Who Is the Most Famous Person in the World?

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2,748 celebrities

2,515 voters

Top 30 Most Famous People in the World

...according to 131,492 votes by 2,515 people. See the full list.

Image of J. K. Rowling

1

Image of Johnny Depp

2

Image of Kanye West

3

Image of Michelle Obama

4

Image of Barack Obama

5

Image of Lionel Messi

6

Image of Brad Pitt

7

Image of Taylor Swift

8

Image of Snoop Dogg

9

Image of Donald Trump

10

Image of Bruno Mars

11

Image of Will Smith

12

Image of Beyoncé

13

Image of Angelina Jolie

14

Image of Matt Damon

15

Image of Vladimir Putin

16

Image of Justin Bieber

17

Image of Eddie Murphy

18

Image of Adele

19

Image of James Rodríguez

20

James Rodríguez

Image of Joe Biden

21

Image of Hillary Clinton

22

Hillary Clinton

Image of Arnold Schwarzenegger

23

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Image of Kevin Hart

24

Image of Katy Perry

25

Image of Jennifer Aniston

26

Jennifer Aniston

Image of Steven Spielberg

27

Steven Spielberg

Image of David Beckham

28

Image of Max Verstappen

29

Image of Rihanna

30

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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	Bill Nighy
Germany	Kate Winslet
Austria	Rafael Nadal
Belgium	David Trezeguet