The Forbes Top 100

[tornado]

Forbes has released its list of the Top 100 celebrities as regards power and earnings capactiy.

Basketball stars make up 4% of the list (Kobe Bryant at #25, Michael Jordan at #26, Shaquille O'Neal at #41,
LeBron James at #46) but it's amazing how many of the top 100 are "pop culture stars"
that are kinda known only to the younger people.

Other notables:

Oprah Winfrey at #3
Dr. Phil at #22 (seriously?)
Simon Cowell at #29
The entire cast of Desperate Housewives - which I have never watched one millisecond of -- is at #34
Paris Hilton at #56 (right behind Ray Romano and Jodie Foster)
Rick Warren at #60 (I'll bet the people who know who #61 thru 70 are are generally not going to know who #60 is)
Michelle Wie at #74 despite several consecutive horrible outings
Rachael Ray at #81 (she knows a the way to a man's heart...)
Nichole Richie at #95...just goes to show how far you can go with zero brains and no talent.
And Mel Brooks at #93, I thought the guy was retired!


The Celebrity 100
1. Tom Cruise
2. Rolling Stones
3. Oprah Winfrey
4. U2
5. Tiger Woods
6. Steven Spielberg
7. Howard Stern
8. 50 Cent
9. Cast of The Sopranos
10. Dan Brown
11. Bruce Springsteen
12. Donald Trump
13. Muhammad Ali
14. Paul McCartney
15. George Lucas
16. Elton John
17. David Letterman
18. Phil Mickelson
19. J.K. Rowling
20. Brad Pitt
21. Peter Jackson
22. Dr. Phil McGraw
23. Jay Leno
24. Celine Dion
25. Kobe Bryant
26. Michael Jordan
27. Johnny Depp
28. Jerry Seinfeld
29. Simon Cowell
30. Michael Schumacher
31. Tom Hanks
32. Rush Limbaugh
33. Denzel Washington
34. Cast of Desperate
Housewives
35. Jennifer Aniston
35. Angelina Jolie
37. The Olsen Twins
38. Nicole Kidman
39. The Eagles
40. Rod Stewart
41. Shaquille O'Neal
42. Jerry Bruckheimer
43. David Beckham
44. Jessica Simpson
45. Andrew Lloyd Webber
46. LeBron James
47. Neil Diamond
48. Alex Rodriguez
49. Will Smith
50. Dick Wolf
51. Dave Matthews Band
52. Tom Brady
53. Ronaldinho
54. Jodie Foster
55. Ray Romano
56. Paris Hilton
57. Adam Sandler
58. Derek Jeter
59. Jennifer Lopez
60. Rick Warren
61. Scarlett Johansson
62. Katie Couric
63. Maria Sharapova
64. Valentino Rossi
65. Halle Berry
66. James Patterson
67. Leonardo DiCaprio
68. Kiefer Sutherland
69. Jim Carrey
70. Cameron Diaz
71. Gisele Bundchen
72. Renee Zellweger
73. Carson Palmer
74. Michelle Wie
75. Reese Witherspoon
76. Bill O'Reilly
77. Kate Moss
78. Diane Sawyer
79. Sean (Diddy) Combs
80. John Grisham
81. Rachael Ray
82. Dave Chappelle
83. Larry the Cable Guy
84. Tyra Banks
85. George Lopez
86. Regis Philbin
87. Serena Williams
88. Ryan Seacrest
89. Wolfgang Puck
90. Venus Williams
91. Annika Sorenstam
92. Matthew Broderick/
Nathan Lane
93. Mel Brooks
94. Emeril Lagasse
95. Nicole Richie
96. Heidi Klum
97. Mario Batali
98. Eric Idle/
Mike Nichols
99. Adriana Lima
100. Ty Pennington

http://www.forbes.com/2006/06/12/06celebrities_money-power-celebrities-list_land.html

In a completely separate ranking.................Forbes lists the Top 100 in regards to RICHEST.
(based on income over the past 12 months)

#1 is Oprah Winfrey
#2 is Tiger Woods
#3 Madonna
#4 The Rollins Stones
#5 Brad Pitt
#6 Johnny Depp
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#10 Steven Spielberg
#21 Simon Cowell
#23 Kobe Bryant
#25 Shaquille O'Neal
#35 Michael Jordan
#48 LeBron James
#74 Michelle Wie

Lots of Hip Hoppers and pop stars are on this list, too.
Britney Spears, Lindsey Lohan, and Paris Hilton did not make this list.

http://women.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/women/celebrity/article1934949.ece

[amckillip]

Carson Palmer ahead of Peyton Manning... Alright thats ridiculous, Peyton is the highest paid player in NFL history and has by more the most endorsements of a current NFL player. Really Carson Palmer? And as far as all non sports people on the list... society is in a said state.... Paris Hilton? Dr. Phil? (the fraud.. the man has a doctorate in nutrition... and is in terrible shape and pretends to have authoritative knowledge in counseling... ZERO professional experience in the field) GRRR

[MacabreMob]

What???

No Glenn Beck!

[Dubl R 1]

What???

No Glenn Beck!

Glen Beck actually picked the list, then explained which extremist group was trying to either steal it or blow it up, whichever result fit their respective agendas the best.

[Braveman]

Rick Warren is a pastor and now motivational speaker.. saw him recently in Dallas.. along with Laura Bush...

[Braves4Life]

...............and how 'bout them Christians?

[audacious_aficionado]

rick warren wrote the book "A Purpose-Driven Life" and it was widely successful. it still is actually! it's a great book. it was on top of the non-fiction charts for well over a hundred weeks!