Who Is the Most Famous Person in the World?

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Top 30 Most Famous People in the World

...according to 160,871 votes by 2,952 people. See the full list.

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

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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 Rick Astley
Germany Adele
Austria Arjen Robben
Belgium Eddy Merckx