heart To Yours, Do You Know)
• Moby
• My Chemical Romance (Three Cheers For Sweet Revenge)
• Natalie Portman
• Nicole Kidman
• Nine Inch Nails (With Teeth)
• No Doubt (Return of Saturn, Rock Steady)
• Oasis (Standing on the Shoulder of Giants, Heathen Chemistry, Don't Believe the Truth)
• Peter Jackson (The Lord of the Rings trilogy)
• Radiohead
• Reese Witherspoon
• Ricky Gervais (The Office)
• Samuel L. Jackson
• Sarah Jessica Parker (Sex and The City)
• System of a Down (Toxicity, Steal This Album!, Mezmerize)
• The White Stripes (Elephant, Get Behind Me Satan)
• Tom Cruise (Minority Report, Collateral, War of the Worlds)
• Tom Hanks (The Terminal, Castaway, Catch Me If You Can, The Ladykillers)
• U2 (All That You Can't Leave Behind, How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb)
• Weezer
• Will Smith (I, Robot film adaptation)

Sports figures

; American Football : Tom Brady

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: Ray Lewis

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: Terrell Owens

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: Peyton Manning

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: Donovan McNabb

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: Michael Vick

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: Steve McNair

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: Randy Moss

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; Athletics

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: Kenenisa Bekele

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: Justin Gatlin

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: Yelena Isinbayeva

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: Paula Radcliffe

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; Basketball : Kobe Bryant

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: Tim Duncan

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: Tracy McGrady

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: LeBron James

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: Shaquille O'Neal

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: Vince Carter

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: Emanuel Ginobili

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; Baseball : Barry Bonds

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: Derek Jeter

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: David Ortiz

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: Albert Pujols

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: Alex Rodriguez

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: Curt Schilling

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; Cricket : Andrew Flintoff

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:Adam Gilchrist

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: Inzamam-ul-Haq

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: Jacques Kallis

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: Brian Lara

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: Glenn McGrath

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: Muttiah Muralitharan

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: Ricky Ponting

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: Sachin Tendulkar

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: Michael Vaughan

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: Shane Warne

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; Cycling : Lance Armstrong

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; Football : Luis Figo

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: Steven Gerrard

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: Thierry Henry

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: Oliver Kahn

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: Henrik Larsson

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: Paolo Maldini

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: Ronaldo

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: Patrick Vieira

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: Zinedine Zidane

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: Robinho

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: Ruud Van Nistelrooy

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: Ronaldinho

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: Zlatan Ibrahimovic

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; Golf : Tiger Woods

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; Ice Hockey : Sidney Crosby

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: Jarome Iginla

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: Nikolai Khabibulin

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: Martin St. Louis

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; Motor Sport : Michael Schumacher

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: Juan Pablo Montoya

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: Jeff Gordon

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: Dale Earnhardt Jr.

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: Danica Patrick

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: Fernando Alonso

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: Kimi Räikkönen

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: Petter Solberg

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: Sébastien Loeb

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: Marcus Grönholm

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; Paralympics : Tanni Grey-Thompson

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; Rugby Football : Martin Johnson

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: Richie McCaw

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: Jonny Wilkinson

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; Swimming & Diving : Alexandre Despatie

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: Pieter van den Hoogenband

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: Ian Thorpe

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: Michael Phelps

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; Tennis : Roger Federer

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: Andy Roddick

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: Serena Williams

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: Maria Sharapova

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; Triathlon : Simon Whitfield

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; Volleyball : Kerri Walsh

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: Misty May

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