James Brown was an influential American singer, dancer, musician, and record producer, recognized as the 'Godfather of Soul.' He pioneered funk music and had a career spanning over 50 years, significantly impacting 20th-century music.
This is based on winning 11 head-to-head matchups with other famous people, but also losing 18 head-to-head matchups.
Most recently James Brown lost a matchup to Tracy Chapman (#245) voted by someone from Canada.