Who Is the Most Famous Person in the World?

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2,748 celebrities

2,533 voters

Top 30 Most Famous People in the World

...according to 132,628 votes by 2,533 people. See the full list.

Image of Brad Pitt

1

Image of J. K. Rowling

2

Image of Johnny Depp

3

Image of Kanye West

4

Image of Michelle Obama

5

Image of Taylor Swift

6

Image of Barack Obama

7

Image of Lionel Messi

8

Image of Bruno Mars

9

Image of Beyoncé

10

Image of Will Smith

11

Image of Donald Trump

12

Image of Arnold Schwarzenegger

13

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Image of Snoop Dogg

14

Image of Angelina Jolie

15

Image of Matt Damon

16

Image of Vladimir Putin

17

Image of Justin Bieber

18

Image of Eddie Murphy

19

Image of Joe Biden

20

Image of Hillary Clinton

21

Hillary Clinton

Image of Kevin Hart

22

Image of David Beckham

23

Image of Sandra Bullock

24

Image of Adele

25

Image of Katy Perry

26

Image of Adam Sandler

27

Image of Steven Spielberg

28

Steven Spielberg

Image of Max Verstappen

29

Image of Rihanna

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	Bill Nighy
Germany	Kate Winslet
Austria	Arjen Robben
Belgium	David Trezeguet