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.