Who Is the Most Famous Person in the World?

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Top 30 Most Famous People in the World

...according to 154,823 votes by 2,871 people. See the full list.

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

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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 Michael Essien
Germany Adele
Austria Adele
Belgium Christopher Nolan