Who Is the Most Famous Person in the World?

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Top 30 Most Famous People in the World

...according to 168,222 votes by 3,096 people. See the full list.

Image of Barack Obama

1

Image of J. K. Rowling

2

Image of Taylor Swift

3

Image of Johnny Depp

4

Image of Brad Pitt

5

Image of Donald Trump

6

Image of Lionel Messi

7

Image of Katy Perry

8

Image of Kanye West

9

Image of Justin Bieber

10

Image of Shakira

11

Image of Angelina Jolie

12

Image of Ryan Gosling

13

Image of Bruno Mars

14

Image of Will Smith

15

Image of Snoop Dogg

16

Image of Lady Gaga

17

Image of Chris Hemsworth

18

Chris Hemsworth

Image of Michelle Obama

19

Image of Eddie Murphy

20

Image of Jennifer Aniston

21

Jennifer Aniston

Image of David Beckham

22

Image of Steven Spielberg

23

Steven Spielberg

Image of Elton John

24

Image of Adele

25

Image of Beyoncé

26

Image of LeBron James

27

Image of Joe Biden

28

Image of Vladimir Putin

29

Image of Sylvester Stallone

30

Sylvester Stallone

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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	Rick Astley
Germany	Adele
Austria	David Tennant
Belgium	Christopher Nolan