Occupation
MUSICIANS
With 3,175 biographies, Musicians are the 8th most common occupation in Pantheon, behind Athletes, Singers, and Religious Figures.
People
Pantheon has 3,178 people classified as musicians born between 712 BC and 2004. Of these 3,178, 2,008 (63.18%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living musicians include Paul McCartney, Bob Dylan, and Elton John. The most famous deceased musicians include Michael Jackson, Bob Marley, and Freddie Mercury. As of April 2024, 298 new musicians have been added to Pantheon including Jamiroquai, Dschinghis Khan, and Rocco Granata.
Living Musicians
Go to all RankingsPaul McCartney
1942 - Present
HPI: 84.56
Bob Dylan
1941 - Present
HPI: 75.83
Elton John
1947 - Present
HPI: 75.83
Madonna
1958 - Present
HPI: 74.95
Ringo Starr
1940 - Present
HPI: 73.46
Mark Knopfler
1949 - Present
HPI: 73.26
Jean-Michel Jarre
1948 - Present
HPI: 72.76
Cat Stevens
1948 - Present
HPI: 72.66
Eric Clapton
1945 - Present
HPI: 72.63
Brian May
1947 - Present
HPI: 71.82
Roger Waters
1943 - Present
HPI: 71.79
Pete Townshend
1945 - Present
HPI: 70.71
Deceased Musicians
Go to all RankingsMichael Jackson
1958 - 2009
HPI: 88.68
Bob Marley
1945 - 1981
HPI: 84.73
Freddie Mercury
1946 - 1991
HPI: 83.76
Franz Liszt
1811 - 1886
HPI: 81.56
Niccolò Paganini
1782 - 1840
HPI: 80.95
John Lennon
1940 - 1980
HPI: 80.02
Clara Schumann
1819 - 1896
HPI: 76.49
Louis Armstrong
1901 - 1971
HPI: 76.26
Jimi Hendrix
1942 - 1970
HPI: 75.28
George Harrison
1943 - 2001
HPI: 74.88
Leonard Cohen
1934 - 2016
HPI: 74.87
Jeff Beck
1944 - 2023
HPI: 74.73
Newly Added Musicians (2024)
Go to all RankingsJamiroquai
HPI: 68.02
Dschinghis Khan
HPI: 66.51
Rocco Granata
1938 - Present
HPI: 57.49
Safi al-Din al-Urmawi
1216 - 1294
HPI: 56.89
Dan McCafferty
1946 - 2022
HPI: 56.76
Guy Bonnet
1945 - 2024
HPI: 55.48
Stephen Kovacevich
1940 - Present
HPI: 54.67
Alec John Such
1951 - 2022
HPI: 53.94
Elisabeth Leonskaja
1945 - Present
HPI: 53.70
Paul de Senneville
1933 - 2023
HPI: 53.62
Robert Hausmann
1852 - 1909
HPI: 53.48
Conrad Graf
1782 - 1851
HPI: 53.33
Places
Most musicians were born in United States (1342), United Kingdom (516), and Germany (131). By city, the most common birth places were New York City (89), Los Angeles (62), and Chicago (53).The most common death places of musicians were United States (599), United Kingdom (110), and France (72). By city, these were New York City (92), Los Angeles (75), and London (51).
Places Over Time
The earliest biographies classified as musicians in Pantheon are Ziryab, Thomas Bangalter, and Terpander. The concentration of musicians was largest during the Television Era, which lasted from 1950 to 1989. Some birth or death locations for earlier musicians are unknown, which may account for timeline differences below.
Lifespans
Which Musicians were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 25 most globally memorable Musicians since 1700.