Who Is the Most Famous Person in the World?

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Top 30 Most Famous People in the World

...according to 177,992 votes by 3,324 people. See the full list.

Image of Johnny Depp
1
Johnny Depp
Image of Justin Bieber
2
Justin Bieber
Image of Lionel Messi
3
Lionel Messi
Image of J. K. Rowling
4
J. K. Rowling
Image of Brad Pitt
5
Brad Pitt
Image of Bruno Mars
6
Bruno Mars
Image of Barack Obama
7
Barack Obama
Image of Vladimir Putin
8
Vladimir Putin
Image of Taylor Swift
9
Taylor Swift
Image of Adele
10
Adele
Image of Jay Z
11
Jay Z
Image of Will Smith
12
Will Smith
Image of Kanye West
13
Kanye West
Image of Angelina Jolie
14
Angelina Jolie
Image of Shakira
15
Shakira
Image of Donald Trump
16
Donald Trump
Image of Katy Perry
17
Katy Perry
Image of David Beckham
18
David Beckham
Image of Eddie Murphy
19
Eddie Murphy
Image of Michelle Obama
20
Michelle Obama
Image of Jennifer Aniston
21
Jennifer Aniston
Image of LeBron James
22
LeBron James
Image of Snoop Dogg
23
Snoop Dogg
Image of Beyoncé
24
Beyoncé
Image of Lady Gaga
25
Lady Gaga
Image of Arnold Schwarzenegger
26
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Image of Luka Modrić
27
Luka Modrić
Image of Hillary Clinton
28
Hillary Clinton
Image of Joe Biden
29
Joe Biden
Image of Dua Lipa
30
Dua Lipa

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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 Anthony McPartlin
Germany Adele
Austria Werner Herzog
Belgium Tiësto