Who Is the Most Famous Person in the World?

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2,748 celebrities

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Top 30 Most Famous People in the World

...according to 134,885 votes by 2,585 people. See the full list.

Image of Brad Pitt

1

Image of Johnny Depp

2

Image of J. K. Rowling

3

Image of Barack Obama

4

Image of Kanye West

5

Image of Michelle Obama

6

Image of Bruno Mars

7

Image of Taylor Swift

8

Image of Lionel Messi

9

Image of Matt Damon

10

Image of Beyoncé

11

Image of Angelina Jolie

12

Image of Arnold Schwarzenegger

13

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Image of Justin Bieber

14

Image of Will Smith

15

Image of Donald Trump

16

Image of Kevin Hart

17

Image of Christopher Nolan

18

Christopher Nolan

Image of Eddie Murphy

19

Image of Joe Biden

20

Image of Sandra Bullock

21

Image of Hillary Clinton

22

Hillary Clinton

Image of David Beckham

23

Image of Rihanna

24

Image of Snoop Dogg

25

Image of Max Verstappen

26

Image of Adele

27

Image of Adam Sandler

28

Image of Steven Spielberg

29

Steven Spielberg

Image of Jennifer Lawrence

30

Jennifer Lawrence

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The Most Famous People by Country

United States	Leonardo DiCaprio
Canada	Wayne Gretzky
Netherlands	Dirk Kuyt
Singapore	Hugh Jackman
United Kingdom	Bill Nighy
Germany	Kate Winslet
Austria	Arjen Robben
Belgium	David Trezeguet