Who Is the Most Famous Person in the World?

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Top 30 Most Famous People in the World

...according to 170,774 votes by 3,169 people. See the full list.

Image of Barack Obama

1

Image of Johnny Depp

2

Image of J. K. Rowling

3

Image of Lionel Messi

4

Image of Brad Pitt

5

Image of Justin Bieber

6

Image of Donald Trump

7

Image of Bruno Mars

8

Image of Taylor Swift

9

Image of Will Smith

10

Image of Vladimir Putin

11

Image of Leo XIV

12

Image of Angelina Jolie

13

Image of Paul McCartney

14

Image of David Beckham

15

Image of Katy Perry

16

Image of Kanye West

17

Image of Michelle Obama

18

Image of Adele

19

Image of Shakira

20

Image of Beyoncé

21

Image of Jennifer Aniston

22

Jennifer Aniston

Image of Dwayne Johnson

23

Image of Chris Hemsworth

24

Chris Hemsworth

Image of Hillary Clinton

25

Hillary Clinton

Image of Eddie Murphy

26

Image of Snoop Dogg

27

Image of Rowan Atkinson

28

Image of Matt Damon

29

Image of Steven Spielberg

30

Steven Spielberg

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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	Jessie J
Germany	Adele
Austria	David Tennant
Belgium	Christopher Nolan