Famous Musicians

The ranked list (from #751)

1. 751Paul McCartneyBass-playing co-founder of the Beatles who wrote Yesterday and Hey Jude, then formed Wings and pursued a long solo career.🇬🇧British · Born June 18, 1942
2. 752Cardi BBronx-raised rapper behind Bodak Yellow and the first solo woman to win the Grammy for Best Rap Album.🇺🇸American · Born October 11, 1992
3. 753RoséBlackpink singer who scored a worldwide hit with APT., her duet with Bruno Mars.🇳🇿New Zealander · Born February 11, 1997
4. 754Lil WayneNew Orleans rapper behind Tha Carter series who launched the careers of Drake and Nicki Minaj.🇺🇸American · Born September 27, 1982
5. 755Chris BrownR&B singer and dancer whose debut single Run It! topped the US chart.🇺🇸American · Born May 5, 1989
6. 756James PeaceBritish composer whose career writing music earns him a place in this almanac.🇬🇧British · Born September 28, 1963
7. 757Kendrick LamarCompton rapper whose album DAMN. won the Pulitzer Prize for Music.🇺🇸American · Born June 17, 1987
8. 758The WeekndToronto singer whose synth-pop hit Blinding Lights became one of the most streamed songs ever.🇨🇦Canadian · Born February 16, 1990
9. 759Alan WalkerMasked DJ and producer raised in Norway whose single Faded became a global hit.🇳🇴Norwegian · Born August 24, 1997
10. 760Liam PayneOne Direction singer who later launched a solo career with Strip That Down.🇬🇧British · Born August 29, 1993 · Died October 16, 2024
11. 761PitbullMiami rapper known as Mr. Worldwide for global party hits such as Give Me Everything.🇺🇸American · Born January 15, 1981
12. 762Candice KingActress who played Caroline Forbes in all eight seasons of The Vampire Diaries.🇺🇸American · Born May 13, 1987
13. 763HalseySinger-songwriter behind Without Me and the duet Closer with The Chainsmokers.🇺🇸American · Born September 29, 1994
14. 764Travis ScottHouston rapper and producer behind the chart-topping albums Astroworld and Utopia.🇺🇸American · Born April 30, 1991
15. 765Shruti HaasanIndian actress and singer, daughter of Kamal Haasan, known for Telugu hits.🇮🇳Indian · Born January 28, 1986
16. 766Tyler, the CreatorRapper, producer and designer who co-founded Odd Future and won Grammys for Igor.🇺🇸American · Born March 6, 1991
17. 767CiaraR&B singer and dancer whose debut single Goodies topped the US chart.🇺🇸American · Born October 25, 1985
18. 768J-hopeBTS rapper and dancer who headlined Lollapalooza as a solo artist.🇰🇷South Korean · Born February 18, 1994
19. 769J. ColeNorth Carolina rapper and producer who founded Dreamville Records.🇺🇸American · Born January 28, 1985
20. 770Jason DeruloSinger and dancer behind the hits Whatcha Say, Talk Dirty and Savage Love.🇺🇸American · Born September 21, 1989
21. 771Juice WrldChicago emo rapper behind Lucid Dreams who died in 2019.🇺🇸American · Born December 2, 1998 · Died December 8, 2019
22. 772Kate RyanBelgian dance-pop singer known for Désenchantée and Eurovision 2006.🇧🇪Belgian · Born July 22, 1980
23. 773Kim Jong-hyunSHINee's main vocalist and a respected songwriter, who died in 2017.🇰🇷South Korean · Born April 8, 1990 · Died December 18, 2017
24. 774SZAR&B singer whose albums Ctrl and SOS made her one of music's biggest stars.🇺🇸American · Born November 8, 1989
25. 775Toše ProeskiMacedonian pop star known as the Elvis of the Balkans, who died in 2007.Macedonian · Born January 25, 1981 · Died October 16, 2007
26. 776AshantiGrammy-winning R&B singer behind the early-2000s hit Foolish.🇺🇸American · Born October 13, 1980
27. 777Dimash QudaibergenKazakh singer famous for his extraordinary vocal range.Kazakh · Born May 24, 1994
28. 778GrimesCanadian electronic musician who writes and produces her own dreamy, experimental pop.🇨🇦Canadian · Born March 17, 1988
29. 779Kat GrahamActress and singer who played Bonnie Bennett in The Vampire Diaries.🇺🇸American · Born September 5, 1989
30. 780Lim YoonaGirls' Generation singer and actress who starred in Exit and King the Land.🇰🇷South Korean · Born May 30, 1990
31. 781Nick CarterYoungest member of the Backstreet Boys, one of the best-selling boy bands in history.🇺🇸American · Born January 28, 1980
32. 782SulliSouth Korean singer and actress, a member of f(x), who died in 2019.🇰🇷South Korean · Born March 29, 1994 · Died October 14, 2019
33. 783AURORANorwegian singer-songwriter known for Runaway and Frozen II.🇳🇴Norwegian · Born June 15, 1996
34. 784Dan ReynoldsLead singer of Imagine Dragons, the band behind Radioactive and Believer.🇺🇸American · Born July 14, 1987
35. 785Deadmau5Canadian electronic producer who performs in a giant illuminated mouse helmet.🇨🇦Canadian · Born January 5, 1981
36. 786Floor JansenDutch singer who fronts the symphonic metal band Nightwish.🇳🇱Dutch · Born February 21, 1981
37. 787G-DragonLeader and chief songwriter of BIGBANG, often called the King of K-pop.🇰🇷South Korean · Born August 18, 1988
38. 788HozierIrish singer-songwriter behind Take Me to Church and the US number one Too Sweet.🇮🇪Irish · Born March 17, 1990
39. 789Julia VolkovaRussian singer, one half of the pop duo t.A.T.u.🇷🇺Russian · Born February 20, 1985
40. 790Katharine McPheeAmerican singer and actress, American Idol runner-up and star of Smash.🇺🇸American · Born March 25, 1984
41. 791Lewis CapaldiScottish singer behind the global ballad Someone You Loved.🇬🇧British · Born October 7, 1996
42. 792Machine Gun KellyCleveland rapper who switched to pop-punk with the chart-topping Tickets to My Downfall.🇺🇸American · Born April 22, 1990
43. 793Marina DiamandisWelsh singer-songwriter who records as Marina, known for the album Electra Heart.🇬🇧British · Born October 10, 1985
44. 794Park Bo-gumSouth Korean actor who rose to fame in Reply 1988.🇰🇷South Korean · Born June 16, 1990
45. 795Playboi CartiAtlanta rapper behind Whole Lotta Red and the chart-topping album Music.🇺🇸American · Born September 13, 1996
46. 796Solange KnowlesSinger and artist whose album A Seat at the Table topped the US chart.🇺🇸American · Born June 24, 1986
47. 797Alissa White-GluzCanadian vocalist of the Swedish metal band Arch Enemy.🇨🇦Canadian · Born July 31, 1985
48. 798B.o.BAmerican rapper behind the hits Nothin' on You and Airplanes.🇺🇸American · Born November 15, 1988
49. 799Cha Eun-wooASTRO singer and actor who starred in the drama True Beauty.🇰🇷South Korean · Born March 30, 1997
50. 800FKA twigsEnglish singer and dancer known for the experimental albums LP1 and Magdalene.🇬🇧British · Born January 16, 1988