Who Is the Most Famous Person in the World?

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2,735 celebrities

2,456 voters

Top 30 Most Famous People in the World

...according to 127,820 votes by 2,456 people. See the full list.

Image of J. K. Rowling

1

Image of Michelle Obama

2

Image of Johnny Depp

3

Image of Taylor Swift

4

Image of Beyoncé

5

Image of Lionel Messi

6

Image of Brad Pitt

7

Image of Barack Obama

8

Image of Donald Trump

9

Image of Bruno Mars

10

Image of Hillary Clinton

11

Hillary Clinton

Image of Justin Bieber

12

Image of Angelina Jolie

13

Image of Arnold Schwarzenegger

14

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Image of Adele

15

Image of Will Smith

16

Image of Vladimir Putin

17

Image of Matt Damon

18

Image of Eddie Murphy

19

Image of Kanye West

20

Image of Snoop Dogg

21

Image of James Rodríguez

22

James Rodríguez

Image of Shakira

23

Image of Jennifer Aniston

24

Jennifer Aniston

Image of David Beckham

25

Image of Benedict Cumberbatch

26

Benedict Cumberbatch

Image of Elton John

27

Image of Jimmy Fallon

28

Image of Terry Crews

29

Image of George W. Bush

30

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The Most Famous People by Country

United States	Leonardo DiCaprio
Canada	Wayne Gretzky
Netherlands	Dirk Kuyt
Singapore	Hugh Jackman
United Kingdom	Bill Nighy
Germany	Adele
Austria	Rafael Nadal
Belgium	David Trezeguet