Hilary Clinton Biography

Clinton is honorary president of the Girl Scouts of America.

Clinton was born on the stroke of midnight.

Clinton wanted to be an astronaut until she learned that NASA did not accept women in the 1950s and 1960s.

‘Living History’, Clinton’s 2003 memoir of her life, is the fastest selling non-fiction book ever.

Clinton received the Best Spoken Word Album Grammy Award in 1997 for the recording of her book ‘It Takes A Village: And Other Lessons Children Teach Us’.

Celebrities who supported Clinton’s 2008 presidential campaign included Steven Spielberg, Candice Bergen, Michael Douglas, Madonna, Reese Witherspoon, Melissa Etheridge, America Ferrera, Rob Reiner, Martha Stewart, John Grisham, Janet Jackson, Hugh M. Hefner, Elizabeth Taylor, Rosie O'Donnell, Sir Elton John and Jerry Springer.

Between 1992 and 2008, Clinton appeared on 24 covers of Time magazine, setting a record unmatched by any other woman.

Sir Elton John raised $2.5m for Clinton’s 2008 presidential campaign with a concert at New York's Radio City Music Hall.