A list of famous people, chosen mainly from the nineteenth, twentieth or twenty-first centuries. This list includes famous actors, politicians, entrepreneurs, writers, artists and humanitarians.
- Marilyn Monroe (1926 – 1962) American actress, singer, model
- Abraham Lincoln (1809 – 1865) US President during American civil war
- Nelson Mandela (1918 – 2013) South African President anti-apartheid campaigner
- Queen Elizabeth II (1926 – 2022) British monarch since 1954
- John F. Kennedy (1917 – 1963) US President 1961 – 1963
- Martin Luther King (1929 – 1968) American civil rights campaigner
- Winston Churchill (1874 – 1965) British Prime Minister during WWII
- Donald Trump (1946 – ) Businessman, US President.
- Bill Gates (1955 – ) American businessman, founder of Microsoft
- Muhammad Ali (1942 – 2016) American Boxer and civil rights campaigner
- Mahatma Gandhi (1869 – 1948) Leader of Indian independence movement
- Mother Teresa (1910 – 1997) Macedonian Catholic missionary nun
- Christopher Columbus (1451 – 1506) Italian explorer
- Charles Darwin (1809 – 1882) British scientist, theory of evolution
- Elvis Presley (1935 – 1977) American musician
- Albert Einstein (1879 – 1955) German scientist, theory of relativity
- Paul McCartney (1942 – ) British musician, member of Beatles
- Queen Victoria ( 1819 – 1901) British monarch 1837 – 1901
- Pope Francis (1936 – ) First pope from the Americas
- Jawaharlal Nehru (1889 – 1964) Indian Prime Minister 1947 – 1964
- Leonardo da Vinci (1452 – 1519) Italian, painter, scientist, polymath
- Vincent Van Gogh (1853 – 1890) Dutch artist
- Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882 – 1945) US President 1932 – 1945
- Pope John Paul II (1920 – 2005) Polish Pope
- Thomas Edison ( 1847 – 1931) American inventor
- Rosa Parks (1913 – 2005) American civil rights activist
- Lyndon Johnson (1908 – 1973) US President 1963 – 1969
- Ludwig Beethoven (1770 – 1827) German composer
- Oprah Winfrey (1954 – ) American TV presenter, actress, entrepreneur
- Indira Gandhi (1917 – 1984) Prime Minister of India 1966 – 1977
- Eva Peron (1919 – 1952) First Lady of Argentina 1946 – 1952
- Benazir Bhutto (1953 – 2007) Prime Minister of Pakistan 1993 – 1996
- George Orwell (1903 – 1950) British author
- Vladimir Putin (1952 – ) Russian leader
- Dalai Lama (1938 – ) Spiritual and political leader of Tibetans
- Walt Disney (1901 – 1966) American film producer
- Neil Armstrong (1930 – 2012) US astronaut
- Peter Sellers (1925 – 1980) British actor and comedian
- Barack Obama (1961 – ) US President 2008 – 2016
- Malcolm X (1925 – 1965) American Black nationalist leader
- J.K.Rowling (1965 – ) British author
- Richard Branson (1950 – ) British entrepreneur
- Pele (1940 – ) Brazilian footballer, considered greatest of 20th century.
- Angelina Jolie (1975 – ) Actress, director, humanitarian
- Jesse Owens (1913 – 1980) US track athlete, 1936 Olympics
- John Lennon (1940 – 1980) British musician, member of the Beatles
- Henry Ford (1863 – 1947) US Industrialist
- Haile Selassie (1892 – 1975) Emperor of Ethiopia 1930 – 1974
- Joseph Stalin (1879 – 1953) Leader of Soviet Union 1924 – 1953
- Lord Baden Powell (1857 – 1941) British Founder of scout movement
- Michael Jordon (1963 – ) US Basketball star
- Vladimir Lenin (1870 – 1924) Leader of Russian Revolution 1917
- Ingrid Bergman (1915 – 1982) Swedish actress
- Fidel Castro (1926 – ) President of Cuba 1976 – 2008
- Leo Tolstoy (1828 – 1910) Russian author and philosopher
- Greta Thunberg (2003 – ) Environmentalist activist)
- Pablo Picasso (1881 – 1973) Spanish modern artist
- Oscar Wilde (1854 – 1900) Irish author, poet, playwright
- Coco Chanel (1883 – 1971) French fashion designer
- Charles de Gaulle (1890 – 1970) French resistance leader and President 1959 – 1969
- Amelia Earhart (1897 – 1937) Aviator
- John M Keynes (1883 – 1946) British economist
- Louis Pasteur (1822 – 1895) French chemist and microbiologist
- Mikhail Gorbachev (1931 – ) Leader of Soviet Union 1985 – 1991
- Plato (423 BC – 348 BC) Greek philosopher
- Adolf Hitler (1889 – 1945) leader of Nazi Germany 1933 – 1945
- Sting (1951 – ) British musician
- Elon Musk (1971 – ) Business magnate, and entrepreneur.
- Mary Magdalene (4 BCE – 40CE) devotee of Jesus Christ
- Alfred Hitchcock (1899 – 1980) English / American film producer, director
- Michael Jackson (1958 – 2009) American musician
- Madonna (1958 – ) American musician, actress, author
- Mata Hari (1876 – 1917) Dutch exotic dancer, executed as spy
- Cleopatra (69 – 30 BCE) Queen of Egypt
- Grace Kelly (1929 – 1982) American actress, Princess of Monaco
- Malala Yousafzai (1997 – ) Pakistani human rights activist
- Steve Jobs (1955 – 2012) co-founder of Apple computers
- Ronald Reagan (1911 – 2004) US President 1981-1989
- Lionel Messi (1987 – ) Argentinian footballer
- Babe Ruth (1895 – 1948) American baseball player
- Bob Geldof (1951 – ) Irish musician, charity worker
- Roger Federer (1981 – ) Swiss Tennis player
- Sigmund Freud (1856 – 1939) Austrian psychoanalyst
- Woodrow Wilson (1856 – 1924) US president 1913 – 1921
- Mao Zedong (1893 – 1976) Leader of Chinese Communist revolution
- Katherine Hepburn (1907 – 2003) American actress
- Audrey Hepburn (1929 – 1993) British actress and humanitarian
- David Beckham (1975 – ) English footballer
- Tiger Woods (1975 – ) American golfer
- Usain Bolt (1986 – ) Jamaican athlete and Olympian
- Carl Lewis (1961 – ) US athlete and Olympian
- Prince Charles (1948 – ) Heir to British throne
- Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis (1929 – 1994) American wife of JF Kennedy
- Joe Biden (1942 – ) US President
- Kim Kardashian (1980 – ) American socialiate
- C.S. Lewis (1898 – 1963) British author
- Billie Holiday (1915 – 1959) American jazz singer
- J.R.R. Tolkien (1892 – 1973) British author
- Billie Jean King (1943 – ) American tennis player and human rights activist
- Margaret Thatcher (1925 – 2013) British Prime Minister 1979 – 1990
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- Anne Frank (1929 – 1945) Dutch Jewish author who died in Holocaust
- Simon Bolivar (1783 – 1830) Venezuelan independence activist in South America.
- Marie Antoinette (1755 – 1793) French Queen, executed during the French revolution
- Cristiano Ronaldo (1985 – ) Portuguese footballer.
- Emmeline Pankhurst (1858 – 1928) English suffragette.
