Forbes Celebrity 100 list
Here is the top 25 in the list of celebrities with the most power as compiled by Forbes on June 2005. Biogs also has Forbes most powerful celebrities 2007
- 1. Oprah Winfrey
- 2. Tiger Woods
- 3. Mel Gibson
- 4. George Lucas
- 5. Shaquille O'Neal
- 6. Steven Spielberg
- 7. Johnny Depp
- 8. Madonna
- 9. Elton John
- 10. Tom Cruise
- 11. Brad Pitt
- 12. Dan Brown
- 13. Will Smith
- 14. David Letterman
- 15. Lance Armstrong
- 16. Michael Jordan
- 17. Michael Schumacher
- 18. Will Ferrell
- 19. Kobe Bryant
- 20. P Diddy
- 21. Jay Leno
- 22. J.K. Rowling
- 23. Mettalica
- 24. Jennifer Lopez
- 25. Desperate Housewives
The list was compiled by Forbes and is based on a mix of income and media coverage. In terms of pay, George Lucas came first.
On the other hand Bill Clinton came first in the web, press and TV categories but only 89th in the pay rank making his power position 56th.