Who Is the Most Famous Person in the World?

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2,627 celebrities

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Top 30 Most Famous People in the World

...according to 70,283 votes by 1,660 people. See the full list.

Image of Michelle Obama

1

Image of Angelina Jolie

2

Image of Tom Cruise

3

Image of Beyoncé

4

Image of Arnold Schwarzenegger

5

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Image of Adele

6

Image of Barack Obama

7

Image of Lionel Messi

8

Image of Christian Bale

9

Image of Bill Clinton

10

Image of Elton John

11

Image of Benedict Cumberbatch

12

Benedict Cumberbatch

Image of Taylor Swift

13

Image of Bill Gates

14

Image of Madonna

15

Image of Jackie Chan

16

Image of Clint Eastwood

17

Image of Johnny Depp

18

Image of Paul McCartney

19

Image of Ellen DeGeneres

20

Ellen DeGeneres

Image of Robert Downey Jr.

21

Robert Downey Jr.

Image of Matt Damon

22

Image of Celine Dion

23

Image of David Beckham

24

Image of Shakira

25

Image of Donald Trump

26

Image of Drake

27

Image of Gordon Ramsay

28

Image of J. K. Rowling

29

Image of LeBron James

30

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The Most Famous People by Country

United States	Rihanna
Canada	Bryan Adams
Netherlands	Beyoncé
Singapore	Neil Diamond
United Kingdom	Patrick Vieira
Germany	Gerard Butler
Austria	Mario Götze
Belgium	Paul McCartney