Most Famous Musicians in the World
There are 8,435 notable musicians in the dataset, with the most coming from United States and Germany. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart holds the top rank. Based on a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 notable people throughout history.
Category All
Citizenship All
WA
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Holy Roman Composer 1756 – 1791
#
14
LV
Ludwig van Beethoven German Composer 1770 – 1827
#
17
M(
Madonna (entertainer) American Singer Born 1958
#
32
BD
Bob Dylan American Singer Born 1941
#
35
JS
Johann Sebastian Bach Holy Roman Composer 1685 – 1750
#
44
PM
Paul McCartney British Guitar Born 1942
#
52
FC
Frédéric Chopin Polish Composer 1810 – 1849
#
57
LG
Lady Gaga American Singer Born 1986
#
58
BS
Britney Spears American Singer Born 1981
#
59
R
Rihanna Barbadian Singer Born 1988
#
77
E
Eminem American Rapper Born 1972
#
80
SG
Selena Gomez American Singer Born 1992
#
95
RW
Richard Wagner German Composer 1813 – 1883
#
97
JH
Jimi Hendrix American Singer 1942 – 1970
#
106
JC
Johnny Cash American Guitar 1932 – 2003
#
123
BM
Bob Marley Jamaican Singer 1945 – 1981
#
124
JB
Justin Bieber Canadian Singer Born 1994
#
127
PI
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky Russian Composer 1840 – 1893
#
131
TS
Tupac Shakur American Rapper 1971 – 1996
#
133
LC
Leonard Cohen Canadian Singer 1934 – 2016
#
136