TASK DEFINITION: You will be given a trivia clue, and the category it belongs to. You should answer with the best answer that belongs in the category and is described by the clue. For consistency, answers should be in all lower cased letters.
PROBLEM: Category: BORN 
Clue: Born on Oct. 31, 1887 in the Zhejiang Province, he'd Taiwan-on in 1949

SOLUTION: chiang kai-shek

PROBLEM: Category: TOP OF THE CHARTS 
Clue: "Soulful", the debut album by this "American Idol" winner, reached No. 1 in December 2003

SOLUTION: studdard

PROBLEM: Category: THEIR BETTER HALF 
Clue: Javier Bardem

SOLUTION:
penélope cruz