Who Is the Most Famous Person in the World?

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Top 30 Most Famous People in the World

...according to 66,535 votes by 1,614 people. See the full list.

Image of Bill Clinton
1
Bill Clinton
Image of Jackie Chan
2
Jackie Chan
Image of Beyoncé
3
Beyoncé
Image of Arnold Schwarzenegger
4
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Image of Adele
5
Adele
Image of Michelle Obama
6
Michelle Obama
Image of Katy Perry
7
Katy Perry
Image of Donald Trump
8
Donald Trump
Image of Drake
9
Drake
Image of Tom Cruise
10
Tom Cruise
Image of Bruno Mars
11
Bruno Mars
Image of Ellen DeGeneres
12
Ellen DeGeneres
Image of Bill Gates
13
Bill Gates
Image of Matt Damon
14
Matt Damon
Image of J. K. Rowling
15
J. K. Rowling
Image of Taylor Swift
16
Taylor Swift
Image of Shakira
17
Shakira
Image of Barack Obama
18
Barack Obama
Image of David Beckham
19
David Beckham
Image of Robert Downey Jr.
20
Robert Downey Jr.
Image of Vladimir Putin
21
Vladimir Putin
Image of Johnny Depp
22
Johnny Depp
Image of Elton John
23
Elton John
Image of Angelina Jolie
24
Angelina Jolie
Image of Benedict Cumberbatch
25
Benedict Cumberbatch
Image of Paul McCartney
26
Paul McCartney
Image of Hillary Clinton
27
Hillary Clinton
Image of Madonna
28
Madonna
Image of Lionel Messi
29
Lionel Messi
Image of George W. Bush
30
George W. Bush

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The Most Famous People by Country

United States Matt Damon
Canada Bryan Adams
Netherlands Beyoncé
Singapore Neil Diamond
United Kingdom Eminem
Germany Gerard Butler
Austria Marco Reus
Belgium Agnetha Fältskog