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Most Famous British Musicians

Music 564
United Kingdom 9,803
52 PM Paul McCartney Paul McCartney British Guitar b. 1942
150 EJ Elton John Elton John British Singer b. 1947
160 A Adele Adele British Singer b. 1988
177 FM Freddie Mercury Freddie Mercury British Singer 1946–1991
314 GM George Michael George Michael British Singer 1963–2016
360 EC Eric Clapton Eric Clapton British Guitar b. 1945
460 OO Ozzy Osbourne Ozzy Osbourne British Singer b. 1948
533 RW Robbie Williams Robbie Williams British Singer b. 1974
578 BM Brian May Brian May British Guitar b. 1947
668 RW Roger Waters Roger Waters British Composer b. 1943
776 PG Peter Gabriel Peter Gabriel British Singer b. 1950
913 L Lemmy Lemmy British Singer 1945–2015
945 JC Joe Cocker Joe Cocker British Singer 1944–2014
1,090 BD Bruce Dickinson Bruce Dickinson British Singer b. 1958
1,265 BE Brian Eno Brian Eno British Composer b. 1948
1,285 KB Kate Bush Kate Bush British Singer b. 1958
1,374 MK Mark Knopfler British Singer b. 1949
1,380 TJ Tom Jones (singer) Tom Jones (singer) British Singer b. 1940
1,397 VB Victoria Beckham Victoria Beckham British Singer b. 1974
1,442 JP Jimmy Page Jimmy Page British Guitar b. 1944
1,470 EE Edward Elgar Edward Elgar British Composer 1857–1934
1,473 ES Ed Sheeran Ed Sheeran British Singer b. 1991
1,482 AL Annie Lennox Annie Lennox British Singer b. 1954
1,546 RB Robert Burns Robert Burns British Songwriter 1759–1796
1,571 RP Robert Plant Robert Plant British Singer b. 1948
1,648 M Morrissey Morrissey British Composer b. 1959
1,701 BB Benjamin Britten Benjamin Britten British Conductor 1913–1976
1,704 BT Bonnie Tyler Bonnie Tyler British Singer b. 1951
1,817 JB James Blunt James Blunt British Singer b. 1974
1,902 BJ Brian Jones Brian Jones British Guitar 1942–1969
1,948 M( M.I.A. (rapper) M.I.A. (rapper) British Singer b. 1975
1,982 HS Harry Styles Harry Styles British Singer b. 1994
2,226 RO Rita Ora Rita Ora British Singer b. 1990
2,271 RG Robin Gibb Robin Gibb British Singer 1949–2012
2,353 JJ Jessie J Jessie J British Singer b. 1988
2,388 TY Thom Yorke Thom Yorke British Guitar b. 1968
2,419 JL John Lydon John Lydon British Singer b. 1956
2,443 TI Tony Iommi Tony Iommi British Guitar b. 1948
2,469 JC John Cale John Cale British Singer b. 1942
2,668 JS Joe Strummer Joe Strummer British Singer 1952–2002
2,838 PH PJ Harvey PJ Harvey British Singer b. 1969
2,932 RV Ralph Vaughan Williams Ralph Vaughan Williams British Conductor 1872–1958
2,960 KM Keith Moon Keith Moon British Drummer 1946–1978
2,983 BI Billy Idol British Singer b. 1955
3,028 LP Liam Payne Liam Payne British Singer b. 1993
3,109 MB Mel B Mel B British Singer b. 1975
3,254 NG Noel Gallagher Noel Gallagher British Guitar b. 1967
3,280 SB Susan Boyle Susan Boyle British Singer b. 1961
3,312 EG Ellie Goulding Ellie Goulding British Guitar b. 1986
3,394 BF Bryan Ferry Bryan Ferry British Singer b. 1945
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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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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.

  1. Singer240
  2. Composer79
  3. Music72
  4. Guitar51
  5. Conductor20
  6. Songwriter18
  7. Drummer18
  8. Bassist11
  1. Harpist6180.8×
  2. Bassist1196.2×
  3. Drummer1882.7×
  4. Guitar5162.3×
  5. Songwriter1830.5×
  6. Dancer622.9×
  7. Singer24018.2×
  8. Conductor2015.1×

City Hot Spots

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