Who Is the Most Famous Person in the World?

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Top 30 Most Famous People in the World

...according to 69,688 votes by 1,653 people. See the full list.

Image of Michelle Obama
1
Michelle Obama
Image of Bill Clinton
2
Bill Clinton
Image of Beyoncé
3
Beyoncé
Image of Arnold Schwarzenegger
4
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Image of Barack Obama
5
Barack Obama
Image of Christian Bale
6
Christian Bale
Image of Adele
7
Adele
Image of Tom Cruise
8
Tom Cruise
Image of Lionel Messi
9
Lionel Messi
Image of Robert Downey Jr.
10
Robert Downey Jr.
Image of Angelina Jolie
11
Angelina Jolie
Image of Benedict Cumberbatch
12
Benedict Cumberbatch
Image of Bill Gates
13
Bill Gates
Image of Paul McCartney
14
Paul McCartney
Image of Taylor Swift
15
Taylor Swift
Image of Celine Dion
16
Celine Dion
Image of Jackie Chan
17
Jackie Chan
Image of Johnny Depp
18
Johnny Depp
Image of Clint Eastwood
19
Clint Eastwood
Image of Donald Trump
20
Donald Trump
Image of Elton John
21
Elton John
Image of Katy Perry
22
Katy Perry
Image of Drake
23
Drake
Image of Bruno Mars
24
Bruno Mars
Image of Ellen DeGeneres
25
Ellen DeGeneres
Image of Matt Damon
26
Matt Damon
Image of Madonna
27
Madonna
Image of Gordon Ramsay
28
Gordon Ramsay
Image of LeBron James
29
LeBron James
Image of Shakira
30
Shakira

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The Most Famous People by Country

United States Rihanna
Canada Bryan Adams
Netherlands Beyoncé
Singapore Neil Diamond
United Kingdom Patrick Vieira
Germany Gerard Butler
Austria Mike Oldfield
Belgium Paul McCartney