Most overrated celebrities in United Kingdom

More famous here than globally

# Name Country Rank Global Rank Fame Gap
1 Image of Mel B Mel B #1 #774 +73
2 Image of Jim Broadbent Jim Broadbent #2 #901 +69
3 Image of Rick Astley Rick Astley #3 #1129 +100
4 Image of Michael Essien Michael Essien #4 #1322 +88
5 Image of Patrick Vieira Patrick Vieira #5 #1673 +99
6 Image of Bill Nighy Bill Nighy #6 #1898 +112
7 Image of David Attenborough David Attenborough #7 #1353 +85
8 Image of Craig David Craig David #8 #1059 +66
9 Image of Nigella Lawson Nigella Lawson #9 #554 +58
10 Image of Emma Bunton Emma Bunton #10 #922 +63
11 Image of Brian Blessed Brian Blessed #11 #2112 +129
12 Image of Conor McGregor Conor McGregor #12 #494 +28
13 Image of Mark Knopfler Mark Knopfler #13 #1689 +99
14 Image of Julian Assange Julian Assange #15 #2148 +143
15 Image of Mike Oldfield Mike Oldfield #16 #1618 +68
16 Image of Ridley Scott Ridley Scott #17 #1126 +63
17 Image of Nick Cave Nick Cave #18 #856 +59
18 Image of Kristen Bell Kristen Bell #20 #474 +32
19 Image of Bruce Springsteen Bruce Springsteen #21 #719 +43
20 Image of Yuri Gagarin Yuri Gagarin #21 — +5
21 Image of Lionel Richie Lionel Richie #22 #287 +17
22 Image of Helen Mirren Helen Mirren #23 #862 +48
23 Image of Andrew Lincoln Andrew Lincoln #24 #472 +35
24 Image of Charles Bukowski Charles Bukowski #24 — +2
25 Image of Theresa May Theresa May #25 #1698 +82
26 Image of James McAvoy James McAvoy #26 #947 +50
27 Image of Hugo Chávez Hugo Chávez #28 — +33
28 Image of Simon Cowell Simon Cowell #29 #268 +2
29 Image of Mariah Carey Mariah Carey #30 #914 +48
30 Image of Ennio Morricone Ennio Morricone #31 — +13
31 Image of Holly Willoughby Holly Willoughby #32 #1894 +92
32 Image of Tim Burton Tim Burton #34 #618 +34
33 Image of Andy Serkis Andy Serkis #35 #1152 +48
34 Image of Rishi Sunak Rishi Sunak #37 #1366 +66
35 Image of Julie Walters Julie Walters #40 #179 +11
36 Image of Paul Gascoigne Paul Gascoigne #41 #1916 +92
37 Image of Gordon Brown Gordon Brown #42 #2020 +95
38 Image of Cormac McCarthy Cormac McCarthy #43 — +12
39 Image of David Gilmour David Gilmour #44 #1414 +73
40 Image of Mia Wasikowska Mia Wasikowska #45 #997 +48
41 Image of Dave Grohl Dave Grohl #46 #826 +41
42 Image of Ryan Giggs Ryan Giggs #47 #970 +47
43 Image of Ringo Starr Ringo Starr #49 #658 +32
44 Image of Cat Stevens Cat Stevens #50 #996 +46
45 Image of Ashley Cole Ashley Cole #51 #1522 +68
46 Image of Billy Idol Billy Idol #52 #860 +48
47 Image of Alan Shearer Alan Shearer #53 #1434 +60
48 Image of Jonathan Ross Jonathan Ross #54 #1661 +82
49 Image of Simon Pegg Simon Pegg #55 #294 +7
50 Image of Frank Lampard Frank Lampard #56 #377 +25
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