Who Is the Most Famous Person in the World?

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2,667 celebrities

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Top 30 Most Famous People in the World

...according to 84,513 votes by 1,857 people. See the full list.

Image of Hillary Clinton

1

Hillary Clinton

Image of Beyoncé

2

Image of Donald Trump

3

Image of J. K. Rowling

4

Image of Lady Gaga

5

Image of Lionel Messi

6

Image of Taylor Swift

7

Image of Johnny Depp

8

Image of Adele

9

Image of Michelle Obama

10

Image of David Beckham

11

Image of Vladimir Putin

12

Image of Barack Obama

13

Image of Justin Bieber

14

Image of Madonna

15

Image of Steven Spielberg

16

Steven Spielberg

Image of Tom Cruise

17

Image of Bruno Mars

18

Image of Benedict Cumberbatch

19

Benedict Cumberbatch

Image of Ed Sheeran

20

Image of Rowan Atkinson

21

Image of Sandra Bullock

22

Image of Elton John

23

Image of Drake

24

Image of Matt Damon

25

Image of Robert Pattinson

26

Robert Pattinson

Image of Patrick Stewart

27

Patrick Stewart

Image of Sylvester Stallone

28

Sylvester Stallone

Image of Mike Tyson

29

Image of Arnold Schwarzenegger

30

Arnold Schwarzenegger

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The Most Famous People by Country

United States	Bill Clinton
Canada	Bryan Adams
Netherlands	Hugh Jackman
Singapore	Hugh Jackman
United Kingdom	Theresa May
Germany	Cristiano Ronaldo
Austria	Mike Oldfield
Belgium	David Trezeguet