The Most Famous Man/Woman In The World.

pascal30

Dalai Lama. The Pope,

I would have said the Dalai Lama a few weeks ago, but the video of him with the young boy has troubled me.

Meghan Markle is the most notorious woman in the western world at present; ten years time, Meghan who? (possibly).
Man? Probably Trump as in most known/recognised, but infamous. Overtaken by Putin.
Film stars/footballers Out of touch there.

It depends upon whether we mean famous or infamous, although a person can be both, as in the ghastly Andrew Tate. In terms of knowing straight away who they are if I see their photograph, or in the unlikely event of seeing them queueing at my local Co-op; I would say the late Queen, Elon Musk, Putin, Trump. All very recognisable, irrespective of whether I admire them or not.

David Attenborough, Ed Sheerin, not in my world whatsoever.

I think it will be a very famous actor if we are thinking worldwide..
Maybe Tom Cruise..🤔

I'm just bemused that people think the Duchess of Sussex is the most famous/notorious woman in the world.

Not Greta, not Hillary Clinton, not Serena Williams, not the Princess of Wales....

The wife of the second son of the king of a small island off the coast of Europe is probably not that famous around the whole world. I could be wrong, of course.

Surely not volver 😲

No, I know. False modesty. Why did I write such a thing? 🤣

The wife of the second son of the king of a small island off the coast of Europe is probably not that famous around the world.

You’ve just put Omid Scobie out of a job! 😂

I was concerned 😀

My DGD has been given the name of a famous film star from my era.
I protested as I thought it would be a burden for her but as her DP said no one's heard of her now.
Not quite true because everyone my age including some teachers will have heard of her famous namesake.

On another note. Did anyone hear on Woman's Hour today, a small child's question about the coronation?
"Will the queen be a man now?"

Elon Musk

Just for the purpose of accuracy I didn't say that MM was famous, I said she was notorious in the western world, because the massive amount of publicity she orchestrates attracts attention, plus her face plastered on so many front pages on every news stand. Difficult to avoid.
I doubt if she has staying power because she achieves very little except discord.

Ed Sheeran? I vaguely know the name, but I wouldn’t know him if I fell over him.

Juliet27

I should imagine David Attenborough is well known around the world for his travels, books and documentaries over many decades. Does that make him famous?

That was my thought.

I'm ignoring infamous or celeb.

Perhaps when we only need to use one of their names for everyone to know instantly who they are, they've hit the jackpot.

Perhaps Elon Musk hasn't quite made it yet
Nor Bill Gates

Grammaretto

My DGD has been given the name of a famous film star from my era.
I protested as I thought it would be a burden for her but as her DP said no one's heard of her now.
Not quite true because everyone my age including some teachers will have heard of her famous namesake.

On another note. Did anyone hear on Woman's Hour today, a small child's question about the coronation?
"Will the queen be a man now?"

On another note. Did anyone hear on Woman's Hour today, a small child's question about the coronation?
"^Will the queen be a man now?^"

😂😂😂

easybee
I think if you asked most people in, let’s say Timbuktu they would look at you sideways if you asked who Meghan was, but,if you asked them who Putin is, they would know.
I’m afraid you give her far too much credibility.

Callistemon21

Perhaps when we only need to use one of their names for everyone to know instantly who they are, they've hit the jackpot.

Perhaps Elon Musk hasn't quite made it yet
Nor Bill Gates

Boris?

Calendargirl

Callistemon21

Perhaps when we only need to use one of their names for everyone to know instantly who they are, they've hit the jackpot.

Perhaps Elon Musk hasn't quite made it yet
Nor Bill Gates

Boris?

Everyone knows who he is in this country but perhaps not the world!
Would anyone automatically think of Karloff, Pasternak or Yeltsin. Or Jovanović?

I think Putin, just as the most famous, not admirable.

Dead - Albert Einstein
Alive - vlodimir Zelenskyy, Dalai Lama

Jesus Christ

My husband and I were debating and had decided probably it would be Putin. My husband said "ask Alexa". She said "Mmm Lawrence Lewelyn-Bowan". It has took me 10 minutes to stop laughing.

I just asked our Alexa and she said it was Noel Edmonds!