Who Is the Most Famous Person in the World?

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2,687 celebrities

1,997 voters

Top 30 Most Famous People in the World

...according to 94,266 votes by 1,997 people. See the full list.

Image of Lady Gaga

1

Image of Johnny Depp

2

Image of J. K. Rowling

3

Image of Beyoncé

4

Image of Brad Pitt

5

Image of Lionel Messi

6

Image of Donald Trump

7

Image of Michelle Obama

8

Image of Taylor Swift

9

Image of Madonna

10

Image of Adele

11

Image of Barack Obama

12

Image of Arnold Schwarzenegger

13

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Image of Justin Bieber

14

Image of Hillary Clinton

15

Hillary Clinton

Image of Michael Schumacher

16

Michael Schumacher

Image of Roger Federer

17

Image of Tom Brady

18

Image of Snoop Dogg

19

Image of Justin Timberlake

20

Justin Timberlake

Image of Jennifer Aniston

21

Jennifer Aniston

Image of Benedict Cumberbatch

22

Benedict Cumberbatch

Image of Will Smith

23

Image of Eddie Murphy

24

Image of Vladimir Putin

25

Image of Shakira

26

Image of Angelina Jolie

27

Image of Mike Tyson

28

Image of Max Verstappen

29

Image of Drake

30

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The Most Famous People by Country

United States	Will Smith
Canada	Bryan Adams
Netherlands	Dirk Kuyt
Singapore	Michelle Obama
United Kingdom	Mel B
Germany	Cristiano Ronaldo
Austria	Philipp Lahm
Belgium	David Trezeguet