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Donald Trump President of the United States · 407 headlines today
Jensen Huang American entrepreneur and businessman; co-founder and CEO of Nvidia · 171 headlines today
Bola Tinubu President of Nigeria · 109 headlines today
Narendra Modi Prime Minister of India · 107 headlines today
Vladimir Putin President of Russia · 73 headlines today
Volodymyr Zelensky President of Ukraine · 62 headlines today
Andy Burnham Prime Minister of the United Kingdom · 60 headlines today
Benjamin Netanyahu Prime Minister of Israel · 59 headlines today
Elon Musk American businessman (born 1971) · 47 headlines today
Rahul Gandhi Indian politician (1970-present) · 41 headlines today
Pope Leo XIV Pope (Bishop of Rome, Sovereign of Vatican City) · 38 headlines today
King Charles III King of the United Kingdom · 36 headlines today
Sean Duffy United States Secretary of Transportation · 27 headlines today
Mauricio Pochettino Argentine association football player and coach · 27 headlines today
Phil Collins English drummer, singer, and songwriter (born 1951) · 24 headlines today
Mark Carney Prime Minister of Canada · 20 headlines today
Ranbir Kapoor Indian actor (born 1982) · 18 headlines today
Droupadi Murmu President of India · 18 headlines today
Pete Hegseth US Secretary of War (Secretary of Defense) · 17 headlines today
Johnny Depp American actor (born 1963) · 16 headlines today
Sonia Gandhi Indian politician · 15 headlines today
Marco Rubio US Secretary of State · 15 headlines today
Anthony Albanese Prime Minister of Australia · 15 headlines today
Chris Pratt American actor (born 1979) · 15 headlines today
The Game American rapper, record producer and actor · 14 headlines today
Cyril Ramaphosa President of South Africa · 14 headlines today
Olivia Wilde American actress and film director (born 1984) · 13 headlines today
Wayne Rooney English footballer and manager · 12 headlines today
Daniel Kaluuya British actor (born 1989) · 11 headlines today
Katy Perry American singer · 11 headlines today
Declan Rice English footballer (born 1999) · 11 headlines today
Florence Pugh British actress (born 1996) · 10 headlines today
Bill Maher American stand-up comedian and television host · 10 headlines today
Joe Jonas American singer, actor and musician · 10 headlines today
Cristiano Ronaldo Portuguese association football player (born 1985) · 10 headlines today
JD Vance Vice President of the United States · 9 headlines today
Sheikh Hasina Prime Minister of Bangladesh (1996–2001, 2009–2024) · 9 headlines today
Shah Rukh Khan Indian actor, producer and television personality · 9 headlines today
Amitabh Bachchan Indian film actor (born 1942) · 9 headlines today
Beyoncé American singer-songwriter (born 1981) · 9 headlines today
Kim Kardashian American media personality, businesswoman, model and actress (born 1980) · 9 headlines today
Xi Jinping President of China · 9 headlines today
Sonakshi Sinha Indian film actress and singer · 9 headlines today
Rajnath Singh Minister of Defence · 9 headlines today
Warren Buffett American investor, entrepreneur and businessman · 8 headlines today
Avril Lavigne Canadian singer-songwriter (born 1984) · 8 headlines today
Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva President of Brazil · 8 headlines today
Gavin Newsom Governor of California · 8 headlines today
Adam Driver American actor (born 1983) · 8 headlines today
Dua Lipa British singer-songwriter · 8 headlines today
John Fetterman United States senator · 8 headlines today
Bruno Fernandes Portuguese association football player (born 1994) · 8 headlines today
Amanda Seyfried American actress (born 1985) · 8 headlines today
Elina Svitolina Ukrainian tennis player (born 1994) · 8 headlines today
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. United States Secretary of Health and Human Services · 8 headlines today
Sundar Pichai Indian-American business executive, CEO of Google LLC & Alphabet Inc. · 8 headlines today
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan President of Turkey · 7 headlines today
Thomas Tuchel German football manager (born 1973) · 7 headlines today
JAŸ‐Z American rapper, record producer, and entrepreneur · 7 headlines today
Salman Khan Indian actor and producer (born 1965) · 7 headlines today
Stephen King American novelist and writer (born 1947) · 6 headlines today
Prabowo Subianto President of Indonesia · 6 headlines today
Elton John British singer, songwriter and musician (born 1947) · 6 headlines today
Robert Downey Jr. American actor (born 1965) · 6 headlines today
Rihanna Barbadian singer and businesswoman · 6 headlines today
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez American politician (born 1989) · 6 headlines today
Chris Van Hollen United States senator · 5 headlines today
Chuck Schumer United States senator · 5 headlines today
Emmanuel Macron President of France · 5 headlines today
Rey Mysterio American professional wrestler · 5 headlines today
Taylor Swift American singer-songwriter (born 1989) · 5 headlines today
Sarah Huckabee Sanders Governor of Arkansas · 5 headlines today
Ridley Scott English filmmaker (born 1937) · 5 headlines today
Viktor Gyökeres Swedish footballer (born 1998) · 5 headlines today
Erling Haaland Norwegian footballer (born 2000) · 5 headlines today
James Blunt English singer-songwriter (born 1974) · 5 headlines today
Keanu Reeves Canadian actor and musician (born 1964) · 4 headlines today
Ranveer Singh Indian actor · 4 headlines today
António Guterres Secretary-General of the United Nations · 4 headlines today
Dan Sullivan United States senator · 4 headlines today
Zohran Mamdani mayor of New York City since 2026 · 4 headlines today
Giorgia Meloni Prime Minister of Italy · 4 headlines today
Kylie Jenner American media personality · 4 headlines today
David Cameron Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 2010 to 2016 · 4 headlines today
Brad Pitt American actor (born 1963) · 4 headlines today
Shehbaz Sharif Prime Minister of Pakistan · 4 headlines today
Travis Scott American rapper, singer and record producer · 4 headlines today
Ewan McGregor Scottish actor · 4 headlines today
Ilhan Omar American politician (born 1981) · 4 headlines today
Hugh Jackman Australian and English actor and singer (born 1968) · 4 headlines today
Billy Idol English singer · 4 headlines today
Joe Biden 46th President of the United States (2021–2025) · 4 headlines today
Nigel Farage British politician · 4 headlines today
Balendra Shah Prime Minister of Nepal · 3 headlines today
John Healey Chancellor of the Exchequer · 3 headlines today
Aryna Sabalenka Belarusian tennis player · 3 headlines today
Pete Buttigieg American politician (born 1982) · 3 headlines today
Justin Bieber Canadian singer-songwriter (born 1994) · 3 headlines today
Tim Burton American filmmaker and artist (born 1958) · 3 headlines today
Tom Hardy British actor (born 1977) · 3 headlines today

Headlines indexed by GDELT Project. People: Wikidata (CC0). As of 14:29 UTC, 15 November 2026.