Who Is the Most Famous Person in the World?

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Top 30 Most Famous People in the World

...according to 137,149 votes by 2,623 people. See the full list.

Image of Johnny Depp

1

Image of Brad Pitt

2

Image of J. K. Rowling

3

Image of Matt Damon

4

Image of Adele

5

Image of Lionel Messi

6

Image of Taylor Swift

7

Image of Bruno Mars

8

Image of Barack Obama

9

Image of Will Smith

10

Image of Justin Bieber

11

Image of Christopher Nolan

12

Christopher Nolan

Image of Donald Trump

13

Image of Arnold Schwarzenegger

14

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Image of Beyoncé

15

Image of Hillary Clinton

16

Hillary Clinton

Image of Michelle Obama

17

Image of Angelina Jolie

18

Image of Vladimir Putin

19

Image of Kanye West

20

Image of Joe Biden

21

Image of Tom Brady

22

Image of Ryan Gosling

23

Image of Eddie Murphy

24

Image of Jennifer Lawrence

25

Jennifer Lawrence

Image of James Rodríguez

26

James Rodríguez

Image of Jennette McCurdy

27

Jennette McCurdy

Image of Jennifer Aniston

28

Jennifer Aniston

Image of Madonna

29

Image of Snoop Dogg

30

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The Most Famous People by Country

United States	Brad Pitt
Canada	Wayne Gretzky
Netherlands	Dirk Kuyt
Singapore	Hugh Jackman
United Kingdom	Bill Nighy
Germany	Kate Winslet
Austria	Arjen Robben
Belgium	David Trezeguet