Who Is the Most Famous Person in the World?

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Top 30 Most Famous People in the World

...according to 149,107 votes by 2,794 people. See the full list.

Image of Bruno Mars

1

Image of Johnny Depp

2

Image of Christopher Nolan

3

Christopher Nolan

Image of Brad Pitt

4

Image of Barack Obama

5

Image of Will Smith

6

Image of Lionel Messi

7

Image of J. K. Rowling

8

Image of Taylor Swift

9

Image of Adele

10

Image of Donald Trump

11

Image of Angelina Jolie

12

Image of Justin Bieber

13

Image of Kanye West

14

Image of Jennifer Aniston

15

Jennifer Aniston

Image of Arnold Schwarzenegger

16

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Image of Snoop Dogg

17

Image of Michelle Obama

18

Image of Beyoncé

19

Image of Vladimir Putin

20

Image of Shakira

21

Image of Hillary Clinton

22

Hillary Clinton

Image of Tom Cruise

23

Image of David Beckham

24

Image of Lady Gaga

25

Image of Charles III

26

Image of Adam Sandler

27

Image of Max Verstappen

28

Image of Matt Damon

29

Image of Benedict Cumberbatch

30

Benedict Cumberbatch

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The Most Famous People by Country

United States	Leonardo DiCaprio
Canada	Wayne Gretzky
Netherlands	Dirk Kuyt
Singapore	Hugh Jackman
United Kingdom	Max Verstappen
Germany	Adele
Austria	David Beckham
Belgium	Christopher Nolan