Who Is the Most Famous Person in the World?

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Top 30 Most Famous People in the World

...according to 77,556 votes by 1,756 people. See the full list.

Image of Arnold Schwarzenegger

1

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Image of Donald Trump

2

Image of J. K. Rowling

3

Image of Katy Perry

4

Image of Taylor Swift

5

Image of Johnny Depp

6

Image of Shakira

7

Image of Adele

8

Image of Bill Clinton

9

Image of Michelle Obama

10

Image of Tom Cruise

11

Image of Bruno Mars

12

Image of Brad Pitt

13

Image of Jackie Chan

14

Image of Bill Gates

15

Image of Beyoncé

16

Image of Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge

17

Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge

Image of Matt Damon

18

Image of Will Smith

19

Image of Ed Sheeran

20

Image of Gordon Ramsay

21

Image of Paul McCartney

22

Image of David Beckham

23

Image of Dwayne Johnson

24

Image of Joe Biden

25

Image of Barack Obama

26

Image of Angelina Jolie

27

Image of George Clooney

28

Image of Lionel Messi

29

Image of Angela Merkel

30

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The Most Famous People by Country

United States	Bill Clinton
Canada	Bryan Adams
Netherlands	Kristen Stewart
Singapore	Mikel Arteta
United Kingdom	Emma Bunton
Germany	Cristiano Ronaldo
Austria	Mike Oldfield
Belgium	Paul McCartney