Name | Age[1] | Hometown | Season | Place finish |
EJay Day | 20 | Lawrenceville, Georgia | 1 | 9th–10th |
Jim Verraros | 19 | Chicago, Illinois | 1 | 9th–10th |
AJ Gil | 17 | San Diego, California | 1 | 8th |
Ryan Starr | 19 | Sunland, California | 1 | 7th |
Christina Christian | 21 | Brooklyn, New York | 1 | 6th |
R. J. Helton | 21 | Cumming, Georgia | 1 | 5th |
Tamyra Gray | 23 | Takoma Park, Maryland | 1 | 4th |
Nikki McKibbin † | 23 | Grand Prairie, Texas | 1 | 3rd |
Justin Guarini | 23 | Doylestown, Pennsylvania | 1 | Runner-up |
Kelly Clarkson | 20 | Burleson, Texas | 1 | Winner |
Vanessa Olivarez | 22 | Atlanta, Georgia | 2 | 12th |
Charles Grigsby | 24 | Oberlin, Ohio | 2 | 11th |
Julia DeMato | 24 | Brookfield, Connecticut | 2 | 10th |
Corey Clark | 22 | Nashville, Tennessee | 2 | 9th |
Rickey Smith † | 23 | Keene, Texas | 2 | 8th |
Kimberly Caldwell | 21 | Katy, Texas | 2 | 7th |
Carmen Rasmusen | 18 | Bountiful, Utah | 2 | 6th |
Trenyce | 23 | Memphis, Tennessee | 2 | 5th |
Josh Gracin | 22 | Oceanside, California | 2 | 4th |
Kimberley Locke | 25 | Nashville, Tennessee | 2 | 3rd |
Clay Aiken | 24 | Raleigh, North Carolina | 2 | Runner-up |
Ruben Studdard | 25 | Birmingham, Alabama | 2 | Winner |
Leah LaBelle † | 17 | Seattle, Washington | 3 | 12th |
Matthew Rogers | 25 | Rancho Cucamonga, California | 3 | 11th |
Amy Adams | 24 | Bakersfield, California | 3 | 10th |
Camile Velasco | 18 | Haiku, Hawaii | 3 | 9th |
Jon Peter Lewis | 24 | Rexburg, Idaho | 3 | 8th |
Jennifer Hudson | 22 | Chicago, Illinois | 3 | 7th |
John Stevens | 16 | East Amherst, New York | 3 | 6th |
George Huff | 22 | New Orleans, Louisiana | 3 | 5th |
LaToya London | 25 | Oakland, California | 3 | 4th |
Jasmine Trias | 17 | Mililani, Hawaii | 3 | 3rd |
Diana DeGarmo | 16 | Snellville, Georgia | 3 | Runner-up |
Fantasia Barrino | 19 | High Point, North Carolina | 3 | Winner |
Lindsey Cardinale | 20 | Ponchatoula, Louisiana | 4 | 12th |
Mikalah Gordon | 17 | Las Vegas, Nevada | 4 | 11th |
Jessica Sierra | 19 | Tampa Bay, Florida | 4 | 10th |
Nikko Smith[a] | 22 | Town & Country, Missouri | 4 | 9th |
Nadia Turner | 28 | Miami, Florida | 4 | 8th |
Anwar Robinson | 25 | East Orange, New Jersey | 4 | 7th |
Constantine Maroulis | 29 | New York, New York | 4 | 6th |
Scott Savol | 28 | Shaker Heights, Ohio | 4 | 5th |
Anthony Fedorov | 19 | Trevose, Pennsylvania | 4 | 4th |
Vonzell Solomon | 21 | Fort Myers, Florida | 4 | 3rd |
Bo Bice | 29 | Helena, Alabama | 4 | Runner-up |
Carrie Underwood | 21 | Checotah, Oklahoma | 4 | Winner |
Melissa McGhee | 21 | Tampa, Florida | 5 | 12th |
Kevin Covais | 16 | Levittown, New York | 5 | 11th |
Lisa Tucker | 16 | Anaheim, California | 5 | 10th |
Mandisa † | 29 | Antioch, Tennessee | 5 | 9th |
Bucky Covington | 28 | Rockingham, North Carolina | 5 | 8th |
Ace Young | 25 | Denver, Colorado | 5 | 7th |
Kellie Pickler | 19 | Albemarle, North Carolina | 5 | 6th |
Paris Bennett | 17 | Fayetteville, Georgia | 5 | 5th |
Chris Daughtry | 26 | McLeansville, North Carolina | 5 | 4th |
Elliott Yamin | 27 | Richmond, Virginia | 5 | 3rd |
