93,445 profiles ranked live

The board · 16 ranked · updated today

The most famous of

Most read8.3MHugh Hefner
2017×Journalists×

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis

Journalists

2nd6.7M · mom 4

Hugh Hefner

Journalists

1st8.3M · mom 10

Nellie Bly

Journalists

3rd550.2K · mom 9
Hugh Hefner leads this board.

Read 8.3M times in 2017, ahead of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.

Chasing the podium
  1. 4thIda B. WellsJournalists379.3K
  2. 5thTheodor HerzlJournalists377.7K
  3. 6thAmbrose BierceJournalists256.5K
  4. 7thHenry Morton StanleyJournalists253.7K
  5. 8thHunter S. ThompsonJournalists164.3K
  6. 9thCamille DesmoulinsJournalists131.8K
The rest of the board7
PlaceNameCountryCategoryRead
10th, stableWilliam GodwinJournalists · 1756-1836United KingdomUnited KingdomJournalists125.9Kmom 111th, fallingJohn WilkesJournalists · 1725-1797Journalists82.6Kmom 012th, stableFrançois-Noël BabeufJournalists · 1760-1797FranceFranceJournalists78.1Kmom 113th, fallingJacques HébertJournalists · 1757-1794FranceFranceJournalists56Kmom 014th, risingWilliam CobbettJournalists · 1763-1835United KingdomUnited KingdomJournalists46.8Kmom 615th, fallingNicolas ChamfortJournalists · 1740-1794FranceFranceJournalists31.3Kmom 016th, fallingPhilippe BuonarrotiJournalists · 1761-1837FranceFranceJournalists11.3Kmom 0

What moved this board

See all

Hunter S. Thompson holds 199th among journalists

American journalist and author (1937-2005)

Hugh Hefner holds 161st among journalists

American businessman and magazine publisher (1926-2017)

Attention on this board

34 days
34 days agotop ten at 16.3 today

Born today · September 16

See all 1,548
  1. Nick Jonasturns 34
  2. Richard Marxturns 63
  3. B.B. King1925-2015
  4. Marc Anthonyturns 58
  5. Metro Boominturns 33

Settle it

Two names from this board. Pick the higher fame score before you look.

0 in a rowBest 0

Play the full game