Who Is the Most Famous Person in the World?

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Top 30 Most Famous People in the World

...according to 171,908 votes by 3,198 people. See the full list.

Image of Barack Obama
1
Barack Obama
Image of Johnny Depp
2
Johnny Depp
Image of J. K. Rowling
3
J. K. Rowling
Image of Lionel Messi
4
Lionel Messi
Image of Brad Pitt
5
Brad Pitt
Image of Justin Bieber
6
Justin Bieber
Image of Taylor Swift
7
Taylor Swift
Image of Bruno Mars
8
Bruno Mars
Image of Angelina Jolie
9
Angelina Jolie
Image of Will Smith
10
Will Smith
Image of Kanye West
11
Kanye West
Image of Vladimir Putin
12
Vladimir Putin
Image of Jennifer Aniston
13
Jennifer Aniston
Image of Katy Perry
14
Katy Perry
Image of Paul McCartney
15
Paul McCartney
Image of David Beckham
16
David Beckham
Image of Michelle Obama
17
Michelle Obama
Image of Adele
18
Adele
Image of Beyoncé
19
Beyoncé
Image of Dwayne Johnson
20
Dwayne Johnson
Image of Donald Trump
21
Donald Trump
Image of Shakira
22
Shakira
Image of Matt Damon
23
Matt Damon
Image of Charles III
24
Charles III
Image of Chris Hemsworth
25
Chris Hemsworth
Image of Hillary Clinton
26
Hillary Clinton
Image of Eddie Murphy
27
Eddie Murphy
Image of Steven Spielberg
28
Steven Spielberg
Image of Snoop Dogg
29
Snoop Dogg
Image of Joe Biden
30
Joe Biden

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The Most Famous People by Country

United States Leonardo DiCaprio
Canada Johnny Depp
Netherlands Dirk Kuyt
Singapore Hugh Jackman
United Kingdom Jessie J
Germany Adele
Austria Werner Herzog
Belgium Christopher Nolan