500 Celebrities that Should Join Steemit and Blog (1 of 2)

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At the request of @ned, in his It's Time for a Steem Bounty System! https://steemit.com/bounties/@ned/it-s-time-for-a-steem-bounty-system post, here is a list of ~500 celebrities and influencers (1st of 2 posts) we should encourage to join Steemit.

Looking at our small slice of the world, Steemit could use a few other celebrities and influencers to bring in others, to both create and consume content. The goal in phase 1 is to come up with about 500 names of people who might be interested and would be valuable to the Steemit community. Per @ned’s requirements: Celebrities should be reasonably able to manage a Steem blog; should have significant following on other social media; should appear to be a good cultural fit for Steem.

Criteria

I took into consideration a number of different criteria, including their history in investing and supporting new technology, if they are tech savvy, the number of followers and the amount of content they currently generate on social platforms.

Challenges

This list does not speak to the challenges or perceived impossibility of these people participating. We don’t know if they may be intrigued with the cryptocurrency aspect, see it as a new venue to reach a greater and more diverse audience, if they will value the freedom of what can be posted, or if this is another channel to amplify their reputation and augment other social venues they participate in. On the other hand, they may see it as a distraction, a conflict with established social venues, or too high of an overhead to get established. There are many challenges, but this is a first step. A list of potential additions to bring more visibility and expand our social community.

Relevance

At first pass, I selected individuals who possessed a certain desire to communicate across social media, can contribute to cryptocurrency discussions and influence, or have the desire to maintain large numbers of public followers.

The top areas I looked into were the following:
• Cryptocurrency Influencers
• Entertainers
• Sports Professionals
• Politicians
• Authors & Bloggers
• Social media stars (snapchat, twitter, Instagram, facebook, pinterest, youtube, etc.)

List of Celebrities and Influencers

Here is the first list (1 of 2 ), open to prioritization, as well as additions. I did add some columns with my notes, figuring the community might find it valuable. The notes are not complete.

