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 still continue to work actively to increase their fame.
The best Russian conductor
One of the most famous men of Russia - Valery Abisalovich Gergiev, gained fame not only thanks to his unique art, but also to civic courage. The Mariinsky Theater Orchestra under his direction gave concerts in memory of civilian victims in Tskhinval in 2008. And in 2016, the musical group performed in the amphitheater of the Syrian Palmyra, which had just been liberated by the Syrian forces 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 (now the Mariinsky Theater), first as an assistant, and then as chief conductor. He headed and worked in many leading musical groups in the world, including the London Symphony Orchestra and the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra. Now he is the general director and artistic director of the Mariinsky Theater. Gergiev is often called the most famous Ossetian man in the world.
Most influential
For the first time in five years, Russian President Vladimir Putin has lost the status of the most influential person on the planet, losing leadership to PRC President Xin Jinping in the Forbes magazine ranking. The experts of the American publication, finally, found a reason to move the Russian president to second place. Vladimir Putin is undoubtedly Russia's most famous man.
Among his latest achievements is the successful holding of the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Despite the enormous pressure from Western countries, the organization of the tournament was recognized as practically flawless. Russia and its citizens appeared to the world as an open and friendly country. Even the national football team performed quite worthily. 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 failed to convince 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, during his sports career, an outstanding athlete won eight Olympic gold medals and eleven world championships, which is the highest achievement in history. Usain Bolt set world records in all the disciplines in which he took part. And his achievements of 100 and 200 meters remain unconquered.
Usain Bolt's first international competition was the 2001 Caribbean Games. Officially, he finished his sports career in 2017. He is the only athlete who has won sprint distances of 100 and 200 meters at three Olympics in a row, and the first has received 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 the Snickers chocolate bar. One of Britain's most famous male singers in 2018 announced his last world tour, after which he is about to end his career. In the first marriage he was married to a woman, and in the second to a man.
He began his musical career in 1960, when he gathered the band The Corvettes with friends. Since 1967, performs under the pseudonym Elton John, who invented himself, taking part of the names of the saxophonist and singer with whom he performed. In 1970, the first successful Elton John CD was released. In subsequent years, released several dozen albums (more than 250 million records were sold). Elton John has won numerous awards, including the most prestigious - Oscars and Grammys.
Among movie superstars
Samuel Jackson occupies a special place among the famous male actors, because he became one of the first blacks to receive Hollywood superstar status. His childhood passed 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. The young man intended to participate in armed struggle, but after a warning from the FBI, his mother sent him to Los Angeles.
Due to a criminal record, Samuel had to miss two years of study, 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 burger with great appetite. However, this allowed him to gain confidence in his artistic abilities.
The critics first received recognition in 1991 after the film Tropical Fever. After that, the actor starred in more than 100 films, including many works by Quentin Tarantino. In recent years, starred in the role of Nick Fury (comic book character) in many films of the cinematic universe of Marvel.
The best croatian in the world
The largest number of famous people (men) is probably in the most popular game in the world - football. The Croatian midfielder Luca Modric for many unexpectedly, but quite deservedly, received the award as the best footballer of the year according to FIFA, which violated the long-term hegemony of Lionel Messi and Christian Ronaldo. In the same year, the Croat also received the title of best soccer player of the World Cup and best soccer player of the season according to UEFA.
The childhood of Luke Modric was in the war in Yugoslavia. Despite the difficult 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 Zagreb Dynamo.
From 2008 to 2012 he played for the English Tottenham Hotspur. Since 2012, he played for the Spanish Real Madrid. It is considered one of the best midfielders of its generation. He has been playing for the Croatian national team since 2001, in 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 the Nobel laureate Zhores Alferov. The mathematician was the first to prove the Poincare conjecture, one of the seven problems of the millennium, which so far is the only one solved. After that, he became one of the most famous male scientists of our time. Always surprised 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 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 Poincare conjecture. For his outstanding achievement, Perelman was awarded: in 2006, the Fields Medal, in 2010, the Clay Institute prize in the amount of $ 1 million. The mathematician refused both awards.
How to make money on the desire of people to communicate
In the new millennium, a new generation of billionaires has grown up who made a fortune on the Internet and, thanks to this, have become the most famous men on the planet. Mark Zuckrberg is one of those who managed to make money on the desire of people to communicate with each other.
Even in his school years, Mark became interested in programming, but he entered the faculty of psychology at Harvard University. At the same time attended courses in IT technology.
Studying in the second year, together with friends, Zuckerberg began to create a social network Facebook. Initially, the resource was available only to university students. And since the fall of 2006, it is open to all users over the age of 16 and having an email address. Now Facebook is one of the five most visited sites in the world, with an audience of 1.968 billion people.
Toughie
There are a lot of famous men in Hollywood. For about three decades, Bruce Willis has been one of the most popular actors in the world. And in the past, 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 circle.
After graduation, Bruce Willis moved to New York, where he interrupted by casual work, until one day he met a casting director who was looking for an actor for the role of a bartender. And Bruce just at that time and worked as a bartender. So he got into the cinema.
He played in television productions for several years, earned little fame as a comic actor. In 1988, he unexpectedly received a role in the action movie Die Hard, which brought him world fame. After that, the actor starred in more than 100 films, mainly 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. The creator and leader of the online giant "Ali Baba Group", engaged in electronic commerce, electronic payment system management and cloud service. In recent years, the company has invested heavily in artificial intelligence. The company's capitalization for 2018 amounted to 500 billion dollars. USA.
As a child, for a long time he offered the services of a free translator to improve in English. He began his career as a teacher, where he received only $ 15 per month.
He created the first Internet company after a business trip to the USA. Jack then accompanied the Chinese delegation as a translator. He created Ali Baba in 1999 with 17 friends and colleagues. A 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, gives a lot of lectures and even starred in a film about kung fu along with Chinese movie stars Jet Li, Donnie Yen and Gene Wu.