Katharine McPhee | 21 | Los Angeles, California | 5 | Runner-up |
Taylor Hicks | 29 | Birmingham, Alabama | 5 | Winner |
Brandon Rogers | 28 | North Hollywood, California | 6 | 12th |
Stephanie Edwards | 19 | Savannah, Georgia | 6 | 11th |
Chris Sligh | 28 | Greenville, South Carolina | 6 | 10th |
Gina Glocksen | 22 | Naperville, Illinois | 6 | 9th |
Haley Scarnato | 24 | San Antonio, Texas | 6 | 8th |
Sanjaya Malakar | 17 | Federal Way, Washington | 6 | 7th |
Chris Richardson | 22 | Chesapeake, Virginia | 6 | 5th–6th |
Phil Stacey | 29 | Jacksonville, Florida | 6 | 5th–6th |
LaKisha Jones | 27 | Fort Meade, Maryland | 6 | 4th |
Melinda Doolittle | 29 | Brentwood, Tennessee | 6 | 3rd |
Blake Lewis | 25 | Bothell, Washington | 6 | Runner-up |
Jordin Sparks | 17 | Glendale, Arizona | 6 | Winner |
David Hernandez | 24 | Glendale, Arizona | 7 | 12th |
Amanda Overmyer | 23 | Mulberry, Indiana | 7 | 11th |
Chikezie | 22 | Inglewood, California | 7 | 10th |
Ramiele Malubay | 20 | Miramar, Florida | 7 | 9th |
Michael Johns † | 29 | Buckhead, Georgia | 7 | 8th |
Kristy Lee Cook | 24 | Selma, Oregon | 7 | 7th |
Carly Smithson | 24 | San Diego, California | 7 | 6th |
Brooke White | 24 | Mesa, Arizona | 7 | 5th |
Jason Castro | 20 | Rockwall, Texas | 7 | 4th |
Syesha Mercado | 21 | Sarasota, Florida | 7 | 3rd |
David Archuleta | 17 | Murray, Utah | 7 | Runner-up |
David Cook | 25 | Blue Springs, Missouri | 7 | Winner |
Jasmine Murray | 16 | Starkville, Mississippi | 8 | 12th–13th |
Jorge Núñez | 21 | Carolina, Puerto Rico | 8 | 12th–13th |
Alexis Grace | 21 | Memphis, Tennessee | 8 | 11th |
Michael Sarver | 27 | Jasper, Texas | 8 | 10th |
Megan Joy | 22 | Sandy, Utah | 8 | 9th |
Scott MacIntyre | 23 | Scottsdale, Arizona | 8 | 8th |
Anoop Desai | 21 | Chapel Hill, North Carolina | 8 | 6th–7th |
Lil Rounds | 23 | Memphis, Tennessee | 8 | 6th–7th |
Matt Giraud | 23 | Kalamazoo, Michigan | 8 | 5th |
Allison Iraheta | 16 | Los Angeles, California | 8 | 4th |
Danny Gokey | 28 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | 8 | 3rd |
Adam Lambert | 27 | San Diego, California | 8 | Runner-up |
Kris Allen | 23 | Conway, Arkansas | 8 | Winner |
Lacey Brown | 24 | Amarillo, Texas | 9 | 12th |
Paige Miles | 24 | Naples, Florida | 9 | 11th |
Didi Benami | 23 | Hollywood, California | 9 | 10th |
Andrew Garcia | 24 | Moreno Valley, California | 9 | 8th–9th |
Katie Stevens | 17 | Middlebury, Connecticut | 9 | 8th–9th |
Tim Urban | 20 | Duncanville, Texas | 9 | 7th |
Siobhan Magnus | 19 | Cape Cod, Massachusetts | 9 | 6th |
Aaron Kelly | 16 | Sonestown, Pennsylvania | 9 | 5th |
Mike Lynche | 26 | St. Petersburg, Florida | 9 | 4th |
Casey James | 27 | Fort Worth, Texas | 9 | 3rd |
Crystal Bowersox | 23 | Elliston, Ohio | 9 | Runner-up |
Lee DeWyze | 23 | Mount Prospect, Illinois | 9 | Winner |
Ashthon Jones | 24 | Goodlettsville, Tennessee | 10 | 13th |
Karen Rodriguez | 21 | New York, New York | 10 | 12th |
Naima Adedapo | 26 | Milwaukee, Wisconsin | 10 | 10th–11th |
Thia Megia | 16 | Mountain House, Alameda County, California | 10 | 10th–11th |
