Marlene

The Associated Press

June 17, 2005, 8:58 AM EDT

The queen of talk has been crowned the most powerful celebrity.

Oprah Winfrey tops this year's Forbes Celebrity 100 list of famous people who make the most money and attract the most attention. The magazine bases the ranking on estimated earnings as well as counts of magazine covers and mentions in the news media.

Following Winfrey is golfer Tiger Woods and then last year's Number One, actor and director Mel Gibson. Also in the top ten are "Star Wars" creator George Lucas, Madonna and Tom Cruise.

Forbes says newcomers to the list include the cast of "Desperate Housewives" at Number 25 and Comedy Central star Dave Chappelle at 78. Those falling out of the 100 this year include the "Today" show's Katie Couric and actress Angelina Jolie.

Here is the complete list:

1. Oprah Winfrey 2. Tiger Woods 3. Mel Gibson 4. George Lucas 5. Shaquille O'Neal 6. Steven Spielberg 7. Johnny Depp 8. Madonna 9. Elton John 10. Tom Cruise 11. Brad Pitt 12. Dan Brown 13. Will Smith 14. David Letterman 15. Lance Armstrong 16. Michael Jordan 17. Michael Schumacher 18. Will Ferrell 19. Kobe Bryant 20. P Diddy 21. Jay Leno 22. J.K. Rowling 23. Metallica 24. Jennifer Lopez 25. "Desperate Housewives" 26. David Beckham 27. Howard Stern 28. Rush Limbaugh 29. Shania Twain 30. Peter Jackson 31. Denzel Washington 32. Rod Stewart 33. Michael Vick 34. Bette Midler 35. The Olsen Twins 36. Jerry Bruckheimer 37. Jennifer Aniston 38. Derek Jeter 38. Julia Roberts 40. Prince 41. David Copperfield 42. Tobey Maguire 43. The Eagles 44. Ray Romano 45. Nicole Kidman 46. Jeff Gordon 47. Phil Mickelson 48. Alex Rodriguez 49. Matt Damon 50. Adam Sandler 51. Oscar De La Hoya 52. Lindsay Lohan 53. LeBron James 54. Hilary Duff 55. Paris Hilton 56. Bill Clinton 57. Maria Sharapova 58. Drew Barrymore 59. Andre Agassi 60. Manny Ramirez 61. Van Halen 62. Serena Williams 63. Valentino Rossi 64. Jessica Simpson 65. Sandra Bullock 66. Cameron Diaz 67. Regis Philbin 68. James Patterson 69. Paul Harvey 70. Jennifer Garner 71. Nora Roberts 72. Ronaldo 73. Judge Judy Sheindlin 74. Ellen DeGeneres 75. Naomi Watts 76. Ashlee Simpson 77. Gisele Bundchen 78. Dave Chappelle 78. John Madden 80. Rudy Giuliani 81. Venus Williams 82. Matt Hasselbeck 83. Jack Welch 84. Walter Jones 85. Emeril Lagasse 86. Wolfgang Puck 87. Lindsay Davenport 88. Arthur Agatston 89. Annika Sorenstam 90. Heidi Klum 91. Kimora Lee Simmons 92. Patricia Heaton 93. Kate Moss 94. Ken Jennings 95. Tyra Banks 96. Frankie Muniz 97. Adriana Lima 98. David Blaine 99. Amanda Bynes 100. Charlie Palmer

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mshissy

Huh????

Marlene

Only in America!!!! LOL,

billyswife

Howard Sterm--Ew-----Yuck

No Ben Affleck???????

This list is a little silly--OK Alot!!!!!!!!!

davebuoy

Sure glad I don't take this tripe serious. Some of the people on this list couldn't wash my car. Judge Judy? To silly.

Marlene

Yep, can you imagine having to live next to some of these folks? I mean I would move so fast!!!

It's funny when you see someone for the first time in a movie or tv series and you get an impression of how that person might be and then you see him or her on a late nite show or something and they are totally the opposite personality that you picture.