Who Is the Most Famous Person in the World?

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Top 30 Most Famous People in the World

...according to 68,616 votes by 1,642 people. See the full list.

Image of Bill Clinton

1

Image of Beyoncé

2

Image of Adele

3

Image of Barack Obama

4

Image of Tom Cruise

5

Image of Arnold Schwarzenegger

6

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Image of Michelle Obama

7

Image of Bill Gates

8

Image of Angelina Jolie

9

Image of Benedict Cumberbatch

10

Benedict Cumberbatch

Image of Paul McCartney

11

Image of Christian Bale

12

Image of Robert Downey Jr.

13

Robert Downey Jr.

Image of Lionel Messi

14

Image of Donald Trump

15

Image of Bruno Mars

16

Image of Matt Damon

17

Image of Jackie Chan

18

Image of Gordon Ramsay

19

Image of Shakira

20

Image of Johnny Depp

21

Image of Ben Affleck

22

Image of Clint Eastwood

23

Image of Elton John

24

Image of Ellen DeGeneres

25

Ellen DeGeneres

Image of Madonna

26

Image of J. K. Rowling

27

Image of LeBron James

28

Image of Taylor Swift

29

Image of Kanye West

30

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The Most Famous People by Country

United States	Matt Damon
Canada	Bryan Adams
Netherlands	Beyoncé
Singapore	Neil Diamond
United Kingdom	Patrick Vieira
Germany	Gerard Butler
Austria	Mike Oldfield
Belgium	Paul McCartney