Musicians
- Stuart Adamson, lead singer of Big Country
- Adele singer
- Florence Welch (born 1986), lead singer of Florence and The Machine
- Thomas Adès (born 1971), composer
- Damon Albarn (born 1968), singer-songwriter
- Graham Coxon (born 1969), guitarist, singer-songwriter, former member of Blur and solo artist
- John Alldis (born 1929), chorus master and conductor
- Lily Allen (born 1985)
- Tinie Tempah (born 1998), rapper
- David Arnold (born 1962), composer, musician and film scorer (notably four James Bond films)
- Ed Sheeran (born 1991), singer-songwriter
- Malcolm Arnold (1921–2006), composer
- Rick Astley (born 1966), singer-songwriter
- Alexander Baillie (born 1956), cellist
- Bryan Balkwill (1922–2007), conductor
- John Barbirolli (1899–1970), conductor
- Gary Barlow (born 1971), singer, songwriter and member of Take That
- Syd Barrett (1946–2006), singer, songwriter, member of the early Pink Floyd
- Victoria Beckham (born 1974), singer, songwriter, dancer, fashion designer, author, businesswoman, actress and model
- David Bedford (born 1937), composer and musician
- Natasha Bedingfield (born 1981), singer
- Thomas Beecham (1879–1961), conductor
- Matthew Bellamy (born 1978), composer for Muse
- Lisa Beznosiuk (1956), flautist
- Roger Birnstingl, bassoonist
- Harrison Birtwistle (born 1934), composer
- James Blunt (born 1977)
- John Bonham (1948–1980), drummer for Led Zeppelin
- Tim Booth (1960) Singer-songwriter and actor
- Adrian Boult (1889–1983), conductor
- James Bourne, member of the former rock group Busted, singer and song-writer
- David Bowie (born 1947)
- William Boyce (1711–1779), composer
- Billy Bragg (born 1957)
- Havergal Brian (1876–1972), composer
- Sarah Brightman (born 1960), singer, actress, songwriter and dancer
- Benjamin Britten (1913–1976), composer and pianist
- Justin Broadrick (born 1969), vocalist and guitarist, member of Godflesh and Jesu
- Kate Bush (born 1958), singer, songwriter, musician and record producer
- William Byrd (1543–1623), composer
- Justin Chancellor (born 1971), bassist, member of Tool
- Eric Clapton (born 1945)
- Adam Clayton born 1960, bassist, member of U2
- Imogen Cooper (born 1949), pianist
- Cheryl Cole Singer (born 1983)
- Ian Curtis (1956–1980), lead singer and composer for Joy Division
- Roger Daltrey (born 1944) singer, lead of The Who
- Peter Maxwell Davies (born 1934), composer
- Andrew Davis (born 1944), conductor
- Colin Davis (born 1927), conductor
- Norman Del Mar (1919–1994), conductor
- Frederick Delius (1862–1934), composer
- Dido (Florian Cloud de Bounevialle Armstrong) (born 1971), singer and songwriter
- Pete Doherty former co-lead singer of The Libertines and current lead singer of Babyshambles and solo artist
- Peter Donohoe (born 1953), pianist
- John Dowland (c. 1563 – c. 1626), composer of songs
- John Dunstaple (c. 1383 – 1453), composer
- Ian Dury (1942–2000), lyricist and vocalist for The Blockheads
- Edward Elgar (1857–1934), composer
- John Entwistle (1944–2002)
- Marianne Faithfull (born 1946)
- Gerald Finzi (1901–1956), composer
- Lita Ford
- Peter Gabriel (born 1950), singer-songwriter and former lead vocalist with Genesis (band)
- Noel Gallagher (born 1967), singer-songwriter
- Pete Burns (born 1959), singer-songwriter and lead vocalist with Dead or Alive
- Orlando Gibbons (1583–1625), composer
- Ron Goodwin (1925–2003) composer and conductor
- Bella Hardy folk musician, singer, songwriter
- Dhani Harrison (born 1978) guitarist, son of George Harrison
- George Harrison (1943–2001), composer, member of The Beatles
- PJ Harvey (born 1969)
- Anthony Hewitt (born 1971), pianist
- Gustav Holst (1874–1934), composer
- Dominic Howard (born 1977), member of Muse
