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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 15 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 #701)

  1. 701Duncan LaurenceDuncan LaurenceWon the 2019 Eurovision Song Contest for the Netherlands with the piano ballad "Arcade".🇳🇱Dutch · Born April 11, 1994View profile
  2. 702KeshaKeshaPop singer whose debut album Animal and the single "Tik Tok" made her a star, and whose album Rainbow reached number one.🇺🇸American · Born March 1, 1987View profile
  3. 703Kang Seul-giKang Seul-giSinger and dancer who performs as a member of the girl group Red Velvet and its sub-unit Irene & Seulgi.🇰🇷South Korean · Born February 10, 1994View profile
  4. 704Jaden SmithJaden SmithActor and rapper who played the lead in the 2010 remake of The Karate Kid.🇺🇸American · Born July 8, 1998View profile
  5. 705Netta BarzilaiNetta BarzilaiWon the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest for Israel with Toy, a playful, loop-pedal-driven pop song.🇮🇱Israeli · Born January 22, 1993View profile
  6. 706Martin GarrixMartin GarrixDutch DJ and producer whose 2013 single Animals made him a festival headliner while still a teenager.🇳🇱Dutch · Born May 14, 1996View profile
  7. 707Garth BrooksGarth BrooksCountry singer whose albums such as No Fences and Ropin' the Wind made him one of the best-selling artists in American history.🇺🇸American · Born February 7, 1962View profile
  8. 708Jessica SimpsonJessica SimpsonPop singer who signed with Columbia Records and starred in the reality series Newlyweds before building a fashion brand.🇺🇸American · Born July 10, 1980View profile
  9. 709Edyta GórniakEdyta GórniakSinger who took second place at the 1994 Eurovision Song Contest on Poland's debut with "To nie ja!".🇵🇱Polish · Born November 14, 1972View profile
  10. 710Lily AllenLily AllenSinger-songwriter whose debut album Alright, Still and single "Smile" made her a leading British pop voice of the 2000s.🇬🇧British · Born May 2, 1985View profile
  11. 711Kelly ClarksonKelly ClarksonFirst winner of American Idol in 2002, later scoring a hit with "Since U Been Gone" and hosting her own talk show.🇺🇸American · Born April 24, 1982View profile
  12. 712Ne-YoNe-YoR&B singer and songwriter whose hit Because of You reached the top of the charts, and who also wrote for Rihanna.🇺🇸American · Born October 18, 1979View profile
  13. 713Natasha KorolyovaNatasha KorolyovaPopular singer of the Russian-language pop scene, whose stage act and hit songs kept her famous across the former Soviet Union.🇷🇺Russian · Born May 31, 1973View profile
  14. 714Bebe RexhaBebe RexhaSinger and songwriter whose collaboration Meant to Be with Florida Georgia Line spent a record-setting run atop the country chart.🇺🇸American · Born August 30, 1989View profile
  15. 715Jason MrazJason MrazSinger-songwriter best known for the worldwide hit I'm Yours.🇺🇸American · Born June 23, 1977View profile
  16. 716Rita OraRita OraSinger whose breakthrough came with the chart-topping "Hot Right Now" and her number one debut album Ora.🇬🇧British · Born November 26, 1990View profile
  17. 717Charlie PuthCharlie PuthHad a worldwide hit with "See You Again", the Furious 7 tribute song recorded with Wiz Khalifa.🇺🇸American · Born December 2, 1991View profile
  18. 718HadiseHadiseSinger who represented Turkey at the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest with "Düm Tek Tek", finishing fourth.🇧🇪Belgian · Born October 19, 1985View profile
  19. 719Ja RuleJa RuleRapper whose hits include Always on Time and Mesmerize, both featuring Ashanti.🇺🇸American · Born February 29, 1976View profile
  20. 720Birgit SarrapBirgit SarrapEstonian singer who won the first series of the Idol-format contest Eesti otsib superstaari in 2007.Estonian · Born September 24, 1988View profile
  21. 721Carly Rae JepsenCarly Rae JepsenSinger behind the worldwide 2012 hit Call Me Maybe, which followed her third-place finish on Canadian Idol.🇨🇦Canadian · Born November 21, 1985View profile
  22. 722DodaDodaFronted the rock band Virgin before launching a solo career with the 2007 album Diamond Bitch.🇵🇱Polish · Born February 15, 1984View profile
  23. 723Fermín IVFermín IVRapper with the Monterrey hip hop group Control Machete who later became an evangelical pastor.🇲🇽Mexican · Born December 22, 1974View profile
  24. 724Marco MengoniMarco MengoniWon the third series of X Factor Italy, then took the Sanremo Festival and represented Italy at Eurovision with L'essenziale.🇮🇹Italian · Born December 25, 1988View profile
  25. 725Polina GagarinaPolina GagarinaSinger who finished second at Eurovision 2015 for Russia with the ballad A Million Voices.🇷🇺Russian · Born March 27, 1987View profile
