Power League

Martin Luther King

Spiritual

American Baptist minister and political activist, and the most famous leader of the American Civil Rights Movement

Challenged: 259

Won: 196 Lost: 63

Hugo Chávez

Political

President of Venezuela (as of January 2010). Chávez was elected President in 1998

Challenged: 374

Won: 250 Lost: 124

Mahatma Gandhi

Spiritual

Was a major political and spiritual leader of India and the Indian independence movement.

Challenged: 257

Won: 190 Lost: 67

Nelson Mandela

Political

First President of South Africa to be elected in fully-representative democratic elections

Challenged: 251

Won: 180 Lost: 71

Albert Einstein

Intellectual

German-born theoretical physicist best known for his theory of relativity and specifically mass-energy equivalence, E = mc2. Won the 1921 Nobel Prize in Physics.

Challenged: 259

Won: 178 Lost: 81

Bill Gates

Financial

American entrepreneur, software executive, philanthropist and chairman of Microsoft.

Challenged: 273

Won: 185 Lost: 88

William Shakespeare

Intellectual

English poet and playwright widely regarded as the greatest writer of the English language

Challenged: 260

Won: 177 Lost: 83

Stephen Hawking

Intellectual

One of the world's leading theoretical physicists. Lucasian Professor of mathematics at the University of Cambridge

Challenged: 263

Won: 172 Lost: 91

Mother Teresa

Spiritual

Albanian Catholic nun who founded the Missionaries of Charity in India

Challenged: 699

Won: 384 Lost: 315

Steve Jobs

Financial

Co-founder, chairman and CEO of Apple Inc. (as of September 2008), and was the CEO of Pixar Animation Studios

Challenged: 275

Won: 172 Lost: 103

Dalai Lama

Spiritual

Supreme head of Tibetan Buddhism. From 1935 to present day, the 14th Dalai Lama is Tenzin Gyatso

Challenged: 456

Won: 262 Lost: 194

Kwame Nkrumah

Political

One of the most influential Pan-Africanists of the twentieth century, served as the founder, and first President, of Ghana.

Challenged: 217

Won: 142 Lost: 75

Queen Elizabeth II

Political

Queen of sixteen independent states and their overseas territories and dependencies

Challenged: 248

Won: 153 Lost: 95

Steven Spielberg

Media

Three-time Academy Award winning movie director and is the highest grossing filmmaker of all time (as of 2007)

Challenged: 237

Won: 146 Lost: 91

Virgin Mary

Spiritual

Mother of Jesus of Nazareth

Challenged: 251

Won: 153 Lost: 98

Homer Simpson

Media

One of the main characters in the animated television series The Simpsons

Challenged: 251

Won: 152 Lost: 99

Alice Walker

Intellectual

American author and feminist. She received the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1983 for her critically acclaimed novel The Color Purple.

Challenged: 246

Won: 148 Lost: 98

Jackie Chan

Media

Chinese martial artist, actor, director, stuntman and singer

Challenged: 256

Won: 152 Lost: 104

Kofi Annan

Political

Ghanaian diplomat who served as the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations from January 1, 1997 to January 1, 2007

Challenged: 271

Won: 158 Lost: 113

Tony Blair

Political

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from May 1997 to June 2007

Challenged: 288

Won: 166 Lost: 122

Betty Williams

Political

Founder of Northern Ireland Peace Movement & The Alliance For a New Humanity, born Northern Ireland 1943

Challenged: 265

Won: 154 Lost: 111

Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf

Political

President of Liberia from 2005, and Africa's first elected female head of state and Liberia's first elected female president.

Challenged: 253

Won: 148 Lost: 105

Mervyn King

Financial

Governor of the Bank of England, as of January 2010.

Challenged: 235

Won: 138 Lost: 97

Michel Foucault

Intellectual

Founder of post-modern philosophy

Challenged: 230

Won: 134 Lost: 96

Larry Page and Sergey Brin

Financial

Co-founders of Google

Challenged: 258

Won: 144 Lost: 114

Noam Chomsky

Intellectual

Influential linguist, philosopher and campaigner

Challenged: 240

Won: 135 Lost: 105

Ken Kutaragi

Financial

Former Chairman and chief executive officer of Sony Computer Entertainment (SCEI). "The Father of the PlayStation"

Challenged: 247

Won: 138 Lost: 109

Jane Austen

Intellectual

English novellist - author of Sense and Sensibility & Pride and Prejudice

Challenged: 494

Won: 258 Lost: 236

Satish Kumar

Spiritual

Former Jain monk and peace campaigner

Challenged: 230

Won: 126 Lost: 104

Sigmund Freud

Intellectual

Austrian neurologist and the founder of the psychoanalytic school of psychology

Challenged: 507

Won: 264 Lost: 243

Hilary Rodham Clinton

Political

67th United States Secretary of State, serving in the administration of President Barack Obama, and was the First Lady of the United States from 1993 to 2001.

