The biggest/most famous living celebrity

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Wayne Rooney

[TCA]

Brad Pitt and Johnny Depp for films.

[celticjobber]

Madonna would have to be pretty high on the list.

[Allie Kitsune]

Feb 6, 2013 2:14:56 GMT -5 celticjobber said:

Madonna would have to be pretty high on the list.

I had thought about that too. People have kind of forgotten, though, because she's not quite as ubiquitous as she had been, these days.

[willywonka666]

Sonny Tufts

[Push R Truth]

Bill Gates or Richard Branson currently.


Steve Jobs probably owned the "Corporate Rich Dude Title" at the time of his death.

[Hurbster]

Feb 6, 2013 0:43:47 GMT -5 Urethra Franklin said:

David Beckham

Absolutely.

[Deleted]

I'm surprised Hulk Hogan hasn't been mentioned. Not exactly a hot topic, but still a household name.

[Hit Girl]

I'll exclude royalty and politicians

In terms of celebrities/media figures, it's Madonna.

[Lila]

Feb 6, 2013 10:39:17 GMT -5 Allie Kitsune said:

Feb 6, 2013 2:14:56 GMT -5 celticjobber said:

Madonna would have to be pretty high on the list.

I had thought about that too. People have kind of forgotten, though, because she's not quite as ubiquitous as she had been, these days.

Uhhh.... She just broke several touring records this year with her MDNA Tour....

The MDNA Tour was the ninth concert tour by American entertainer Madonna. It promoted her twelfth studio album, MDNA. The tour visited the Americas, Europe and the Middle East. This marked the singer first performances in the United Arab Emirates, Ukraine, Scotland and Colombia. The tour was initially planned to reach Australia in January 2013 but was cancelled, resulting in Madonna posting an audio video letter on her official YouTube account.

Madonna described the tour as "a journey from darkness to light". It was divided into four sections: Transgression, where guns and violence was the main theme, Prophecy, where a mix of joyful songs that bring people together are performed, Masculine/Feminine, a combination of sensuality and fashion with a few of Madonna's classic songs performed in a French Cabaret-style, and Redemption, which Madonna labeled as "a big party and celebration". The tour has received positive reception and critical acclaim.

The tour courted many controversial subjects such as violence, firearms, human rights, nudity and politics. Lawsuits threatened against Madonna have also been engaged from the tour. The MDNA Tour created immense success at the box office and many venues were instantly sold out. It was dubbed as the highest-grossing tour of 2012 by Billboard. The tour grossed $305.2 million from 88 sold-out shows, becoming the ninth highest-grossing tour of all time and surpassing Celine Dion's Taking Chances Tour as the second highest-grossing tour among female artists, behind Madonna's own Sticky & Sweet Tour. Madonna broke the record for occupying the top two highest-grossing female tours of all time.

MDNA Tour

[Evil Homer]

IMO this list begins and ends with Muhammad Ali

[saneiac]

Actor has to be Arnold Schwarzenegger. Honorable Mention to Jackie Chan, who's a star in part of the world, and a legend in the other part.

["Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay]

Can you really say 'The Pope' though? How many people can name him? How many people can recognise him without his Popemobile? How many people noticed the changeover?

I know the answer is, in varying degrees, 'some' to 'lots,' but my point is he is not exactly a super-celeb. He's 'The Pope,' if you made a dog 'The Pope' he'd be the most famous dog on Earth, but most people would not be able to pick it out from another labrador.

[Mozenrath]

The Pope had significantly more recognition when it was John Paul II, of course, but a good deal of the world would still have knowledge of the Pope.

Madonna is a good answer, absolutely. I may find her a bit overrated, but she is undeniably iconic.

["Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay]

Yeah, exactly, knowledge of The Pope, not Pope Whatsisname the 100th.

[Sam Punk]

I'll say Portia Perez. Or maybe Kristie Alley.

Feb 5, 2013 22:20:09 GMT -5 Toxik916 said:

It's gotta be Obama right now. To paraphrase Dave Chappelle, the President of the United States is so famous that if someone were to suck his dick they themselves would become famous.

So that's how Dave became famous.

[Mighty Attack Tribble]

Feb 6, 2013 15:15:45 GMT -5 Evil Homer said:

IMO this list begins and ends with Muhammad Ali

For the genral population in the US where he is still a national icon, perhaps. Outside the US I'd narrow it down to sports fans, as a lot of the current generation who don't follow sports have little to no idea who he is.

[Joker]

Outside bets:


Big Bird
Psy
Steven Hawking
Brad Pitt
Banksy
Kim Jong Un

[Koda, Master Crunchyroller]

If you are considering Usain Bolt, you HAVE to also consider Michael Phelps. The dude is the most decorated Olympian in history, and his quest to achieve this status was one of the major selling points/stories of the 2008 and 2012 Olympics.

[Sam Punk]

Feb 6, 2013 15:15:45 GMT -5 Evil Homer said:

IMO this list begins and ends with Muhammad Ali

Only for a few more months though.