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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 14 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 #651)

  1. 651Hande YenerHande YenerTurkish pop singer whose albums such as Aşk Kadın Ruhundan Anlar helped make her a prominent chart presence from the early 2000s.🇹🇷Turkish · Born January 12, 1973View profile
  2. 652Måns ZelmerlöwMåns ZelmerlöwWon the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 for Sweden with the song Heroes, accompanied by an animated stage show.🇸🇪Swedish · Born June 13, 1986View profile
  3. 653Adam LevineAdam LevineFrontman of the pop rock band Maroon 5, who also became a familiar coach on television's The Voice.🇺🇸American · Born March 18, 1979View profile
  4. 654Ayumi HamasakiAyumi HamasakiJapanese pop star dubbed the Empress of Pop, who wrote her own lyrics and sold millions with the album A Best.🇯🇵Japanese · Born October 2, 1978View profile
  5. 655Shavo OdadjianShavo OdadjianBassist of System of a Down, the band whose albums include Toxicity and Mezmerize.🇷🇺Soviet · Born April 22, 1974View profile
  6. 656MikaMikaSinger who made the 2007 debut album Life in Cartoon Motion, which included the hit Grace Kelly.🇱🇧Lebanese · Born August 18, 1983View profile
  7. 657John MayerJohn MayerWon a Grammy for the song Daughters, after breaking through with the 2001 debut album Room for Squares.🇺🇸American · Born October 16, 1977View profile
  8. 658Harry StylesHarry StylesFormer One Direction member who became a solo star with the number one single Watermelon Sugar.🇬🇧British · Born February 1, 1994View profile
  9. 659Helena PaparizouHelena PaparizouSinger who won the 2005 Eurovision Song Contest for Greece with My Number One.🇸🇪Swedish · Born January 31, 1982View profile
  10. 660Marija ŠerifovićMarija ŠerifovićWon the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 with the ballad Molitva, delivering Serbia's first victory in the competition.🇷🇸Serbian · Born November 14, 1984View profile
  11. 661Nicole ScherzingerNicole ScherzingerFronted the Pussycat Dolls, whose hit Don't Cha helped make the group a worldwide pop success.🇺🇸American · Born June 29, 1978View profile
  12. 662Salvador SobralSalvador SobralSinger who gave Portugal its first Eurovision victory in 2017 with the gentle ballad Amar pelos dois.🇵🇹Portuguese · Born December 28, 1989View profile
  13. 663Megan Thee StallionMegan Thee StallionHouston rapper who topped the US chart with the Beyoncé remix of Savage and won the Best New Artist Grammy.🇺🇸American · Born February 15, 1995View profile
  14. 664ZazZazFrench singer who combines jazz and soul, best known for the 2010 single Je veux from her debut album.🇫🇷French · Born May 1, 1980View profile
  15. 665Melanie MartinezMelanie MartinezSinger-songwriter who came to fame on The Voice and then released the concept album Cry Baby in 2015.🇧🇷Brazilian · Born April 28, 1995View profile
  16. 666Charlotte PerrelliCharlotte PerrelliWon the 1999 Eurovision Song Contest for Sweden with the ballad "Take Me to Your Heaven".🇸🇪Swedish · Born October 7, 1974View profile
  17. 667Norah JonesNorah JonesHer debut album Come Away with Me, featuring Don't Know Why, won multiple Grammy awards and sold in huge numbers.🇺🇸American · Born March 30, 1979View profile
  18. 668Trent ReznorTrent ReznorFounder of Nine Inch Nails, he made the album The Downward Spiral and later won an Oscar for scoring The Social Network.🇺🇸American · Born May 17, 1965View profile
  19. 669Emma BuntonEmma BuntonPop singer who became Baby Spice in the Spice Girls, whose debut single "Wannabe" reached number one in many countries.🇬🇧British · Born January 21, 1976View profile
  20. 670Helene FischerHelene FischerSchlager singer whose hit Atemlos durch die Nacht made her one of Germany's biggest stars.🇩🇪German · Born August 5, 1984View profile
  21. 671Demi LovatoDemi LovatoDisney Channel star of Camp Rock who became a pop singer with hits such as Heart Attack and Sorry Not Sorry.🇺🇸American · Born August 20, 1992View profile
  22. 672NasNasHis 1994 debut album Illmatic is widely regarded as one of the greatest records in hip-hop history.🇺🇸American · Born September 14, 1973View profile
  23. 673Gracie AbramsGracie AbramsSinger-songwriter who followed her EP Minor with the acclaimed debut album Good Riddance and later toured with Taylor Swift.🇺🇸American · Born September 7, 1999View profile
  24. 674Lil Nas XLil Nas XRapper whose country-rap single "Old Town Road" set a record for weeks at number one on the Billboard Hot 100.🇺🇸American · Born April 9, 1999View profile
