Barack Obama

...the 70+ collection includes signatures from some of the most iconic figures of our time, including President Barack Obama, John H. Glenn, Maya Angelou, Oprah Winfrey, J.K. Rowling and Tiger Woods. Volunteer mom Karla...

In this article: Florida, Maya Angelou, Stuart, Florida, Nobel Prize, Liberal Party, Tiger Woods, Carl Hiaasen, and J.K. Rowling

...because he appears intelligent and fun. US President Barack Obama, Harry Potter author JK Rowling and X-Factor judge Cheryl Cole came joint second, each with nine per cent of the vote. Footballer David Beckham, The Apprentice boss...

In this article: David Tennant, Doctor Who, Time Lord, Formula 1, Lord Sugar, Lewis Hamilton, Harry Potter, and JK Rowling

...success. In it, the president cites the early struggles of popular writer J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter novels, and basketball champion Michael Jordan as examples of why students should be persistent in their studies. "We need...

In this article: Cincinnati, Coney Island, Labor Day, Diocese of Charlotte, Michael Jordan, Afl-cio, U.S. Department of Education, and Harry Potter

...who were asked to pick their "dream headteacher". Tennant saw off competition from the US president Barack Obama, author JK Rowling and pop star Cheryl Cole. Asked for reasons, almost half (47%) of the nine- to 11-year-olds...

In this article: David Tennant, Cheryl Cole, JK Rowling, Doctor Who, Time Lord, NCSL, and David Beckham

In the speech, Obama challenged students to study hard and fight to overcome obstacles, using basketball star Michael Jordan and J.K. Rowling, author of the "Harry Potter'' series, as examples of standouts whose success did not come easily.

In this article: Cambridge and E mail

...a survey has found. The Doctor Who star topped a poll of children's dream headteachers, seeing off competition from US President Barack Obama, Harry Potter author JK Rowling and X Factor judge Cheryl Cole. Steve Munby- chief...

In this article: David Tennant, JK Rowling, Harry Potter, NCSL, Doctor Who, and X Factor

...because he was deemed to be too liberal, it is alleged in Speechless. In August, Mr Obama awarded the medal to Mr Kennedy just days before he died on cancer aged 77. J K Rowling's alleged exclusion is not the first example of her writing...

In this article: JK Rowling, Harry Potter, George W Bush, White House, Cancer, Stephen Hawking, and US

...fit in," he said. Obama brought in life lessons of others -- the famous (Michael Jordan and J.K. Rowling) and unknown (Jazmin Perez, Andoni Schultz) -- to try to inspire children to set goals and not be discouraged by failure. "Don't ever give...

In this article: Waste, Wakefield High School, Michael Jordan, and J.K. Rowling

...Harper Lee, Muhammad Ali, Alan Greenspan, Nelson Mandela, Doris Day and Charlton Heston. The first 16 recipients of Barack Obama's presidential medal, handed out in August, included Stephen Hawking and Senator Ted Kennedy - who, according to...

In this article: JK Rowling, Harry Potter, United States, The Tales of Beedle the Bard, Allegation, Sotheby's, and Stephen Hawking