Most overrated celebrities in Japan

More famous here than globally

# Name Country Rank Global Rank Fame Gap
1 Image of Kristen Wiig Kristen Wiig #2 #1854 +39
2 Image of Kenny Chesney Kenny Chesney #3 #2051 +53
3 Image of Funda Vanroy Funda Vanroy #4 #2065 +54
4 Image of Alfonso Cuarón Alfonso Cuarón #8 #1284 +10
5 Image of Oscar De La Hoya Oscar De La Hoya #11 #1957 +46
6 Image of Pedro Fernández Pedro Fernández #13 #1387 +15
7 Image of Catherine Zeta-Jones Catherine Zeta-Jones #14 #1179 +5
8 Image of Rory McIlroy Rory McIlroy #16 #2341 +104
9 Image of John Carpenter John Carpenter #20 #1424 +16
10 Image of David Gilmour David Gilmour #21 #2111 +58
11 Image of Julia Roberts Julia Roberts #22 #2221 +72
12 Image of Marco Borriello Marco Borriello #24 #1348 +13
13 Image of Felipe Calderón Felipe Calderón #25 #1857 +39
14 Image of Nicky Hilton Rothschild Nicky Hilton Rothschild #26 #1169 +4
15 Image of Craig David Craig David #28 #1561 +22
16 Image of Skrillex Skrillex #29 #1709 +30
17 Image of Bill Goldberg Bill Goldberg #30 #1157 +3
18 Image of Colin Jost Colin Jost #33 #1601 +25
19 Image of John Leguizamo John Leguizamo #41 #2220 +72
20 Image of Sergey Brin Sergey Brin #43 #1683 +29
21 Image of Lena Gercke Lena Gercke #45 #1181 +5
22 Image of Rachel Riley Rachel Riley #46 #2352 +111
23 Image of Richard Branson Richard Branson #48 #1682 +29
24 Image of Thomas Gottschalk Thomas Gottschalk #51 #2098 +57
25 Image of Daniela Katzenberger Daniela Katzenberger #52 #2362 +120
26 Image of Philip Rivers Philip Rivers #55 #1919 +43
27 Image of Dieter Bohlen Dieter Bohlen #57 #1870 +40
28 Image of Roseanne Barr Roseanne Barr #58 #2250 +78
29 Image of David Cameron David Cameron #59 #1853 +39
30 Image of Holly Willoughby Holly Willoughby #61 #2163 +64
31 Image of Adam Carolla Adam Carolla #62 #2268 +81
32 Image of Amy Poehler Amy Poehler #63 #2131 +60
33 Image of Tony Danza Tony Danza #65 #2023 +51
34 Image of Shah Rukh Khan Shah Rukh Khan #68 #1802 +36
35 Image of Piers Morgan Piers Morgan #69 #1892 +41
36 Image of Orson Scott Card Orson Scott Card #73 #1984 +48
37 Image of Manu Chao Manu Chao #74 #1934 +44
38 Image of Queen Rania of Jordan Queen Rania of Jordan #79 #1329 +12
39 Image of Billy Zane Billy Zane #80 #1959 +46
40 Image of Julia Gillard Julia Gillard #81 #1567 +23
41 Image of Famke Janssen Famke Janssen #82 #1923 +43
42 Image of Mischa Barton Mischa Barton #83 #2042 +52
43 Image of Dave Mustaine Dave Mustaine #84 #2119 +58
44 Image of Chow Yun-fat Chow Yun-fat #85 #1783 +35
45 Image of Robert Wagner Robert Wagner #86 #1392 +15
46 Image of Judi Dench Judi Dench #87 #1743 +32
47 Image of Jamie Lynn Spears Jamie Lynn Spears #88 #1261 +9
48 Image of Varg Vikernes Varg Vikernes #89 #2328 +96
49 Image of Malala Yousafzai Malala Yousafzai #90 #1235 +8
50 Image of Jeff Hardy Jeff Hardy #91 #1990 +48
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