Who Is the Most Famous Person in the World?

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Top 30 Most Famous People in the World

...according to 143,604 votes by 2,732 people. See the full list.

Image of Matt Damon
1
Matt Damon
Image of Lionel Messi
2
Lionel Messi
Image of Barack Obama
3
Barack Obama
Image of Adele
4
Adele
Image of Johnny Depp
5
Johnny Depp
Image of Taylor Swift
6
Taylor Swift
Image of Brad Pitt
7
Brad Pitt
Image of Justin Bieber
8
Justin Bieber
Image of Donald Trump
9
Donald Trump
Image of Bruno Mars
10
Bruno Mars
Image of Arnold Schwarzenegger
11
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Image of J. K. Rowling
12
J. K. Rowling
Image of Will Smith
13
Will Smith
Image of Christopher Nolan
14
Christopher Nolan
Image of Tom Brady
15
Tom Brady
Image of Michelle Obama
16
Michelle Obama
Image of Elon Musk
17
Elon Musk
Image of Jennifer Lawrence
18
Jennifer Lawrence
Image of Joe Biden
19
Joe Biden
Image of Adam Sandler
20
Adam Sandler
Image of Ryan Gosling
21
Ryan Gosling
Image of Elton John
22
Elton John
Image of Madonna
23
Madonna
Image of Eddie Murphy
24
Eddie Murphy
Image of Beyoncé
25
Beyoncé
Image of Miley Cyrus
26
Miley Cyrus
Image of Shakira
27
Shakira
Image of Hillary Clinton
28
Hillary Clinton
Image of Angelina Jolie
29
Angelina Jolie
Image of Henry Cavill
30
Henry Cavill

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The Most Famous People by Country

United States Leonardo DiCaprio
Canada Wayne Gretzky
Netherlands Dirk Kuyt
Singapore Hugh Jackman
United Kingdom Michael Essien
Germany Adele
Austria Rafael Nadal
Belgium David Trezeguet