- Saul Hudson aka 'Slash', (born 1965), guitarist, member of Guns N' Roses, Slash's Snakepit and Velvet Revolver
- John Ireland (1879–1962), composer
- Robert Irving (1913–1991), conductor
- Mick Jagger (born 1943), rock singer and frontman of The Rolling Stones
- Sir Elton John (born 1947), pop star and composer
- Brian Johnson (born 1947), rock singer
- Brian Jones (1942–1969), founding member and guitarist of The Rolling Stones
- Davy Jones (1945–2012), singer/percussionist, member of The Monkees
- John Paul Jones (born 1946), bassist, mandolinist and keyboardist for Led Zeppelin
- Nigel Kennedy (born 1956), violinist
- Thea King (1925–2007), clarinetist
- Adrian Lambert (born 1976), bassist
- Albert Lee (born 1945), guitarist
- John Lennon (1940–1980), pop star, co-founder of The Beatles
- Leona Lewis (born 1985), singer and songwriter
- Andrew Lloyd Webber (born 1948), composer of musicals
- Cher Lloyd (born 1993), singer
- Pixie Lott (born 1991), singer
- Chris Lowe (born 1959), keyboardist and composer, member of Pet Shop Boys (Duo)
- Sir Paul McCartney (born 1942), pop star, co-founder of The Beatles
- Chris Martin (born 1977) singer-songwriter, lead of Coldplay
- Keith Moon (1946–1978)
- Thomas Morley (c. 1557 – 1602), consort composer
- Gareth Morris (1920–2007), flautist
- Morrissey (born 1959), composer, member of The Smiths
- Olivia Newton-John (born 1948), pop star
- One Direction, Zayn Malik (1993), Harry Styles (1994), Louis Tomlinson (1991), Liam Payne (1993), Niall Horan (Irish, 1993) popband
- John Ogdon (1937–1989), pianist
- Mike Oldfield (born 1953), composer and instrumentalist
- Ozzy Osbourne (born 1948)
- Jimmy Page (born 1944), guitarist
- Hubert Parry (1848–1918), composer
- Peter Pears (1910–1986), tenor
- Gervase de Peyer (born 1926), clarinetist and conductor
- Robert Plant (born 1948), singer, member of Led Zeppelin
- Anthony Pleeth (born 1948), cellist
- Jacqueline du Pré (1945–1987), cellist
- Stephen Preston, flautist
- Henry Purcell (1659–1695), composer
- Simon Rattle (born 1955), conductor
- Martin Roscoe (born 1952), pianist
- Malcolm Sargent (1895–1967), conductor
- Zak Starkey (born 1965), drummer, son of Ringo Starr
- Ringo Starr (born 1940), composer, member of The Beatles
- Crispin Steele-Perkins (born 1944), trumpeter
- Rod Stewart (born 1945)
- Joss Stone (born 1987)
- Joe Strummer (1952–2002), singer, member of The Clash
- Bernard Sumner, lead singer of New Order
- Connie Talbot (born 2000), child singer and reality star
- Thomas Tallis (c. 1505 – 1585), composer
- Neil Tennant (born 1954), vocalist, member of Pet Shop Boys (Duo)
- Lionel Tertis (1876–1975), violist
- Frederick Thurston (1901–53), clarinetist
- Michael Tippett (1905–1998), composer
- Pete Townshend (born 1945)
- Ralph Vaughan Williams (1872–1958), composer
- Ricky Walters (born 1965), aka rapper Slick Rick
- William Walton (1902–1983), composer
- Roger Waters (born 1943), founder of Pink Floyd
- Thomas Weelkes (c. 1575 – 1623), composer
- John Wilbye (1574–1638), composer
- Steven Wilson (1967), musician, producer, composer and founder of Porcupine Tree
- Cliff Williams (born 1949), bassist
- Robbie Williams (born 1974)
- Amy Winehouse (1983–2011), singer-songwriter
- Christopher Wolstenholme (born 1978), member of Muse
- Henry Wood (1869–1944), conductor
- Marvin Young (born 1967), aka rapper Young MC
- Thom Yorke (born 1968), singer-songwriter, musician, member of Radiohead
- Ellie Goulding (born 1986), singer-songwriter, musician
- Phil Collins (born 1951), singer-songwriter, musician, member of Genesis (band)
- Jessie J (born 1988), singer-songwriter
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