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 #2304 +37
2 Image of Kenny Chesney Kenny Chesney #3 #2430 +45
3 Image of Funda Vanroy Funda Vanroy #4 #2728 +70
4 Image of Anja Kling Anja Kling #7 #1759 +15
5 Image of Alfonso Cuarón Alfonso Cuarón #8 #2064 +26
6 Image of Jonathan Ross Jonathan Ross #10 #2251 +33
7 Image of Oscar De La Hoya Oscar De La Hoya #11 #2446 +46
8 Image of Pedro Fernández Pedro Fernández #13 #2151 +30
9 Image of Rory McIlroy Rory McIlroy #16 #2934 +124
10 Image of America Ferrera America Ferrera #19 #1976 +22
11 Image of John Carpenter John Carpenter #20 #1937 +20
12 Image of David Gilmour David Gilmour #21 #2819 +84
13 Image of Julia Roberts Julia Roberts #22 #2069 +27
14 Image of Felipe Calderón Felipe Calderón #25 #2203 +35
15 Image of Nicky Hilton Rothschild Nicky Hilton Rothschild #26 #2338 +39
16 Image of Craig David Craig David #28 #2299 +36
17 Image of Skrillex Skrillex #29 #2552 +52
18 Image of Bill Goldberg Bill Goldberg #30 #1839 +17
19 Image of Colin Jost Colin Jost #33 #2270 +35
20 Image of Ringo Starr Ringo Starr #37 #1351 +1
21 Image of John Leguizamo John Leguizamo #41 #2824 +85
22 Image of Lena Gercke Lena Gercke #45 #1465 +5
23 Image of Rachel Riley Rachel Riley #46 #2944 +134
24 Image of Thomas Gottschalk Thomas Gottschalk #51 #2617 +57
25 Image of Daniela Katzenberger Daniela Katzenberger #52 #2952 +153
26 Image of Philip Rivers Philip Rivers #55 #2609 +55
27 Image of Elton Elton #56 #2087 +27
28 Image of Dieter Bohlen Dieter Bohlen #57 #2086 +27
29 Image of Roseanne Barr Roseanne Barr #58 #2817 +86
30 Image of David Cameron David Cameron #59 #2315 +38
31 Image of Holly Willoughby Holly Willoughby #61 #2814 +80
32 Image of Adam Carolla Adam Carolla #62 #1952 +21
33 Image of Amy Poehler Amy Poehler #63 #2689 +68
34 Image of Tony Danza Tony Danza #65 #2835 +87
35 Image of Shah Rukh Khan Shah Rukh Khan #68 #1412 +3
36 Image of Orson Scott Card Orson Scott Card #73 #2271 +35
37 Image of Manu Chao Manu Chao #74 #2745 +72
38 Image of Guy Pearce Guy Pearce #78 #1539 +8
39 Image of Billy Zane Billy Zane #80 #2449 +46
40 Image of Julia Gillard Julia Gillard #81 #1377 +5
41 Image of Famke Janssen Famke Janssen #82 #2730 +67
42 Image of Mischa Barton Mischa Barton #83 #2374 +41
43 Image of Dave Mustaine Dave Mustaine #84 #2510 +51
44 Image of Chow Yun-fat Chow Yun-fat #85 #1859 +18
45 Image of Robert Wagner Robert Wagner #86 #1593 +11
46 Image of Judi Dench Judi Dench #87 #2155 +30
47 Image of Varg Vikernes Varg Vikernes #89 #2776 +77
48 Image of Jeff Hardy Jeff Hardy #91 #2742 +71
49 Image of Ludacris Ludacris #92 #1902 +19
50 Image of Briana Banks Briana Banks #93 #2136 +32
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