Who Is the Most Famous Person in the World?

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2,719 celebrities

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Top 30 Most Famous People in the World

...according to 118,817 votes by 2,300 people. See the full list.

Image of Johnny Depp

1

Image of Taylor Swift

2

Image of Jennifer Aniston

3

Jennifer Aniston

Image of J. K. Rowling

4

Image of James Rodríguez

5

James Rodríguez

Image of Lionel Messi

6

Image of Adele

7

Image of Hillary Clinton

8

Hillary Clinton

Image of Brad Pitt

9

Image of Arnold Schwarzenegger

10

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Image of Justin Bieber

11

Image of Michelle Obama

12

Image of Angelina Jolie

13

Image of Jack Nicholson

14

Image of Beyoncé

15

Image of Will Smith

16

Image of Rowan Atkinson

17

Image of Donald Trump

18

Image of Lady Gaga

19

Image of Barack Obama

20

Image of Tom Hanks

21

Image of Robert Downey Jr.

22

Robert Downey Jr.

Image of Roger Federer

23

Image of Joe Biden

24

Image of Paul McCartney

25

Image of Adam Sandler

26

Image of Benedict Cumberbatch

27

Benedict Cumberbatch

Image of Michael Schumacher

28

Michael Schumacher

Image of David Beckham

29

Image of Elton John

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