* In 2002, scholar Molefi Kete Asante listed Colin Powell on his list of 100 Greatest African Americans.

* 1931 – Jon Elia, Pakistani scholar, poet and philosopher ( d. 2002 )

* 2002 – Jon Elia, Pakistani scholar, poet and philosopher ( b. 1931 )

In 2002, scholar Molefi Kete Asante included Harriet Tubman on his list of the 100 Greatest African Americans.

In 2002, scholar Molefi Kete Asante listed Duke Ellington on his list of 100 Greatest African Americans.

* In 2002, scholar Molefi Kete Asante listed Nat Turner as one of the 100 Greatest African Americans.

In 2002, scholar Molefi Kete Asante listed Jack Johnson on his list of 100 Greatest African Americans.

In 2002, scholar Molefi Kete Asante included Marian Anderson in his book, 100 Greatest African Americans.

Only one scholar, Georges Declerq ( Declerq, 2002 ), thinks that Dionysius placed the Incarnation and Nativity in AD 1, basing his conclusion on the structure of Dionysius's Easter tables.

In 2002, scholar Molefi Kete Asante listed Joe Louis on his list of 100 Greatest African Americans.

Jane Addams and the Dream of American Democracy: A Life Basic Books: 2002 online edition, by a leading conservative scholar

* 2002, the Afrocentrist scholar Molefi Kete Asante listed Crispus Attucks as among the 100 Greatest African Americans.

It was discovered in 2002 by the Canadian scholar Reginald Hamel, who was researching in the Bibliothèque Nationale de France.

In 2002, scholar Molefi Kete Asante included him in his book, the 100 Greatest African Americans.

* John Stevens ( literary scholar ) ( 1921 – 2002 ), Professor of Medieval and Renaissance English, Cambridge University

In 2002, scholar Molefi Kete Asante listed James Baldwin on his list of 100 Greatest African Americans.

* 2002, scholar Molefi Kete Asante listed Drew as one of the 100 Greatest African Americans.

* 2002, scholar Molefi Kete Asante included Oscar Micheaux on his list of 100 Greatest African Americans.

* Benz, Ernst, Emanuel Swedenborg: Visionary Savant in the Age of Reason ( Swedenborg Foundation, 2002 ) ISBN 0-87785-195-6, a translation of the thorough German language study on life and work of Swedenborg, Emanuel Swedenborg: Naturforscher und Seher by the noted religious scholar Ernst Benz, published in Munich in 1948.

In 2002, scholar Molefi Kete Asante listed Edward Brooke on his list of 100 Greatest African Americans.

In 2002, scholar Molefi Kete Asante listed Stokely Carmichael on his list of 100 Greatest African Americans.

In 2002, scholar Molefi Kete Asante listed Elijah Muhammad on his list of 100 Greatest African Americans.

The historicity of the Sacred Band was challenged in 2002 by the classical scholar David D. Leitao who believes that it " rests on the most precarious of foundations ".

In 2002, scholar Molefi Kete Asante included Morgan on his list of 100 Greatest African Americans.

In 2002, Molefi Kete Asante included Robinson on his list of 100 Greatest African Americans.

* 2002 listed among the 100 Greatest African Americans according to Molefi Kete Asante.

* In 2002, Molefi Kete Asante named Richard Allen as one of the 100 Greatest African Americans.

In 2002, scholar Molefi Kete Asante included Ralph Bunche on his list of 100 Greatest African Americans.

* In 2002, scholar Molefi Kete Asante listed Henry Highland Garnet on his list of 100 Greatest African Americans.

In 2002, scholar Molefi Kete Asante listed James Forten on his list of 100 Greatest African Americans.

In 2002, scholar Molefi Kete Asante listed Blanche Bruce on his list of 100 Greatest African Americans.

In 2002, Molefi Kete Asante listed Wells on his list of 100 Greatest African Americans.

From 2002 to July 2008 under Turkmen calendar reform, the month of August was named after Alp Arslan.

From 8 November 2001-24 March 2002, The British Museum had an exhibit named “ Agatha Christie and Archaeology: Mystery in Mesopotamia ”, which presented a fascinating look at the secret life of Agatha Christie and the influences of archaeology in her life and works.

* In 2002, Fleming was named in the BBC's list of the 100 Greatest Britons following a nationwide vote.

Its " self-appointed master librarian ", Jarkko Hietaniemi, often takes part in the April Fools Day jokes so popular on the Internet ; on 1 April 2002 the site was temporarily named to CJAN, where the " J " stood for " Java ".

In 2002, Jenner was named in the BBC's list of the 100 Greatest Britons following a UK-wide vote.

For instance, in the 55 Cancri system the first planet – 55 Cancri b – was discovered in 1996 ; two additional farther planets were simultaneously discovered in 2002 with the nearest to the star being named 55 Cancri c and the other 55 Cancri d ; a fourth planet was claimed ( its existence was later disputed ) in 2004 and named 55 Cancri e despite lying closer to the star than 55 Cancri b ; and the most recently discovered planet, in 2007, was named 55 Cancri f despite lying between 55 Cancri c and 55 Cancri d. As of April 2012 the highest letter in use is " j ", for the unconfirmed planet HD 10180 j ( HD 10180 h is the confirmed planet with the highest letter ).

In 2002, Stephenson was named in the BBC's list of the 100 Greatest Britons following a UK-wide vote.

Michelle was named to the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation ( Freddie Mac ) board in 2001 by President George W. Bush and re-appointed in 2002.

That year, and again in 2002, she was named one of People magazine's 50 Most Beautiful People.

In July 2002, a crisis broke with Spain over an uninhabited small island lying just less than 200 meters from the Moroccan coast, named Toura or Leila by Moroccans, and Isla Perejil by Spain.

In 2002, Virgin Trains ' new £ 5m high speed Super Voyager train number 221130 was named " Michael Palin " – it carries his name externally and a plaque is located adjacent to the onboard shop with information on Palin and his many journeys.

In 2002, DC Comics introduced a villain named Onomatopoeia, an athlete, martial artist and weapons expert who often speaks sounds.

In 2002, Roswell was named one of the All-American cities.

Acclaimed director Michael Haneke named the film his fourth favorite film when he voted for the 2002 Sight and Sound poll ; director Catherine Breillat and film critic Joel David also voted for the film.

In 2002 Q magazine named The Pogues as one of the " 50 Bands To See Before You Die ".

On 13 July 2002, Fatboy Slim performed the second of his free, open air concerts on Brighton Beach, named The Big Beach Boutique II, Although organisers expected a crowd of around 60, 000 people, the event instead attracted an estimated 250, 000 who crammed the promenade and beach between Brighton's piers.

In January 2002, Palm set up a wholly owned subsidiary to develop and license Palm OS, which was named PalmSource.

In 2002, Fanning was named to the MIT Technology Review TR100 as one of the top 100 innovators in the world under the age of 35.

He was voted the third greatest British prime minister of the 20th century in a poll of 139 academics organised by MORI, and in 2002 he was named among the 100 Greatest Britons following a UK-wide vote.

Japan pan = bread ), serialized in Shogakukan's Shōnen Sunday ( 2002 – 2007 ; features a clown-character named Pierrot Bolneze, heir to the throne of Monaco ; anime based on manga released 2004 – 2006 ).

It was named Rafflesia speciosa by Barcelona and Fernando ( Kew Bulletin, 57: 647-651, 2002 ).

It has been named one of the nation's 11 Most Endangered Places in 2002 by the National Trust for Historic Preservation.