Who Is the Most Famous Person in the World?

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2,667 celebrities

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Top 30 Most Famous People in the World

...according to 80,231 votes by 1,800 people. See the full list.

Image of Arnold Schwarzenegger

1

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Image of Vladimir Putin

2

Image of Taylor Swift

3

Image of Adele

4

Image of Hillary Clinton

5

Hillary Clinton

Image of Bill Clinton

6

Image of David Beckham

7

Image of Michelle Obama

8

Image of Bruno Mars

9

Image of Donald Trump

10

Image of J. K. Rowling

11

Image of Lady Gaga

12

Image of Katy Perry

13

Image of Justin Bieber

14

Image of Lionel Messi

15

Image of Hugh Jackman

16

Image of Tom Cruise

17

Image of Beyoncé

18

Image of Barack Obama

19

Image of Robert Pattinson

20

Robert Pattinson

Image of Ellen DeGeneres

21

Ellen DeGeneres

Image of Sandra Bullock

22

Image of Rowan Atkinson

23

Image of George W. Bush

24

Image of Celine Dion

25

Image of Kanye West

26

Image of Vin Diesel

27

Image of Will Smith

28

Image of Steven Spielberg

29

Steven Spielberg

Image of Madonna

30

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The Most Famous People by Country

United States	Bill Clinton
Canada	Bryan Adams
Netherlands	Hugh Jackman
Singapore	Hugh Jackman
United Kingdom	Emma Bunton
Germany	Cristiano Ronaldo
Austria	Mike Oldfield
Belgium	Paul McCartney