Who Is the Most Famous Person in the World?

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Top 30 Most Famous People in the World

...according to 168,801 votes by 3,104 people. See the full list.

Image of Barack Obama

1

Image of Taylor Swift

2

Image of Johnny Depp

3

Image of Brad Pitt

4

Image of Donald Trump

5

Image of J. K. Rowling

6

Image of Katy Perry

7

Image of Angelina Jolie

8

Image of Lionel Messi

9

Image of Kanye West

10

Image of Shakira

11

Image of Justin Bieber

12

Image of Will Smith

13

Image of Ryan Gosling

14

Image of Bruno Mars

15

Image of Snoop Dogg

16

Image of Lady Gaga

17

Image of Jennifer Aniston

18

Jennifer Aniston

Image of Chris Hemsworth

19

Chris Hemsworth

Image of Michelle Obama

20

Image of Steven Spielberg

21

Steven Spielberg

Image of Eddie Murphy

22

Image of David Beckham

23

Image of Leonardo DiCaprio

24

Leonardo DiCaprio

Image of Elton John

25

Image of Adele

26

Image of Beyoncé

27

Image of Jennifer Lopez

28

Image of Ed Sheeran

29

Image of LeBron James

30

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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	Jessie J
Germany	Adele
Austria	David Tennant
Belgium	Christopher Nolan