







The Most Famous
Singers from United States
Trending Singers from United States This Week
The top 10 Singers from United States trending on Wikipedia in the past 7 days, with a quick note on what drove the spike.
- #1

Whitney Houston
1963 - 2012
Trending in Italian (#5), Portuguese (#57), Dutch (#93), Spanish (#232), and English (#296) Wikipedia (15,686 views, on May 12).
- #2

Billy Joel
b. 1949
Trending in German (#7), Polish (#8), Dutch (#21), English (#30), Italian (#52), French (#63), Russian (#111), and Spanish (#271) Wikipedia...
- #3

Clay Aiken
b. 1978
Trending in English (#8) Wikipedia (76,330 views, on May 12).
- #4

Lisa Marie Presley
1968 - 2023
Trending in Spanish (#8), Hungarian (#12), Portuguese (#14), Chinese (#34), Dutch (#38), English (#44), Arabic (#45), Italian (#48), French...
- #5

Melanie Thornton
1967 - 2001
Trending in Hungarian (#10) Wikipedia (367 views, on May 13).
- #6

Janet Jackson
b. 1966
Trending in Dutch (#15), Spanish (#16), Portuguese (#19), Japanese (#20), Hungarian (#22), French (#34), English (#42), Italian (#44),...
- #7

Madison Beer
b. 1999
Trending in Polish (#18) Wikipedia (1,324 views, on May 12).
- #8

La Toya Jackson
b. 1956
Trending in Spanish (#22), French (#54), Portuguese (#59), English (#72), Italian (#79), Dutch (#90), Hungarian (#176), and German (#258)...
- #9

Tori Kelly
b. 1992
Trending in English (#30) Wikipedia (35,248 views, on May 12).
- #10

Noah Kahan
b. 1997
Trending in English (#31) and Italian (#111) Wikipedia (34,900 views, on May 11).
This page contains a list of the greatest Americans Singers. The pantheon dataset contains 4,381 Singers, 1,309 of which were born in United States.
Top 10 American Singers
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Americans Singers of all time. This list of famous Americans 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 Americans Singers.
- #1

Elvis Presley
1935 - 1977
HPI 87.57184 langsElvis Presley is most famous for being a singer, actor, and musician. He was born in 1935 in Tupelo, Mississippi and died in 1977 in...Read moreShow less
Elvis Presley is most famous for being a singer, actor, and musician. He was born in 1935 in Tupelo, Mississippi and died in 1977 in Memphis, Tennessee.
- #2

Cher
b. 1946
HPI 85.78100 langsCher is most famous for her music and her acting career.
- #3

Maria Callas
1923 - 1977
HPI 84.0274 langsMaria Callas was a Greek-American opera singer who is most famous for her bel canto technique.
- #4

Aretha Franklin
1942 - 2018
HPI 83.92100 langsAretha Franklin is most famous for her soulful voice and her vocal range. She has been called the "Queen of Soul" and her music has spanned...Read moreShow less
Aretha Franklin is most famous for her soulful voice and her vocal range. She has been called the "Queen of Soul" and her music has spanned many genres, including blues, gospel, pop, R&B, rock and roll, and jazz.
- #5

Janis Joplin
1943 - 1970
HPI 83.9185 langsJanis Joplin was a singer and songwriter who is most famous for her work with Big Brother and the Holding Company.
- #6

Joan Baez
b. 1941
HPI 83.4880 langsJoan Baez is most famous for being a folk singer. She was also a very active member of the civil rights movement and the anti-war movement...Read moreShow less
Joan Baez is most famous for being a folk singer. She was also a very active member of the civil rights movement and the anti-war movement in the 1960s.
- #7

Marvin Gaye
1939 - 1984
HPI 80.5671 langsMarvin Gaye is most famous for his music. He was a singer and songwriter who had many hit songs in the 1960s. He was also a successful...Read moreShow less
Marvin Gaye is most famous for his music. He was a singer and songwriter who had many hit songs in the 1960s. He was also a successful Motown artist.
- #8

Jim Morrison
1943 - 1971
HPI 80.55122 langsJim Morrison was a singer and songwriter for the rock band The Doors. He was most famous for his poetic lyrics and distinctive voice.
- #9

Frank Sinatra
1915 - 1998
HPI 80.38105 langsFrank Sinatra is most famous for his voice. He was also a very popular singer in the 1940s, 1950s, and 1960s.
- #10

Patti Smith
b. 1946
HPI 79.1562 langsPatti Smith is most famous for her book "Just Kids" which is a memoir of her early life with photographer Robert Mapplethorpe.
People by Birth Decade
Browse notable Americans Singers grouped by birth decade. Each decade shows the top 10 by HPI; expand to see everyone.
2010s(1)
2000s(27)
1990s(165)
1980s(208)
1970s(244)
1960s(174)
1950s(113)
1940s(156)
1930s(104)
1920s(55)
1910s(28)
1900s(19)
1890s(14)
1880s(1)
1860s(1)
1850s(1)
Unknown(1)
Overlapping Lives
Which Singers were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 25 most globally memorable Singers since 1700.

















































































































