We all have our idols and inspirations. They might be divine beings, great men of nobility, warriors. Besides, they might be politicians, movie stars or athletes. Most Famous Person in The World as we popularly call them, are such men and women who have made their name with laborious hard work and sheer diligence. Although fame is intangible and difficult to measure, the ones we are talking about don’t need to be measured. The world will know them with just a glimpse.
Without much ado, we will move on to tell you about some of the most famous people in the world. Stay with us throughout the article to know everything you need to know.
Let’s Get on With The Names
1. Michael Jackson
He was born on August 29, 1958, and his demise was on June 25, 2009.
Michael Jackson, unfortunately, passed away 12 years ago. However, his legacy lives on with us. We all know that he was without doubt the most popular musical royalty. Besides, people hailed him as one of the best singers and performers in history. His net worth: is $USD 236M.
From being a child artist to rising as the King of Pop, his albums topped the charts. Speaking of some hits we have ‘Thriller’, ‘Beat It’, and ‘Billie Jean. Another big contribution to his fame is the controversy surrounding his sexual abuse allegations.
2. Dwayne Johnson
Dwayne Johnson, also nicknamed as “The Rock”, is the most famous person in the world as of 2022. Dwayne was a WWE champion wrestler earlier
Furthermore, now he is an actor and producer. He is one of the greatest professional wrestlers in the world till now.
He is currently one of the highest-grossing actors in Hollywood. His Net worth approximately right now is close to $320 million.
Besides, he is very active on the social media site Instagram. He shares his workout videos and diet tips and has 328million followers.
3. Kylie Jenner
Although we know that she is the youngest of the Kardashian-Jenner lot, she has become the most popular among the sisters. According to Forbes, she became the world’s youngest self-made billionaire in 2019. However, we know that she comes from quite a well-to-do family.
But, the famous personality had a lot to achieve. In 2015, she launched Kylie Cosmetics. It is mainly a brand that specializes in lip kits, eyeshadows, and make-up. Speaking of net worth, currently, it is $700 million.
Instagram’s most-followed woman has since then launched three more brands. Kylie Skin, Kylie Swim, and Kylie Baby. How many are her Instagram followers? 358 million.
4. Christiano Ronaldo
Christiano Ronaldo is considered one of the world’s best footballers and has the highest number of followers on Facebook. He is, without a doubt, one of the most famous people in the world.
We know that he has set great records playing for Manchester United, Real Madrid, Juventus and the Portuguese national team. Besides, he has won the world best player award 5 times, a feat only Lionel Messi has achieved. In the beginning, he was on par with him. His net worth is $500m. Besides, he is also registered with Nike shoes. 467 million are his Instagram followers. Impressive!
5. Barack Obama
Barack Obama was the first African American to be elected President of the United States of America. His Net worth approximately is at least $70 million. According to The New York Post, the 44th and former president of the United States has a net worth of more than $130 million in 2021. So it keeps growing as it should. Also, he has a considerable amount of followers on Facebook and Twitter.
He rose further to prominence after he was named the Nobel Peace Prize winner in 2009. A Promised Land, is his most recent memoir which was released in 2020. Furthermore, it sold millions of copies just days after its release.
6. Oprah Winfrey
Famous media personality Oprah Gail Winfrey is estimated to be worth $2.7 billion. Among many famous personalities, she is a shining one. However, she started her career as a news anchor. And then her famous talk show “The Oprah Winfrey Show”, rose gradually to garner the highest ratings which was the world record in its category.
Currently, she is the Chairwoman and CEO of Harpo Productions. Besides, she is the Chairwoman, CEO, and CCO of the Oprah Winfrey Network. Also, she has a lot of fans on social media.
7. Elon Musk
Elon Musk is the CEO of Tesla Inc and SpaceX. According to the 2022 estimate, he is the world’s richest man, with a net worth of $239.6 billion. Furthermore, Elon Musk owns several companies including, Zip2, X.com, PayPal, SpaceX, The Musk Foundation, Tesla, SolarCity, and OpenAI.
Recently the US-based news magazine “Time” declared that Elon Musk is Time Magazine’s Person of the Year for 2021 on 13th December. We appreciate the honour as most of the wealth he has acquired is self-made. However, we have a question. What are all those cryptic and controversial tweets all about? Nevermind.
8. Jeff Bezos
Jeff Bezos is the founder and chairman of American multinational tech company Amazon Inc. He is one of the world’s richest and also one of the most famous people in the world as of 2022. Going by the net worth Bezos has an estimated more than $180 billion as per Forbes Magazine.
In addition, earlier he served as president and CEO of Amazon and he resigned recently to pursue his interest in Space. He was in the news recently for completing his maiden space voyage for 11 minutes. Furthermore, we know that Jeff Bezos is the second billionaire to travel to space.
Currently, Amazon is the world’s second-largest company with a market cap of 1.6 trillion dollars.
9. Taylor Swift
Taylor Alison Swift is from America and is a famous singer-songwriter. We already know that because of her amazing songwriting skills she has won accolades all over the world. Besides, she has got very elaborate media coverage from a young age.
After her second studio album in 2008, she rose to prominence. That is because it was certified as a Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). Furthermore, due to her ear soothing voice, Swift is among the best-selling music artists worldwide. Her sales of more than 200 million records. Also, she won 11 Grammy Awards, two Brit Awards, and 49 Guinness World Records.
10. Lionel Messi
As we all know soccer is the most famous sport in the world. So, there is no wonder that another soccer player makes it onto the list of the most famous people in the world.
We have Lionel Messi to talk about. Firstly, he is a soccer player who hails from Argentina. Secondly, he not only plays for Paris Saint-Germain but is also the captain of the Argentina national team.
Without a doubt, this 34-year-old footballer is considered to be one of the greatest football players of all time. Speaking of his net worth, it is approximately $400 million.
Instagram Followers currently is 349 million.
11. Leonardo DiCaprio
Leonardo Wilhelm DiCaprio was born on November 11, 1974. Firstly, he is an American actor and film producer. Secondly, he is known for his work as a leading man in biopics and period films. He is the recipient of several accolades, like an Academy Award, a British Academy Film Award, and three Golden Globe Awards. Furthermore, his films have grossed over $7.2 billion worldwide, and he has been placed eight times in the annual rankings of the world’s highest-paid actors.
His net worth right now is around $262 million. Speaking of popularity, the world knows him so he is indeed one of the most famous personalities in the world.
12. Rihanna
Rihanna is one of the world’s most famous personalities who has entered the billionaire’s club very recently. Hence she is now the richest female musician in the world. Furthermore, she is the second-richest female entertainer in the world, the first being Oprah Winfrey.
As per Forbes estimates, Rihanna’s net worth is $1.8 billion. Speaking of which a major contribution to her wealth comes from her Fenty Beauty cosmetics company amounting to $1.4 billion.
In 2003 she started a musical journey with two of her classmates. And she has successfully sold over 250 million records of her songs. She is an inspiration to many youngsters.
Ending note
It is difficult to determine popularity in terms of the number of followers or the net worth of a person. Some of the most famous people in the world like Isaac Newton or Leonardo Da Vinci were born way before social media existed. Yet the world remembers them.
Some recent famous men and women do not use social media, yet the world recognizes them. So social media followers cannot be the ultimate parameter for determining popularity. Here we have mentioned some of the many names on the list. Every person has their inspiration or favourite. There are so many more out there that a list cannot contain. We hope this article was informative for you.
