Who Is the Most Famous Person in the World?

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2,735 celebrities

2,409 voters

Top 30 Most Famous People in the World

...according to 125,690 votes by 2,409 people. See the full list.

Image of Lionel Messi

1

Image of Taylor Swift

2

Image of Beyoncé

3

Image of Johnny Depp

4

Image of J. K. Rowling

5

Image of Brad Pitt

6

Image of Angelina Jolie

7

Image of Will Smith

8

Image of Adele

9

Image of Hillary Clinton

10

Hillary Clinton

Image of Bruno Mars

11

Image of Barack Obama

12

Image of Arnold Schwarzenegger

13

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Image of Joe Biden

14

Image of Jennifer Aniston

15

Jennifer Aniston

Image of Matt Damon

16

Image of Michelle Obama

17

Image of Elton John

18

Image of Justin Bieber

19

Image of James Rodríguez

20

James Rodríguez

Image of David Beckham

21

Image of Benedict Cumberbatch

22

Benedict Cumberbatch

Image of Snoop Dogg

23

Image of Tom Cruise

24

Image of Kanye West

25

Image of Bill Clinton

26

Image of Katy Perry

27

Image of Vladimir Putin

28

Image of Jack Nicholson

29

Image of Max Verstappen

30

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The Most Famous People by Country

United States	Leonardo DiCaprio
Canada	Wayne Gretzky
Netherlands	Dirk Kuyt
Singapore	Jake Gyllenhaal
United Kingdom	Bill Nighy
Germany	Kate Winslet
Austria	Rafael Nadal
Belgium	David Trezeguet