Most overrated celebrities in Japan

More famous here than globally

# Name Country Rank Global Rank Fame Gap
1 Image of Kristen Wiig Kristen Wiig #2 #1782 +37
2 Image of Kenny Chesney Kenny Chesney #3 #1905 +45
3 Image of Funda Vanroy Funda Vanroy #4 #2104 +60
4 Image of Alfonso Cuarón Alfonso Cuarón #8 #1262 +10
5 Image of Jonathan Ross Jonathan Ross #10 #1459 +20
6 Image of Oscar De La Hoya Oscar De La Hoya #11 #1922 +46
7 Image of Pedro Fernández Pedro Fernández #13 #1656 +30
8 Image of Rory McIlroy Rory McIlroy #16 #2372 +116
9 Image of America Ferrera America Ferrera #19 #1249 +9
10 Image of John Carpenter John Carpenter #20 #1181 +4
11 Image of David Gilmour David Gilmour #21 #2266 +84
12 Image of Julia Roberts Julia Roberts #22 #1599 +27
13 Image of Felipe Calderón Felipe Calderón #25 #1756 +35
14 Image of Nicky Hilton Rothschild Nicky Hilton Rothschild #26 #1578 +26
15 Image of Craig David Craig David #28 #1776 +36
16 Image of Skrillex Skrillex #29 #2015 +52
17 Image of Bill Goldberg Bill Goldberg #30 #1162 +3
18 Image of Colin Jost Colin Jost #33 #1753 +35
19 Image of Ringo Starr Ringo Starr #37 #1107 +1
20 Image of John Leguizamo John Leguizamo #41 #2273 +85
21 Image of Sergey Brin Sergey Brin #43 #1641 +29
22 Image of Lena Gercke Lena Gercke #45 #1186 +5
23 Image of Rachel Riley Rachel Riley #46 #2368 +114
24 Image of Thomas Gottschalk Thomas Gottschalk #51 #2080 +57
25 Image of Daniela Katzenberger Daniela Katzenberger #52 #2393 +145
26 Image of Philip Rivers Philip Rivers #55 #2053 +55
27 Image of Elton Elton #56 #1363 +15
28 Image of Dieter Bohlen Dieter Bohlen #57 #1850 +41
29 Image of Roseanne Barr Roseanne Barr #58 #2317 +92
30 Image of David Cameron David Cameron #59 #1791 +38
31 Image of Holly Willoughby Holly Willoughby #61 #2243 +80
32 Image of Adam Carolla Adam Carolla #62 #1783 +37
33 Image of Amy Poehler Amy Poehler #63 #2163 +68
34 Image of Tony Danza Tony Danza #65 #2290 +87
35 Image of Shah Rukh Khan Shah Rukh Khan #68 #1152 +3
36 Image of Piers Morgan Piers Morgan #69 #1291 +11
37 Image of Orson Scott Card Orson Scott Card #73 #1755 +35
38 Image of Manu Chao Manu Chao #74 #2196 +72
39 Image of Guy Pearce Guy Pearce #78 #1231 +8
40 Image of Billy Zane Billy Zane #80 #1924 +46
41 Image of Julia Gillard Julia Gillard #81 #1516 +23
42 Image of Famke Janssen Famke Janssen #82 #2014 +52
43 Image of Mischa Barton Mischa Barton #83 #1853 +41
44 Image of Dave Mustaine Dave Mustaine #84 #2004 +51
45 Image of Chow Yun-fat Chow Yun-fat #85 #1419 +18
46 Image of Judi Dench Judi Dench #87 #1657 +30
47 Image of Varg Vikernes Varg Vikernes #89 #2225 +77
48 Image of Jeff Hardy Jeff Hardy #91 #2194 +71
49 Image of Ludacris Ludacris #92 #1447 +19
50 Image of Briana Banks Briana Banks #93 #1391 +16
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