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