{"id":7834,"date":"2012-03-12T07:43:50","date_gmt":"2012-03-12T15:43:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.spokeo.com\/compass\/?p=7834"},"modified":"2022-04-13T12:19:49","modified_gmt":"2022-04-13T20:19:49","slug":"top-10-people-searches-february-2012","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.spokeo.com\/compass\/top-10-people-searches-february-2012\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 10 People Searches \u2013 February 2012"},"content":{"rendered":"

February is over and we\u2019ve leaped<\/em> into March. Check out the top people searches:<\/p>\n

10. Jeremy Lin<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 There\u2019s a good chance that\u00a0you’ve\u00a0heard of Jeremy Lin, the point guard for the New York Knicks, whether you\u2019re a sports fan or not. Are you a fan of Lin? You can now taste<\/a> the lin-sanity.<\/p>\n

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9. Laura Maggi<\/a><\/strong> – Laura Maggi runs a bar in Italy and is making the news for her fashion choices<\/a>, as well as the large amounts of traffic and congestion caused by the popularity of her bar. The mayor has stepped into action by banning her husband from going to the bar – one less customer.<\/p>\n

8. Taylor Swift<\/a><\/strong> – Taylor Swift is currently starring in ‘Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax,’<\/a> based off the classic children’s book. Taylor also invited a cancer patient to be her date<\/a> at the Academy of Counry Music Awards (she was unable to fulfill his request for attending prom) \u2013 she\u2019s both talented and thoughtful!<\/p>\n

7. Bill Gates<\/a><\/strong> – Bill Gates has recently been involved with food productivity, TB vaccine research and clean-tech initiatives.<\/p>\n

6. Francesco Pizzetti<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 Francesco Pizzetti is the head of the Italian Data Protection Authority (Garante per la Protezione dei Dati Personali) and has been in the news for responding to the new data protection proposals<\/a> issued by the European Commission.<\/p>\n

5. Leslie Birkland<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 Leslie is a cast member of Style Network\u2019s Big Rich Texas<\/a><\/em> and runs a pageant coaching business.<\/p>\n

4. Selena Gomez<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 Selena Gomez was spotted at the Vanity Fair Oscar party<\/a>, and also got some ink<\/a>.<\/p>\n

3. Barack Obama<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 Our president comes in at number 3 this month, and is currently dealing with the auto bailout and education funding.<\/p>\n

2. Justin Bieber<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 Justin Bieber\u2019s reign of the number one spot is over! He is also currently battling a Joustin\u2019 Beaver (true story<\/a>).<\/p>\n

1. Whitney Houston<\/a><\/strong> \u2013 Whitney Houston tragically passed away on February 11, 2012. She was the most-awarded female act of all time and is also one of the world\u2019s best-selling music artists. She was an amazing diva and a true music legend.<\/p>\n