Who Is the Most Famous Person in the World?

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Top 30 Most Famous People in the World

...according to 59,735 votes by 1,511 people. See the full list.

Image of Tom Cruise
1
Tom Cruise
Image of Elizabeth II
2
Elizabeth II
Image of Katy Perry
3
Katy Perry
Image of Arnold Schwarzenegger
4
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Image of Taylor Swift
5
Taylor Swift
Image of Beyoncé
6
Beyoncé
Image of Bill Gates
7
Bill Gates
Image of Justin Bieber
8
Justin Bieber
Image of Hillary Clinton
9
Hillary Clinton
Image of J. K. Rowling
10
J. K. Rowling
Image of Barack Obama
11
Barack Obama
Image of Donald Trump
12
Donald Trump
Image of Steve Jobs
13
Steve Jobs
Image of David Beckham
14
David Beckham
Image of Ellen DeGeneres
15
Ellen DeGeneres
Image of Marilyn Monroe
16
Marilyn Monroe
Image of Michelle Obama
17
Michelle Obama
Image of Vin Diesel
18
Vin Diesel
Image of Stephen Hawking
19
Stephen Hawking
Image of Paul McCartney
20
Paul McCartney
Image of Adele
21
Adele
Image of George Clooney
22
George Clooney
Image of David Copperfield
23
David Copperfield
Image of Neil Armstrong
24
Neil Armstrong
Image of Shakira
25
Shakira
Image of Bruno Mars
26
Bruno Mars
Image of Ed Sheeran
27
Ed Sheeran
Image of Kanye West
28
Kanye West
Image of Madonna
29
Madonna
Image of Angelina Jolie
30
Angelina Jolie
Don't see your favorite celebrity, they are probably... like the rest of us... not in the top 30, so check the full list!

The Most Famous People by Country

United States Katy Perry
Canada
Netherlands Mohamed Morsi
Singapore
United Kingdom
Germany Gerard Butler
Austria
Belgium Susan Boyle