Who is the world's biggest living Celebrity?

[monosylab1k]

the .uk article is quoting Forbes you imbecil

Why would they bother posting that story at all if they have no clue who the Oprah is?

[smeagol]

http://www.time.com/time/2001/influentials/yboprah.html



http://spectator.org/archives/2007/0...the-wealth-gap



http://www.theage.com.au/articles/20...853120238.html

evidently Australia watches VH1

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6753847.stm

evidently the British read Forbes



http://www.prsecrets.com/store/inside-oprah-book.html



feeling a little stupid?

You are a ing re if you think people around the world know who Oprah is.

You know who is really popular around the World? David Letterman! Peopl in Vietnam idolize him.

Jay Leno is also very big in LatinAmerica and Europe can't get enough of Jon Stewart.

And don't let me get into how popular Sean Hannity, Rush Limbaugh, Garth Brooks, Dale Earnhardt jr and all those NFL players are around the World.

[MaNuMaNiAc]

The World is 75% US, 10% Britain, 5% Japan, 5% France, 3% Korea, and 2% all your other ty 3rd world countries. Deal with it.

and US is still only around .05 percent of the entire world population... yeah, you're a ing genius

[monosylab1k]

You are a ing re if you think people around the world know who Oprah is.

Tell that to Time magazine, not me.

[monosylab1k]

and its still only around .05 percent of the entire world population... yeah, you're a ing genius

okay then, let's just find the most popular Chinese celebrity and end this . Because obviously all that matters is total population. You ing moron.

[smeagol]

I thought they misspelled Madonna.

Maradona, I looked him up, and he is not even in the top 20. Nobody in America would know who he was. Soccer is global, yes, but you have to take America into account. The Stones, Beatles and Jacko have sold out shows on every continent except Antarctica. If Maradona came and signed autographs at a car dealership that wouldn't even draw a big crowd

Oh my ing God. You guys need to be the center of the World so bad it is not even funny.

There are 300 million Americans and 5,000 billion people in this Earth. If Maradona is known by 10% of the 4,700 billion that are not American (and believe me, he is known by many more than that %) and not known by even one single American, he would still be more popular than Oprah.

[sonic21]

yeah john stewart is famous in europe, more than oprah

[MaNuMaNiAc]

okay then, let's just find the most popular Chinese celebrity and end this . Because obviously all that matters is total population. You ing moron.

it is when you're talking celebrity re , or what the do you think it means?? Seriously, you are one re ed piece of

[smeagol]

The World's opinion that matters is 75% US, 10% Britain, 5% Japan, 5% France, 3% Korea, and 2% all your other ty 3rd world countries. Deal with it.

Your ass must hurt due to pulling so many BS stats out of it.

In any case, the poll was not supposed to be weighted by your imaginary %.

[MaNuMaNiAc]

, I don't even know why I'm even arguing with this bag... I really should know better by now.

[DAF86]

I thought they misspelled Madonna.

Maradona, I looked him up, and he is not even in the top 20. Nobody in America would know who he was. Soccer is global, yes, but you have to take America into account. The Stones, Beatles and Jacko have sold out shows on every continent except Antarctica. If Maradona came and signed autographs at a car dealership that wouldn't even draw a big crowd

So the most popular player of the most popular sport wouldn't even be on contention but Oprah does?

[Thunder Dan]

Oh my ing God. You guys need to be the center of the World so bad it is not even funny.

There are 300 million Americans and 5,000 million. If Maradona is known by 10% of the 4,700 billion that are not American (and believe me, he is known by many more than that %) and not known by even one single American, he would still be more popular than Oprah.

sorry man, but a soccer stud isn't bigger than the leader of the Stones or Beatles

[DAF86]

I don't think Maradona makes it on this one. Back when he was playing perhaps, but he's been out of the limelight for a long time now (except in Argentina). Maradona isn't nearly as recognizable as even Beckham now a days, world wide that is.

Look all the buzz that is going on in the world right now with Maradona's designation as the DT of the National team.

[smeagol]

okay then, let's just find the most popular Chinese celebrity and end this .

I said this in an earlier post. Any run of the mill Chinese celebrity is more popular then ing Oprah Winfrey.

Because obviously all that matters is total population.

So what else matters in a popularity contest?

I know . . . what Americans think. That is what matters the most.

1 vote from an American = 20 votes from a Guatemalan. How does that sound?

[Ms.TeenSouthCarolina]

I think that with US Americans it's according to maps via Iraq and public schools for Africa, like such as when US Americans are is were. Thank you.

[Thunder Dan]

The Beatles have sold over a billion units (records, CDs, Tapes)

BILLION with a B

1,000,000,000


that's about 1/6 of the earth owning a Beatles album

[smeagol]

Tell that to Time magazine, not me.

An American magazine that catters to Americans.

Great example!

Keep them coming, moron.

[Thunder Dan]

sorry, if I've never heard of the guy he doesn't make my list. I've heard of Pele, so he could possibly make it, but let's be honest here

[DAF86]

The Beatles have sold over a billion units (records, CDs, Tapes)

BILLION with a B

1,000,000,000


that's about 1/6 of the earth owning a Beatles album

If Lennon would still be alive he'd be the world's biggest celebrity but McCartney doesn't cut it.

[smeagol]

sorry man, but a soccer stud isn't bigger than the leader of the Stones or Beatles

It's up for debate.

My point is that Maradona not being known in the US is a moot point regarding the poll.

[smeagol]

sorry, if I've never heard of the guy he doesn't make my list. I've heard of Pele, so he could possibly make it, but let's be honest here

Your list is probably wrong.

[MaNuMaNiAc]

sorry, if I've never heard of the guy he doesn't make my list. I've heard of Pele, so he could possibly make it, but let's be honest here

I think the point here is that it doesn't matter whether you've heard of him or not. America isn't the end all, be all of celebrity. In terms of actual followers, I'd say a Chinese celebrity is ten times more popular.

[DAF86]

sorry, if I've never heard of the guy he doesn't make my list.

Make a list about biggest celebrities in the US then.

I've heard of Pele, so he could possibly make it, but let's be honest here

Go see polls (of countries that give a damn about football) about who is the best football player of all times and then come back to me.

[sonic21]

The Beatles have sold over a billion units (records, CDs, Tapes)

BILLION with a B

1,000,000,000


that's about 1/6 of the earth owning a Beatles album

that's impressive but that doesn't mean 1/6 of the earth knows the beatles.

[DAF86]

Tell that to Time magazine, not me.

What the is that?