CA ANIL K JAIN

WORLD CELEBRITIES

1 October 2013

Top 10 World Celebrities of the year as per Forbes magazine since 1999. 
Nr. 1 Nr. 2 Nr. 3 Nr. 4 Nr. 5 Nr. 6 Nr. 7 Nr. 8 Nr. 9 Nr. 10
1999 Michael Jordan Oprah Winfrey Leonardo DiCaprio Jerry Seinfeld Steven Spielberg Spice Girls* Harrison Ford Robin Williams Celine Dion The Rolling Stones*
2000 Julia Roberts George Lucas Oprah Winfrey Tom Hanks Michael Jordan The Rolling Stones* Tiger Woods Backstreet Boys Cher Steven Spielberg
2001 Tom Cruise Tiger Woods The Beatles* Britney Spears Bruce Willis Michael Jordan Backstreet Boys* NSYNC* Oprah Winfrey Mel Gibson
2002 Britney Spears Tiger Woods Steven Spielberg Madonna U2* NSYNC* Mariah Carey Oprah Winfrey Michael Jordan Tom Hanks
2003 Jennifer Aniston Eminem andDr. Dre Tiger Woods Steven Spielberg Jennifer Lopez Paul McCartney Ben Affleck Oprah Winfrey Tom Hanks The Rolling Stones*
2004 Mel Gibson Tiger Woods Oprah Winfrey Tom Cruise The Rolling Stones* J.K. Rowling Michael Jordan Bruce Springsteen Steven Spielberg Johnny Depp
2005 Oprah Winfrey Tiger Woods Mel Gibson George Lucas Shaquille O’Neal Steven Spielberg Johnny Depp Madonna Elton John Tom Cruise
2006 Tom Cruise The Rolling Stones* Oprah Winfrey U2* Tiger Woods Steven Spielberg Howard Stern 50 Cent Cast of The Sopranos* Dan Brown
2007 Oprah Winfrey Tiger Woods Madonna The Rolling Stones* Brad Pitt Johnny Depp Elton John Tom Cruise Jay-Z Steven Spielberg
2008 Oprah Winfrey Tiger Woods Angelina Jolie Beyoncé Knowles David Beckham Johnny Depp Jay-Z Usain Bolt J.K. Rowling Brad Pitt
2009 Angelina Jolie Oprah Winfrey Madonna Beyoncé Knowles Tiger Woods Bruce Springsteen Steven Spielberg Jennifer Aniston Brad Pitt Kobe Bryant
2010 Oprah Winfrey Beyoncé Knowles James Cameron Lady Gaga Tiger Woods Britney Spears U2* Sandra Bullock Johnny Depp Madonna
2011 Lady Gaga Oprah Winfrey Justin Bieber U2* Elton John Tiger Woods Taylor Swift Bon Jovi* Simon Cowell LeBron James
2012 Jennifer Lopez Oprah Winfrey Justin Bieber Rihanna Lady Gaga Britney Spears Kim Kardashian Katy Perry Tom Cruise Steven Spielberg
2013 Oprah Winfrey Lady Gaga Steven Spielberg Beyoncé Knowles Madonna Taylor Swift Bon Jovi* Roger Federer Justin Bieber Ellen DeGeneres
TOP TEN MOST SUCCESSFUL WORLD POLITICIANS
M. K. Gandhi (1869)
Hugo Chávez (1954)
Abraham Lincoln
(1809)
Willy Brandt (1913)
Nelson Mandela
(1918)
Maximilien de
Robespierre (1758)
Winston Churchill
(1874)
John F. Kennedy
(1917)
Woodrow Wilson
(1856)
Indira Gandhi
(1917)

              * Year indicates Year of Birth.

TOP TEN SPORTS STAR OF ALL TIME



Michael Phelps (Swimming)
Steffi Graf (Tennis)
Tiger Woods (Golf)
Lance Armstrong (Cycling)
Carl Lewis (Athletics)
Kelly Slater (Surfing)
Don Bradman (Cricket)
Muhammad Ali (Boxing)
Michael Jordan (Basketball)
Pele (Football)
50 Most Popular Tourist Attractions In The World

Times
Square
New
York City, NY, USA
35 million
National Mall
& Memorial Parks
Washington,
D.C., USA
25 million
Disney World’s
Magic Kingdom
Lake Buena Vista, FL, USA
16.6 million
Trafalgar
Square
London, England,
UK
15 million
Disneyland
Park
Anaheim, CA, USA
14.7 million
Niagara
Falls
Ontario,
Canada & New
York State, USA
14 million
Fisherman’s
Wharf / Golden Gate National Recreation
Area
San
Francisco, CA, USA
13 million
Tokyo
Disneyland/DisneySea
Tokyo,
Japan
12.9 million
Notre Dame de
Paris
Paris,
France
12 million
Disneyland
Paris
Marne-La-Vallee, France
10.6 million
Great
Wall of China
Badaling area, China
10 million
Great Smoky Mountain
National Park
Tennessee/North Carolina,
USA
9.2 million
Universal
Studios Japan
Osaka,
Japan
8.5 million
Basilique du
Sacre-Coeur de Montmartre
Paris,
France
8 million
Musee du Louvre
Paris,
France
7.5 million
Everland
Kyonggi-Do,
South Korea
7.5 million
The Forbidden
City/Tienanmen Square
Beijing,
China
7 million
Eiffel
Tower
Paris,
France
6.7 million
Universal
Studios/Islands of Adventure
Orlando,
FL, USA
6 million
Sea World Florida
Orlando,
FL, USA
5.7 million
Pleasure
Beach
Blackpool,
England, UK
5.7 million
Lotte World
Seoul,
South Korea
5.5 million
Yokohama
Hakkeijima Sea
Paradise
Japan
5.4 million
Hong
Kong Disneyland
Hong
Kong, China
5.2 million
Centre Pompidou
Paris,
France
5.1 million
Tate Modern
London,
England, UK
4.9 million
British
Museum
London,
England, UK
4.8 million
Universal
Studios
Los
Angeles, CA, USA
4.7 million
National Gallery
London,
England, UK
4.6 million
Metropolitan
Museum
New
York, NY, USA
4.5 million
Grand
Canyon National Parkgrand-canyon
Arizona,
USA
4.4 million
Tivoli
GardensTivoli-Gardens2
Copenhagen,
Denmark
4.4 million
Ocean
ParkOcean_Park_overview2
Hong
Kong, China
4.38 million
Busch
GardensBush-Gardens-Tampa-Bay
Tampa
Bay, FL, USA
4.36 million
Sea World
CaliforniaSeaWorld-San-Diego2
San
Diego, CA, USA
4.26 million
Statue of Liberty
New
York, NY, USA
4.24 million
The Vatican
(Vatican Square)
& the
surrounding museums
Vatican
City (surrounded by Rome,
Italy)
4.2 million
Sydney
Opera House
Sydney,
Australia
4 million
The Coliseum
Rome,
Italy
4 million
American
Museum of Natural
History
New
York, NY, USA
4 million
Grauman’s
Chinese Theater
Hollywood
(Los Angeles), CA, USA
4 million
Empire
State Building
New
York, NY, USA
4 million
Natural
History Museum
London,
England, UK
3.7 million
The London
Eye
London,
England, UK
3.5 million
Palace
of Versailles
France
3.45 million
Yosemite
National Park
California,
USA
3.44 million
Pyramids of Giza
Egypt
3 million
Pompeii
Italy
2.5 million
Hermitage
Museum
St.
Petersburg, Russia
2.5 million
Taj Mahal
Agra,
India
2.4 million



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