Steemit Celebrities & InfluencersFollowersInvestorTech SavvyProfessionSocial Platform
1Ashton Kutcher17 MillionYesYesEntertainerTwitter
2justin beiber64 millionYesYesEntertainerTwitter
3Lady Gaga47 MillionYesYesEntertainerTwitter
4Justin Timberlake46 MillionYesYesEntertainerTwitter
5Ellen DeGeneres44 MillionYesYesEntertainerTwitter
6Kim Kardashian32 MillionYesYesEntertainerTwitter
7Bruno Mars21 MillionYesYesEntertainerTwitter
8Will.i.am13 MillionYesYesEntertainerTwitter
9Leonardo DiCaprio13 MillionYesYesEntertainerTwitter
10ryan seacrest13 MillionYesYesEntertainerTwitter
11tyra banks12 MillionYesyesEntertainerTwitter
12Jared LetoYesYesEntertainer
13Will SmithYesYesEntertainer
14BonoYesYesEntertainer
15madonnaYesYesEntertainer
16jayZYesYesEntertainer
17jessica albaYesYesEntertainer
18Robert Downey Jryesyesentertainer
19Andy Sandbergyesyesentertainer
20Will Ferrellyesyesentertainer
21Edward Nortonyesyesentertainer
22Nasyesyesentertainer
23William Shatneryesyesentertainer
24bill gates22 MillionYesYesBusinesstwitter
25Michael arrington (techcrunch.com)yesyesblogger
26Magic Johnsonyesyesathlete
27grav3yardgirl8 Millionyoutuberyoutube
28felix arvid ulf kjelberg (pewdiepie)48 MillionyoutuberYoutube
29jenna marbles16 MillionyoutuberYoutube
30dude perfect (group)12 MillionyoutuberYoutube
31michella phanyoutuber
32olajide "KSI' olatunjiyoutuber
33ray william johnsonyoutuber
34samuel de luqueyoutuber
35adam dalhbergyoutuber
36peter shukoffyoutuberyoutube
37lloyd ahlquistyoutuberyoutube
38benny fineyoutuberyoutube
39rafi fineyoutuberyoutube
40ruben doblas gundersenyoutuberyoutube
41ryan higayoutuberyoutube
42ian hecoxyoutuberyoutube
43anthony padillayoutuberyoutube
44german garmendiayoutuberyoutube
45sabrina cruzyoutuberyoutube
46nathan zedyoutuberyoutube
47terry jamisonyoutuberyoutube
48linda jamisonyoutuberyoutube
49alexis g. zallyoutuberyoutube
50lizzy velasquezyoutuberyoutube
51ben j. pierceyoutuberyoutube
52franchesca ramseyyoutuberyoutube
53bella hadidyoutuber
54bethany motayoutuber
55bart bakeryoutuber
56kevin droniakyoutuber
57liza koshyyoutubevine
58kaka23 Milliontwittertwitter
59Dalai Lama11 MillionReligiousTwitter
60Barak Obama60 MillionPoliticiantwitter
61narendra modi13 MillionPoliticiantwitter
62donald trumpPoliticianTwitter
63hillary clintonPoliticianTwitter
64michelle obamaPoliticiantwitter
65Ron PaulPolitician
66gisele bundchenEntertainersnapchat
67yuyaMexican vloggeryoutube
68katy perry71 MillionEntertainerTwitter
69taylor swift59 MillionEntertainerTwitter
70rihanna47 MillionEntertainerTwitter
71britney spears42 MillionEntertainerTwitter
72jennifer lopez32 MillionEntertainerTwitter
73shakira32 MillionEntertainerTwitter
74selena gomez30 MillionEntertainerTwitter
75ariana grande29 MillionEntertainerTwitter
76oprah winfrey28 MillionEntertainerTwitter
77demi lovato28 MillionEntertainerTwitter
78Jimmy Fallon26 MillionEntertainerTwitter
79Pink (p!nk)26 MillionEntertainertwitter
80harry styles24 MillionEntertainerTwitter
81drake23 MillionEntertainerTwitter
82Lil Wayne23 MillionEntertainerTwitter
83adele22 MillionEntertainerTwitter
84alicia keys22 MillionEntertainerTwitter
85niall horan22 MillionEntertainertwitter
86Miley Cyrus20 MillionEntertainerTwitter
87pitbull20 MillionEntertainerTwitter
88liam payne20 MillionEntertainerTwitter
89wiz khalifa20 MillionEntertainer
90Nicki Minaj19 MillionEntertainerTwitter
91marshall mathers (eminem)19 MillionEntertainerTwitter
92kevin hart19 MillionEntertainerTwitter
93avril lavigne19 MillionEntertainer
94louis tomlinson19 MillionEntertainertwitter
95emma watson18 MillionEntertainerTwitter
96neymar jr.18 MillionEntertainertwitter
97daniel tosh17 MillionEntertainerTwitter
98david guetta17 MillionEntertainerTwitter
99conan o'brien17 MillionEntertainertwitter
100neil patrick harris16 MillionEntertainertwitter
101mariah carey15 MillionEntertainerTwitter
102Beyonce Knowles14 MillionEntertainerTwitter
103khloe kardashian14 MillionEntertainerTwitter
104kourtney kardashian14 MillionEntertainerTwitter
105Jim Carrey14 MillionEntertainerTwitter
106chris brown14 MillionEntertainerTwitter
107ed sheeran14 MillionEntertainer
108zayn malik14 MillionEntertainerTwitter
109skrillex14 MillionEntertainerYoutube
110Christina Aguilera14 MillionEntertainertwitter
111paris hilton13 MillionEntertainerTwitter
112kanye west12 MillionEntertainerTwitter
113ricky martin12 MillionEntertainer
114Simon Cowell12 MillionEntertainerTwitter
115snoop dog12 MillionEntertainer
