Top 10 Most Searched Persons On Google in 2022

1. Alec Baldwin 

Alec Baldwin tops the list of most searched persons on Google reserving the top position on the list. Why people are keen to know about him is not without reason. Born on April 3, 1958, Alexander Rae Baldwin III wears several hats to his personality including those of an actor, comedian, producer and political activist.

Eighteen Screen Actors Guild Awards, three Emmy Awards, and three Golden Globe Awards distinguish him from the other famed personalities in America’s entertainment industry.

Baldwin and his foundation have been doing extensive charity works in different spheres. He has co-authored the book “A Promise to Ourselves: A Journey Through Fatherhood and Divorce with Mark Tabb in 2008”. His memoir ‘Nevertheless’ published in 2017 ranked at No. 5 on the New York Times hardcover best seller list in the nonfiction category.

2. Kyle Rittenhouse

Kyle Rittenhouse is the second most searched person on Google. When he was just 17 years old, he was involved in shootings that took a toll on a few lives. On August 15, 2020, Rittenhouse shot three men at Wisconsin killing two and wounding the third one. The shootings happened during the protests that were triggered after an African American Jacob Blake was shot by a white police officer. Rittenhouse was found with a few armed protestors who claimed they were in Kenosha protecting businesses.

During the trial following Rittenhouse’s prosecution, the judge dismissed the charge of violating curfew against him as the judge found him not guilty on all counts. The dismissal of his case evoked mixed reactions from the public while some called him a terrorist and some describing him as a volunteer who was maintaining peace.

3. Christian Erikson

Christian Dannemann Eriksen, the famed Danish professional footballer was born on February 14, 1992. Topping in the third place among the most searched persons, Erikson plays for Denmark National Team and Premier League Club Bretford as an attacking midfielder. He has also proved himself as an expert central midfielder.

Erikson debuted in professional football in 2010 when he was just 18 years old. During his career, he has earned more than 110 caps, which also includes five major tournaments. At the 2010 FIFA World Cup, Erikson was the youngest player. He is rated as the seventh highest goal-scorer of all time. Five times he was named Danish Football Player of the Year.

4. Tiger Woods

The fourth most searched person on Google is Tiger Woods, American professional golfer born on December 30, 1975. One of the greatest golfers of all time, he is a very popular athlete in modern history. He has been inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame.

Woods has won over 18 golf championships. He was part of America’s team which won the 1999 Ryder Cup. President Donald Trump gave him the Presidential Medal of Freedom and Tiger was the fourth golfer ever to land this honor.

5. Simone Biles

Fifth in the list of most searched persons on Google is Simone Biles, an American artistic gymnast who is considered the most popular gymnast of all time. Biles won five individual gold medals at the 2016 Summer Olympics conducted in Rio De Janeiro. As a gymnast, she has the highest number of gold medals.

6. Joe Biden

Joseph Robinette Biden Jr., popularly known as Joe Biden is an American politician who has been elected as the 46th president of the United States. He is the seventh most searched person on Google. Earlier he served as the 47th Vice-president under Barack Obama from 2009 to 2017. From 1973 to 2009, he represented Delaware in the United States Senate. In 1970, he was elected to the New Castle County Council and this made him the sixth youngest senator in the history of the U.S.

7. Emma Raducanu

The seventh most searched person on Google, Emma Raducanu, born on November 13, 2002 is a very popular British professional tennis player. On April 25, 2022, she scored 11th rank given by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA). She debuted on the WTA Tour in June 2021 and reached the fourth round in her first major tournament.

She reigns on the scene of the US Open championship. Following Virginia Wade who made it in the 1977 Wimbledon Championships, Emma Raducanu was the first woman from Britain to win a Grand Slam singles title.

8. Derek Chauvin

Eighth in the list of most searched persons on Google, Derek Michael Chauvin is a former American police officer convicted on charges of murdering George Floyd in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Derek worked with the Minneapolis Police Department between 2001 and 2020.

On May 25, 2020, he was with three other officers trying to arrest Floyd when Derek knelt on Floyd’s neck for around nine minutes which led to Floyd’s death. On May 26, the Minneapolis Police Department fired him and he was arrested on May 29. The murder gave rise to widespread protests. On June 25, 2021, Derek was sentenced to 22 and a half years of prison.

9. Henry Ruggs III

The ninth most searched person on Google is Henry Ruggs III. A famed American professional footballer, Henry played for two seasons in the National Football League. Las Vegas Raiders selected him in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft.

While playing the second season, Ruggs was responsible for a car crash that killed a 23 year old woman. On the same day, the Raiders released him. He is awaiting trial on charges of driving under influence.

10. Pete Davidson

The tenth most searched person on Google is Pete Davidson, an American comedian and actor. He was part of the cast of “Saturday Night Live”, the NBC late-night sketch comedy series running between 2014 and 2022 for eight seasons. In 2019, he produced the comedy film “Big Time Adolescence” also acting in it. In the next year, he co-wrote the comedy drama film ‘The King of Staten Island’. He starred in some popular films like The Suicide Squad (2021), Bodies Bodies Bodies (2022), and Marmaduke (2022).