Madonna as the most popular celebrity in 2006
Madonna was the most popular celebrity in 2006, it was announced today, beating the likes of Charlotte Church and Robbie Williams to top a survey of the most popular personalities requested by people searching on the entertainment search engine Celebrities Worldwide.
Richard Brecker of www.celebritiesworldwide.com said:
“The results show quite emphatically that more people were interested in Madonna than any other celebrity or reality star this year. Her ability to stay ahead is phenomenal – particularly in such a difficult year.”
The singer attracted great controversy over the much publicised adoption of her son David from Malawi and has also reportedly faced marriage difficulties with her husband Guy Ritchie.
Celebrities Worldwide is accepted as a benchmark of celebrity status and popularity and its website attracts more than 4 million visitors per year.
TOP 100 NAMES of 2006 per www.celebritiesworldwide.com
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1. Madonna 2. Charlotte Church 3. Jamie Oliver 4. Robbie Williams 5. Jonathan Ross 6. Billie Piper 7. Ricky Gervais 8. Jeremy Clarkson 9. Stephen Fry 10. Matt Lucas 11. David Beckham 12. Gordon Ramsay 13. Trinny Woodall 14. David Walliams 15. Fearne Cotton 16. Victoria Beckham 17. Elton John 18. Kylie Minogue 19. David Tennant 20. Rachel Stevens 21. Peter Kay 22. Davina McCall 23. Graham Norton 24. Paul McCartney 25. Dawn French |
26. Russell Brand 27. Paul O’Grady 28. Coleen McLoughlin 29. Noel Edmonds 30. Richard Hammond 31. Simon Cowell 32. Sharon Osbourne 33. Nigella Lawson 34. Ewan McGregor 35. D. Attenborough 36. Vernon Kay 37. Chris Moyles 38. Terry Wogan 39. Catherine Tate 40. Michael Palin 41. Keira Knightley 42. Chris Evans 43. Zoe Ball 44. C. Houghton 45. Elizabeth Hurley 46. Bill Bailey 47. Brad Pitt 48. Bob Geldof 49. David Hasselhoff 50. Vic Reeves |
51. Jarvis Cocker 52. Kevin Spacey 53. Paul Merton 54. George Clooney 55. Kate Moss 56. Jo Brand 57. Lenny Henry 58. Bruce Forsyth 59. Angelina Jolie 60. Victoria Wood 61. Johnny Vegas 62. Will Young 63. Jade Goody 64. Edith Bowman 65. Kelly Holmes 66. Johnny Depp 67. Joanna Lumley 68. Cliff Richard 69. Emma Bunton 70. Denise Van Outen 71. Jude Law 72. Ian McKellenv 73. Patrick Stewart 74. John Cleese 75. Ian Hislop |
76. J. Street-Porter 77. M. McCutcheon 78. Meera Syal 79. Paris Hilton 80. Jools Holland 81. Jordan 82. Steve Coogan 83. Cilla Black 84. Dermot O’Leary 85. Richard Branson 86. Tom Cruise 87. Myleene Klass 88. George Michael 89. Cat Deeley 90. Ainsley Harriott 91. Kate Winslet 92. Ray Winstone 93. Sting 94. Geri Halliwell 95. Sara Cox 96. Jeremy Paxman 97. Gary Lineker 98. Carol Vorderman 99. Bono 100. Dannii Minogue |
Based on a PR Newswire press release.