So who is the most famous woman worldwide currently (alive) and not most successful or most talented...but which female figure is the most famous throughout the world?

Beyoncé

Gaga

Angela Merkel
Madonna
Michelle Obama
Beyoncé

Probably one of them.

Katy Perry.

Rihanna

Angelina Jolie

Oprah, Hillary Clinton, Michelle Obama, JK Rowling.

I have no clue who the first woman is....

J.K. Rowling.

2.4 million copies out of 3.3m that SELF TITLED sold are from the USA and UK... she's still kinda local.

Many black people have no clue who she is...I know tons of black people who have never seen Harry Potter

Oprah,Michelle Obama, Ellen Degeneres, Angelina Jolie and Queen Elizabeth/Kate Middleton. Those are the women that comes into my mind when talking about the most famous ladies WW.

Gaga, Keri Hilson, Beyonce, Michelle Obama

Sis. She's the Chancellor of Germany.

that has nothing to do with her fame... she's a global household name and I will hear nothing else about it

I dont think she's one of the most famous women but she definitely is one of the MOST POWERFUL women in the world.