Who Is the Most Famous Person in the World?

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2,719 celebrities

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Top 30 Most Famous People in the World

...according to 115,674 votes by 2,253 people. See the full list.

Image of Johnny Depp

1

Image of Taylor Swift

2

Image of Lionel Messi

3

Image of J. K. Rowling

4

Image of Adele

5

Image of James Rodríguez

6

James Rodríguez

Image of Brad Pitt

7

Image of Beyoncé

8

Image of Jennifer Aniston

9

Jennifer Aniston

Image of Hillary Clinton

10

Hillary Clinton

Image of Angelina Jolie

11

Image of Justin Bieber

12

Image of Michelle Obama

13

Image of Will Smith

14

Image of Donald Trump

15

Image of Arnold Schwarzenegger

16

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Image of Kanye West

17

Image of Barack Obama

18

Image of Benedict Cumberbatch

19

Benedict Cumberbatch

Image of Robert Downey Jr.

20

Robert Downey Jr.

Image of Roger Federer

21

Image of Elton John

22

Image of Vladimir Putin

23

Image of Matt Damon

24

Image of Snoop Dogg

25

Image of Tiger Woods

26

Image of Max Verstappen

27

Image of David Beckham

28

Image of Eddie Murphy

29

Image of Rowan Atkinson

30

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The Most Famous People by Country

United States	Lady Gaga
Canada	Wayne Gretzky
Netherlands	Dirk Kuyt
Singapore	Michelle Obama
United Kingdom	Mel B
Germany	Kate Winslet
Austria	Rafael Nadal
Belgium	David Trezeguet