Who Is the Most Famous Person in the World?

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Top 30 Most Famous People in the World

...according to 69,258 votes by 1,645 people. See the full list.

Image of Bill Clinton

1

Image of Michelle Obama

2

Image of Barack Obama

3

Image of Beyoncé

4

Image of Adele

5

Image of Tom Cruise

6

Image of Arnold Schwarzenegger

7

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Image of Christian Bale

8

Image of Lionel Messi

9

Image of Robert Downey Jr.

10

Robert Downey Jr.

Image of Angelina Jolie

11

Image of Benedict Cumberbatch

12

Benedict Cumberbatch

Image of Bill Gates

13

Image of Paul McCartney

14

Image of Taylor Swift

15

Image of Jackie Chan

16

Image of Clint Eastwood

17

Image of Donald Trump

18

Image of Elton John

19

Image of Bruno Mars

20

Image of Matt Damon

21

Image of Madonna

22

Image of Celine Dion

23

Image of Gordon Ramsay

24

Image of Shakira

25

Image of Johnny Depp

26

Image of Ben Affleck

27

Image of Katy Perry

28

Image of Ellen DeGeneres

29

Ellen DeGeneres

Image of J. K. Rowling

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