Who Is the Most Famous Person in the World?

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Top 30 Most Famous People in the World

...according to 173,779 votes by 3,239 people. See the full list.

Image of Barack Obama

1

Image of J. K. Rowling

2

Image of Johnny Depp

3

Image of Justin Bieber

4

Image of Will Smith

5

Image of Lionel Messi

6

Image of Brad Pitt

7

Image of Bruno Mars

8

Image of Taylor Swift

9

Image of Jennifer Aniston

10

Jennifer Aniston

Image of Paul McCartney

11

Image of Angelina Jolie

12

Image of Kanye West

13

Image of Katy Perry

14

Image of Donald Trump

15

Image of David Beckham

16

Image of Joe Biden

17

Image of Shakira

18

Image of Michelle Obama

19

Image of Eddie Murphy

20

Image of Adele

21

Image of Charles III

22

Image of Beyoncé

23

Image of Dwayne Johnson

24

Image of Jay Z

25

Image of Matt Damon

26

Image of Steven Spielberg

27

Steven Spielberg

Image of Kevin Hart

28

Image of Rihanna

29

Image of Arnold Schwarzenegger

30

Arnold Schwarzenegger

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The Most Famous People by Country

United States	Leonardo DiCaprio
Canada	Johnny Depp
Netherlands	Dirk Kuyt
Singapore	Hugh Jackman
United Kingdom	Jessie J
Germany	Adele
Austria	Werner Herzog
Belgium	Christopher Nolan