Who Is the Most Famous Person in the World?

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Top 30 Most Famous People in the World

...according to 143,352 votes by 2,732 people. See the full list.

Image of Matt Damon
1
Matt Damon
Image of Lionel Messi
2
Lionel Messi
Image of Adele
3
Adele
Image of Barack Obama
4
Barack Obama
Image of Johnny Depp
5
Johnny Depp
Image of Taylor Swift
6
Taylor Swift
Image of Brad Pitt
7
Brad Pitt
Image of Justin Bieber
8
Justin Bieber
Image of Donald Trump
9
Donald Trump
Image of Arnold Schwarzenegger
10
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Image of Bruno Mars
11
Bruno Mars
Image of J. K. Rowling
12
J. K. Rowling
Image of Will Smith
13
Will Smith
Image of Christopher Nolan
14
Christopher Nolan
Image of Tom Brady
15
Tom Brady
Image of Michelle Obama
16
Michelle Obama
Image of Jennifer Lawrence
17
Jennifer Lawrence
Image of Joe Biden
18
Joe Biden
Image of Adam Sandler
19
Adam Sandler
Image of Ryan Gosling
20
Ryan Gosling
Image of Elton John
21
Elton John
Image of Madonna
22
Madonna
Image of Elon Musk
23
Elon Musk
Image of Beyoncé
24
Beyoncé
Image of Miley Cyrus
25
Miley Cyrus
Image of Shakira
26
Shakira
Image of Eddie Murphy
27
Eddie Murphy
Image of Hillary Clinton
28
Hillary Clinton
Image of Angelina Jolie
29
Angelina Jolie
Image of Henry Cavill
30
Henry Cavill

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The Most Famous People by Country

United States Leonardo DiCaprio
Canada Wayne Gretzky
Netherlands Dirk Kuyt
Singapore Hugh Jackman
United Kingdom Michael Essien
Germany Adele
Austria Rafael Nadal
Belgium David Trezeguet