Who is the most famous person in the world?

[Defiant]

I'd go with Michael Jackson if he counts. He was a recent and long-lasting cultural icon the world over who's influence still lives now.

 

[jax_the_ax]

Who?

Have you ever seen Heartbreak Ridge?

 

[Lewb]

I couldn't tell you who the pope is right now tho? Bill gates is a good shout. Steve Jobs would have been another punt at it..

Or Mother Theresa.

 

[Slim]

Have you ever seen Heartbreak Ridge?

Never even heard of it.

 

[Gotcha b*tch]

Rob Schnieder.

 

[Kiffy Lube]

The guy that Jesus is based off of.

 

[Itchweed]

Dead you have to go with Michael Jackson.. Living I'd have to say that Kony guy got pretty famous recently, and he's just chillin' in a jungle atm.

 

[The New F'n Show]

Tim Tebow!!! lol

 

[Rated R Superstar]

I'm surprised nobody said Justin Bieber. That kid is insanely popular. Lady Gaga, Oprah! Jim Parsons anyone?

 

[Deuce]

Alan from The Hangover (Zach Galifiankis)

 

[Pete]

I'm assuming dead people and mythical beings count, so:

God, Hitler, Mahatma Ghandi, Santa Claus, Jesus Christ, Che Guevara (because most people know his face, even if they don't know who he is), Elvis.

"Pop-culture-famous": Michael Jackson, Kim Kardashian, Paris Hilton, Ozzy Osbourne, Cristiano Ronaldo, Justin Bieber, Robert Pattinson, Daniel Radcliffe, Lady GaGa, John Lennon, George W. Bush Jr., Bill Gates, Steve (Blow)Jobs.

NOTE: I'm using "famous" in the sense of "even the smallest little kid in a faraway village in Africa has probably heard of them".