composers
375 notable composers on file — 72 still here, 303 not.
still with us (30 of 72)
Céline Dion
aliveFrench Canadian singer
born 1968
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Billie Eilish
aliveAmerican singer-songwriter
born 2001
Elton John
aliveBritish singer, songwriter and musician
born 1947
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Enya
aliveIrish singer
born 1961
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Joan Baez
aliveAmerican contemporary folk musician
born 1941
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Eric Clapton
aliveBritish musician
born 1945
Yoko Ono
aliveJapanese artist and activist based in the United States
born 1933
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Cillian Murphy
aliveIrish actor
born 1976
Hans Zimmer
aliveGerman film composer
born 1957
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Ricky Martin
alivePuerto Rican singer
born 1971
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Lorde
aliveNew Zealand singer, songwriter and producer
born 1996
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Nick Jonas
aliveAmerican singer, actor and musician
born 1992
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Shania Twain
aliveCanadian country music singer and songwriter
born 1965
Peter Gabriel
aliveBritish singer and musician
born 1950
Billy Joel
aliveAmerican singer, songwriter, and pianist
born 1949
A. R. Rahman
aliveIndian composer and musician
born 1966
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Slash
aliveBritish musician
born 1965
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Michael Bublé
aliveCanadian singer, songwriter and actor
born 1975
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Danny Elfman
aliveAmerican film composer
born 1953
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Debbie Harry
aliveAmerican singer, songwriter and actress, frontwoman of Blondie
born 1945
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Bebe Rexha
aliveAmerican singer
born 1989
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Nick Cave
aliveAustralian musician and singer
born 1957
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Tarja Turunen
aliveFinnish singer
born 1977
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Rosalía
aliveSpanish singer-songwriter
born 1992
Lauryn Hill
aliveAmerican singer and rapper
born 1975
Tony Iommi
aliveBritish rock guitarist
born 1948
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Jessie Buckley
aliveIrish actress and singer
born 1989
Jack White
aliveAmerican musician
born 1975
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SZA
aliveAmerican singer-songwriter
born 1989
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Travis Barker
aliveAmerican drummer
born 1975
gone (30 of 303)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
deadAustrian composer of the Classical period
1756 – 1791
Charlie Chaplin
deadEnglish actor and filmmaker
1889 – 1977
Johannes Brahms
deadGerman composer
1833 – 1897
Henry VIII of England
deadKing of England from 1509 to 1547
1491 – 1547
Frank Zappa
deadAmerican musician
1940 – 1993
David Lynch
deadAmerican filmmaker
1946 – 2025
Anne Boleyn
deadsecond wife of Henry VIII of England (died 1536)
1501 – 1536
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Anton Bruckner
deadAustrian composer
1824 – 1896
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Leonard Bernstein
deadAmerican conductor and composer
1918 – 1990
Ram Narayan
deadIndian classical sarangi player
1927 – 2024
Donna Summer
deadAmerican singer
1948 – 2012
Quincy Jones
deadAmerican record producer and composer
1933 – 2024
Serge Gainsbourg
deadFrench singer, songwriter, composer, writer, actor and director
1928 – 1991
Liam Payne
deadEnglish singer-songwriter
1993 – 2024
Brian Wilson
deadAmerican musician, singer, songwriter and record producer
1942 – 2025
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Lisa Marie Presley
deadAmerican singer-songwriter
1968 – 2023
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Chick Corea
deadAmerican jazz and fusion pianist, keyboardist, and composer
1941 – 2021
Chet Baker
deadAmerican jazz trumpeter and vocalist
1929 – 1988
Ryuichi Sakamoto
deadJapanese composer
1952 – 2023
Cass Elliot
deadAmerican singer
1941 – 1974
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Sofia Gubaidulina
deadSoviet and Russian composer
1931 – 2025
Sonny Rollins
deadAmerican jazz saxophonist and composer
1930 – 2026
Zakir Hussain
deadIndian tabla player, musical producer, film actor, and composer
1951 – 2024
Alfred Brendel
deadAustrian composer and pianist
1931 – 2025
Zubeen Garg
deadIndian recording artist, singer, actor
1972 – 2025
Sérgio Mendes
deadBrazilian musician
1941 – 2024
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Rodion Shchedrin
deadSoviet and Russian composer and pianist
1932 – 2025
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Lalo Schifrin
deadArgentine-American composer
1932 – 2025
John Mayall
deadEnglish blues musician
1933 – 2024
Theo Jörgensmann
deadGerman musician
1948 – 2025