Most famous person in the world

[Barfunkel]

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It's great and all to think that Pele is the most well known athlete in the world because soccer is so international. He isn't. Michael Jordan is still tops in that arena.

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I don't know... maybe people under the age of 40 know MJ better but to people older than that Pele is definately the one. Also, NBA is not shown in every country and basketball isn't even that popular in South America and Asia afaik. I've never even seen him play.