Who Is the Most Famous Person in the World?

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2,770 celebrities

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Top 30 Most Famous People in the World

...according to 146,929 votes by 2,769 people. See the full list.

Image of Bruno Mars

1

Image of Johnny Depp

2

Image of Lionel Messi

3

Image of Christopher Nolan

4

Christopher Nolan

Image of Barack Obama

5

Image of Brad Pitt

6

Image of Justin Bieber

7

Image of Will Smith

8

Image of Taylor Swift

9

Image of J. K. Rowling

10

Image of Adele

11

Image of Kanye West

12

Image of Donald Trump

13

Image of Hillary Clinton

14

Hillary Clinton

Image of Angelina Jolie

15

Image of Vladimir Putin

16

Image of Shakira

17

Image of Lady Gaga

18

Image of Snoop Dogg

19

Image of Michelle Obama

20

Image of Arnold Schwarzenegger

21

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Image of Jennifer Aniston

22

Jennifer Aniston

Image of Beyoncé

23

Image of Matt Damon

24

Image of Tom Cruise

25

Image of Joe Biden

26

Image of Adam Sandler

27

Image of Steven Spielberg

28

Steven Spielberg

Image of Jennifer Lawrence

29

Jennifer Lawrence

Image of Katy Perry

30

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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	Michael Essien
Germany	Adele
Austria	Rafael Nadal
Belgium	Christopher Nolan