Who was the most famous person in the world Pre Michael Jackson

[Absolut da poet ®]

Elvis
Queen Elizabeth
Princess Diana
The Pope John Paul
John Lennon - Paul McCartney

Probably one of them

 

[BrothaZay]

Depends. Is the question who was more famous before MJ was born, or who was more famous before MJ became the most famous?

Before Mj became the most famous

 

[Mike Nasty]

Bob Marley should be in with a shout surely?

I don't think he was as big back then as he is now, at least not in America and definitely not with black Americans.

 

[jeh]

F.D.R

 

[Po pimp]

Before Mj became the most famous

Easy then. That's Ali

 

[Mike Nasty]

James Brown is up there also.

 

[TripleAgent]

100% Ali. Elvis probably 2nd.

 

[Spiritual Stratocaster]

I don't think he was as big back then as he is now, at least not in America and definitely not with black Americans.

They called a cease fire during war for Bob Marley in Africa.

 

[Kyle C. Barker]

The Beatles?

 

[Kyle C. Barker]

Ali is a good one.

 

[Po pimp]

1940s: Sinatra
1950s: Elvis
1960s: The Beatles/ Muhammad Ali/MLK Jr
1970s: Led Zeppelin
1980s/90s: Michael Jackson/Jordan/Tyson

Ali was more famous in the 70s than the 60s. He was exiled in the late 60s and made his comeback in 1970. He went on to have his biggest fights during that decade.

 

[Laidbackman]

There were a lot, but as far as the entertainment world, how could you be Black and not say his idol James Brown, the godfather of soul. He set the stage for soul, funk, go-go (which never stood a chance outside of DC), hip-hop, etc... Now the White media is trying to claim everything and call it all "Pop"

So don't be surprised if hip-hop becomes pop 20 or 30 years from now.

 

[Baka's Weird Case]

Hitler?

Some ppl don’t even know who ran their country around the time of the wars, but they sure as hell knew who hitler was…

i think this might be right

 

[BlackDiBiase]

Charlie Chaplin

Hitler?

Some ppl don’t even know who ran their country around the time of the wars, but they sure as hell knew who hitler was…

thats who hitler got his mustache from he was that influential, i am not bullshytting he styled himself on the arts.

 

[Don'tCallMeLuckyB]

thats who hitler got his mustache from he was that influential, i am not bullshytting he styled himself on the arts.

Yeah I know he got it from Chaplin… still ppl know of hitler more than Chaplin.