Monday, 25 December 2023

2023's Most Popular Celebrity With Schoolkids is...


Another splendid year full of Comic Art Masterclasses has wound to a close (in fact it wound to a close in November and I was so busy doing other stuff that I didn't notice) so it's time to tot up who is the most popular celebrity with schoolkids.

You see in every one of my classes I do a demonstration strip which features a famous person. I ask the class to name someone, they suggest four names, from which we choose their favourite. I then draw the strip and they learn all there is to know about comic strip storytelling in about 20 minutes flat. Call it a gift.

But which celebrities did they choose in 2023? Let's have a good old fashioned chart rundown shall we..?

The Runners Up - each chosen once


Abraham Lincoln

Albert Einstein

Alex Turner (of Arctic Monkeys)

Ant McPartlin

Ashley Banjo

Barack Obama

Benedict Cumberbatch

Billie Eilish

Brad Pitt

Cardi B

Dave Tinky Winky Thompson

David Bowie

David Tennant

David Walliams

Eminem

Eoghan O'Brien (pupil)

Ernest Shackleton

Freddie Mercury

Genghis Khan

Gordon Ramsey

Harry Potter

Jack Black

Jackie Chan

James Charles

Jeff Bezos

Jeremy Clarkson

Jesus

Johnny Depp

Kurt Cobain

Lazer Beam (Youtuber)

LeBron James

Lionel Messi

Michael Healy-Rae (local TD)

Michael Myers (Halloween)

Ozzy Osborne

Paul McCartney

Shawn Mendes

Slash out of Guns & Roses

The Mona Lisa

The Queen

Tom Hiddleston

Virgil Van Dijk

Whitney Houston

Zendaya



7th place - chosen twice


John Cena - 2

Declan Donnelly - 2

Bryan Cranston / Walter White - 2

Roald Dahl - 2

Jenna Ortega - 2

Will Smith - 2

Rick Astley - 2

Ed Sheeran - 2


6th place - chosen 3 times


Boris Johnson - 3

Simon Cowell - 3

Tom Holland - 3


5th place - chosen 4 times


Cristiano Ronaldo - 4

Elon Musk - 4

Mr Beast - 4

Ariana Grande - 4

Ryan Reynolds - 4



4th place - chosen 5 times


Kim Kardashian 

King Charles 


3rd place - chosen 6 times


Michael Jackson 

Donald Trump 


2nd place - chosen 9 times


Taylor Swift 


And the winner, chosen an outstanding 17 times, is...


Dwayne The Rock Johnson 


Thanks to anyone who's read these blogs of mine this year, I hope they give you some insight into the nonsense kids come up with, and the even greater nonsense I try teaching them. If anyone would like to book me to come and teach their kids, please get in touch. Just avoid World Book Day in March...and, wait a minute, this is the exact same last paragraph as last year. Why, it's as if I've realised no one ever reads these!



Kev F Dec 22


The kids favourite celeb 2022

The kids favourite celeb 2021

The kids favourite celeb 2020

The kids favourite celeb 2019

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