Great athletes, prominent political and public figures, popular actors and singers, and even scientists are quickly gaining worldwide fame thanks to modern means of communication. They are known in the most remote corners of the world. We present a small list of the most famous men (with photos) of the planet who are still actively working to increase their fame.
Best Russian conductor
One of the most famous men in Russia, Valery Abisalovich Gergiev, gained fame not only for his unique art, but also for his civic courage. The Mariinsky Theater Orchestra under his direction gave concerts in memory of the victims among the civilian population in Tskhinvali in 2008. And in 2016, the musical group performed in the amphitheater of the Syrian Palmyra, which had just been liberated by the Syrian troops with the support of the Russian armed forces.
While still studying at the conservatory, Valery Gergiev won international competitions in Berlin and Moscow. Since 1977 he has been working at the Kirov Theater (nowMariinsky), first as an assistant, and then as the chief conductor. He has led and worked in many of the world's leading musical groups, including the London Symphony Orchestra and the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra. Now he is the General Director and Artistic Director of the Mariinsky Theatre. Gergiev is often called the most famous Ossetian in the world.
Most Influential
For the first time in five years, Russian President Vladimir Putin has lost his status as the most powerful person on the planet, losing leadership to Chinese President Xin Jinping in the Forbes magazine rating. The experts of the American edition, finally, found a reason to move the Russian president to second place. Vladimir Putin is undoubtedly Russia's most famous man.
Among his latest accomplishments is the successful hosting of the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Despite the colossal pressure from Western countries, the organization of the tournament was recognized as almost flawless. Russia and its citizens appeared to the world as an open and friendly country. Even the national football team performed quite well. The undoubted failure of the head of state was the false start of the pension reform. An aging population makes changes to pension reform vital. However, the Russians could not be convinced of this.
The fastest
If we talk about the most famous male athletes, then Usain Bolt is one of the most famous and titled. In total for his sports career outstandingthe athlete has won eight Olympic gold medals and eleven world championships, which is the highest achievement in history. Usain Bolt set world records in every discipline he competed in. And his 100m and 200m performances remain unchallenged.
Usain Bolt's first international competition was the 2001 Caribbean Games. He officially ended his sports career in 2017. He is the only athlete to win the 100m and 200m sprints at three Olympics in a row, and the first to win 11 gold medals at world championships.
50 years of career
Among the younger generation of the planet, perhaps Elton John will become better known for advertising a chocolate bar "Snickers." One of the most famous British male singers in 2018 announced his last world tour, after which he is going to retire. In the first marriage he was married to a woman, and in the second to a man.
He started his musical career in 1960 when he and his friends formed The Corvettes. Since 1967, he has performed under the pseudonym Elton John, which he invented himself, taking some of the names of the saxophonist and singer with whom he performed. In 1970, the first successful Elton John disc was released. In subsequent years, he released several dozen albums (more than 250 million records were sold in total). Elton John has won numerous awards, including the most prestigious Oscars and Grammys.
Among movie superstars
Samuel Jackson has a special place among famous male actors because he was one of the first black people to receive the status of a Hollywood superstar. His childhood was spent in the southern states, where he faced racial discrimination. Jackson was an active participant in the civil rights movement, and even spent some time in prison during this. The young man intended to participate in armed struggle, but after the FBI warned, his mother sent him to Los Angeles.
Due to a criminal record, Samuel had to miss two years of school, but later he still received a Bachelor of Arts degree in drama. The first role for him was shooting in an advertisement for a local fast food chain, where he just ate a hamburger with great appetite. However, this allowed him to gain confidence in his artistic abilities.
First critical acclaim came in 1991 with Tropical Fever. After that, the actor starred in more than 100 films, including many works by Quentin Tarantino. In recent years, he has starred as Nick Fury (comic book character) in numerous films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
World's Best Croatian
The largest number of famous people (men) is probably in the most popular game in the world - football. Croatian midfielder Luka Modric, for many, unexpectedly, but quite deservedly, received the award as the best football player of the year according to FIFA, which broke the long-term hegemony of Lionel Messi and Christian Ronaldo. In the same year, the Croatian also received the title of the best football player of the World Cup and the bestUEFA Footballer of the Season.
Childhood Luka Modric had to war in Yugoslavia. Despite the hard times, his father managed to give his son the opportunity to play football. At the age of 16, he signed his first professional contract with Dinamo Zagreb.
