Chart history
Ludwig van Beethoven
Germany·composer, pianist, conductor
Born December 16, 1770 · Died March 26, 1827
Profile on iFANNThe 100, September 2026
No. 98
Best ever
No. 98
Months on The 100
1
Month by month
Standing on The 100 and on the Alive list for every recorded month. Positions are not compared across methodology versions.
| Month | The 100 | Alive | Score | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2026 | 98 | — | 23.2 | Issue No. 2 |
| August 2026 | 110 | — | 21.9 | Issue No. 1 |
Lists held, September 2026
Every country, origin, region and sector list this name appears on in the current issue
- 111
The Most Famous People in Argentina - 135
The Most Famous People in Brazil - 129
The Most Famous People in Canada - 29The Most Famous People in Germany
- 132
The Most Famous People in Indonesia - 50
The Most Famous People in Japan - 129
The Most Famous People in South Korea - 176
The Most Famous People in Nigeria - 161
The Most Famous People in Saudi Arabia - 113
The Most Famous People in Türkiye - 3The Most Famous People from Germany
- 2The Most Famous Classical Musicians in the World
- 65The Most Famous People in Europe
In the journal
Data note
Twenty-three of the hundred are dead. That is the record.
Why the standard list ranks the living and the dead together, who the twenty-three are, and what the Alive list is for.
iFAMOUS Editorial Desk · October 2, 2026