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 95,365 votes by 2,018 people. See the full list.

Image of Lady Gaga

1

Image of J. K. Rowling

2

Image of Johnny Depp

3

Image of Brad Pitt

4

Image of Beyoncé

5

Image of Donald Trump

6

Image of Lionel Messi

7

Image of Michelle Obama

8

Image of Barack Obama

9

Image of Taylor Swift

10

Image of Adele

11

Image of Madonna

12

Image of Michael Schumacher

13

Michael Schumacher

Image of Arnold Schwarzenegger

14

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Image of Justin Bieber

15

Image of Hillary Clinton

16

Hillary Clinton

Image of Snoop Dogg

17

Image of Roger Federer

18

Image of Justin Timberlake

19

Justin Timberlake

Image of Benedict Cumberbatch

20

Benedict Cumberbatch

Image of Tom Brady

21

Image of Will Smith

22

Image of Elton John

23

Image of Vladimir Putin

24

Image of Tom Cruise

25

Image of David Beckham

26

Image of Max Verstappen

27

Image of Shakira

28

Image of Sandra Bullock

29

Image of Angelina Jolie

30

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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	Craig David
Germany	Cristiano Ronaldo
Austria	Philipp Lahm
Belgium	David Trezeguet