The 10 Most Fascinating People of 2004

According to the Barbara Walter's Special, the year's most prominent names in entertainment, politics, sports and business are Oprah Winfrey, Donald Trump, Paris Hilton, Usher, Michael Moore, Ken Jennings, Mel Gibson, Larry Page, Sergey Brin and Curt Schilling.

Has it been that slow of a year? Some are to be expected like Oprah and Donald, but come on people! Do we really need to glamorize Paris Hilton, aka Rich White Trailer Trash? A few years ago if a woman acted like that she would have been dropped as a low class bimbo.

And, in what some would call the year of Beyonce, why isn't she on the list! She was everywhere in 2004.