Who Is the Most Famous Person in the World?

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Top 30 Most Famous People in the World

...according to 60,118 votes by 1,530 people. See the full list.

Image of Arnold Schwarzenegger
1
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Image of Tom Cruise
2
Tom Cruise
Image of Katy Perry
3
Katy Perry
Image of Beyoncé
4
Beyoncé
Image of Bill Gates
5
Bill Gates
Image of Taylor Swift
6
Taylor Swift
Image of Donald Trump
7
Donald Trump
Image of David Beckham
8
David Beckham
Image of Justin Bieber
9
Justin Bieber
Image of Hillary Clinton
10
Hillary Clinton
Image of J. K. Rowling
11
J. K. Rowling
Image of Barack Obama
12
Barack Obama
Image of Bruno Mars
13
Bruno Mars
Image of Ellen DeGeneres
14
Ellen DeGeneres
Image of Adele
15
Adele
Image of Michelle Obama
16
Michelle Obama
Image of Vin Diesel
17
Vin Diesel
Image of Madonna
18
Madonna
Image of Paul McCartney
19
Paul McCartney
Image of Ed Sheeran
20
Ed Sheeran
Image of George Clooney
21
George Clooney
Image of Bill Clinton
22
Bill Clinton
Image of David Copperfield
23
David Copperfield
Image of Lionel Messi
24
Lionel Messi
Image of Shakira
25
Shakira
Image of Kanye West
26
Kanye West
Image of Angelina Jolie
27
Angelina Jolie
Image of Matt Damon
28
Matt Damon
Image of Rowan Atkinson
29
Rowan Atkinson
Image of Robert Downey Jr.
30
Robert Downey Jr.

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The Most Famous People by Country

United States Kim Jong-un
Canada Laura Bush
Netherlands Patrick Stewart
Singapore Owen Wilson
United Kingdom Eminem
Germany Gerard Butler
Austria David Beckham
Belgium Susan Boyle