Top Twenty Celebrities for 2011

Forbes has released it's top 100 most influential celebrities in America for 2011. 

This year Lady Gaga has overtaken Oprah Winfrey as Number One. 

For the complete 100 list with all the standings go to: http://www.forbes.com/wealth/celebrities#p_2_s_arank_ 

Top 20

1 Lady Gaga

2 Oprah Winfrey

3 Justin Bieber

4 U2

5 Elton John

6 Tiger Woods

7 Taylor Swift

8 Bon Jovi

9 Simon Cowell

10 LeBron James

11 Angelina Jolie

12 Katy Perry

13 Johnny Depp

14 Kobe Bryant

15 Leonardo Dicaprio

16 Black Eyed Peas

17 Donald Trump

18 Dr. Phil Mcgraw

19 Tyler Perry

20 Paul McCartney

Top 10 Richest Celebrities as Ranked by Forbes

1 Oprah Winfrey $290M

2 U2 $195M

3 Tyler Perry $130M

4 Bon Jovi $125M

5 Jerry Bruckheimer$113M

6 Steven Spielberg $107M

7 Elton John $100M

8 Simon Cowell $90M

9 Lady Gaga $90M

10 James Patterson $84M

The Forbes Fictional 15

According to Forbes, the super-rich fascinates us all. Now they have taken fictional characters and elevated them to the status of real people.

It is a dynamic list of 15, with new entries and individual drop offs.

List Leaders (9-5-07)

1 Santa Claus
2 Oliver "Daddy" Warbucks
3 Richie Rich
4 Lex Luthor
5 C. Montgomery Burns
6 Scrooge McDuck
7 Jed Clampett
8 Bruce Wayne
9 Thurston Howell III
10 Willy Wonka 1
1 Arthur Bach 1
2 Ebenezer Scrooge
13 Lara Croft
14 Cruella De Vil
15 Lucius Malfoy


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DROP OUT: Jay Gatsby
Source: Racketeering
Marital Status: Single
Hometown: West Egg, N.Y.
Bootleg kingpin found brutally murdered at his Long Island estate; story dominates New York tabloids for weeks. Born James Gatz in North Dakota; moved East; changed name.

In life, Gatsby famous for huge, P. Diddy-esque parties; home modeled after Normandy's Hotel de Ville. Shadowy fortune appears to have come entirely from racketeering. Though one associate claimed Jay "would never so much look at a friend's wife," whispers suggest otherwise. West Egg mansion taken over by the state, being turned into a public park. Member since 1925. -- Matthew Herper


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