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 #1781 +37
2 Image of Kenny Chesney Kenny Chesney #3 #1904 +45
3 Image of Funda Vanroy Funda Vanroy #4 #2195 +70
4 Image of Anja Kling Anja Kling #7 #1361 +15
5 Image of Alfonso Cuarón Alfonso Cuarón #8 #1580 +26
6 Image of Jonathan Ross Jonathan Ross #10 #1712 +33
7 Image of Oscar De La Hoya Oscar De La Hoya #11 #1922 +46
8 Image of Pedro Fernández Pedro Fernández #13 #1662 +30
9 Image of Rory McIlroy Rory McIlroy #16 #2387 +116
10 Image of America Ferrera America Ferrera #19 #1505 +22
11 Image of John Carpenter John Carpenter #20 #1480 +20
12 Image of David Gilmour David Gilmour #21 #2281 +84
13 Image of Julia Roberts Julia Roberts #22 #1603 +27
14 Image of Felipe Calderón Felipe Calderón #25 #1757 +35
15 Image of Nicky Hilton Rothschild Nicky Hilton Rothschild #26 #1819 +39
16 Image of Craig David Craig David #28 #1775 +36
17 Image of Skrillex Skrillex #29 #2020 +52
18 Image of Bill Goldberg Bill Goldberg #30 #1415 +17
19 Image of Colin Jost Colin Jost #33 #1755 +35
20 Image of Ringo Starr Ringo Starr #37 #1123 +1
21 Image of John Leguizamo John Leguizamo #41 #2288 +85
22 Image of Sergey Brin Sergey Brin #43 #1294 +11
23 Image of Lena Gercke Lena Gercke #45 #1200 +5
24 Image of Rachel Riley Rachel Riley #46 #2382 +114
25 Image of Thomas Gottschalk Thomas Gottschalk #51 #2084 +57
26 Image of Daniela Katzenberger Daniela Katzenberger #52 #2413 +153
27 Image of Philip Rivers Philip Rivers #55 #2063 +55
28 Image of Elton Elton #56 #1599 +27
29 Image of Dieter Bohlen Dieter Bohlen #57 #1600 +27
30 Image of Roseanne Barr Roseanne Barr #58 #2219 +74
31 Image of David Cameron David Cameron #59 #1791 +38
32 Image of Holly Willoughby Holly Willoughby #61 #2258 +80
33 Image of Adam Carolla Adam Carolla #62 #1487 +21
34 Image of Amy Poehler Amy Poehler #63 #2176 +68
35 Image of Tony Danza Tony Danza #65 #2301 +87
36 Image of Shah Rukh Khan Shah Rukh Khan #68 #1164 +3
37 Image of Piers Morgan Piers Morgan #69 #1295 +11
38 Image of Orson Scott Card Orson Scott Card #73 #1756 +35
39 Image of Manu Chao Manu Chao #74 #2211 +72
40 Image of Guy Pearce Guy Pearce #78 #1250 +8
41 Image of Billy Zane Billy Zane #80 #1924 +46
42 Image of Julia Gillard Julia Gillard #81 #1202 +5
43 Image of Famke Janssen Famke Janssen #82 #2171 +67
44 Image of Mischa Barton Mischa Barton #83 #1856 +41
45 Image of Dave Mustaine Dave Mustaine #84 #2009 +51
46 Image of Chow Yun-fat Chow Yun-fat #85 #1423 +18
47 Image of Judi Dench Judi Dench #87 #1663 +30
48 Image of Varg Vikernes Varg Vikernes #89 #2240 +77
49 Image of Jeff Hardy Jeff Hardy #91 #2207 +71
50 Image of Ludacris Ludacris #92 #1449 +19
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