Forbes yearly ranks the top 100 most powerful celebrities, using a complex formula based on income, media attention, magazine covers, TV and radio mention, and popularity on the Net. Here is the complete list of the Forbes Celebrity 100 for 2000:

1 Julia Roberts 2 George Lucas 3 Oprah Winfrey 4 Tom Hanks 5 Michael Jordan 6 The Rolling Stones 7 Tiger Woods 8 Backstreet Boys 9 Cher 10 Steven Spielberg 11 Bruce Willis 12 Shania Twain 13 Celine Dion 14 Stephen King 15 Harrison Ford 16 Tom Clancy 17 Mike Tyson 18 Mel Gibson 19 Jim Carrey 20 Tom Cruise

21 John Grisham 22 Evander Holyfield 23 John Travolta 24 Michael Schumacher 25 J.K. Rowling 26 Giorgio Armani 27 David Kelley 28 Shaquille O'Neal 29 David Letterman 30 Howard Stern 31 Andre Agassi 32 Adam Sandler 33 Grant Hill

34 Lennox Lewis 35 Rosie O'Donnell 36 Dale Earnhardt 37 Oscar De La Hoya 38 Calvin Klein 39 David Copperfield 40 Rush Limbaugh 41 Michael Crichton 42 Arnold Palmer 43 Karl Malone 44 Bill Blass 45 Tommy Hilfiger 46 Patrick Ewing 47 Jeff Gordon 48 Cindy Crawford 49 Jay Leno 50 Mike Piazza 51-100

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