Who is most recognizable worldwide?

[luckyjimm]

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i really don't think being from the uk is an excuse for not knowing what michael jordan looks like.

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Eh, do you realise how arrogant that sounds?

You probably don't know what Ronnie O'Sullivan looks like. But I wouldn't say that being American was "no excuse". I recognise people that are big in your country mean [censored] over here, and vice versa.

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what planet are you on man? of course i know what ronnie o sullivan looks like, i have even read his autobiography. i am english though.

i know what a ton of american sportsman look like, past and present. i don't really care or think any less of you that you don't. but michael f'ing jordan? cmon. it's not even got anything to do with sport, it just indicates that you somehow didn't read a single newspaper in the 90s.

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Don't think he made it into the Telegraph or Guardian, sorry.

[Yeti]

you are so dumb it hurts.

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there is like one smallish country

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? yeah the US is a small country

9.6million km2

good for 3rd(4th depending on some China disputes) largest

[swingdoc]

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there is like one smallish country

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? yeah the US is a small country

9.6million km2

good for 3rd(4th depending on some China disputes) largest

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Obviously talking about population. Population Rankings

[censored], third there too.

[steggy]

Michael Jordan starred in Space Jam in the 90s. Grossed $90 million in the U.S. and $230 million worldwide. Maybe this means some people outside the U.S. would recognize him?

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Just out of interest I tried Googling - obviously this is a tangeant, because thread is about global face recognition, so this only tells us how well known someone is in the west, not if they'd be recognised in a marketplace in Mali. Anyway:

Results 1 - 10 of about 63,200,000 for "george w bush"
Results 1 - 10 of about 57,000,000 for madonna
Results 1 - 10 of about 34,000,000 for "bin laden"
Results 1 - 100 of about 33,600,000 for beckham
Results 1 - 10 of about 31,300,000 for putin
Results 1 - 100 of about 19,700,000 for oprah
Results 1 - 10 of about 12,800,000 for schwarzenegger.
Results 1 - 10 of about 12,400,000 for "michael jackson"
Results 1 - 100 of about 7,770,000 for musharraf
Results 1 - 100 of about 3,920,000 for jintao.
Results 1 - 10 of about 2,390,000 for "michael jordan" (no good searching just his surname - he isn't mentioned until the 65th result)
Results 1 - 17 of 17 for luckyjimm

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everyone please google michael jordan. You will find that luckyjimm is a liar

Results 1 - 10 of about 61,300,000 for michael jordan

[steggy]

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srsly lol....

do you guys have any idea how small basketball is? there is like one smallish country that follows it as their 4th biggest sport and you are discussing a guy with no recognisable features that used to be good at the game like 10 years ago

compared to a guy that is a sex symbol, associated to one of the biggest music superstar groups of all time, a global fashion icon that basically dictates male hair style for billions of people and is currently just coming down from being one of the worlds greatest players in a game played by the entire world....

yeah ill bet it is really close guys

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Hmmm...I'll give this one a crack.

I can't speak to his sex symbol status, but while he was with his teammates on a bus, one of them bet him that he couldn't get a hold of Janet Jackson. He just picked up his cell and called her number. I guess you could consider that an association.

Global fashion icon - Been on the cover of GQ MULTIPLE times and is considered by them to be the first GQ athlete. Also paved the way for longer shorts in the NBA. Oh yeah, Air Jordans. Hiw own Jordan brand.

Hair style - Don't see too many black bald men these days.

Greatest players - Considered the best of all time by most in a very rapidly growing global game.


You're right. Beckham is way bigger than that Jordan guy ever was.

Also, no recognizable features for Jordan? Are you [censored] kidding me?

[luckyjimm]

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Just out of interest I tried Googling - obviously this is a tangeant, because thread is about global face recognition, so this only tells us how well known someone is in the west, not if they'd be recognised in a marketplace in Mali. Anyway:

Results 1 - 10 of about 63,200,000 for "george w bush"
Results 1 - 10 of about 57,000,000 for madonna
Results 1 - 10 of about 34,000,000 for "bin laden"
Results 1 - 100 of about 33,600,000 for beckham
Results 1 - 10 of about 31,300,000 for putin
Results 1 - 100 of about 19,700,000 for oprah
Results 1 - 10 of about 12,800,000 for schwarzenegger.
Results 1 - 10 of about 12,400,000 for "michael jackson"
Results 1 - 100 of about 7,770,000 for musharraf
Results 1 - 100 of about 3,920,000 for jintao.
Results 1 - 10 of about 2,390,000 for "michael jordan" (no good searching just his surname - he isn't mentioned until the 65th result)
Results 1 - 17 of 17 for luckyjimm

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everyone please google michael jordan. You will find that luckyjimm is a liar

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.co.uk obv

[steggy]

MJ google results: 63.1 million

Little off there, buddy.

[luckyjimm]

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MJ google results: 63.1 million

Little off there, buddy.

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Google defaults to http://www.google.co.uk for me, but I have "search the Web" ticked.