Who Is the Most Famous Person in the World?

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Top 30 Most Famous People in the World

...according to 165,863 votes by 3,044 people. See the full list.

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

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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