Who Is the Most Famous Person in the World?

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Top 30 Most Famous People in the World

...according to 73,585 votes by 1,700 people. See the full list.

Image of Shakira

1

Image of Arnold Schwarzenegger

2

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Image of Adele

3

Image of Donald Trump

4

Image of J. K. Rowling

5

Image of Tom Cruise

6

Image of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge

7

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge

Image of Bruno Mars

8

Image of Michelle Obama

9

Image of Taylor Swift

10

Image of Barack Obama

11

Image of Bill Gates

12

Image of Beyoncé

13

Image of Dwayne Johnson

14

Image of David Beckham

15

Image of Brad Pitt

16

Image of Jennifer Lawrence

17

Jennifer Lawrence

Image of Justin Bieber

18

Image of Matt Damon

19

Image of Vin Diesel

20

Image of Ed Sheeran

21

Image of Johnny Depp

22

Image of Ellen DeGeneres

23

Ellen DeGeneres

Image of Katy Perry

24

Image of Angelina Jolie

25

Image of Paul McCartney

26

Image of Bill Clinton

27

Image of Benedict Cumberbatch

28

Benedict Cumberbatch

Image of Angela Merkel

29

Image of Joe Biden

30

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The Most Famous People by Country

United States	Christopher Nolan
Canada	Bryan Adams
Netherlands	Beyoncé
Singapore	Neil Diamond
United Kingdom	Eminem
Germany	Cristiano Ronaldo
Austria	Mike Oldfield
Belgium	Paul McCartney