1. Hereos (2001)
Emergency responders who rushed into the Towers
2. Bin Laden (2001)
His Capture still top of mind for US Military
3. Ground Zero (2001)
NY Times still will not capitalize the site as a formal name
4. Dubya (2000)
George W. Bush, US President No. 43
5. The Clintons (Hillary & Bill) (2000)
Looming on political landscape, though not as large
6. John Paul II (2000)
Largest funeral in TV history attested to power
7. Obama (2008)
Making an impact as the decade ends
8. Taliban (2000)
Still the source of Afghan insurgency
9. Katrina (2004)
Hurricane whose destruction of New Orleans is seared into minds around globe
10. Tiger Woods (2000)
Top golfer earned about $1 Billion this decade
11. iPhone (2007)
First product on this list
12. Paul Hewson (Bono) (2000)
U2 Front man, NY Times Columnist, catalyst for African relief
13. Michael Jackson (2000)
The King of Pop
14. Al Gore (2000)
Nobel Prize winner, US Vice President, Climate Change purveyor
15. Saddham Hussein (2000)
Iraqi dictator captured while hiding in a ‘spider hole’
16. Enron (2001)
Seems like another era since this giant fell
17. Bollywood (2000)
Mumbai’s answer to Hollywood
18. Facebook (2007)
Another ubiquitous software product
19. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad (2005)
Iranian president since 2005
20. Vladimir Putin (2000)
Russian leader since 2000
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Source: The Global Language Monitor
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