Who Is the Most Famous Person in the World?

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Top 30 Most Famous People in the World

...according to 73,146 votes by 1,696 people. See the full list.

Image of Shakira

1

Image of Arnold Schwarzenegger

2

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Image of Donald Trump

3

Image of Adele

4

Image of Bruno Mars

5

Image of J. K. Rowling

6

Image of Tom Cruise

7

Image of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge

8

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge

Image of Michelle Obama

9

Image of Taylor Swift

10

Image of Beyoncé

11

Image of Dwayne Johnson

12

Image of Bill Gates

13

Image of David Beckham

14

Image of Barack Obama

15

Image of Jennifer Lawrence

16

Jennifer Lawrence

Image of Justin Bieber

17

Image of Vin Diesel

18

Image of Ed Sheeran

19

Image of Johnny Depp

20

Image of Brad Pitt

21

Image of Ellen DeGeneres

22

Ellen DeGeneres

Image of Katy Perry

23

Image of Paul McCartney

24

Image of Bill Clinton

25

Image of Benedict Cumberbatch

26

Benedict Cumberbatch

Image of Matt Damon

27

Image of Angelina Jolie

28

Image of Hillary Clinton

29

Hillary Clinton

Image of Lionel Messi

30

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The Most Famous People by Country

United States	Christopher Nolan
Canada	Bryan Adams
Netherlands	Beyoncé
Singapore	Bruno Mars
United Kingdom	Eminem
Germany	Cristiano Ronaldo
Austria	Mike Oldfield
Belgium	Paul McCartney