Who Is the Most Famous Person in the World?

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Top 30 Most Famous People in the World

...according to 167,929 votes by 3,094 people. See the full list.

Image of Barack Obama
1
Barack Obama
Image of J. K. Rowling
2
J. K. Rowling
Image of Brad Pitt
3
Brad Pitt
Image of Taylor Swift
4
Taylor Swift
Image of Johnny Depp
5
Johnny Depp
Image of Donald Trump
6
Donald Trump
Image of Lionel Messi
7
Lionel Messi
Image of Katy Perry
8
Katy Perry
Image of Kanye West
9
Kanye West
Image of Justin Bieber
10
Justin Bieber
Image of Angelina Jolie
11
Angelina Jolie
Image of Shakira
12
Shakira
Image of Eddie Murphy
13
Eddie Murphy
Image of Bruno Mars
14
Bruno Mars
Image of Will Smith
15
Will Smith
Image of Snoop Dogg
16
Snoop Dogg
Image of Ryan Gosling
17
Ryan Gosling
Image of Lady Gaga
18
Lady Gaga
Image of Chris Hemsworth
19
Chris Hemsworth
Image of Michelle Obama
20
Michelle Obama
Image of Jennifer Aniston
21
Jennifer Aniston
Image of David Beckham
22
David Beckham
Image of Steven Spielberg
23
Steven Spielberg
Image of Elton John
24
Elton John
Image of Adele
25
Adele
Image of Beyoncé
26
Beyoncé
Image of LeBron James
27
LeBron James
Image of Joe Biden
28
Joe Biden
Image of Vladimir Putin
29
Vladimir Putin
Image of Sylvester Stallone
30
Sylvester Stallone

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The Most Famous People by Country

United States Leonardo DiCaprio
Canada Johnny Depp
Netherlands Dirk Kuyt
Singapore Hugh Jackman
United Kingdom Rick Astley
Germany Adele
Austria David Tennant
Belgium Christopher Nolan