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The most famous singers, composers and performers in our archive, ranked by historical popularity.

907 musicians in our database, ranked by historical popularity. Page 10 of 19.

Most famous musician

Ludwig van Beethoven

Highest historical popularity score (HPI 96.9)

Most common birth month

September

96 of 907 were born in September

Living vs deceased

554 / 353

61% are still living

Most common nationality

American

320 people, 35% of the list

Editor-written profiles

308

34% have a full original profile so far

The ranked list (from #451)

  1. 451Van MorrisonVan MorrisonNorthern Irish singer who wrote "Brown Eyed Girl" and made the acclaimed 1968 album Astral Weeks.🇬🇧British · Born August 31, 1945View profile
  2. 452SlashSlashTop-hatted lead guitarist of Guns N' Roses, whose riffs powered the band's late-1980s rise to worldwide fame.🇬🇧British · Born July 23, 1965View profile
  3. 453Pete TownshendPete TownshendWrote the rock opera Tommy and the anthem Who's Next material, driving the Who's loud, windmilling guitar sound.🇬🇧British · Born May 19, 1945View profile
  4. 454Aaron CoplandAaron CoplandComposer who gave American concert music a distinctive sound in works such as Appalachian Spring, Fanfare for the Common Man and Rodeo.🇺🇸American · Born November 14, 1900 · Died December 2, 1990View profile
  5. 455Otis ReddingOtis ReddingSoul singer whose song (Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay became a posthumous US number one.🇺🇸American · Born September 9, 1941 · Died December 10, 1967View profile
  6. 456Bernard HerrmannBernard HerrmannFilm composer whose shrieking strings for Psycho, scored for Alfred Hitchcock, remain among cinema's most recognisable music.🇺🇸American · Born June 29, 1911 · Died December 24, 1975View profile
  7. 457Snoop DoggSnoop DoggWest Coast rapper whose laid-back delivery made him a hip-hop star, later also a producer, record executive and screen actor.🇺🇸American · Born October 20, 1971View profile
  8. 458Dionne WarwickDionne WarwickRecorded songs by Burt Bacharach and Hal David, including "Walk On By" and "Do You Know the Way to San Jose".🇺🇸American · Born December 12, 1940View profile
  9. 459Courtney LoveCourtney LoveFrontwoman of the alternative rock band Hole, whose 1994 album Live Through This became a landmark of 1990s grunge.🇺🇸American · Born July 9, 1964View profile
  10. 460Stevie NicksStevie NicksSinger-songwriter who became a defining voice of Fleetwood Mac before building a successful solo career.🇺🇸American · Born May 26, 1948View profile
  11. 461Peter ToshPeter ToshReggae singer who left the Wailers to record the solo album Legalize It and the anthem Equal Rights.🇯🇲Jamaican · Born October 19, 1944 · Died September 11, 1987View profile
  12. 462Irving BerlinIrving BerlinSongwriter behind White Christmas and God Bless America, among many standards.🇺🇸American · Born May 11, 1888 · Died September 22, 1989View profile
  13. 463Melanie CMelanie CMember of the Spice Girls as Sporty Spice, who also had a UK number one with Never Be the Same Again.🇬🇧British · Born January 12, 1974View profile
  14. 464Lars UlrichLars UlrichDrummer and co-founder of Metallica, who co-wrote most of the band's songs with James Hetfield.dane · Born December 26, 1963View profile
  15. 465LisaLisaRapper and dancer in the group Blackpink who also achieved success as a solo artist with the single "Lalisa".🇹🇭Thai · Born March 27, 1997View profile
  16. 466Eddie Van HalenEddie Van HalenGuitarist of the band Van Halen, whose solo "Eruption" popularised the finger-tapping technique among rock players.🇺🇸American · Born January 26, 1955 · Died October 6, 2020View profile
  17. 467Bruno MarsBruno MarsScored hits including Just the Way You Are and Uptown Funk, and won multiple Grammys with the album 24K Magic.🇺🇸American · Born October 8, 1985View profile
