Famous People From England
Find out more about the greatest British Composers, including Paul McCartney, Elton John, David Gilmour, Marc Bolan and Dave Gahan
Elton John25 March 1947
Singer
Paul McCartney18 June 1942
Singer-songwriter
Andrew Lloyd Webber22 March 1948
Composer
Phil Collins30 January 1951
Drummer
David McCallum19 September 1933
Actor
George Frideric Handel23 February 1685
Composer
Aimee Osbourne02 September 1983
Actress
Anoushka Shankar09 June 1981
Composer
Tom Fletcher17 July 1985
Musician
Edward Elgar02 June 1857
Composer
Benjamin Britten22 November 1913
Composer, conductor and pianist
Michael Blakey08 December 1958
Record Producer
William Herschel15 November 1738
Astronomer, Composer
Henry Purcell10 September 1659
Composer
Pete Ham27 April 1947
Singer
Arthur Sullivan13 May 1842
Composer
Peter Warlock30 October 1894
Composer
Gustavus Theodore von Holst21 September 1874
Composer
Roger Waters06 September 1943
Composer, Singer-songwriter, Guitarist,
David Gilmour06 March 1946
Guitarist, Singer-songwriter, Songwriter,
Sophie Ellis-Bextor10 April 1979
Singer, Singer-songwriter, Composer, Model
Damon Albarn23 March 1968
Guitarist, Singer, Musician, Composer, Songwriter
Amelia Warner04 June 1982
Actress
Jeff Beck24 June 1944
Guitarist, Composer, Musician, Jazz guitarist,
Fatboy Slim31 July 1963
Disc jockey
Donovan10 May 1946
Singer-songwriter, Guitarist, Composer,
Tim Minchin07 October 1975
Comedian
Terry Jones01 February 1942
Actor
Peter Serafinowicz10 July 1972
Actor, Comedian, Voice actor, Screenwriter,
Dhani Harrison01 August 1978
Singer, Guitarist, Composer, Pianist, Model
Bill Oddie07 July 1941
Writer
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Curt Smith24 June 1961
Singer, Bassist, Songwriter
Petula Clark15 November 1932
Singer
Tony Iommi19 February 1948
Guitarist, Composer, Musician, Songwriter
PJ Harvey09 October 1969
Singer-songwriter, Composer, Artist, Singer,
Adnan Sami15 August 1971
Singer
Nick Mason27 January 1944
Drummer
KT Tunstall23 June 1975
Singer-songwriter, Composer, Singer, Pianist
Pete Burns05 August 1959
Singer, Composer, Singer-songwriter
Ian Anderson10 August 1947
Composer, Singer, Guitarist, Flautist, Songwriter
Dave Gahan09 May 1962
Singer, Songwriter
Robert Fripp16 May 1946
Guitarist, Composer, Motivational speaker, Record
Richard Coles26 March 1962
Journalist, Radio personality
Mike Oldfield15 May 1953
Composer, Guitarist, Songwriter
Rob Halford25 August 1951
Singer, Musician, Composer, Songwriter
Jack Bruce14 May 1943
Composer, Singer, Jazz musician, Diarist, Pianist,
Alan Parsons20 December 1948
Composer, Musician, Record producer
Jonny Greenwood05 November 1971
Guitarist, Banjoist, Composer, Ondist,
Julian Barratt04 May 1968
Actor, Comedian, Composer
Rick Wakeman18 May 1949
Composer, Musician, Keyboardist, Songwriter,
Manfred Mann21 October 1940
jazz musician, pianist, record producer, composer
Vince Clarke03 July 1960
Composer, Songwriter, Record producer
Keith Emerson02 November 1944
Musician
Ray Davies21 June 1944
Guitarist, Composer, Singer, Songwriter, Record
Jimmy Nail16 March 1954
Actor, Singer-songwriter, Autobiographer, Singer,
Max Richter22 March 1966
Composer
Gustav Holst21 September 1874
Composer
Jon Anderson25 October 1944
Singer, Composer
Marianne Jean-Baptiste26 April 1967
Actress
Goldie19 September 1965
Actor, Record producer, Club DJ, Musician,
Tanita Tikaram12 August 1969
Singer, Composer, Songwriter
Jools Holland24 January 1958
Musician, Composer, Pianist, Bandleader
Joe Elliott01 August 1959
Singer, Composer
Chris de Burgh15 October 1948
Singer-songwriter, Singer, Composer, Songwriter
Martin Gore23 July 1961
Singer-songwriter, Songwriter, Composer, Singer,
Robert Del Naja21 January 1965
Musician, Songwriter
Jamie xx28 October 1988
Musician
Joan Armatrading09 December 1950
Guitarist, Singer-songwriter, Composer, Record
Jamie Cullum20 August 1979
Composer, Pianist, Singer-songwriter, Jazz
Jon Lord09 June 1941
Composer, pianist
Roger Whittaker22 March 1936
Singer-songwriter, Musician, Writer, Composer,
Allan Holdsworth06 August 1946
Musician
Alvin Lee19 December 1944
Guitarist, Composer, Songwriter, Record producer,
Nik Kershaw01 March 1958
Singer-songwriter, Composer, Singer, Poet
Roy Wood08 November 1946
Oboist, Singer-songwriter, Guitarist, Composer,
Guy Garvey06 March 1974
Composer, Radio personality, Singer, Disc jockey,
Dev Hynes23 December 1985
Guitarist, Singer, Record producer, Composer
Arnold Bax08 November 1883
Composer
Liam Howlett21 August 1971
Composer, Record producer
Aynsley Dunbar10 January 1946
Drummer, Composer
Anohni24 October 1971
Musician
Lee Ryan17 June 1983
Singer-songwriter, Composer, Musician, Singer,
Evelyn Glennie19 July 1965
Composer, Percussionist
Harry Gregson-Williams13 December 1961
Composer, Film score composer
Bat for Lashes25 October 1979
Singer, Singer-songwriter, Guitarist, Composer,
Vic Flick14 May 1937
K. K. Downing27 October 1951
Composer, Musician, Guitarist
Ian McLagan12 May 1945
Autobiographer, Composer, Musician, Keyboardist,
Jon Moss11 September 1957
Percussionist
Colin Greenwood26 June 1969
Musician
Alan Wilder01 June 1959
Composer, Songwriter, Record producer
Tom Chaplin08 March 1979
Musician
Ivor Novello15 January 1893
Actor, Playwright, Composer, Writer, Screenwriter,
Vashti Bunyan1945 AD
singer, songwriter, singer-songwriter, guitarist