- Emile Zatopek (1922 – 2000) Czech athlete
- Desmond Tutu (1931 – 2021) South African Bishop and opponent of apartheid
- Lech Walesa (1943 – ) Polish leader of Solidarity movement
- Julie Andrews (1935 – ) British singer, actress
- Florence Nightingale (1820 – 1910) British nurse
- Marie Curie (1867 – 1934) Polish / French scientist
- Stephen Hawking (1942 – ) British scientist
- Tim Berners Lee (1955 – ) English creator of World Wide Web
- Aung San Suu Kyi (1945 – ) Burmese opposition leader
- Lance Armstrong (1971 – ) American cyclist
- Shakira (1977 – ) Colombian singer
- Jon Stewart (1962 – ) American comedian
- Wright Brothers Orville (1871 – 1948) and Wilbur (1867 – 1912) American inventors, aviation pioneers
- Ernest Hemingway (1899 – 1961) American author
- Roman Abramovich (1966 – ) Russian oligarch
- Tom Cruise (1962 – ) American actor
- Rupert Murdoch (1931 – ) Media owner of News Corporation
- Al Gore (1948 – ) US presidential candidate and environmental campaigner
- Sacha Baron Cohen (1971 – ) English comedian
- George Clooney (1961 – ) American actor and political activist
- Paul Krugman (1953 – ) American Nobel Prize winning economist
- Jimmy Wales (1966 – ) American creator of Wikipedia
- Brad Pitt (1963 – ) Actor
- Kylie Minogue (1968 – ) Australian singer and actress
- Stephen King (1947 – ) American author
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22 World’s Most Famous Persons, Celebrities, rising stars, and living legends are all sources of inspiration for us, but who is the most renowned person on the planet right now, in the year and in coming years.
These individuals have achieved great success in their life. Some superstars devote their whole lives to becoming famous, but this success was not easy for them, or not something that we can simply attain on our own.
Here is a list of the top 22 famous people according to top sites and internet trending these days.
22. BEYONCE
Beyoncé has sold more than 100 million albums globally as a solo artist, and 60 million other records with Destiny’S Child, amongst the best-selling music artists of all time.
In the 2000s her accomplishments have been honored with the Top Certified Artist of the Decade of the Recording Industry Association of America as well as Top Radio Songs Artists magazine Billboard and the Top Woman artist of the Decade.
Beyoncé has a record of 23 wins, the most nominated wife in the history of the Grammy Award. At the MTV Video Music Awards, she won 24 prizes, including the Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award.
In 2014, she was the world’s highest-paid black singer and for a second consecutive year was listed as one of the 100 world’s most influential people. In 2015, and 2017, Forbes named her as Time’s person of year’s most strong woman in entertainment and she took sixth place in 2016.
21. MICHAEL JORDAN
Michael Jordan was the former professional basketball player and current owner of Charlotte Hornets (NBA), the national basketball league. He has played in the NBA for 15 seasons and raised six Chicago Bulls.
“Michael Jordan is the greatest basketball player ever,” he says on the official NBA page.
With his product endorsements, Jordan is also recognized. The popularity of Nike’s Air Jordan sneaker, launched in 1984, has been fueling it. In the 1996 Space Jam film, Jordan played as well.
In 2006, he joined the Charlotta Bobcats (now Hornets) as part-owner and director of basketball operations and gained a controlling stake in 2010. Jordan was the first milliardaire player in the history of NBA in 2014. After Robert F. Smith and Oprah Winfrey, he is the fifth richest African American.
20. Dwayne Johnson
As of 2021, Dwayne Johnson, better known as “The Rock,” is the most renowned person on the planet. As a professional wrestler, Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson was a WWE Champion.
Over eight years before choosing an acting career, Johnson was a professional wrestler for the World Wrestling Federation (WWF). His movies in North America totaled more than $3.5 bn and in the world over $10.5 bn, making Johnson one of the world’s highest box office stars.
In 1991, Johnson had won a national championship as a college player for the University of Miami.
At first, he aspired to a professional football career, but he did not work in the NFL Draft in 1995. Therefore he signed with the Canadian Football League (CFL) Calgary Stampeders but was cut off from the squad in mid-season. He started training as a professional wrestler shortly afterward.
In terms of professional wrestling, he is among the finest ever seen. It’s believed that Dwayne Johnson has a net worth in the neighborhood of $320 million. He is also one of the finest Actors in Hollywood who has done many award-winning movies.
In addition, he posts fitness videos and nutrition advice on Instagram, where he has more than 263 million followers.
19. Joe Biden
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Even though Joe Biden is now serving as the 46th president of the United States, he is also one of the world’s most searched for people in 2021.
Joe Biden was barely 30 years old when he became the sixth youngest senator in the history of the United States.
Vice President Joe Biden, who represents the Democratic Party, served as Obama’s 47th vice president for eight years. In the 2020 high-stakes presidential elections, Vice President Joe Biden beat incumbent President Donald Trump.
There was a song written by Taylor Swift and other celebrities in favor of Vice President Biden.
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18. Donald Trump
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In New York City neighborhood of Queens, Trump was born and raised and earned a BS. Wharton School of Economics at Pennsylvania University.
In 1971 he took over the real estate company of his parents, renamed it the Trump Organization and extended its activities to Manhattan from Queens and Brooklyn. Skyscrapers, hotels, casinos, golf courses are designed or renovated by the group.
In the 1980s and 90s, Trump diverged into various side-ventures, primarily by licensing its name, despite retrogresses in many highly leveraged property firms. He co-wrote numerous books, such as The Art of the Deal.
Between 1996 to 2015, he owned the beauty pages of Miss Universe and Miss USA and created the Apprentice, a television reality show for the period between 2003 to 2015. His net worth is 3.1 billion according to Forbes.
Former President of the United States of America Donald Trump is an American entrepreneur and businessman based in New York City. Many of President Trump’s controversial statements and acts throughout his time in office made him a household name. Previously, Trump was a well-known television personality and entrepreneur in the real estate and construction industries.
Trump is the first president of the United States who has never worked in government or the armed forces before taking office. There have been several demonstrations and conflicts throughout his time in office due to his policies and methods.
While running for president in 2020, Trump used the micro-blogging site Twitter to communicate directly with his supporters, but the service was shut down after he made many false comments.
After losing the US 2020 presidential election to Joe Biden, Trump refused to accept defeat and even filed an appeal to the Supreme Court.
17. Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos
In 2021, Amazon Inc. founder and chairman Jeff Bezos will be one of the world’s wealthiest people as well as one of the most well-known.
According to Forbes Magazine, Jeff Bezos has an estimated net worth of more than $190 billion. Former Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos has now left the company to follow his passion for space exploration.
When he completed his first space flight for 11 minutes recently, he was widely publicized. He is the second billionaire to fly to space.
Amazon, founded in 1993 as an online bookshop, has grown into the world’s second-largest business with a market value of 1.7 trillion dollars.
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16. Bill Gates
As a Microsoft technical adviser, Bill Gates has become one of the world’s most well-known figures. Microsoft founder Bill Gates serves as a role model for the average person. He is the co-chair of the Bill and Minda gates foundation, the second-largest charitable foundation in the world, with $49.8 billion in assets.
He is a renowned philanthropist. Gates cares more about those in need. While in school, Gates excelled in his academics and was exposed to computers.
He met Paul Allen, the co-founder of Microsoft while completing his further education at Harvard University. With strong confidence that personal computers will be the next big thing, Allen and Gates launched a personal computer software development company.
