Most Famous British Musicians

50 British Musicians in view out of 564

Paul McCartney British Guitar Born 1942

#52 Wiki

Elton John British Singer Born 1947

#150 Wiki

Adele British Singer Born 1988

#160 Wiki

Freddie Mercury British Singer 1946 – 1991

#177 Wiki

George Michael British Singer 1963 – 2016

#314 Wiki

Eric Clapton British Guitar Born 1945

#360 Wiki

Ozzy Osbourne British Singer Born 1948

#460 Wiki

Robbie Williams British Singer Born 1974

#533 Wiki

Brian May British Guitar Born 1947

#578 Wiki

Roger Waters British Composer Born 1943

#668 Wiki

Peter Gabriel British Singer Born 1950

#776 Wiki

Lemmy British Singer 1945 – 2015

#913 Wiki

Joe Cocker British Singer 1944 – 2014

#945 Wiki

Bruce Dickinson British Singer Born 1958

#1,090 Wiki

Brian Eno British Composer Born 1948

#1,265 Wiki

Kate Bush British Singer Born 1958

#1,285 Wiki

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Mark Knopfler British Singer Born 1949

#1,374 Wiki

Tom Jones (singer) British Singer Born 1940

#1,380 Wiki

Victoria Beckham British Singer Born 1974

#1,397 Wiki

Jimmy Page British Guitar Born 1944

#1,442 Wiki

Edward Elgar British Composer 1857 – 1934

#1,470 Wiki

Ed Sheeran British Singer Born 1991

#1,473 Wiki

Annie Lennox British Singer Born 1954

#1,482 Wiki

Robert Burns British Songwriter 1759 – 1796

#1,546 Wiki

Robert Plant British Singer Born 1948

#1,571 Wiki

Morrissey British Composer Born 1959

#1,648 Wiki

Benjamin Britten British Conductor 1913 – 1976

#1,701 Wiki

Bonnie Tyler British Singer Born 1951

#1,704 Wiki

James Blunt British Singer Born 1974

#1,817 Wiki

Brian Jones British Guitar 1942 – 1969

#1,902 Wiki

M.I.A. (rapper) British Singer Born 1975

#1,948 Wiki

Harry Styles British Singer Born 1994

#1,982 Wiki

Rita Ora British Singer Born 1990

#2,226 Wiki

Robin Gibb British Singer 1949 – 2012

#2,271 Wiki

Jessie J British Singer Born 1988

#2,353 Wiki

Thom Yorke British Guitar Born 1968

#2,388 Wiki

John Lydon British Singer Born 1956

#2,419 Wiki

Tony Iommi British Guitar Born 1948

#2,443 Wiki

John Cale British Singer Born 1942

#2,469 Wiki

Joe Strummer British Singer 1952 – 2002

#2,668 Wiki

PJ Harvey British Singer Born 1969

#2,838 Wiki

Ralph Vaughan Williams British Conductor 1872 – 1958

#2,932 Wiki

Keith Moon British Drummer 1946 – 1978

#2,960 Wiki

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Billy Idol British Singer Born 1955

#2,983 Wiki

Liam Payne British Singer Born 1993

#3,028 Wiki

Mel B British Singer Born 1975

#3,109 Wiki

Noel Gallagher British Guitar Born 1967

#3,254 Wiki

Susan Boyle British Singer Born 1961

#3,280 Wiki

Ellie Goulding British Guitar Born 1986

#3,312 Wiki

Bryan Ferry British Singer Born 1945

#3,394 Wiki

By the numbers

Inside the United Kingdom Musicians

564 notable people in this slice of the dataset.

Through the Centuries

One face per century — the most globally famous the united kingdom musicians born in each.

Notable Births by Decade

Notable births among the United Kingdom Musicians peaked in the 1940s with 131 people.

What the United Kingdom Musicians Are Known For

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Biggest Most distinctive

Singer are the United Kingdom Musicians's biggest group — 43% of all notables (240).

The United Kingdom Musicians over-index on harpist — 180.8× the global rate.

Singer24043%
Composer7914%
Music7213%
Guitar519.0%
Conductor203.5%
Songwriter183.2%
Drummer183.2%
Bassist112.0%

Harpist6180.8×
Bassist1196.2×
Drummer1882.7×
Guitar5162.3×
Songwriter1830.5×
Dancer622.9×
Singer24018.2×
Conductor2015.1×

City Hot Spots

Cities that over-produce the United Kingdom Musicians compared to the world average — multiplier shows how much more.