2000th most famous person in the world!

Ian Thorpe is an Australian retired swimmer known for his dominance in freestyle events. He won five Olympic gold medals and was the most successful athlete at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. Thorpe earned the nickname 'Thorpedo' due to his speed in the pool.

This is based on winning 3 head-to-head matchups with other famous people, but also losing 24 head-to-head matchups.

Most recently Ian Thorpe lost a matchup to Roger Federer (#334) voted by someone from United States.