Cruise Wood

Why do people keep saying that know one is as famous as Michael Jackson was?

Well, what about these people: Elvis Presley, The Beatles, Elton John, Britney Spears, Madonna, Justin Timberlake, Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, Cher, Brad Pitt, Tom Cruise, Macualay Culkin, Shirley Temple, John Wayne, Bill Cosby, Lucille Ball, Halle Berry, Oprah Winfrey, Tiger Woods, Michael Jordan, Babe Ruth, Muhammad Ali, Pele , David Beckman, Princess Diana, Mother Teresa , Billy Graham, The Pope, Martin Luther King, Barrck Obama, John F Kennedy, Abraham Lincoln, Albert Einstein.

Depends on the context. I like Bill Cosby but everyone doesn't know who Bill Cosby is. Macaulay Culkin? Dude, you are so far off................ Shockingly, everyone doesn't know of Mother Teresa.
More famous than the Pope? That can be disputed because everyone in the world isn't Catholic. Some don't even know the name of the current Pope. Justin Timberlake is good but he can't hold a flame to Michael Jackson. I mean come on....... Everyone doesn't know who David Beckham is. Same with Billy Graham. MLK, Abe Lincoln and Albert Einstein are in another generation genius! It's not really the same if you get what I'm saying. They are historically famous and MJ is musically famous. IDK how to explain it but their fame isn't the same thing. Babe Ruth? Are you kidding me?

Some of the people you've named are famous for what they have done/accomplished. Michael Jackson, the Beatles then Madonna are extremely famous around the world. Princess Di is famous with a certain generation. There aren't that many teens who know who she was which is extremely sad.