Who Is the Most Famous Person in the World?

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Top 30 Most Famous People in the World

...according to 72,949 votes by 1,694 people. See the full list.

Image of Shakira

1

Image of Arnold Schwarzenegger

2

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Image of Donald Trump

3

Image of Bruno Mars

4

Image of J. K. Rowling

5

Image of Tom Cruise

6

Image of Taylor Swift

7

Image of Adele

8

Image of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge

9

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge

Image of Michelle Obama

10

Image of Beyoncé

11

Image of Dwayne Johnson

12

Image of Bill Gates

13

Image of Barack Obama

14

Image of Jennifer Lawrence

15

Jennifer Lawrence

Image of Vin Diesel

16

Image of Ed Sheeran

17

Image of David Beckham

18

Image of Ellen DeGeneres

19

Ellen DeGeneres

Image of Justin Bieber

20

Image of Katy Perry

21

Image of Johnny Depp

22

Image of Brad Pitt

23

Image of Paul McCartney

24

Image of Bill Clinton

25

Image of Matt Damon

26

Image of Angelina Jolie

27

Image of Hillary Clinton

28

Hillary Clinton

Image of Kanye West

29

Image of Lionel Messi

30

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The Most Famous People by Country

United States	Rihanna
Canada	Bryan Adams
Netherlands	Beyoncé
Singapore	Bruno Mars
United Kingdom	Eminem
Germany	Cristiano Ronaldo
Austria	Mike Oldfield
Belgium	Paul McCartney