Forbes Names Oprah as Most Powerful Celebrity
By Chris Georg
15:27, June 15th 2007
94 votes
Vote this story
Forbes Names Oprah as Most Powerful Celebrity

Forbes magazine released another of its fascinating lists Thursday, naming Oprah Winfrey, Tiger Woods and Madonna.

Making the Celebrity 100 Power List was no easy feat this year, as earnings alone would not grant a celebrity a top position. Forbes factored in additional variables such as influence, television and magazine cover appearances, internet hits and annual earnings.

Media mogul Oprah Winfrey, who is a legendary television show host, runs several publications and occasionally acts, was listed as the world’s most powerful celebrity. She earned an astounding $260 million over the past year.

Second to Oprah was golfing professional Tiger Woods, with an income of $100,000. Chameleonic entertainer Madonna was third, with $72 million.

The Rolling Stones, comprised of Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ron Wood and Charlie Watts, followed in fourth place, with $88 million. The ‘60s rock group has broken records with their ongoing A Bigger Bang world tour, which has earned overwhelming amounts of money.

Actor Brad Pitt, though earning $35 million, a modest sum when compared with other earners on the list, ranked the fifth most powerful. Pitt has been an undisputable media magnet over the past couple of years, due to his relationship with Angelina Jolie, fatherhood to a growing brood of little ones, as well as involvement in humanitarian causes.

Johnny Depp, who will perhaps forever be remembered as Captain Jack Sparrow, earned more money in one year than almost any other actor ever ($92 million), according to Forbes, was sixth on the power list.

The remaining four places on the top ten most influential celebrities on planet Earth as comprised by Forbes were British legend Elton John, Hollywood actor Tom Cruise, hip hop mogul Jay-Z and producer Steven Spielberg.



© 2007 - 2008 - eFluxMedia
dotclear

Other News in

British Court Grants Madonna and Guy Ritchie Preliminary Divorce Decree

British Court Grants Madonna and Guy Ritchie Preliminary Divorce Decree

Madonna and Guy Ritchie are one step closer to becoming officially divorced. The two were granted a preliminary decree of divorce on Friday in the High Court of London. The “quickie divorce,”...

Madonna Single Again After Low-Profile Divorce

London - US pop queen Madonna was probably still asleep in Philadelphia early Friday after entertaining fans with her raunchy Sticky & Sweet tour the night before when a district judge in London...

Ashlee Simpson-Wentz And Fall Out Boy Bassist Welcome First Child

Ashlee Simpson-Wentz And Fall Out Boy Bassist Welcome First Child

Ashlee Simpson-Wentz and her husband, Pete Wentz, welcomed their first child on Thursday night, a spokesperson informed People magazine. The baby boy, named Bronx Mowgli Wentz, weighed 7 lbs.,...

Michael Jackson to Make Appearance in London Court

Michael Jackson to Make Appearance in London Court

A lawyer for Michael Jackson had initially asked for his client to testify via video link in the breach of contract lawsuit brought against him by a Bahraini sheikh but this has now...

Hunky Hugh Jackman Outgrows Australia

Sydney - He can sing. He can dance. He can drive cattle. He's a mean half-man half-wolf with retractable metal claws, and in film director Baz Luhrmann's epic Australia, Hugh Jackman even looks the...

dotclear
Latest videos in People
Talk of the Town -...
GQ Men of the Year
ShowBiz Minute: Hilton,...
Talk of the Town: Sexy Hugh...
ShowBiz Minute: Spitzer,...

dotclear
People You are here: People
» Movie Reviews   » Movies   » Music   » People   
E-mail To A Friend Print RSS Text size: Decrease font size Increase font size
dotclear
dotclear
dotclear
Most Popular in People
Spitzer’s Ex Call Girl Says She’s Sorry For Hurting His WifeSpitzer’s Ex Call Girl Says She’s Sorry For Hurting His Wife

» read full story
dotclear

Interested In This Topic?

News Alert will keep you informed. Find out more.
dotclear
Photos Gallery
dotclear
Today's Latest News
“Twilight:” a Plea for Abstinence?“Twilight:” a Plea for Abstinence?

» read full story
dotclear