Who Is the Most Famous Person in the World?

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Top 30 Most Famous People in the World

...according to 74,902 votes by 1,729 people. See the full list.

Image of Arnold Schwarzenegger

1

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Image of Shakira

2

Image of Adele

3

Image of Donald Trump

4

Image of J. K. Rowling

5

Image of Taylor Swift

6

Image of Tom Cruise

7

Image of Bruno Mars

8

Image of Michelle Obama

9

Image of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge

10

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge

Image of Bill Gates

11

Image of Beyoncé

12

Image of David Beckham

13

Image of Johnny Depp

14

Image of Matt Damon

15

Image of Katy Perry

16

Image of Ed Sheeran

17

Image of Barack Obama

18

Image of Dwayne Johnson

19

Image of Brad Pitt

20

Image of Elton John

21

Image of Joe Biden

22

Image of Paul McCartney

23

Image of Ellen DeGeneres

24

Ellen DeGeneres

Image of Jackie Chan

25

Image of Ian McKellen

26

Image of LeBron James

27

Image of Kanye West

28

Image of Jennifer Lawrence

29

Jennifer Lawrence

Image of Angelina Jolie

30

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The Most Famous People by Country

United States	Mark Hoppus
Canada	Bryan Adams
Netherlands	Kristen Stewart
Singapore	Jackie Chan
United Kingdom	Emma Bunton
Germany	Cristiano Ronaldo
Austria	Mike Oldfield
Belgium	Paul McCartney