Who Is the Most Famous Person in the World?

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Top 30 Most Famous People in the World

...according to 63,471 votes by 1,577 people. See the full list.

Image of Adele
1
Adele
Image of Arnold Schwarzenegger
2
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Image of Beyoncé
3
Beyoncé
Image of Madonna
4
Madonna
Image of Tom Cruise
5
Tom Cruise
Image of Taylor Swift
6
Taylor Swift
Image of Donald Trump
7
Donald Trump
Image of Michelle Obama
8
Michelle Obama
Image of Bill Gates
9
Bill Gates
Image of J. K. Rowling
10
J. K. Rowling
Image of Barack Obama
11
Barack Obama
Image of Katy Perry
12
Katy Perry
Image of David Beckham
13
David Beckham
Image of Kanye West
14
Kanye West
Image of Justin Bieber
15
Justin Bieber
Image of Johnny Depp
16
Johnny Depp
Image of Matt Damon
17
Matt Damon
Image of Rowan Atkinson
18
Rowan Atkinson
Image of Paul McCartney
19
Paul McCartney
Image of Bruno Mars
20
Bruno Mars
Image of Lionel Messi
21
Lionel Messi
Image of Bill Clinton
22
Bill Clinton
Image of Ed Sheeran
23
Ed Sheeran
Image of Ellen DeGeneres
24
Ellen DeGeneres
Image of Hillary Clinton
25
Hillary Clinton
Image of Brad Pitt
26
Brad Pitt
Image of Usain Bolt
27
Usain Bolt
Image of Will Smith
28
Will Smith
Image of George W. Bush
29
George W. Bush
Image of Vladimir Putin
30
Vladimir Putin

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The Most Famous People by Country

United States Leonardo DiCaprio
Canada Gillian Anderson
Netherlands Beyoncé
Singapore Lauryn Hill
United Kingdom Eminem
Germany Gerard Butler
Austria Lionel Messi
Belgium Bono