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
David Foster01 November 1949, Canadian
Musician
Phil Collins30 January 1951, British
Drummer
John Denver31 December 1943, American
Singer-songwriter
Paul Simon13 October 1941, American
Singer, Songwriter
John Williams08 February 1932, American
Composer
Danny Elfman29 May 1953, American
Composer
Bryan Adams05 November 1959, Canadian
Singer
Kathie Lee Gifford16 August 1953, French, American
TV Host, Actress
Rick Rubin10 March 1963, American
Record Producer
Luther Vandross20 April 1951, American
Singer
Tori Amos22 August 1963, American
Musician and Singer
Bret Michaels15 March 1963, American
Singer
Chaka Khan23 March 1953, American
Singer
John Coltrane23 September 1926, American
Saxophonist, Composer
Robby Benson21 January 1956, American
Actor
Stephen Sondheim22 March 1930, American
American composer
Claude Debussy22 August 1862, French
Composer
Yanni14 November 1954, Greek
Pianist, Keyboardist, Music Composer
Ennio Morricone10 November 1928, Italian
Composer
André Previn06 April 1929, German, American
Musician
Sergei Rachmaninoff01 April 1873, American, Russian
Pianist
Gustav Mahler07 July 1860, Austrian
Composer
Erik Satie17 May 1866, French
Musician
Ludovico Einaudi23 November 1955, Italian
Pianist, Composer
Edie Sedgwick20 April 1943, American
Actress, Model
Neil Sedaka13 March 1939, American
Singer
Django Reinhardt23 January 1910, French
Musician
Jean-Michel Jarre24 August 1948, French
Composer
Dizzy Gillespie21 October 1917, American
Bandleader
Giacomo Puccini22 December 1858, Belgian, Italian
Composer
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Anoushka Shankar09 June 1981, Indian, British
Composer
Arnold Schoenberg13 September 1874, Austrian
Composer
Aaron Copland14 November 1900, American
Composer, teacher, writer
Theodor W. Adorno11 September 1903, German
Philosopher
Benjamin Britten22 November 1913, British
Composer, conductor and pianist
Pat Metheny12 August 1954, American
Guitarist
John Philip Sousa06 November 1854, American
Conductor, Composer
Tom Fletcher17 July 1985, British
Musician
Fats Waller21 May 1904, American
Jazz Pianist
Adrian Belew23 December 1949, American
Guitarist, Singer, Composer, Songwriter
Gopi Sundar30 May 1977, Indian
Music Director
Samuel Barber09 March 1910, American
Composer
Karlheinz Stockhausen22 August 1928, German
Composer
Pete Ham27 April 1947, British
Singer
Kurt Weill02 March 1900, German
Composer
Hariprasad Chaurasia01 July 1938, Indian
Indian Classical Flautist
Goran Bregović22 March 1950, Yugoslav
Musician
Francis Poulenc07 January 1899, French
Musician
Ólafur Arnalds03 November 1986, Icelander
Musician
Pablo Casals29 December 1876, Spanish
Musician
Michael Blakey08 December 1958, British
Record Producer
Anton Webern03 December 1883, Austrian
Music Composer
Paul Bowles30 December 1910, American
Writer, Music Composer
Gian Carlo Menotti07 July 1911, French, Italian, American
Composer and librettist
Alfred Schnittke24 November 1934, German, Russian
Composer
Luciano Berio24 October 1925, Italian
Italian composer
Giovanni Gabrieli1557 AD, Italian
Italian composer
Peter Warlock30 October 1894, British
Composer
Emina Jahović15 January 1982, Serbian
Singer-songwriter
Marcel Khalife10 June 1950, Lebanese
Composer
Germaine Tailleferre19 April 1892, French
Composer
Assi Rahbani04 May 1923, Lebanese
Composer
Adrian Willaert1490 AD, Belgian
Music Composer, Teacher, Founder of the Venetian
Carlos Páez Vilaró01 November 1923, Uruguayan
Artist
Alun Hoddinott11 August 1929, Welsh
Composer
Dmitry Shostakovich25 September 1906, Russian
Composer
Eugen Suchoň25 September 1908, Slovak
Composer
James McBride11 September 1957, American
Alfred Newman17 March 1901, American
American composer
Orlando Lassus1532 AD, Belgian
Composer
Wesley Stromberg06 December 1993, American
Composer
Isaac Albeniz29 May 1860, Spanish
Pianist
Bela Bartok25 March 1881, Hungarian
Composer, Pianist
Brad Douglas Paisley28 October 1972, American
American singer-songwriter
Ruben Rada17 July 1943, Uruguayan
Composer
A.B. Quintanilla13 December 1963, American
Record Producer
Carroll O’Connor02 August 1924, American
Actor
Celine Dion30 March 1968, Canadian
Singer, Actor, Voice actor, Musician, Pianist,
Adrienne Bailon24 October 1983, American
Actor, Singer, Singer-songwriter, Composer,
Kamal Haasan07 November 1954, Indian
Actor, Film producer, Screenwriter, Film director,
A. R. Rahman06 January 1967, Indian
Composer
Ashley Tisdale02 July 1985, American
Singer, Model, Singer-songwriter, Composer, Voice
Ilaiyaraaja03 June 1943, Indian
actor, singer, composer, musician, screenwriter,
Joe Walsh20 November 1947, American
Guitarist
Lou Pearlman19 June 1954, American
Manager, Record producer, Composer
Michelle Phillips04 June 1944, American
Television actor, Singer, Actor,
Alan Thicke01 March 1947, Canadian
Actor, Songwriter, Composer, Television presenter,
Tom Morello30 May 1964, American
Guitarist, Singer-songwriter, Musician, Actor,
Steven Van Zandt22 November 1950, American
Actor, Musician, Screenwriter, Record producer,
Trent Reznor17 May 1965, American
Singer, Composer, Pianist, Musician,
G. V. Prakash Kumar13 June 1987, Indian
Composer
Shruti Haasan28 January 1986, Indian
Actor, Singer, Composer, Model
Anu Malik02 November 1960, Indian
Film director, Singer, Composer, Music director,
Damon Dash03 May 1971, American
Actor, Film producer, Nightclub owner, Film actor,