Who Is the Most Famous Person in the World?

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Top 30 Most Famous People in the World

...according to 76,902 votes by 1,746 people. See the full list.

Image of Arnold Schwarzenegger

1

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Image of Donald Trump

2

Image of J. K. Rowling

3

Image of Shakira

4

Image of Adele

5

Image of Michelle Obama

6

Image of Taylor Swift

7

Image of Bill Clinton

8

Image of Bruno Mars

9

Image of Katy Perry

10

Image of Bill Gates

11

Image of Tom Cruise

12

Image of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge

13

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge

Image of Matt Damon

14

Image of Johnny Depp

15

Image of Brad Pitt

16

Image of Will Smith

17

Image of Jackie Chan

18

Image of Gordon Ramsay

19

Image of Beyoncé

20

Image of Dwayne Johnson

21

Image of Ed Sheeran

22

Image of Barack Obama

23

Image of David Beckham

24

Image of Paul McCartney

25

Image of Lionel Messi

26

Image of Angela Merkel

27

Image of LeBron James

28

Image of Joe Biden

29

Image of George Clooney

30

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The Most Famous People by Country

United States	Bill Clinton
Canada	Bryan Adams
Netherlands	Kristen Stewart
Singapore	Mikel Arteta
United Kingdom	Emma Bunton
Germany	Cristiano Ronaldo
Austria	Mike Oldfield
Belgium	Paul McCartney