Who Is the Most Famous Person in the World?

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2,687 celebrities

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Top 30 Most Famous People in the World

...according to 96,304 votes by 2,033 people. See the full list.

Image of J. K. Rowling

1

Image of Donald Trump

2

Image of Taylor Swift

3

Image of Beyoncé

4

Image of Lionel Messi

5

Image of Johnny Depp

6

Image of Justin Timberlake

7

Justin Timberlake

Image of Brad Pitt

8

Image of Vladimir Putin

9

Image of Justin Bieber

10

Image of Adele

11

Image of Will Smith

12

Image of Madonna

13

Image of Arnold Schwarzenegger

14

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Image of Barack Obama

15

Image of Matt Damon

16

Image of Hillary Clinton

17

Hillary Clinton

Image of Michelle Obama

18

Image of Eddie Murphy

19

Image of Katy Perry

20

Image of Tom Cruise

21

Image of Jennifer Aniston

22

Jennifer Aniston

Image of Serena Williams

23

Serena Williams

Image of Snoop Dogg

24

Image of Roger Federer

25

Image of David Beckham

26

Image of Shakira

27

Image of Bruno Mars

28

Image of Usain Bolt

29

Image of James Rodríguez

30

James Rodríguez

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The Most Famous People by Country

United States	Will Smith
Canada	Bryan Adams
Netherlands	Dirk Kuyt
Singapore	Michelle Obama
United Kingdom	David Attenborough
Germany	Cristiano Ronaldo
Austria	Philipp Lahm
Belgium	David Trezeguet