Who Is the Most Famous Person in the World?

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Top 30 Most Famous People in the World

...according to 166,953 votes by 3,078 people. See the full list.

Image of Barack Obama
1
Barack Obama
Image of Brad Pitt
2
Brad Pitt
Image of J. K. Rowling
3
J. K. Rowling
Image of Johnny Depp
4
Johnny Depp
Image of Taylor Swift
5
Taylor Swift
Image of Katy Perry
6
Katy Perry
Image of Lionel Messi
7
Lionel Messi
Image of Kanye West
8
Kanye West
Image of Donald Trump
9
Donald Trump
Image of Will Smith
10
Will Smith
Image of Justin Bieber
11
Justin Bieber
Image of Shakira
12
Shakira
Image of Bruno Mars
13
Bruno Mars
Image of Eddie Murphy
14
Eddie Murphy
Image of Snoop Dogg
15
Snoop Dogg
Image of Ryan Gosling
16
Ryan Gosling
Image of Lady Gaga
17
Lady Gaga
Image of Angelina Jolie
18
Angelina Jolie
Image of Hillary Clinton
19
Hillary Clinton
Image of Chris Hemsworth
20
Chris Hemsworth
Image of Michelle Obama
21
Michelle Obama
Image of Jennifer Aniston
22
Jennifer Aniston
Image of David Beckham
23
David Beckham
Image of Adele
24
Adele
Image of Beyoncé
25
Beyoncé
Image of Steven Spielberg
26
Steven Spielberg
Image of Sylvester Stallone
27
Sylvester Stallone
Image of Elton John
28
Elton John
Image of Christian Bale
29
Christian Bale
Image of Emma Stone
30
Emma Stone

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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 Rick Astley
Germany Adele
Austria David Tennant
Belgium Christopher Nolan