World's most searched people on the internet in 2016

  WITH his recent election as the incoming 45th president of the world's most powerful country on earth, business magnate and TV personality Donald Trump topped the list of the most popular people on cyberspace this year. Here's a rundown on Trump and the nine other people who made it in the list of most searched people on the internet this year. 1. DONALD TRUMP Donald Trump is a businessman, politician and TV personality who was elected on November 8 as the 45th president of the US, taking over Barack Obama. His personality was what made him famous - abrasive, harsh, caustic. donaldtrump He ran against former secretary of state Hillary Clinton in what was considered the most vitriolic election campaign in American history because of the attacks that Trump and Clinton made against each other. Trump will take his oath next month as the new occupant of the White House. 2. PRATYUSHA BANERJEE Banerjee was a 25-year-old Indian actress who reportedly committed suicide by hanging herself in her Mumbai apartment in April. pratyusha banerjee Her official cause of death was asphyxia. Her death became controversial as it is yet unknown as to what caused her to kill herself. According to reports, she was distraught and angry when she made her last call to her boyfriend, Rahul Singh. 3. QANDEEL BALOCH Qandeel Baloch (Fouzia Assem in real life) was a Pakistani model, actress, an activist for women's rights and a social media maven. Qandeel Baloch On July 15, 26-year-old Baloch was killed by her brother, Muhammad Wasim, after being taunted by his friends for dishonoring their family. 4. NIZAR QABBANI Nizar Tawfiq Qabani a Syrian diplomat, poet and publisher who died in 1998. His poetic style combined simplicity and elegance in exploring themes of love, eroticism, feminism, religion, and Arab nationalism. A Wikipedia post said Qabbani's verses would remain popular after his death at the age of 75 and were put to song Arab pop singers such as Kazem Al-aher and Latifa. 5. MUHAMMAD ALI An American heavyweight boxing legend and civil rights activist, Ali (Cassius Clay in real life) died in June of septic shock secondary to a respiratory illness at the age of 74. Muhammad-Ali2 Ali was widely regarded as one of the most significant and celebrated sports figures of the 20th century. In what was described as an emotional moment during the 1996 Olympics held in Atlanta, Ali lit the Olympic cauldron in the stadium. 6. PRINCE American singer-songwriter Prince or Prince Rogers Nelson rose to fame in the 1980s. He is a multi-instrumentalist, record producer, a musical innovator known for his eclectic work, flamboyant stage presence, extravagant dress and makeup, and wide vocal range. Prince His popular songs were "When Doves Cry" and "Purple Rain", which was used as title of a movie that Prince starred in. Prince died of Fentanyl overdose in his home in Chanhassen, Minnesota, USA. He was 57. 7. CHRISTINA GRIMMIE A Youtube celebrity who joined the American singing competition The Voice in 2014, 22-year-old Grimmie was shot by Kevin James Loibl while she signed autographs following a concert in Orlando, Florida on June 10. christina grimmie The incident sent shockwaves around the world because of what happened and considering how young she was when she died. 8. ALAN RICKMAN Alan Sidney Patrick Rickman was an English actor known for playing a variety of stage and screen roles, particularly as Professor Snape in Harry Potter movies. He succumbed to pancreatic cancer at the age of 69 in London. alan rickman
9. DAVID BOWIE David Bowie (David Robert Jones in real life) was an English singer, songwriter and actor. He was a figure in popular music for over five decades and was regarded by critics and musicians as an innovator, particularly for his work in the 1970s. He died on January 10 of liver cancer in his apartment in New York City. david bowie
10. HILLARY CLINTON Wife of 42nd US president Bill Clinton, Mrs. Clinton ran for the presidency but lost to business magnate and TV personality Donald Trump in the November 8 US elections. Clinton, 69, was a New York senator and a secretary of state. Hillary Clinton. She ran against Barack Obama for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2008 but lost. When she ran in the elections this year, she had 3 million popular votes over Trump. But in the US electoral system, it is the electoral college votes that determines the winner of the presidential race.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