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Federer and Pitt make Who's Who

December 09, 2009 Edition 1

LONDON: Swiss tennis star Roger Federer, Hollywood actor Brad Pitt and Brazilian author Paulo Coelho are among new entries in Who's Who, according to the British guide to society's most influential people published yesterday.

World top rank Federer, 28, is among the youngest new entrants to the 162nd annual edition of the book, which also lists Blackburn Rovers manager Sam Allardyce and Everton manager David Moyes.

Another new sports entry is Claire Taylor, the cricketer named player of the World Cup after England's victorious campaign in Australia in March and the first woman to be named one of the Wisden annual's Five Cricketers of the Year.

In the world of entertainment, Pitt and fellow US actor Morgan Freeman made their debut alongside British actress Anna Friel and Coelho.

British comedians Ricky Gervais, and Matt Lucas and David Walliams are among the 1 000 new entries this year.

Fashion designer Christopher Bailey and Tim Hincks, the chief executive of Endemol UK, also feature.

First published in 1849, Who's Who "celebrates the diversity of human achievement, recognising the people who have reached the pinnacle of excellence in their field", according to its spokesman. - Sapa-AFP

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