Obama, in another first, named 'power' celebrity

* Obama makes list based on fame, publicity, book sales

* Top four spots held by women, with Angelina Jolie No. 1

* J.K. Rowling, Johnny Depp cut from list of 100

By Jui Chakravorty Das

NEW YORK, June 3 (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama is the first sitting head of state to make the Forbes Celebrity 100 Power List, with his many magazine covers and best-selling books blurring the line between politics and celebrity.

The president came in at No. 49 on the annual list released on Wednesday -- which ranks celebrities based on their earnings and mentions in the media -- after he made $2.5 million last year from his two best-selling books.

"Obama is hands-down the most famous person in the world," said Lacey Rose of Forbes magazine. "His historic presidential run helped him sell more than a million copies of his books; he landed on many magazine covers."

"There is a real interest in him as a president, a family man, a celebrity," she said.

Obama is the first African American to be elected U.S. president.