Challenged: 244

Won: 132 Lost: 112

Michael Moore

Media

American author and Academy Award-winning director and producer of Fahrenheit 9/11, Sicko, and Bowling for Columbine

Challenged: 477

Won: 248 Lost: 229

James Lovelock

Intellectual

Environmental expert, originator of the Gaia hypothesis, in which he postulates that the Earth functions as a kind of superorganism

Challenged: 258

Won: 138 Lost: 120

Francis Fukuyama

Financial

American philosopher, political economist and author.

Challenged: 483

Won: 250 Lost: 233

Mahmoud Abbas

Political

President of the Palenstinian Authority as of September 2008

Challenged: 488

Won: 252 Lost: 236

Oprah Winfrey

Media

Host of The Oprah Winfrey Show, influential book critic, actress, and a magazine publisher

Challenged: 266

Won: 141 Lost: 125

Robert S Mueller III

Political

Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, as of January 2010

Challenged: 256

Won: 136 Lost: 120

Bono

Media

Paul David Hewson (born 10 May 1960), known as Bono, is the lead singer and principal lyricist of the Irish rock band U2.

Challenged: 517

Won: 265 Lost: 252

Wangari Maathai

Political

Kenyan environmental and political activist

Challenged: 273

Won: 143 Lost: 130

JK Rowling

Intellectual

English writer - author of the Harry Potter fantasy series

Challenged: 469

Won: 239 Lost: 230

Che Guevara

Political

Argentine-born Marxist revolutionary, political figure, and leader of Cuban and internationalist guerrillas.

Challenged: 244

Won: 126 Lost: 118

Dame Kelly Holmes

Sport

Retired English middle distance athlete. She won gold medals in the 800 metres and the 1,500 metres at the 2004 Summer Olympics.

Challenged: 250

Won: 129 Lost: 121

Kylie Minogue

Media

Australian, Grammy award-winning pop singer, songwriter and actress.

Challenged: 237

Won: 121 Lost: 116

Cathy Freeman

Sport

Athlete/ Runner. 400m gold medallist at 2000 Olympics

Challenged: 484

Won: 243 Lost: 241

Satoru Iwata

Financial

Fourth president and CEO of Nintendo, as of January 2010

Challenged: 246

Won: 124 Lost: 122

Ingvar Kamprad

Financial

Founder of IKEA. As of 2009 he was the richest person in Europe, and the 5th wealthiest person in the world, with an estimated net worth of around US$22 billion.

Challenged: 243

Won: 122 Lost: 121

Daisaku Ikeda

Spiritual

President of Soka Gakkai International (SGI), a Buddhist association with about 15 million members in more than 190 countries and territories

Challenged: 266

Won: 133 Lost: 133

Amir Khan

Sport

British boxer from Bolton, Greater Manchester, England of Pakistani descent. Silver medalist at Athens Olympic Games in 2004.

Challenged: 264

Won: 131 Lost: 133

Condoleeza Rice

Political

She served as the 66th United States Secretary of State. Rice was the first African-American woman secretary of state.

Challenged: 278

Won: 138 Lost: 140

Abu Hamza Rabia

Spiritual

Believed to be an Egyptian national who served as al-Qaida's senior international operations commander. Reported to have been killed on December 1, 2005

Challenged: 379

Won: 187 Lost: 192

David Cameron

Political

Leader of the Conservative party from December 2005, born 1966 UK

Challenged: 471

Won: 233 Lost: 238

Jonathan Sacks

Spiritual

Chief Rabbi of the United Kingdom's main body of Orthodox synagogues, as of January 2010.

Challenged: 239

Won: 115 Lost: 124

Mark Thompson

Media

Director-General of the BBC (as of January 2010) and a former chief executive of Channel 4

Challenged: 254

Won: 122 Lost: 132

Meera Syal

Media

British Indian comedian, writer, playwright, singer, journalist and actress

Challenged: 474

Won: 232 Lost: 242

Rodrigo de Rato

Financial

MD of the International Monetary Fund until October 31 2007

Challenged: 710

Won: 350 Lost: 360

Arun Sarin

Financial

CEO of the world's biggest mobile phone company (by revenue), Britain's Vodafone Group plc

Challenged: 248

Won: 117 Lost: 131

Michael Owen

Sport

English football player

Challenged: 266

Won: 126 Lost: 140

Jin Renqing

Financial

Former Chinese finance minister. As of January 2010 deputy chief of the Development Research Center of the State Council.

Challenged: 456

Won: 220 Lost: 236

Porter J Goss

Political

Director of the Central Intelligence Agency until May 2006.

Challenged: 263

Won: 123 Lost: 140

Pope Benedict XVI

Spiritual

Pope of the Roman Catholic Church as of January 2010

Challenged: 248

Won: 115 Lost: 133

Supachai Panitchpakdi

Political

Secretary General of the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), as of January 2010.

Challenged: 286

Won: 134 Lost: 152

Mark Parker

Financial

President & Chief Executive Officer of Nike, as of January 2010.

Challenged: 257

Won: 119 Lost: 138

50 Cent

Media

Curtis James Jackson III (born July 6, 1975), better known as 50 Cent, is an American rapper. He rose to fame following the release of his album Get Rich or Die Tryin'.