  18. 468Neil DiamondNeil DiamondSongwriter behind the crowd-pleasing anthem Sweet Caroline, whose records have sold tens of millions across a long career.🇺🇸American · Born January 24, 1941View profile
  19. 469Sam CookeSam CookeSoul singer who recorded the hits You Send Me and Chain Gang, and the civil rights anthem A Change Is Gonna Come.🇺🇸American · Born January 22, 1931 · Died December 11, 1964View profile
  20. 470Dolores O'RiordanDolores O'RiordanFronted the Cranberries, whose best-known songs include "Linger" and "Zombie".🇮🇪Irish · Born September 6, 1971 · Died January 15, 2018View profile
  21. 471KhaledKhaledAlgerian raï singer whose song "Aïcha" became a major international hit and helped bring the genre to a worldwide audience.🇩🇿Algerian · Born February 29, 1960View profile
  22. 472Fela KutiFela KutiNigerian bandleader who created Afrobeat with his group Africa 70 and used his songs to attack military rule.🇳🇬Nigerian · Born October 15, 1938 · Died August 2, 1997View profile
  23. 473Ralph Vaughan WilliamsRalph Vaughan WilliamsComposer who wrote nine symphonies and works such as The Lark Ascending and Fantasia on a Theme by Thomas Tallis.🇬🇧British · Born October 12, 1872 · Died August 26, 1958View profile
  24. 474will.i.amwill.i.amHe founded the Black Eyed Peas, whose hits include I Gotta Feeling, and has produced for many major artists.🇺🇸American · Born March 15, 1975View profile
  25. 475"Weird Al" Yankovic"Weird Al" YankovicHis comic parodies, including Eat It and Amish Paradise, have made him the best-known name in musical comedy.🇺🇸American · Born October 23, 1959View profile
  26. 476Connie FrancisConnie FrancisPop singer whose 1958 hit Who's Sorry Now? launched a run of chart successes including Where the Boys Are.🇺🇸American · Born December 12, 1937 · Died July 16, 2025View profile
  27. 477Jimmy CliffJimmy CliffReggae pioneer who starred in the film The Harder They Come and wrote Many Rivers to Cross.🇯🇲Jamaican · Born July 30, 1944 · Died November 24, 2025View profile
  28. 478Sezen AksuSezen AksuTurkish pop singer and songwriter who shaped the country's modern pop sound and wrote hits for many other artists.🇹🇷Turkish · Born July 13, 1954View profile
  29. 479Nick CaveNick CaveFrontman of Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, who also writes novels and film scores and wrote the album Murder Ballads.🇦🇺Australian · Born September 22, 1957View profile
  30. 480Karen CarpenterKaren CarpenterDrummer and contralto lead vocalist of the Carpenters, whose smooth hits included "Close to You" and "Rainy Days and Mondays".🇺🇸American · Born March 2, 1950 · Died February 4, 1983View profile
  31. 481XXXTentacionXXXTentacionRapper whose album 17 and the single Sad! made him a major figure in SoundCloud-era hip-hop before his killing.🇺🇸American · Born January 23, 1998 · Died June 18, 2018View profile
  32. 482BasshunterBasshunterSwedish Eurodance artist whose single Now You're Gone reached number one in the United Kingdom in 2008.🇸🇪Swedish · Born December 22, 1984View profile
  33. 483BeckBeckExperimental songwriter who blended folk, hip-hop and lo-fi on Odelay and broke through with the single Loser.🇺🇸American · Born July 8, 1970View profile
  34. 484Lara FabianLara FabianSinger who won Sanremo-style acclaim in Europe and sold millions of records with the ballad "Je t'aime".🇧🇪Belgian · Born January 9, 1970View profile
  35. 485Fats DominoFats DominoNew Orleans pianist whose rolling rhythm and blues style produced the 1956 hit Blueberry Hill.🇺🇸American · Born February 26, 1928 · Died October 24, 2017View profile
  36. 486Youssou N’DourYoussou N’DourSenegalese singer who popularised mbalax worldwide, sang the hit 7 Seconds with Neneh Cherry, and later served as a government minister.🇸🇳Senegalese · Born October 1, 1959View profile
  37. 487Natalia OreiroNatalia OreiroUruguayan performer who became a huge star across Russia and Latin America through the telenovela Muñeca Brava.🇺🇾Uruguayan · Born May 19, 1977View profile
