Fake (and real) Twitter Celebrities

These are fake (and real) Twitter "celebrity" accounts that I am aware of. To be included on this list, the alleged celebrity must have a Wikipedia page. The Name link takes you to the Wikipedia entry for the celebrity, whether or not the Twitter acccount is genuine.

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Twitter ID	Name (alleged)	Status	Profession	You Call This "Evidence"?
@al_gore	Al Gore	Real	Politician	Al Gore mentioned his Twitter account in a TV interview with Kevin Rose for Current TV.
@TheRealAlGore	Al Gore	Fake	Politician	Al Gore's real Twitter account is @al_gore
@BarackObama	Barack Obama	Real	Politician
@templesmith	Ben Templesmith	Real	Author, Artist	His web site.
@bobbyllew	Bobby Llewellyn	Real	Actor, Writer
@breagrant	Brea Grant	Real	Actress	See her blog. She did a live UStream interview with Twitter users, also.
@OblivionPact	Brett Gurewitz	Real	Musician
@britneyspears	Britney Spears	PR Staff	Musician	Mentioned here.
@cesarmillan	Cesar Millan	Unknown	Other
@ChuckGrassley	Chuck Grassley	Unknown	Politician
@DaveJMatthews	Dave Matthews	Real	Musician
@dhewlett	David Hewlett	Real	Actor
@dhlawrencexvii	David H. Lawrence XVII	Real	Actor	His web site.
@feliciaday	Felicia Day	Real	Actress	Her web site.
@greggrunberg	Greg Grunberg	Real	Actor	His pal Brea Grant confirms she created his Twitter account for him.
@MCHammer	Hammer	Real	Musician	His web site links to his Twitter account.
@NotHenryRollins	Henry Rollins	Fake	Musician	It's official, Henry don't twitter
@hillaryclinton	Hillary Clinton	Unknown	Politician
@janinaz	Janina Gavankar	Real	Actress
@govgranholm	Jennifer Granholm	Real	Politician	Her web site links to her Twitter profile.
@jimmykimmel	Jimmy Kimmel	Unknown	Comedian
@JJ_Abrams	JJ Abrams	Unknown	Director, Producer, Writer
@JoeTrippi	Joe Trippi	Real	Politician
@johnbattelle	John Battelle	Real	Journalist	His blog
@johncleese	John Cleese	Real	Comedian, Actor	His blog convinced me.
@John_Hodgman	John Hodgman	Real	Comedian	See his blog.
@JohnMcCain	John McCain	Real	Politician
@jonathancoulton	Jonathan Coulton	Real	Musician
@katehewlett	Kate Hewlett	Real	Actress
@KentBeck	Kent Beck	Real	Geek
@lancearmstrong	Lance Armstrong	Real	Athlete
@LeVarBurton	LeVar Burton	Unknown	Actor	This seems like the real LeVar, but we need more outside evidence.
@levarb	LeVar Burton	Unknown	Actor	Probably fake, but hard to know for sure. This account was originally @LeVarBurton, then "Caroline" at Twitter shut it down.
@LukeWilson	Luke Wilson	Unknown	Actor
@michael_bay	Michael Bay	Fake	Director	@breagrant confirmed he is fake.
@oprah	Oprah Winfrey	Unknown	Mogul
@patrick_wilson	Patrick Wilson	Real	Musician
@pennjillette	Penn Jillette	Real	Comedian
@RichardBranson	Richard Branson	Real	Billionaire	His blog
@SaraBareilles	Sara Bareilles	Real	Musician	Her web site links to her Twitter account.
@Sarah_Palin	Sarah Palin	Fake	Politician
@SarahPalin	Sarah Palin	Fake	Politician
@FakeSarahPalin	Sarah Palin	Fake	Politician
@THE_REAL_SHAQ	Shaquille O'Neil	Real	Athlete	This NY Times Article.
@stephenfry	Stephen Fry	Real	Actor	His home page links back to his Twitter profile.
@TinaFey	Tina Fey	Unknown	Comedian, Actress
@Mango1580	Tracy Morgan	Unknown	Comedian, Actor
@WardCunningham	Ward Cunningham	Real	Geek
@warrenellis	Warren Ellis	Real	Author	His blog mentions his Twitter account.
@wilw	Wil Wheaton	Real	Actor, Author	Wil's blog points back to his Twitter profile.
@WilliamShatner	William Shatner	Unknown	Actor