This list is comprised of some of the most recognizable names from the world of music. Included are composers, musicians and singers.
| Name | Details | Total |
|---|
| McPhatter | 1 singer | 1 |
| McVie | 1 musician/singer | 1 |
| Medeiros | 1 singer | 1 |
| Meeuwis | 1 singer | 1 |
| Mehta | 1 musician | 1 |
| Meine | 1 singer | 1 |
| Mellencamp | 1 musician | 1 |
| Melua | 1 singer | 1 |
| Mendelssohn | 2 composers | 2 |
| Mendes | 1 musician, 1 singer | 2 |
| Mengoni | 1 musician | 1 |
| Menken | 1 composer | 1 |
| Menuhin | 1 musician | 1 |
| Menzel | 1 singer | 1 |
| Merchant | 1 singer | 1 |
| Mercury | 1 musician/singer | 1 |
| Merlin | 1 singer | 1 |
| Messiaen | 1 composer | 1 |
| Mey | 1 singer | 1 |
| Michael | 1 singer | 1 |
| Michelle | 1 singer | 1 |
| Midler | 1 singer | 1 |
| Mihashi | 1 singer | 1 |
| Milanov | 1 singer | 1 |
| Miles | 1 musician | 1 |
| Milian | 1 singer | 1 |
| Miller | 1 musician, 2 singers | 3 |
| Mills | 1 singer | 1 |
| Min | 1 singer | 1 |
| Minaj | 1 singer | 1 |
| Mingus | 1 musician | 1 |
| Minnette | 1 singer | 1 |
| Minogue | 2 singers | 2 |
| Miranda | 1 singer | 1 |
| Mirzoyan | 1 composer | 1 |
| Misora | 1 singer | 1 |
| Mitchell | 1 musician, 1 singer | 2 |
| Modugno | 1 singer | 1 |
| Monáe | 1 singer | 1 |
| Money | 1 singer | 1 |
| Moniz | 1 musician | 1 |
| Monk | 1 musician | 1 |
| Monroe | 1 musician | 1 |
| Montand | 1 singer | 1 |
| Monteiro | 1 singer | 1 |
| Monteno | 1 singer | 1 |
| Monteverdi | 1 composer | 1 |
| Montiel | 1 singer | 1 |
| Moon | 1 musician | 1 |
| Moorcock | 1 musician | 1 |
| Moore | 3 musicians, 2 singers | 5 |
| Moreno | 1 musician | 1 |
| Morissette | 1 musician | 1 |
| Morley | 1 composer | 1 |
| Moroder | 1 musician | 1 |
| Morricone | 1 composer | 1 |
| Morris | 1 musician | 1 |
| Morrison | 1 musician, 1 singer | 2 |
| Morrissey | 1 singer | 1 |
| Morvan | 1 singer | 1 |
| Mosley | 1 musician | 1 |
| Moss | 1 singer | 1 |
| Moura | 1 singer | 1 |
| Mouskouri | 1 singer | 1 |
| Moustaki | 1 musician | 1 |
| Moyet | 1 singer | 1 |
| Mozart | 2 composers | 2 |
| Mrvica | 1 musician | 1 |
| Mui | 1 singer | 1 |
| Müller | 1 singer | 1 |
| Mumba | 1 singer | 1 |
| Murphy | 1 composer | 1 |
| Murray | 1 musician, 1 singer | 2 |
| Murs | 1 singer | 1 |
| Mussorgsky | 1 composer | 1 |
| Mustaine | 1 musician | 1 |
| Myers | 1 singer | 1 |
| Myriam | 1 singer | 1 |
| Naidoo | 1 musician | 1 |
| Nakamoto | 1 singer | 1 |
| Nalick | 1 singer | 1 |
| Narayan | 1 musician | 1 |
| Nash | 1 musician, 1 singer | 2 |
| Natasha | 1 singer | 1 |
| Navarro | 1 musician | 1 |
| Nayyar | 1 musician | 1 |
| N'Dour | 1 musician | 1 |
| Nederhorst | 1 singer | 1 |
| Negrete | 1 singer | 1 |
| Neil | 1 singer | 1 |
| Nelson | 2 musicians | 2 |
| Netrebko | 1 singer | 1 |
