Who Is the Most Famous Person in the World?

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Top 30 Most Famous People in the World

...according to 85,918 votes by 1,879 people. See the full list.

Image of Beyoncé
1
Beyoncé
Image of Hillary Clinton
2
Hillary Clinton
Image of J. K. Rowling
3
J. K. Rowling
Image of Donald Trump
4
Donald Trump
Image of Lady Gaga
5
Lady Gaga
Image of Lionel Messi
6
Lionel Messi
Image of Adele
7
Adele
Image of Madonna
8
Madonna
Image of Taylor Swift
9
Taylor Swift
Image of Steven Spielberg
10
Steven Spielberg
Image of Barack Obama
11
Barack Obama
Image of Matt Damon
12
Matt Damon
Image of Vladimir Putin
13
Vladimir Putin
Image of Johnny Depp
14
Johnny Depp
Image of David Beckham
15
David Beckham
Image of Ed Sheeran
16
Ed Sheeran
Image of Tom Cruise
17
Tom Cruise
Image of Justin Bieber
18
Justin Bieber
Image of Michelle Obama
19
Michelle Obama
Image of Rowan Atkinson
20
Rowan Atkinson
Image of Will Smith
21
Will Smith
Image of Sandra Bullock
22
Sandra Bullock
Image of Benedict Cumberbatch
23
Benedict Cumberbatch
Image of Arnold Schwarzenegger
24
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Image of Hugh Grant
25
Hugh Grant
Image of Bruno Mars
26
Bruno Mars
Image of Elton John
27
Elton John
Image of Eddie Murphy
28
Eddie Murphy
Image of Katy Perry
29
Katy Perry
Image of Celine Dion
30
Celine Dion

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The Most Famous People by Country

United States Bill Clinton
Canada Bryan Adams
Netherlands Hugh Jackman
Singapore Hugh Jackman
United Kingdom Mel B
Germany Cristiano Ronaldo
Austria Mike Oldfield
Belgium David Trezeguet