Who Is the Most Famous Person in the World?

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Top 30 Most Famous People in the World

...according to 88,326 votes by 1,917 people. See the full list.

Image of Lady Gaga

1

Image of J. K. Rowling

2

Image of Johnny Depp

3

Image of Donald Trump

4

Image of Beyoncé

5

Image of Justin Bieber

6

Image of Adele

7

Image of Taylor Swift

8

Image of Katy Perry

9

Image of George W. Bush

10

Image of Madonna

11

Image of Lionel Messi

12

Image of Arnold Schwarzenegger

13

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Image of Barack Obama

14

Image of Will Smith

15

Image of Benedict Cumberbatch

16

Benedict Cumberbatch

Image of Michelle Obama

17

Image of Matt Damon

18

Image of Hillary Clinton

19

Hillary Clinton

Image of Snoop Dogg

20

Image of Tom Cruise

21

Image of Jennifer Aniston

22

Jennifer Aniston

Image of Brad Pitt

23

Image of David Beckham

24

Image of Vladimir Putin

25

Image of David Copperfield

26

David Copperfield

Image of Miley Cyrus

27

Image of Angelina Jolie

28

Image of Shakira

29

Image of Paul McCartney

30

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The Most Famous People by Country

United States	Will Smith
Canada	Bryan Adams
Netherlands	Hugh Jackman
Singapore	Hugh Jackman
United Kingdom	Mel B
Germany	Cristiano Ronaldo
Austria	Mike Oldfield
Belgium	David Trezeguet