Discover the most famous 20th century composers including Alfred Newman, Pat Metheny, Marcel Khalife, Yanni, Paul McCartney and many more. This list of composers born in 20th century includes people from India, USA, France, UK, Australia, Russia, Italy, Austria and many more countries.
Elton John25 March 1947, British
Singer
Paul McCartney18 June 1942, British
Singer-songwriter
Phil Collins30 January 1951, British
Drummer
Kathie Lee Gifford16 August 1953, French, American
TV Host, Actress
John Denver31 December 1943, American
Singer-songwriter
David Foster01 November 1949, Canadian
Musician
Paul Simon13 October 1941, American
Singer, Songwriter
Tori Amos22 August 1963, American
Musician and Singer
Bryan Adams05 November 1959, Canadian
Singer
John Williams08 February 1932, American
Composer
Luther Vandross20 April 1951, American
Singer
Rick Rubin10 March 1963, American
Record Producer
Danny Elfman29 May 1953, American
Composer
John Coltrane23 September 1926, American
Saxophonist, Composer
Claude Debussy22 August 1862, French
Composer
Bret Michaels15 March 1963, American
Singer
Chaka Khan23 March 1953, American
Singer
Ennio Morricone10 November 1928, Italian
Composer
Stephen Sondheim22 March 1930, American
American composer
Sergei Rachmaninoff01 April 1873, American, Russian
Pianist
Yanni14 November 1954, Greek
Pianist, Keyboardist, Music Composer
Neil Sedaka13 March 1939, American
Singer
Gustav Mahler07 July 1860, Austrian
Composer
Ludovico Einaudi23 November 1955, Italian
Pianist, Composer
Erik Satie17 May 1866, French
Musician
Arnold Schoenberg13 September 1874, Austrian
Composer
Django Reinhardt23 January 1910, French
Musician
André Previn06 April 1929, German, American
Musician
Edie Sedgwick20 April 1943, American
Actress, Model
Anoushka Shankar09 June 1981, Indian, British
Composer
Giacomo Puccini22 December 1858, Belgian, Italian
Composer
Dizzy Gillespie21 October 1917, American
Bandleader
Jean-Michel Jarre24 August 1948, French
Composer
Aaron Copland14 November 1900, American
Composer, teacher, writer
Pat Metheny12 August 1954, American
Guitarist
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John Philip Sousa06 November 1854, American
Conductor, Composer
Benjamin Britten22 November 1913, British
Composer, conductor and pianist
Tom Fletcher17 July 1985, British
Musician
Adrian Belew23 December 1949, American
Guitarist, Singer, Composer, Songwriter
Karlheinz Stockhausen22 August 1928, German
Composer
Fats Waller21 May 1904, American
Jazz Pianist
Pete Ham27 April 1947, British
Singer
Francis Poulenc07 January 1899, French
Musician
Hariprasad Chaurasia01 July 1938, Indian
Indian Classical Flautist
Kurt Weill02 March 1900, German
Composer
Anton Webern03 December 1883, Austrian
Music Composer
Pablo Casals29 December 1876, Spanish
Musician
Paul Bowles30 December 1910, American
Writer, Music Composer
Alfred Schnittke24 November 1934, German, Russian
Composer
Gian Carlo Menotti07 July 1911, French, Italian, American
Composer and librettist
Luciano Berio24 October 1925, Italian
Italian composer
Giovanni Gabrieli1557 AD, Italian
Italian composer
Peter Warlock30 October 1894, British
Composer
Germaine Tailleferre19 April 1892, French
Composer
Bela Bartok25 March 1881, Hungarian
Composer, Pianist
Marcel Khalife10 June 1950, Lebanese
Composer
Assi Rahbani04 May 1923, Lebanese
Composer
James McBride11 September 1957, American
Adrian Willaert1490 AD, Belgian
Music Composer, Teacher, Founder of the Venetian
Carlos Páez Vilaró01 November 1923, Uruguayan
Artist
Alfred Newman17 March 1901, American
American composer
Orlando Lassus1532 AD, Belgian
Composer
Alun Hoddinott11 August 1929, Welsh
Composer
Isaac Albeniz29 May 1860, Spanish
Pianist
Dmitry Shostakovich25 September 1906, Russian
Composer
Wesley Stromberg06 December 1993, American
Composer
Brad Douglas Paisley28 October 1972, American
American singer-songwriter
Ruben Rada17 July 1943, Uruguayan
Composer
Goran Bregović22 March 1950, Yugoslav
Musician
Emina Jahović15 January 1982, Serbian
Singer-songwriter
Eugen Suchoň25 September 1908, Slovak
Composer
Carroll O’Connor02 August 1924, American
Actor
Celine Dion30 March 1968, Canadian
Singer, Actor, Voice actor, Musician, Pianist,
Cher20 May 1946, American
Actor, Singer, Singer-songwriter, Composer, Film
Moby11 September 1965, American
Singer, Record producer, Composer, Musician,
Iwan Rheon13 May 1985, British
Actor, Singer, Composer, Guitarist, Songwriter
Ramin Djawadi19 July 1974, German
Composer, Record producer, Film score composer
Alanis Morissette01 June 1974, Canadian, American
Singer-songwriter, Singer, Actor, Composer,
Don Henley22 July 1947, American
Singer, Composer, Musician, Drummer, Pianist,
Kamal Haasan07 November 1954, Indian
Actor, Film producer, Screenwriter, Film director,
Joe Walsh20 November 1947, American
Guitarist, Oboist, Banjoist, Singer, Musician,
Brandon Flowers21 June 1981, American
Singer, Songwriter, Musician, Composer, Pianist
Sammy Hagar13 October 1947, American
Singer, Singer-songwriter, Musician, Guitarist,
A. R. Rahman06 January 1967, Indian
Composer
Ryan Tedder26 June 1979, American
Record producer, Singer, Singer-songwriter,
David Lee Roth10 October 1954, American
Singer, Musician, Record producer, Radio
Trent Reznor17 May 1965, American
Singer, Composer, Pianist, Musician,
Debby Ryan13 May 1993, American
Singer, Child actor, Singer-songwriter, Film
Joan Baez09 January 1941, American
Singer-songwriter, Street artist, Singer,
David Gilmour06 March 1946, British
Guitarist, Singer-songwriter, Songwriter,
Ashley Tisdale02 July 1985, American
Singer, Model, Singer-songwriter, Composer, Voice
Susanna Hoffs17 January 1959, American
Actor, Singer-songwriter, Film producer, Musician,
Steven Van Zandt22 November 1950, American
Actor, Musician, Screenwriter, Record producer,
Dave Mustaine13 September 1961, American
Guitarist, Singer, Singer-songwriter, Composer,
Tom Morello30 May 1964, American
Guitarist, Singer-songwriter, Musician, Actor,
Maynard James Keenan17 April 1964, American
Singer, Musician, Record producer, Composer