Which living person would be most recognised by people worldwide?

[Sunny54321]

Middle of the night musings.

i would have said the late Queen would have been recognised in the most countries around the world but not sure who would now. Maybe Trump?

Anyone I'm forgetting?

Serena Williams?
Lionel Messi?
Beyoncé?

He has a lovely and unique smile

That’s a very British centric view.

Michael Jackson was more recognisable than the Queen.

Who? I’ve never heard of her.

Dalai Lama

No idea what the pope looks like ,i’m not religious but religion is polarised so more than half world may not know.
i think Trump or Renaldo and I don’t like football

dead: I think Michael jackson

False

Ok Beyonce

Oooh good one!

This just popped up on my X feed and it shows why it's Ronaldo - he's genuinely nice https://x.com/hayyat89/status/2063528518471020649?s=20

She’s right, there are large swathes of the world who don’t care about those people.

I have heard of him but wouldn’t be able to pick him out of a lineup - he’s just some footballer

How can you not know what the Pope looks like when he is frequently on TV and other media?

Because he’s quite new to the job?

Not being funny, but the Pope could walk through Rome in a pair of shorts and a t-shirt and everyone would take him to be a tourist from Argentina.

I maybe saw him on the news when he was elected but have no idea what he looks like.

I think maybe Trump, King Charles and Prince William.

I think if they were surrounded by bodyguards I’d be sure it’s them. If I saw any sans people around I’d just think they are a look-alikes and not the real deal.

I don’t think I would recognise the footballers noted on here.

Prince feckin William being more famous than Ronaldo? 😂

I posted it before but there was a famous study on this and it is definitely Ronaldo.

Yep, it's Ronaldo. He covers Spanish and Portuguese speaking parts of the world for starters. He played for Man United. He now plays in Saudi. He has played in loads of World Cups. He is apparently a really nice guy. He has the most followers of anyone on social media. There was all that publicity around the awful bust made of him in Madeira. He ticks so many boxes. Not knowing who he is isn't a badge of honour imo.

If the pope walked past me in popish clothes, I’d think he was the pope, but if he walked past me in anything else I wouldn’t.

Probably, if any other old man walked past me wearing the pope’s clothes, I would probably still think it was the pope!

Trump, I would definitely recognise.

He isn't particularly memorable. If almost any one of the aged 70 plus white men in the world dressed as the Pope I would think they're the Pope.

I'd also like to point out that someone has snuck in "Kermit" as an answer, and everyone has let that slide.

Agreed. There is no way I’d be able to pick
out the pope in a line up of 70+ year old white men.