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 #1779 +37
2 Image of Kenny Chesney Kenny Chesney #3 #1744 +35
3 Image of Funda Vanroy Funda Vanroy #4 #2264 +83
4 Image of Alfonso Cuarón Alfonso Cuarón #8 #1267 +10
5 Image of Jonathan Ross Jonathan Ross #10 #1293 +11
6 Image of Oscar De La Hoya Oscar De La Hoya #11 #1924 +46
7 Image of Pedro Fernández Pedro Fernández #13 #1661 +30
8 Image of Catherine Zeta-Jones Catherine Zeta-Jones #14 #1176 +5
9 Image of Rory McIlroy Rory McIlroy #16 #2339 +104
10 Image of America Ferrera America Ferrera #19 #1269 +10
11 Image of John Carpenter John Carpenter #20 #1402 +16
12 Image of David Gilmour David Gilmour #21 #2213 +73
13 Image of Julia Roberts Julia Roberts #22 #2157 +67
14 Image of Marco Borriello Marco Borriello #24 #1336 +13
15 Image of Felipe Calderón Felipe Calderón #25 #1746 +35
16 Image of Nicky Hilton Rothschild Nicky Hilton Rothschild #26 #1161 +4
17 Image of Craig David Craig David #28 #1522 +22
18 Image of Skrillex Skrillex #29 #1853 +41
19 Image of Bill Goldberg Bill Goldberg #30 #1149 +3
20 Image of Colin Jost Colin Jost #33 #1563 +25
21 Image of John Leguizamo John Leguizamo #41 #2279 +85
22 Image of Sergey Brin Sergey Brin #43 #1936 +47
23 Image of Lena Gercke Lena Gercke #45 #1177 +5
24 Image of Rachel Riley Rachel Riley #46 #2352 +111
25 Image of Richard Branson Richard Branson #48 #1251 +9
26 Image of Thomas Gottschalk Thomas Gottschalk #51 #2074 +57
27 Image of Daniela Katzenberger Daniela Katzenberger #52 #2371 +133
28 Image of Philip Rivers Philip Rivers #55 #1879 +43
29 Image of Dieter Bohlen Dieter Bohlen #57 #1825 +40
30 Image of Roseanne Barr Roseanne Barr #58 #2235 +78
31 Image of David Cameron David Cameron #59 #1979 +50
32 Image of Holly Willoughby Holly Willoughby #61 #2245 +80
33 Image of Adam Carolla Adam Carolla #62 #2176 +69
34 Image of Amy Poehler Amy Poehler #63 #2105 +60
35 Image of Tony Danza Tony Danza #65 #2133 +64
36 Image of Shah Rukh Khan Shah Rukh Khan #68 #1761 +36
37 Image of Orson Scott Card Orson Scott Card #73 #1780 +37
38 Image of Manu Chao Manu Chao #74 #1896 +44
39 Image of Billy Zane Billy Zane #80 #1926 +46
40 Image of Julia Gillard Julia Gillard #81 #1526 +23
41 Image of Famke Janssen Famke Janssen #82 #2013 +52
42 Image of Mischa Barton Mischa Barton #83 #2014 +52
43 Image of Dave Mustaine Dave Mustaine #84 #2184 +69
44 Image of Chow Yun-fat Chow Yun-fat #85 #1430 +18
45 Image of Judi Dench Judi Dench #87 #1372 +15
46 Image of Jamie Lynn Spears Jamie Lynn Spears #88 #1588 +26
47 Image of Varg Vikernes Varg Vikernes #89 #2321 +96
48 Image of Jeff Hardy Jeff Hardy #91 #1960 +48
49 Image of Briana Banks Briana Banks #93 #1391 +16
50 Image of Ciara Ciara #96 #1857 +41
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