Who Is the Most Famous Person in the World?

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2,647 celebrities

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Top 30 Most Famous People in the World

...according to 76,662 votes by 1,746 people. See the full list.

Image of Arnold Schwarzenegger

1

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Image of Donald Trump

2

Image of J. K. Rowling

3

Image of Shakira

4

Image of Adele

5

Image of Michelle Obama

6

Image of Taylor Swift

7

Image of Bill Clinton

8

Image of Bruno Mars

9

Image of Bill Gates

10

Image of Tom Cruise

11

Image of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge

12

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge

Image of Katy Perry

13

Image of Brad Pitt

14

Image of Will Smith

15

Image of Johnny Depp

16

Image of Dwayne Johnson

17

Image of Matt Damon

18

Image of Jackie Chan

19

Image of Gordon Ramsay

20

Image of Ed Sheeran

21

Image of Beyoncé

22

Image of Barack Obama

23

Image of David Beckham

24

Image of Ellen DeGeneres

25

Ellen DeGeneres

Image of Paul McCartney

26

Image of Lionel Messi

27

Image of Angela Merkel

28

Image of LeBron James

29

Image of Joe Biden

30

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The Most Famous People by Country

United States	Bill Clinton
Canada	Bryan Adams
Netherlands	Kristen Stewart
Singapore	Jackie Chan
United Kingdom	Emma Bunton
Germany	Cristiano Ronaldo
Austria	Mike Oldfield
Belgium	Paul McCartney