Who Is the Most Famous Person in the World?

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Top 30 Most Famous People in the World

...according to 71,366 votes by 1,673 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 Donald Trump

4

Image of Bill Gates

5

Image of Katy Perry

6

Image of Arnold Schwarzenegger

7

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Image of Jennifer Lawrence

8

Jennifer Lawrence

Image of Michelle Obama

9

Image of Taylor Swift

10

Image of Adele

11

Image of Beyoncé

12

Image of Justin Bieber

13

Image of Hillary Clinton

14

Hillary Clinton

Image of J. K. Rowling

15

Image of Barack Obama

16

Image of David Beckham

17

Image of Ellen DeGeneres

18

Ellen DeGeneres

Image of Bill Clinton

19

Image of Vladimir Putin

20

Image of Matt Damon

21

Image of George W. Bush

22

Image of Vin Diesel

23

Image of Bruno Mars

24

Image of Johnny Depp

25

Image of David Copperfield

26

David Copperfield

Image of Dwayne Johnson

27

Image of Angela Merkel

28

Image of Paul McCartney

29

Image of Ed Sheeran

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	Mario Götze
Belgium	Paul McCartney