Who Is the Most Famous Person in the World?

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2,735 celebrities

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Top 30 Most Famous People in the World

...according to 121,381 votes by 2,329 people. See the full list.

Image of Beyoncé

1

Image of J. K. Rowling

2

Image of Barack Obama

3

Image of Taylor Swift

4

Image of Lionel Messi

5

Image of Johnny Depp

6

Image of Brad Pitt

7

Image of Bruno Mars

8

Image of Will Smith

9

Image of Justin Bieber

10

Image of Hillary Clinton

11

Hillary Clinton

Image of Vladimir Putin

12

Image of Adele

13

Image of Joe Biden

14

Image of Arnold Schwarzenegger

15

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Image of Angelina Jolie

16

Image of Michelle Obama

17

Image of Elton John

18

Image of Katy Perry

19

Image of Benedict Cumberbatch

20

Benedict Cumberbatch

Image of Matt Damon

21

Image of James Rodríguez

22

James Rodríguez

Image of Snoop Dogg

23

Image of David Beckham

24

Image of Eddie Murphy

25

Image of Tom Cruise

26

Image of Rowan Atkinson

27

Image of Miley Cyrus

28

Image of Jackie Chan

29

Image of Tiger Woods

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