  26. 726Chou TzuyuChou TzuyuTaiwanese member of the K-pop group Twice, which rose to fame after the TV show Sixteen.Taiwan · Born June 14, 1999View profile
  27. 727Iggy AzaleaIggy AzaleaHer 2014 single Fancy, featuring Charli XCX, reached number one in the United States.🇦🇺Australian · Born June 7, 1990View profile
  28. 728Leona LewisLeona LewisWinner of the third series of The X Factor, whose debut single "Bleeding Love" became a worldwide chart-topping hit.🇬🇧British · Born April 3, 1985View profile
  29. 729Ewa FarnaEwa FarnaSinger who found platinum success in both Poland and the Czech Republic, releasing albums in Polish and in Czech.🇨🇿Czech · Born August 12, 1993View profile
  30. 730Sanna NielsenSanna NielsenSinger who won Sweden's Melodifestivalen on her seventh attempt with Undo, then finished third at Eurovision in Copenhagen.🇸🇪Swedish · Born November 27, 1984View profile
  31. 731AlsouAlsouRussian pop singer who finished second at the 2000 Eurovision Song Contest with the song Solo.🇷🇺Russian · Born June 27, 1983View profile
  32. 732Paula FernandesPaula FernandesBrazilian country-pop singer who won Latin Grammy Awards for the albums Amanhecer and Origens (Ao Vivo em Sete Lagoas).🇧🇷Brazilian · Born August 28, 1984View profile
  33. 733Hayley WilliamsHayley WilliamsFrontwoman of Paramore, the band behind Misery Business and the Grammy-winning Ain't It Fun.🇺🇸American · Born December 27, 1988View profile
  34. 734Joss StoneJoss StoneSoul singer whose debut album The Soul Sessions earned a Mercury Prize shortlisting and launched her international career as a teenager.🇬🇧British · Born April 11, 1987View profile
  35. 735Julia SaninaJulia SaninaUkrainian singer who fronts the rock band The Hardkiss, one of the country's best-known groups.Ukraine · Born October 11, 1990View profile
  36. 736Josh GrobanJosh GrobanBaritone-voiced singer whose multi-platinum albums, including Closer, made him one of America's best-selling artists of 2007.🇺🇸American · Born February 27, 1981View profile
  37. 737Carrie UnderwoodCarrie UnderwoodCountry singer who won American Idol in 2005 and went on to record hits such as Before He Cheats.🇺🇸American · Born March 10, 1983View profile
  38. 738Madison BeerMadison BeerSinger-songwriter who was discovered online after Justin Bieber shared her cover of "At Last", later releasing the album Silence Between Songs.🇺🇸American · Born March 5, 1999View profile
  39. 739Christina PerriChristina PerriSinger-songwriter whose ballad "Jar of Hearts" and "A Thousand Years" for The Twilight Saga brought wide recognition.🇺🇸American · Born August 19, 1986View profile
  40. 740Craig DavidCraig DavidSinger who first became famous featuring on Artful Dodger's "Re-Rewind" and then released the debut album Born to Do It.🇬🇧British · Born May 5, 1981View profile
  41. 741Ana MenaAna MenaSpanish singer who won Disney's My Camp Rock 2 as a teenager before building a pop career in Spain and Italy.🇪🇸Spanish · Born February 25, 1997View profile
  42. 742JewelJewelFolk-influenced singer-songwriter whose 1995 debut album Pieces of You produced the hit Who Will Save Your Soul.🇺🇸American · Born May 23, 1974View profile
  43. 743Willow SmithWillow SmithMusician who became Roc Nation's youngest signing and scored an early hit with the single Whip My Hair.🇺🇸American · Born October 31, 2000View profile
  44. 744Ashlee SimpsonAshlee SimpsonPop singer who released the platinum-selling debut album Autobiography in 2004, which included the single "Pieces of Me".🇺🇸American · Born October 3, 1984View profile
  45. 745
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    DhariusMexican rapper who spent fourteen years in the hip hop group Cartel de Santa before pursuing a solo career.🇲🇽Mexican · Born September 24, 1984View profile
  46. 746Meghan TrainorMeghan TrainorSinger-songwriter whose debut single All About That Bass reached number one in the United States and the United Kingdom.🇺🇸American · Born December 22, 1993View profile
  47. 747Michelle BranchMichelle BranchSinger-songwriter who won a Grammy for The Game of Love with Santana and had the hit Everywhere.🇺🇸American · Born July 2, 1983View profile
  48. 748Cher LloydCher LloydFinished fourth on The X Factor in 2010 and later scored a hit with "Want U Back".🇬🇧British · Born July 28, 1993View profile
  49. 749Elvis PresleyElvis PresleySinger whose 1956 hit "Heartbreak Hotel" launched him as the defining star of early rock and roll.🇺🇸American · Born January 8, 1935 · Died August 16, 1977View profile
  50. 750John LennonJohn LennonCo-founded The Beatles and later released the solo anthem Imagine, which became a global peace song.🇬🇧British · Born October 9, 1940 · Died December 8, 1980View 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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