Microsoft was founded in 1975 with the creation of BASIC, the first microcomputer-based computer language. According to Forbes, Gates has a net worth of $ 113.7 billion, making him the world’s third-richest person.
15. Kylie Jenner
In our list of the world’s most famous people, Kylie Jenner ranks sixth. According to reports, Kylie Jenner is the world’s youngest self-made millionaire at only 21 years old.
In the year 1997, Kylie was born in the state of California.
For her part in “Keeping Up with the Kardashians,” she became a household name.
In addition to her family’s fame, she is the creator of Kylie Cosmetics, a cosmetics firm. Millions of dollars were earned from sales of her hallmark product, the Kylie Lip Kit.
The number of people that follow Kylie on social media sites like Facebook and Instagram is staggering. She was named one of the world’s most influential teenagers by Time magazine.
14. Robert Downey Jr, aka The Ironman
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Robert Downey Jr. is one of Hollywood’s most well-known stars who’s also known as Iron Man, and he’s also one of the highest-paid actors in Hollywood. It’s reported that he’s worth about $300 million.
He’s most recognized for his roles in Iron Man, Sherlock Holmes, and Chaplin, which have all been critically acclaimed.
A New York City native, Robert was a talented artist as a youngster. He was born in 1965.
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After his first breakthrough on Saturday Night Live in 1980 as a cast member, he became embroiled in a drug usage scandal. The actor has even been arrested for drug-related offenses many times.
After almost five years of battling drug usage, incarceration, and rehab, he eventually turned his life around by starting over in his profession completely. He is one of the most famous performers in Hollywood.
13. Cristiano Ronaldo, aka CR7
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The Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the most well-known figures in the world. With a fortune above $1 billion, he is the wealthiest soccer player in the world.
A professional Portuguese footballer playing for Juventus A Serie and the Portuguese national team’s captains. Ronaldo has often been known as the best player in the world and is widely recognized as the champion ever, winning five FIFA Men’s Player Ballon / Greatest FIFA, one European, and four European Golden shoe trophies.
During the course of his career, he was named the recipient of 29 trophies including six league titles, 5 UEFA Champions Leagues . Ronaldo, who scored a significant number of goals both within the UEFA Champions League (128) and in the UEFA, has records on most goals.
Ronaldo moved from Manchester United to Real Madrid with € 94 million loans, he was the most expensive football association at that time and later on in 2018 moved to Juventus.
On the Forbes 2020 list, he is the highest-earning celebrity. He has a large following on social media since he is quite active there.
He is revered across the globe as one of the most kind-hearted individuals and athletes of all time.
Ronaldo received a standing ovation from the crowd of 80,000 fans at the Santiago Bernabeu Stadium for his remarkable performances as a Real Madrid player.
Ronaldo has scored the most goals in Real Madrid’s history. He is currently Joining Back His Former Club Manchester United.
12. Barack Obama (Ex-President of U.S)
Born on 4 August 1961, Barack Hussein Obama is an American lawyer.
The 44th President of the United States is Barack Obama, the first African American to hold this office.
Following his victory in 2008’s presidential election, Obama resigned as an American senator from Illinois.
He beat John McCain, the Republican nominee, in the 2008 presidential election.
The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to Obama in 2009.
Mitt Romney was defeated by President Obama in 2013 to win a second term. In his second tenure, he pushed for greater acceptance of LGBT people. During his presidency, he has established a reputation across the globe, and the American economy has grown tremendously.
Obama has been viewed broadly positively as President of the US, and his presidency has been measured by historians, political scientists and the public at large.
In December 2018 Gallup poll found Obama the most admired man in the United States for an unprecedented 11th year running, although Dwight D. Eisenhower was most admired in twelve non-consecutive years. Obama left the country and retired in January 2017 and is living in Washington DC at present.
11. Justin Bieber
Justin Bieber is one of the most popular singers in the world, having millions of fans all over the world.
Just by word of mouth, Justin’s YouTube videos received more than 10 million views.
More than 137,000 copies of My World, his first album, were sold in less than a week in 2009.
Almost 150 million albums have been sold by Justin Bieber throughout the globe. He has 31 Guinness World Records, two Grammy Awards, and a slew of other honors.
Justin is a song writer and singer from Canada. Upon seeing the boy’s YouTube cover songs, Bieber was signed to RBMG Records in 2008 at the age of 13 by talent agent Scooter Braun.
Then in late 2009, Bieber released his first EP, My Planet. Platinum in the United States has been accredited. With the Album, Bieber became the first artist to have 7 singles on the US Billboard Hot 100 from his debut music chart.
In 2010 he released his first album in the studio, My World 2.0. The first one was first released in several countries, it was certified as three-fold platinum in the United States and includes his single’ baby.’
Bieber has been honored with numerous awards during his career including the 2010 and 2012 U.S. Artist of the Year awards, the “Where Are Ü Now” Grammy prize, and the Latin Grammy prize. In 2011, 2012, and 2013, Forbes magazine has listed it three times among the world’s top ten most influential celebrities. Bieber was the first artist to cross 10 billion Vevo clips in 2016.
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10.Taylor Swift
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Singer and songwriter Taylor Swift, who originates from the United States, is a household name. Her songwriting prowess has earned her worldwide acclaim and extensive media attention.
After her second studio album was certified Diamond by the Recording Industry Association of America in 2008, she became a household name (RIAA).
Swift has sold more than 200 million albums globally, making her one of the most popular performers in the world. Singer Taylor Swift has won 11 Grammy Awards, two Brit Awards, and 49 Guinness World Records.
She was awarded the Nashville Songwriters Association and the Hall of the Popular Songwriters Award as a songwriter, who was listed among Rolling Stone’s most influential 100 all-time songwriters in 2015.
Her additional honors included 10 grammy awards, one Emmy award, 23 billboard music awards as well as six world records in Time’s top 100 individuals (2010, 2015, 2019). Time’s awards were also honored. She was the first to be mentioned as one of the 100 most powerful women of the magazine (2015) and in Forbes ‘ Celebrity 100 in 2016 and 2019 in the first place.
9. Oprah Winfrey
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A US entertainment director, model, TV host and philanthropist, TV writer.
Oprah Gail Winfrey’s net worth is estimated at $2.7 billion, according to Forbes. It was during her time as a news anchor that Oprah Winfrey first gained fame, and her talk program, “The Oprah Winfrey Show,” had the greatest ratings in its category.
She was regarded as the Queen of All News, was the first black multi-billionaire of the richest African American of the 20th century, and was ranked as the greatest black philander in American history.
Often she was also listed as the most powerful woman in the world.
In 2007, Time magazine named her one of the world’s most powerful women. Oprah was born in rural Mississippi in 1954 to a teenage housemaid mother who worked as a housekeeper.
During her teenage years, Oprah worked as a clerk at a neighborhood grocery store and was crowned Miss Black Tennessee at the age of 17. WLAC-TV in Nashville hired Oprah Winfrey as the station’s first black news anchor, and she was just 25 at the time. Harpo Productions’ CEO and Chairwoman are now hers.
The Oprah Winfrey Network’s CEO and CCO are also her co-chairs.
These above most famous persons in the world have put some great hard work in there and what they have become today is truly inspiring they have made their life a living inspiration for the people who are demotivated and had a feeling of not find their purpose of there lives these top 15 or many other famous people around the world all they have one thing income they followed their passion and excel in it.
8. Usher
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Singer and dancer Usher is a household name in the US. Usher’s first album, ‘Usher,’ was published in 1994, but it wasn’t until his second album, ‘My Way,’ was released in 1997 that he became successful.
