Famous Musicians Born the Same Year as You

Though it can often feel like celebrities are a species of their own, knowing that you share certain commonalities with them can bring them down to earth. Sharing the same birthday with an artist, for instance, can provide that common connection.

Find out which artist shares your birth year and the other most influential musicians.

Musician Born
Billie Holiday1915
Frank Sinatra1915
B.B. King1925
Miles Davis1926
Ray Charles1930
Johnny Cash1932
Elvis Presley1935
Freddy Fender1937
Tina Turner1939
Ringo Starr (The Beatles)1940
John Lennon (The Beatles)1940
Bob Dylan1941
Paul Simon (Simon & Garfunkel)1941
Art Garfunkel (Simon & Garfunkel)1941
Paul McCartney (The Beatles)1942
Jimi Hendrix1942
Aretha Franklin1942
Brian Wilson (The Beach Boys)1942
Mick Jagger (The Rolling Stones)1943
Keith Richards (The Rolling Stones)1943
Roger Waters (Pink Floyd)1943
George Harrison (The Beatles)1943
Jim Morrison (The Doors)1943
Janis Joplin1943
Johnny Lennon (Led Zeppelin)1944
Roger Daltrey1944
John Entwistle1944
Pete Townshend1945
Neil Young1945
Bob Marley1945
Eric Clapton1945
David Gilmour (Pink Floyd)1946
Freddie Mercury (Queen)1946
Dolly Parton1946
David Bowie1947
Elton John1947
Carlos Santana1947
Ozzy Osbourne1948
Robert Plant (Led Zeppelin)1948
Stevie Nicks (Fleetwood Mac)1948
Tony Iommi (Black Sabbath)1948
Geezer Butler (Black Sabbath)1949
Billy Joel1949
Lindsey Buckingham (Fleetwood Mac)1949
Bruce Springsteen1949
Stevie Wonder1950
Michael Jackson1958
Madonna1958
Prince1958
Richie Sambora (Bon Jovi)1959
Morrissey (The Smiths)1959
Bono (U2)1960
The Edge (David Howell Evans)1961
Jon Bon Jovi (Bon Jovi)1962
Axl Rose (Guns N' Roses)1962
Anthony Kiedis (Red Hot Chili Peppers)1962
Flea (Red Hot Chili Peppers)1962
Johnny Marr (The Smiths)1963
Whitney Houston1963
James Hetfield (Metallica)1963
Lars Ulrich (Metallica)1963
Eddie Vedder (Pearl Jam)1964
Kurt Cobain (Nirvana)1967
Mariah Carey1969
Snoop Dogg1971
Eminem1972
Kanye West1977
Chris Martin (Coldplay)1977
Jonny Buckland (Coldplay)1977
Britney Spears1981
Beyoncé1981
Amy Winehouse1983
Lana Del Rey1985
Drake1986
Lady Gaga1986
Rihanna1988
Adele1988
Taylor Swift1989
Travis Scott1991
Ed Sheeran1991
Ariana Grande1993
Justin Bieber1994

 

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