Who is the most famous person in the world ever

Never heard of any of them Samuel. :) I voted for Elvis.

Can we really not think of any other famous women? Surely mother Teresa deserves a slot. If Jesus is in the running then my vote has to be with St Nic - good ol santa!

without a doubt elvis dont have to say second name its instantaneos

Most famous where? If it's in Britain then John Lennon or William Shaespeare etc are front runners. However, if it's the whole world then Shakespeare slips down the list and even Lennon is less famous outside UK and USA. World wide Mandela or Ghandi are probably better known as they did more humanitarian work rather than just 'celebrity' work (for want of a better definition). If it's who is known by the most people in the world I'd vote Mandela - if it's known by most people in the UK it must be the Queen - if it's most popular then perhaps it's Elvis - who knows? All very subjective, of course, but by posting this comment I'm hoping I may have moved up into the top billion!.

Even if it has been mentioned before where is Muhammad Ali in this poll???, not only for what he achieved as a sportsman but what he did as a humanitarian, he may not be in the news so much these days but everybody still knows about him.