{"id":3735,"date":"2010-12-10T15:55:13","date_gmt":"2010-12-10T23:55:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spokeo.com\/compass\/?p=3735"},"modified":"2022-04-13T12:20:42","modified_gmt":"2022-04-13T20:20:42","slug":"top-10-people-searches-december-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spokeo.com\/compass\/top-10-people-searches-december-2010\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 People Searches \u2013 December 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Have you been curious about who people are searching for on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spokeo.com\/name-search\">Spokeo<\/a>? Well, I am happy to satisfy your curiosity with our new blog segment &ndash; &ldquo;Top 10 People Searches.&rdquo; You&#8217;ll discover that the list is both fun <em>and<\/em> interesting. You can even use it as a roundabout way of catching up with the latest news and entertainment. Take a look at the most popular searches for December thus far:<\/p>\n<p><strong>1. <\/strong> <strong> Silvio Berlusconi <\/strong>&ndash; The Italian Prime Minister has been in the news recently due to a WikiLeaks story about a suggestive hand gesture he directed towards a Russian journalist named Natalia Melikova, and for his friendship with Vladamir Putin of Russia. A 2011 budget plan for Italy also just passed, which will contribute to the Berlusconi&#8217;s re-election fate.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2.<\/strong> <strong>Justin Bieber<\/strong> &ndash; It&rsquo;s not surprising to see this teen pop star at the top of our list. The &ldquo;Bieber Fever&rdquo; is alive and well.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"211\" width=\"211\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.spokeo.com\/compass\/wp-content\/uploads\/image\/Justin_Bieber_bio%282%29.jpg?resize=211%2C211&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>3.<\/strong> <strong>Barack Obama<\/strong> &ndash; Our president is always in the news, but the biggest story of the moment is his decision to extend what are commonly referred to as the &quot;Bush tax cuts.&quot;<\/p>\n<p><strong>4. <\/strong> <strong> Beppe Grillo<\/strong> &ndash; Another Italian makes our list. Beppe is an Italian activist, blogger, comedian, actor, and politician. He recently did a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=3O-HtT8y32k\">sketch<\/a> that mentioned Spokeo!<\/p>\n<p><strong>5. <\/strong> <strong>Bill Gates<\/strong> &ndash; Bill Gates and his wife Melinda recently topped a Baron&rsquo;s list of the world&rsquo;s 25 best philanthropists. He has also been in the news after featuring a picture of a&hellip; <em>Mac and iPhone<\/em> on his blog! *Gasp*<\/p>\n<p><strong>6. <\/strong> <strong>Oprah Winfrey<\/strong> &ndash; Oprah has been busy giving away her &ldquo;favorite things,&rdquo; and is currently in Australia with 300 lucky studio audience members. Take a look at an idea Conan has for a giveaway:<\/p>\n<p><object id=\"ep\" classid=\"clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000\" width=\"442\" height=\"375\" codebase=\"https:\/\/download.macromedia.com\/pub\/shockwave\/cabs\/flash\/swflash.cab#version=6,0,40,0\"><param name=\"allowfullscreen\" value=\"true\" \/><param name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\" \/><param name=\"bgcolor\" value=\"#000000\" \/><param name=\"src\" value=\"https:\/\/i.cdn.turner.com\/tegwebapps\/tbs\/tbs-www\/cvp\/teamcoco_432x243_embed.swf?context=teamcoco_embed_offsite&amp;videoId=235670\" \/><\/object><\/p>\n<p><strong>7. <\/strong> <strong>Miley Cyrus<\/strong> &ndash; Miley Cyrus has been busy steering away from the squeaky clean &ldquo;Hannah Montana&rdquo; image and just &ldquo;Can&rsquo;t Be Tamed,&rdquo; the appropriate title of her new album. She is constantly in the news for her provocative outfits, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2010\/12\/10\/miley-cyrus-video-bong-hit-smoking-salvia-herb-pyschedelic-birthday-party-hannah-montana\/\">partying<\/a>, and risqu&eacute; stage performances.<\/p>\n<p><strong>8. <\/strong> <strong>Brad Pitt<\/strong> &ndash; He&rsquo;s attractive, a huge movie star, and married to Angelina Jolie&hellip; <em>of course<\/em> he made our list!<\/p>\n<p><strong>9. <\/strong> <strong>John Smith<\/strong> &ndash; It&rsquo;s a popular and common name, and the searches reflect this.<\/p>\n<p><strong>10.<\/strong> <strong>George Bush<\/strong> &ndash; Former President Bush finishes off our list. His new book, <em>Decision Points<\/em>, has been a popular news topic. Are you going to read his new book?<\/p>\n<p>A few names that didn&rsquo;t quite make the cut include: Taylor Swift, Selena Gomez, Beyonce Knowles, Britney Spears, Kobe Bryant and Sarah Palin. Perhaps they&rsquo;ll make the list next time. 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