Who Is the Most Famous Person in the World?

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Top 30 Most Famous People in the World

...according to 157,290 votes by 2,912 people. See the full list.

Image of Johnny Depp
1
Johnny Depp
Image of Barack Obama
2
Barack Obama
Image of Brad Pitt
3
Brad Pitt
Image of Lionel Messi
4
Lionel Messi
Image of Justin Bieber
5
Justin Bieber
Image of Taylor Swift
6
Taylor Swift
Image of Adam Sandler
7
Adam Sandler
Image of J. K. Rowling
8
J. K. Rowling
Image of Will Smith
9
Will Smith
Image of Michelle Obama
10
Michelle Obama
Image of Bruno Mars
11
Bruno Mars
Image of Angelina Jolie
12
Angelina Jolie
Image of Lady Gaga
13
Lady Gaga
Image of Eddie Murphy
14
Eddie Murphy
Image of Chris Hemsworth
15
Chris Hemsworth
Image of Hillary Clinton
16
Hillary Clinton
Image of Beyoncé
17
Beyoncé
Image of Katy Perry
18
Katy Perry
Image of Donald Trump
19
Donald Trump
Image of Adele
20
Adele
Image of Kanye West
21
Kanye West
Image of Jennifer Aniston
22
Jennifer Aniston
Image of Jennifer Lawrence
23
Jennifer Lawrence
Image of Dwayne Johnson
24
Dwayne Johnson
Image of Matt Damon
25
Matt Damon
Image of David Beckham
26
David Beckham
Image of Vladimir Putin
27
Vladimir Putin
Image of Jim Carrey
28
Jim Carrey
Image of Shakira
29
Shakira
Image of Snoop Dogg
30
Snoop Dogg

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The Most Famous People by Country

United States Leonardo DiCaprio
Canada Johnny Depp
Netherlands Dirk Kuyt
Singapore Hugh Jackman
United Kingdom Michael Essien
Germany Adele
Austria Adele
Belgium Christopher Nolan