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This is a list of the 600 best-known musicians, ranked by reach: how many Wikipedia languages and sister sites have a page about each one.

#NameAge
1
Michael JacksonAmerican singer, songwriter, record producer, and dancer (1958–2009)
1958–2009
2
Leonardo da VinciItalian Renaissance polymath (1452−1519)
1452–1519
3
Wolfgang Amadeus MozartAustrian composer of the Classical period (1756–1791)
1756–1791
4
Charlie ChaplinEnglish actor and filmmaker (1889–1977)
1889–1977
5
Marilyn MonroeAmerican actress and model (1926–1962)
1926–1962
6
ShakiraColombian singer-songwriter (born 1977)
49
7
Corbin BleuAmerican actor (born 1989)
37
8
Marlene DietrichGerman and American actress and singer (1901–1992)
1901–1992
9
Frédéric ChopinPolish composer and pianist (1810–1849)
1810–1849
10
Mother TeresaAlbanian-Indian Catholic nun and missionary (1910–1997)
1910–1997
11
John LennonBritish musician (1940–1980)
1940–1980
12
Bob DylanAmerican singer-songwriter (born 1941)
85
13
PeléBrazilian footballer (1940–2022)
1940–2022
14
Justin BieberCanadian singer-songwriter (born 1994)
32
15
Louis ArmstrongAmerican jazz musician, trumpeter and singer (1901–1971)
1901–1971
16
Taylor SwiftAmerican singer-songwriter (born 1989)
36
17
BeyoncéAmerican singer-songwriter (born 1981)
45
18
EminemAmerican rapper, record producer and actor
54
19
Selena GomezAmerican singer and actress (born 1992)
34
20
Omar KhayyámPersian mathematician and poet (1048–1131)
1048–1131
21
Thomas MannGerman novelist and Nobel Prize laureate (1875–1955)
1875–1955
22
Robin WilliamsAmerican actor and comedian (1951–2014)
1951–2014
23
Lana Del ReyAmerican singer-songwriter (born 1985)
41
24
RihannaBarbadian singer (born 1988)
38
25
Bertolt BrechtGerman poet, playwright, and theatre director (1898–1956)
1898–1956
26
Judy GarlandAmerican actress, singer, dancer and vaudevillian (1922–1969)
1922–1969
27
Jim MorrisonAmerican singer and poet; lead vocalist of The Doors (1943–1971)
1943–1971
28
AnggunIndonesian-born French singer-songwriter and television personality
52
29
Johnny DeppAmerican actor (born 1963)
63
30
Britney SpearsAmerican singer, songwriter, actress and model (born 1981)
44
31
Federico García LorcaSpanish poet, dramatist and prose writer (1898–1936)
1898–1936
32
Ariana GrandeAmerican singer, songwriter, and actress (born 1993)
33
33
Miley CyrusAmerican singer, actress, and television personality (born 1992)
33
34
Romain RollandFrench author (1866-1944)
1866–1944
35
Alain DelonFrench actor (1935–2024)
1935–2024
36
Avril LavigneCanadian singer-songwriter (born 1984)
42
37
Katy PerryAmerican singer
42
38
Shah Rukh KhanIndian actor, producer and television personality
60
39
Tom HanksAmerican actor and film producer (born 1956)
70
40
Whitney HoustonAmerican singer, actress, and film producer (1963–2012)
1963–2012
41
AdeleEnglish singer-songwriter (born 1988)
38
42
David BowieEnglish musician and actor (1947–2016)
1947–2016
43
Jennifer LopezAmerican singer and actress (born 1969)
57
44
NeroFifth and last Roman Emperor of Julio-Claudian dynasty (54–68)
37–68
45
Tupac ShakurAmerican rapper and actor (1971–1996)
1971–1996
46
Will SmithAmerican actor, film producer and rapper (born 1968)
58
47
Clint EastwoodAmerican actor and film director (born 1930)
96
48
Kate WinsletEnglish actress (born 1975)
51
49
