Who Wouldn't Want to Be Friends With These Cool Celebs?

If you're a pop culture fan, chances are you've fantasized about striking up friendships with your favorite celebrities, no matter how unattainable that would be in real life. With social media, we can really get a feeling for their personalities and what they value in their personal lives, making us fall in love with them even more. Here are the 20 coolest celebrities everyone wishes they were friends with.

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1. Margot Robbie

Despite her massive fame, Margot Robbie still has a reputation for being one of the most down-to-earth celebrities. She’s beautiful and funny and seems like the perfect friend to have a girls’ night with. 

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2. Emma Stone

Emma Stone has got to be one of the most relatable girls in Hollywood. Despite her impressive career during which she’s already picked up two Oscars, she seems so approachable and easygoing.

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3. Adam Sandler

Even though he has an estimated net worth of a whopping $440 million, Adam Sandler has managed to stay a lovable unpretentious everyman. The paparazzi regularly catch him dropping in on pickup basketball games and walking around LA in basic sweats and a hoodie. 

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4. Snoop Dogg

Who wouldn’t want to be best friends with Snoop? He seems like the kind of friend you can really chill with: he doesn’t take himself too seriously, is nonjudgemental, and has an amazing sense of humor.

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5. Kelly Clarkson

Kelly Clarkson seems like the kind of friend you could sit on the floor of your living room with drinking wine and talking about life until the wee hours of the morning. You can see she’s a salt-of-the-earth person from the way she relates to people on her talk show.

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6. Keanu Reeves

Keanu Reeves has a reputation for being one of the nicest people in Hollywood. If you watch him in interviews you can see how humble and authentic he is. He seems like the kind of person you could have a drama-free and caring friendship with. 

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7. Selena Gomez

She started out as a Disney channel star, and now she’s the most followed woman on Instagram. It’s not clear exactly why she’s so popular–it’s not that she’s been in tons of blockbusters or has a number-one album–it’s more to do with her infectious and authentic personality.

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8. Adele

We’ve seen Adele get candid with the world about her deepest and most personal matters through her music, interviews, and even speeches. She’s honest and true despite all her fame and seems like the kind of friend you could tell anything to. 

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9. Pedro Pascal

A late bloomer, Pedro Pascal was already middle-aged when he became a global sensation playing a father figure in the hugely popular series The Last of Us, prompting him to become “the daddy of the internet.” He’s caring, sensitive, gentle, and oh-so handsome. 

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10. Betty White

We always wanted a friend to dish and play bridge with, and who better than one of the Golden Girls? Not only did Betty White grace our TV screens for 70 years, but she became a pop culture icon thanks to her charm and wit. 

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11. Jack Black

Jack Black is the kind of wacky friend you know you’d be getting into trouble with, but he’d make you cry with laughter in the process. In addition to being enormously funny, he seems like he has a big heart and is unaffected by his global fame.

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12. Jeff Goldblum

If you watch Jeff Goldblum on a talk show, you’ll see why we’re in love with him. He is so charming and quirky, has no filter, is super talented, and has a kind heart. 

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13. Aubrey Plaza

Aubrey Plaza is famous for her deadpan and caustic humor. She’s the kind of friend who would suggest the oddest activities on your hangouts, getting you into all kinds of misadventures, but would definitely kill you with laughter too.

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14. Daniel Radcliffe

Daniel Radcliffe makes our list because he just seems like the sweetest and most thoughtful guy. Additionally, you could make Harry Potter references to him all the time which is a huge bonus.

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15. Barack Obama

There are not a lot of presidents we would call cool–Barack Obama is an exception. His charisma, humor, and intelligence make him an inspirational person that we would go to great lengths to become friends with.

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16. Shaquille O'Neal

More than just one of the best basketball players of all time, Shaq also has a reputation for being extremely generous and good-natured. He’s been known to pay strangers’ bills and shoot hoops with kids.

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17. Oprah Winfrey

Oprah Winfrey overcame a tough childhood to become one of the most successful women in the world, making her truly an inspiration. Her show involves getting up close and personal with strangers, sometimes helping them through difficulties in their lives which makes us think she’d be an excellent and supportive friend.

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18. Drew Barrymore

It’s no wonder Drew Barrymore decided to start her own talk show–she’s clearly an amazing conversationalist with a genuine curiosity and fascination. She puts everyone in her presence at ease and is the kind of friend you could really take your guard down with. 

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19. Jason Momoa

Jason Momoa is a muscley heart melter. He's a big softie who regularly posts selfies with his grandmother. In addition to his sentimentality, his constant online gags give us the impression that he’s fun-loving with a good sense of humor. He’d probably be an awesome drinking buddy. 

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20. Ryan Gosling

Perhaps the most endearing Hollywood star, Ryan Gosling never seems to make a wrong step. He routinely breaks the internet with even his most minute facial expressions and his charm is unparalleled. Not to mention he’s easy on the eyes.

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