| Newman | 1 composer, 1 musician | 2 |
| Newton | 1 singer | 1 |
| Nicks | 1 singer | 1 |
| Niehaus | 1 musician | 1 |
| Nielsen | 1 singer | 1 |
| Niemen | 1 musician | 1 |
| Nightingale | 1 singer | 1 |
| Nikolovska | 1 singer | 1 |
| Nilsson | 1 singer | 1 |
| Ní Mhaonaigh | 1 musician | 1 |
| Nižetić | 1 singer | 1 |
| Nomi | 1 musician | 1 |
| Norreen | 1 musician | 1 |
| Norwood | 1 singer | 1 |
| Noskov | 1 singer | 1 |
| Novak | 1 singer | 1 |
| Novaković | 1 singer | 1 |
| Novković | 1 singer, 1 lyricist | 2 |
| Novoselic | 1 musician | 1 |
| Nugent | 1 musician | 1 |
| Nunes | 1 singer | 1 |
| Nurhaliza | 1 singer | 1 |
| Nutini | 1 singer | 1 |
| Nyman | 1 composer | 1 |
| Nystrøm | 1 singer | 1 |
| O'Brien | 1 musician/singer | 1 |
| Obrovac | 1 musician | 1 |
| O'Carolan | 1 musician | 1 |
| Ocasek | 1 musician | 1 |
| Ocasio | 1 singer | 1 |
| Ochs | 1 singer | 1 |
| O'Connell | 1 musician | 1 |
| O'Connor | 2 singers | 2 |
| Offenbach | 1 composer | 1 |
| O'Flynn | 1 musician | 1 |
| Ogiński | 1 composer | 1 |
| Ogulu | 1 singer | 1 |
| Õigemeel | 1 singer | 1 |
| Olcay | 1 singer | 1 |
| Oldfield | 1 musician | 1 |
| Olsen | 2 singers | 2 |
| Onfroy | 1 singer | 1 |
| Ono | 1 musician | 1 |
| Oosterhuis | 1 singer | 1 |
| Ora | 1 singer | 1 |
| Orange | 1 singer | 1 |
| Orbison | 1 musician | 1 |
| Oreiro | 1 singer | 1 |
| Orff | 1 composer | 1 |
| Orgonášová | 1 singer | 1 |
| O'Riordan | 1 singer | 1 |
| Orlando | 1 singer | 1 |
| Orton | 1 musician | 1 |
| Osbourne | 1 musician | 1 |
| Oslin | 1 singer | 1 |
| Otto | 1 musician | 1 |
| Owen | 1 musician, 1 singer | 2 |
| Oxley | 1 musician | 1 |
| Ozuna | 1 singer | 1 |
| Paak | 1 musician | 1 |
| Pachelbel | 1 composer | 1 |
| Padar | 1 singer | 1 |
| Paganini | 1 musician | 1 |
| Page | 1 musician, 1 singer | 2 |
| Paige | 1 singer | 1 |
| Palmer | 2 singers, 1 musician/singer | 3 |
| Panagaris | 1 musician/singer | 1 |
| Paparizou | 1 singer | 1 |
| Parada | 1 musician | 1 |
| Paradis | 1 singer | 1 |
| Park | 2 singers | 2 |
| Parker | 1 musician | 1 |
| Parry | 1 composer | 1 |
| Parsons | 1 musician | 1 |
| Pärt | 1 composer | 1 |
| Parton | 1 musician | 1 |
| Pascal | 1 singer | 1 |
| Pastorius | 1 composer/musician | 1 |
| Paul | 1 musician, 1 singer | 2 |
| Pausini | 1 singer | 1 |
| Pavarotti | 1 singer | 1 |
| Payne | 2 singers | 2 |
| Peart | 1 lyricist/musician | 1 |
| Peisa | 1 musician | 1 |
| Pekkan | 1 singer | 1 |
| Penderecki | 1 composer | 1 |
| Pentz | 1 musician | 1 |
| Peoples | 1 musician | 1 |
| Pérez | 1 singer | 1 |
| Pergolesi | 1 composer | 1 |
| Peri | 1 composer | 1 |
| Perkins | 1 musician | 1 |
| Perlman | 1 musician | 1 |
| Perrelli | 1 singer | 1 |
| Perri | 1 singer | 1 |
| Perry | 1 musician, 1 singer | 2 |
| Pete | 1 musician | 1 |
| Peterson | 2 musicians | 2 |
