Who Is the Most Famous Person in the World?

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2,748 celebrities

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Top 30 Most Famous People in the World

...according to 130,335 votes by 2,500 people. See the full list.

Image of J. K. Rowling

1

Image of Johnny Depp

2

Image of Michelle Obama

3

Image of Kanye West

4

Image of Lionel Messi

5

Image of Taylor Swift

6

Image of Barack Obama

7

Image of Brad Pitt

8

Image of Matt Damon

9

Image of Will Smith

10

Image of Beyoncé

11

Image of Donald Trump

12

Image of Angelina Jolie

13

Image of Snoop Dogg

14

Image of Bruno Mars

15

Image of Justin Bieber

16

Image of Arnold Schwarzenegger

17

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Image of Eddie Murphy

18

Image of Vladimir Putin

19

Image of Adele

20

Image of Hillary Clinton

21

Hillary Clinton

Image of Kevin Hart

22

Image of Roger Federer

23

Image of Joe Biden

24

Image of Jennifer Aniston

25

Jennifer Aniston

Image of Jimmy Fallon

26

Image of Steven Spielberg

27

Steven Spielberg

Image of James Rodríguez

28

James Rodríguez

Image of David Beckham

29

Image of Max Verstappen

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	Adele
Austria	Rafael Nadal
Belgium	David Trezeguet