Who Is the Most Famous Person in the World?

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Top 30 Most Famous People in the World

...according to 80,272 votes by 1,801 people. See the full list.

Image of Vladimir Putin

1

Image of Taylor Swift

2

Image of Adele

3

Image of Donald Trump

4

Image of Hillary Clinton

5

Hillary Clinton

Image of Bill Clinton

6

Image of David Beckham

7

Image of Michelle Obama

8

Image of Bruno Mars

9

Image of J. K. Rowling

10

Image of Lady Gaga

11

Image of Arnold Schwarzenegger

12

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Image of Katy Perry

13

Image of Justin Bieber

14

Image of Lionel Messi

15

Image of Hugh Jackman

16

Image of Tom Cruise

17

Image of Beyoncé

18

Image of Barack Obama

19

Image of Robert Pattinson

20

Robert Pattinson

Image of Ellen DeGeneres

21

Ellen DeGeneres

Image of Ed Sheeran

22

Image of Sandra Bullock

23

Image of Rowan Atkinson

24

Image of George W. Bush

25

Image of Celine Dion

26

Image of Kanye West

27

Image of Vin Diesel

28

Image of Will Smith

29

Image of Steven Spielberg

30

Steven Spielberg

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The Most Famous People by Country

United States	Bill Clinton
Canada	Bryan Adams
Netherlands	Hugh Jackman
Singapore	Hugh Jackman
United Kingdom	Emma Bunton
Germany	Cristiano Ronaldo
Austria	Mike Oldfield
Belgium	Tiësto