20th-century American women singers

The list 20th-century American women singers includes Marilyn Monroe, Jennifer Lopez, Lea Michele, Anna Kendrick and Barbi Benton. The list consists of 2,188 members and 3 sublists.

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1.

Marilyn Monroe

American, Actress

Overview: Marilyn Monroe (born Norma Jeane Mortenson; 1 June 1926 – 4 August 1962) was an American actress, model, and singer. Famous for playing comedic "blonde bombshell" characters, she became one of the ...

Date of birth: 1 June 1926

Date of death: 5 August 1962

Age: 36 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 6" (168 cm)

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Sex symbols 1T

United Service Organizations entertainers 75T

Jewish American atheists 139T
2.

Jennifer Lopez

American singer

Overview: Jennifer Lynn Affleck (néeLopez; born July 24, 1969), also known as J.Lo, is an American singer, actress, and dancer. In 1991, she began appearing as a Fly Girl dancer on the sketch comedy television ...

Date of birth: 24 July 1969

Age: 53

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 4" (163 cm)

Partner: Ben Affleck (Married)

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Judges in American reality television series 48T

Singer-songwriters from New York (state) 700T

Singer-songwriters from California 964T
3.

Britney Spears

American, Singer

Overview: Britney Jean Spears (born December 2, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and actress. She is credited with influencing the revival of teen pop during the late 1990s and early 2000s, for which ...

Date of birth: 2 December 1981

Age: 41

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 4" (163 cm)

Partner: Sam Asghari (Married)

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Time 100 250T

Singer-songwriters from Mississippi 152T

Singer-songwriters from Louisiana 159T
4.

Beyoncé

American, Singer

Overview: Beyoncé Giselle Knowles-Carter ( bee-YON-say; née Knowles; born September 4, 1981) is an American singer, actress and record producer. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, Beyoncé performed in various ...

Date of birth: 4 September 1981

Age: 41

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 7" (170 cm)

Partner: Jay-Z (Married)

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American female hip hop singers 63T

20th-century American businesswomen 493T

MTV Europe Music Award winners 370T
5.

Lea Michele

American, Actress

Overview: Lea Michele Sarfati (born August 29, 1986) is an American actress, singer, songwriter, and author. She began her career as a child actress on Broadway, appearing in productions of Les Misérables (1995 ...

Date of birth: 29 August 1986

Age: 36

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 2" (157 cm)

Partner: Zandy Reich (Married)

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21st-century American women singers 2,977T

Tenafly High School alumni 33T

21st-century women singers 8,577T
6.

Anna Kendrick

American, Actress

Overview: Anna Cooke Kendrick (born August 9, 1985) is an American actress. She has received various accolades, including a Satellite Award, five Teen Choice Awards, three MTV Movie Awards, and nominations for an ...

Date of birth: 9 August 1985

Age: 37

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 2" (157 cm)

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21st-century American memoirists 318T

Actresses of Irish descent 598T

American women memoirists 690T
7.

Barbi Benton

American actor, model and singer

Overview: Barbi Benton (born Barbara Lynn Klein; January 28, 1950) is an American retired model, actress, songwriter, television personality, and singer. She is known for appearing in Playboy magazine, as a fou ...

Date of birth: 28 January 1950

Age: 72

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 3" (160 cm)

Partner: George Gradow (Married)

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20th-century women singers 3,624T

Jewish female musicians 32T

American female country singers 635T
8.

Ava Gardner

American, Actress

Overview: Ava Lavinia Gardner (December 24, 1922 – January 25, 1990) was an American actress and singer. She first signed a contract with Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in 1941 and appeared mainly in small roles until she ...

Date of birth: 24 December 1922

Date of death: 25 January 1990

Age: 67 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 6" (168 cm)

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Deaths from pneumonia in England 296T

20th-century American memoirists 443T

20th-century memoirists 825T
9.

Pink

American, Singer

Overview: Alecia Beth Moore (born September 8, 1979), known professionally as Pink (stylized as ), is an American singer and songwriter. She was originally a member of the girl group Choice. In 1995, LaFace Records ...

Date of birth: 8 September 1979

Age: 43

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 4" (163 cm)

Partner: Carey Hart (Married)

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People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals people 6T

MTV Europe Music Award winners 363T

You+Me members 2T
10.

Kelly Rowland

Singer, songwriter, actress

Overview: Kelendria Trene Rowland (born February 11, 1981) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and television personality. She rose to fame in the late 1990s as a member of Destiny's Child, one of the world's ...

Date of birth: 11 February 1981

Age: 41

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

Partner: Tim Witherspoon Jr (Fighter) (Married)

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American female hip hop singers 44T

Universal Motown Records artists 76T

American women in electronic music 347T
11.

