Who Is the Most Famous Person in the World?

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Top 30 Most Famous People in the World

...according to 76,176 votes by 1,744 people. See the full list.

Image of Arnold Schwarzenegger

1

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Image of Shakira

2

Image of Donald Trump

3

Image of J. K. Rowling

4

Image of Adele

5

Image of Michelle Obama

6

Image of Bill Gates

7

Image of Taylor Swift

8

Image of Tom Cruise

9

Image of Bruno Mars

10

Image of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge

11

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge

Image of Katy Perry

12

Image of Brad Pitt

13

Image of Johnny Depp

14

Image of David Beckham

15

Image of Matt Damon

16

Image of Jackie Chan

17

Image of Bill Clinton

18

Image of Ed Sheeran

19

Image of Beyoncé

20

Image of Barack Obama

21

Image of Dwayne Johnson

22

Image of Ellen DeGeneres

23

Ellen DeGeneres

Image of Paul McCartney

24

Image of Lionel Messi

25

Image of Angela Merkel

26

Image of Gordon Ramsay

27

Image of LeBron James

28

Image of Joe Biden

29

Image of David Copperfield

30

David Copperfield

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The Most Famous People by Country

United States	Mark Hoppus
Canada	Bryan Adams
Netherlands	Kristen Stewart
Singapore	Jackie Chan
United Kingdom	Emma Bunton
Germany	Cristiano Ronaldo
Austria	Mike Oldfield
Belgium	Paul McCartney