116ashley tisdale12 MillionEntertainer
117alejandro sanz12 MillionEntertainerTwitter
118blake shelton12 MillionEntertainertwitter
119kendall jenner11 MillionEntertainer
120charlie sheen11 MillionEntertainer
121sean combs10 MillionEntertainerTwitter
122Carly Rae jepsen10 MillionEntertainerTwitter
123Zac Efron10 MillionEntertainerTwitter
124kelly clarkson10 MillionEntertainerTwitter
125usher10 MillionEntertainerTwitter
126JR HildebrandEntertainer
127Dwayne JohnsonEntertainer
128karlie KlossEntertainer
129ChamillionarieEntertainer
130Trent ReznorEntertainer
131angelina jolieEntertainer
132brad pittEntertainer
133kylie jennerEntertainer
134kris jennerEntertainer
135tom cruiseEntertainer
136natalie portmanEntertainer
137jennifer annistonEntertainer
138johnny deppEntertainer
139sophia vergaraEntertainer
140lindsay lohanEntertainer
141george clooneyEntertainer
142rachel mcadamsEntertainer
143halle berryEntertainer
144david guerraEntertainer
145arnold schwarzenegerEntertainer
146mila kunisEntertainer
147matt damonEntertainer
148steven speilbergEntertainer
149adam sandlerEntertainer
150daniel radcliffeEntertainer
151vin deiselEntertainer
152jackie chanEntertainer
153mark walbergEntertainer
154zac efronEntertainer
155channing tatumEntertainer
156miranda cosgroveEntertainer
157calvin harrisEntertainer
158adam levineEntertainer
159amanda bynesEntertainer
160amanda seyfreidEntertainer
161amy adamsEntertainer
162ashley olsonEntertainer
163anna paquinEntertainer
164ashlee simpsonEntertainer
165ashley greeneEntertainer
166vanessa hudgensEntertainer
167ben affleckEntertainer
168bethenny fankelEntertainer
169blake livelyEntertainer
170brad paisleyEntertainer
171beppe grilloEntertainerblog
172michael ray nguyen-stevenson (tyga)Entertainerinstagram
173austin mahoneEntertainersnapchat
174luke bryanEntertainersnapchat
175jason deruloEntertainersnapchat
176keith urbanEntertainersnapchat
177zendayaEntertainersnapchat
178rebel wilsonEntertainersnapchat
179sophia bushEntertainersnapchat
180olivia culpoEntertainersnapchat
181meghan trainorEntertainersnapchat
182cody simpsonEntertainersnapchat
183nicole richieEntertainersnapchat
184nick jonasEntertainersnapchat
185ansel elgortEntertainersnapchat
186eva longoriaEntertainersnapchat
187Kate HudsonEntertainersnapchat
188scott foleyEntertainersnapchat
189chrissy teigenEntertainersnapchat
190julianne houghEntertainersnapchat
191hillary duffEntertainersnapchat
192john legendEntertainersnapchat
193nick cannonEntertainersnapchat
194john mayerEntertainersnapchat
195chelsea handlerEntertainersnapchat
196stephen anellEntertainersnapchat
197kerry washingtonEntertainersnapchat
198gabrielle unionEntertainersnapchat
199laverne coxEntertainersnapchat
200lea micheleEntertainersnapchat
201jamie lynn spearsEntertainersnapchat
202ella yelich-o'connor (lorde)Entertainerinstagram
203sky ferreiraEntertainerinstagram
204devonte hynesEntertainerinstagram
205bethany cosentinoEntertainerinstagram
206fred armisenEntertainerinstagram
207solange knowlesEntertainerinstagram
208alexis kraussEntertainerinstagram
209ahmir thompson (questlove)Entertainerinstagram
210jana hunter (lower dens)Entertainerinstagram
211kim gordonEntertainerinstagram
212yoko onoEntertainerinstagram
213harvey Levin (tmz.com)Entertainer
214Joseph Gordon-LevittYesEntertainer
215victoria justiceEntertainer
216leon thomasEntertainer
217reese witherspoonEntertainer
218anne hathawayEntertainer
219gwen stefaniEntertainer
220scarlett johanssonEntertainer
221rupert grintEntertainer
222rowan blanchardEntertainer
223sabrina carpenterEntertainer
224danielle fishelEntertainer
225elisibeth gilliesEntertainer
226peyton meyerEntertainer
227corey fogelmanisEntertainer
228ben savageEntertainer
229avan jogiaEntertainer
230dove cameronEntertainer
231matt bennetEntertainer
232nathan kressEntertainer
233gigi hadidEntertainer
234enrique englesiasEntertainer
235jennette mccurdyEntertainer
236jerry trainorEntertainer
237blac chynaEntertaineryoutube
238andrew garfieldEntertainer
239agnez moEntertainertwitter
240lucy haleEntertainerinstagram
241ashley bensonEntertainerinstagram
242shawn mendesEntertainerinstagram
243bella thorneEntertainerinstagram
244shay mitchellEntertainerinstagram
245amber roseEntertainerinstagram
246victoria beckhamEntertainerinstagram
247Marc AndreessenyesCryptocurrency Influencer
248Chris DixonyesCryptocurrency Influencer
249Tammy CampyesCryptocurrency Influencer
250Sean PercivalyesCryptocurrency Influencer

