Who Is the Most Famous Person in the World?

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Top 30 Most Famous People in the World

...according to 159,794 votes by 2,933 people. See the full list.

Image of Johnny Depp
1
Johnny Depp
Image of Barack Obama
2
Barack Obama
Image of Taylor Swift
3
Taylor Swift
Image of Brad Pitt
4
Brad Pitt
Image of Justin Bieber
5
Justin Bieber
Image of Adam Sandler
6
Adam Sandler
Image of Angelina Jolie
7
Angelina Jolie
Image of Lionel Messi
8
Lionel Messi
Image of Will Smith
9
Will Smith
Image of J. K. Rowling
10
J. K. Rowling
Image of Michelle Obama
11
Michelle Obama
Image of Chris Hemsworth
12
Chris Hemsworth
Image of Bruno Mars
13
Bruno Mars
Image of Hillary Clinton
14
Hillary Clinton
Image of Eddie Murphy
15
Eddie Murphy
Image of Donald Trump
16
Donald Trump
Image of Lady Gaga
17
Lady Gaga
Image of Jennifer Lawrence
18
Jennifer Lawrence
Image of Jim Carrey
19
Jim Carrey
Image of Beyoncé
20
Beyoncé
Image of Kanye West
21
Kanye West
Image of Jennifer Aniston
22
Jennifer Aniston
Image of Matt Damon
23
Matt Damon
Image of Dwayne Johnson
24
Dwayne Johnson
Image of Vladimir Putin
25
Vladimir Putin
Image of Katy Perry
26
Katy Perry
Image of Adele
27
Adele
Image of Steven Spielberg
28
Steven Spielberg
Image of Shakira
29
Shakira
Image of Tiger Woods
30
Tiger Woods

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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 Adele
Belgium Eddy Merckx