Who Is the Most Famous Person in the World?

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Top 30 Most Famous People in the World

...according to 79,727 votes by 1,795 people. See the full list.

Image of Bill Gates

1

Image of Arnold Schwarzenegger

2

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Image of Bill Clinton

3

Image of Taylor Swift

4

Image of Michelle Obama

5

Image of Adele

6

Image of Donald Trump

7

Image of J. K. Rowling

8

Image of Lady Gaga

9

Image of Vladimir Putin

10

Image of David Beckham

11

Image of Katy Perry

12

Image of Hillary Clinton

13

Hillary Clinton

Image of Justin Bieber

14

Image of Lionel Messi

15

Image of Tom Cruise

16

Image of Beyoncé

17

Image of Barack Obama

18

Image of Robert Pattinson

19

Robert Pattinson

Image of Ellen DeGeneres

20

Ellen DeGeneres

Image of Hugh Jackman

21

Image of Bruno Mars

22

Image of Sandra Bullock

23

Image of Matt Damon

24

Image of George W. Bush

25

Image of Celine Dion

26

Image of Madonna

27

Image of Ed Sheeran

28

Image of Ben Affleck

29

Image of Rowan Atkinson

30

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The Most Famous People by Country

United States	Bill Clinton
Canada	Bryan Adams
Netherlands	Hugh Jackman
Singapore	Michelle Obama
United Kingdom	Emma Bunton
Germany	Cristiano Ronaldo
Austria	Mike Oldfield
Belgium	Paul McCartney