Who Is the Most Famous Person in the World?

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Top 30 Most Famous People in the World

...according to 155,333 votes by 2,885 people. See the full list.

Image of Johnny Depp
1
Johnny Depp
Image of Brad Pitt
2
Brad Pitt
Image of Lionel Messi
3
Lionel Messi
Image of Barack Obama
4
Barack Obama
Image of J. K. Rowling
5
J. K. Rowling
Image of Michelle Obama
6
Michelle Obama
Image of Taylor Swift
7
Taylor Swift
Image of Adam Sandler
8
Adam Sandler
Image of Will Smith
9
Will Smith
Image of Hillary Clinton
10
Hillary Clinton
Image of Justin Bieber
11
Justin Bieber
Image of Bruno Mars
12
Bruno Mars
Image of Lady Gaga
13
Lady Gaga
Image of Jim Carrey
14
Jim Carrey
Image of Kanye West
15
Kanye West
Image of Adele
16
Adele
Image of Eddie Murphy
17
Eddie Murphy
Image of David Beckham
18
David Beckham
Image of Jennifer Aniston
19
Jennifer Aniston
Image of Donald Trump
20
Donald Trump
Image of Matt Damon
21
Matt Damon
Image of Shakira
22
Shakira
Image of Snoop Dogg
23
Snoop Dogg
Image of Vladimir Putin
24
Vladimir Putin
Image of Chris Hemsworth
25
Chris Hemsworth
Image of Angelina Jolie
26
Angelina Jolie
Image of Beyoncé
27
Beyoncé
Image of Jennifer Lawrence
28
Jennifer Lawrence
Image of Katy Perry
29
Katy Perry
Image of Tom Brady
30
Tom Brady

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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 Michael Essien
Germany Adele
Austria Adele
Belgium Christopher Nolan