COMPLETE THE LIST! Who is the most widely known person from each country!?! (bill, Brazilian)

[elnina]

Poland: The Pope John Paul II, Lech Walesa

[Acajack]

Originally Posted by dunno what to put here

The thing is, everyone just assumes Canadian actors/singers/bands are American.

Take this, and add all ages and also social strata, and that's why the best known Canadian worldwide is probably Céline Dion.

For Australia it's probably Mick ''Crocodile'' Dundee.

[Mac15]

Originally Posted by Magnatomicflux

You guys are WAY off with the Canada one.


It's William Shatner. Without doubt.

Who?

[Bernie20]

Originally Posted by Mac15

Who?

William Shatner. You have to be a fan of Star Trek to realise how iconic is William Shatner. I wasn't aware that William was a Canadian but now that I do I think he is the most famous Canadian. William is a worthy example of the greatest Canadian. He was even in episodes of The Twilight Zone.

I've really surprised that William Shatner is Canadian. How many great Canadians are there that we think of as Americans?

[cholo57]

Hmmm....living:

Ecuador - Antonio Valencia (footballer-Manchester United), Andrés Gómez (French Open/Roland Garros winner 1990), Oswaldo Guayasamín (painter), Rafael Correa (President).

Brasil - Pelé (Edson Arantes Do Nascimento), Sonia Braga (actress), Gisele Bündchen (model) , Adriana Lima (model), Heloisa Menezes Páes, AKA: The Girl From Ipanema.

Colombia - Sofía Vergara (actress), Shakira Mebarak (singer), Carlos Vives (singer/actor), Juanes (Juan Esteban Aristizábal - musician), Ingrid Betancourt (politician).

Perú - Teófilo Cubillas (footballer), Mario Vargas Llosa (Nobel Prize of Literature), Eva Ayllón (singer), Alberto Fujimori (President 1990 - 2000), Jaime Bayly (journalist, tv personality).

Chile - Coté de Pablo (María José de Pablo - actress), Marcelo Ríos (tennis player), Marcelo Salas (footballer), Iván "Bam Bam" Zamorano (footballer)

Argentina - Pope Francis I (Jorge Mario Bergoglio), Diego (Hand of God) Maradona (footballer), Leo Messi (footballer), Queen Máxima of the Netherlands (Máxima Zorreguieta).

Venezuela - All 7 Miss Universe winners, Ozzie Gullén (baseball player/manager), Juan Arango (footballer - Borussia Monchengladbach), Milka Duno (race car driver), Oscar de León (salsa music singer).

Netherlands - Johan Cruyff, Marco Van Basten, Ruud Gullit = footballers/team managers.

Philippines (Las Filipinas) - Lou Diamond Phillips (actor), Manny "Pac Man" Pacquiao (boxer), Imelda Marcos (politician).

[Bernie20]

Originally Posted by cholo57

Hmmm....living:

Ecuador - Antonio Valencia (footballer-Manchester United), Andrés Gómez (French Open/Roland Garros winner 1990), Oswaldo Guayasamín (painter), Rafael Correa (President).

Brasil - Pelé (Edson Arantes Do Nascimento), Sonia Braga (actress), Gisele Bündchen (model) , Adriana Lima (model), Heloisa Menezes Páes, AKA: The Girl From Ipanema.

Colombia - Sofía Vergara (actress), Shakira Mebarak (singer), Carlos Vives (singer/actor), Juanes (Juan Esteban Aristizábal - musician), Ingrid Betancourt (politician).

Perú - Teófilo Cubillas (footballer), Mario Vargas Llosa (Nobel Prize of Literature), Eva Ayllón (singer), Alberto Fujimori (President 1990 - 2000), Jaime Bayly (journalist, tv personality).

Chile - Coté de Pablo (María José de Pablo - actress), Marcelo Ríos (tennis player), Marcelo Salas (footballer), Iván "Bam Bam" Zamorano (footballer)

Argentina - Pope Francis I (Jorge Mario Bergoglio), Diego (Hand of God) Maradona (footballer), Leo Messi (footballer), Queen Máxima of the Netherlands (Máxima Zorreguieta).

Venezuela - All 7 Miss Universe winners, Ozzie Gullén (baseball player/manager), Juan Arango (footballer - Borussia Monchengladbach), Milka Duno (race car driver), Oscar de León (salsa music singer).

Netherlands - Johan Cruyff, Marco Van Basten, Ruud Gullit = footballers/team managers.

Philippines (Las Filipinas) - Lou Diamond Phillips (actor), Manny "Pac Man" Pacquiao (boxer), Imelda Marcos (politician).

Lou Diamond Phillips isn't a Filippino. He has some Filippino ancestry but also ancestry from half the world.

[cholo57]

Originally Posted by Bernie20

Lou Diamond Phillips isn't a Filippino. He has some Filippino ancestry but also ancestry from half the world.

Errr...was he not born in the Philippines??

Can the same be said for Christina Aguilera (Ecuadorian father, US mother)?

[paull805]

USA - Obama
England - Beckham
Scotland - Andy Murray
Wales - Gareth Bale

[le roi]

Originally Posted by Davy-040

Curious which famous person people will pick for the Netherlands...
Got to be Johan Cruyff (top 5 best football player ever).

eddie van halen

[Ghengis]

Originally Posted by Bernie20

William Shatner. You have to be a fan of Star Trek to realise how iconic is William Shatner. I wasn't aware that William was a Canadian but now that I do I think he is the most famous Canadian. William is a worthy example of the greatest Canadian. He was even in episodes of The Twilight Zone.

I've really surprised that William Shatner is Canadian. How many great Canadians are there that we think of as Americans?

you should use one of those "roll-the-eyes-thingies" lest you confuse someone into thinking you were serious.