From 2008 to 2012 he played for the English "Tottenham Hotspur". Since 2012, he has played for Spanish Real Madrid. Considered one of the best midfielders of his generation. He has been playing for the Croatian national team since 2001, with which he participated in three World and European Championships.
The strangest scientist in the world
In street polls in Russia, Grigory Perelman is called the most famous scientist, right after Nobel laureate Zhores Alferov. The mathematician was the first to prove the Poincaré conjecture, one of the seven millennium problems, which is the only one so far solved. After that, he became one of the most famous male scientists of our time. He always surprised me with his ascetic life, his favorite food is milk, cheese and bread. Lives in St. Petersburg with his mother, avoiding communication with colleagues and the press.
In his school years, as part of the Soviet team, he became the winner of the International Mathematical Olympiad in Budapest. After graduating from Leningrad University, he worked at various universities in Russia and the USA.
In 2002-2003, Grigory Perelman published three of his famous articles on the Internet, in which he outlined the proof of the Poincaré conjecture. For his outstanding achievement, Perelman wasawarded: 2006 Fields Medal, 2010 $1 million Clay Institute Award. The mathematician refused both awards.
How to make money on people's desire to communicate
The new millennium has seen the rise of a new generation of billionaires who have made their fortunes on the internet and become the most famous men on the planet. Mark Zuckerberg is one of those who managed to capitalize on the desire of people to communicate with each other.
Even in his school years, Mark became interested in programming, but at Harvard University he entered the Faculty of Psychology. At the same time attended IT courses.
As a sophomore, Zuckerberg and his friends began to create the social network Facebook. Initially, the resource was only available to university students. And since the fall of 2006, it is open to all users over the age of 16 and with an e-mail address. Now Facebook is one of the five most visited sites in the world, with an audience of 1.968 billion people.
Die Hard
There are a lot of famous men in Hollywood. Bruce Willis has been one of the most popular actors in the world for nearly three decades. And in recent years, he is also one of the highest paid. As a child, Bruce stuttered a lot, especially when he was very worried. In order to overcome this defect, the boy enrolled in a theater group.
After graduating from university, Bruce Willis moved to New York, where he worked odd jobs until one day he met a casting director who was looking for an actoras a bartender. And Bruce just at that time worked as a bartender. So he got into the movies.
He acted in television productions for several years, earning little fame as a comic actor. In 1988, he unexpectedly got a role in the action movie Die Hard, which brought him worldwide fame. After that, the actor starred in more than 100 films, mostly in the role of a lone hero.
The most famous Chinese
Of course, the most famous man from China is the head of state, but Jack Ma is no less famous in the world. Creator and leader of the online giant "Ali Baba Group", engaged in e-commerce, management of an electronic payment system and a cloud service. In recent years, the company has been investing heavily in artificial intelligence. The capitalization of the company for 2018 was 500 billion dollars. USA.
As a child, he offered free interpreter services for a long time to improve his English. He started his career as a teacher, where he received only 15 US dollars a month.
The first Internet company created after a business trip to the US, Jack then accompanied the Chinese delegation as an interpreter. He founded Ali Baba in 1999 with 17 friends and colleagues. The breakthrough was achieved in 2005 when he managed to attract investment from Yahoo!
In recent years, Ma has been trying to move away from the direct management of the company. He writes books, lectures a lot and even starred in a film about kung fu.along with Chinese movie stars Jet Li, Donnie Yen and Jin Wu.
Hollywood's main outcast
Everyone is used to the fact that actors and directors are more known from the world of cinema to the general public. Harvey Weinstein became the first producer to become world famous for being accused of sexual harassment. Dozens of famous (and not so famous) actresses have accused him of forcing them to have sex. Now the "Weinstein effect" has been called the process of accusing famous men of harassment, which has become widespread in many countries of the world.
In the late 70s, with the money earned by the organization of rock concerts, together with his brother Bob Harvey opened a small but independent production company Miramax, which was named after his parents - Miriam and Max. Soon Weinstein became one of the most successful producers, the films made with his participation won the Oscar many times. He himself received a gold statuette and a BAFTA award for Shakespeare in Love.
After he was accused of harassing more than 80 women in 2017, he was removed from all positions and arrested. He is currently under house arrest. In 2017, Harvey Weinstein was the most famous man in the world during the wave of allegations.