  38. 488JennieJennieMember of the K-pop group Blackpink who also released the solo single Solo through YG Entertainment.🇰🇷South Korean · Born January 16, 1996View profile
  39. 489Cole PorterCole PorterSongwriter who wrote the Broadway musical Kiss Me, Kate and standards such as Night and Day and Let's Do It.🇺🇸American · Born June 9, 1891 · Died October 15, 1964View profile
  40. 490M.I.A.M.I.A.Rapper whose single "Paper Planes" reached the top five in the US and earned an Oscar-nominated spotlight through Slumdog Millionaire.🇬🇧British · Born July 18, 1975View profile
  41. 491TarkanTarkanTurkish pop star whose song "Şımarık", known abroad as "Kiss Kiss", became a hit across Europe.🇹🇷Turkish · Born October 17, 1972View profile
  42. 492Sarah BrightmanSarah BrightmanSoprano who first played Christine in The Phantom of the Opera, later topping charts with Time to Say Goodbye.🇬🇧British · Born August 14, 1960View profile
  43. 493Kirk HammettKirk HammettLead guitarist of Metallica since 1983, playing on albums such as Master of Puppets and the self-titled Black Album.🇺🇸American · Born November 18, 1962View profile
  44. 494PJ HarveyPJ HarveyRock songwriter who has twice won the Mercury Prize, for Stories from the City, Stories from the Sea and Let England Shake.🇬🇧British · Born October 9, 1969View profile
  45. 495Lana Del ReyLana Del ReySinger-songwriter whose cinematic ballad "Video Games" led to her major-label album Born to Die.🇺🇸American · Born June 21, 1985View profile
  46. 496Stevie Ray VaughanStevie Ray VaughanBlues rock guitarist and frontman of Double Trouble, hugely influential in reviving blues guitar in the 1980s.🇺🇸American · Born October 3, 1954 · Died August 27, 1990View profile
  47. 497Mahalia JacksonMahalia JacksonGospel singer known as the Queen of Gospel, who sang at the 1963 March on Washington.🇺🇸American · Born October 26, 1911 · Died January 27, 1972View profile
  48. 498Boy GeorgeBoy GeorgeCulture Club singer whose hits include Do You Really Want to Hurt Me and Karma Chameleon.🇬🇧British · Born June 14, 1961View profile
  49. 499Isaac HayesIsaac HayesWon an Academy Award for the Theme from Shaft, and recorded the album Hot Buttered Soul.🇺🇸American · Born August 20, 1942 · Died August 10, 2008View profile
  50. 500Dave MustaineDave MustaineFounded the thrash metal band Megadeth, which recorded Rust in Peace, after being dismissed from Metallica.🇺🇸American · Born September 13, 1961View profile

How we rank and select

  • Ranking: people are ordered by their Historical Popularity Index (HPI) from Pantheon. HPI combines how many Wikipedia language editions have an article about a person, how many page views those articles get, how evenly the views are spread across languages and how long ago the person lived. People Pantheon does not yet cover are listed after them, ordered by our own popularity score (the number of Wikipedia language editions with an article about them).
  • Membership: each person appears in one occupation list only, based on their primary occupation as classified by Pantheon (for example, a queen who wrote poetry is listed as royalty, not as a writer). Kings, queens, emperors, sultans and royal consorts are not listed as politicians or writers: anyone who held a monarch's office on Wikidata, and never served as a president or head of government, counts as royalty. For the few people Pantheon does not cover, we use the primary field recorded in our database.
  • One-line summaries: each summary is an original line written for this site with AI assistance under our editorial rules, then checked against the Wikipedia introduction so no wording is copied.
  • Statistics: every figure on this page is calculated live from our database each time the page loads, so it changes as we add people.

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Last reviewed: October 2026

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