Index of Plagiarists

Index for Ready Reference

The following index is designed to facilitate quick and ready reference to those plagiarists in whom a visitor to this site has an interest. Plagiarists (alleged--see disclaimer) and links to their profiles are arranged on the left in alphabetical order with the category, threat level, and profile reference code appearing to the right. Please check back later if your Famous Plagiarist is not yet listed/linked as this site is continuously updated with new information on plagiarists and their plagiaries.

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Famous Plagiarist	Category	War on Plagiarism Threat Level	Reference Code
Jessica Adams	Popular Fiction/Non-Fiction	Yellow: Elevated Risk	POPF/NF-2005-JA
Aihua Pan et al	Science and Medicine	Orange: High Risk	SCMD-1994-AP/MY/FT/LL/ZC/BR
Anonymous Research Center (and a contributing "author")	Science and Medicine	Orange: High Risk	SCMD-2000-ANON
Apple Computer, Inc.	Entertainment	Blue: Guarded Risk	ENTM-2006-Apple
Ayaan Hirsi Ali & Theo van Gogh	Entertainment	Green: Low Risk	ENTM-2004-AHA/TVG
Stephen Ambrose	History	Orange: High Risk	HSTRY-2002-SA
Charles J. Arntzen	Science and Medicine	Orange: High Risk	SCMD-2004-CJA
Timothy Barrus, AKA Nasdijj	Popular Fiction/Non-Fiction	Red: Severe Risk	POPF/NF-2006-TB
Nada Behziz	Journalism	Red: Severe Risk	JOUR-2005-NB/BC
Sali Berisha	Politics	Orange: High Risk	PLTC-2006-SB
Bruno Bettelheim	Science and Medicine	Orange: High Risk	SCMD-1976-BB
Joseph R. Biden, Jr.	Politics	Red: Severe Risk	PLTC-1987-JRB
Osama bin Laden	Theology and Religion	Red: Severe Risk	THEO-2001-OBL
Rev. Lawrence Biondi	Theology and Religion	Blue: Guarded Risk	THEO-2005-LB
Jayson Blair	Journalism	Red: Severe Risk	JOUR-2003-JB/NYTIMES
Tony Blair / Number 10 Downing St.and Colin Powell	Politics	Orange: High Risk	PLTC-2002-TB/CP
Michael Bolton	Entertainment	Yellow: Elevated Risk	ENTM-1991-MB/SONY
Rick Bragg	Journalism	Yellow: Elevated Risk	JOUR-2003-RB
Michael Briggs	Science and Medicine	Orange: High Risk	SCMD-1985-MB
Dan Brown	Popular Fiction/Non-Fiction	Blue: Guarded Risk	POPF/NF-2003-DB
Lloyd Brown	Journalism	Yellow: Elevated Risk	JOUR-2005-LB
Jorge Bucay	Science and Medicine	Red: Severe Risk	SCMD-2005-JB
Fox Butterfield	Journalism	Yellow: Elevated Risk	JOUR-1991-FB
James Cameron (and International Creative Management)	Entertainment	Yellow: Elevated Risk	ENTM-1991-JC
George O. Carney	Academia	Orange: High Risk	ACDM-1971-GOC
Johnny Cash	Entertainment	Blue: Guarded Risk	ENTM-1956-JC
Iris Chang	History	Orange: High Risk	HSTRY-1997-IC
Barbara Chase-Riboud	Popular Fiction/Non-Fiction	Yellow: Elevated Risk	POPF/NF-1986-BCR
Ward Churchill	Academia	Red: Severe Risk	ACDM-2005-WC
Coldplay	Entertainment	Yellow: Elevated Risk	ENTM-2005-CP
Samuel Taylor Coleridge
