Who Is the Most Famous Person in the World?

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2,761 celebrities

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Top 30 Most Famous People in the World

...according to 138,417 votes by 2,639 people. See the full list.

Image of Johnny Depp

1

Image of Brad Pitt

2

Image of Lionel Messi

3

Image of Matt Damon

4

Image of Justin Bieber

5

Image of Adele

6

Image of Taylor Swift

7

Image of J. K. Rowling

8

Image of Bruno Mars

9

Image of Barack Obama

10

Image of Will Smith

11

Image of Christopher Nolan

12

Christopher Nolan

Image of Arnold Schwarzenegger

13

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Image of Donald Trump

14

Image of Beyoncé

15

Image of Hillary Clinton

16

Hillary Clinton

Image of Ryan Gosling

17

Image of Joe Biden

18

Image of Michelle Obama

19

Image of Angelina Jolie

20

Image of Tom Brady

21

Image of Kanye West

22

Image of Madonna

23

Image of David Beckham

24

Image of Snoop Dogg

25

Image of Eddie Murphy

26

Image of Jennifer Lawrence

27

Jennifer Lawrence

Image of James Rodríguez

28

James Rodríguez

Image of Jennifer Aniston

29

Jennifer Aniston

Image of Shakira

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