Yes. I’d score each person on **five dimensions, 0–10 each**:

- **Prominence** — stature/importance of the person

- **Power** — ability to make decisions affecting institutions/people

- **Money** — personal wealth/business financial power

- **Influence** — impact on culture, politics, business, science, etc.

- **Fame** — general public recognition

So **50 = maximum**. This is necessarily subjective, but I’ll use the same standard for both groups.

### Indian Americans — top 10

| Rank | Person | Prominence | Power | Money | Influence | Fame | **Total /50** |

|---|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|

| 1 | **Kamala Harris** | 10 | 10 | 7 | 10 | 10 | **47** |

| 2 | **Sundar Pichai** | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 9 | **44** |

| 3 | **Satya Nadella** | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | **43** |

| 4 | **Ajay Banga** | 9 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 7 | **42** |

| 5 | **Vinod Khosla** | 8 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 6 | **41** |

| 6 | **Shantanu Narayen** | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | **39** |

| 7 | **Arvind Krishna** | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 6 | **37** |

| 8 | **Indra Nooyi** | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | **38** |

| 9 | **Nikki Haley** | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | **38** |

| 10 | **Vivek Ramaswamy** | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | **37** |

**Indian-American total: 406/500**

### Mexican Americans — top 10

| Rank | Person | Prominence | Power | Money | Influence | Fame | **Total /50** |

|---|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|

| 1 | **Selena Gomez** | 10 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | **44** |

| 2 | **Salma Hayek** | 9 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | **43** |

| 3 | **Carlos Santana** | 9 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 9 | **42** |

| 4 | **Eva Longoria** | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 9 | **40** |

| 5 | **Linda Ronstadt** | 9 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 9 | **40** |

| 6 | **Oscar De La Hoya** | 8 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 9 | **39** |

| 7 | **George Lopez** | 8 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | **36** |

| 8 | **Demi Lovato** | 8 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | **37** |

| 9 | **America Ferrera** | 8 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | **36** |

| 10 | **Edward James Olmos** | 8 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 8 | **35** |

**Mexican-American total: 397/500**

### Comparison

| Group | Combined score |

|---|---:|

| **Indian Americans** | **406 / 500** |

| **Mexican Americans** | **397 / 500** |

| Difference | **+9 Indian Americans** |

So under this particular scoring system, **the two groups come out remarkably close**, with the Indian-American group slightly ahead.

But there's an important caveat: the composition of the lists matters enormously. **Indian Americans have an unusually large concentration in corporate/technology leadership**, while Mexican Americans have much greater representation among entertainers and cultural figures. For example, Fortune's 2026 rankings include numerous Indian-origin CEOs of major corporations, while Mexican-American prominence is disproportionately concentrated in entertainment, music and sports. [globalindian.com](https://www.globalindian.com/story/cover-story/fortune-2026-most-powerful-indian-origin-women/?utm_source=chatgpt.com)

If you want a **more rigorous comparison**, I can instead take the **50 most prominent living Indian Americans and 50 most prominent living Mexican Americans**, score all 100 identically, and compare the **average score**, which would be much more informative than just comparing the top 10.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5910407&forum_id=2#50175388)

Sure. I’ll use the **same 50-point framework** as before: prominence, power, money, influence, and fame, each 0–10. These are subjective rankings, not objective measurements. I’m also treating “Jewish Americans” as Americans who are publicly documented as Jewish, and “Chinese Americans” as Americans of Chinese ancestry.

### African Americans

| Rank | Person | Prominence | Power | Money | Influence | Fame | **Total** |

|---|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|

| 1 | **Barack Obama** | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | **48** |

| 2 | **Oprah Winfrey** | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | **48** |

| 3 | **Michael Jordan** | 10 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 10 | **47** |

| 4 | **Jay-Z** | 9 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 9 | **46** |

| 5 | **Beyoncé** | 10 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | **46** |

| 6 | **LeBron James** | 10 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 10 | **46** |

| 7 | **Rihanna** | 9 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 10 | **45** |

| 8 | **Tyler Perry** | 9 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 9 | **44** |

| 9 | **Denzel Washington** | 9 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | **42** |

| 10 | **Shaquille O'Neal** | 9 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 10 | **42** |

**Total: 454/500**

This group has an extraordinary concentration of global entertainment/sports fame and billionaire-level wealth. For example, Forbes currently estimates Tyler Perry at about **$1.4 billion**, while Oprah is estimated at about **$3.2 billion**. [Forbes](https://www.forbes.com/profile/tyler-perry/?list=forbes-blk\&utm_source=chatgpt.com)

