NAME RANKING · 2020 CENSUS · 150 SHOWN OF 150

How rare is a celebrity's name?

Famous people ranked by how many other Americans are estimated to share their first-and-last name. Estimates combine each name's Census frequency.

All name rankings Methodology

RANKNAMEEST. SHARING

01Oprah WinfreyMedia mogul~1 (almost unique)

02Beyonce KnowlesMusician~1 (almost unique)

03Leonardo DiCaprioActor~1 (almost unique)

04Meryl StreepActor~1 (almost unique)

05Barack ObamaFormer president~1 (almost unique)

06Elon MuskEntrepreneur~1 (almost unique)

07Bruno MarsMusician~1 (almost unique)

08Chadwick BosemanActor~1 (almost unique)

09Lady GagaMusician~1 (almost unique)

10Angelina JolieActor~1 (almost unique)

11Zendaya ColemanActor~1 (almost unique)

12Rihanna FentyMusician and entrepreneur~1 (almost unique)

13Snoop DoggMusician~1 (almost unique)

14Cardi CephusMusician~1 (almost unique)

15Simone BilesGymnastics champion~1 (almost unique)

16Idris ElbaActor~1 (almost unique)

17Billie EilishMusician~1 (almost unique)

18Stevie WonderMusician~1 (almost unique)

19Bob DylanMusician~1 (almost unique)

20Dolly PartonMusician~1 (almost unique)

21Madonna CicconeMusician~1 (almost unique)

22Marlon BrandoActor~1 (almost unique)

23Heath LedgerActor~1 (almost unique)

24Sidney PoitierActor~1 (almost unique)

25Al PacinoActor~1 (almost unique)

26Johnny DeppActor~1 (almost unique)

27Jerry SeinfeldComedian~1 (almost unique)

28Patrick MahomesFootball star~1 (almost unique)

29Theodore RooseveltFormer president~1 (almost unique)

30Franklin RooseveltFormer president~1 (almost unique)

31Joe BidenFormer president~1 (almost unique)

32Steve JobsEntrepreneur~1 (almost unique)

33Warren BuffettInvestor~1 (almost unique)

34Walt DisneyEntertainment pioneer~1 (almost unique)

35Albert EinsteinPhysicist~1 (almost unique)

36Maya AngelouAuthor~1 (almost unique)

37Scarlett JohanssonActor≈ 1

38Kanye WestMusician≈ 1

39Shaquille O'NealBasketball legend≈ 1

40Keanu ReevesActor≈ 1

41George ClooneyActor≈ 1

42Tiger WoodsGolf champion≈ 1

43Elvis PresleyMusician≈ 1

44Aretha FranklinMusician≈ 1

45Frank SinatraMusician≈ 1

46Bob MarleyMusician≈ 1

47Bruce SpringsteenMusician≈ 1

48Marshall MathersMusician (Eminem)≈ 1

49Kendrick LamarMusician≈ 1

50Tom CruiseActor≈ 1

51Hank AaronBaseball legend≈ 1

52LeBron JamesBasketball star≈ 1

53Hillary ClintonPolitician≈ 1

54Mark ZuckerbergEntrepreneur≈ 1

55Carl SaganAstronomer≈ 1

56Ariana GrandeMusician≈ 2

57Pedro PascalActor≈ 2

58Reese WitherspoonActor≈ 2

59Audrey HepburnActor≈ 2

60Charlie ChaplinActor≈ 2

61Sean ConneryActor≈ 2

62Natalie PortmanActor≈ 2

63Magic JohnsonBasketball legend≈ 2

64Ernest HemingwayAuthor≈ 2

65Brad PittActor≈ 3

66Lin MirandaComposer and actor≈ 3

67Harry StylesMusician≈ 3

68Joe DiMaggioBaseball legend≈ 3

69Nancy PelosiPolitician≈ 3

70Denzel WashingtonActor≈ 4

71Adele AdkinsMusician≈ 4

72Joe MontanaFootball legend≈ 4

73Abraham LincolnFormer president≈ 4

74Bill ClintonFormer president≈ 4

75Halle BerryActor≈ 5

76Kamala HarrisPolitician≈ 5

77Bernie SandersPolitician≈ 5

78Tom HanksActor≈ 6

79Kobe BryantBasketball legend≈ 8

80Justin TimberlakeMusician≈ 8

81Justin BieberMusician≈ 8

82Derek JeterBaseball star≈ 8

83Muhammad AliBoxing legend≈ 9

84Donald TrumpFormer president≈ 9

85Edgar PoeAuthor (Edgar Allan Poe)≈ 9

86John SteinbeckAuthor≈ 10

87Bill GatesEntrepreneur≈ 12

88Zoe SaldanaActor≈ 13

89Lucille BallActor≈ 14

90Mariah CareyMusician≈ 15

91Whitney HoustonMusician≈ 15

92Johnny CashMusician≈ 16

93Thomas EdisonInventor≈ 17

94Drake GrahamMusician≈ 19

95Mike TysonBoxing champion≈ 19

96Ray CharlesMusician≈ 20

97Chris RockComedian≈ 21

98Tom BradyFootball star≈ 25

99Peyton ManningFootball star≈ 25

100Taylor SwiftMusician≈ 28

101Toni MorrisonAuthor≈ 28

102Ronald ReaganFormer president≈ 32

103Neil ArmstrongAstronaut≈ 32

104Paul McCartneyMusician≈ 35

105Harrison FordActor≈ 36

106Kevin DurantBasketball star≈ 37

107Venus WilliamsTennis champion≈ 38

108Marilyn MonroeActor≈ 40

109Selena GomezMusician and actor≈ 48

110Larry BirdBasketball legend≈ 52

111Rosa ParksCivil rights leader≈ 65

112Jack NicholsonActor≈ 70

113Viola DavisActor≈ 78

114John LennonMusician≈ 97

115Eddie MurphyActor and comedian≈ 98

116Sandra BullockActor≈ 101

117Aaron RodgersFootball star≈ 110

118Morgan FreemanActor≈ 115

119Stephen CurryBasketball star≈ 145

120Jesse OwensTrack legend≈ 155

121Jerry RiceFootball legend≈ 159

122Serena WilliamsTennis champion≈ 180

123Henry FordIndustrialist≈ 191

124Harper LeeAuthor≈ 194

125Jackie RobinsonBaseball legend≈ 197

126Robert DowneyActor≈ 211

127Benjamin FranklinFounding father≈ 211

128Emma StoneActor≈ 221

129Thomas JeffersonFormer president≈ 244

130Diana RossMusician≈ 251

131Shawn CarterMusician (Jay-Z)≈ 307

132Dwayne JohnsonActor≈ 312

133Will SmithActor≈ 321

134George WashingtonFormer president≈ 328

135Martin KingCivil rights leader≈ 372

136Julia RobertsActor≈ 382

137Jennifer LawrenceActor≈ 500

138Ryan ReynoldsActor≈ 506

139Michael PhelpsSwimming champion≈ 525

140Betty WhiteActor≈ 736

141Stephen KingAuthor≈ 911

142James DeanActor≈ 992

143Samuel JacksonActor≈ 1,173

144Robin WilliamsActor and comedian≈ 1,340

145John KennedyFormer president≈ 1,617

146Michael JordanBasketball legend≈ 2,108

147Elizabeth TaylorActor≈ 2,635

148Jennifer LopezMusician and actor≈ 3,530

149John LewisCivil rights leader≈ 4,860

150Michael JacksonMusician≈ 7,206

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UPDATED 2026-06-14 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU GENEALOGY NAME FILES