Famous Musicians: Ranked by Popularity (Page 19 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. 106 of 1,018 were born in September.Living vs deceased: 662 / 356. 65% are still living.Most common nationality: American. 344 people, 34% of the list.Editor-written profiles: 419. 41% have a full original profile so far.901. C418 (1989), German: German composer who created the music for the video game Minecraft.902. Cassie Ventura (1986), American: R&B singer behind Me & U whose lawsuit against Sean Combs led to his trial.903. Chance the Rapper (1993), American: Chicago rapper whose Coloring Book won a Grammy without a record label.904. Daler Mehndi (1967), Indian: Indian singer, songwriter, author, and record producer905. Daya (1998), American: American pop singer who sang on The Chainsmokers' Don't Let Me Down and won a Grammy as a teenager.906. Erika Vikman (1993), Finnish: Finnish singer who represented Finland at Eurovision 2025 with Ich komme.907. George Ezra (1993), British: English singer-songwriter behind Budapest and the UK number one Shotgun.908. Grace VanderWaal (2004), American: Ukulele-playing singer-songwriter who won America's Got Talent and starred in Stargirl.909. Jang Won-young (2004), South Korean: South Korean singer in the girl group Ive who first found fame on Produce 48.910. Jeon Somi (2001), South Korean: Canadian-South Korean singer who won Produce 101 in 2016 and built a solo career with hits like Dumb Dumb.911. Kehlani (1995), American: Oakland R&B singer known for SweetSexySavage and Folded.912. LiSA (1987), Japanese: Japanese singer who sang Gurenge, the theme of Demon Slayer.913. Lil Yachty (1997), American: Atlanta-area rapper who rose to fame as the self-styled King of the Teens.914. Lindita Halimi (1994), Albanian: Kosovar-Albanian singer who represented Albania at Eurovision 2017.915. Mabel (1996), British: British singer behind Don't Call Me Up and a Brit Award winner.916. Mac DeMarco (1990), Canadian: Canadian indie singer-songwriter known for the laid-back album Salad Days.917. Nina Žižić (1985), Montenegrin: Montenegrin singer who sang at Eurovision 2013 with Who See.918. Paris Kathrine Jackson (1998), American: American model, actress and singer, daughter of Michael Jackson.919. Polo G (1999), American: American rapper from Chicago known for emotional street stories, Pop Out and the number one single Rapstar.920. Pop Smoke (1999–2020), American: American rapper whose hits Welcome to the Party and Dior brought Brooklyn drill to the world before his death at twenty.921. Roksana Węgiel (2005), Polish: Polish singer who won Junior Eurovision with Anyone I Want to Be.922. Seungri (1990), South Korean: Former BIGBANG member who retired amid the Burning Sun scandal.923. Son Chaeyoung (1999), South Korean: South Korean rapper and singer in Twice who released her solo album Lil Fantasy Vol. 1 in 2025.924. Sunny (1989), South Korean: American-born singer who rose to fame as a member of Girls' Generation.925. Takeoff (1994–2022), American: Migos rapper who was killed in Houston in 2022.926. The Kid Laroi (2003), Australian: Australian singer and rapper who topped the charts with Stay alongside Justin Bieber.927. Wendy (1994), South Korean: South Korean singer and main vocalist of Red Velvet, who launched a solo career with the EP Like Water.928. Yeri (1999), South Korean: South Korean singer and actress, the youngest member of the K-pop girl group Red Velvet.929. Yoo Jeong-yeon (1996), South Korean: South Korean singer and vocalist in Twice who spoke openly about anxiety before returning to the stage.930. Yuval Raphael (2000), Israeli: Israeli singer and Nova festival survivor who came second at Eurovision 2025.931. girl in red (1999), Norwegian: Norwegian singer-songwriter whose bedroom-recorded songs made her a leading young voice in queer indie pop.932. Aiko (1999), Czech: Moscow-born, Brighton-based singer-songwriter who sang the break-up anthem Pedestal for the Czech Republic at Eurovision 2024.933. Beabadoobee (2000), British: Filipino-British singer-songwriter whose dreamy guitar songs made her a leading young star of British indie rock.934. Bhad Bhabie (2003), American: American rapper who turned a viral talk show moment into a music career.935. Brian McFadden (1980), Irish: Irish singer and founding member of the boy band Westlife.936. Calum Scott (1988), British: English singer whose cover of Dancing On My Own became a major hit.937. Claude (2003), Dutch: Congolese-born Dutch singer whose debut Ladada topped the Dutch chart.938. Cleopatra Stratan (2002), Moldovan: Moldovan singer who scored a hit album when she was still a toddler.939. Faouzia (2000), Moroccan: Moroccan-Canadian singer known for her powerful vocal range.940. Iru Khechanovi (2000), Georgian: Georgian singer who won Junior Eurovision with Candy and sang for Georgia at Eurovision 2023.941. Jack Harlow (1998), American: American rapper from Louisville, Kentucky, who topped the Billboard Hot 100 with First Class and Industry Baby.942. Jasmine Thompson (2000), British: English singer who rose from YouTube covers to a UK number two with Felix Jaehn's Ain't Nobody.943. Jay Park (1987), American: Korean-American rapper and former 2PM member who founded AOMG.944. Jeon Soyeon (1998), South Korean: South Korean rapper and producer who leads the girl group I-dle and writes most of its hits.945. Jessi (1988), American: Korean-American rapper known for Unpretty Rapstar and the hit Zoom.946. Kim Hyo-yeon (1989), South Korean: South Korean singer and main dancer of Girls' Generation.947. Kim Jae-joong (1986), South Korean: South Korean singer who rose to fame with the boy bands TVXQ and JYJ.948. Lay (1991), Chinese: Chinese singer and dancer from EXO who became a solo star and talent show mentor in China.949. Lee Hi (1996), South Korean: South Korean singer with a deep, soulful voice who rose to fame on K-pop Star.950. Moonbin (1998–2023), South Korean: South Korean singer and dancer in the boy group Astro, who began as a child actor in Boys Over Flowers.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.

1,018 musicians in our database, ranked by historical popularity. Page 19 of 21.

Most famous musician

Ludwig van Beethoven

Highest historical popularity score (HPI 96.9)

Most common birth month

September

106 of 1,018 were born in September

Living vs deceased

662 / 356

65% are still living

Most common nationality

American

344 people, 34% of the list

Editor-written profiles

419

41% have a full original profile so far

The ranked list (from #901)

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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