Who Is the Most Famous Person in the World?

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Top 30 Most Famous People in the World

...according to 120,325 votes by 2,317 people. See the full list.

Image of Beyoncé

1

Image of Taylor Swift

2

Image of J. K. Rowling

3

Image of Lionel Messi

4

Image of Johnny Depp

5

Image of Will Smith

6

Image of Bruno Mars

7

Image of Adele

8

Image of Justin Bieber

9

Image of Joe Biden

10

Image of Brad Pitt

11

Image of Hillary Clinton

12

Hillary Clinton

Image of Arnold Schwarzenegger

13

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Image of Vladimir Putin

14

Image of Barack Obama

15

Image of Angelina Jolie

16

Image of Elton John

17

Image of Donald Trump

18

Image of Katy Perry

19

Image of Eddie Murphy

20

Image of Snoop Dogg

21

Image of Matt Damon

22

Image of Michelle Obama

23

Image of James Rodríguez

24

James Rodríguez

Image of Benedict Cumberbatch

25

Benedict Cumberbatch

Image of Roger Federer

26

Image of Jennifer Aniston

27

Jennifer Aniston

Image of Shakira

28

Image of Emma Stone

29

Image of George W. Bush

30

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The Most Famous People by Country

United States	Lady Gaga
Canada	Wayne Gretzky
Netherlands	Dirk Kuyt
Singapore	Michelle Obama
United Kingdom	Mel B
Germany	Kate Winslet
Austria	Rafael Nadal
Belgium	David Trezeguet