Who Is the Most Famous Person in the World?

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Top 30 Most Famous People in the World

...according to 129,097 votes by 2,486 people. See the full list.

Image of J. K. Rowling

1

Image of Michelle Obama

2

Image of Johnny Depp

3

Image of Lionel Messi

4

Image of Taylor Swift

5

Image of Beyoncé

6

Image of Brad Pitt

7

Image of Kanye West

8

Image of Barack Obama

9

Image of Bruno Mars

10

Image of Justin Bieber

11

Image of Donald Trump

12

Image of Matt Damon

13

Image of Will Smith

14

Image of Hillary Clinton

15

Hillary Clinton

Image of Angelina Jolie

16

Image of Arnold Schwarzenegger

17

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Image of Adele

18

Image of Snoop Dogg

19

Image of Eddie Murphy

20

Image of Shakira

21

Image of Vladimir Putin

22

Image of Roger Federer

23

Image of Joe Biden

24

Image of Jennifer Aniston

25

Jennifer Aniston

Image of James Rodríguez

26

James Rodríguez

Image of Max Verstappen

27

Image of Benedict Cumberbatch

28

Benedict Cumberbatch

Image of Kevin Hart

29

Image of Adam Sandler

30

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The Most Famous People by Country

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