Top Ten Personal Names of 2002

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Saddam Hussein The nemesis 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 bin Laden Dead or alive, still making news.

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

10. Al Gore Cleared the way for President Bush to win his next election for President by gracefully bowing out of contention.