Who Is the Most Famous Person in the World?

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2,748 celebrities

2,563 voters

Top 30 Most Famous People in the World

...according to 133,844 votes by 2,563 people. See the full list.

Image of J. K. Rowling

1

Image of Brad Pitt

2

Image of Johnny Depp

3

Image of Kanye West

4

Image of Barack Obama

5

Image of Michelle Obama

6

Image of Taylor Swift

7

Image of Lionel Messi

8

Image of Bruno Mars

9

Image of Matt Damon

10

Image of Beyoncé

11

Image of Will Smith

12

Image of Donald Trump

13

Image of Angelina Jolie

14

Image of Arnold Schwarzenegger

15

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Image of Christopher Nolan

16

Christopher Nolan

Image of Eddie Murphy

17

Image of Kevin Hart

18

Image of Justin Bieber

19

Image of Hillary Clinton

20

Hillary Clinton

Image of Snoop Dogg

21

Image of Joe Biden

22

Image of Sandra Bullock

23

Image of Max Verstappen

24

Image of Rihanna

25

Image of Vladimir Putin

26

Image of Adam Sandler

27

Image of Steven Spielberg

28

Steven Spielberg

Image of Adele

29

Image of Katy Perry

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