I am Chinese, not ABC, I moved to New York when I was 7... I knew who Hitler was before stepping into an American classroom. And it sounds like you're spreading non sense... most popular or not... Chinese know who Hitler is. You being ABC has nothing to do with anything, don't act like you're the foremost authority of the Chinese/Indian populous' knowledge. You are pulling this "most Chinese and Indian are uneducated" out of your ass. While higher education may not be as accessible there as in America, does not mean they don't know important historical figures that shaped their country, and the planet. To me, you sound like someone who feels they're too good for their own skin. You need to pay a visit to the motherland.
does ABC = American-born Chinese? is it also as easy at 1, 2, 3, as proclaimed by one of the entrants in this little "contest?"
Most famous right now. not in the future. if you go to anyplace in the world and speak with a local, they would have heard of this famous person.
famous is always specific to a time period. When we say famous for last century. Do we include all the people who lived in the 30s 40s 50s etc? Those people never heard of Michael Jackson, do they not count? They know plenty about Hitler though. He said famous for 20th century, not who is famous in 20th century at this moment of time. When we talk about famous for 18th century, are we only talk about right after it is over?
Yes, but how are we defining "fame"? Ability to recognize their image? Ability to recognize their work? Ability to recognize their name? Overall influence/impact? (now and later?) And for that matter, are we counting "infamy" as well as "fame" togther? Are we counting fame relative to era? i.e. percentage? Are we considering how many MORE people there are on earth now vs. 70-60 years ago?
Its been about 40 years since the Beatles released any music and they are still widely remembered. I think Michael Jackson will have similar staying power.
Asians know who Hitler is. http://www.who-sucks.com/people/dining-with-hitler-in-asia-hitler-themed-bars-restaurants
If we are just talking about famous right now, it would be tough to argue against Michael Jackson. The people that don't like his music (all three of them), still know him for fondling little boys. Like someone else said, he's a global icon. Like someone else also said, it's a sad commentary on the state of our society that Mike is the most famous dude around. Again, I like Mike as much as the next guy. But for a weirdo pop singer to be better known than a brilliant scientist or a madman dictator? Something ain't right.
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I would suggest it would be someone like Michael Jackson or John Lennon. (Edit: Posted this and realized several people beat me to it.)
I agree it could have been worded better, but his meaning was clear by the inclusion of Hitler in the poll. And the bolded part of your definition includes "especially" which inherently means that not all famous people are of a favorable character. The commonly understood definition of "famous" is to be well known. And again that is obviously the definition the OP is using or Hitler wouldn't be in the poll. By the way, the answer is Hitler in a walk. Today and for all time. Einstein is a distant second.
Who, from the 13th century, is better known than Genghis Khan? I think you're defeating your own argument here. The only one that's close is Thomas Aquinas.
