Was Federer, Brad Pitt named in new edition of Whos Who (AFP)?”
LONDON (AFP) – Swiss tennis star Roger Federer, Hollywood actor Brad Pitt and Brazilian author Paulo Coelho are among new entries in “Who’s Who”, the British guide to society’s most influential people published Monday. World number one Federer, 28, is among the youngest new entrants to the 162nd annual edition of the book, which also lists Blackburn Rovers manager Sam Allardyce and Everton manager David Moyes. Another new sports entry is Claire Taylor, the cricketer named player of the World Cup after England’s victorious campaign in Australia in March and the first woman to be named one of the Wisden annual’s Five Cricketers of the Year. In the world of entertainment, Pitt and fellow US actor Morgan Freeman made their debut alongside British actress Anna Friel and Coelho, whose 1987 novel “The Alchemist” became a bestseller in 74 countries. British comedians Ricky Gervais, responsible for hit sitcom “The Office”, and Matt Lucas and David Walliams, the duo behind the “Little Britain” s
