Issue No. 1 · August 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 | 21.3 | iFANN → |
| 2 |  Gwyneth Paltrow celebrityAlive | 17.4 | iFANN → |
| 3 |  J Balvin  celebrityAlive | 16.0 | iFANN → |
| 4 |  Anthony Bourdain celebrity | 15.4 | iFANN → |
| 5 |  Stanley Tucci celebrityAlive | 13.5 | iFANN → |
| 6 |  Eva Longoria celebrityAlive | 13.4 | iFANN → |
| 7 |  Jon Favreau celebrityAlive | 11.8 | iFANN → |
| 8 |  Alain Ducasse  celebrityAlive | 7.4 | iFANN → |
| 9 |  Padma Lakshmi  public figureAlive | 6.4 | iFANN → |
| 10 |  Vijay Mallya politicianAlive | 6.4 | iFANN → |
The Most Famous Chefs and Food Personalities in the World (Alive)
| Rank | Name | Score | Live |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jay-Z celebrity | 21.3 | iFANN → |
| 2 | Gwyneth Paltrow celebrity | 17.4 | iFANN → |
| 3 | J Balvin celebrity | 16.0 | iFANN → |
| 4 | Stanley Tucci celebrity | 13.5 | iFANN → |
| 5 | Eva Longoria celebrity | 13.4 | iFANN → |
| 6 | Jon Favreau celebrity | 11.8 | iFANN → |
| 7 | Alain Ducasse celebrity | 7.4 | iFANN → |
| 8 | Padma Lakshmi public figure | 6.4 | iFANN → |
| 9 | Vijay Mallya politician | 6.4 | iFANN → |
| 10 |  Joey Chestnut celebrity | 6.0 | iFANN → |
No. 1 in Food & Drink, month by month
Everyone and alive, for every recorded month