Most Famous British Musicians

United Kingdom has produced 531 notable musicians throughout history, led by Paul McCartney. Rankings are drawn from a cross-verified academic dataset of 152,953 people.

Top Ranked

  1. Paul McCartney — British Guitar (Born 1942) , ranked #52
  2. Elton John — British Singer (Born 1947) , ranked #150
  3. Adele — British Singer (Born 1988) , ranked #160
  4. Freddie Mercury — British Singer (1946–1991) , ranked #177
  5. George Michael — British Singer (1963–2016) , ranked #314
  6. Eric Clapton — British Guitar (Born 1945) , ranked #360
  7. Ozzy Osbourne — British Singer (Born 1948) , ranked #460
  8. Robbie Williams — British Singer (Born 1974) , ranked #533
  9. Brian May — British Guitar (Born 1947) , ranked #578
  10. Roger Waters — British Composer (Born 1943) , ranked #668
  11. Peter Gabriel — British Singer (Born 1950) , ranked #776
  12. Lemmy — British Singer (1945–2015) , ranked #913
  13. Joe Cocker — British Singer (1944–2014) , ranked #945
  14. Bruce Dickinson — British Singer (Born 1958) , ranked #1090
  15. Brian Eno — British Composer (Born 1948) , ranked #1265
  16. Kate Bush — British Singer (Born 1958) , ranked #1285
  17. Mark Knopfler — British Singer (Born 1949) , ranked #1374
  18. Tom Jones (singer) — British Singer (Born 1940) , ranked #1380
  19. Victoria Beckham — British Singer (Born 1974) , ranked #1397
  20. Jimmy Page — British Guitar (Born 1944) , ranked #1442