Who Is the Most Famous Person in the World?

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Top 30 Most Famous People in the World

...according to 62,989 votes by 1,562 people. See the full list.

Image of Adele
1
Adele
Image of Arnold Schwarzenegger
2
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Image of Beyoncé
3
Beyoncé
Image of Donald Trump
4
Donald Trump
Image of Michelle Obama
5
Michelle Obama
Image of Madonna
6
Madonna
Image of Tom Cruise
7
Tom Cruise
Image of Taylor Swift
8
Taylor Swift
Image of Katy Perry
9
Katy Perry
Image of Bill Gates
10
Bill Gates
Image of David Beckham
11
David Beckham
Image of J. K. Rowling
12
J. K. Rowling
Image of Barack Obama
13
Barack Obama
Image of Justin Bieber
14
Justin Bieber
Image of Matt Damon
15
Matt Damon
Image of Bruno Mars
16
Bruno Mars
Image of Bill Clinton
17
Bill Clinton
Image of Kanye West
18
Kanye West
Image of Ed Sheeran
19
Ed Sheeran
Image of Rowan Atkinson
20
Rowan Atkinson
Image of Johnny Depp
21
Johnny Depp
Image of Ellen DeGeneres
22
Ellen DeGeneres
Image of Paul McCartney
23
Paul McCartney
Image of Hillary Clinton
24
Hillary Clinton
Image of Lionel Messi
25
Lionel Messi
Image of Will Smith
26
Will Smith
Image of Vladimir Putin
27
Vladimir Putin
Image of Robert Downey Jr.
28
Robert Downey Jr.
Image of Brad Pitt
29
Brad Pitt
Image of Dwayne Johnson
30
Dwayne Johnson

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The Most Famous People by Country

United States Leonardo DiCaprio
Canada Gillian Anderson
Netherlands Arnold Schwarzenegger
Singapore Jim Carrey
United Kingdom Eminem
Germany Gerard Butler
Austria Mark Knopfler
Belgium Bono