Elvis Presley
![Elvis Presley in Jailhouse Rock (1957)](/Images/godic/202501/11/Elvis_Presley_promoting_Jailhouse_Rock2927.jpg")
![Presley's birthplace in Tupelo, Mississippi](/Images/godic/202501/11/Elvis'_birthplace_Tupelo,_MS_20072927.jpg")
![Presley in a Sun Records promotional photograph, 1954](/Images/godic/202501/11/PresleyPromo1954PhotoOnly2927.jpg")
![Publicity photo for the CBS program Stage Show, January 16, 1956](/Images/godic/202501/11/Elvis_Presley_first_national_television_appearance_19562927.jpg")
Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977) was an American musician and actor. Regarded as one of the most significant cultural icons of the 20th century, he is often referred to as "the King of Rock and Roll", or simply, "the King".