Who Is the Most Famous Person in the World?

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Top 30 Most Famous People in the World

...according to 67,593 votes by 1,629 people. See the full list.

Image of Bill Clinton
1
Bill Clinton
Image of Jackie Chan
2
Jackie Chan
Image of Beyoncé
3
Beyoncé
Image of Barack Obama
4
Barack Obama
Image of Michelle Obama
5
Michelle Obama
Image of Tom Cruise
6
Tom Cruise
Image of Arnold Schwarzenegger
7
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Image of Bill Gates
8
Bill Gates
Image of Adele
9
Adele
Image of Bruno Mars
10
Bruno Mars
Image of Donald Trump
11
Donald Trump
Image of Robert Downey Jr.
12
Robert Downey Jr.
Image of Lionel Messi
13
Lionel Messi
Image of Benedict Cumberbatch
14
Benedict Cumberbatch
Image of Ellen DeGeneres
15
Ellen DeGeneres
Image of Angelina Jolie
16
Angelina Jolie
Image of Matt Damon
17
Matt Damon
Image of Drake
18
Drake
Image of J. K. Rowling
19
J. K. Rowling
Image of Johnny Depp
20
Johnny Depp
Image of Taylor Swift
21
Taylor Swift
Image of Shakira
22
Shakira
Image of Kanye West
23
Kanye West
Image of David Beckham
24
David Beckham
Image of Ben Affleck
25
Ben Affleck
Image of Christian Bale
26
Christian Bale
Image of Vladimir Putin
27
Vladimir Putin
Image of Gordon Ramsay
28
Gordon Ramsay
Image of LeBron James
29
LeBron James
Image of Elton John
30
Elton John

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The Most Famous People by Country

United States Matt Damon
Canada Bryan Adams
Netherlands Beyoncé
Singapore Neil Diamond
United Kingdom Eminem
Germany Gerard Butler
Austria Marco Reus
Belgium Tiësto