Who Is the Most Famous Person in the World?

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Top 30 Most Famous People in the World

...according to 114,656 votes by 2,246 people. See the full list.

Image of Johnny Depp

1

Image of Beyoncé

2

Image of Lionel Messi

3

Image of J. K. Rowling

4

Image of Jennifer Aniston

5

Jennifer Aniston

Image of Taylor Swift

6

Image of Donald Trump

7

Image of James Rodríguez

8

James Rodríguez

Image of Brad Pitt

9

Image of Arnold Schwarzenegger

10

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Image of Adele

11

Image of Hillary Clinton

12

Hillary Clinton

Image of Michelle Obama

13

Image of Will Smith

14

Image of Justin Bieber

15

Image of Vladimir Putin

16

Image of Barack Obama

17

Image of Roger Federer

18

Image of Zara Larsson

19

Image of Elton John

20

Image of Kanye West

21

Image of Matt Damon

22

Image of Snoop Dogg

23

Image of Max Verstappen

24

Image of David Beckham

25

Image of Rowan Atkinson

26

Image of Robert Downey Jr.

27

Robert Downey Jr.

Image of Angelina Jolie

28

Image of Tiger Woods

29

Image of Eddie Murphy

30

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The Most Famous People by Country

United States	Lady Gaga
Canada	Wayne Gretzky
Netherlands	Dirk Kuyt
Singapore	Michelle Obama
United Kingdom	Mel B
Germany	Kate Winslet
Austria	Rafael Nadal
Belgium	David Trezeguet