20th-century British composers

The list 20th-century British composers includes Paul McCartney, Elton John, Syd Barrett, Pete Townshend and John Entwistle. The list consists of 757 members and 7 sublists.

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20th-century English composers
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20th-century composers from Northern Ireland
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20th-century British songwriters
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20th-century British classical composers
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20th-century Scottish composers
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20th-century Welsh composers
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20th-century British women composers
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Paul McCartney

English musician and member of the Beatles (born 1942)

Overview: Sir James Paul McCartney (born 18 June 1942) is an English singer, songwriter and musician who gained global fame with the Beatles, for whom he played bass guitar and the piano, and shared primary son ...

Date of birth: 18 June 1942

Age: 82

Nationality: British

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 11" (180 cm)

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People from Peasmarsh 7T

21st-century English composers 64T

People from Speke 4T
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Elton John

British singer, composer and pianist (born 1947)

Overview: Sir Elton Hercules John CH CBE (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight; 25 March 1947) is an English singer, songwriter, pianist, and composer. Collaborating with lyricist Bernie Taupin since 1967 on more than 30 ...

Date of birth: 25 March 1947

Age: 78

Nationality: British

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 8" (173 cm)

Partner: David Furnish (Married)

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British male rock singers 2T

British male pop singers 5T

British HIV/AIDS activists 35T
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Syd Barrett

English musician

Overview: Roger Keith "Syd" Barrett (6 January 1946 – 7 July 2006) was an English singer, songwriter, musician and painter who co-founded the rock band Pink Floyd in 1965. Barrett was their original frontman and ...

Date of birth: 6 January 1946

Date of death: 7 July 2006

Age: 60 (age at death)

Nationality: British

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 11" (180 cm)

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20th-century English male singers 135T

20th-century British male singers 338T

20th-century British guitarists 176T
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Pete Townshend

British musician (born 1945)

Overview: Peter Dennis Blandford Townshend (born 19 May 1945) is an English guitarist, singer and songwriter. He is co-founder, leader, principal songwriter, guitarist and secondary lead vocalist of the Who, one ...

Date of birth: 19 May 1945

Age: 80

Nationality: British

Occupation: Guitarist

Gender: Male

Height: 6' (183 cm)

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LGBT singers from the United Kingdom 115T

English male guitarists 868T

English male composers 230T
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John Entwistle

English musician; bassist for The Who (1944–2002)

Overview: John Alec Entwistle (9 October 1944 – 27 June 2002) was an English bass guitarist, singer, songwriter, film and music producer. In a music career that spanned more than 40 years, Entwistle was best ...

Date of birth: 9 October 1944

Date of death: 27 June 2002

Age: 57 (age at death)

Nationality: British

Occupation: Bassist

Gender: Male

Height: 6' (183 cm)

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20th-century English bass guitarists 39T

The Best (band) members 6T

Male bass guitarists 788T
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Jimmy Nail

English actor & vocalist (born 1954)

Overview: James Michael Aloysius Bradford (born 16 March 1954), known as Jimmy Nail, is an English singer-songwriter, actor, film producer, and television writer. He played the role of Leonard "Oz" Osborne in the ...

Date of birth: 10 March 1954

Age: 71

Nationality: British

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 3" (190 cm)

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Male actors of Irish descent 682T

20th-century British guitarists 140T

21st-century British guitarists 290T
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Andrew Lloyd Webber

English musical theatre composer

Overview: Andrew Lloyd Webber, Baron Lloyd-Webber (born 22 March 1948) is an English composer and impresario of musical theatre. Several of his musicals have run for more than a decade both in the West End and on ...

Date of birth: 22 March 1948

Age: 77

Nationality: British

Occupation: Composer

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 9" (175 cm)

Partner: Madeleine Gurdon (Married)

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British male songwriters 485T

English male film score composers 182T

Special Tony Award recipients 132T
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Bill Bailey

British musician and comedian (born 1965)

Overview: Mark Robert Bailey (born 13 January 1965), known by his stage name Bill Bailey, is an English comedian, musician and actor. Bailey is known for his role in Black Books and for his appearances on Never ...

Date of birth: 24 February 1964

Age: 61

Nationality: English

Occupation: Comic

Gender: Male

Height: 5' 6" (168 cm)

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British male television writers 435T

21st-century British male musicians 983T

20th-century British male musicians 895T
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John Murphy

American, Composer

Overview: John Murphy (born 4 March 1965) is a British film composer. He is a self-taught multi-instrumental musician who began his career in the 1980s, working notably with The Lotus Eaters, Thomas Lang, and Claudia ...

Date of birth: 4 March 1965

Age: 60

Nationality: American

Occupation: Composer

Gender: Male

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21st-century English male musicians 55T

20th-century English male musicians 69T

English male film score composers 248T
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Anoushka Shankar

British-American musician (born 1981)

Overview: Anoushka Shankar (born 9 June 1981) is a British-American sitar player and music artist. She was the youngest and first woman to receive a British House of Commons Shield; she has had nine Grammy Awards ...

