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
Phil Collins30 January 1951
Drummer
Andrew Lloyd Webber22 March 1948
Composer
David McCallum19 September 1933
Actor
George Frideric Handel23 February 1685
Composer
Aimee Osbourne02 September 1983
Actress
Anoushka Shankar09 June 1981
Composer
Edward Elgar02 June 1857
Composer
Benjamin Britten22 November 1913
Composer, conductor and pianist
Tom Fletcher17 July 1985
Musician
Henry Purcell10 September 1659
Composer
William Herschel15 November 1738
Astronomer, Composer
Pete Ham27 April 1947
Singer
Arthur Sullivan13 May 1842
Composer
Michael Blakey08 December 1958
Record Producer
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,
Jack Bruce14 May 1943
Composer, Singer, Jazz musician, Diarist, Pianist,
Damon Albarn23 March 1968
Guitarist, Singer, Musician, Composer, Songwriter
Pete Burns05 August 1959
Singer, Composer, Singer-songwriter
Petula Clark15 November 1932
Actor, Child actor, Singer, Composer
Jeff Beck24 June 1944
Guitarist, Composer, Musician, Jazz guitarist,
Amelia Warner04 June 1982
Actress
Peter Serafinowicz10 July 1972
Actor, Comedian, Voice actor, Screenwriter,
Donovan10 May 1946
Singer-songwriter, Guitarist, Composer,
Jamie Cullum20 August 1979
Composer, Pianist, Singer-songwriter, Jazz
PJ Harvey09 October 1969
Singer-songwriter, Composer, Artist, Singer,
Richard Coles26 March 1962
Journalist, Radio personality
Tony Iommi19 February 1948
Guitarist, Composer, Musician, Songwriter
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Rob Halford25 August 1951
Singer, Musician, Composer, Songwriter
Dhani Harrison01 August 1978
Singer, Guitarist, Composer, Pianist, Model
Terry Jones01 February 1942
Actor, Comedian, Film director, Screenwriter,
Dave Gahan09 May 1962
Singer, Songwriter
KT Tunstall23 June 1975
Singer-songwriter, Composer, Singer, Pianist
Mike Oldfield15 May 1953
Composer, Guitarist, Songwriter
Tanita Tikaram12 August 1969
Singer, Composer, Songwriter
Sophie Ellis-Bextor10 April 1979
Singer, Singer-songwriter, Composer, Model
Nick Mason27 January 1944
Drummer, Composer, Autobiographer, Racecar driver,
Roy Wood08 November 1946
Oboist, Singer-songwriter, Guitarist, Composer,
Jools Holland24 January 1958
Musician, Composer, Pianist, Bandleader
Julian Barratt04 May 1968
Actor, Comedian, Composer
Iwan Rheon13 May 1985
Actor, Singer, Composer, Guitarist, Songwriter
Rick Wakeman18 May 1949
Composer, Musician, Keyboardist, Songwriter,
Ray Davies21 June 1944
Guitarist, Composer, Singer, Songwriter, Record
Ian Anderson10 August 1947
Composer, Singer, Guitarist, Flautist, Songwriter
Guy Garvey06 March 1974
Composer, Radio personality, Singer, Disc jockey,
Robert Fripp16 May 1946
Guitarist, Composer, Motivational speaker, Record
Chris de Burgh15 October 1948
Singer-songwriter, Singer, Composer, Songwriter
Vince Clarke03 July 1960
Composer, Songwriter, Record producer
Robert Del Naja21 January 1965
Musician, Songwriter
Keith Emerson02 November 1944
Musician
Alan Parsons20 December 1948
Composer, Musician, Record producer
Jon Anderson25 October 1944
Singer, Composer
Manfred Mann21 October 1940
jazz musician, pianist, record producer, composer
Joe Elliott01 August 1959
Singer, Composer
Bill Bailey13 January 1964
Actor, Television actor, Comedian, Screenwriter,
Max Richter22 March 1966
Composer, Musician, Pianist, Film score composer
Dev Hynes23 December 1985
Guitarist, Singer, Record producer, Composer
Anthony Newley24 September 1931
Actor, Songwriter, Singer-songwriter, Composer,
Gustav Holst21 September 1874
Composer
Jonny Greenwood05 November 1971
Guitarist, Banjoist, Composer, Ondist,
Goldie19 September 1965
Actor, Record producer, Club DJ, Musician,
Tom Chaplin08 March 1979
Musician
Max Richter30 November 1981
Composer
Martin Gore23 July 1961
Singer-songwriter, Songwriter, Composer, Singer,
Joan Armatrading09 December 1950
Guitarist, Singer-songwriter, Composer, Record
Jimmy Nail16 March 1954
Actor, Singer-songwriter, Autobiographer, Singer,
Alvin Lee19 December 1944
Guitarist, Composer, Songwriter, Record producer,
Curt Smith24 June 1961
Singer, Bassist, Songwriter
Roger Whittaker22 March 1936
Singer-songwriter, Musician, Writer, Composer,
Oritsé Williams27 November 1986
Jamie xx28 October 1988
Musician
Marianne Jean-Baptiste26 April 1967
Actress
Jon Lord09 June 1941
Composer, pianist
Lee Ryan17 June 1983
Singer-songwriter, Composer, Musician, Singer,
Nik Kershaw01 March 1958
Singer-songwriter, Composer, Singer, Poet
Allan Holdsworth06 August 1946
Musician
Bat for Lashes25 October 1979
Singer, Singer-songwriter, Guitarist, Composer,
Anohni24 October 1971
Musician
Ewan MacColl25 January 1915
Singer, Playwright, Record producer, Composer
Guy Chambers12 January 1963
Composer, Songwriter, Record producer
Bill Oddie07 July 1941
Writer
Harry Gregson-Williams13 December 1961
Composer, Film score composer
Alan Wilder01 June 1959
Composer, Songwriter, Record producer
Simon Webbe30 March 1978
Singer, Actor, Composer, Musician
Aynsley Dunbar10 January 1946
Drummer, Composer
K. K. Downing27 October 1951
Composer, Musician, Guitarist
Jon Moss11 September 1957
Percussionist
Evelyn Glennie19 July 1965
Composer, Percussionist
Liam Howlett21 August 1971
Composer, Record producer
Ivor Novello15 January 1893
Actor, Playwright, Composer, Writer, Screenwriter,
Ian McLagan12 May 1945
Autobiographer, Composer, Musician, Keyboardist,
Rollo Armstrong29 April 1966
Record producer, Composer