Who Is the Most Famous Person in the World?

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Top 30 Most Famous People in the World

...according to 177,972 votes by 3,324 people. See the full list.

Image of Johnny Depp

1

Image of Justin Bieber

2

Image of Lionel Messi

3

Image of J. K. Rowling

4

Image of Brad Pitt

5

Image of Bruno Mars

6

Image of Barack Obama

7

Image of Vladimir Putin

8

Image of Taylor Swift

9

Image of Adele

10

Image of Jay Z

11

Image of Will Smith

12

Image of Kanye West

13

Image of Angelina Jolie

14

Image of Shakira

15

Image of Donald Trump

16

Image of Katy Perry

17

Image of David Beckham

18

Image of Eddie Murphy

19

Image of Michelle Obama

20

Image of Jennifer Aniston

21

Jennifer Aniston

Image of LeBron James

22

Image of Snoop Dogg

23

Image of Beyoncé

24

Image of Lady Gaga

25

Image of Arnold Schwarzenegger

26

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Image of Luka Modrić

27

Image of Hillary Clinton

28

Hillary Clinton

Image of Joe Biden

29

Image of Dua Lipa

30

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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	Anthony McPartlin
Germany	Adele
Austria	Werner Herzog
Belgium	Tiësto