Pia Toscano | 22 | Howard Beach, New York | 10 | 9th |
Paul McDonald | 26 | Nashville, Tennessee | 10 | 8th |
Stefano Langone | 21 | Kent, Washington | 10 | 7th |
Casey Abrams | 20 | Idyllwild, California | 10 | 6th |
Jacob Lusk | 23 | Compton, California | 10 | 5th |
James Durbin | 22 | Santa Cruz, California | 10 | 4th |
Haley Reinhart | 20 | Wheeling, Illinois | 10 | 3rd |
Lauren Alaina | 16 | Rossville, Georgia | 10 | Runner-up |
Scotty McCreery | 17 | Garner, North Carolina | 10 | Winner |
Jeremy Rosado | 19 | Valrico, Florida | 11 | 13th |
Jermaine Jones | 25 | Pine Hill, New Jersey | 11 | 12th |
Shannon Magrane | 16 | Tampa, Florida | 11 | 11th |
Erika Van Pelt | 26 | South Kingstown, Rhode Island | 11 | 10th |
Heejun Han | 22 | Flushing, New York | 11 | 9th |
DeAndre Brackensick | 17 | San Jose, California | 11 | 8th |
Colton Dixon | 20 | Murfreesboro, Tennessee | 11 | 7th |
Elise Testone | 28 | Mount Pleasant, South Carolina | 11 | 6th |
Skylar Laine | 18 | Brandon, Mississippi | 11 | 5th |
Hollie Cavanagh | 18 | McKinney, Texas | 11 | 4th |
Joshua Ledet | 19 | Westlake, Louisiana | 11 | 3rd |
Jessica Sanchez | 16 | San Diego, California | 11 | Runner-up |
Phillip Phillips | 21 | Leesburg, Georgia | 11 | Winner |
Curtis Finch, Jr. | 24 | St. Louis, Missouri | 12 | 10th |
Paul Jolley | 23 | Palmersville, Tennessee | 12 | 9th |
Devin Velez | 18 | Chicago, Illinois | 12 | 8th |
Burnell Taylor | 19 | New Orleans, Louisiana | 12 | 7th |
Lazaro Arbos | 22 | Naples, Florida | 12 | 6th |
Janelle Arthur | 23 | Oliver Springs, Tennessee | 12 | 5th |
Amber Holcomb | 19 | Houston, Texas | 12 | 4th |
Angie Miller | 19 | Beverly, Massachusetts | 12 | 3rd |
Kree Harrison | 22 | Woodville, Texas | 12 | Runner-up |
Candice Glover | 23 | St. Helena Island, South Carolina | 12 | Winner |
Kristen O'Connor | 24 | Sebastian, Florida | 13 | 13th |
Emily Piriz | 18 | Orlando, Florida | 13 | 12th |
Ben Briley | 24 | Gallatin, Tennessee | 13 | 11th |
MK Nobilette | 20 | San Francisco, California | 13 | 10th |
Majesty Rose | 21 | Goldsboro, North Carolina | 13 | 9th |
Malaya Watson | 16 | Southfield, Michigan | 13 | 8th |
Dexter Roberts | 22 | Fayette, Alabama | 13 | 7th |
C.J. Harris † | 23 | Jasper, Alabama | 13 | 6th |
Sam Woolf | 17 | Bradenton, Florida | 13 | 5th |
Jess Meuse | 23 | Slapout, Alabama | 13 | 4th |
Alex Preston | 20 | Mont Vernon, New Hampshire | 13 | 3rd |
Jena Irene | 17 | Farmington Hills, Michigan | 13 | Runner-up |
Caleb Johnson | 23 | Asheville, North Carolina | 13 | Winner |
Sarina-Joi Crowe | 19 | Columbia, Tennessee | 14 | 12th |
Adanna Duru | 18 | Diamond Bar, California | 14 | 10th–11th |
Maddie Walker | 17 | Ankeny, Iowa | 14 | 10th–11th |
Daniel Seavey | 15 | Portland, Oregon | 14 | 9th |
Qaasim Middleton | 19 | Brooklyn, New York | 14 | 8th |
Joey Cook | 23 | Woodbridge, Virginia | 14 | 7th |
Quentin Alexander | 20 | New Orleans, Louisiana | 14 | 6th |
Tyanna Jones | 16 | Jacksonville, Florida | 14 | 5th |
Rayvon Owen | 23 | Richmond, Virginia | 14 | 4th |
Jax | 19 | East Brunswick, New Jersey | 14 | 3rd |
