Who Is the Most Famous Person in the World?

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2,761 celebrities

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Top 30 Most Famous People in the World

...according to 145,698 votes by 2,757 people. See the full list.

Image of Bruno Mars

1

Image of Johnny Depp

2

Image of Lionel Messi

3

Image of Brad Pitt

4

Image of Christopher Nolan

5

Christopher Nolan

Image of Justin Bieber

6

Image of Will Smith

7

Image of Barack Obama

8

Image of J. K. Rowling

9

Image of Taylor Swift

10

Image of Adele

11

Image of Donald Trump

12

Image of Kanye West

13

Image of Shakira

14

Image of Angelina Jolie

15

Image of Hillary Clinton

16

Hillary Clinton

Image of Snoop Dogg

17

Image of Michelle Obama

18

Image of Beyoncé

19

Image of Jennifer Aniston

20

Jennifer Aniston

Image of Lady Gaga

21

Image of Vladimir Putin

22

Image of Arnold Schwarzenegger

23

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Image of Eddie Murphy

24

Image of Matt Damon

25

Image of Tom Brady

26

Image of Jennifer Lawrence

27

Jennifer Lawrence

Image of Azzi Fudd

28

Image of David Beckham

29

Image of Steven Spielberg

30

Steven Spielberg

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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	Rafael Nadal
Belgium	David Trezeguet