Who Is the Most Famous Person in the World?

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Top 30 Most Famous People in the World

...according to 99,704 votes by 2,087 people. See the full list.

Image of Taylor Swift

1

Image of Johnny Depp

2

Image of Beyoncé

3

Image of Lionel Messi

4

Image of J. K. Rowling

5

Image of Madonna

6

Image of Donald Trump

7

Image of Hillary Clinton

8

Hillary Clinton

Image of Justin Bieber

9

Image of Will Smith

10

Image of Brad Pitt

11

Image of Adele

12

Image of Vladimir Putin

13

Image of Michelle Obama

14

Image of Serena Williams

15

Serena Williams

Image of Arnold Schwarzenegger

16

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Image of Barack Obama

17

Image of Matt Damon

18

Image of Justin Timberlake

19

Justin Timberlake

Image of Eddie Murphy

20

Image of David Beckham

21

Image of Jennifer Aniston

22

Jennifer Aniston

Image of Elton John

23

Image of Bruno Mars

24

Image of Katy Perry

25

Image of Usain Bolt

26

Image of Kanye West

27

Image of Roger Federer

28

Image of Tom Cruise

29

Image of Jennifer Lawrence

30

Jennifer Lawrence

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The Most Famous People by Country

United States	Will Smith
Canada	Bryan Adams
Netherlands	Dirk Kuyt
Singapore	Michelle Obama
United Kingdom	David Attenborough
Germany	Cristiano Ronaldo
Austria	Michelle Obama
Belgium	Albert II of Belgium