Alicia Keys

American, Singer

Overview: Alicia Augello Cook (born January 25, 1981), known professionally as Alicia Keys, is an American singer-songwriter. A classically-trained pianist, Keys began composing songs by age 12 and was signed at ...

Date of birth: 25 January 1981

Age: 42

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 6" (168 cm)

Partner: Swizz Beatz (Married)

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Singer-songwriters from New York (state) 696T

American female hip hop singers 63T

American neo soul singers 103T
12.

Whitney Houston

American, Singer

Overview: Whitney Elizabeth Houston (August 9, 1963 – February 11, 2012) was an American singer and actress. She was cited as the most awarded female artist of all time by Guinness World Records and is one of the ...

Date of birth: 9 August 1963

Date of death: 11 February 2012

Age: 48 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

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Deaths from coronary artery disease 61T

New Jersey Hall of Fame inductees 30T

Deaths by drowning in California 45T
13.

Madonna

American, Singer

Overview: Madonna Louise Ciccone (born August 16, 1958) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Referred to as the "Queen of Pop", Madonna is noted for her continual reinvention and versatility in music ...

Date of birth: 16 August 1958

Age: 64

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 3" (160 cm)

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Singer-songwriters from Michigan 180T

Singer-songwriters from New York (state) 699T

People named in the Paradise Papers 168T
14.

Jennifer Love Hewitt

Actress, singer-songwriter

Overview: Jennifer Love Hewitt (born February 21, 1979) is an American actress and singer. Hewitt began her career as a child actress and singer, appearing in national television commercials before joining the cast ...

Date of birth: 21 February 1979

Age: 43

Nationality: American

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 2" (157 cm)

Partner: Brian Hallisay (Married)

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American women television producers 775T

21st-century American women singers 2,718T

Jennifer Love Hewitt 3T
15.

Christina Aguilera

American singer, songwriter, and actress

Overview: Christina María Aguilera (, born December 18, 1980) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and television personality. Her accolades include five Grammy Awards, one Latin Grammy Award, and a star ...

Date of birth: 18 December 1980

Age: 42

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 2" (157 cm)

Partner: Matthew Rutler (Engaged)

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MTV Europe Music Award winners 365T

21st-century American women singers 2,747T

American women record producers 217T
16.

Ann-Margret

Swedish, Actress

Overview: Ann-Margret, also Ann-Margret Olsson (born April 28, 1941) is a Swedish-American actress, singer, and dancer.

Date of birth: 28 April 1941

Age: 81

Nationality: Swedish

Occupation: Actress

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 5" (165 cm)

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USO Entertainer 75T

The American Library (Yinka Shonibare, 2018) people 220T

20th-century Swedish women singers 82T
17.

Mariah Carey

American, Singer

Overview: Mariah Carey (born March 27, 1969) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. Known for her five-octave vocal range, melismatic singing style, and signature use of the whistle re ...

Date of birth: 27 March 1969

Age: 53

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 9" (175 cm)

Partner: Bryan Tanaka (Long-Term)

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American female hip hop singers 42T

American female hip hop musicians 67T

20th-century African-American women 87T
18.

Cher

American, Singer

Overview: Cher (born Cherilyn Sarkisian; May 20, 1946) is an American singer, actress and television personality. Often referred to by the media as the "Goddess of Pop", she has been described as embodying female ...

Date of birth: 20 May 1946

Age: 76

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

Partner: AE (Vice President) (Engaged)

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Actors with dyslexia 1T

Singer-songwriters from California 964T

Actresses from Malibu, California 6T
19.

Adrienne Houghton

American, Singer

Overview: Adrienne Eliza Houghton (née Bailon; born October 24, 1983) is an American singer, actress, television personality, and entrepreneur. She is a former member of the girl groups 3LW and The Cheetah Girls ...

Date of birth: 24 October 1983

Age: 39

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Female

Height: 4' 11" (150 cm)

Partner: Israel Houghton (Married)

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The Masked Singer (American TV series) contestants 55T

American women television personalities 119T

21st-century American women singers 2,718T
20.

Da Brat

Rapper, actress

Overview: Shawntae Harris (born April 14, 1974), better known by her stage name Da Brat, is an American rapper and actress from Chicago, Illinois. Beginning her career in 1992, her debut album Funkdafied (1994) ...

Date of birth: 14 April 1974

Age: 48

Nationality: American

Occupation: Rapper

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 4" (163 cm)

Partner: Jesseca Dupart (Married)

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LGBT singers from the United States 352T

21st-century American women singers 2,630T

Women in hip hop music 173T