More than 80 million records have been sold by Usher globally, including 23.8 million albums and 38.2 million digital singles in the US. Many honors were given to him.
7. Tiger Woods
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In the United States, Tiger Woods is one of the most well-known golfers. In addition to being widely regarded as one of the best golfers of all time, Woods also boasts a slew of world records in his sport.
He has won a record 11 times for PGA Player of the Year and has won the Byron Nelson Award for a record 8 times the lowest adjusted scoring average. In ten different seasons, Woods has the record leading the cash list.
He won a total of 15 major professional Golf Championships and 81 PGA Tour events (the second all-time winner behind Sam Snead, who won 82).
Woods leads all players in major career scoring and career winning PGA Tour. Tiger Woods is a professional American golfer.
More than $800 million is said to be Tiger Woods’ approximate net worth.
In 2010 he took a self-imposed vacation from professional golf to deal with marital troubles, only to return stronger. For the most weeks in a row, he was the world’s best golfer.
In both men’s major championships and PGA Tour wins, he finishes for second position every time and also has a variety of golf records. Woods is widely seen in the history of the sport as one of the top golfers and one of the best-known athletes ever.
6. Selena Gomez
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Selena Gomez was a very well singer and actress in the United States. As of now, Gomez has sold more than 7,000,000 albums and 22 million singles over the globe.
She has a devoted following across a wide range of social media outlets. More than 253 million people follow her Instagram account.
5. Leo Messi
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Lionel Messi made his league debut against RCD Espanyol at the age of 17 and became FC Barcelona’s third-youngest player ever. As the youngest Argentine to play and score in a FIFA World Cup, Messi made history in 2006 when he did so.
Messi was out for three months in the 2006-2007 season after breaking his metatarsal. Lionel Messi guided Barcelona to a fourth-place finish in La Liga in the 2007-2008 season.
To top it all off, the Marca newspaper voted him the finest player in the world. He was nominated for a FIFA Pro World XI Player Award as a striker.
Barcelona team captain Lionel Messi finished second in the Ballon d’Or for the following two seasons, behind longtime adversary Cristiano Ronaldo.
Argentina reached the World Cup finals in 2014, and Messi was awarded the Golden Ball for his efforts. He is now to be called the all-time best player in the world after he will be getting his 7th Ballon d’Or this year.
4. Rihanna
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One of the world’s most well-known celebrities, Rihanna, just become a billionaire. For the first time in history, she has become the wealthiest female musician in the world, beating out Oprah Winfrey, who is the world’s richest performer.
An estimated $1.4 billion comes from her Fenty Beauty cosmetics brand, according to Forbes’ estimations of Rihanna’s net worth of $1.7 billion.
Her Savage X Fenty lingerie brand, which contributes $270 million, as well as her music and film profits, account for the rest of her riches. Robyn was born in Barbados in 1988. She formed a band with two of her high school friends in 2003.
Rihanna has sold more than 250 million albums worldwide.
3. Kim Kardashian
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One of the most well-known American media personalities and actresses in the country is Kim Kardashian. On social networking sites like Twitter and Instagram, she has tens of millions of fans.
KKW Beauty is a beauty company founded and owned by Kim Kardashian. Using the KKW Beauty brand, she launched a wide range of cosmetics.
For her efforts in 2015, she was included in Time magazine’s top one hundred most important people.
2. Ariana Grande
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Ariana Grande is a multi-talented performer and actress based in Los Angeles, California.
It is estimated that she has garnered 27 Guinness World Records and nine MTV Video Music Awards over her career.
Ariana Grande’s discography comprises 6 studio albums, 1 compilation, 1 live album, 1 remix album, 2 extended plays, 52 singles, and 12 promotional singles.
1. Hillary Clinton
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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is an American politician and diplomat who served for four years from 2009 to 2013. Clinton served eight years in the United States Senate, all from her home state of New York (2001-2009).
She also served as the first lady of the United States from 1993 to 2001.
That she was nominated for President of the United States was a historical first for a woman in American political history. In the 2016 presidential election, she faced off against Donald Trump after obtaining the Democratic nominee.
Additionally, she is the first female presidential candidate to win the popular vote yet lose in the Electoral College.
In 1975, Hillary and Bill Clinton, the future U.S president, tied the knot. The first woman to head the Legal Services Corporation in 1978, she was also included on The National Law Journal’s 100 most prominent attorneys in America list twice.
Conclusion:
Many celebrities from all around the world have achieved popularity in a various method.
Some people were renowned because of their abilities and unique qualities, while others became famous because of a scandal that occurred around them.
We may already know about these Famous People but we never estimate the real struggle and hard work behind that success.
We should learn a lesson from there success and work hard for the dreams that we want to achieve in or lives. Even if Failure comes in your way that doesn’t mean you stop there try to move on and work even harder to achieve it.
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Do you want to know who are the most famous people in the world? In this article, we are going to discuss all about the most famous people in the world in different spheres of life.
To attain fame and fortune is the ambition of many people. But only a few can lay claim to being truly famous. A world famous person is one who is renowned for his/her work not only in his own country but also all around the world. A person can become famous because of his wealth, his charitable pursuits or for being one of the best in his/her chosen field of work. Great painters, musicians, singers, chefs, actors, scientists, world leaders and industrialists, all figure in the list of the most famous people in the world. Here we are going to give you a list of most famous people in the world in different spheres of life.
Famous World Leaders in the World
World leaders or political leaders are instrumental in shaping the destiny of a nation and the world. These are the world’s greatest leaders and they had a critical part to play in world history and will be forever remembered for their contribution to society. Here is a list of the most famous people in the world in the field of politics.
- Abraham Lincoln
- Adolf Hitler
- Charles de Gaulle
- Fidel Castro
- Henry Kissinger
- Ho Chi Minh
- Barack Obama
- John F. Kennedy
- Joseph Stalin
- George Washington
- Margaret Thatcher
- Martin Luther King Jr.
- Mikhail Gorbachev
- Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
- Nelson Mandela
- Saddam Hussein
- Thomas Jefferson
- Vladimir Lenin
- Winston Churchill
- Yasser Arafat
Most Famous Writers and Poets
Can you imagine literature without Shakespeare’s sonnets or the beautiful poems by Wordsworth. Literature is what it is today, mainly due to the contribution of these most famous writers, novelists and poets. Here is a list of the most famous people in the world in the field of literature.
- Allan Edgar Poe
- Charles Dickens
- Ernest Hemingway
- Emily Bronte
- Gabriel Garcia Marquez
- Leo Tolstoy
- Lord Byron
- Khalil Gibran
- Mark Twain
- Oscar Wilde
- P. B. Shelley
- P. G. Wodehouse
- Pearl S. Buck
- Rudyard Kipling
- Rabindranath Tagore
- Samuel Coleridge
- T. S. Elliot
- Thomas Hardy
- Victor Hugo
- V. S. Naipaul
- William Sydney Porter
- William Makepeace Thackeray
- William Wordsworth
- William Shakespeare
- William Blake
- Walter Scott
Most Famous Painters in the World
Some of the most famous people in the world are painters and sculptors. A thing of beauty has the power to move us and these famous painters were capable of doing that through their paintings. Here is a list of the most famous painters and sculptors in the world.