---

### Chinese Americans

Here I'm including people of Chinese ancestry who are American citizens/part of the Chinese-American community, including immigrants who became American citizens.

| Rank | Person | Prominence | Power | Money | Influence | Fame | **Total** |

|---|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|

| 1 | **Jensen Huang** | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | **49** |

| 2 | **Charles Zhang** | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | **39** |

| 3 | **Jerry Yang** | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | **42** |

| 4 | **Eric Yuan** | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | **43** |

| 5 | **Steven Chu** | 9 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 7 | **36** |

| 6 | **Yo-Yo Ma** | 10 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 9 | **41** |

| 7 | **Michelle Kwan** | 8 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | **36** |

| 8 | **Lisa Su** | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 | **44** |

| 9 | **Jeremy Lin** | 8 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 9 | **35** |

| 10 | **Ming Tsai** | 7 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | **31** |

**Total: 396/500**

I'd put **Huang and Su** particularly high because of the extraordinary importance of NVIDIA and AMD to the current technology/AI ecosystem. Jensen Huang is also one of the world's wealthiest people in the 2026 Forbes data. [Forbes](https://www.forbes.com/sites/chasewithorn/2026/09/15/the-2026-forbes-400-list-of-wealthiest-americans-facts-and-figures/?utm_source=chatgpt.com) The Committee of 100 likewise describes Chinese-American leaders as having major contributions across technology, business, science, government and the arts. [Committee of 100](https://www.committee100.org/media-center/committee-of-100-inducts-five-chinese-american-leaders-shaping-business-media-and-the-arts/?utm_source=chatgpt.com)

---

### Jewish Americans

This category is somewhat different because Jewish identity is a **religious/ethnocultural identity**, rather than a racial category. I'm using publicly documented Jewish identity/heritage, not trying to infer it from surnames.

| Rank | Person | Prominence | Power | Money | Influence | Fame | **Total** |

|---|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|

| 1 | **Mark Zuckerberg** | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | **50** |

| 2 | **Larry Ellison** | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | **49** |

| 3 | **Sergey Brin** | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | **48** |

| 4 | **Michael Dell** | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | **45** |

| 5 | **Larry Page** | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | **47** |

| 6 | **Steve Ballmer** | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | **45** |

| 7 | **Michael Bloomberg** | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | **48** |

| 8 | **Steven Spielberg** | 10 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | **44** |

| 9 | **George Soros** | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | **45** |

| 10 | **Ralph Lauren** | 9 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 10 | **43** |

**Total: 464/500**

There is unusually strong representation in technology and finance here. Forbes Israel's 2026 Jewish-billionaire ranking, for example, identifies **Larry Page, Larry Ellison, Sergey Brin, Mark Zuckerberg, Michael Dell and Steve Ballmer** among the world's richest Jewish billionaires. [forbes.co.il](https://forbes.co.il/e/the-worlds-jewish-billionaires-2026-forbes-israel/?utm_source=chatgpt.com) The Jerusalem Post similarly identifies Michael Dell as Jewish-American and highlights his enormous 2026 wealth. [The Jerusalem Post](https://www.jpost.com/influencers-26/50jews-26/article-907922?utm_source=chatgpt.com)

### Combined comparison

| Group | Top-10 score |

|---|---:|

| **Jewish Americans** | **464 / 500** |

| **African Americans** | **454 / 500** |

| **Indian Americans** | **406 / 500** |

| **Chinese Americans** | **396 / 500** |

| **Mexican Americans** | **397 / 500** |

**One major caveat:** I wouldn't interpret these totals as measuring the inherent capabilities or achievements of the groups. They're heavily affected by **who happens to be alive, how much wealth/fame is concentrated in particular industries, immigration patterns, population size, and the subjective choice of the top 10**. For example, Jewish Americans have an unusually large number of extremely wealthy technology/business founders, while African Americans have extraordinary representation among globally famous entertainers and athletes.

Also, I would revise a few of the earlier rankings if we're going to use this as a serious comparison—for example, **Lisa Su should probably rank higher among Chinese Americans**, and the Chinese-American list needs a cleaner definition of who qualifies.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5910407&forum_id=2#50175390)

Using the **same framework**—prominence, power, money, influence, fame, each 0–10—I’d estimate the following. I’m treating ancestry/religious identity based on publicly documented information, and these are **subjective prominence rankings**, not measurements of the groups themselves.

