Who Is the Most Famous Person in the World?

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Top 30 Most Famous People in the World

...according to 77,067 votes by 1,748 people. See the full list.

Image of Arnold Schwarzenegger

1

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Image of Donald Trump

2

Image of J. K. Rowling

3

Image of Shakira

4

Image of Adele

5

Image of Michelle Obama

6

Image of Taylor Swift

7

Image of Bill Clinton

8

Image of Bruno Mars

9

Image of Katy Perry

10

Image of Bill Gates

11

Image of Tom Cruise

12

Image of Beyoncé

13

Image of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge

14

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge

Image of Matt Damon

15

Image of Johnny Depp

16

Image of Brad Pitt

17

Image of Will Smith

18

Image of Jackie Chan

19

Image of Gordon Ramsay

20

Image of Dwayne Johnson

21

Image of Joe Biden

22

Image of Ed Sheeran

23

Image of Barack Obama

24

Image of David Beckham

25

Image of Paul McCartney

26

Image of George Clooney

27

Image of Lionel Messi

28

Image of Angela Merkel

29

Image of LeBron James

30

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The Most Famous People by Country

United States	Bill Clinton
Canada	Bryan Adams
Netherlands	Kristen Stewart
Singapore	Mikel Arteta
United Kingdom	Emma Bunton
Germany	Cristiano Ronaldo
Austria	Mike Oldfield
Belgium	Paul McCartney