Date of birth: 9 June 1981

Age: 44

Nationality: Indian

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Female

Height: 5' 6" (168 cm)

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American classical musicians of Indian descent 3T

Films scored by Anoushka Shankar 15T

21st-century British women musicians 27T
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Scott Walker

British-American singer-songwriter, composer and record producer (1943–2019)

Overview: Noel Scott Engel (January 9, 1943 – March 22, 2019), better known by his stage name Scott Walker, was an American-British singer-songwriter and record producer who resided in England. Walker was known ...

Date of birth: 9 January 1943

Date of death: 25 March 2019

Age: 76 (age at death)

Nationality: American

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Male

Height: 6' 1" (185 cm)

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The Walker Brothers members 3T

Singer-songwriters from Ohio 202T

20th-century British male singers 335T
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John Turnbull

English musician

Overview: John George Turnbull (born 27 August 1950) is an English pop and rock guitarist and singer. He is currently a member of The Blockheads.

Date of birth: 27 August 1950

Age: 74

Nationality: British

Occupation: Singer

Gender: Male

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20th-century British guitarists 140T

21st-century British guitarists 290T

Dave Stewart and the Spiritual Cowboys members 6T
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Paul Ferris

British actor

Overview: Richard Paul Ferris (2 May 1941 – 30 October 1995) was an English film composer and actor. Born in Corby, Northamptonshire, England, Ferris provided scores for various low budget British horror ...

Date of birth: 2 May 1941

Date of death: 30 October 1995

Age: 54 (age at death)

Nationality: British

Occupation: Actor

Gender: Male

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1995 suicides 53T

20th-century British male musicians 895T

20th-century English composers 475T
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Rachel Portman

British composer (born 1960)

Overview: Rachel Mary Berkeley Portman, OBE (born 11 December 1960) is an English composer who is best known for scoring films.

Date of birth: 11 December 1960

Age: 64

Nationality: British

Occupation: Composer

Gender: Female

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21st-century English composers 64T

20th-century women composers 1,221T

21st-century English women musicians 113T
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Michael Nyman

British composer and musician

Overview: Michael Laurence Nyman, CBE (born 23 March 1944) is an English composer of minimalist music, pianist, librettist and musicologist, known for numerous film scores (many written during his lengthy colla ...

Date of birth: 23 March 1944

Age: 81

Nationality: British

Occupation: Composer

Gender: Male

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Michael Nyman 2T

Male classical pianists 1,923T

British male pianists 182T
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John Scott

English composer and conductor

Overview: John Scott (born Patrick John O'Hara Scott, 1 November 1930), also known as Johnny Scott and Patrick John Scott, is an English film composer and music conductor. Scott has collaborated with well-known ...

Date of birth: 1 November 1930

Age: 94

Nationality: British

Occupation: Composer

Gender: Male

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21st-century English composers 64T

20th-century British conductors (music) 246T

British male jazz musicians 333T
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David Knopfler

British musician

Overview: David Knopfler (born 27 December 1952) is a Scottish singer-songwriter, guitarist and songwriter. With musicians including his older brother Mark Knopfler, he founded the rock band Dire Straits, serving ...

Date of birth: 27 December 1952

Age: 72

Nationality: British

Occupation: Musician

Gender: Male

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Scottish male guitarists 77T

British male jazz musicians 333T

British male pianists 182T
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John Rutter

English composer, conductor and arranger

Overview: John Milford Rutter CBE (born 24 September 1945) is an English composer, conductor, editor, arranger, and record producer, mainly of choral music.

Date of birth: 24 September 1945

Age: 79

Nationality: English

Occupation: Composer

Gender: Male

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20th-century British conductors (music) 246T

21st-century British conductors (music) 337T

British male conductors (music) 599T
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Henry Hall

British composer

Overview: Henry Robert Hall, CBE (2 May 1898 – 28 October 1989) was an English bandleader who performed regularly on BBC Radio during the British dance band era of the 1920s and 1930s, through to the 1960s.

Date of birth: 2 May 1898

Date of death: 28 October 1989

Age: 91 (age at death)

Nationality: British

Occupation: Composer

Gender: Male

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20th-century British conductors (music) 246T

20th-century English composers 475T

20th-century English musicians 986T
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Ronald Binge

British composer and arranger

Overview: Ronald Binge (15 July 1910 – 6 September 1979) was a British composer and arranger of light music. He arranged many of Mantovani's most famous pieces before composing his own music, which included Eli ...

Date of birth: 15 July 1910

Date of death: 6 September 1979

Age: 69 (age at death)

Nationality: British

Occupation: Composer

Gender: Male

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20th-century British male musicians 895T

20th-century English composers 475T

20th-century male musicians 12,801T