The Lord of the Rings Ring-bearers

gandalf never actually held the one ring, despite common belief. most people THINK that he did because in the movies he held the envelope that contained it, and he touched the one ring briefly. but if this is considered holding the ring then boromir technically held the ring too (in the movies) when on caradras he held up the one ring by the chain, but this is never considered as him holding the one ring. but deagol is a bearer of the one ring in the eyes of most lotr nerds because he held it in his bare hands, (despit never wearing it), and did not just touch it as gandalf did in the fellowship of the ring (movie). tom bombadil also was a bearer of the one ring because it is described in the books as him putting on the one ring and it having no effect on him. so the order of the bearers of the one ring (in order as is commonly accepted) sauron, isildur, deagol, smeagol/gollum, bilbo, frodo, tom bombadil, sam.