| Petras | 1 singer | 1 |
| Petty | 1 musician | 1 |
| Phạm | 1 composer | 1 |
| Pheloung | 1 composer | 1 |
| Philippakis | 1 musician | 1 |
| Phillips | 1 singer | 1 |
| Piaf | 1 singer | 1 |
| Piazzolla | 1 composer | 1 |
| Pickett | 1 musician | 1 |
| Pilatus | 1 singer | 1 |
| Piper | 1 singer | 1 |
| Pisarović | 1 singer | 1 |
| Pitney | 1 musician | 1 |
| Placido | 1 singer | 1 |
| Plakas | 1 musician | 1 |
| Plant | 1 musician | 1 |
| Pointer | 3 singers | 3 |
| Pokos | 1 singer | 1 |
| Poledouris | 1 composer | 1 |
| Poonlarp | 1 singer | 1 |
| Pop | 1 musician | 1 |
| Porter | 1 composer, 1 singer | 2 |
| Portnoy | 1 musician | 1 |
| Pospiš | 1 singer | 1 |
| Post | 1 singer | 1 |
| Powell | 1 composer, 1 musician | 2 |
| Pravo | 1 singer | 1 |
| Presley | 1 musician, 1 singer | 2 |
| Preston | 1 musician | 1 |
| Price | 1 singer | 1 |
| Proeski | 1 singer | 1 |
| Prohaska | 1 composer | 1 |
| Prokofiev | 1 composer | 1 |
| Puccini | 1 composer | 1 |
| Pugacheva | 1 musician | 1 |
| Pukšec | 1 singer | 1 |
| Purcell | 1 composer | 1 |
| Putaansuu | 1 musician | 1 |
| Puth | 1 singer | 1 |
| Quatro | 1 musician | 1 |
| Quinn | 1 composer/singer | 1 |
| Rachmaninoff | 1 composer | 1 |
| Radić | 1 singer | 1 |
| Rafferty | 1 singer | 1 |
| Rafi | 1 singer | 1 |
| Rahman | 2 musicians | 2 |
| Raitt | 1 musician | 1 |
| Rajović | 1 singer | 1 |
| Ramazzotti | 1 singer | 1 |
| Rameau | 1 composer | 1 |
| Ramone | 1 musician | 1 |
| Rasted | 1 musician | 1 |
| Ravel | 1 composer | 1 |
| Ravnopolska | 1 musician | 1 |
| Razaf | 1 composer/lyricist | 1 |
| Redding | 1 musician | 1 |
| Redžepova | 1 singer | 1 |
| Reed | 2 musicians | 2 |
| Reese | 1 singer | 1 |
| Reinhardt | 1 musician | 1 |
| Reinhart | 1 singer | 1 |
| Remos | 1 singer | 1 |
| Revell | 1 composer | 1 |
| Rexha | 1 singer | 1 |
| Reynolds | 1 singer | 1 |
| Reznor | 1 musician | 1 |
| Rheon | 1 singer | 1 |
| Ribo | 1 musician | 1 |
| Rice | 1 musician, 1 lyricist | 2 |
| Rich | 2 singers | 2 |
| Richard | 1 singer | 1 |
| Richards | 1 musician | 1 |
| Richardson | 1 singer | 1 |
| Richie | 1 musician | 1 |
| Ridgeley | 1 singer | 1 |
| Ridings | 1 singer | 1 |
| Rieu | 1 musician | 1 |
| Rimes | 1 singer | 1 |
| Rimsky | 1 composer | 1 |
| Riperton | 1 singer | 1 |
| Ristovski | 1 musician | 1 |
| Rivera | 1 singer | 1 |
| Rivers | 1 musician | 1 |
| Roberts | 1 singer, 1 composer/musician | 2 |
| Robertson | 1 musician | 1 |
| Robinson | 1 musician | 1 |
| Röder | 1 musician | 1 |
| Rodford | 1 musician | 1 |
| Rodgers | 1 musician | 1 |
| Rodowicz | 1 musician | 1 |
| Rodrigo | 1 musician | 1 |
| Rodrigues | 2 singers | 2 |
| Rodriguez | 1 composer, 1 singer | 2 |
| Rogers | 1 musician | 1 |
| Rollins | 1 musician | 1 |
| Rombley | 1 singer | 1 |
| Roncalli | 1 composer | 1 |
