Who Is the Most Famous Person in the World?

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Top 30 Most Famous People in the World

...according to 156,227 votes by 2,899 people. See the full list.

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

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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 Michael Essien
Germany Adele
Austria Adele
Belgium Christopher Nolan