Who Is the Most Famous Person in the World?

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2,735 celebrities

2,363 voters

Top 30 Most Famous People in the World

...according to 123,702 votes by 2,363 people. See the full list.

Image of Lionel Messi

1

Image of Taylor Swift

2

Image of Beyoncé

3

Image of Angelina Jolie

4

Image of J. K. Rowling

5

Image of Will Smith

6

Image of Barack Obama

7

Image of Johnny Depp

8

Image of Adele

9

Image of Brad Pitt

10

Image of Bruno Mars

11

Image of Hillary Clinton

12

Hillary Clinton

Image of Joe Biden

13

Image of Arnold Schwarzenegger

14

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Image of Benedict Cumberbatch

15

Benedict Cumberbatch

Image of Michelle Obama

16

Image of Jennifer Aniston

17

Jennifer Aniston

Image of Matt Damon

18

Image of Justin Bieber

19

Image of Katy Perry

20

Image of James Rodríguez

21

James Rodríguez

Image of Max Verstappen

22

Image of Tom Cruise

23

Image of David Beckham

24

Image of Elton John

25

Image of Vladimir Putin

26

Image of Emma Stone

27

Image of Snoop Dogg

28

Image of Donald Trump

29

Image of Jack Nicholson

30

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The Most Famous People by Country

United States	Leonardo DiCaprio
Canada	Wayne Gretzky
Netherlands	Dirk Kuyt
Singapore	Jake Gyllenhaal
United Kingdom	Bill Nighy
Germany	Kate Winslet
Austria	Rafael Nadal
Belgium	David Trezeguet