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Sanjay Gupta among Forbes' 10 'Most Influential Celebrities'
Washington, Jan 13: Noted Indian American physician-TV presenter Sanjay Gupta figures among Forbes' 10 "Most Influential Celebrities" with famed Hollywood director Steven Spielberg narrowly edging out television show host Oprah Winfrey for the top spot.
"The CNN personality was almost named US surgeon general in 2009, but withdrew his name when it looked like too many members of congress would oppose his appointment," the US business magazine said, ranking Gupta eighth in its latest list with a 40 percent Influential Rating.
"When not appearing on CNN, Gupta is a neurosurgeon in Atlanta. In 2007 he got into a well-publicised debate with Michael Moore over his film Sicko," it said.
Explaining its surprise choice of Spielberg for the top spot Forbes said: "Influence means the power to affect people or events, especially when that power is based on prestige. By that definition, it might be surprising to see director Steven Spielberg topping our list of Hollywood's Most Influential Celebrities."
"Spielberg doesn't shoot books up the bestseller list like second-place Oprah Winfrey does, and he hasn't helped invigorate a political movement like ninth-ranked Glenn Beck," it said. "But he is almost universally liked and respected."
"He did influence an entire generation of filmmakers with movies like 'Jaws' and 'E.T'. And when he takes a political stance, the whole world listens," Forbes said.
"In 2008 he received gobs of publicity when he quit his position as artistic adviser to the 2008 Summer Olympics, held in China, because he couldn't convince the Chinese authorities to help the people of Darfur Sudan."
Spielberg narrowly edged out Winfrey on the list, though each earned 53 percent ratings for influence, meaning that 53 percent of the population deems them influential.
The tie was broken by E-Scores, which measure a celebrity's "marketing effectiveness" by combing awareness, appeal and other factors. Spielberg got a 99 E-Score ranking, compared with Winfrey's 93.
The list was compiled by E-Poll Research, an Encino, California based service which ranks more than 6,000 celebrities based on 46 attributes.....IANS/NRIpress.com
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Sanjay Gupta married Rebecca Olson-- The Love Story
Dr. Sanjay Gupta, 35, proposed to Rebecca Olson, 36. "I wrote her a poem and in the last line asked her to marry me," says Gupta. "Watching her read it, I was very nervous—it was over a page long." Adds Olson, a family law attorney, "He was down on one knee and asking me to marry him before I even got to the end. They were married in 2004 and have three daughters
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On January 6, 2009, CNN announced that Gupta had been offered the position of Surgeon General by President Barack Obama
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NRI Dr. Sanjay
Gupta under consideration for surgeon general post
January 6, 2009
According to CNN, President-elect Barack Obama
has approached its medical correspondent, Sanjay Gupta, to
be the country's next surgeon general.
The Office of the Surgeon General, under the
direction of the Surgeon General, oversees the operations
of the 6,000-member Commissioned Corps of the U.S. Public
Health Service and provides support for the Surgeon General
in the accomplishment of his other duties. The Office is part
of the Office of Public Health and Science in the Office of
the Secretary, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
The Surgeon General serves as America's chief health educator
by providing Americans the best scientific information available
on how to improve their health and reduce the risk of illness
and injury.
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Dr. Sanjay Gupta-
CNN shining Star
- Dr. Sanjay Gupta is senior medical correspondent for the
health and medical unit at CNN. Gupta, a practicing neurosurgeon
and an assistant professor of neurosurgery, plays an integral
role in the network's medical coverage, which includes daily
packages, the half-hour weekend show Weekend House Call and
coverage of breaking medical news. . More
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