2000s


The Decade as a Whole

   * In the context of Wikipedia, the standard name for the decade 2001 to
     2010 is the "2000s". Use of the term elsewhere may result in confusion.
   * Even within Wikipedia, the wording "2000s decade" is much clearer than
     "2000s".
   * In keeping with naming decades (cf. 1990s "the Nineties", 1980s "the
     Eighties", etc.), the decade of the 2000s lacks an accepted name, so
     far; it is named "the Noughties" by some (referring to the nought, or
     zero, as the decade indicator, but the word-play on "naughty" is
     intentional). In keeping with the practice of the nineteenth century,
     it could also be called "the Aughts" or "Oughts"; it could also be
     referred to using the term 'nil' as the "nillies" or the "0-0s". A
     widely accepted term most likely won't come about until the decade has
     ended.
   * Someone has declared this decade as "International Decade for a Culture
     of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the World"

Events and Trends

   * Globalization
   * September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attack on New York's World Trade Center
     and Washington's Pentagon killing about 3,000 people.
   * 2001 U.S. invasion of Afghanistan to depose the Taliban regime in
     response to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
   * December 2001 - 18 July 2003: The Convention on the Future of Europe
     proposed first European Union constitution.
   * International Criminal Court exists as of 1 July 2002, used for judging
     war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide.
   * 2003 invasion of Iraq to remove Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein from
     power.

World Leaders

   * Prime Minister Jean ChrŽtien (Canada)
   * President Jiang Zemin (People's Republic of China)
   * President Hu Jintao (People's Republic of China)
   * President Hosni Mubarak (Egypt)
   * ValŽry Giscard d'Estaing (Convention on the Future of Europe)
   * President Jacques Chirac (France)
   * Chancellor Gerhard Schršder (Germany)
   * Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee (India)
   * President Mohammad Khatami (Iran)
   * President Saddam Hussein (Iraq)
   * Prime Minister Ehud Barak (Israel)
   * Prime Minister Ariel Sharon (Israel)
   * Emperor Akihito (Japan)
   * President Yasser Arafat (Palestinian Authority)
   * Prime Minister Mahmoud Abbas (Palestinian Authority)
   * Pope John Paul II
   * President Vladimir Putin (Russia)
   * President Thabo Mbeki (South Africa)
   * Queen Elizabeth II (United Kingdom)
   * Prime Minister Tony Blair (United Kingdom)
   * President Bill Clinton (United States)
   * President George W. Bush (United States)
   * Taoiseach Bertie Ahern (Republic of Ireland)

Entertainers

   * Tom Hanks
   * Samuel L. Jackson
   * Nicole Kidman
   * Moby
   * Mike Myers (Austin Powers)
   * Adam Sandler
   * M. Night Shyamalan
   * Bruce Willis
   * U2
   * Eminem

Sports figures

   * David Beckham
   * Ronaldo
   * Barry Bonds
   * Derek Jeter
   * Sammy Sosa
   * Donovan McNabb
   * Randy Moss
   * Ray Lewis
   * Kobe Bryant
   * Shaquille O'Neal
   * Allen Iverson
   * Tiger Woods
   * Anna Kournikova
   * Martin Brodeur
   * Dale Earnhardt Jr.
   * Jeff Gordon
   * LeBron James
   * Michael Vick

Arts and Entertainment

Music

   * Badly Drawn Boy (The Hour of Bewilderbeast)
   * Britney Spears (Oops!...I Did It Again)
   * Common (Like Water for Chocolate)
   * DMX (The Great Depression)
   * Eminem (The Marshall Mathers LP)
   * Enrique Iglesias (Escape)
   * The Hives (Veni Vidi Vicious)
   * J. Lo (This Is Me... Then)
   * Ja Rule (Pain Is Love)
   * Kylie Minogue (Light Years)
   * Linkin Park (Hybrid Theory)
   * *NSYNC (Celebrity)
   * Radiohead (Kid A)
   * The Roots (Phrenology)
   * Shakira (Laundry Service)
   * The Strokes (Is This It?)
   * System of a Down (Toxicity)
   * Tool (Lateralus)
   * The Vines (Highly Evolved)
   * Weezer (The Green Album)
   * The White Stripes (Elephant)