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Famous singers by birth year

This list ranks 118 entries by birth year. First on the list is Frank Sinatra (born 1915); last is Rebecca Black (born 1997). Right in the middle sits Eminem (born 1972).

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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	Frank Sinatra Singer	born 1915
2	Édith Piaf Singer	born 1915
3	Ella Fitzgerald Singer	born 1917
4	Maria Callas Singer	born 1923
5	Serge Gainsbourg Singer	born 1928
6	Johnny Cash Singer	born 1932
7	James Brown Singer	born 1933
8	Elvis Presley Singer	born 1935
9	Luciano Pavarotti Singer	born 1935
10	Tina Turner Singer	born 1939
11	Marvin Gaye Singer	born 1939
12	Barbra Streisand Singer	born 1942
13	Aretha Franklin Singer	born 1942
14	Jim Morrison Singer	born 1943
15	Mick Jagger Singer	born 1943
16	Janis Joplin Singer	born 1943
17	Diana Ross Singer	born 1944
18	Rod Stewart Singer	born 1945
19	Dolly Parton Singer	born 1946
20	David Bowie Singer	born 1947
21	Meat Loaf Singer	born 1947
22	Ozzy Osbourne Singer	born 1948
23	Steven Tyler Singer	born 1948
24	Robert Plant Singer	born 1948
25	Billy Joel Singer	born 1949
26	Stevie Wonder Singer	born 1950
27	Phil Collins Singer	born 1951
28	Andrea Bocelli Singer	born 1958
29	Morrissey Singer	born 1959
30	Bryan Adams Singer	born 1959
31	Susan Boyle Singer	born 1961
32	Enya Singer	born 1961
33	Axl Rose Singer	born 1962
34	Jon Bon Jovi Singer	born 1962
35	Anthony Kiedis Singer	born 1962
36	Paula Abdul Singer	born 1962
37	Whitney Houston Singer	born 1963
38	George Michael Singer	born 1963
39	Eazy-E Singer	born 1963
40	Courtney Love Singer	born 1964
41	Dr. Dre Singer	born 1965
42	Shania Twain Singer	born 1965
43	Janet Jackson Singer	born 1966
44	Kurt Cobain Singer	born 1967
45	R. Kelly Singer	born 1967
46	Celine Dion Singer	born 1968
47	Kylie Minogue Singer	born 1968
48	Lisa Marie Presley Singer	born 1968
49	LL Cool J Singer	born 1968
50	Marc Anthony Singer	born 1968
51	Jennifer Lopez Singer	born 1969
52	Jay-Z Singer	born 1969
53	Ice Cube Singer	born 1969
54	Gwen Stefani Singer	born 1969
55	Nate Dogg Singer	born 1969
56	Mariah Carey Singer	born 1970
57	Tupac Shakur Singer	born 1971
58	Selena Singer	born 1971
59	Ricky Martin Singer	born 1971
60	Eminem Singer	born 1972
61	The Notorious B.I.G. Singer	born 1972
62	Busta Rhymes Singer	born 1972
63	Akon Singer	born 1973
64	Nas Singer	born 1973
65	Pharrell Williams Singer	born 1973
66	Robbie Williams Singer	born 1974
67	Victoria Beckham Singer	born 1974
68	Alanis Morissette Singer	born 1974
69	CeeLo Green Singer	born 1974
70	Nelly Singer	born 1974
71	50 Cent Singer	born 1975
72	Michael Bublé Singer	born 1975
73	Enrique Iglesias Singer	born 1976
74	Chester Bennington Singer	born 1976
75	Rick Ross Singer	born 1976
76	Shakira Singer	born 1977
77	Kanye West Singer	born 1977
78	Daddy Yankee Singer	born 1977
79	Nicole Scherzinger Singer	born 1978
80	Nelly Furtado Singer	born 1978
81	Ayumi Hamasaki Singer	born 1978
82	Aaliyah Singer	born 1979
83	Flo Rida Singer	born 1979
84	Christina Aguilera Singer	born 1980
85	T.I. Singer	born 1980
86	Jessica Simpson Singer	born 1980
87	Britney Spears Singer	born 1981
88	Beyoncé Singer	born 1981
89	Justin Timberlake Singer	born 1981
90	Kelly Rowland Singer	born 1981
91	Lil Wayne Singer	born 1982
92	Nicki Minaj Singer	born 1982
93	Kelly Clarkson Singer	born 1982
94	Ne-Yo Singer	born 1982
95	Adam Lambert Singer	born 1982
96	Carrie Underwood Singer	born 1983
97	Utada Hikaru Singer	born 1983
98	Katy Perry Singer	born 1984
99	Mandy Moore Singer	born 1984
100	Bruno Mars Singer	born 1985
101	Carly Rae Jepsen Singer	born 1985
102	Leona Lewis Singer	born 1985
103	T-Pain Singer	born 1985
104	Lana Del Rey Singer	born 1986
105	Kesha Singer	born 1987
106	Wiz Khalifa Singer	born 1987
107	Jesse McCartney Singer	born 1987
108	Rihanna Singer	born 1988
109	Adele Singer	born 1988
110	Hayley Williams Singer	born 1988
111	Jessie J Singer	born 1988
112	Joe Jonas Singer	born 1989
113	Rita Ora Singer	born 1990
114	Ed Sheeran Singer	born 1991
115	Selena Gomez Singer	born 1992
116	Demi Lovato Singer	born 1992
117	Justin Bieber Singer	born 1994
118	Rebecca Black Singer	born 1997

Questions

What is the born earliest on this list?

Frank Sinatra, with born 1915.

What is the born most recently on this list?

Rebecca Black, with born 1997.

Where do these numbers come from?