2000s

Centuries: 20th century - 21st century - 22nd century

Decades: 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s - 2000s - 2010s 2020s 2030s 2040s 2050s

Years: 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009

Table of contents

1 The decade as a whole
2 Events and trends
3 People

3.1 World leaders
3.2 Entertainers
3.3 Sports figures

4 Arts and entertainment
5 Music

5.4 #-C
5.5 D-L
5.6 M-P
5.7 R-S
5.8 T-Z

The decade as a whole

In the context of Wikipedia, the standard name for the decade 2000 to 2009 is the "2000s". Use of the term elsewhere may result in confusion.
Even within Wikipedia, the wording "2000s decade" is much clearer than "2000s".
In keeping with naming decades (cf. 1990s "the Nineties", 1980s "the Eighties", etc.), the decade of the 2000s lacks an accepted name. A widely accepted term most likely won't come about until the decade has ended, but a few possibilities are:
- "the 0-0s", usually pronounced as "the oh-ohs". This pronunciation sounds like "uh oh", an expression of dismay; this similarity is no doubt intentional.
- "the 2Ks", a term that is rooted in the slang of the times. K is shorthand for the Latin prefix kilo meaning 1000; hence, 2K means 2000. In popular culture, the years of the decade are already being named according to this slang. For example, the year 2003 is referred to as 2K3. The "2K" term probably has its popular origins in the heavily-hyped Y2K bug that began the decade.
- "the Aughts" (or "Oughts"), keeping with the practice of the nineteenth century.
- "the Nillies", derived from the term "nil", meaning nothing or zero.
- "the Noughties", referring to the nought, or zero, as the decade indicator; the word-play on "naughty" is intentional.
- "the Twenty Hundreds" (2000's), keeping in the tradition of naming each decade with tenths for simplicity. For example, "Nineteen-Twenties" (1920's) rather than "One Thousand, Nine Hundred and Twenties". As such "Two Thousand and Four" becomes "Twenty Hundred and Four" or "Twenty-0-Four".
The United Nations General Assembly declared the (mostly overlapping) decade of 2001-2010 as the "International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Non-Violence for the Children of the World".

Events and trends

Major controversy over U.S. presidential election, 2000.
Globalization.
September 11, 2001 Terrorist Attack on New York's World Trade Center and Washington's Pentagon killing over 3000 people.
2001 U.S. invasion of Afghanistan to depose the Taliban regime in response to the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
December 2001 - 18 July 2003: The Convention on the Future of Europe proposed first European Union constitution.
International Criminal Court exists as of 1 July 2002, used for judging war crimes, crimes against humanity and genocide
2003 invasion of Iraq to remove Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein from power.

People

World leaders

State leaders by year: 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006...

Entertainers

Sports figures

David Beckham (English soccer player)
Sachin Tendulkar (Indian cricket player)
Barry Bonds (U.S. baseball player)
Martin Brodeur (Canadian ice hockey player)
Kobe Bryant (U.S. basketball player)
Vince Carter (U.S. basketball player)
Dale Earnhardt Jr (U.S. racing driver)
Sergei Fedorov (Russian ice hockey player)
Jeff Gordon (U.S. racing driver)
Allen Iverson (U.S. basketball player)
LeBron James (U.S. basketball player)
Derek Jeter (U.S. baseball player)
Michael Jordan (U.S. basketball player)
Oliver Kahn (German soccer player)
Nikolai Khabibulin (Russian ice hockey player)
Anna Kournikova (Russian tennis player)
Ray Lewis (U.S. American football player)
Donovan McNabb (U.S. American football player)
Randy Moss (U.S. American football player)
Muttiah Muralitharan (Sri Lankan cricketerer)
Shaquille O'Neal (U.S. basketball player)
Andy Roddick (U.S. tennis player)
Alex Rodriguez (U.S. baseball player)
Ronaldo (Brazilian soccer player)
Sammy Sosa (Dominican baseball player)
Martin St. Louis (Canadian ice hockey player)
Ian Thorpe (Australian swimmer)
Michael Vick (U.S. American football player)
Venus and Serena Williams (U.S. tennis players)
Tiger Woods (U.S. golfer)
Zinedine Zidane (French soccer player)

Arts and entertainment

Music