Who Is the Most Famous Person in the World?

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2,748 celebrities

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Top 30 Most Famous People in the World

...according to 136,022 votes by 2,611 people. See the full list.

Image of Johnny Depp

1

Image of Matt Damon

2

Image of J. K. Rowling

3

Image of Brad Pitt

4

Image of Lionel Messi

5

Image of Adele

6

Image of Taylor Swift

7

Image of Christopher Nolan

8

Christopher Nolan

Image of Barack Obama

9

Image of Will Smith

10

Image of Donald Trump

11

Image of Bruno Mars

12

Image of Justin Bieber

13

Image of Hillary Clinton

14

Hillary Clinton

Image of Beyoncé

15

Image of Kanye West

16

Image of Vladimir Putin

17

Image of Tom Brady

18

Image of Angelina Jolie

19

Image of James Rodríguez

20

James Rodríguez

Image of Arnold Schwarzenegger

21

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Image of Shakira

22

Image of Eddie Murphy

23

Image of Kevin Hart

24

Image of Michelle Obama

25

Image of Jennifer Aniston

26

Jennifer Aniston

Image of Snoop Dogg

27

Image of Jennette McCurdy

28

Jennette McCurdy

Image of Katy Perry

29

Image of Ryan Gosling

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	Kate Winslet
Austria	Arjen Robben
Belgium	David Trezeguet