Next Steps

If we can agree to a decent list of 500, the Dev's will publish assigned bounties (perhaps we should call them rewards) for those who can get the celebrities to join and participate. At first glance it may feel impossibly lofty. But if might not be as far fetched as it appears. If you subscribe to the 6 degrees of separation theories, chances are the current Steemit community is connected to most in some way, therefore we may have influence.

(note, I had to split this into 2 posts as I was getting a table error)
500 Celebrities that Should Join Steemit and Blog (2 of 2)
https://steemit.com/steem/@mrosenquist/500-celebrities-that-should-join-steemit-and-blog-2-of-2

Please put contribute your thoughts .

#steemit #bounties #steemian #bounty
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     8 years ago  

    Even if you can get these people on board it may not help in the short term. When the Tsu site started they had people like William Shatner, 50 Cent, various models and other celebs. A lot of them gave up fairly quickly as I suspect they just didn't see it having a big enough audience to be worth it to them, even if they could make a few dollars. It's a chicken/egg problem with building an audience without having the stars who would bring in new people.

    I think Steemit has some issues in lack of features and usability that will deter non-technical users. There needs to be at least an FAQ page to help people get started.

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     8 years ago  

    Agreed, but better to have the problem of users, than not. Social sites live or die on user contributions. But, you make a good point. There must be quality and value for the users for them to stay. Longevity is golden.

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     8 years ago  

    Why is Zak Efron on twice 154 and 123? or is there 2 Zak Efrons.

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     8 years ago  

    Thanks, I suspect that was due to my daughter.... hmmmmm.
    Removed the duplicate.

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     8 years ago  

    Shame I wouldn't have minded there being 2 lol

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      oh dear God no - please - not Kim Kardashian.

      We want quality posters - not quantity, right?

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       8 years ago  

      I hear you! I don't want her either, but I do want her bazillion little minion followers! :)

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       8 years ago  

      Add Ted Cruz to the list.

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       8 years ago  

      Can do that. Politician.

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         8 years ago  

        Trump's on the list.

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           8 years ago  

          Might want to consider if the people you are reaching out to might have an interest in not seeing something uncontrollable from the government succeed. Save those people for later. Which means you should likely avoid established politicians for now.

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           8 years ago  

          I don't want to put any bias in. Let's let @ned and @dan filter the list.

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             8 years ago  

            Why?

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               8 years ago  

              @Dan was kicking around the idea of having a list of people for the community to reach out to. Incentives would be part of the activity for successful introduction of people into Steemit.

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                 8 years ago  

                Did this ever go anywhere? I am wondering if we shouldn't wait to reach out to celebs till all the kinks are worked out...

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                   8 years ago  

                  Waiting on @ned to make the call on promoting it. I figure he is a bit busy. Hopefully we will get his decision soon.

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