Who Is the Most Famous Person in the World?

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2,785 celebrities

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Top 30 Most Famous People in the World

...according to 157,334 votes by 2,912 people. See the full list.

Image of Johnny Depp

1

Image of Barack Obama

2

Image of Brad Pitt

3

Image of Lionel Messi

4

Image of Justin Bieber

5

Image of Taylor Swift

6

Image of Adam Sandler

7

Image of J. K. Rowling

8

Image of Will Smith

9

Image of Michelle Obama

10

Image of Bruno Mars

11

Image of Angelina Jolie

12

Image of Lady Gaga

13

Image of Eddie Murphy

14

Image of Chris Hemsworth

15

Chris Hemsworth

Image of Hillary Clinton

16

Hillary Clinton

Image of Beyoncé

17

Image of Jennifer Lawrence

18

Jennifer Lawrence

Image of Katy Perry

19

Image of Donald Trump

20

Image of Adele

21

Image of Kanye West

22

Image of Jennifer Aniston

23

Jennifer Aniston

Image of Dwayne Johnson

24

Image of Matt Damon

25

Image of David Beckham

26

Image of Vladimir Putin

27

Image of Tiger Woods

28

Image of Jim Carrey

29

Image of Shakira

30

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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	Michael Essien
Germany	Adele
Austria	Adele
Belgium	Christopher Nolan