Demi LovatoAmerican singer-songwriter and actress (born 1992)
34
50
Nicole KidmanAustralian-American actress, producer, and model (born 1967)
59
51
Douglas AdamsBritish science fiction writer and humorist (1952–2001)
1952–2001
52
Gwyneth PaltrowAmerican actress, entrepreneur, writer and singer (born 1972)
54
53
Leonard CohenCanadian singer, songwriter and poet (1934–2016)
1934–2016
54
Amy WinehouseEnglish singer-songwriter (1983–2011)
1983–2011
55
Christina AguileraAmerican singer, songwriter and actress
45
56
Kurt CobainAmerican rock musician, singer and songwriter (1967–1994)
1967–1994
57
Franz LisztHungarian romantic composer and virtuoso pianist (1811-1886)
1811–1886
58
Stefan ZweigAustrian writer (1881–1942)
1881–1942
59
Steven SeagalAmerican actor, martial artist, and film producer
74
60
Tom CruiseAmerican actor and film producer (born 1962)
64
61
Jeremy RennerAmerican actor (born 1971)
55
62
Mariah CareyAmerican singer (born 1969)
57
63
George HarrisonEnglish musician and member of the Beatles (1943–2001)
1943–2001
64
Ingrid BergmanSwedish actress (1915–1982)
1915–1982
65
Felix MendelssohnGerman composer, pianist, organist and conductor of Jewish descent (1809-1847)
1809–1847
66
Keanu ReevesCanadian actor and musician (born 1964)
62
67
Bing CrosbyAmerican singer and actor (1903–1977)
1898–1977
68
Quentin TarantinoAmerican filmmaker and actor (born 1963)
63
69
Albert SchweitzerFrench-German physician, theologian, musician, and philosopher (1875-1965)
1875–1965
70
Jane FondaAmerican actress and activist
88
71
CherAmerican musician, singer, actress and television personality (born 1946)
80
72
Grace KellyAmerican actress and Princess consort of Monaco (1929–1982)
1929–1982
73
Elton JohnBritish singer, songwriter and musician (born 1947)
79
74
Bruce WillisAmerican actor (born 1955)
71
75
John TravoltaAmerican actor (born 1954)
72
76
Franz BeckenbauerGerman sports official and association football player (1945–2024)
1945–2024
77
Lila DownsMexican-American singer-songwriter
58
78
Nicki MinajTrinidadian rapper and singer (born 1982)
43
79
EnyaIrish singer (born 1961)
65
80
RonaldinhoBrazilian associaton fooball player (born 1980)
46
81
Taylor LautnerAmerican actor
34
82
William HerschelGerman-born British astronomer and composer (1738–1822)
1738–1822
83
Anne HathawayAmerican actress (born 1982)
43
84
Christopher LeeEnglish actor and singer (1922–2015)
1922–2015
85
Orson WellesAmerican actor and filmmaker (1915–1985)
1915–1985
86
Robert Downey Jr.American actor (born 1965)
61
87
Mae WestAmerican actress, singer, screenwriter, and writer (1893–1980)
1893–1980
88
Tina TurnerAmerican-born Swiss singer and songwriter (1939–2023)
1939–2023
89
50 CentAmerican rapper and actor (born 1975)
51
90
Helmut SchmidtChancellor of West Germany (1974–1982)
1918–2015
91
Kevin CostnerAmerican actor and filmmaker (born 1955)
71
92
Paris HiltonAmerican media personality (born 1981)
45
93
Dan BrownAmerican novelist (born 1964)
62
94
Eddie MurphyAmerican actor and comedian (born 1961)
65
95
Frank ZappaAmerican musician (1940–1993)
1940–1993
96
Kanye WestAmerican rapper and record producer (born 1977)
49
97
Umm KulthumEgyptian singer and actress (1886–1975)
1898–1975
98
Alla PugachevaSoviet-Russian singer, composer, and actress
77
99
Bette DavisAmerican actress (1908–1989)
1908–1989
100
Harper LeeAmerican novelist (1926–2016)
1926–2016