Who Is the Most Famous Person in the World?

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Top 30 Most Famous People in the World

...according to 178,767 votes by 3,330 people. See the full list.

Image of Johnny Depp
1
Johnny Depp
Image of J. K. Rowling
2
J. K. Rowling
Image of Justin Bieber
3
Justin Bieber
Image of Lionel Messi
4
Lionel Messi
Image of Brad Pitt
5
Brad Pitt
Image of Bruno Mars
6
Bruno Mars
Image of Barack Obama
7
Barack Obama
Image of Vladimir Putin
8
Vladimir Putin
Image of Taylor Swift
9
Taylor Swift
Image of Adele
10
Adele
Image of Jay Z
11
Jay Z
Image of Will Smith
12
Will Smith
Image of Kanye West
13
Kanye West
Image of Angelina Jolie
14
Angelina Jolie
Image of Shakira
15
Shakira
Image of Donald Trump
16
Donald Trump
Image of Katy Perry
17
Katy Perry
Image of Dua Lipa
18
Dua Lipa
Image of David Beckham
19
David Beckham
Image of Eddie Murphy
20
Eddie Murphy
Image of Michelle Obama
21
Michelle Obama
Image of Jennifer Aniston
22
Jennifer Aniston
Image of Patrick Stewart
23
Patrick Stewart
Image of LeBron James
24
LeBron James
Image of Snoop Dogg
25
Snoop Dogg
Image of Beyoncé
26
Beyoncé
Image of Joe Biden
27
Joe Biden
Image of Charles III
28
Charles III
Image of Lady Gaga
29
Lady Gaga
Image of Arnold Schwarzenegger
30
Arnold Schwarzenegger

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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 Anthony McPartlin
Germany Adele
Austria Werner Herzog
Belgium Tiësto