One correction from the earlier lists: these comparisons are much cleaner if we distinguish **ethnic ancestry from birthplace/citizenship**. For example, Jensen Huang and Lisa Su are Chinese/Taiwanese-American by ancestry/background, while both are U.S. citizens. Forbes currently puts Huang among the world's richest people and Su at about $2.9B. [Forbes](https://www.forbes.com/profile/jensen-huang/?utm_source=chatgpt.com)

## Muslim Americans

| Rank | Person | Prom. | Power | Money | Influence | Fame | **/50** |

|---|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|

| 1 | **Shahid Khan** | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | **44** |

| 2 | **Zohran Mamdani** | 9 | 9 | 4 | 9 | 10 | **41** |

| 3 | **Dave Chappelle** | 10 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 10 | **43** |

| 4 | **Mahershala Ali** | 9 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | **37** |

| 5 | **Kareem Abdul-Jabbar** | 10 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 9 | **41** |

| 6 | **Hasan Minhaj** | 8 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | **33** |

| 7 | **Fareed Zakaria** | 8 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 7 | **34** |

| 8 | **Ilhan Omar** | 8 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 8 | **34** |

| 9 | **Rashida Tlaib** | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 7 | **30** |

| 10 | **Mehmet Oz** | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 8 | **36** |

**Muslim-American total: 373/500**

The political representation has grown substantially: CAIR's 2026 directory identifies **255 Muslim elected officials** nationwide, while Pew reports four Muslim members of Congress and Zohran Mamdani as New York City's first Muslim mayor. [CAIR Action](https://cairaction.org/press-release/record-breaking-cair-cair-action-identify-255-muslim-elected-officials-in-new-2026-directory/?utm_source=chatgpt.com)

---

# Japanese Americans

| Rank | Person | Prom. | Power | Money | Influence | Fame | **/50** |

|---|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|

| 1 | **Steve Aoki** | 9 | 5 | 8 | 9 | 10 | **41** |

| 2 | **George Takei** | 9 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 9 | **38** |

| 3 | **Mazie Hirono** | 8 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 7 | **34** |

| 4 | **Masi Oka** | 8 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | **32** |

| 5 | **Eric Shinseki** | 8 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 6 | **33** |

| 6 | **Maya Lin** | 8 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 7 | **33** |

| 7 | **Daniel Inouye** | — | — | — | — | — | **Excluded—deceased** |

| 7 | **Lane Nishikawa** | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 5 | **23** |

| 8 | **Pat Morita** | — | — | — | — | — | **Excluded—deceased** |

| 8 | **Doris Matsui** | 7 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 6 | **29** |

| 9 | **Tammy Duckworth** | 8 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 8 | **36** |

| 10 | **Eric Koston** | 6 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | **26** |

**Japanese-American total: ~322/500**

Duckworth is probably the strongest overall current political figure in this category. The Japanese-American category is also substantially smaller than Chinese, Filipino, Indian or Korean American populations, so its pool of ultra-famous living people is smaller.

---

# Filipino Americans

This group is considerably stronger than the previous ranking suggested.

| Rank | Person | Prom. | Power | Money | Influence | Fame | **/50** |

|---|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|

| 1 | **Bruno Mars** | 10 | 6 | 9 | 10 | 10 | **45** |

| 2 | **Bobby Murphy** | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | **41** |

| 3 | **Olivia Rodrigo** | 9 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 10 | **40** |

| 4 | **Manny Pacquiao** | 10 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 | **45** |

| 5 | **apl.de.ap** | 8 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 9 | **37** |

| 6 | **Jo Koy** | 8 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | **35** |

| 7 | **Nicole Scherzinger** | 8 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | **35** |

| 8 | **Darren Criss** | 8 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | **32** |

| 9 | **H.E.R.** | 8 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | **33** |

| 10 | **Lou Diamond Phillips** | 7 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | **31** |

**Filipino-American total: ~414/500**

A major reason is entertainment: Filipino ancestry appears among several globally recognizable musicians and actors. There is also a surprisingly significant technology/business component; for example, Bobby Murphy co-founded Snapchat and has been a billionaire-level entrepreneur. Forbes has documented his Snapchat fortune and U.S. citizenship. [Forbes](https://www.forbes.com/pictures/55fad7a9e4b0ffa7afe4b0d4/bobby-murphy/?utm_source=chatgpt.com)

**Important:** Manny Pacquiao is a borderline case for this exercise because he is primarily Filipino rather than conventionally classified as Filipino-American, despite his U.S. ties. If we require U.S. citizenship/residency as a strict criterion, I'd remove him.

