Who Is the Most Famous Person in the World?

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Top 30 Most Famous People in the World

...according to 141,531 votes by 2,685 people. See the full list.

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

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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 Michael Herbig
Belgium David Trezeguet