Who Is the Most Famous Person in the World?

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Top 30 Most Famous People in the World

...according to 73,961 votes by 1,707 people. See the full list.

Image of Shakira

1

Image of Arnold Schwarzenegger

2

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Image of Adele

3

Image of Donald Trump

4

Image of J. K. Rowling

5

Image of Tom Cruise

6

Image of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge

7

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge

Image of Bruno Mars

8

Image of Michelle Obama

9

Image of Taylor Swift

10

Image of David Beckham

11

Image of Bill Gates

12

Image of Matt Damon

13

Image of Beyoncé

14

Image of Dwayne Johnson

15

Image of Johnny Depp

16

Image of Brad Pitt

17

Image of Jennifer Lawrence

18

Jennifer Lawrence

Image of Katy Perry

19

Image of Barack Obama

20

Image of Ed Sheeran

21

Image of Ellen DeGeneres

22

Ellen DeGeneres

Image of Joe Biden

23

Image of Angelina Jolie

24

Image of Paul McCartney

25

Image of Bill Clinton

26

Image of Gordon Ramsay

27

Image of Elton John

28

Image of Benedict Cumberbatch

29

Benedict Cumberbatch

Image of Vin Diesel

30

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The Most Famous People by Country

United States	Christopher Nolan
Canada	Bryan Adams
Netherlands	John Terry
Singapore	Neil Diamond
United Kingdom	Emma Bunton
Germany	Cristiano Ronaldo
Austria	Mike Oldfield
Belgium	Paul McCartney