Who Is the Most Famous Person in the World?

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2,735 celebrities

2,437 voters

Top 30 Most Famous People in the World

...according to 126,768 votes by 2,437 people. See the full list.

Image of Lionel Messi

1

Image of Adele

2

Image of Beyoncé

3

Image of Taylor Swift

4

Image of Johnny Depp

5

Image of Angelina Jolie

6

Image of J. K. Rowling

7

Image of Hillary Clinton

8

Hillary Clinton

Image of Brad Pitt

9

Image of Will Smith

10

Image of Bruno Mars

11

Image of Barack Obama

12

Image of Arnold Schwarzenegger

13

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Image of Michelle Obama

14

Image of Matt Damon

15

Image of Justin Bieber

16

Image of Elton John

17

Image of Benedict Cumberbatch

18

Benedict Cumberbatch

Image of David Beckham

19

Image of Jack Nicholson

20

Image of James Rodríguez

21

James Rodríguez

Image of Bill Clinton

22

Image of Joe Biden

23

Image of Jennifer Aniston

24

Jennifer Aniston

Image of Snoop Dogg

25

Image of Tom Cruise

26

Image of Katy Perry

27

Image of Kanye West

28

Image of Prince Harry

29

Image of Roger Federer

30

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The Most Famous People by Country

United States	Leonardo DiCaprio
Canada	Wayne Gretzky
Netherlands	Dirk Kuyt
Singapore	Jake Gyllenhaal
United Kingdom	Bill Nighy
Germany	Adele
Austria	Rafael Nadal
Belgium	David Trezeguet