Forbes' Celebrity 100 Power Ranking by Press [2005]

Status Forbes

Missing: * Arthur Agatston (#85) * Charlie Palmer (#99) * Jack Welch (#82) * Valentino Rossi (#76)

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Vote RankingList Ranking  

56

0

Jennifer Aniston

Actress

40.82% (60 of 147 votes)

78

0

Catherine Zeta-Jones

Actress

23.96% (69 of 288 votes)

69

1

Bill Clinton

U.S. President

32.00% (656 of 2050 votes)

47

2

Tiger Woods

Golfer

44.90% (22 of 49 votes)

29

3

David Beckham

Soccer Player

55.37% (67 of 121 votes)

17

4

Kobe Bryant

Basketball Player

60.07% (182 of 303 votes)

87

5

Shaquille O'Neal

Basketball Player

5.56% (1 of 18 votes)

48

6

Phil Mickelson

Golfer

44.44% (4 of 9 votes)

50

7

Alex Rodriguez

Baseball Player

43.75% (7 of 16 votes)

16

8

Oprah Winfrey

TV Personality

61.61% (207 of 336 votes)

46

9

Lance Armstrong

Athlete

45.16% (14 of 31 votes)

58

10

Desperate Housewives

TV Series

37.50% (3 of 8 votes)

44

11

Derek Jeter

Baseball Player

45.45% (40 of 88 votes)

60

12

Serena Williams

Tennis Player

36.02% (210 of 583 votes)

9

13

Jeff Gordon

Auto Racer

87.50% (7 of 8 votes)

90

14

Maria Sharapova

Tennis Player

0% (0 of 7 votes)

4

15

Manny Ramirez

Baseball Player

100% (2 of 2 votes)

13

16

Paris Hilton

Heiress

69.67% (51595 of 74059 votes)

23

16

Michael Jordan

Basketball Player

59.69% (114 of 191 votes)

51

18

Nicole Kidman

Actress

43.06% (31 of 72 votes)

63

19

Elton John

Musician

33.76% (160 of 474 votes)

98

20

Lindsay Davenport

Tennis Player

0% (0 of 0 votes)

59

21

LeBron James

Basketball Player

37.04% (340 of 918 votes)

38

22

Brad Pitt

Actor

49.37% (78 of 158 votes)

85

23

Andre Agassi

Tennis Player

5.88% (1 of 17 votes)

19

24

Tom Cruise

Actor

60.0% (228 of 380 votes)

11

25

Jennifer Lopez

Vocalist

77.01% (9193 of 11937 votes)

43

26

David Letterman

Comedian

45.78% (76 of 166 votes)

18

27

Will Smith

Vocalist

60.0% (432 of 720 votes)

74

28

Jay Leno

Comedian

29.58% (42 of 142 votes)

88

29

Michael Schumacher

Auto Racer

0% (0 of 15 votes)

71

30

Madonna (Ciccone)

Vocalist

31.58% (54 of 171 votes)

57

31

Venus Williams

Tennis Player

40.52% (109 of 269 votes)

6

32

Annika Sorenstam

Golfer

100% (1 of 1 votes)

32

33

Mel Gibson

Actor

52.38% (11 of 21 votes)

42

34

Steven Spielberg

Filmmaker

45.83% (44 of 96 votes)

8

35

Michael Vick

Football Player

92.11% (35 of 38 votes)

72

36

Johnny Depp

Actor

31.25% (30 of 96 votes)

66

37

Julia Roberts

Actress

32.61% (30 of 92 votes)

39

38

Diddy (Sean Combs)

Vocalist

48.76% (98 of 201 votes)

3

39

Dan Brown

Author

100% (1 of 1 votes)

28

40

Jessica Simpson

Vocalist

56.67% (68 of 120 votes)

84

41

George Lucas

Filmmaker

5.88% (1 of 17 votes)

73

42

Matt Damon

Actor

30.26% (23 of 76 votes)

30

43

Rod Stewart

Vocalist

52.88% (110 of 208 votes)

55

44

Jennifer Aniston

Actress

40.82% (60 of 147 votes)

15

45

Rudy Giuliani

Mayor

64.80% (727 of 1122 votes)

35

46

Howard Stern

King of All Media

50.0% (68 of 136 votes)

