Top-10 List By Year
| Nr. 1 | Nr. 2 | Nr. 3 | Nr. 4 | Nr. 5 | Nr. 6 | Nr. 7 | Nr. 8 | Nr. 9 | Nr. 10 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | Michael Jordan | Oprah Winfrey | Leonardo DiCaprio | Jerry Seinfeld | Steven Spielberg | Spice Girls* | Harrison Ford | Robin Williams | Celine Dion | The Rolling Stones* |
| 2000 | Julia Roberts | George Lucas | Oprah Winfrey | Tom Hanks | Michael Jordan | The Rolling Stones* | Tiger Woods | Backstreet Boys | Cher | Steven Spielberg |
| 2001 | Tom Cruise | Tiger Woods | The Beatles* | Britney Spears | Bruce Willis | Michael Jordan | Backstreet Boys* | NSYNC* | Oprah Winfrey | Mel Gibson |
| 2002 | Britney Spears | Tiger Woods | Steven Spielberg | Madonna | U2* | NSYNC* | Mariah Carey | Oprah Winfrey | Michael Jordan | Tom Hanks |
| 2003 | Jennifer Aniston | Eminem and Dr. Dre | Tiger Woods | Steven Spielberg | Jennifer Lopez | Paul McCartney | Ben Affleck | Oprah Winfrey | Tom Hanks | The Rolling Stones* |
| 2004 | Mel Gibson | Tiger Woods | Oprah Winfrey | Tom Cruise | The Rolling Stones* | J.K. Rowling | Michael Jordan | Bruce Springsteen | Steven Spielberg | Johnny Depp |
| 2005 | Oprah Winfrey | Tiger Woods | Mel Gibson | George Lucas | Shaquille O'Neal | Steven Spielberg | Johnny Depp | Madonna | Elton John | Tom Cruise |
| 2006 | Tom Cruise | The Rolling Stones* | Oprah Winfrey | U2* | Tiger Woods | Steven Spielberg | Howard Stern | 50 Cent | Cast of The Sopranos* | Dan Brown |
| 2007 | Oprah Winfrey | Tiger Woods | Madonna | The Rolling Stones* | Brad Pitt | Johnny Depp | Elton John | Tom Cruise | Jay-Z | Steven Spielberg |
| 2008 | Oprah Winfrey | Tiger Woods | Angelina Jolie | Beyoncé Knowles | David Beckham | Johnny Depp | Jay-Z | The Police | J.K. Rowling | Brad Pitt |
| 2009 | Angelina Jolie | Oprah Winfrey | Madonna | Beyoncé Knowles | Tiger Woods | Bruce Springsteen | Steven Spilberg | Jennifer Aniston | Brad Pitt | Kobe Bryant |
| 2010 | Oprah Winfrey | Beyoncé Knowles | James Cameron | Lady Gaga | Tiger Woods | Britney Spears | U2* | Sandra Bullock | Johnny Depp | Madonna |
| 2011 | Lady Gaga | Oprah Winfrey | Justin Bieber | U2* | Elton John | Tiger Woods | Taylor Swift | Bon Jovi* | Simon Cowell | LeBron James |
| 2012 | Jennifer Lopez | Oprah Winfrey | Justin Bieber | Rihanna | Lady Gaga | Britney Spears | Kim Kardashian | Katy Perry | Tom Cruise | Steven Spielberg |
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Famous quotes containing the words list and/or year:
“Shea—they call him Scholar Jack—
Went down the list of the dead.
Officers, seamen, gunners, marines,
The crews of the gig and yawl,
The bearded man and the lad in his teens,
Carpenters, coal-passers—all.”
—Joseph I. C. Clarke (1846–1925)
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—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)