HELLO! Personality Of The Year
Influential, inspiring and in the news - an exclusive global poll by our international editions and websites
With 12 million readers around the world in 100 different countries, your favourite celebrity magazine is uniquely placed to bring you a global poll about the people who matter. Editorial experts from each of our 13 glossy editions (UK, Spain, Mexico, Russia, Turkey, UAE, Greece, Thailand, Canada, Malaysia, India, Serbia and Ukraine) and the websites have created a list of some 100 of the most inspiring and influential people of today.
In January, each editorial team drew up a list of 15 names, marking them on a sliding scale from 15 points to one. The results were then added together to give the final places.
They come from all walks of life: royals and politicians, actors and models, sports stars and artists – all people our readers want to follow. Some of the names, of course, have made for record-breaking sales: think Angelina and Brad’s rainbow family – with the twins shown off exclusively in HELLO! – or the new US President and his wife.
Others have a lower profile but still intrigue with their determination to make their mark or overcome turmoil in their private lives. And given that this is a global vote, there are plenty of surprises…
See the full list below:
- Ranking
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- 5
- 6
- 7
- 8
- 9
- 10
- 11
- 12
- 13
- 14
- 15
- 16
- 17
- 18
- 19
- 20
- 21
- 22
- 23
- 24
- 25
- 26
- 27
- 28
- 29
- 30
- 31
- 32
- 33
- 34
- 35
- 36
- Name
- Barack Obama
- Angelina Jolie
- Brad Pitt
- Madonna
- Prince Harry
- Michelle Obama
- Queen Rania
- David Beckham
- Carla Bruni-Sarkozy
- Prince William
- Rafael Nadal
- Kate Winslet
- Michael Phelps
- Britney Spears
Hillary Clinton
George Clooney
- Tom Cruise
- Princess Mary of Denmark
- Princess Letizia of Spain
Penelope Cruz
- Nicole Kidman
- Nicolas Sarkozy
- Hugh Jackman
Kylie Minogue
Victoria Beckham
Cheryl Cole
- Patrick Swayze
- King Bhumibol of Thailand
King Jigme of Bhutan
Marianna V Vardinoyanni
Nuri Bilge Ceylan
- Prince Felipe of Spain
Anna Mouglalis
Orhan Pamuk
Jennifer Aniston
- King Juan Carlos of Spain
Heather Mills
Arzuhan Dogan Yalçindag
Bono
Sophia Kokosalaki
Mohamed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Mickey Rourke
Kate Middleton
- Oprah Winfrey
James McAvoy
Ana Ivanovic
Debbie Matenopoulos
Oya Eczacibasi
Lewis Hamilton
- Novak Djokovic
Sonia Ghandi
Elena Isinbayeva
Vivienne and Knox Jolie-Pitt
Ingrid Betancourt
Nana Mouskour
- Princess Maxima of Holland
Ozlem Onal
Adrien Brody
Suri Cruise
Sophia Vari
Sheikha Mozah bint Nasser
- Charlotte Casiraghi
Katie Holmes
Patrick Dempsey
Amy Winehouse
Nia Vardalos
- Queen Sofia of Spain
Will Smith
Vaso Apostolopoulou
Olga Kurilenko
- Salma Hayek
Athina Onassis
Paul McCartney
Mehmet Okur
- Kivanç Tatlitug
Dmitriy Bilan
Luis Miguel
Lakshmi Mittal
Javier Bardem
Elena Paparizou
- Coldplay (Chris Martin)
Elizabeth Hurley
Hadise
Eugenie Niarchos
Rebecca Adlington
Leona Lewis
Vitali Klitschko
- Jelena Jankovic
Nikita Mikhalkov
Markos Baghdatis
Daniel Craig
Sarah Jessica Parker
- Ksenyia Rappoport
Roger Federer
Valentino
Gisele Bundchen
Celine Dion
Paris Kasidokostas
- Guy Ritchie
Nikolay Valuev
Carlos Slim
Thodoris Zouboulidis
Charlize Theron
Michael J Fox
Tiger Woods
- Kate Moss
Princess Elena of Spain
Roberto Cavalli
Ksenyia Sukhinova
Eduardo Verasategui
Thodoros Angelopoulos
Shania Twain
Cristiano Ronaldo
- Points
- 185
- 171
- 118
- 62
- 59
- 58
- 52
- 46
- 44
- 40
- 38
- 36
- 31
- 29
- 28
- 25
- 24
- 21
- 20
- 17
- 16
- 15
- 14
- 13
- 12
- 11
- 10
- 9
- 8
- 7
- 6
- 5
- 4
- 3
- 2
- 1
Canada
Russia
Greece
Spain
Mexico
Brazil
Argentina