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| Top 10 Page 2 icons Page 2 staff | ||
All right, we're done trying to understand how VH1 figures that JFK Jr. had more influence than his much-more-famous father. We can't figure out how Britney Spears made the top 20, what the heck Tom Cruise is doing all the way up at No. 5, how Katie Couric ranked No. 39, why Babe Ruth is buried at No. 136 ... and how Oprah Winfrey managed to top the music channel's list of the 200 Greatest Pop Culture Icons of All Time.
So, how would Page 2 rank the top 10 pop-culture icons of all time? Well, we did that list last summer, and we ranked Elvis No. 1, followed by the Babe, JFK and Marilyn Monroe. The real question here is who are the ultimate "Page 2 Icons" -- the folks whose fame has fueled Page 2 the most over the last three years (and who we expect to have a prominent impact in the years ahead). Here's our top 10:
1. LeBron James
Nobody has provided more unintentional comedy for Page 2 over the years than Iron Mike. When he flew pigeons with the Sports Guy atop a Brooklyn apartment building, he etched a permanent spot in our hearts.
3. Jennie Finch
4. George Steinbrenner
5. Jennifer Lopez
We were once inseparable. She was the MVP of Page 2's first year, and we were a burgeoning section that built its reputation on her name ... and her photo gallery. But now, our fans say she has "jumped the shark," and she's not even the world's hottest female athlete anymore. Oh well, we'll always have Sea Island ... and two years of misty water-colored memories.
7. Ashton Kutcher and Demi Moore
8. Michael Jackson
9. Kobe Bryant
10. Tiger Woods Also receiving votes: Bud Selig, Serena Williams, Takeru Kobayashi, Bob Knight, "The Sopranos," Britney Spears, O.J. Simpson, Angelina Jolie, Mike Price and Larry Eustachy, Pete Rose, Christina Aguilera, Ja Rule, Trista Rehn, Rick Neuheisel. |
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