Jesus Christ
preacher, prophet, religious leader
Born c. 6 to 4 BC · Died April 7, AD 30
Profile on iFANNMonth 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 | 1 | — | 53.6 | Issue No. 1 |
| July 2026 | 1 | — | 50.9 | Retrospective · v5.27 |
Lists held, August 2026
Every country, origin, region and sector list this name appears on in the current issue
- 11
The Most Famous People in United Arab Emirates - 1
The Most Famous People in Angola - 3
The Most Famous People in Argentina - 65
The Most Famous People in Canada - 2
The Most Famous People in Chile - 7
The Most Famous People in China - 2
The Most Famous People in Denmark - 26
The Most Famous People in Algeria - 149
The Most Famous People in United Kingdom - 2
The Most Famous People in Ghana - 3
The Most Famous People in Indonesia - 29
The Most Famous People in Israel - 60
The Most Famous People in Iran - 1
The Most Famous People in Italy - 18
The Most Famous People in Japan - 3
The Most Famous People in South Korea - 6
The Most Famous People in Sri Lanka - 4
The Most Famous People in Nigeria - 1
The Most Famous People in Poland - 35
The Most Famous People in Saudi Arabia - 76
The Most Famous People in United States - 1The Most Famous Authors and Writers in the World
- 1The Most Famous Religious Leaders in the World
- 27The Most Famous People in Africa
- 91The Most Famous People in East Asia
- 38The Most Famous People in Latin America
- 25The Most Famous People in Middle East
- 78The Most Famous People in South Asia
- 41The Most Famous People in Southeast Asia
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
Twenty-two of the hundred are dead. That is the record.
Why the standard list ranks the living and the dead together, who the twenty-two are, and what the Alive list is for.
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