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The Best At What They Do

Clark Benson Clark Benson Ranker
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I give Maximum Respect to all on this list. Each is, IMHO, the best alive at What They Do.
Note: at present, this list is almost all Americans. As it grows, that will change, though it will likely always slant towards the U S of A for a number of different reasons, which I may elucidate on at some point.
List is not ranked by any particular metric - when I think of someone to add I just stick them at the bottom. I've turned on the VoteRank feature to let anyone vote on it and have it rerank once there are a decent amount of votes - but everyone on the list belongs.
Update: sad to have had to remove an entry from this list for the first time. RIP Steve Jobs.

List Criteria: Currently active at What They Do. OK if not at peak performance as long as they haven't become hacks

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Rank     Name
  1. 1
    Up 67
    Down 19
    1957
    Dramatic Film Actor.
  2. 2
    Up 59
    Down 17
    1950
    Comedic Actor.
  3. 3
    Up 75
    Down 32
    1962
    Political Satirist.
  4. 4
    Up 54
    Down 22
    1930
    Businessman.
  5. 5
    Up 56
    Down 26
    1930
    Film Auteur/All Around Talent
  6. 6
    Up 43
    Down 21
    1942
    Film Director.
  7. 7
    Up 51
    Down 28
    1970
    Comedic TV Producer.
  8. 8
    Up 51
    Down 31
    1941
    Songwriter.
  9. 9
    Up 33
    Down 17
    1933
    Country Singer/Songwriter.
  10. 10
    Up 34
    Down 29
    1949
    Rock Performer.
  11. 11
    Up 39
    Down 35
    1965
    Stand-up Comedian.
  12. 12
    Up 21
    Down 18
    1944
    Announcer.
  13. 13
    Up 18
    Down 17
    1961
    Writer of Dialogue, TV/Film
  14. 14
    Up 33
    Down 33
    1947
    Talk Show Host.
  15. 15
    Up 12
    Down 11
    1960
    Boxing Trainer
  16. 16
    Up 18
    Down 18

    Michael Lewis

    1960
    Writer of Nonfiction, Current Events.
  17. 17
    Up 15
    Down 15
    1925
    Writer of Dialogue, Print Medium.
  18. 18
    Up 17
    Down 18
    1933
    Writer of Prose.
  19. 19
    Up 16
    Down 17
    1930
    Jazz Musician.
  20. 20
    Up 37
    Down 41
    1947
    Diplomat.
  21. 21
    Up 15
    Down 17
    1935
    Biographer
  22. 22
    Up 18
    Down 23
    1953
    Political Columnist, Economist.
  23. 23
    Up 29
    Down 39
    1954
    Radio Personality.
  24. 24
    Up 6
    Down 12
    1959
    Historical and SciFi Novelist.
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  1. ChristianH
    The Best At What They Do at 6/11/2011 4:02 PM
    Sooooo much debatability...so much...

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