Month by month
Standing on The 100 and on the Alive list for every recorded month. Positions are not compared across methodology versions.
| Month | The 100 | Alive | Score | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2026 | 6 | 4 | 39.0 | Issue No. 1 |
| July 2026 | 7 | 5 | 34.1 | Retrospective · v5.27 |
Lists held, August 2026
Every country, origin, region and sector list this name appears on in the current issue
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The Most Famous People in United Arab EmiratesAlive No. 5 - 6
The Most Famous People in AngolaAlive No. 4 - 25
The Most Famous People in ArgentinaAlive No. 18 - 17
The Most Famous People in AustriaAlive No. 13 - 9
The Most Famous People in AustraliaAlive No. 6 - 21
The Most Famous People in BangladeshAlive No. 13 - 20
The Most Famous People in BelgiumAlive No. 18 - 16
The Most Famous People in BrazilAlive No. 10 - 1
The Most Famous People in CanadaAlive No. 1 - 15
The Most Famous People in SwitzerlandAlive No. 13 - 32
The Most Famous People in ChileAlive No. 28 - 23
The Most Famous People in ChinaAlive No. 12 - 14
The Most Famous People in DenmarkAlive No. 10 - 37
The Most Famous People in AlgeriaAlive No. 32 - 191
The Most Famous People in United KingdomAlive No. 166 - 26
The Most Famous People in GhanaAlive No. 23 - 20
The Most Famous People in IndonesiaAlive No. 13 - 5
The Most Famous People in IrelandAlive No. 4 - 42
The Most Famous People in IsraelAlive No. 28 - 46
The Most Famous People in IranAlive No. 34 - 26
The Most Famous People in JapanAlive No. 16 - 76
The Most Famous People in South KoreaAlive No. 67 - 12
The Most Famous People in Sri LankaAlive No. 9 - 88
The Most Famous People in NigeriaAlive No. 68 - 2
The Most Famous People in RussiaAlive No. 1 - 14
The Most Famous People in Saudi ArabiaAlive No. 5 - 43
The Most Famous People in TürkiyeAlive No. 33 - 5
The Most Famous People in United StatesAlive No. 5 - 1The Most Famous People from CanadaAlive No. 1
- 2The Most Famous Pop Stars in the WorldAlive No. 1
- 1The Most Famous R&B and Soul Artists in the WorldAlive No. 1
- 49The Most Famous People in AfricaAlive No. 41
- 78The Most Famous People in East AsiaAlive No. 47
- 49The Most Famous People in EuropeAlive No. 32
- 25The Most Famous People in Latin AmericaAlive No. 17
- 26The Most Famous People in Middle EastAlive No. 14
- 3The Most Famous People in North AmericaAlive No. 2
- 29The Most Famous People in OceaniaAlive No. 24
- 61The Most Famous People in South AsiaAlive No. 43
- 39The Most Famous People in Southeast AsiaAlive No. 20
In the journal
The month in fame, August 2026
The first issue of the record opens with a name that has held the world's attention for two thousand years, a footballer who holds it now, and a list on which the living and the dead are measured on one scale.
iFAMOUS Editorial Desk · September 5, 2026
The most famous living person in the world is a footballer from Madeira
Cristiano Ronaldo opens the Alive list at No. 1 in August 2026, with a fame score that puts him above every politician, every musician and every actor on earth, and second only to Jesus Christ on the standard list.
iFAMOUS Editorial Desk · September 5, 2026
Around the world, August 2026
Sixty-two country lists, fifty-five named No. 1s, twenty-four of them politicians, seven of them the same man. A tour of the first issue's map.
iFAMOUS Editorial Desk · September 5, 2026