- Andy Warhol
- Botticelli
- Claude Monet
- Edouard Manet
- Francisco Goya
- Gustav Klimt
- Henri Rousseau
- Henri Matisse
- Jackson Pollock
- Johannes Vermeer
- John Constable
- Leonardo Da Vinci
- Michelangelo
- Peter Paul Rubens
- Pierre – Auguste Renoir
- Pablo Picasso
- Amedeo Modigliani
- Rembrandt van Rijn
- Raphael
- Salvador Dali
- Vincent Van Gogh
- Wassily Kandinsky
Most Famous Chefs in the World
Gourmet cooks are dime a dozen, but to be regarded as a great and famous chef is no mean feat. Here is a list of most famous chefs in the world who have created great dishes and mastered some of the most complicated cooking techniques.
- Anthony Bourdain
- Alton Brown
- Bobby Flay
- Curtis Stone
- David Chang
- Eric Ripert
- Ferran Adriá
- Gordon Ramsay
- Guillaume Brahimi
- Guy Savoy
- Heston Blumenthal
- Hiroyuki Sakai
- Jacques Pepin
- Jamie Oliver
- Jacques Torres
- Julia Child
- Justin Wilson
- Koumei Nakamura
- Keith Floyd
- Lorenzo Delmonico
- Luke Nguyen
- Matthew Dillon
- Matt Moran
- Maria Hines
- Michel Roux
- Michael Barry
- Ming Tsai
- Martha Lloyd
- Masaharu Morimoto
- Neil Perry
- Nigella Lawson
- Nigel Slater
- Nobu Matsuhisa
- Paul Bocuse
- Paula Deen
- Perry Lang
- Pierre Hermes
- Rachael Ray
- Raymond Blanc
- Raffaele Esposito
- Rick Stein
- Rocco DiSpirito
- Susan Spicer
- Tetsuya Wakuda
- Todd English
- Tom Colicchio
- Tony Bilson
- Wolfgang Puck
Most Famous Scientists and Inventors
Given below is a list of the most famous scientists as well as inventors who were instrumental in inventing things that made life easier for us.
- Albert Einstein
- Archimedes
- Alexander Graham Bell
- Alexander Fleming
- Alfred Nobel
- Benjamin Franklin
- Carl Gauss
- C.V. Raman
- Claude Bernard
- Charles Darwin
- Dmitri Mendeleev
- Edwin Hubble
- Enrico Fermi
- Erwin Schrodinger
- Euclid
- Galileo Galilei
- Sir Isaac Newton
- James Watson
- John Dalton
- Johannes Kepler
- Louis Victor de Broglie
- Louis Pasteur
- Ludwig Boltzmann
- Marie Curie
- Max Planck
- Michael Faraday
- Neils Bohr
- Nicolaus Copernicus
- Thomas Edison
- Tycho Brahe
- Werner Heisenberg
- Willard Libby
Most Famous Actors and Actresses in the World
In the world of showbiz, there are many actors and actresses who have attained fame and fortune. Here is a list of the most famous actors and actresses in the world.
- Angelina Jolie
- Al Pacino
- Amitabh Bachchan
- Anthony Hopkins
- Audrey Hepburn
- Ava Gardner
- Barbra Streisand
- Brad Pitt
- Cameron Diaz
- Cate Blanchett
- Catherine Zeta Jones
- Clint Eastwood
- Daniel Craig
- Dustin Hoffman
- Elizabeth Taylor
- Gwyneth Paltrow
- Grace Kelly
- George Clooney
- Greta Garbo
- Harrison Ford
- Hugh Jackman
- Ingrid Bergman
- Johnny Depp
- Hugh Grant
- Jennifer Aniston
- Kate Beckinsale
- Kate Hudson
- Katharine Hepburn
- Leonardo DiCaprio
- Marilyn Monroe
- Megan Fox
- Mel Gibson
- Meryl Streep
- Nicole Kidman
- Nicolas Cage
- Reese Witherspoon
- Robert De Niro
- Sandra Bullock
- Sean Penn
- Scarlett Johansson
- Shah Rukh Khan
- Tom Cruise
- Tom Hanks
- Uma Thurman
Most Famous Singers in the World
Here is a list of the most famous people in the world of music. These famous singers are known by one and all, all over the world.
- Amy Winehouse
- Aaron Carter
- Alanis Morissette
- Akon
- Beyonce Knowles
- Bob Marley
- Bryan Adams
- Britney Spears
- Carlos Santana
- Christina Aguilera
- Elvis Presley
- Enrique Iglesias
- Eminem
- Gwen Stefani
- Jennifer Lopez
- Jay-Z
- John Lennon
- Kurt Cobain
- Taylor Swift
- Kylie Minogue
- Lady Gaga
- Lata Mangeskar
- Lenny Kravitz
- Madonna
- Michael Jackson
- Mick Jagger
- Norah Jones
- Paul McCartney
- Rihanna
- Shakira
- Taylor Swift
- Whitney Houston
Most Famous Industrialists and Entrepreneurs in the World
Given below is a famous entrepreneurs list, that features some of the most successful industrialists.
- Andrew Carnegie
- Bill Gates
- Dhirubhai Ambani
- Donald Trump
- Howard Hughes
- Henry Ford
- Hugh Hefner
- John D. Rockefeller
- Lakshmi Mittal
- Mark Burnett
- Richard Branson
- Rupert Murdoch
- Steve Jobs
- Warren Buffet
- John Lennon
- Kurt Cobain
- Taylor Swift
- Kylie Minogue
- Lady Gaga
- Lata Mangeskar
- Lenny Kravitz
- Madonna
- Michael Jackson
- Mick Jagger
- Norah Jones
- Paul McCartney
- Rihanna
- Shakira
- Taylor Swift
- Whitney Houston
Some more famous people in different fields are
- Famous Archeologists
- Famous Child Models
- Famous Economists
- Famous Nurses
- Famous Astronauts
- Famous Doctors
- Famous Explorers
- Famous People with Learning Disabilities
This was all about the most famous people in the world. All these famous people have attained fame due to their talent and hard work in their respective field. Hope that you enjoyed reading this list.
