The Most Famous
Singers from China
Trending Singers from China This Week
The top 10 Singers from China trending on Wikipedia in the past 7 days, with a quick note on what drove the spike.
- #1
Zhou Shen
b. 1992
Trending in Chinese (#89) Wikipedia (918 views, on Mar 25).
- #2
Peng Liyuan
b. 1962
Trending in Chinese (#107) Wikipedia (837 views, on Mar 26).
Top 10 Chinese Singers
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Chinese Singers of all time. This list of famous Chinese Singers is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Chinese Singers.
- #1
Peng Liyuan
b. 1962
HPI 66.1042 langsChinese Soprano, Spouse of Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party since 2012
- #2
Mei Lanfang
1894 - 1961
HPI 63.6826 langs20th-century Peking opera artist
- #3
Shi Pei Pu
1938 - 2009
HPI 61.7519 langsChinese opera singer, spy (1938–2009)
- #4
Sam Hui
b. 1948
HPI 57.0018 langsChinese musician, singer, songwriter and actor from Hong Kong
- #5
Yao Lee
1922 - 2019
HPI 54.0315 langsChinese singer (1922-2019)
- #6
Lu Han
b. 1990
HPI 50.3633 langsChinese singer and actor
- #7
Liu Huan
b. 1963
HPI 50.1419 langsChinese singer
- #8
Wei Wei
b. 1963
HPI 49.7419 langsChinese female singer
- #9
Han Geng
b. 1984
HPI 48.9124 langsChinese singer and actor
- #10
Lay Zhang
b. 1991
HPI 48.7929 langsChinese singer
People by Birth Decade
Browse notable Chinese Singers grouped by birth decade. Each decade shows the top 10 by HPI; expand to see everyone.
2000s(2)
1970s(3)
1960s(3)
1940s(1)
1930s(1)
1920s(1)
1890s(1)
Overlapping Lives
Which Singers were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 4 most globally memorable Singers since 1700.
