Who Is the Most Famous Person in the World?

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Top 30 Most Famous People in the World

...according to 174,816 votes by 3,269 people. See the full list.

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

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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 Jessie J
Germany Adele
Austria Werner Herzog
Belgium Christopher Nolan