Who Is the Most Famous Person in the World?

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Top 30 Most Famous People in the World

...according to 70,695 votes by 1,664 people. See the full list.

Image of Michelle Obama
1
Michelle Obama
Image of Adele
2
Adele
Image of Barack Obama
3
Barack Obama
Image of Angelina Jolie
4
Angelina Jolie
Image of Tom Cruise
5
Tom Cruise
Image of Beyoncé
6
Beyoncé
Image of Arnold Schwarzenegger
7
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Image of Christian Bale
8
Christian Bale
Image of Lionel Messi
9
Lionel Messi
Image of Benedict Cumberbatch
10
Benedict Cumberbatch
Image of Bill Clinton
11
Bill Clinton
Image of Elton John
12
Elton John
Image of Bill Gates
13
Bill Gates
Image of Taylor Swift
14
Taylor Swift
Image of Jackie Chan
15
Jackie Chan
Image of Paul McCartney
16
Paul McCartney
Image of Johnny Depp
17
Johnny Depp
Image of Ellen DeGeneres
18
Ellen DeGeneres
Image of Madonna
19
Madonna
Image of Celine Dion
20
Celine Dion
Image of Shakira
21
Shakira
Image of Robert Downey Jr.
22
Robert Downey Jr.
Image of Matt Damon
23
Matt Damon
Image of David Copperfield
24
David Copperfield
Image of David Beckham
25
David Beckham
Image of Donald Trump
26
Donald Trump
Image of Kanye West
27
Kanye West
Image of Steven Spielberg
28
Steven Spielberg
Image of Drake
29
Drake
Image of Prince Harry
30
Prince Harry

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Don't see your favorite celebrity, they are probably... like the rest of us... not in the top 30, so check the full list!

The Most Famous People by Country

United States Rihanna
Canada Bryan Adams
Netherlands Beyoncé
Singapore Neil Diamond
United Kingdom Mel B
Germany Gerard Butler
Austria Mario Götze
Belgium Paul McCartney