Who Is the Most Famous Person in the World?

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Top 30 Most Famous People in the World

...according to 164,786 votes by 3,017 people. See the full list.

Image of Barack Obama

1

Image of Brad Pitt

2

Image of Johnny Depp

3

Image of J. K. Rowling

4

Image of Lionel Messi

5

Image of Taylor Swift

6

Image of Will Smith

7

Image of Katy Perry

8

Image of Donald Trump

9

Image of Kanye West

10

Image of Bruno Mars

11

Image of Justin Bieber

12

Image of Angelina Jolie

13

Image of Hillary Clinton

14

Hillary Clinton

Image of Jennifer Aniston

15

Jennifer Aniston

Image of Snoop Dogg

16

Image of Chris Hemsworth

17

Chris Hemsworth

Image of Michelle Obama

18

Image of Eddie Murphy

19

Image of David Beckham

20

Image of Adele

21

Image of Beyoncé

22

Image of Shakira

23

Image of Ryan Gosling

24

Image of Lady Gaga

25

Image of Christian Bale

26

Image of Steven Spielberg

27

Steven Spielberg

Image of Tom Brady

28

Image of Leo XIV

29

Image of Chris Rock

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	Rick Astley
Germany	Adele
Austria	David Tennant
Belgium	Christopher Nolan