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Who is the most recognizable person in the world (real or fictional; alive or dead)?

14th October 2010

My answer to Who is the most recognizable person in the world (real or fictional; alive or dead)? on Quora

I’d guess Jesus, then Ronald McDonald, then Mickey Mouse.

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