Who is the most famous person alive today?

[virgocatlover]

As in, well known world wide by face or name.

I would say the Queen was up there when she was alive but not sure Charles would make the top 10 now.

Trump, Putin or Elon Musk perhaps?

Obviously there are many famous Hollywood actors and singers but are any the most famous worldwide where English isn't the first language?

Spiderman.

Elon Musk, Trump and Kim Jong Un

I couldn't recognise a single sports player other than maybe David Beckham.

I've never watched it and I know a lot of people who aren't into football.

But even people who don't like Taylor Swift know who she is, what she looks like etc

I would say Trump or Taylor Swift based on the fact that I think many people (including non English speaking) would be able to see a picture of them and know who they are.

Mick Jagger?

A mere C-lister compared to Elvis Presley.

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King Charles

DC(7) says it's Mario 😂

It has to be Trump, which is exactly what he wanted sadly!

I suppose it depends if you mean have heard of them, or if people would actually recognise them. If it's the former then loads of people mentioned on this thread.

If the latter, then just taking myself as an example, I have no clue what Taylor Swift, Messi, Beyonce or Elon Musk look like. But I think everybody would, sadly, recognise both the name and image of Putin and Trump.

Population of the US is 333million.

Population of China, India, Vietnam, Japan, Korea, in fact, the entirety of Asia, Europe, South America, Central America, and Africa, where football (soccer) is absolutely massive completely dwarfs that.

Granted, in India most people are obsessed with cricket, but there will also be many more football obsessives in India than there are Baseball obsessives in the US simply because the Indian population is an order of magnitude larger.

Actually, I'm trying to think of someone who transcends language - Mr Bean?! I wonder if Rowan Atkinson gets recognised everywhere he goes?

Ronnie Pickering.

We were in Tanzania this year and EVERYWHERE we went the Premier League was asked about. I'd say it's a footballer, followed closely by a Hollywood A List, like that nut job Tom Cruise.

Most definitely.

Kim Kardashian or Donald Trump

I don’t think there is anywhere in the world that aren’t familiar with those 2 names.

I know next to nothing about football and couldn't pick Ronaldo or Messi out in a lineup, but I am an outlier in a world of footie fans. It's a footballer for sure - the third world countries lock it in

Rowan Atkinson, as Mr Bean seems to have got around a bit.

I think long term it's gotta be Trump?
Short term Taylor Swift. I took dd to the eras tour and it was like a mega church.

I think The Orange One(Trump) ... but OP should ask China, because they have all the answers!

Nothing new to add other than I think it would be a footballer too - look at the global following of ManU.

I was shockingly reminded of how much of an age differential there is (or just how old I am ) talking to an 18yo at the weekend who had never heard of Kylie Minogue. I ended up saying, she makes wine.

David Attenborough?

Ah, just seen he’s already been mentioned 🙂

Slightly off topic but found it interesting watching Romesh Ranganathan filming in Madagascar talking to men who look after lemurs and they had never heard of the film Madagascar. That was a massive world wide film , literally had no idea what he was talking about

must be the right answer then! I concur. It's Mr Bean!