Who Is the Most Famous Person in the World?

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Top 30 Most Famous People in the World

...according to 119,890 votes by 2,314 people. See the full list.

Image of Taylor Swift
1
Taylor Swift
Image of J. K. Rowling
2
J. K. Rowling
Image of Beyoncé
3
Beyoncé
Image of Johnny Depp
4
Johnny Depp
Image of Donald Trump
5
Donald Trump
Image of Lionel Messi
6
Lionel Messi
Image of Will Smith
7
Will Smith
Image of Bruno Mars
8
Bruno Mars
Image of Joe Biden
9
Joe Biden
Image of Brad Pitt
10
Brad Pitt
Image of Hillary Clinton
11
Hillary Clinton
Image of Justin Bieber
12
Justin Bieber
Image of Adele
13
Adele
Image of Vladimir Putin
14
Vladimir Putin
Image of Barack Obama
15
Barack Obama
Image of Angelina Jolie
16
Angelina Jolie
Image of Elton John
17
Elton John
Image of Arnold Schwarzenegger
18
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Image of Matt Damon
19
Matt Damon
Image of Katy Perry
20
Katy Perry
Image of Eddie Murphy
21
Eddie Murphy
Image of Snoop Dogg
22
Snoop Dogg
Image of Michelle Obama
23
Michelle Obama
Image of James Rodríguez
24
James Rodríguez
Image of Benedict Cumberbatch
25
Benedict Cumberbatch
Image of Shakira
26
Shakira
Image of Emma Stone
27
Emma Stone
Image of Kanye West
28
Kanye West
Image of Roger Federer
29
Roger Federer
Image of Rowan Atkinson
30
Rowan Atkinson

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The Most Famous People by Country

United States Lady Gaga
Canada Wayne Gretzky
Netherlands Dirk Kuyt
Singapore Michelle Obama
United Kingdom Mel B
Germany Kate Winslet
Austria Rafael Nadal
Belgium David Trezeguet