Keith Cook	Academia	Yellow: Elevated Risk	ACDM-2004-KC
Ann Coulter	Journalism	Yellow: Elevated Risk	JOUR-2006-AC
Donald Cuccioletta	History	Yellow: Elevated Risk	HSTRY-2001-DC
Llinos Dafydd	Miscellaneous	Yellow: Elevated Risk	MISC-2005-LD
Jonathan P. Decker	Journalism	Blue: Guarded Risk	JOUR-2005-JPD
René Diekstra	Academia	Yellow: Elevated Risk	ACDM-2004-CJO
Omer Dincer	Politics	Blue: Guarded Risk	PLTC-2005-OD
Susan Duval	Academia	Yellow: Elevated Risk	ACDM-2005-SD
Edward Waters College	Academia	Orange: High Risk	ACDM-2004-EWC
Melissa Elias	Academia	Yellow: Elevated Risk	ACDM-2005-ME
T.S. Eliot	Literature	Yellow: Elevated Risk	LIT-1913-TSE
Chris Elliott	Popular Fiction/Non-Fiction	Blue: Guarded Risk	POPF/NF-2005-CE
Steve Erlanger	Journalism	Blue: Guarded Risk	JOUR-2005-SE
Catherine Fitzpatrick	Journalism	Orange: High Risk	JOUR-2003-CF/MWJS
Shervert Frazier	Science and Medicine	Yellow: Elevated Risk	SCMD-1988-SF
Bindu Ganga	Academia	Red: Severe Risk	ACDM-2006-BG
Gary A. Giamartino; Robert Carver & the SIUE School of Business	Academia	Blue: Guarded Risk	ACDM-2005-GG/RC/SIUE
Doris Kearns Goodwin	History	Red: Severe Risk	HSTRY-1987-DKG
Albert Gore	Politics	Blue: Guarded Risk	PLTC-1987-AG
Robin Gregg/New York Post	Journalism	Blue: Guarded Risk	JOUR-2003-RG/NYPOST
Melanie Grobler	Literature	Yellow: Elevated Risk	LIT-2005-MG
Guo Jingming	Popular Fiction/Non-Fiction	Orange: High Risk	POPF/NF-2004-GJ
Vishwa Jit Gupta	Science and Medicine	Red: Severe Risk	SCMD-1987-VJG
Edward Guthmann	Journalism	Yellow: Elevated Risk	JOUR-2005-EG
Amari Hamadene (or a prolific,plagiarizing identity thief) Note: Profile temporarily removed pending further investigation	Literature	Red: Severe Risk	LIT-2005-AH
Lindsey S. Hamlin (and co-author William T. Ryan)	Academia	Blue: Guarded Risk	ACDM-2003-LSH
Robert C. Hamm	Theology and Religion	Blue: Guarded Risk	THEO-2004-RCH
Blair Hornstine	Academia	Orange: High Risk	ACDM-2004-RLJ
Ray Hultman	Entertainment	Yellow: Elevated Risk	ENTM-2005-RH
Mostafa M. Imam	Science and Medicine	Orange: High Risk	SCMD-2004-MMI
Takehiko Inoue	Entertainment	Yellow: Elevated Risk	ENTM-2005-TI
Molly Ivins	Journalism	Yellow: Elevated Risk	JOUR-2005-MI
Curtis Jackson, AKA 50 Cent	Entertainment	Yellow: Elevated Risk	ENTM-2006-50¢
Michael Jackson	Entertainment	Blue: Guarded Risk	ENTM-1999-MJ
Andrzej Jendryczko	Science and Medicine	Red: Severe Risk	SCMD-1994-AJ
Richard L. Judd	Academia	Blue: Guarded Risk	ACDM-2004-RLJ
Peter Kadzis	Journalism	Blue: Guarded Risk	JOUR-1986-PK
Helen Keller	Miscellaneous	Green: Low Risk	MISC-1891-HK
Jack Kelley/USA Today	Journalism	Red: Severe Risk	JOUR-2004-JK/USATODAY
Kitty Kelley	History	Yellow: Elevated Risk	HSTRY-2004-KK
Rashid Khalidi	History	Yellow: Elevated Risk	HSTRY-2005-RK
"Dr." Martin Luther King, Jr.(and L.H.De Wolff)	Theology and Religion	Red: Severe Risk	THEO-1955-MLK