Famous Musicians

The list Famous Musicians includes Jared Leto, Ville Valo, Shannon Leto, Prince and John Mayer. The list consists of 26,745 members and 1 sublist.

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Jared Leto

American actor and musician

Overview: Jared Joseph Leto (born December 26, 1971) is an American actor and musician. After starting his career with television appearances in the early 1990s, Leto achieved recognition for his role as Jordan ...

Date of birth: 26 December 1971

Age: 52

Nationality: American

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 9" (175 cm)

Partner: Thet Thinn (Dating)

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21st-century American singer-songwriters 2,654T

20th-century American singer-songwriters 1,272T

Singer-songwriters from Louisiana 163T
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Ville Valo

Finnish singer

Overview: Ville Hermanni Valo (born 22 November 1976) is a Finnish singer, songwriter and musician, best known as the lead vocalist of the gothic rock band HIM. Influenced by the likes of KISS, Black Sabbath and ...

Date of birth: 22 November 1976

Age: 47

Nationality: Finnish

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 1" (185 cm)

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Finnish male singer-songwriters 29T

20th-century Finnish male singers 112T

21st-century Finnish male singers 106T
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Shannon Leto

American musician

Overview: Shannon Leto (born March 9, 1970) is an American musician and songwriter best known as the drummer of rock band Thirty Seconds to Mars. He co-founded the group in 1998 in Los Angeles, California, with ...

Date of birth: 9 March 1970

Age: 54

Nationality: American

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 7" (170 cm)

Partner: Cara Santana (Dating)

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The Wondergirls members 9T

21st-century American drummers 548T

20th-century American drummers 1,435T
4.

Prince

American musician (1958–2016)

Overview: Prince Rogers Nelson (June 7, 1958 – April 21, 2016) was an American singer, songwriter, musician, record producer, dancer, actor, and filmmaker. A guitar virtuoso known for his genre-crossing work, w ...

Date of birth: 7 June 1958

Date of death: 21 April 2016

Age: 57 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 4" (163 cm)

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African-American male singer-songwriters 289T

Singer-songwriters from Minnesota 97T

20th-century African-American male singers 980T
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John Mayer

Guitarist and singer/songwriter

Overview: John Clayton Mayer (born October 16, 1977) is an American singer-songwriter and record producer. Born in Bridgeport, Connecticut, Mayer attended Berklee College of Music in Boston, but disenrolled and ...

Date of birth: 16 October 1977

Age: 46

Nationality: American

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 3" (190 cm)

Partner: Kiernan Shipka (Dating)

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Singer-songwriters from Connecticut 67T

Singer-songwriters from California 964T

21st-century American male musicians 5,585T
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Bruno Mars

American musician (born 1985)

Overview: Peter Gene Hernandez (born October 8, 1985), known professionally as Bruno Mars, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, multi-instrumentalist, and dancer. He is known for his stage perfor ...

Date of birth: 8 October 1985

Age: 38

Nationality: American

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 5" (165 cm)

Partner: Jessica Caban (Long-Term)

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Hawaii people of Puerto Rican descent 4T

Forbes 30 Under 30 recipients 157T

MTV Europe Music Award winners 363T
7.

Ed Sheeran

English singer-songwriter (born 1991)

Overview: Edward Christopher Sheeran, MBE (born 17 February 1991) is an English singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor. In early 2011, Sheeran independently released the extended play, No. 5 Collaborations ...

Date of birth: 17 February 1991

Age: 33

Nationality: British

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

Partner: Cherry Seaborn (Married)

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MTV Europe Music Award winners 370T

Youth Music Theatre UK Alumni 11T

British hip hop singers 47T
8.

Ian Watkins

Welsh musician

Overview: Ian David Karslake Watkins (born 30 July 1977) is a Welsh convicted sex offender and former singer, songwriter, and musician. He achieved prominence as the co-founder, lead vocalist, and lyricist of the ...

Date of birth: 30 July 1977

Age: 47

Nationality: Welsh

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 1" (185 cm)

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Welsh male singer-songwriters 29T

Welsh people convicted of child pornography offences 3T

20th-century Welsh male singers 20T
9.

Alex Turner

British musician (born 1986)

Overview: Alexander David Turner (born 6 January 1986) is an English musician, singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is best known as the frontman and principal songwriter of the rock band Arctic Monkeys ...

Date of birth: 6 January 1986

Age: 38

Nationality: British

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 7" (170 cm)

Partner: Louise Verneuil (Dating)

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The Last Shadow Puppets members 4T

English male guitarists 922T

English male singer-songwriters 751T
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Jimmy Page

English guitarist (born 1944)

Overview: James Patrick Page OBE (born 9 January 1944) is an English musician, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and record producer who achieved international success as the guitarist and founder of the rock band ...