76

47

Hilary Duff

Actress

29.23% (19 of 65 votes)

68

48

Lindsay Lohan

Actress

32.06% (67 of 209 votes)

27

49

Denzel Washington

Actor

58.18% (32 of 55 votes)

86

50

Metallica

Musicians

5.71% (2 of 35 votes)

62

51

Rush Limbaugh

Radio Personality

35.11% (112 of 319 votes)

25

52

Ashlee Simpson

Actress

58.88% (63 of 107 votes)

49

53

Cameron Diaz

Actress

44.19% (38 of 86 votes)

20

54

Adam Sandler

Comedian

59.83% (289 of 483 votes)

77

55

Will Ferrell

Comedian

24.64% (52 of 211 votes)

70

56

Shania Twain

Vocalist

31.67% (19 of 60 votes)

65

57

Jennifer Garner

Actress

32.76% (19 of 58 votes)

37

58

Naomi Watts

Actress

50.0% (1 of 2 votes)

7

59

Ronaldo

Soccer Player

100% (1 of 1 votes)

67

60

Kate Moss

Model

32.08% (17 of 53 votes)

64

61

Ellen DeGeneres

Comedienne

33.59% (86 of 256 votes)

33

62

Sandra Bullock

Actress

51.72% (30 of 58 votes)

14

63

Drew Barrymore

Actress

65.22% (15 of 23 votes)

40

64

Ashley Olsen

Actress

46.90% (53 of 113 votes)

41

64

Ashley and Mary-Kate Olsen

Actresses

46.15% (30 of 65 votes)

91

64

Sean Biggerstaff

Actor

0% (0 of 1 votes)

10

65

Oscar De La Hoya

Boxer

83.33% (5 of 6 votes)

79

66

Tobey Maguire

Actor

23.08% (6 of 26 votes)

36

67

Peter Jackson

Filmmaker

50.0% (1 of 2 votes)

82

68

Matt Hasselbeck

Football Player

15.79% (6 of 38 votes)

26

69

J.K. Rowling

Author

58.33% (7 of 12 votes)

31

70

Bette Midler

Vocalist

52.67% (197 of 374 votes)

92

71

Van Halen

Musicians

0% (0 of 1 votes)

5

72

Jerry Bruckheimer

Entrepreneur

100% (1 of 1 votes)

52

73

Ken Jennings

TV Game Show Contestant

42.34% (58 of 137 votes)

81

74

Regis Philbin

TV Personality

20.0% (1 of 5 votes)

97

75

John Madden (NFL)

Football Coach

0% (0 of 0 votes)

24

77

Ray Romano

Comedian

59.29% (67 of 113 votes)

95

78

James Patterson

Author

0% (0 of 0 votes)

99

79

Emeril Lagasse

Chef

0% (0 of 0 votes)

61

80

Heidi Klum

Model

35.48% (11 of 31 votes)

100

81

Wolfgang Puck

Chef

0% (0 of 1 votes)

75

83

Dave Chappelle

Comedian

29.57% (34 of 115 votes)

53

84

Tyra Banks

Actress

42.31% (165 of 390 votes)

45

86

Gisele Bundchen

Model

45.26% (129 of 285 votes)

1

87

David Copperfield

Magician

100% (1 of 1 votes)

12

88

Eagles

Musicians

71.43% (5 of 7 votes)

2

89

Walter Jones (NFL)

Football Player

100% (1 of 1 votes)

80

90

Frankie Muniz

Actor

23.08% (6 of 26 votes)

96

91

Judge Judy Sheindlin

Judge

0% (0 of 5 votes)

94

92

Nora Roberts

Author

0% (0 of 2 votes)

34

93

Patricia Heaton

Actress

50.85% (30 of 59 votes)

21

94

Prince

Vocalist

59.76% (98 of 164 votes)

93

95

David Blaine

Magician

0% (0 of 0 votes)

83

96

Amanda Bynes

Actress

14.29% (1 of 7 votes)

54

97

Kimora Lee Simmons

Model

42.06% (196 of 466 votes)

89

98

Paul Harvey

Commentator

0% (0 of 0 votes)

22

100

Adriana Lima

Model

59.70% (40 of 67 votes)