| ESTRADA | Joseph ___, President of the Philippines from 1998 to 2001 |
| ANCRAM | Michael, late politician who was Conservative party chairman from 1998 to 2001 (6) |
| AQUINO | Corazon ___, president of the Philippines from 1986-92 (6) |
| MARCOS | Ferdinand _, president of the Republic of the Philippines from 1965 until he was ousted by the People Power Revolution in 1986 (6) |
| ROXAS | Manuel ?, president of the Philippines from 1946-48 |
| LIPENG | Chinese Communist politician; prime minister from 1988 to 1998 and chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress from 1998 to 2003 (2,4) |
| IMELDAMARCOS | First Lady of the Philippines from 1965-86 (6,6) |
| ADAMKUS | Valdas ___, Lithuanian politician; president from 1998 to 2003 and from 2004 to 2009 (7) |
| SEPPBLATTER | The president of FIFA from 1998 to 2015 (4,7) |
| ARROYO | Gloria ___: President of the Philippines 2001 to 2010 (6) |
| BALIKBAYANBOXES | Care packages sent to the Philippines from overseas |
| LENI | The first name of the vice President of the Philippines |
| KARIMI | Iranian midfielder who scored 38 goals in international competition during his career, which lasted from 1998 to 2013. In 2004 he was named Asian Footballer of the Year. (6) |
| FABINI | Jason with the Jets from 1998 to 2005 |
| IVANOV | Igor, foreign minister of Russia from 1998 to 2004 (6) |
| POY | The Honourable Dr. Vivienne ___ (Canadian Senator from 1998 to 2012) |
| SCHRODER | German Social Democrat statesman; Chancellor of Germany from 1998 to 2005 (8) |
| GERHARD | German Social Democrat statesman; Chancellor of Germany from 1998 to 2005 (7) |
| PETRONASTOWERS | Kuala Lumpur landmark, the world's tallest building from 1998 to 2004 (8,6) |
| OCLOCK | Satirical topical comedy series which ran from 1998 to 2000: The 11 ------ Show (6) |
