Who Is the Most Famous Person in the World?

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Top 30 Most Famous People in the World

...according to 98,559 votes by 2,069 people. See the full list.

Image of Johnny Depp

1

Image of Beyoncé

2

Image of Taylor Swift

3

Image of Donald Trump

4

Image of Justin Timberlake

5

Justin Timberlake

Image of Lionel Messi

6

Image of J. K. Rowling

7

Image of Vladimir Putin

8

Image of Adele

9

Image of Brad Pitt

10

Image of Justin Bieber

11

Image of Tom Cruise

12

Image of Arnold Schwarzenegger

13

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Image of Michelle Obama

14

Image of Hillary Clinton

15

Hillary Clinton

Image of Madonna

16

Image of Barack Obama

17

Image of Matt Damon

18

Image of Serena Williams

19

Serena Williams

Image of Will Smith

20

Image of James Rodríguez

21

James Rodríguez

Image of Bruno Mars

22

Image of Jennifer Aniston

23

Jennifer Aniston

Image of Katy Perry

24

Image of Benedict Cumberbatch

25

Benedict Cumberbatch

Image of Eddie Murphy

26

Image of Roger Federer

27

Image of David Beckham

28

Image of Halle Berry

29

Image of Snoop Dogg

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	David Attenborough
Germany	Cristiano Ronaldo
Austria	Michelle Obama
Belgium	Albert II of Belgium