Who Is the Most Famous Person in the World?

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Top 30 Most Famous People in the World

...according to 179,639 votes by 3,351 people. See the full list.

Image of Johnny Depp
1
Johnny Depp
Image of J. K. Rowling
2
J. K. Rowling
Image of Lionel Messi
3
Lionel Messi
Image of Brad Pitt
4
Brad Pitt
Image of Justin Bieber
5
Justin Bieber
Image of Bruno Mars
6
Bruno Mars
Image of Barack Obama
7
Barack Obama
Image of Vladimir Putin
8
Vladimir Putin
Image of Taylor Swift
9
Taylor Swift
Image of Adele
10
Adele
Image of LeBron James
11
LeBron James
Image of Patrick Stewart
12
Patrick Stewart
Image of Jay Z
13
Jay Z
Image of Will Smith
14
Will Smith
Image of Kanye West
15
Kanye West
Image of Joe Biden
16
Joe Biden
Image of Angelina Jolie
17
Angelina Jolie
Image of Shakira
18
Shakira
Image of Donald Trump
19
Donald Trump
Image of Katy Perry
20
Katy Perry
Image of Dua Lipa
21
Dua Lipa
Image of David Beckham
22
David Beckham
Image of Eddie Murphy
23
Eddie Murphy
Image of Michelle Obama
24
Michelle Obama
Image of Jennifer Aniston
25
Jennifer Aniston
Image of Snoop Dogg
26
Snoop Dogg
Image of Beyoncé
27
Beyoncé
Image of Charles III
28
Charles III
Image of Lady Gaga
29
Lady Gaga
Image of Arnold Schwarzenegger
30
Arnold Schwarzenegger

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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 Anthony McPartlin
Germany Adele
Austria Werner Herzog
Belgium Tiësto