Who Is the Most Famous Person in the World?

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Top 30 Most Famous People in the World

...according to 158,388 votes by 2,924 people. See the full list.

Image of Johnny Depp
1
Johnny Depp
Image of Barack Obama
2
Barack Obama
Image of Brad Pitt
3
Brad Pitt
Image of Taylor Swift
4
Taylor Swift
Image of Justin Bieber
5
Justin Bieber
Image of Lionel Messi
6
Lionel Messi
Image of Adam Sandler
7
Adam Sandler
Image of Angelina Jolie
8
Angelina Jolie
Image of Will Smith
9
Will Smith
Image of J. K. Rowling
10
J. K. Rowling
Image of Michelle Obama
11
Michelle Obama
Image of Bruno Mars
12
Bruno Mars
Image of Eddie Murphy
13
Eddie Murphy
Image of Lady Gaga
14
Lady Gaga
Image of Hillary Clinton
15
Hillary Clinton
Image of Jennifer Lawrence
16
Jennifer Lawrence
Image of Chris Hemsworth
17
Chris Hemsworth
Image of Katy Perry
18
Katy Perry
Image of Beyoncé
19
Beyoncé
Image of Donald Trump
20
Donald Trump
Image of Jennifer Aniston
21
Jennifer Aniston
Image of Matt Damon
22
Matt Damon
Image of Adele
23
Adele
Image of Kanye West
24
Kanye West
Image of Dwayne Johnson
25
Dwayne Johnson
Image of Tiger Woods
26
Tiger Woods
Image of Jim Carrey
27
Jim Carrey
Image of David Beckham
28
David Beckham
Image of Vladimir Putin
29
Vladimir Putin
Image of Bono
30
Bono

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The Most Famous People by Country

United States Leonardo DiCaprio
Canada Johnny Depp
Netherlands Dirk Kuyt
Singapore Hugh Jackman
United Kingdom Rick Astley
Germany Adele
Austria Adele
Belgium Eddy Merckx