Who Is the Most Famous Person in the World?

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2,785 celebrities

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Top 30 Most Famous People in the World

...according to 162,025 votes by 2,972 people. See the full list.

Image of Barack Obama

1

Image of Johnny Depp

2

Image of Lionel Messi

3

Image of Brad Pitt

4

Image of J. K. Rowling

5

Image of Will Smith

6

Image of Bruno Mars

7

Image of Justin Bieber

8

Image of Leo XIV

9

Image of Hillary Clinton

10

Hillary Clinton

Image of Taylor Swift

11

Image of Kanye West

12

Image of Adele

13

Image of Angelina Jolie

14

Image of Donald Trump

15

Image of Shakira

16

Image of David Beckham

17

Image of Snoop Dogg

18

Image of Matt Damon

19

Image of Chris Hemsworth

20

Chris Hemsworth

Image of Katy Perry

21

Image of Eddie Murphy

22

Image of Michelle Obama

23

Image of Beyoncé

24

Image of Lady Gaga

25

Image of Arnold Schwarzenegger

26

Arnold Schwarzenegger

Image of Vladimir Putin

27

Image of Jennifer Aniston

28

Jennifer Aniston

Image of Joe Biden

29

Image of Tom Brady

30

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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	Rick Astley
Germany	Adele
Austria	Arjen Robben
Belgium	Eddy Merckx