Who Is the Most Famous Person in the World?

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142,260 votes cast

2,761 celebrities

2,705 voters

Top 30 Most Famous People in the World

...according to 142,260 votes by 2,705 people. See the full list.

Image of Matt Damon

1

Image of Brad Pitt

2

Image of Lionel Messi

3

Image of Adele

4

Image of Johnny Depp

5

Image of Barack Obama

6

Image of Arnold Schwarzenegger

7

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Image of Justin Bieber

8

Image of Taylor Swift

9

Image of Donald Trump

10

Image of J. K. Rowling

11

Image of Will Smith

12

Image of Bruno Mars

13

Image of Joe Biden

14

Image of Christopher Nolan

15

Christopher Nolan

Image of Michelle Obama

16

Image of Tom Brady

17

Image of Hillary Clinton

18

Hillary Clinton

Image of Ryan Gosling

19

Image of Elton John

20

Image of Beyoncé

21

Image of Madonna

22

Image of David Beckham

23

Image of Henry Cavill

24

Image of Kanye West

25

Image of Elon Musk

26

Image of Usain Bolt

27

Image of Jennifer Lawrence

28

Jennifer Lawrence

Image of Angelina Jolie

29

Image of Miley Cyrus

30

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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	Michael Herbig
Belgium	David Trezeguet