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The Hangover
Zach Galifianakis was born in Wilkesboro, North Carolina, to Mary Frances (Cashion), who owned a community arts center, and Harry Galifianakis, a heating oil vendor. His father is of Greek descent and his mother is of mostly English and Scottish ancestry. Zach moved to New York City after failing …
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The Royal Tenenbaums
Self-proclaimed troublemaker Owen Cunningham Wilson was born in Dallas, to Irish-American parents originally from Massachusetts. He grew up in Texas with his mother, Laura (Cunningham), a photographer; his father, Robert Andrew Wilson, an ad exec; and his brothers, Andrew Wilson (the eldest) and …
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The Dark Knight
Christian Charles Philip Bale was born in Pembrokeshire, Wales, UK on January 30, 1974, to English parents Jennifer «Jenny» (James) and David Bale. His mother was a circus performer and his father, who was born in South Africa, was a commercial pilot. The family lived in different countries …
Producer |
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring
Sir Peter Jackson made history with The Lord of the Rings trilogy, becoming the first person to direct three major feature films simultaneously. The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers and The Return of the King were nominated for and collected a slew of awards from around the globe, with The …
Producer |
The Proposal
Sandra Annette Bullock was born in Arlington, a Virginia suburb of Washington, D.C. Her mother, Helga Bullock (née Helga Mathilde Meyer), was a German opera singer. Her father, John W. Bullock, was an American voice teacher, who was born in Alabama, of German descent. Sandra grew up on the road …
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Meng long guo jiang
Bruce Lee remains the greatest icon of martial arts cinema and a key figure of modern popular media. Had it not been for Bruce Lee and his movies in the early 1970s, it’s arguable whether or not the martial arts film genre would have ever penetrated and influenced mainstream North American and …
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Home Alone
Macaulay Culkin, one of the most famous American child stars, was born on August 26, 1980 in New York City, New York, USA, as the third of seven children of his father Kit Culkin (a former stage and child actor and also Macaulay’s former manager) and mother Patricia Brentrup. He is the brother of …
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Chinatown
Jack Nicholson, an American actor, producer, director and screenwriter, is a three-time Academy Award winner and twelve-time nominee. Nicholson is also notable for being one of two actors — the other being Michael Caine — who have received an Oscar nomination in every decade from the ’60s through …
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Lost in Translation
Bill Murray is an American actor, comedian, and writer. The fifth of nine children, he was born William James Murray in Wilmette, Illinois, to Lucille (Collins), a mailroom clerk, and Edward Joseph Murray II, who sold lumber. He is of Irish descent. Among his siblings are actors Brian Doyle-Murray, …
Actress |
Alien
Sigourney Weaver has created a host of memorable characters, both dramatic and comic, ranging from Ripley in ALIEN to Dian Fossey in GORILLAS IN THE MIST to Gwen/Tawny in GALAXY QUEST and most recently, 14-year-old Kiri in AVATAR: THE WAY OF WATER. With a career spanning over 50 years, Weaver has …
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Nightcrawler
Jake Gyllenhaal was born on December 19, 1980 in Los Angeles, California as Jacob Benjamin Gyllenhaal, the son of producer/screenwriter Naomi Foner and director Stephen Gyllenhaal, and the younger brother of actress Maggie Gyllenhaal. He is of Ashkenazi Jewish (mother) and Swedish, English, and …
Actor |
Crank
Jason Statham was born in Shirebrook, Derbyshire, to Eileen (Yates), a dancer, and Barry Statham, a street merchant and lounge singer. He was a Diver on the British National Diving Team and finished twelfth in the World Championships in 1992. He has also been a fashion model, black market salesman …
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Huo Yuan Jia
Jet Li born Li Lian Jie in Beijing, China. He started training at the Beijing wushu academy (wushu is China’s national sport, largely a performance version of various martial art styles) at age eight. He won five gold medals in the Chinese championships, his first when he was only 11. In his teens,…
Actress |
Underworld: Evolution
Kate Beckinsale was born on 26 July 1973 in Hounslow, Middlesex, England, and has resided in London for most of her life. Her mother is Judy Loe, who has appeared in a number of British dramas and sitcoms and continues to work as an actress, predominantly in British television productions. Her …
Actor |
Johnny English
Rowan Sebastian Atkinson was born on 6 January, 1955, in Consett, Co. Durham, UK, to Ella May (Bainbridge) and Eric Atkinson. His father owned a farm, where Rowan grew up with his two older brothers, Rupert and Rodney. He attended Newcastle University and Oxford University where he earned degrees …
Actor |
Apocalypse Now
Marlon Brando is widely considered the greatest movie actor of all time, rivaled only by the more theatrically oriented Laurence Olivier in terms of esteem. Unlike Olivier, who preferred the stage to the screen, Brando concentrated his talents on movies after bidding the Broadway stage adieu in …
Actor |
Pulp Fiction
John Joseph Travolta was born in Englewood, New Jersey, one of six children of Helen Travolta (née Helen Cecilia Burke) and Salvatore/Samuel J. Travolta. His father was of Italian descent and his mother was of Irish ancestry. His father owned a tire repair shop called Travolta Tires in Hillsdale, …
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21 Jump Street
Channing Tatum was born in a small town, Cullman, Alabama, 50 miles north of Birmingham. He is the son of Kay (Faust), an airline worker, and Glenn Matthew Tatum, who worked in construction. Growing up, he was full of energy and somewhat troublesome, so his parents decided to enroll him in …
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Argo
Benjamin Géza «Ben» Affleck-Boldt was born on August 15, 1972 in Berkeley, California and raised in Cambridge, Massachusetts, to mother Chris Anne (Boldt), a school teacher, and father Timothy Byers «Tim» Affleck, a social worker. Ben has a younger brother, actor Casey Affleck, who was born in 1975…
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Don 2
Shah Rukh Khan was born on November 02, 1965 in New Delhi to Meer Taj Mohammed Khan & Lateef Fatima Khan. He also has an elder sister, Shehnaz Lalarukh. He spent his early days in Bangalore with his grandparents. His father used to run a restaurant in Delhi. His father died in 1981 and mother in …
Actress |
Friends
Jennifer Aniston was born in Sherman Oaks, California, to actors John Aniston and Nancy Dow. Her father is Greek, and her mother was of English, Irish, Scottish, and Italian descent. Jennifer spent a year of her childhood living in Greece with her family. Her family then relocated to New York City …
Actress |
La La Land
Emily Jean «Emma» Stone was born on November 6, 1988 in Scottsdale, Arizona to Krista Jean Stone (née Yeager), a homemaker & Jeffrey Charles «Jeff» Stone, a contracting company founder and CEO. She is of Swedish, German & British Isles descent. Stone began acting as a child as a member of the …
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The Avengers
Christopher «Chris» Hemsworth was born on August 11, 1983 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia to Leonie Hemsworth (née van Os), an English teacher & Craig Hemsworth, a social-services counselor. His brothers are actors, Liam Hemsworth & Luke Hemsworth; he is of Dutch (from his immigrant maternal …
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Filth
McAvoy was born on 21 April 1979 in Glasgow, Scotland, to James, a bus driver, and Elizabeth (née Johnstone), a nurse. He was raised on a housing estate in Drumchapel, Glasgow by his maternal grandparents (James, a butcher, and Mary), after his parents divorced when James was 11. He went to St …
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Avatar
James Francis Cameron was born on August 16, 1954 in Kapuskasing, Ontario, Canada. He moved to the United States in 1971. The son of an engineer, he majored in physics at California State University before switching to English, and eventually dropping out. He then drove a truck to support his …
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Black
Amitabh Bachchan was born on October 11, 1942 in Allahabad, British India (present-day Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh, India) to legendary poet Harivansh Rai Bachchan & Teji Bachchan. He also has a brother named Ajitabh. He completed his education from Uttar Pradesh and moved to Bombay to find work as a …
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The Mummy
Brendan James Fraser was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, to Canadian parents Carol Mary (Genereux), a sales counselor, and Peter Fraser, a journalist and travel executive. He is of Irish, Scottish, German, Czech, and French-Canadian ancestry. As his parents frequently moved, Brendan can claim …
Actress |
The Notebook
Rachel Anne McAdams was born on November 17, 1978 in London, Ontario, Canada, to Sandra Kay (Gale), a nurse, and Lance Frederick McAdams, a truck driver and furniture mover. She is of English, Welsh, Irish, and Scottish descent. Rachel became involved with acting as a teenager and by the age of 13 …
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The Avengers
Thomas William Hiddleston was born in Westminster, London, to English-born Diana Patricia (Servaes) and Scottish-born James Norman Hiddleston. His mother is a former stage manager, and his father, a scientist, was the managing director of a pharmaceutical company. He started off at the preparatory …
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Lagaan: Once Upon a Time in India
Aamir Khan was born on March 14, 1965 in Mumbai. He is one of the most successful Indian Bollywood actors who is also known as «Mr. Perfectionist of Bollywood». With his recent successes in both the Indian and Chinese film markets, he has shouldered his way into becoming one of the world’s biggest …
Who is the most famous person in the world?.
