Issue No. 2 · September 2026
Food & Drink
Chefs, restaurants, food media and global cuisine.
The Most Famous Chefs and Food Personalities in the World
Every sector list opens at its No. 1. Sector tags are broad, so the journal prints lists, not sector titles.
| Rank | Name | Score | Live |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jay-Z  celebrityAlive | 22.1 | iFANN → |
| 2 |  Gwyneth Paltrow celebrityAlive | 18.6 | iFANN → |
| 3 |  Anthony Bourdain celebrity | 17.2 | iFANN → |
| 4 |  J Balvin  celebrityAlive | 16.6 | iFANN → |
| 5 |  Stanley Tucci celebrityAlive | 14.0 | iFANN → |
| 6 |  Eva Longoria celebrityAlive | 13.5 | iFANN → |
| 7 |  Jon Favreau celebrityAlive | 12.2 | iFANN → |
| 8 |  Nigella Lawson  celebrityAlive | 10.2 | iFANN → |
| 9 |  Alain Ducasse  celebrityAlive | 7.7 | iFANN → |
| 10 |  Padma Lakshmi  public figureAlive | 7.1 | iFANN → |
The Most Famous Chefs and Food Personalities in the World (Alive)
| Rank | Name | Score | Live |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jay-Z celebrity | 22.1 | iFANN → |
| 2 | Gwyneth Paltrow celebrity | 18.6 | iFANN → |
| 3 | J Balvin celebrity | 16.6 | iFANN → |
| 4 | Stanley Tucci celebrity | 14.0 | iFANN → |
| 5 | Eva Longoria celebrity | 13.5 | iFANN → |
| 6 | Jon Favreau celebrity | 12.2 | iFANN → |
| 7 | Nigella Lawson celebrity | 10.2 | iFANN → |
| 8 | Alain Ducasse celebrity | 7.7 | iFANN → |
| 9 | Padma Lakshmi public figure | 7.1 | iFANN → |
| 10 |  Vijay Mallya politician | 6.4 | iFANN → |
No. 1 in Food & Drink, month by month
Everyone and alive, for every recorded month