Guinness World Records, known from its inception in 1955 until 1999 lists world records both for human achievements and the extremes of the natural world. Anything you can think of probably has a record, and these ten celebrities either held or once held a world record.
Cristiano Ronaldo
Soccer player Cristiano Ronaldo has the record for the most followers on Instagram, with 425 million followers.
Kobe Bryant
The late Kobe Bryant is the youngest NBA player to start a game playing for the Los Angeles Lakers against the Dallas Mavericks on 28 January 1997 at the age of 18 years and 158 days.
Jackie Chan
As of 2012, Jackie Chan has held the award for the most stunts done by a living actor, appearing in more than 100 films since 1972.
Jennifer Lawrence
Jennifer Lawrence became the most successful female action movie star of all time in terms of box-office takings, with The Hunger Games series and her two movies in the X-Men franchise which grossed a total of $4,005,735,448, according to The Numbers, per GWR.
Dwayne Johnson
Dwayne Johnson has broken two world records, but they have both been beaten. The actor and his team broke the record for the largest seven-layered dip in time 2017 weighing in at 540 pounds, which took over 5 hours and 4 people to prep and construct inside a 100-gallon fish tank. BUSH’S® Beans broke the record in 2020 with a dip weighing in at 1,087 lbs. He also had the world record for most selfies taken in three minutes in 2015, with 105, but James Smith beat him out while aboard the Carnival Dream cruise in 2018 with 168.
Justin Bieber
Justin Bieber has held many records, but perhaps his funniest was when he held the world record for the most “disliked” video online with his song “Baby.” In December 2018, YouTube Rewind 2018: Everyone Controls Rewind became the most disliked video with 15 million dislikes.
Eminem
Eminem’s rap skills have earned him many world records like the most words in a hit single. His song “Rap God” packs 1,560 words into a fast and furious 6 min 4-sec meaning he raps an average of 4.28 words per second.
Beyoncé
Queen Bey has many records and holds the world records for most Grammy Awards won in a single year by a female artist and most Grammy Awards of all time won by a female artist.
Betty White
The late Betty White earned the Guinness World Records title for longest TV career for an entertainer (female), spanning over 74 years of work in the industry in 2013.
Snoop Dogg
In 2018 Snoop Dogg, Warren G, Kim Kaechele, and Kendall Coleman were invited by TV chef Michael Voltaggio to help create the world’s Largest paradise cocktail. It contained 180 1.75-liter bottles of gin, 156 1-liter bottles of apricot brandy, and 28 3.78-liter jugs of orange juice.