Here is the complete list of the world’s most famous people.
From celebrities to inventors, founders to presidents, freedom fighters to entrepreneurs among many others.
These are the people that literally the entire world knows about, if not from their accomplishments then it’s for their doings, records or talent.
Here are the top most famous persons in the entire world, we have separated the most famous people who are still alive (living) from the most famous dead persons (diseased).
With no doubt, you will be able to recognize all, if not 99.9% of the names of the persons in this list of the most famous persons in the whole world today.
With that being said, below are the most popular persons in the world this year that anyone in the world has probably heard about.
This article includes famous people who are so popular that even the children that are going to be born 10 years from now will probably know or recognize their names.
Most Famous Persons In The World:
Most Famous People Alive;
1. Barack Obama
Obama is the most famous person in the world, he is the first black president of the United States of America.
From young kids to elderly people, there is a very high chance that Barack Obama is a name people recognize.
2. Pope Francis
Another very famous person alive today is Pope Francis, he is the First pope from the Americas.
3. Cristiano Ronaldo
Football star Cristiano Ronaldo is one of the most popular human beings alive who are widely known for their successful careers.
4. Justin Bieber
Justin Bieber who is a very talented musician and song writer is among the world’s most famous persons today.
5. Lionel Messi
Another Football Star Lionel Messi is also in the list of the most famous person in the entire world.
6. Beyonce
Popular American singer and talented vocalist Beyonce is one of the most famous people alive.
7. Bill Gates
Founder of Microsoft, the world’s largest software company, and one of the wealthiest people in the world is also among the most popular persons alive.
8. Dwayne Johnson
Dwayne Johnson popularly known as The Rock who is a very successful wrestler and movie star is one of the most famous people alive.
9. Selena Gomez
American Singer Selina Gomez who has featured in popular Disney TV Series and released amazing hit songs is also one of the most famous person in the world.
10. Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Winfrey is one of the world’s most renowned person, Oprah is an extremely successful woman and one of the most famous people in the world.
11. Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift who is actually among the most loved musicians in the universe is one of the most popular people alive.
12. Usain Bolt
The fastest man in the world today is none other than Usain Bolt, the Jamaican Athlete and Olympian is among the most famous person in the entire world.
13. Queen Elizabeth II
The ‘Queen’, Queen Elizabeth ll is also in the list of the world’s most famous persons ever.
14. Tiger Woods
American golfer Tiger Woods is also very popular in today’s world making him one of the most famous person in the world.
15. Michael Jordan
United States Basketball Star Michael Jordan is among the world’s most famous persons alive.
Most Famous Dead People In The World:
(Legends)
1. Michael Jackson
The world’s most famous dead person is none other than Michael Jackson.
The extremely talented American Musician was born in 1958 and died in 2009.
2. Nelson Mandela
South African President anti-apartheid campaigner Nelson Mandela is one of the most famous people ever.
Nelson Mandela was born in 1918 and died in 2013.
3. Martin Luther King
Luther King was an American civil rights campaigner, and he’s name still lives till today.
Martin Luther was born in 1929 and passed away in the year 1968.
4. Muhammad Ali
The American Boxer who was also a civil rights campaigner, Ali is among the most famous persons who are not alive today.
Muhammad Ali was born in 1942 and died in 2016.
5. Mother Teresa
Mother Teresa is among the most famous human beings to ever exist, she was a Macedonian Catholic missionary nun.
Teresa was born in 1910 and left the world in 1997.
6. Malcolm X
Malcolm was born in 1925 and passed away in the year 1965, Malcom X was a black American Nationalist Leader.
7. Henry Ford
Henry Ford was born in 1863 and died in 1947, he was a successful US Industrialist.
8. Haile Selassie
Another very famous diseased person is Haile Selassie. He was an Emperor of Ethiopia.
9. Joseph Stalin
Leader of Soviet Union
10. Lord Baden Powell
Born in 1857 and died in 1941. Lord Baden was a British Founder of scout movement.
11. George Bush
George Bush who was a US President, is among one of the most famous people (Diseased) in the world.
Dead or alive, those are currently the most famous persons in the entire world today.
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It’s not easy becoming world-famous. Just ask any of the people on this list. From actors and singers to politicians and business people, these are some of the most famous people in the world. They’ve all achieved a level of notoriety that few can rival. What do they have in common? Talent, hard work, and a lot of luck, probably. But whatever their story, one thing is for sure: These are some of the most famous people on Earth. Let’s explore the list of the top 20 most famous people in the world according to Forbes.
List of Most Famous Personalities in The World
1. Elon Musk
With an anticipated wealth of $239.6 billion in 2023, Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Inc and SpaceX, is the world’s wealthiest person. Twitter is where he spends the most of his time.
A co-founder of Tesla Motors with Elon Musk in 2003, Musk currently owns a 23% share in the firm. That he has revolutionized transportation on Earth as well as in space is a testament to his brilliance.
Throughout his life, he has worked hard and achieved great success. Elon Musk was named Time Magazine’s Person of the Year for the year 2021 on December 13th, a month ago.
2. Jeff Bezos
Amazon Inc. founder and chairman Jeff Bezos will be one of the world’s wealthiest and most well-known individuals in 2023. By Forbes Magazine’s estimation, Bezos has a net worth in excess of $180 billion.
Before recently resigning to pursue his passion in space, he was the president and CEO of Amazon. He recently made headlines after completing an 11-minute solo space flight. It was just a matter of time until Jeff Bezos became the second billionaire to set foot on the moon.
Founded in 1993 as an online bookshop, Jeff Bezos’ Amazon has grown to be the second-largest corporation in the world, with a market worth of $1.6 trillion dollars.
3. Dwayne Johnson
Dwayne Johnson is known as “The Rock” and is currently the most well-known person in the world. Dwayne, who was previously a WWE champion wrestler, is now an actor as well as a producer. He is one the most respected professional wrestlers in the history of the sport.
Dwayne Johnson, now the highest-grossing actor in Hollywood, has an estimated net worth close to $320million.
He also shares his workout videos with his 295000k followers on Instagram.
4. Joe Biden
Joe Biden, the 46th and current president of the United States, is not only one of the most well-known people in the world, but he is also the most often Googled person in 2021. Joe Biden was barely 30 years old when he became the sixth youngest senator in the history of the United States.
For eight years, Joe Biden, the democratic party’s nominee for vice president, served as president Obama’s running mate. Vice President Joe Biden beat President Trump in the high-stakes 2020 presidential election.
There was a song penned by Taylor Swift and other celebrities in favour of Vice President Biden.
5. Bill Gates
One of the co-founders of Microsoft, Bill Gates is a business magnate, investor, author, and philanthropist with a net worth of $89 billion. He is best known as the co-founder of Microsoft Corporation. During his career at Microsoft, Gates held the positions of chairman, CEO and chief software architect, while also being the largest individual shareholder until May 2014. In 1975, Gates and Paul Allen co-founded Microsoft, which became the world’s largest PC software company.
Born: October 28, 1955 (age 63 years), Seattle, WA
Spouse: Melinda Gates
Net Worth $89 billion
Children: Jennifer Katharine Gates, Phoebe Adele Gates, Rory John Gates
Parents: Bill Gates Sr., Mary Gates
Books: Business at the Speed of Thought, more
6. Robert Downey Jr.
It’s no secret that Robert Downey Jr. is one of the highest-paid actors in Hollywood. He is thought to have a fortune in excess of $300 million. Iron Man, Sherlock Holmes, and Chaplin are just a few of his many well-known credits.
