Who Is the Most Famous Person in the World?

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2,627 celebrities

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Top 30 Most Famous People in the World

...according to 71,810 votes by 1,680 people. See the full list.

Image of Shakira

1

Image of Tom Cruise

2

Image of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge

3

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge

Image of Michelle Obama

4

Image of Taylor Swift

5

Image of Adele

6

Image of Donald Trump

7

Image of Bill Gates

8

Image of Katy Perry

9

Image of Arnold Schwarzenegger

10

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Image of Jennifer Lawrence

11

Jennifer Lawrence

Image of Beyoncé

12

Image of Ellen DeGeneres

13

Ellen DeGeneres

Image of Justin Bieber

14

Image of Bruno Mars

15

Image of Hillary Clinton

16

Hillary Clinton

Image of J. K. Rowling

17

Image of Vin Diesel

18

Image of Barack Obama

19

Image of Ed Sheeran

20

Image of David Beckham

21

Image of Bill Clinton

22

Image of Vladimir Putin

23

Image of Matt Damon

24

Image of George W. Bush

25

Image of Brad Pitt

26

Image of Steven Spielberg

27

Steven Spielberg

Image of Kanye West

28

Image of Elton John

29

Image of Johnny Depp

30

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The Most Famous People by Country

United States	Rihanna
Canada	Bryan Adams
Netherlands	Beyoncé
Singapore	Peter Jackson
United Kingdom	Mel B
Germany	Hugh Jackman
Austria	Mike Oldfield
Belgium	Paul McCartney