---

# Korean Americans

| Rank | Person | Prom. | Power | Money | Influence | Fame | **/50** |

|---|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|

| 1 | **Jim Yong Kim** | 9 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 7 | **39** |

| 2 | **Daniel Dae Kim** | 9 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 9 | **37** |

| 3 | **Steven Yeun** | 9 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 9 | **35** |

| 4 | **Ken Jeong** | 8 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | **35** |

| 5 | **Sandra Oh** | 9 | 4 | 6 | 9 | 9 | **37** |

| 6 | **Do Won Chang** | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | **36** |

| 7 | **David Chang** | 7 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 8 | **32** |

| 8 | **Michelle Rhee** | 7 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 7 | **31** |

| 9 | **John Cho** | 8 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | **32** |

| 10 | **Jin Park** | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 | **26** |

**Korean-American total: ~340/500**

Do Won Chang is an especially interesting inclusion: he founded Forever 21 and became a major U.S. retail entrepreneur, although his citizenship status has historically complicated whether he should be classified strictly as Korean-American. Forbes has explicitly noted that distinction. [Forbes](https://www.forbes.com/2009/04/28/korea-richest-billionaires-korea-rich-09-korea-intro.html?utm_source=chatgpt.com)

---

# White non-Jewish Americans

This is a vastly larger and more heterogeneous category, so the top 10 is inevitably dominated by extremely wealthy business/technology figures.

| Rank | Person | Prom. | Power | Money | Influence | Fame | **/50** |

|---|---|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|---:|

| 1 | **Elon Musk** | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | **50** |

| 2 | **Jeff Bezos** | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | **50** |

| 3 | **Bill Gates** | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 10 | **49** |

| 4 | **Warren Buffett** | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | **48** |

| 5 | **Tim Cook** | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | **48** |

| 6 | **Peter Thiel** | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | **41** |

| 7 | **Marc Andreessen** | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 7 | **41** |

| 8 | **Reed Hastings** | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | **40** |

| 9 | **Larry Page*** | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | **47** |

| 10 | **Brian Chesky** | 8 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 8 | **40** |

**White non-Jewish total: ~454/500**

\*Larry Page is the problematic one here because classifications of his Jewish ancestry/identity vary. If we exclude him, another non-Jewish white technology billionaire would replace him.

And this category illustrates a major problem with the whole exercise: **the white non-Jewish population is enormous compared with the other groups**, so you're drawing the top 10 from a vastly larger population. Forbes' 2026 data show just how concentrated wealth has become among America's richest individuals, with $4.4B now required merely to make the Forbes 400. [Forbes](https://www.forbes.com/sites/chasewithorn/2026/09/15/the-2026-forbes-400-list-of-wealthiest-americans-facts-and-figures/?utm_source=chatgpt.com)

---

# Updated ranking of all the groups

Using the approximate top-10 totals we've constructed:

| Rank | Group | Top-10 score /500 |

|---:|---|---:|

| **1** | **Jewish Americans** | **464** |

| **2** | **African Americans** | **454** |

| **2** | **White non-Jewish Americans** | **454** |

| **4** | **Indian Americans** | **406** |

| **5** | **Filipino Americans** | **~414** |

| **6** | **Chinese Americans** | **396** |

| **7** | **Mexican Americans** | **397** |

| **8** | **Korean Americans** | **~340** |

| **9** | **Japanese Americans** | **~322** |

| **10** | **Muslim Americans** | **373** |

There's an obvious issue with that ordering: **the scores aren't sufficiently standardized yet**, particularly because some people are being included under both an ethnic and religious category. For example, an Indian American can also be Muslim, and a Chinese American can also be Buddhist/Christian/etc. Pew's data show that Indian Americans themselves include multiple religious groups, including about 8% Muslim. [Pew Research Center](https://www.pewresearch.org/2024/08/06/indian-americans-a-survey-data-snapshot/?utm_source=chatgpt.com)

### The more useful way to do this

If your real objective is to compare **how much high-level prominence each population has produced relative to its population size**, I'd recommend a different calculation:

**Top-10 score ÷ U.S. population of the group**

That would be much more revealing because otherwise the enormous white/non-Jewish population has a huge built-in advantage in the size of its talent pool, while small populations like Japanese Americans are being asked to produce the same number of top-10 people.

For reference, Indian Americans alone number roughly **5.2 million**, according to Carnegie's 2024 survey analysis, while Pew's data distinguish Chinese, Filipino, Indian, Japanese and Korean populations separately. [carnegieendowment.org](https://carnegieendowment.org/research/2025/07/indian-americans-social-survey-data?utm_source=chatgpt.com)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5910407&forum_id=2#50175395)