When Robert was a youngster, he lived in New York and worked as a painter. After making his debut on Saturday Night Live in 1980, he became embroiled in a drug-abuse scandal. The actor has even been arrested on drug-related offences many times.
Finally, after nearly five years of dealing with drug misuse and arrest, he relaunched his profession from the ground up. He is one of the most famous performers in Hollywood.
7. Cristiano Ronaldo
Cristiano Ronaldo, a professional footballer from Portugal, is one of the world’s most renowned people. With a fortune above $1 billion, he is the wealthiest soccer player in the world. In the Forbes 2020 list, he is the highest-earning celebrity. He has a sizable fan base on social media because to his frequent postings. He is widely regarded as one of the world’s most charitable individuals and footballers.
Real Madrid fans showed their appreciation for Ronaldo’s exceptional performances as a member of the team during a celebration at the Santiago Bernabe Stadium. His five UEFA Champions League victories are the most in history. Ronaldo has scored the most goals in Real Madrid’s history.
8. Lionel Messi
Messi is an Argentine professional footballer who plays in the forward position known as Leo Messi. He leads the Argentina national team as its head coach. In the world of football, he is widely regarded as the finest there is.
Among Messi’s many honors are the Ballon d’Or and European Golden Shoes trophies, as well as the Laureus World Sportsman of the Year title. He amassed 672 goals and 35 championships throughout his illustrious career. Messi has become only the second player in the history of the sport to earn more than $1 billion in a career.
Between 2009 and 2014, he was the highest-paid player in the world. Messi was included to Time’s list of the world’s most important people twice (in 2011 and 2012).
9. Donald Trump
The 45th president of the United States, Donald Trump is a businessman and television personality with a net worth of $3.1 billion. He began his career working for his father’s real estate business before going on to become a successful developer in New York City. Trump also starred on the reality TV show The Apprentice, which helped him to gain even more fame. In 2016, he ran for president as a Republican and won the election.
10. Mark Zuckerberg
Social media tycoon Facebook counts Mark Zuckerberg as one of its three co-founders, chief executive officers, and chairman. Rebranding efforts have recently been undertaken by Facebook to emphasis its metaverse objectives.
As part of its Person of the Year award, Time magazine has recognized Zuckerberg as one of the world’s top 100 most important individuals every year since 2008. Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg ranked 10th on Forbes’ annual list of the world’s most powerful people.
11. Oprah Winfrey
Media mogul Oprah Gail Winfrey is estimated to be worth $2.7 billion. Oprah Winfrey started her career as a news anchor and her famous talk show “The Oprah Winfrey Show”, used to garner the highest ratings which was the world record in its category.
She was featured as the most influential woman in the world in 2007. Oprah was born in 1954 in extreme poverty in rural Mississippi to a housemaid single teenage mother.
Oprah started working in a local grocery store when she was a teenager and she won the Miss Black Tennessee beauty pageant at the age of 17. Oprah Winfrey was the first black news anchor and also the youngest at Nashville’s WLAC-TV. She is now Chairwoman and CEO of Harpo Productions. Also, she is the Chairwoman, CEO, and CCO of the Oprah Winfrey Network.
12. Justin Beiber
Justin Bieber is a very famous singer with a huge fan following across the world. Justin’s youtube videos racked up more than 10 million views just from word of mouth. His debut album, My World, sold more than 137,000 copies in less than a week in 2009.
13. Ariana Grande
Ariana Grande is a singer and actress from the United States. Two Grammy Awards, one Brit Award, nine MTV Video Music Awards, and 27 Guinness World Records have all been bestowed upon her over her illustrious career.
As for Ariana Grande’s discography, she’s released six studio albums, a compilation album, a live album and a remix album in addition to two extended plays, 52 singles and 12 singles for promotional purposes.
14. Narendra Modi
Narendra Modi is one of the most famous and popular leaders in the world. He is the current Prime Minister of India, and has a large following among the people of India. He is known for his strong leadership skills, and his dedication to improving the lives of the people of India.
He has also been very successful in promoting India as a tourist destination, and has helped to bring attention to the many cultural and historical attractions that India has to offer. Modi is also very popular among investors, and has been successful in attracting foreign investment to India.
15. LeBron James
In addition to winning four NBA titles and four NBA MVP awards, LeBron James also took home two Olympic gold medals throughout his illustrious career as a professional basketball player.
In product endorsements, he generates between $50 and $60 million a year. As soon as he agreed to a $1 billion deal with Nike, he became a household name. It is Nike’s first-ever lifetime deal since its establishment.
16. Kylie Jenner
American media personality and entrepreneur Kylie Jenner comes in at number six on our list of the most famous people in the world. Known as the world’s youngest self-made millionaire, Kylie Jenner is a household name. 1997 marked the year of Kylie’s birth in the Golden State.
Her involvement in the reality show “Keeping Up with the Kardashians” catapulted her to stardom. As the creator of Kylie Cosmetics, she benefited from the notoriety her family enjoyed. Kylie’s hallmark product, the Kylie Lip Kit, was a great hit, bringing in millions of dollars for the reality star.
Social media networks such as Facebook and Instagram have a large fan base for Kylie. With 300 million Instagram followers in January of 2023, she became the first woman to achieve that milestone. She was named one of the world’s most influential teenagers by Time magazine.
17. Will Smith
Will Smith, well known by his stage name The Fresh Prince, is a well-known black actor in Hollywood. When he was born, he was born in Pennsylvania, the United States. Five Golden Globes and two Oscar nominations are among Will Smith’s many honor’s. Four Grammy Awards have also been bestowed to him.
As of 2021, his films have grossed more over $9.3 billion worldwide at the box office. Among the actor’s many accolades are several box office records in the United States and abroad.
In addition to acting, Will Smith is a producer, a singer, and a lyricist. He was adored by millions because of his exceptional acting abilities. More than 9.8 million people have subscribed to Will Smith’s YouTube channel since it was launched last year.
18. Taylor Swift
Taylor Alison Swift, a well-known singer and songwriter from the United States, is a household name. All throughout the world, her songwriting abilities have gained her praise and considerable media attention.
The Recording Industry Association of America awarded her second album, 2008’s Diamond-certified self-titled effort, widespread success (RIAA). Swift has sold more than 200 million records globally, making her one of the most popular performers in the world. Swift has racked up an impressive list of accolades, including 11 Grammys, two Brit Awards, and 49 Guinness World Records.
19. Selena Gomez
Singer and actress Selena Gomez is well-known in the United States. There have been over 7 million albums and 22 million singles sold globally by Gomez to date. She has a devoted following across a wide range of social media outlets. More than 295 million people follow her Instagram account.
20. Kim Kardashian
American media personality and actress Kim Kardashian is known as Kimberly Noel Kardashian West. As of this writing, she has more than a million Twitter and Instagram followers.
KKW Beauty, the celebrity-owned cosmetics company, was founded by Kim Kardashian and she is the principal owner. With the launch of her KKW Beauty line, she made a number of new cosmetics available to consumers. Also in 2015, she was included in Time magazine’s list of the 100 most powerful people in the world.
As we move into a new year 2023, it will be interesting to see which other celebrities make waves and join the ranks of these top 20 most famous people in the world. As always, we welcome your feedback – let us know if there are any celebrities you think should have made the list or who you think will rise to prominence in the next few years. Thanks for reading!