Most overrated celebrities in United Kingdom

More famous here than globally

# Name Country Rank Global Rank Fame Gap
1 Image of Michael Essien Michael Essien #1 #1171 +123
2 Image of Bill Nighy Bill Nighy #2 #1672 +136
3 Image of Rick Astley Rick Astley #3 #1197 +114
4 Image of David Attenborough David Attenborough #4 #1281 +117
5 Image of Max Verstappen Max Verstappen #5 #71 +8
6 Image of Mark Knopfler Mark Knopfler #6 #1445 +123
7 Image of Mel B Mel B #7 #1045 +112
8 Image of Hans Zimmer Hans Zimmer #8 #96 +17
9 Image of Patrick Vieira Patrick Vieira #9 #910 +96
10 Image of Anthony McPartlin Anthony McPartlin #10 #2170 +177
11 Image of Prince Harry Prince Harry #11 #79 +6
12 Image of Renée Zellweger Renée Zellweger #12 #1832 +134
13 Image of Gordon Brown Gordon Brown #13 #1776 +129
14 Image of Anthony Hopkins Anthony Hopkins #14 #847 +86
15 Image of Emma Watson Emma Watson #15 #246 +45
16 Image of Orlando Bloom Orlando Bloom #16 #1072 +96
17 Image of Ridley Scott Ridley Scott #17 #1078 +96
18 Image of Billie Eilish Billie Eilish #18 #93 +7
19 Image of Frank Lampard Frank Lampard #19 #644 +74
20 Image of Roger Waters Roger Waters #20 #1594 +118
21 Image of Helen Mirren Helen Mirren #21 #901 +86
22 Image of Yuri Gagarin Yuri Gagarin #21 — +5
23 Image of Jodie Foster Jodie Foster #22 #715 +76
24 Image of Bradley Cooper Bradley Cooper #23 #1387 +107
25 Image of Charles Bukowski Charles Bukowski #24 — +2
26 Image of Emma Bunton Emma Bunton #25 #1501 +111
27 Image of Rishi Sunak Rishi Sunak #26 #1629 +116
28 Image of Zayn Malik Zayn Malik #28 #814 +78
29 Image of Hugo Chávez Hugo Chávez #28 — +33
30 Image of Mariah Carey Mariah Carey #29 #877 +82
31 Image of Jessie J Jessie J #30 #718 +71
32 Image of Macaulay Culkin Macaulay Culkin #31 #144 +17
33 Image of Ennio Morricone Ennio Morricone #31 — +13
34 Image of Theresa May Theresa May #32 #1492 +105
35 Image of Simon Cowell Simon Cowell #33 #139 +14
36 Image of Jamie Oliver Jamie Oliver #35 #1206 +91
37 Image of Malcolm McDowell Malcolm McDowell #36 #1621 +110
38 Image of Mike Oldfield Mike Oldfield #37 #1351 +97
39 Image of Bruce Springsteen Bruce Springsteen #38 #1188 +84
40 Image of Cat Stevens Cat Stevens #39 #1427 +100
41 Image of Hugh Grant Hugh Grant #40 #328 +42
42 Image of Nigella Lawson Nigella Lawson #41 #1785 +116
43 Image of Jeremy Clarkson Jeremy Clarkson #42 #924 +77
44 Image of Cormac McCarthy Cormac McCarthy #43 — +12
45 Image of Ian Gillan Ian Gillan #44 #593 +64
46 Image of Rory McIlroy Rory McIlroy #45 #2071 +138
47 Image of Rafael Benítez Rafael Benítez #46 #1202 +95
48 Image of Michael Schumacher Michael Schumacher #47 #228 +27
49 Image of Riz Ahmed Riz Ahmed #48 #2152 +151
50 Image of Sacha Baron Cohen Sacha Baron Cohen #49 #425 +54
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