Clark Beckham | 22 | White House, Tennessee | 14 | Runner-up |
Nick Fradiani | 29 | Guilford, Connecticut | 14 | Winner |
Gianna Isabella | 15 | Jackson, New Jersey | 15 | 9th–10th |
Olivia Rox | 17 | Agoura Hills, California | 15 | 9th–10th |
Avalon Young | 21 | San Diego, California | 15 | 7th–8th |
Lee Jean | 16 | Bluffton, South Carolina | 15 | 7th–8th |
Tristan McIntosh | 16 | Nashville, Tennessee | 15 | 6th |
Sonika Vaid | 20 | Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts | 15 | 5th |
MacKenzie Bourg | 23 | Lafayette, Louisiana | 15 | 4th |
Dalton Rapattoni | 20 | Dallas, Texas | 15 | 3rd |
La'Porsha Renae | 22 | McComb, Mississippi | 15 | Runner-up |
Trent Harmon | 26 | Amory, Mississippi | 15 | Winner |
Garrett Jacobs | 18 | Bossier City, Louisiana | 16 | 11th-14th |
Jonny Brenns | 18 | St. Augustine, Florida | 16 | 11th-14th |
Mara Justine | 15 | Galloway Township, New Jersey | 16 | 11th-14th |
Marcio Donaldson | 28 | Compton, California | 16 | 11th-14th |
Ada Vox | 24 | San Antonio, Texas | 16 | 8th-10th |
Dennis Lorenzo | 26 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 16 | 8th-10th |
Michelle Sussett | 22 | Miami, Florida | 16 | 8th-10th |
Catie Turner | 17 | Langhorne, Pennsylvania | 16 | 6th-7th |
Jurnee | 18 | Denver, Colorado | 16 | 6th-7th |
Michael J. Woodard | 20 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 16 | 4th-5th |
Cade Foehner | 21 | Shelbyville, Texas | 16 | 4th-5th |
Gabby Barrett | 17 | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania | 16 | 3rd |
Caleb Lee Hutchinson | 19 | Dallas, Georgia | 16 | Runner-Up |
Maddie Poppe | 20 | Clarksville, Iowa | 16 | Winner |
Ashley Hess | 27 | Fremont, California | 17 | 11th-14th |
Eddie Island | 25 | Nashville, Tennessee | 17 | 11th-14th |
Evelyn Cormier | 20 | Claremont, New Hampshire | 17 | 11th-14th |
Riley Thompson | 16 | Mabank, Texas | 17 | 11th-14th |
Dimitrius Graham | 27 | Baltimore, Maryland | 17 | 9th-10th |
Uché | 24 | Sugarland, Texas | 17 | 9th-10th |
Alyssa Raghu | 17 | Orlando, Florida | 17 | 7th-8th |
Walker Burroughs | 20 | Birmingham, Alabama | 17 | 7th-8th |
Jeremiah Lloyd Harmon | 26 | Catonsville, Maryland | 17 | 6th |
Laci Kaye Booth | 23 | Livingston, Texas | 17 | 4th-5th |
Wade Cota | 27 | Phoenix, Arizona | 17 | 4th-5th |
Madison VanDenburg | 17 | Cohoes, New York | 17 | 3rd |
Alejandro Aranda | 25 | Pomona, California | 17 | Runner-Up |
Laine Hardy | 18 | Livingston, Louisiana | 17 | Winner |
Grace Leer | 28 | Danville, California | 18 | 8th-11th |
Jovin Webb | 29 | Gonzales, Louisiana | 18 | 8th-11th |
Makayla Phillips | 17 | Temecula, California | 18 | 8th-11th |
Sophia James | 20 | Long Beach, California | 18 | 8th-11th |
Julia Gargano | 22 | Staten Island, New York | 18 | 6th-7th |
Louis Knight | 19 | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania | 18 | 6th-7th |
Dillon James | 27 | Bakersfield, California | 18 | 3rd-5th |
Francisco Martin | 19 | San Francisco, California | 18 | 3rd-5th |
Jonny West | 23 | Murrieta, California | 18 | 3rd-5th |
Arthur Gunn | 22 | Wichita, Kansas | 18 | Runner-up |
