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 #190 +38
2 Image of Rick Astley Rick Astley #2 #791 +71
3 Image of Michael Essien Michael Essien #3 #523 +54
4 Image of Bill Nighy Bill Nighy #4 #657 +67
5 Image of Jim Broadbent Jim Broadbent #5 #1124 +81
6 Image of Mark Knopfler Mark Knopfler #6 #965 +71
7 Image of Patrick Vieira Patrick Vieira #7 #1622 +102
8 Image of David Attenborough David Attenborough #8 #1012 +77
9 Image of Craig David Craig David #9 #1469 +94
10 Image of Nigella Lawson Nigella Lawson #10 #787 +58
11 Image of Emma Bunton Emma Bunton #12 #823 +64
12 Image of Rishi Sunak Rishi Sunak #13 #1239 +76
13 Image of Brian Blessed Brian Blessed #14 #2058 +129
14 Image of Helen Mirren Helen Mirren #16 #540 +34
15 Image of Conor McGregor Conor McGregor #17 #649 +41
16 Image of Theresa May Theresa May #18 #955 +64
17 Image of Julian Assange Julian Assange #21 #1908 +109
18 Image of Yuri Gagarin Yuri Gagarin #21 — +5
19 Image of Mike Oldfield Mike Oldfield #22 #1389 +77
20 Image of Gary Oldman Gary Oldman #23 #1695 +94
21 Image of Charles Bukowski Charles Bukowski #24 — +2
22 Image of Ridley Scott Ridley Scott #25 #1078 +61
23 Image of Nick Cave Nick Cave #26 #1038 +58
24 Image of Kristen Bell Kristen Bell #28 #567 +39
25 Image of Hugo Chávez Hugo Chávez #28 — +33
26 Image of Jamie Bell Jamie Bell #29 #418 +23
27 Image of Gordon Brown Gordon Brown #30 #2030 +120
28 Image of Anthony McPartlin Anthony McPartlin #31 #2008 +116
29 Image of Ennio Morricone Ennio Morricone #31 — +13
30 Image of Mia Wasikowska Mia Wasikowska #32 #848 +54
31 Image of Billy Idol Billy Idol #33 #294 +7
32 Image of Andrew Lincoln Andrew Lincoln #34 #365 +21
33 Image of James McAvoy James McAvoy #35 #770 +34
34 Image of Riz Ahmed Riz Ahmed #36 #2043 +116
35 Image of Zadie Smith Zadie Smith #38 #1430 +65
36 Image of Mariah Carey Mariah Carey #41 #701 +40
37 Image of Tim Burton Tim Burton #43 #442 +18
38 Image of Cormac McCarthy Cormac McCarthy #43 — +12
39 Image of PJ Harvey PJ Harvey #46 #1741 +90
40 Image of Andy Serkis Andy Serkis #47 #1144 +41
41 Image of Gareth Bale Gareth Bale #51 #320 +8
42 Image of Gabriel Byrne Gabriel Byrne #53 #1433 +71
43 Image of Julie Walters Julie Walters #54 #341 +10
44 Image of Paul Gascoigne Paul Gascoigne #55 #1607 +80
45 Image of Jonathan Rhys Meyers Jonathan Rhys Meyers #56 #1684 +84
46 Image of David Gilmour David Gilmour #58 #1195 +58
47 Image of Carlos Fuentes Carlos Fuentes #59 — +39
48 Image of Dave Grohl Dave Grohl #60 #594 +26
49 Image of Ryan Giggs Ryan Giggs #61 #833 +39
50 Image of Ringo Starr Ringo Starr #63 #612 +31
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