Fame and celebrity are alluring. People are drawn to those who walk in fame’s spotlight, whether they are known for great accomplishments or for notorious deeds. The lives of the famous pique public interest and attract attention, perhaps because their experiences seem in some ways so different from, yet in other ways so similar to, our own. | ntOp. L. d news Steve Jobs Other books in the People in the News series Maya Angelou David Beckham Beyoncé Fidel Castro Kelly Clarkson Hillary Clinton Miley Cyrus Hilary Duff Zac Efron Brett Favre 50 Cent Al Gore Tony Hawk Salma Hayek LeBron James Jay-Z Derek Jeter Dwayne Johnson Angelina Jolie Kim Jong-Il Coretta Scott King Ashton Kutcher Tobey Maguire John McCain Barack Obama Danica Patrick Nancy Pelosi Queen Latifah Daniel Radcliffe Condoleezza Rice Rihanna . Rowling Shakira Tupac Shakur Will Smith Gwen Stefani Ben Stiller Hilary Swank Justin Timberlake Usher Oprah .