Just Sam | 21 | Harlem, New York | 18 | Winner |
Ava August | 15 | Laguna Niguel, California | 19 | 11th-13th |
Beane | 23 | Brighton, Massachusetts | 19 | 11th-13th |
Madison Watkins | 25 | Fayetteville, Arkansas | 19 | 11th-13th |
Alyssa Wray | 19 | Perryville, Kentucky | 19 | 8th-10th |
Cassandra Coleman | 24 | Columbia, Tennessee | 19 | 8th-10th |
DeShawn Goncalves | 20 | Cleveland, Ohio | 19 | 8th-10th |
Arthur Gunn[b] | 23 | Wichita, Kansas | 19 | 6th-7th |
Hunter Metts | 22 | Franklin, Tennessee | 19 | 6th-7th |
Caleb Kennedy | 16 | Roebuck, South Carolina | 19 | 5th |
Casey Bishop | 16 | Estero, Florida | 19 | 4th |
Grace Kinstler | 20 | Lakewood, Illinois | 19 | 3rd |
Willie Spence † | 21 | Douglas, Georgia | 19 | Runner-up |
Chayce Beckham | 24 | Apple Valley, California | 19 | Winner |
Allegra Miles | 18 | Saint John, U.S. Virgin Islands | 20 | 12th-14th |
Ava Maybee | 20 | Los Angeles, California | 20 | 12th-14th |
Dan Marshall | 24 | Chesapeake, Virginia | 20 | 12th-14th |
Tristen Gressett | 17 | Pell City, Alabama | 20 | 11th |
Emyrson Flora | 16 | Cleveland, Ohio | 20 | 8th-10th |
Lady K. | 25 | Tuskegee, Alabama | 20 | 8th-10th |
Mike Parker | 27 | Warrenton, Virginia | 20 | 8th-10th |
Christian Guardino | 21 | Patchogue, New York | 20 | 6th-7th |
Jay | 23 | Salisbury, Maryland | 20 | 6th-7th |
Fritz Hager | 22 | Tyler, Texas | 20 | 4th-5th |
Nicolina | 18 | Toronto, Ontario, Canada | 20 | 4th-5th |
Leah Marlene | 20 | Normal, Illinois | 20 | 3rd |
HunterGirl | 23 | Winchester, Tennessee | 20 | Runner-up |
Noah Thompson | 21 | Louisa, Kentucky | 20 | Winner |
Lucy Love | 28 | Holly Grove, Arkansas | 21 | 11th-12th |
Nutsa | 25 | Tbilisi, Europe | 21 | 11th-12th |
Marybeth Byrd | 21 | Armorel, Arkansas | 21 | 9th-10th |
Tyson Venegas | 17 | Vancouver, Canada | 21 | 9th-10th |
Haven Madison | 16 | Clarksville, Tennessee | 21 | 6th-8th |
Oliver Steele | 25 | Mount Juliet, Tennessee | 21 | 6th-8th |
Warren Peay | 24 | Bamberg, South Carolina | 21 | 6th-8th |
Wé Ani | 23 | Harlem, New York | 21 | 4th-5th |
Zachariah Smith | 19 | Amory, Mississippi | 21 | 4th-5th |
Colin Stough | 18 | Amory, Mississippi | 21 | 3rd |
Megan Danielle | 20 | Douglasville, Georgia | 21 | Runner-up |
Iam Tongi | 18 | Kahuku, Hawaii | 21 | Winner |
Jordan Anthony | 19 | Perth, Australia | 22 | 13th-14th |
Nya | 28 | Manhattan, New York | 22 | 13th-14th |
Roman Collins | 24 | Long Beach, California | 22 | 11th-12th |
Jayna Elise | 22 | Washington, District of Columbia | 22 | 11th-12th |
Kayko | 23 | Fort Lauderdale, Florida | 22 | 9th-10th |
Mia Matthews | 19 | Centre, Alabama | 22 | 9th-10th |
Kaibrienne | 20 | Henefer, Utah | 22 | 8th |
Julia Gagnon | 21 | Cumberland, Maine | 22 | 6th-7th |
McKenna Faith Breinholt | 25 | Gilbert, Arizona | 22 | 6th-7th |
Emmy Russell | 25 | Nashville, Tennessee | 22 | 4th-5th |
Triston Harper | 15 | McIntosh, Alabama | 22 | 4th-5th |
Jack Blocker | 25 | Dallas, Texas | 22 | 3rd |
Will Moseley | 23 | Hazlehurst, Georgia | 22 | Runner-up |
Abi Carter | 21 | Indio, California | 22 | Winner |