Who Is the Most Famous Person in the World?

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Top 30 Most Famous People in the World

...according to 64,405 votes by 1,593 people. See the full list.

Image of Tom Cruise
1
Tom Cruise
Image of Katy Perry
2
Katy Perry
Image of Arnold Schwarzenegger
3
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Image of Adele
4
Adele
Image of Matt Damon
5
Matt Damon
Image of Michelle Obama
6
Michelle Obama
Image of Taylor Swift
7
Taylor Swift
Image of Beyoncé
8
Beyoncé
Image of Bruno Mars
9
Bruno Mars
Image of Ellen DeGeneres
10
Ellen DeGeneres
Image of Bill Gates
11
Bill Gates
Image of Bill Clinton
12
Bill Clinton
Image of J. K. Rowling
13
J. K. Rowling
Image of Barack Obama
14
Barack Obama
Image of Jackie Chan
15
Jackie Chan
Image of David Beckham
16
David Beckham
Image of Vladimir Putin
17
Vladimir Putin
Image of Shakira
18
Shakira
Image of George W. Bush
19
George W. Bush
Image of Hillary Clinton
20
Hillary Clinton
Image of Drake
21
Drake
Image of Rowan Atkinson
22
Rowan Atkinson
Image of David Copperfield
23
David Copperfield
Image of Miley Cyrus
24
Miley Cyrus
Image of Vin Diesel
25
Vin Diesel
Image of Donald Trump
26
Donald Trump
Image of Steven Spielberg
27
Steven Spielberg
Image of Paul McCartney
28
Paul McCartney
Image of Celine Dion
29
Celine Dion
Image of Madonna
30
Madonna

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The Most Famous People by Country

United States Matt Damon
Canada Sissy Spacek
Netherlands Beyoncé
Singapore Petr Čech
United Kingdom Eminem
Germany Gerard Butler
Austria Lionel Messi
Belgium Kim Novak