Who Is the Most Famous Person in the World?

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Top 30 Most Famous People in the World

...according to 180,528 votes by 3,365 people. See the full list.

Image of Johnny Depp
1
Johnny Depp
Image of J. K. Rowling
2
J. K. Rowling
Image of Justin Bieber
3
Justin Bieber
Image of Lionel Messi
4
Lionel Messi
Image of Brad Pitt
5
Brad Pitt
Image of Bruno Mars
6
Bruno Mars
Image of Barack Obama
7
Barack Obama
Image of Dua Lipa
8
Dua Lipa
Image of Vladimir Putin
9
Vladimir Putin
Image of Taylor Swift
10
Taylor Swift
Image of Joe Biden
11
Joe Biden
Image of Adele
12
Adele
Image of LeBron James
13
LeBron James
Image of Patrick Stewart
14
Patrick Stewart
Image of Jay Z
15
Jay Z
Image of Will Smith
16
Will Smith
Image of Charles III
17
Charles III
Image of Kanye West
18
Kanye West
Image of Angelina Jolie
19
Angelina Jolie
Image of Shakira
20
Shakira
Image of Donald Trump
21
Donald Trump
Image of Katy Perry
22
Katy Perry
Image of Lewis Hamilton
23
Lewis Hamilton
Image of David Beckham
24
David Beckham
Image of Eddie Murphy
25
Eddie Murphy
Image of Michelle Obama
26
Michelle Obama
Image of Jennifer Aniston
27
Jennifer Aniston
Image of Snoop Dogg
28
Snoop Dogg
Image of Beyoncé
29
Beyoncé
Image of Lady Gaga
30
Lady Gaga

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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 Anthony McPartlin
Germany Adele
Austria Werner Herzog
Belgium Tiësto