Challenged: 252

Won: 116 Lost: 136

Robert Jones Portman

Political

American lawyer and former US Director of the Office of Management and Budget

Challenged: 500

Won: 240 Lost: 260

Lakshmi Mittal

Financial

London-based Indian billionaire industrialist. As of 2009 he is the 8th richest person in the world, with a personal fortune of US$19.3 billion

Challenged: 446

Won: 212 Lost: 234

Sachin Tendulkar

Sport

Indian cricketer - holds several batting records, and is rated as the second greatest Test batsman ever

Challenged: 678

Won: 328 Lost: 350

Warren Buffett

Financial

American stock investor, businessman and philanthropist

Challenged: 277

Won: 127 Lost: 150

Missy Elliot

Media

American singer, rapper, songwriter, and record producer

Challenged: 249

Won: 111 Lost: 138

Chris Martin

Media

Lead singer, pianist and occasional rhythm guitarist of the popular rock band Coldplay.

Challenged: 476

Won: 224 Lost: 252

Alain Levy

Financial

Alain Levy was chairman of EMI Music from October 2001 to January 2007.

Challenged: 523

Won: 247 Lost: 276

Tanni Grey Thompson

Sport

Disabled Welsh athlete and TV presenter

Challenged: 493

Won: 232 Lost: 261

Eminem

Media

An Oscar and multiple Grammy Award winning rapper, record producer, and actor from Detroit, Michigan.

Challenged: 265

Won: 117 Lost: 148

Andrew Murray

Sport

Scottish tennis player. He is ranked World No. 5 (January 2010), having previously held the No. 2 ranking position for two weeks in August 2009.

Challenged: 280

Won: 124 Lost: 156

Gwen Stefani

Media

American singer, songwriter, fashion designer and occasional actress.

Challenged: 476

Won: 222 Lost: 254

Millie Kendall

Financial

Make up artist founder of Ruby + Millie

Challenged: 455

Won: 210 Lost: 245

Sharon Osbourne

Media

English music promoter and TV personality

Challenged: 235

Won: 100 Lost: 135

Jose Mourinho

Sport

Chelsea Football Club Manager (June 2004 to September 2007)

Challenged: 282

Won: 123 Lost: 159

Anne Robinson

Media

English television presenter and television game show hostess who is most famous for hosting the BBC game show, Weakest Link.

Challenged: 705

Won: 334 Lost: 371

John Cena

Sport

3 times World Wrestling Federation Champion

Challenged: 219

Won: 91 Lost: 128

Vanessa Torres

Sport

One of the top skateboarding women in the world, regularly finishing in first place at the top skateboarding events around the world.

Challenged: 234

Won: 97 Lost: 137

K'naan

Media

Somalian poet and Hip Hop artist

Challenged: 451

Won: 205 Lost: 246

Reggie Yates

Media

British actor, television presenter and radio DJ

Challenged: 255

Won: 106 Lost: 149

George Bush

Political

Former president of the United States of America, inaugurated on January 20, 2001

Challenged: 676

Won: 316 Lost: 360

Gustavo Borges

Sport

Swimmer - won the silver medal in the 100 metres freestyle at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.

Challenged: 241

Won: 98 Lost: 143

Kareena Kapoor

Media

Nicknamed Bebo, she is an Indian film actress who appears in Bollywood movies

Challenged: 440

Won: 197 Lost: 243

Graham Norton

Media

Irish actor, comedian and television presenter.

Challenged: 467

Won: 209 Lost: 258

Max Clifford

Media

English publicist. Although his client range is varied, he is a controversial figure for often representing unpopular clients.

Challenged: 240

Won: 83 Lost: 157

Mohamed Al Fayed

Financial

Businessman - owner of Harrods and Fulham football club

Challenged: 469

Won: 197 Lost: 272

Saddam Hussein

Political

President of Iraq from 1979 until 2003

Challenged: 246

Won: 84 Lost: 162

Adolf Hitler

Political

German politician, who became leader of the National Socialist German Workers Party (the Nazi Party) from 1933 to 1945.

Challenged: 256

Won: 86 Lost: 170

Victoria Beckham

Media

Former Spice Girl and wife of David Beckham

Challenged: 461

Won: 186 Lost: 275

Ayatollah Seyyed Mahmoud

Spiritual

Iranian politician and Shia cleric. He has been the head of the judicial system of Iran since 1999.

Challenged: 227

Won: 64 Lost: 163

Roman Abramovich

Financial

Russian oil billionaire - owner of Chelsea Football Club

Challenged: 248

Won: 67 Lost: 181

L Ron Hubbard

Intellectual

Former science fiction writer and founder of Scientology

Challenged: 271

Won: 75 Lost: 196

Madonna

Media

American pop musician, singer, songwriter, dancer, actress and author

Challenged: 617

Won: 229 Lost: 388

Davina McCall

Media

English television presenter and actress who works on British television. She is best known for presenting the UK edition of Big Brother (2000-)

Challenged: 625

Won: 230 Lost: 395