Who Is the Most Famous Person in the World?

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Top 30 Most Famous People in the World

...according to 142,477 votes by 2,707 people. See the full list.

Image of Matt Damon
1
Matt Damon
Image of Lionel Messi
2
Lionel Messi
Image of Adele
3
Adele
Image of Barack Obama
4
Barack Obama
Image of Johnny Depp
5
Johnny Depp
Image of Brad Pitt
6
Brad Pitt
Image of Justin Bieber
7
Justin Bieber
Image of Arnold Schwarzenegger
8
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Image of Taylor Swift
9
Taylor Swift
Image of Donald Trump
10
Donald Trump
Image of J. K. Rowling
11
J. K. Rowling
Image of Will Smith
12
Will Smith
Image of Bruno Mars
13
Bruno Mars
Image of Tom Brady
14
Tom Brady
Image of Christopher Nolan
15
Christopher Nolan
Image of Joe Biden
16
Joe Biden
Image of Michelle Obama
17
Michelle Obama
Image of Hillary Clinton
18
Hillary Clinton
Image of Ryan Gosling
19
Ryan Gosling
Image of Elton John
20
Elton John
Image of Beyoncé
21
Beyoncé
Image of Madonna
22
Madonna
Image of David Beckham
23
David Beckham
Image of Henry Cavill
24
Henry Cavill
Image of Kanye West
25
Kanye West
Image of Vin Diesel
26
Vin Diesel
Image of Elon Musk
27
Elon Musk
Image of Usain Bolt
28
Usain Bolt
Image of Jennifer Lawrence
29
Jennifer Lawrence
Image of Angelina Jolie
30
Angelina Jolie

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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 Michael Essien
Germany Adele
Austria Rafael Nadal
Belgium David Trezeguet