Muhammad Ali is the biggest celebrity of all time

[TheReal Kendall]

For me Ali's death had a greater impact than prince and mj but that's just me. I looked up to him as a kid.

I never had any connection to mj or prince. Yeah they made great music but they were weird to me.

[NumberSix]

The biggest "celebrity" is probably the queen.

[rezznor]

The biggest "celebrity" is probably the queen.

the pope >>>> the queen

[NumberSix]

the pope >>>> the queen

Pope JP2, yes. This particular pope hasn't been around long enough.

[rezznor]

Pope JP2, yes. This particular pope hasn't been around long enough.

he's still more loved worldwide than the queen

[Dresta]

Michael Jackson is probably the most famous non religious figure ever.

lol

[iamgine]

Ali might be influential in more things but his death definitely didn't cause that much uproar. MJ's death definitely cause much more reaction.

It's a recency thing, Ali hasn't been relevant in like thirty something year while MJ is more recent and gone in a more shocking fashion. If Justin Bieber died today, it would be an even bigger reaction than MJ.

[SexSymbol]

Ali was only famous in USA for so many years, especially at his peak.
Elvis was bigger than him for sure and even Elvis himself was somewhat limited to USA.
Tyson is probably as popular as Ali

[L.Kizzle]

You are correct in Ali possibly impacting more lives than MJ, but Ali is simply not more famous than Michael Jackson.

There are young kids born after MJ who know of him, let's see how many kids in 7 years will know who Ali is.

[L.Kizzle]

If Justin Bieber died today, it would be an even bigger reaction than MJ.