Ali was arguably most famous guy in planet? who's next famous?

Tommy Toes

Arthur Jones

Her Majesty is the most famous person on the planet

Piers Morgan

Its a strange thing. Soon we will no longer have any famous people alive.

Obama or Da Pope

Chewbacca...well his mask

Obama, Putin or Messi I imagine.  The population of China and India are both more than Europe and the USA combined, so might even be someone like Tendulkar, Yao Ming or Liu Xiang

Barry Scott

Mick Jagger

Alex Ferguson

Most famous, if this is strictly about numbers than famous people from China or India have a case.

But for me most famous means across the world, by number of countries rater than people.

So the likes of Tendulkar or Liu Xiang would be a clear no, Cricket is not on the radar in places like North America, South America, most parts of Europe and Africa

Yao Ming though much more so, Basketball has a much wider appeal that Hurdles and Cricket.

But I would go with Obama, has to be. The American president is always near the top because for 8 years they are pretty much known to absolutely everyone in every country. Messi, Ronaldo and Usain Bolt are in that conversation though.

Don;t think any American sportsperson can be right at the top, very famous in their own countries but not the world over, pretty much most NFL/NBA/NHL player could walk past me in the street and I wouldn't know who they are.

Paul Golding?

Alex Ferguson

this is a without spivs market anx

You are not famous just because you are president of America.

somebody has to be president of America.

Is it possible to be well known but not famous?.. yes.

Nobody born in the last 30 years is famous

Yao Ming is a famous insult in the Black Country

Is this a 'without Jesus' market?

Ronnie Pickering

Most countries have not had any famous people, including China.

Top 12 by Forbes Rag

1.Marilyn Monroe (1926 – 1962) American actress / singer / model.
2.Abraham Lincoln (1809 – 1865) US President during American civil war
3.Mother Teresa (1910 – 1997) Catholic missionary nun / charity worker
4.John F. Kennedy (1917 – 1963) US President
5.Martin Luther King (1929 – 1968) – American civil rights campaigner
6.Nelson Mandela (1918 – ) – South African President anti-apartheid campaigner.
7.Winston Churchill (1874- 1965) – British Prime Minister during WWII
8.Bill Gates (1955 – ) American businessman, founder of Microsoft
9.Muhammad Ali (1942 – ) American Boxer and civil rights campaigner.
10.Mahatma Gandhi (1869 – 1948) Leader of Indian independence.
11.Margaret Thatcher (1925 – ) British Prime Minister.
12.Crisp 77          (2002 - ) Betfair forum comedian & poet.

Because of time there will be less and less famous people.

Jesus Christ lfc, will you shut up please.

I've always wanted to come just underneath Margaret Thatcher.

James Paul McCartney dwarfs most of the persons above in fame.

Usain Bolt's got to be in the mix.

Jun 7, 2016 -- 11:52AM, alun2005 wrote:

James Paul McCartney dwarfs most of the persons above in fame.

Is that the dad of the famous tracksuit designer?

kelly maloney high on the list

Kim jong un

Ronnie Pickering .. Who the f*ck is that?

6.Nelson Mandela (1918 – ) – South African President anti-apartheid campaigner.
7.Winston Churchill (1874- 1965) – British Prime Minister during WWII
8.Bill Gates (1955 – ) American businessman, founder of Microsoft
9.Muhammad Ali (1942 – ) American Boxer and civil rights campaigner.
10.Mahatma Gandhi (1869 – 1948) Leader of Indian independence.
11.Margaret Thatcher (1925 – ) British Prime Minister.

Something tells me this list is well out of date.....

Harry Styles isn't on it.

Ghandi

Most famous person alive now would be .. Obama? Madonna?

Michael Jordan.

Don't think he'd be the most recognisable but his shoe line is worn all round the world.

Must be Obama.

I'm still in hiding - you will not find me...Wally (where's Wally)

The elusive Pimpernel

Last go, the unknown soldier.

Ali fought and two billion saw the fight.

what rob dylan said

Beyonce

David Beckham up there

Bob Gates Microsoft , every one knows who he is 

If Simon Cowell looks in he'll be disappointed no one has mentioned him.
I'd go for a top three of Obama, the Queen and the Pope.

Don't know any Bob Gates

you would walk past the queen and the pope in the street if dressed in a tracksuit

That would be a sight to behold.
The Pope and the Queen rapping in their trackies.

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Bob Gates mentioned on all the lists i could see  - so must be him .

nice fella .

lfc1971
Is it possible to be well known but not famous?.. yes.

Dictionary says ... no. 
known about by many people.
synonyms:    well known, celebrated, prominent, famed, popular, having made a name for oneself;