  25. 675Siti NurhalizaSiti NurhalizaMalaysian pop vocalist nicknamed the "Voice of Asia", celebrated across the Malay world for her songs and wide-ranging recording career.🇲🇾Malaysian · Born January 11, 1979View profile
  26. 676BoABoASinger nicknamed the Queen of K-pop, who found major success in both South Korea and Japan.🇰🇷South Korean · Born November 5, 1986View profile
  27. 677Reba McEntireReba McEntireCountry singer nicknamed the Queen of Country, who also starred in the television sitcom Reba.🇺🇸American · Born March 28, 1955View profile
  28. 678Mike DirntMike DirntBassist who co-founded Green Day and played on the 2004 album American Idiot.🇺🇸American · Born May 4, 1972View profile
  29. 679Dima BilanDima BilanWon the Eurovision Song Contest in 2008 for Russia with the ballad "Believe".🇷🇺Russian · Born December 24, 1981View profile
  30. 680Jintara PoonlarpJintara PoonlarpSinger who became one of Thailand's best-loved performers of mor lam and luk thung, the country's folk styles.🇹🇭Thai · Born March 6, 1969View profile
  31. 681BleonaBleonaAlbanian-American pop singer, model and actress who built her career in Albanian-language music.Albanian · Born May 14, 1979View profile
  32. 682Adam LambertAdam LambertSinger who rose to fame as runner-up on American Idol and later toured as the frontman of Queen.🇺🇸American · Born January 29, 1982View profile
  33. 683XzibitXzibitRapper and presenter who hosted the MTV series Pimp My Ride and released the album Restless in 2000.🇺🇸American · Born September 18, 1974View profile
  34. 684Lena Meyer-LandrutLena Meyer-LandrutSinger who won the 2010 Eurovision Song Contest for Germany with the song "Satellite".🇩🇪German · Born May 23, 1991View profile
  35. 685Jolin TsaiJolin TsaiWon wide acclaim for the 2006 album Dancing Diva, helping make her the leading star of Mandopop.Taiwan · Born September 15, 1980View profile
  36. 686John LegendJohn LegendWon an Oscar for co-writing Glory for the film Selma, after breaking through with the album Get Lifted.🇺🇸American · Born December 28, 1978View profile
  37. 687Ani LorakAni LorakUkrainian pop singer who finished second at Eurovision 2008 with the song "Shady Lady".Ukraine · Born September 27, 1978View profile
  38. 688Jóhanna Guðrún JónsdóttirJóhanna Guðrún JónsdóttirSinger who finished second at Eurovision in 2009 for Iceland with the ballad "Is It True?", performing under the name Yohanna abroad.Iceland · Born October 16, 1990View profile
  39. 689Mandy MooreMandy MooreTeen pop singer turned actress, known for the single Candy and for playing Rebecca Pearson in This Is Us.🇺🇸American · Born April 10, 1984View profile
  40. 690Iryna BilykIryna BilykUkrainian pop singer honoured with the title People's Artist of Ukraine in 2008.Ukraine · Born April 6, 1970View profile
  41. 691ZemfiraZemfiraRussian rock musician whose self-titled debut album of 1999 made her a major star across former Soviet republics.🇷🇺Russian · Born August 26, 1976View profile
  42. 692Katie MeluaKatie MeluaSinger whose debut album Call Off the Search became a multi-platinum British bestseller, led by the single "The Closest Thing to Crazy".Georgian · Born September 16, 1984View profile
  43. 693BirdyBirdySinger who followed a talent contest win as a child with a hit cover of Skinny Love.🇬🇧British · Born May 15, 1996View profile
  44. 694Dannii MinogueDannii MinogueAustralian singer and presenter who rose from Young Talent Time to play Emma Jackson in Home and Away.🇦🇺Australian · Born October 20, 1971View profile
  45. 695Elliott SmithElliott SmithHushed, melancholy songwriter whose "Miss Misery", written for Good Will Hunting, earned an Academy Award nomination.🇺🇸American · Born August 6, 1969 · Died October 21, 2003View profile
  46. 696Nick JonasNick JonasYoungest member of the Jonas Brothers, he also had solo success with the single Jealous and acted in Jumanji films.🇺🇸American · Born September 16, 1992View profile
  47. 697Kelly RowlandKelly RowlandSinger with Destiny's Child, who also had a solo number one with "Dilemma", a duet with Nelly.🇺🇸American · Born February 11, 1981View profile
  48. 698NoemiNoemiItalian singer-songwriter who came up through X Factor and had a major hit with Sono solo parole at Sanremo.🇮🇹Italian · Born January 25, 1982View profile
  49. 699Emmelie de ForestEmmelie de ForestSinger who won the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest for Denmark with the folk-tinged anthem "Only Teardrops".🇩🇰Danish · Born February 28, 1993View profile
  50. 700Amy MacdonaldAmy MacdonaldScottish singer-songwriter whose song This Is the Life became a European hit from her 2007 debut album.🇬🇧British · Born August 25, 1987View 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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