Category
page 420th-century American singers

Eddie Albert
American actor (1906–2005)

Solomon Burke
American singer (1940–2010)
George Clinton
American singer, songwriter, bandleader, and music producer

Rick James
American singer, songwriter and record producer (1948-2004)
Sun Ra
American jazz composer and bandleader (1914–1993)

Paul Stanley
Paul Stanley is an American musician. He was the lead vocalist, rhythm guitarist, and a founding member of the hard rock band Kiss, which was active from 1973 to 2023. He was the writer or co-writer of many of the band's most popular songs. Stanley established the Starchild character as his Kiss persona.

Frankie Valli
American singer
Buddy Rich
American jazz drummer and bandleader (1917–1987)

Mark Hoppus
American musician and record producer
Tatyana Ali
American actress and singer

Al Green
American singer
Liberace
Władziu Valentino Liberace (May 16, 1919 – February 4, 1987) was an American pianist, singer, and actor. He was born in Wisconsin to parents of Italian and Polish origin and enjoyed a career spanning four decades of concerts, recordings, television, motion pictures, and endorsements. At the height of his fame, from the 1950s to 1970s, he was the highest-paid entertainer in the world, with established concert residencies in Las Vegas and an international touring schedule.

Richard Marx
American singer and songwriter

M. Shadows
American heavy metal singer
Wilson Pickett
American male singer and songwriter (1941-2006)
Sue Lyon
American actress (1946–2019)

Luther Vandross
American R&B singer (1951–2005)

Helen Reddy
Australian and American singer and actress (1941–2020)

Big Mama Thornton
American rhythm and blues singer and songwriter
Clifton Webb
American actor, singer, dancer (1889–1966)
Dick Powell
American actor (1904-1963)

Donnie Wahlberg
American musician and actor
Coco Lee
Hong Kong singer (1975–2023)

Pearl Bailey
American actress and singer (1918–1990)

Geraldine Fitzgerald
Irish-American actress (1913–2005)

Frank Morgan
actor (1890-1949)

Amy Grant
American singer-songwriter, musician (born 1960)

Nate Dogg
American singer and rapper (1969-2011)
Madeline Kahn
American actress, singer (1942-1999)
Martin O'Malley
American politician (born 1963)

Betty Hutton
American actress (1921–2007)

Gilda Radner
American actress and comedian (1946–1989)

Lead Belly
American folk and blues musician (1888–1949)

Kim Carnes
American singer and songwriter
Kathryn Grayson
American actress and coloratura soprano (1922–2010)

Ry Cooder
American guitarist, singer and composer

Johnny Nash
American singer (1940–2020)
Jim Nabors
American actor and singer (1930-2017)

Izzy Stradlin
American rock guitarist
Louis Prima
American musician (1910–1978)

Alice Faye
American actress and singer (1915–1998)
Billy Corgan
American musician

Zero Mostel
American actor (1915-1977)
Ray Walston
American actor (1914–2001)
Anita Baker
American singer
Annette O'Toole
American actress (born 1952)

MC Hammer
American rapper

Sly Stone
American musician, singer, guitarist, and record producer (1943–2025)
Mary Martin
American actress (1913-1990)

Rebbie Jackson
Maureen Reillette "Rebbie" Jackson-Brown is an American singer and the eldest child of the Jackson family of musicians. She first performed on stage with her siblings during shows in Las Vegas at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino in 1974, before appearing in the CBS television series The Jacksons. At age 34, Jackson released her debut album Centipede (1984). The album's title track was written by her younger brother Michael and has been her most successful single release. She released two more albums: Reaction (1986) and R U Tuff Enuff (1988).

Jackie Wilson
American singer (1934–1984)

Ma Rainey
American blues singer (1886–1939)
Lil' Kim
American rapper from New York
Odetta
Odetta Holmes (December 31, 1930 – December 2, 2008), known as Odetta, was an American singer, often referred to as "The Voice of the Civil Rights Movement". Her musical repertoire consisted largely of American folk music, blues, jazz, and spirituals.

Gladys Knight
American singer (born 1944)

Patti LaBelle
American singer and actress
Kim Gordon
American musician and artist, most known as co-founding member of Sonic Youth (born 1953)

Michelle Williams
American singer and actress

Gina Torres
American actress (born 1968)
Sterling Morrison
American musician (1942–1995)