Who Is the Most Famous Person in the World?

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2,807 celebrities

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Top 30 Most Famous People in the World

...according to 172,898 votes by 3,217 people. See the full list.

Image of Barack Obama

1

Image of Johnny Depp

2

Image of J. K. Rowling

3

Image of Justin Bieber

4

Image of Lionel Messi

5

Image of Brad Pitt

6

Image of Bruno Mars

7

Image of Will Smith

8

Image of Taylor Swift

9

Image of Jennifer Aniston

10

Jennifer Aniston

Image of Paul McCartney

11

Image of Angelina Jolie

12

Image of Kanye West

13

Image of Donald Trump

14

Image of Katy Perry

15

Image of David Beckham

16

Image of Michelle Obama

17

Image of Eddie Murphy

18

Image of Adele

19

Image of Beyoncé

20

Image of Vladimir Putin

21

Image of Dwayne Johnson

22

Image of Joe Biden

23

Image of Shakira

24

Image of Matt Damon

25

Image of Charles III

26

Image of Steven Spielberg

27

Steven Spielberg

Image of Rihanna

28

Image of Kevin Hart

29

Image of Arnold Schwarzenegger

30

Arnold Schwarzenegger

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The Most Famous People by Country

United States	Leonardo DiCaprio
Canada	Johnny Depp
Netherlands	Dirk Kuyt
Singapore	Hugh Jackman
United Kingdom	Jessie J
Germany	Adele
Austria	Werner Herzog
Belgium	Christopher Nolan