Last week's SciAm Psych Podcast was on Remembering That Person's Name.
anomia—the inability to remember names.
...So they tested the memories of 117 healthy 60 to 91 year-olds. And they found that the ability to put a name to a photo of a famous person declines with age. But semantic memory, which includes biographical info, like knowing that George Bush was a U.S. President, remains unaffected by age....
I recommend listening to the podcast because the introductory clip from Saturday Night Live, "Mom Translator", is more interesting/fun.
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