Top Ten Personal Names of 2002

1. W (Dubya) George W. Bush remains¹ at the center of the whirlwind.

2. Trent Lott The Republican’s November surprise thrust him back into the spotlight² and he made the most of it at Strom Thurmond’s 100th birthday party.

3. Cardinal³ Law More properly, Bernard Cardinal Law, who was ousted⁴ from the Boston Archdiocese for his mishandling of the sexual abuse scandal.

4. Elizabeth Dole⁵ After her husband's defeat in his bid for the presidency⁶, Ms. Dole returns to Washington as the Republican Senator from North Carolina.

5. Rudolph Giuliani Last year’s consensus⁷ Man of the Year now reaping millions as a consultant⁸, speaker and author.

6. The Osbournes MTV’s dysfunctional family hit has unleashed⁹ Ozzie’s clan¹⁰ to the world-at-large.

7. Saddam Hussein The nemesis¹¹ of former president Bush who won the presidential ‘election’ in Iraq with 100% of the vote and now faces Mr. Bush's son in a showdown.

8. Osama bin¹² Laden¹³ Dead or alive, still making news.

9. Martha Stewart This year has definitely not been ‘a good thing’.

10. Al Gore¹⁴ Cleared the way for President Bush to win his next election for President by gracefully¹⁵ bowing out of contention¹⁶.