Famous Musicians: Ranked by Popularity (Page 18 of 21) | Who Shares My BirthdayThe most famous musicians in history, ranked by historical popularity: composers, singers and performers with their birthdays, nationality and what they are…A musician becomes notable when their work outlives the moment it was made. It might be a symphony still performed centuries later, a record that changed what popular music sounded like, or a voice that defined a decade. Fame in music also travels: the musicians at the top of this list are known in dozens of languages, far beyond the country where they started.This list brings together the composers, singers, songwriters, instrumentalists and conductors in our database, from Baroque organists to modern pop stars. We rank them by historical popularity, not by sales or personal taste, so the order shows who the world still reads about most.Who is included: everyone in our database whose primary occupation matches this list. Each person must have an English Wikipedia article and a full date of birth recorded on Wikidata. A growing share of people also have an original profile, written to our editorial rules and marked with a Last reviewed date.Most famous musician: Ludwig van Beethoven. Highest historical popularity score (HPI 96.9).Most common birth month: September. 110 of 1,046 were born in September.Living vs deceased: 689 / 357. 66% are still living.Most common nationality: American. 357 people, 34% of the list.Editor-written profiles: 450. 43% have a full original profile so far.851. Barbara Pravi (1993), French: French singer-songwriter whose dramatic chanson Voilà finished second for France at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2021.852. Bella Poarch (1997), Filipino: Filipino-American TikTok star whose lip-sync clip set a likes record before her hit single Build a B*tch.853. CL (1991), South Korean: South Korean rapper who led the influential girl group 2NE1.854. Central Cee (1998), British: London rapper who took UK drill global with Doja and Sprinter.855. Cha Eun-woo (1997), South Korean: ASTRO singer and actor who starred in the drama True Beauty.856. Damiano David (1999), Italian: Italian singer who fronts Måneskin, winners of Eurovision 2021.857. Destiny Chukunyere (2002), Maltese: Maltese singer who won Junior Eurovision and later sang Je me casse at Eurovision.858. Dulce María (1985), Mexican: Mexican singer and actress who found fame in the telenovela Rebelde and the pop group RBD.859. Eden Golan (2003), Israeli: Israeli singer who finished fifth at Eurovision 2024 with Hurricane.860. FKA twigs (1988), British: English singer and dancer known for the experimental albums LP1 and Magdalene.861. Feist (1976), Canadian: Canadian singer-songwriter whose song 1234 became a global hit after an iPod advert in 2007.862. G Hannelius (1998), American: American actress best known as Avery Jennings on the Disney Channel sitcom Dog with a Blog.863. Greta Salóme Stefánsdóttir (1986), Icelandic: Icelandic violinist and singer who represented Iceland twice at Eurovision.864. Jackson Wang (1994), Chinese: Hong Kong singer and rapper, a member of GOT7.865. James Arthur (1988), British: English singer who won The X Factor and topped charts with Say You Won't Let Go.866. Khatia Buniatishvili (1987), Georgian: Georgian concert pianist known for her dramatic performances.867. Kim Da-hyun (1998), South Korean: South Korean rapper and singer in the girl group Twice, also known for her variety show humour.868. Kygo (1991), Norwegian: Norwegian DJ who popularised tropical house and played the Rio Olympics.869. Käärijä (1993), Finnish: Finnish rapper who came second at Eurovision 2023 with Cha Cha Cha.870. LP (1981), American: Singer-songwriter with a soaring voice whose song Lost on You became a European hit.871. Lykke Li (1986), Swedish: Swedish singer-songwriter known for the hit I Follow Rivers and her dark, dramatic indie-pop albums.872. Mitski (1990), American: Japanese-American singer-songwriter known for intense, emotional indie rock albums.873. Namie Amuro (1977), Japanese: Japanese pop singer from Okinawa, one of the best-selling artists in Japan's history, who retired in 2018.874. Nina Sublati (1995), Georgian: Georgian singer and model who won Georgian Idol and sang Warrior for Georgia at Eurovision 2015.875. Rain (1982), South Korean: K-pop singer and actor who starred in Full House and Ninja Assassin.876. Saweetie (1993), American: American rapper who went viral with Icy Grl and scored hits with My Type, Tap In and Best Friend.877. Simone Simons (1985), Dutch: Dutch singer who fronts the symphonic metal band Epica.878. Tones and I (1993), Australian: Australian singer whose song Dance Monkey topped charts in over 30 countries.879. Tyga (1989), American: Compton rapper known for the club hits Rack City and Taste.880. Young Thug (1991), American: Atlanta rapper who founded YSL Records and helped shape modern trap music.881. Alma Deutscher (2005), British: British composer and violinist who wrote a full-length opera as a child.882. Alvaro Soler (1991), Spanish: Spanish singer behind the European summer hits El mismo sol and Sofia.883. Andra Day (1984), American: American singer of the anthem Rise Up who won a Golden Globe playing Billie Holiday.884. Auliʻi Cravalho (2000), American: Hawaiian actress and singer who voices Disney's Moana.885. Big Sean (1988), American: Detroit rapper signed by Kanye West with three US number one albums.886. Bill Kaulitz (1989), German: Lead singer of the German band Tokio Hotel, formed with his twin Tom.887. Blanche (1999), Belgian: Belgian singer who was only seventeen when she finished fourth at Eurovision 2017 with her moody song City Lights.888. Elīna Garanča (1976), Latvian: Latvian mezzo-soprano celebrated for her Carmen at the Metropolitan Opera and other great opera houses.889. Emily Armstrong (1986), American: American singer who joined Linkin Park as co-vocalist in 2024.890. Eve (1978), American: American rapper and actress who won a Grammy for Let Me Blow Ya Mind with Gwen Stefani.891. Hwasa (1995), South Korean: South Korean singer of Mamamoo whose solo hits Twit and Maria made her one of K-pop's boldest stars.892. Jerry Heil (1995), Ukrainian: Ukrainian singer-songwriter and YouTuber who famously finished third at Eurovision 2024 with Teresa & Maria.893. Joji (1992), Japanese: Japanese-born singer who moved from online comedy to melancholy pop.894. Laufey (1999), Icelandic: Icelandic jazz-pop singer and cellist who won a Grammy for Bewitched.895. Logic (1990), American: American rapper behind Everybody and the hit 1-800-273-8255.896. Natalia Gordienko (1987), Moldovan: Moldovan singer who represented Moldova at Eurovision in 2006 and 2021.897. Noa Kirel (2001), Israeli: Israeli pop star who finished third at Eurovision with Unicorn.898. Normani (1996), American: American singer and dancer from Fifth Harmony, known for Love Lies, Motivation and her album Dopamine.899. Park Bom (1984), South Korean: South Korean singer and main vocalist of the girl group 2NE1, known for I Am the Best.900. Pasha Parfeni (1986), Moldovan: Moldovan singer who represented Moldova at Eurovision in 2012 and 2023.How we rank and selectRanking: 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.Last reviewed: October 2026Sources: Pantheon: Historical Popularity Index (HPI) rankings, Wikidata: birth dates, death dates and occupations, Wikipedia: biographies behind our summaries and popularity scores. Who Shares My Birthday.

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Famous Musicians

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

1,046 musicians in our database, ranked by historical popularity. Page 18 of 21.

Most famous musician

Ludwig van Beethoven

Highest historical popularity score (HPI 96.9)

Most common birth month

September

110 of 1,046 were born in September

Living vs deceased

689 / 357

66% are still living

Most common nationality

American

357 people, 34% of the list

Editor-written profiles

450

43% have a full original profile so far

The ranked list (from #851)

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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