Who Is the Most Famous Person in the World?

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Top 30 Most Famous People in the World

...according to 62,330 votes by 1,555 people. See the full list.

Image of Tom Cruise

1

Image of Arnold Schwarzenegger

2

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Image of Adele

3

Image of Beyoncé

4

Image of Donald Trump

5

Image of Taylor Swift

6

Image of Michelle Obama

7

Image of Madonna

8

Image of Katy Perry

9

Image of Bill Gates

10

Image of Matt Damon

11

Image of J. K. Rowling

12

Image of Barack Obama

13

Image of Justin Bieber

14

Image of David Beckham

15

Image of Bruno Mars

16

Image of Kanye West

17

Image of Johnny Depp

18

Image of Ellen DeGeneres

19

Ellen DeGeneres

Image of Hillary Clinton

20

Hillary Clinton

Image of Will Smith

21

Image of Ed Sheeran

22

Image of Paul McCartney

23

Image of Robert Downey Jr.

24

Robert Downey Jr.

Image of Jennifer Lawrence

25

Jennifer Lawrence

Image of Brad Pitt

26

Image of Lionel Messi

27

Image of Bill Clinton

28

Image of LeBron James

29

Image of Angelina Jolie

30

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The Most Famous People by Country

United States	Leonardo DiCaprio
Canada	Gillian Anderson
Netherlands	Arnold Schwarzenegger
Singapore	Keanu Reeves
United Kingdom	Rachel Riley
Germany	Gerard Butler
Austria	Sean Combs
Belgium	Allen Iverson