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Famous musicians by birth year

This list ranks 82 entries by birth year. First on the list is Franz Liszt (born 1811); last is Nick Jonas (born 1992). Right in the middle sits Dave Mustaine (born 1961).

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Birth years come from the Pantheon dataset (MIT Media Lab) and link to each person's Wikipedia page.

#	Name	Birth year
1	Franz Liszt Musician	born 1811
2	Louis Armstrong Musician	born 1901
3	Dean Martin Musician	born 1917
4	Chuck Berry Musician	born 1926
5	Miles Davis Musician	born 1926
6	Ray Charles Musician	born 1930
7	Buddy Holly Musician	born 1936
8	John Lennon Musician	born 1940
9	Ringo Starr Musician	born 1940
10	Frank Zappa Musician	born 1940
11	Bob Dylan Musician	born 1941
12	Jimi Hendrix Musician	born 1942
13	Paul McCartney Musician	born 1942
14	Lou Reed Musician	born 1942
15	Ronnie James Dio Musician	born 1942
16	George Harrison Musician	born 1943
17	Keith Richards Musician	born 1943
18	Roger Waters Musician	born 1943
19	Jimmy Page Musician	born 1944
20	Bob Marley Musician	born 1945
21	Eric Clapton Musician	born 1945
22	Neil Young Musician	born 1945
23	Freddie Mercury Musician	born 1946
24	Syd Barrett Musician	born 1946
25	Elton John Musician	born 1947
26	Carlos Santana Musician	born 1947
27	Iggy Pop Musician	born 1947
28	Alice Cooper Musician	born 1948
29	Yusuf Islam Musician	born 1948
30	Bruce Springsteen Musician	born 1949
31	Gene Simmons Musician	born 1949
32	Cyndi Lauper Musician	born 1953
33	Stevie Ray Vaughan Musician	born 1954
34	Angus Young Musician	born 1955
35	Sid Vicious Musician	born 1957
36	Michael Jackson Musician	born 1958
37	Madonna Musician	born 1958
38	Ice T Musician	born 1958
39	Israel Kamakawiwo'ole Musician	born 1959
40	Bono Musician	born 1960
41	Billy Ray Cyrus Musician	born 1961
42	Dave Mustaine Musician	born 1961
43	James Hetfield Musician	born 1963
44	Lenny Kravitz Musician	born 1964
45	Eddie Vedder Musician	born 1964
46	Björk Musician	born 1965
47	Rob Zombie Musician	born 1965
48	Jeff Buckley Musician	born 1966
49	David Guetta Musician	born 1967
50	Serj Tankian Musician	born 1967
51	Dave Grohl Musician	born 1969
52	Sean Combs Musician	born 1969
53	Tiësto Musician	born 1969
54	Buckethead Musician	born 1969
55	John Frusciante Musician	born 1970
56	Snoop Dogg Musician	born 1971
57	Billie Joe Armstrong Musician	born 1972
58	Timbaland Musician	born 1972
59	Sean Paul Musician	born 1973
60	Corey Taylor Musician	born 1973
61	Will.i.am Musician	born 1975
62	Travis Barker Musician	born 1975
63	Lauryn Hill Musician	born 1975
64	Ludacris Musician	born 1977
65	John Mayer Musician	born 1977
66	Chris Martin Musician	born 1977
67	Jason Mraz Musician	born 1977
68	Adam Levine Musician	born 1979
69	Norah Jones Musician	born 1979
70	Gotye Musician	born 1980
71	Alicia Keys Musician	born 1981
72	deadmau5 Musician	born 1981
73	Amy Lee Musician	born 1981
74	Amy Winehouse Musician	born 1983
75	Cheryl Cole Musician	born 1983
76	Avril Lavigne Musician	born 1984
77	Lily Allen Musician	born 1985
78	Lady Gaga Musician	born 1986
79	Ellie Goulding Musician	born 1986
80	Skrillex Musician	born 1988
81	Avicii Musician	born 1989
82	Nick Jonas Musician	born 1992

Questions

What is the born earliest on this list?

Franz Liszt, with born 1811.

What is the born most recently on this list?

Nick Jonas, with born 1992.

Where do these numbers come from?