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 117,684 votes by 2,286 people. See the full list.

Image of Johnny Depp

1

Image of Taylor Swift

2

Image of Jennifer Aniston

3

Jennifer Aniston

Image of James Rodríguez

4

James Rodríguez

Image of Lionel Messi

5

Image of Adele

6

Image of J. K. Rowling

7

Image of Brad Pitt

8

Image of Beyoncé

9

Image of Michelle Obama

10

Image of Hillary Clinton

11

Hillary Clinton

Image of Angelina Jolie

12

Image of Arnold Schwarzenegger

13

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Image of Will Smith

14

Image of Justin Bieber

15

Image of Rowan Atkinson

16

Image of Donald Trump

17

Image of Barack Obama

18

Image of Robert Downey Jr.

19

Robert Downey Jr.

Image of Bono

20

Image of Jack Nicholson

21

Image of Lady Gaga

22

Image of Roger Federer

23

Image of Joe Biden

24

Image of Benedict Cumberbatch

25

Benedict Cumberbatch

Image of Tom Hanks

26

Image of Michael Schumacher

27

Michael Schumacher

Image of David Beckham

28

Image of Kanye West

29

Image of Matt Damon

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