Most overrated celebrities in Japan

More famous here than globally

# Name Country Rank Global Rank Fame Gap
1 Image of Kenny Chesney Kenny Chesney #3 #2162 +82
2 Image of Funda Vanroy Funda Vanroy #4 #1718 +34
3 Image of Jonathan Ross Jonathan Ross #10 #1625 +29
4 Image of Oscar De La Hoya Oscar De La Hoya #11 #1603 +28
5 Image of Pedro Fernández Pedro Fernández #13 #1586 +20
6 Image of Rory McIlroy Rory McIlroy #16 #1874 +43
7 Image of Maluma Maluma #17 #1839 +33
8 Image of John Carpenter John Carpenter #20 #1165 +6
9 Image of David Gilmour David Gilmour #21 #1827 +40
10 Image of Julia Roberts Julia Roberts #22 #2129 +74
11 Image of Felipe Calderón Felipe Calderón #25 #1984 +44
12 Image of Nicky Hilton Rothschild Nicky Hilton Rothschild #26 #1681 +32
13 Image of Skrillex Skrillex #29 #1685 +32
14 Image of Bill Goldberg Bill Goldberg #30 #1750 +35
15 Image of John Leguizamo John Leguizamo #41 #2038 +68
16 Image of Sergey Brin Sergey Brin #43 #1717 +34
17 Image of Lena Gercke Lena Gercke #45 #1447 +28
18 Image of Rachel Riley Rachel Riley #46 #1532 +24
19 Image of Thomas Gottschalk Thomas Gottschalk #51 #1719 +34
20 Image of Daniela Katzenberger Daniela Katzenberger #52 #2172 +86
21 Image of Philip Rivers Philip Rivers #55 #2152 +79
22 Image of Elton Elton #56 #1140 +5
23 Image of Dieter Bohlen Dieter Bohlen #57 #1646 +30
24 Image of Roseanne Barr Roseanne Barr #58 #1975 +50
25 Image of Holly Willoughby Holly Willoughby #61 #1680 +32
26 Image of Adam Carolla Adam Carolla #62 #2200 +94
27 Image of Amy Poehler Amy Poehler #63 #1857 +42
28 Image of Tony Danza Tony Danza #65 #2134 +75
29 Image of Shah Rukh Khan Shah Rukh Khan #68 #2114 +71
30 Image of Demba Ba Demba Ba #72 #1161 +6
31 Image of Orson Scott Card Orson Scott Card #73 #2005 +45
32 Image of Manu Chao Manu Chao #74 #1846 +49
33 Image of Queen Rania of Jordan Queen Rania of Jordan #79 #1946 +41
34 Image of Billy Zane Billy Zane #80 #1632 +29
35 Image of Julia Gillard Julia Gillard #81 #1747 +35
36 Image of Famke Janssen Famke Janssen #82 #2083 +74
37 Image of Mischa Barton Mischa Barton #83 #1954 +48
38 Image of Dave Mustaine Dave Mustaine #84 #1618 +28
39 Image of Chow Yun-fat Chow Yun-fat #85 #2010 +63
40 Image of Robert Wagner Robert Wagner #86 #1205 +1
41 Image of Jamie Lynn Spears Jamie Lynn Spears #88 #2049 +59
42 Image of Varg Vikernes Varg Vikernes #89 #2144 +71
43 Image of Jeff Hardy Jeff Hardy #91 #2167 +82
44 Image of Briana Banks Briana Banks #93 #2014 +55
45 Image of Ciara Ciara #96 #1916 +45
46 Image of Marcia Cross Marcia Cross #97 #1561 +25
47 Image of Terrence Malick Terrence Malick #98 #1670 +31
48 Image of Hu Jintao Hu Jintao #100 #1947 +47
49 Image of Joe Mantegna Joe Mantegna #102 #1614 +30
50 Image of Ayumi Hamasaki Ayumi Hamasaki #103 #2068 +55
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