1 Stjepan Hauser
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Famous As: Cellist
Birthdate: June 15, 1986
Sun Sign: Gemini
Nationality: Croatian
2 Pete Townshend
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Famous As: Musician, Singer-songwriter, Composer
Birthdate: May 19, 1945
Sun Sign: Taurus
Nationality: British
Pete Townshend is an English guitarist, composer, and singer. He is credited with co-founding and leading one of the most influential and important rock bands of the 20th century, The Who. Also an influential guitarist, Pete Townshend was ranked 10th in Rolling Stone magazine's 100 greatest guitarists of all time list published in 2011.
3 Yo-Yo Ma
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Famous As: Cellist
Birthdate: October 7, 1955
Sun Sign: Libra
Nationality: French
French-born Chinese cellist Yo-Yo Ma was a child prodigy and later won 18 Grammys for his works. The Juilliard and Harvard alumnus has experimented with various types of music, including Brazilian and Chinese music. Named to Time 100 in 2020, he is also a U.N. Messenger of Peace.
4 Antonio Lucio Vivaldi
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Famous As: Composer
Birthdate: March 4, 1678
Sun Sign: Pisces
Nationality: Italian
Died: July 28, 1741
Italian Baroque composer, virtuoso violinist, and teacher, Antonio Lucio Vivaldi, is regarded as one of the greatest Baroque composers. He was extremely popular during his lifetime and composed many instrumental concertos and operas. He was also a Roman Catholic priest and worked at a home for abandoned children. Even though he died in 1741, his music continues to be popular.
5 Jonathan Davis
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Famous As: Musician, Songwriter, Singer, Producer, Actor
Birthdate: January 18, 1971
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Nationality: American
Jonathan Davis, or JDevil, is best known as the co-founder and lead singer of the band Korn, which is said to have pioneered the genre of nu metal music. The two-time Grammy-winning artist came to be known for his intense and sometimes aggressive and high-pitched vocals.
6 Niccolo Paganini
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Famous As: Violinist
Birthdate: October 27, 1782
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Nationality: Italian
Died: May 27, 1840
Italian multi-instrumentalist and composer Niccolò Paganini established himself as one of the key figures of modern violin technique. Son of a trader-turned-street musician, he started his stint with music by learning to play the mandolin. Some of his most celebrated compositions were the 24 Caprices for Solo Violin Op. 1.
7 Werner Klemperer
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Famous As: Television actor, Film actor, Singer, Opera singer, Violinist, Conductor, Stage actor, Pianist
Birthdate: March 22, 1920
Sun Sign: Aries
Nationality: American
Died: December 6, 2000
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Famous As: Reggae Musician
Birthdate: October 19, 1944
Sun Sign: Libra
Nationality: Jamaican
Died: September 11, 1987
Abandoned by his parents as a child, Peter Tosh grew up learning music by watching others perform. Part of the Jamaican reggae group Bob Marley and the Wailers, he advocated for legalization of marijuana. He loved unicycling. He was shot dead during a robbery attempt by three gunmen.
9 Itzhak Perlman
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Famous As: Violinist
Birthdate: August 31, 1945
Sun Sign: Virgo
Nationality: Israeli
A bout of polio at age 4 left Itzhak Perlman’s legs paralyzed but could not deter his spirit. The Juilliard alumnus has won 16 Grammys and the coveted Leventritt Prize for his phenomenal compositions. He has also served as a conductor for Detroit Symphony and orchestras.
