![Robert Christgau Robert Christgau](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/robert-christgau-10793-1.jpg)
![Robert Christgau Robert Christgau](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/robert-christgau-10793-1.jpg)
![Harvey Pekar Harvey Pekar](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/harvey-pekar-1.jpg)
![John Hammond John Hammond](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/john-hammond.jpg)
![Armond White Armond White](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/armond-white-20308-1.jpg)
![Erin McNaught Erin McNaught](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/erin-mcnaught-1.jpg)
Erin McNaught is an Australian actress, model, television personality, and presenter. McNaught achieved both fame and notoriety when she represented Australia in the 2006 Miss Universe competition where she was one of the most controversial participants. Over the years, Erin McNaught has also taken part in charity campaigns, such as UK's Fashion Targets Breast Cancer.
![Molly Meldrum Molly Meldrum](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/molly-meldrum-1.jpg)
![Adolphe Adam Adolphe Adam](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/adolphe-adam-17815-1.jpg)
Adolphe Adam was a French music critic, teacher, and composer. Best remembered for his ballets, Le corsaire and Giselle, Adam was a prolific composer for the theatre. Adolphe Adam is credited with developing the French form of opera along with his teacher Adrien Boieldieu and his older contemporary Daniel Auber.
Best known for his masterpiece The Sorcerer's Apprentice, French composer Paul Dukas was admired by both conservative and progressive French musicians. Born to a pianist mother, Dukas had begun composing while recovering from an ailment at age 14. Shortly before his death, he destroyed most of his manuscripts.
![Stephen Thomas Erlewine Stephen Thomas Erlewine](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/stephen-thomas-erlewine-1.jpg)
![Paul Le Flem Paul Le Flem](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/paul-le-flem-1.jpg)
![Gabriel Marcel Gabriel Marcel](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/gabriel-marcel-18032-1.jpg)
![Janet Maslin Janet Maslin](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/janet-maslin-1.jpg)
![David Fricke David Fricke](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/david-fricke-1.jpg)
![Henry Gauthier-Villars Henry Gauthier-Villars](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/henry-gauthier-villars-1.jpg)
![Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji Kaikhosru Shapurji Sorabji](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/kaikhosru-shapurji-sorabji-28005-1.jpg)
![Simon Reynolds Simon Reynolds](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/simon-reynolds-25272-1.jpg)
Cesar Cui was a Russian composer best remembered for his association with a group called The Five, which worked to create a national style of classical music. Also a well-known music critic of his time, Cui worked hard to promote the music of other Russian composers, especially the works of his co-members from The Five.
![Paul Morley Paul Morley](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/paul-morley-1.jpg)
![Stanley Crouch Stanley Crouch](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/stanley-crouch-1.jpg)
![Nick Kent Nick Kent](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/nick-kent-1.jpg)
![Greil Marcus Greil Marcus](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/greil-marcus-1.jpg)
![Dave Marsh Dave Marsh](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/dave-marsh-1.jpg)
![Ellen Willis Ellen Willis](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/ellen-willis-1.jpg)
![Remo Giazotto Remo Giazotto](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/remo-giazotto-1.jpg)
![Kelefa Sanneh Kelefa Sanneh](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/kelefa-sanneh-119646-1.jpg)
![Marcia Davenport Marcia Davenport](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/marcia-davenport-1.jpg)
![Sacheverell Sitwell Sacheverell Sitwell](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/sacheverell-sitwell-1.jpg)
![Nik Cohn Nik Cohn](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/nik-cohn-103495-1.jpg)
![Charles Rosen Charles Rosen](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/charles-rosen-1.jpg)
![Eduard Hanslick Eduard Hanslick](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/eduard-hanslick-1.jpg)
![Olga Samaroff Olga Samaroff](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/olga-samaroff-59029-1.jpg)
![Willi Schmid Willi Schmid](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/willi-schmid-1.jpg)
![Harold C. Schonberg Harold C. Schonberg](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/harold-c-schonberg-1.jpg)
![Charles Wakefield Cadman Charles Wakefield Cadman](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/charles-wakefield-cadman-61875-1.jpg)
![Tikhon Khrennikov Tikhon Khrennikov](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/tikhon-khrennikov-1.jpg)
![Géza Csáth Géza Csáth](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/gza-csth-1.jpg)
![Stanley Sadie Stanley Sadie](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/stanley-sadie-1.jpg)
A Cambridge alumnus, Stanley Sadie later not only became a popular music journalist, writing for publications such as The Time and editing The Musical Times but also edited the Grove Dictionary of music. He also headed the Royal Musical Association as its president and wrote predominantly on Mozart and Handel.
![Augusto de Campos Augusto de Campos](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/augusto-de-campos-70984-1.jpg)
Augusto de Campos is a Brazilian writer, translator, visual artist, and music critic. He is best known for founding the Concrete poetry movement as well as a literary magazine called Noigandres along with his brother Haroldo de Campos. Augusto de Campos' contributions were honored with the prestigious Order of Cultural Merit in 2015.
![Jeannette Thurber Jeannette Thurber](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/jeannette-thurber-1.jpg)
![Wilfrid Mellers Wilfrid Mellers](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/wilfrid-mellers-1.jpg)
![Reginald De Koven Reginald De Koven](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/reginald-de-koven-1.jpg)
![Johann Cochlaeus Johann Cochlaeus](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/johann-cochlaeus-70772-1.jpg)
![Friedrich Wilhelm Marpurg Friedrich Wilhelm Marpurg](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/friedrich-wilhelm-marpurg-1.jpeg)
![Daniel Gregory Mason Daniel Gregory Mason](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/daniel-gregory-mason-65145-1.jpg)
![Andrew Porter Andrew Porter](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/no-profile-img.jpg)
![Winthrop Sargeant Winthrop Sargeant](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/no-profile-img.jpg)
![Joseph McLellan Joseph McLellan](http://www.thefamouspeople.com/profiles/thumbs/no-profile-img.jpg)