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LL Moonmanhead
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 Posted: Sun Jul 30, 2006 8:48 pm Post subject: Who is the most famous person EVER? |
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Jesus, Ali, Elvis, Hitler, Stalin, Pope JP II?
Confused!!!  |
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LL Moonmanhead
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| Posted: Sun Jul 30, 2006 8:49 pm Post subject: |
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| Hasselhoff?? |
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VanIslander
Joined: 18 Aug 2003
Location: Geoje, Hadong, Tongyeong,... now in a small coastal island town outside Gyeongsangnamdo!
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| Posted: Sun Jul 30, 2006 9:31 pm Post subject: |
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by name only? (Jesus probably)
or by face? (Hasselhoff was a good guess)
in combination: Einstein or Gandhi or Beckham or... given one-in-every-four people on the earth are Chinese: Michael Jackson! |
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semphoon
Joined: 18 Nov 2005
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| Posted: Sun Jul 30, 2006 10:21 pm Post subject: |
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Jesus.
Or Steve Vampiredistance. |
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philipjames
Joined: 03 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Sun Jul 30, 2006 10:29 pm Post subject: |
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King Sejong  I actually had middle school students give that with a straight face a year ago. |
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VanIslander
Joined: 18 Aug 2003
Location: Geoje, Hadong, Tongyeong,... now in a small coastal island town outside Gyeongsangnamdo!
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| philipjames wrote: |
| King Sejong I actually had middle school students give that with a straight face a year ago. |
no different than an American expecting people in China or India to know of Elvis or Ali
(conflating one's country with the world, talking as if it's about the world, but actually is about one's own country, but not drawing that distinction, unaware that there's any real difference - happens often) |
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Doogie
Joined: 19 Jan 2006
Location: Hwaseong City
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| Posted: Sun Jul 30, 2006 10:46 pm Post subject: |
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All time, I think it has to be Jesus.
I've read a few articles that said that Muhammud Ali was the most famous person on the planet over the last half century.
I think there's a big historical knowledge gap between the eastern world and the western world.
Other historical figures: Napolean, Churchill, Joan of Arc, Ghengis Khan, Alexander the Great, and William Shakespeare. Actually, Shakespeare would probably be right near the top as he's been translated into every language on the planet. |
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Paji eh Wong
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| Ali is actually a pretty global figure. When I lived in Malaysia, half a million people went to the airport to watch him get off a plane. Watch "When We were Kings" if you want to see what he meant to Africa and the Congo. |
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Grotto
Joined: 21 Mar 2004
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| Posted: Sun Jul 30, 2006 11:26 pm Post subject: |
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pick a soccer player....anyone of the top 5...more people probably know who Beckham is  |
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cwemory
Joined: 14 Jan 2006
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| Posted: Sun Jul 30, 2006 11:40 pm Post subject: |
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| How famous is Jesus in China? Or India? |
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Banana Bender
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| Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2006 12:07 am Post subject: |
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| God, closely followed by Pamela Anderson. |
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captain planet
Joined: 18 Jul 2006
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| Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2006 12:12 am Post subject: |
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ditka.
or muhammud. |
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Woland
Joined: 10 May 2006
Location: Seoul
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| Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2006 12:18 am Post subject: |
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In Turkey, you'd hear a lot of votes for Ataturk. Time magazine tried to have an online vote for person of the century in late 1999 but had to give it up because of Turks flooding the system with votes for ol' Mustafa Kemal.
Interesting that no one has mentioned Mohammed. He's gotta be up there, even if there are more Christians than Muslims in the world.
EDIT: Of course, Capt'n Planet mentions Mohammed while I'm typing. |
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Satori
Joined: 09 Dec 2005
Location: Above it all
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| Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2006 12:30 am Post subject: |
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| VanIslander wrote: |
| philipjames wrote: |
| King Sejong I actually had middle school students give that with a straight face a year ago. |
no different than an American expecting people in China or India to know of Elvis or Ali
(conflating one's country with the world, talking as if it's about the world, but actually is about one's own country, but not drawing that distinction, unaware that there's any real difference - happens often) |
No that is a little different because America extends it`s influence and thus it`s recognition far more penetratingly out into the world than does Korea. And both Ali and Elvis are far far far more well known outside America than Sejeong is outside Korea... |
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Junior
Joined: 18 Nov 2005
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| Posted: Mon Jul 31, 2006 12:38 am Post subject: |
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To the average westerner:
Jesus
Julius Caesar
Hitler |
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