Date of birth: 9 January 1944

Age: 80

Nationality: British

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

Height: 6' (183 cm)

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Skiffle musicians 18T

Lord Sutch and Heavy Friends members 7T

XYZ (English band) members 4T
11.

Joan Jett

American rock musician (born 1958)

Overview: Joan Jett (born Joan Marie Larkin, September 22, 1958) is an American rock singer, guitarist, songwriter, record producer and actress. She is best known for her work as the frontwoman of her band Joan ...

Date of birth: 22 September 1958

Age: 65

Nationality: American

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 6" (168 cm)

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Musicians from Montgomery County, Pennsylvania 9T

Women in punk 126T

Singer-songwriters from Pennsylvania 212T
12.

Steven Tyler

American singer (born 1948)

Overview: Steven Victor Tallarico (born March 26, 1948), known professionally as Steven Tyler, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, actor, and former television personality. He is best known as the lead ...

Date of birth: 26 March 1948

Age: 76

Nationality: American

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

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21st-century American singer-songwriters 2,663T

20th-century American singer-songwriters 1,277T

Singers from Boston 86T
13.

Robert Plant

English singer for Led Zeppelin (b 1948)

Overview: Robert Anthony Plant CBE (born 20 August 1948) is an English singer, songwriter and musician, best known as the lead singer and lyricist of the rock band Led Zeppelin.

Date of birth: 20 August 1948

Age: 76

Nationality: British

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 1" (185 cm)

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21st-century English male singers 183T

20th-century English male singers 154T

Sanctuary Records artists 61T
14.

Nikki Sixx

American musician (born 1958)

Overview: Nikki Sixx (born Frank Carlton Serafino Feranna Jr.; December 11, 1958) is an American musician, songwriter, radio host, and photographer, best known as the co-founder, bassist, and primary songwriter ...

Date of birth: 11 December 1958

Age: 65

Nationality: American

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 1" (185 cm)

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Italian American heavy metal musicians 55T

Brides of Destruction members 8T

American male bass guitarists 1,092T
15.

Lionel Richie

American singer (born 1949)

Overview: Lionel Brockman Richie Jr. (born June 20, 1949) is an American singer, songwriter, composer, multi-instrumentalist, record producer and actor. His recordings with the Commodores and in his solo career ...

Date of birth: 20 June 1949

Age: 75

Nationality: American

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 11" (180 cm)

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21st-century American singer-songwriters 2,716T

20th-century American singer-songwriters 1,297T

21st-century American saxophonists 541T
16.

Slash

musician

Overview: Saul Hudson (born July 23, 1965), better known by his stage name Slash, is a British–American musician and songwriter. He is the lead guitarist of the American hard rock band Guns N' Roses, with whom he ...

Date of birth: 23 July 1965

Age: 59

Nationality: British

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

Partner: Meegan Hodges (Long-Term)

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Musicians from Hampstead 30T

Musicians from Stoke-on-Trent 14T

English male songwriters 1,064T
17.

Rod Stewart

British singer-songwriter (born 1945)

Overview: Sir Roderick David Stewart CBE (born 10 January 1945) is a British rock singer and songwriter. Born and raised in London, he is of Scottish and English ancestry. Stewart is one of the best-selling music ...

Date of birth: 10 January 1945

Age: 79

Nationality: British

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

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Steampacket members 7T

The Jeff Beck Group members 14T

People with color blindness 41T
18.

Mick Jagger

British singer (born 1943)

Overview: Sir Michael Philip Jagger (born 26 July 1943) is an English singer, songwriter, actor, and film producer who gained worldwide fame as the lead singer and one of the founder members of the Rolling Stones ...

Date of birth: 26 July 1943

Age: 81

Nationality: British

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

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People from Wilmington, Kent 7T

British hard rock musicians 7T

SuperHeavy members 5T
19.

Michael Hutchence

Australian singer (1960–1997)

Overview: Michael Kelland John Hutchence (22 January 1960 – 22 November 1997) was an Australian musician, singer-songwriter and actor. Hutchence co-founded the rock band INXS, which sold over 75 million records ...

Date of birth: 22 January 1960

Date of death: 22 November 1997

Age: 37 (age at death)

Nationality: Australian

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 10" (178 cm)

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People named in the Paradise Papers 167T

Male actors of Irish descent 682T

1997 suicides 39T
20.

Kurt Cobain

American rock musician (1967–1994)

Overview: Kurt Donald Cobain (February 20, 1967 – April 5, 1994) was an American singer, songwriter, and musician, best known as the guitarist and frontman of the rock band Nirvana. Regarded as a Generation X icon ...

Date of birth: 20 February 1967

Date of death: 5 April 1994

Age: 27 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 9" (175 cm)

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Singer-songwriters from Washington (state) 110T

20th-century American male singers 1,898T

20th-century diarists 182T