I’ve been informed that people outside UK generally don’t know or care (not caring is the correct response BTW.).

Still seems bizarre to me.

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    French guy in his late 30s here.
    I recognize Robbie Williams. He had at least one song in the charts (Angels reached n°7 in France in 1997-1999).
    Probably saw him on MTV at the time. Also heard him on the radio more than a few times.
    Used to mix up his name with Robin Williams’ ^^

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    German here. He’s super famous in Germany. I used to think he was an international superstar and only learned a couple of years ago that nobody knows him in the US. Still don’t quite understand how that happened. How is “Feel” and “Angels” not stuck in everyone’s head every once in a while?

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      I have a vague memory of reading that he deliberately didn’t market himself in the US so that he could live an almost normal life there. But I might be mixing him up with someone else.

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    Middle-aged French woman who never really was in the loop about pop culture: No idea whatsoever.
    I thought about this over-memed wrestler, then the TV chef who screams (and whom I only know through memes.)
    Then I saw a comment about Robbie sth, so I thought about Margo Robbie, who might have played Barbie. And now I’m pretty sure this man is Robbie William, who was in a boys band when I was a kid? teen? and who might have gone on to have a solo career of not-quite-as-bad music.
    I gave it my all.

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    Usa, no idea. I now know its robbie williams, and can double confirm ive never heard of him before this post.