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 65,480 votes by 1,603 people. See the full list.

Image of Tom Cruise

1

Image of Arnold Schwarzenegger

2

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Image of Bill Clinton

3

Image of Adele

4

Image of Katy Perry

5

Image of Beyoncé

6

Image of Michelle Obama

7

Image of Jackie Chan

8

Image of Ellen DeGeneres

9

Ellen DeGeneres

Image of Matt Damon

10

Image of Taylor Swift

11

Image of Shakira

12

Image of Barack Obama

13

Image of Bruno Mars

14

Image of Bill Gates

15

Image of Vladimir Putin

16

Image of J. K. Rowling

17

Image of Donald Trump

18

Image of David Beckham

19

Image of Drake

20

Image of Madonna

21

Image of George W. Bush

22

Image of Steven Spielberg

23

Steven Spielberg

Image of Paul McCartney

24

Image of Hillary Clinton

25

Hillary Clinton

Image of Angelina Jolie

26

Image of Benedict Cumberbatch

27

Benedict Cumberbatch

Image of Ben Affleck

28

Image of Brad Pitt

29

Image of Rowan Atkinson

30

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The Most Famous People by Country

United States	Matt Damon
Canada	Bryan Adams
Netherlands	Beyoncé
Singapore	Petr Čech
United Kingdom	Eminem
Germany	Gerard Butler
Austria	Paul McCartney
Belgium	Agnetha Fältskog