10 Wes Borland
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Famous As: Musician
Birthdate: February 7, 1975
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Nationality: American
11 Gustavo Dudamel
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Famous As: Music Conductor
Birthdate: January 26, 1981
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Nationality: Venezuelan
12 Nate Mendel
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Famous As: Musician
Birthdate: December 2, 1968
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Nationality: American
13 David Gates
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Famous As: Singer-songwriter
Birthdate: December 11, 1940
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Nationality: American
14 Yehudi Menuhin
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Famous As: Volinist
Birthdate: April 22, 1916
Sun Sign: Taurus
Nationality: Swiss, British, American
Died: March 12, 1999
15 Andrew Bird
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Famous As: Musician
Birthdate: July 11, 1973
Sun Sign: Cancer
Nationality: American
16 Joe Hisaishi
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Famous As: Composer
Birthdate: December 6, 1950
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Nationality: Spanish
17 Joshua Bell
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Famous As: Violinist
Birthdate: December 9, 1967
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Nationality: American
18 David Garrett
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Famous As: Violinist
Birthdate: September 4, 1980
Sun Sign: Virgo
Nationality: German
19 Joey Tempest
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Famous As: Singer
Birthdate: August 19, 1963
Sun Sign: Leo
Nationality: Swedish
20 Nigel Kennedy
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Famous As: Violinist
Birthdate: December 28, 1956
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Nationality: British
21 Luka Sulic
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Famous As: Cellist
Birthdate: August 25, 1987
Sun Sign: Virgo
Nationality: Croatian, Slovenian
22 Don Moen
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Famous As: Singer-songwriter, Singer, Composer, Radio personality, Record producer, Violinist, Pianist
Birthdate: June 29, 1950
Sun Sign: Cancer
Nationality: American
23 Phil Ramone
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Famous As: Record producer, Audio engineer, Composer, Music executive, Violinist
Birthdate: January 5, 1934
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Nationality: American, South African
Died: March 30, 2013
24 Isaac Stern
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Famous As: American violinist
Birthdate: July 21, 1920
Sun Sign: Cancer
Nationality: American
Died: September 22, 2001
25 Fritz Kreisler
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Famous As: Composer, Violinist
Birthdate: February 2, 1875
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Nationality: Austrian, American
Died: January 29, 1962
26 Paul Whiteman
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Famous As: Bandleader
Birthdate: March 28, 1890
Sun Sign: Aries
Nationality: American
Died: December 29, 1967
27 Pinchas Zukerman
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Famous As: Conductor, Music educator, Violinist
Birthdate: July 16, 1948
Sun Sign: Cancer
Nationality: Israeli
28 L. Subramaniam
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Famous As: Violinist
Birthdate: July 23, 1947
Sun Sign: Cancer
Nationality: Indian
29 Sammy Cahn
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Famous As: Lyricist
Birthdate: June 18, 1913
Sun Sign: Gemini
Nationality: American
Died: January 15, 1993
30 Ray Chen
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Famous As: Violinist
Birthdate: March 6, 1989
Sun Sign: Pisces
Nationality: Taiwanese
31 David Oistrakh
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Famous As: Violinist
Birthdate: September 30, 1908
Sun Sign: Libra
Nationality: Dutch
Died: October 24, 1974
32 Harry Partch
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Famous As: Composer
Birthdate: June 24, 1901
Sun Sign: Cancer
Nationality: American
Died: September 3, 1974
33 Giuseppe Tartini
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Famous As: Composer
Birthdate: April 8, 1692
Sun Sign: Aries
Nationality: Italian
Died: February 26, 1770
34 Ara Malikian
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Famous As: violinist, musician
Birthdate: 1968 AD
Nationality: Armenian
35 Eugène Ysaÿe
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Famous As: Violinist
Birthdate: July 16, 1858
Sun Sign: Cancer
Nationality: Belgian
Died: May 12, 1931
36 Neville Marriner
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Famous As: British musician
Birthdate: April 15, 1924
Sun Sign: Aries
Nationality: British
Died: October 2, 2016
37 Dave Swarbrick
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Famous As: Musician
Birthdate: April 5, 1941
Sun Sign: Aries
Nationality: British
Died: June 3, 2016
38 Lorin Maazel
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Famous As: Conductor
Birthdate: March 6, 1930
Sun Sign: Pisces
Nationality: French, American
Died: July 13, 2014
39 Barney McKenna
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Famous As: Musician
Birthdate: December 16, 1939
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Nationality: Irish
Died: April 5, 2012
40 Alan Gilbert
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Famous As: Conductor
Birthdate: February 23, 1967
Sun Sign: Pisces
Nationality: American
41 Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber
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Famous As: Composer
Birthdate: August 12, 1644
Sun Sign: Leo
Nationality: Austrian, Czech
Died: May 3, 1704
42 Ivry Gitlis
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Famous As: violinist
Birthdate: August 22, 1922
Sun Sign: Leo
Nationality: Israeli
43 Samvel Yervinyan
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Famous As: Musician, Composer, Violinist
Birthdate: January 25, 1966
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Nationality: Armenian
44 Gil Shaham
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Famous As: Musician
Birthdate: February 19, 1971
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Nationality: American
45 Ole Bull
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Famous As: Composer, Academic musician
Birthdate: February 5, 1810
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Nationality: Norwegian
Died: August 17, 1880
46 Nathan Milstein
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Famous As: musician
Birthdate: January 13, 1904
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Nationality: Ukrainian, American
Died: December 21, 1992
47 Leonidas Kavakos
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Famous As: Violinist, Composer
Birthdate: October 30, 1967
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Nationality: Greek
48 Vassar Clements
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Famous As: Fiddler
Birthdate: April 25, 1928
Sun Sign: Taurus
Nationality: American
Died: August 16, 2005
49 Johann Stamitz
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Famous As: Composer
Birthdate: June 19, 1717
Sun Sign: Gemini
Nationality: Czech
Died: March 27, 1757
50 Henri Vieuxtemps
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Famous As: Composer
Birthdate: February 17, 1820
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Nationality: Belgian
Died: June 6, 1881