| Ronson | 1 musician | 1 |
| Ronstadt | 1 singer | 1 |
| Root | 1 musician | 1 |
| Rose | 1 singer | 1 |
| Rosenberg | 1 singer | 1 |
| Ross | 1 singer | 1 |
| Rossi | 2 singers | 2 |
| Rossini | 1 composer | 1 |
| Rossum | 1 singer | 1 |
| Rostropovich | 1 musician | 1 |
| Rota | 1 composer | 1 |
| Rotaru | 1 singer | 1 |
| Rother | 1 musician | 1 |
| Roudette | 1 singer | 1 |
| Roussos | 1 musician/singer | 1 |
| Rouvas | 1 singer | 1 |
| Rowland | 1 singer | 1 |
| Rozga | 1 singer | 1 |
| Rubin | 1 musician | 1 |
| Rubinstein | 1 composer, 1 musician | 2 |
| Rubio | 1 singer | 1 |
| Runjić | 1 composer | 1 |
| Rush | 1 musician | 1 |
| Ryan | 1 lyricist | 1 |
| Rybak | 1 musician | 1 |
| Sabina | 1 musician | 1 |
| Safina | 1 singer | 1 |
| Sahupala | 1 singer | 1 |
| Saini | 1 singer | 1 |
| Sainte-Marie | 1 musician | 1 |
| Saint-Saëns | 1 composer | 1 |
| Sakamoto | 1 musician | 1 |
| Salieri | 1 composer | 1 |
| Salling | 1 singer | 1 |
| Samuel | 1 singer | 1 |
| Sánchez | 1 singer | 1 |
| Sandoval | 1 singer | 1 |
| Santana | 1 musician | 1 |
| Santi | 1 musician | 1 |
| Santos | 1 singer | 1 |
| Sanz | 1 musician | 1 |
| Satie | 1 composer | 1 |
| Satriani | 1 musician | 1 |
| Saunders | 1 singer | 1 |
| Sawayama | 1 singer | 1 |
| Sayer | 1 singer | 1 |
| Scaggs | 1 musician | 1 |
| Scarlatti | 2 composers | 2 |
| Scheibe | 1 composer | 1 |
| Scherzinger | 1 singer | 1 |
| Schneider | 1 musician | 1 |
| Schoenberg | 1 composer | 1 |
| Schoepen | 1 musician | 1 |
| Scholten | 1 singer | 1 |
| Schubert | 1 composer | 1 |
| Schulz | 1 musician | 1 |
| Schumann | 2 composers | 2 |
| Schütz | 1 composer | 1 |
| Schuur | 1 musician | 1 |
| Scott | 3 singers | 3 |
| Seba | 1 musician | 1 |
| Sebastian | 1 singer | 1 |
| Secada | 1 singer | 1 |
| Sedaka | 1 musician | 1 |
| Seeger | 1 musician | 1 |
| Seger | 1 singer | 1 |
| Selçuk | 1 musician | 1 |
| Seraphine | 1 musician | 1 |
| Šerfezi | 1 singer | 1 |
| Šerifović | 1 singer | 1 |
| Sesto | 1 musician | 1 |
| Settle | 1 singer | 1 |
| Shaffer | 1 musician | 1 |
| Shaffy | 1 singer | 1 |
| Shajarian | 1 singer | 1 |
| Shakur | 1 musician | 1 |
| Shankar | 1 musician | 1 |
| Shannon | 1 musician | 1 |
| Sharma | 1 musician | 1 |
| Shaw | 1 singer | 1 |
| Sheena | 1 musician | 1 |
| Sheeran | 1 singer | 1 |
| Shelton | 1 singer | 1 |
| Sheriff | 1 composer | 1 |
| Sherry | 1 musician | 1 |
| Shidqia | 1 singer | 1 |
| Shin | 1 singer | 1 |
| Shinoda | 1 musician | 1 |
| Shore | 1 composer | 1 |
| Shostakovich | 1 composer | 1 |
| Sibelius | 1 composer | 1 |
| Siliotto | 1 composer | 1 |
| Silveria | 1 musician | 1 |
| Silvestri | 1 composer | 1 |
| Šimić | 1 singer | 1 |
| Simmons | 3 musicians | 3 |
| Simon | 1 musician, 1 singer | 2 |
| Simone | 1 singer | 1 |
| Simpson | 3 singers | 3 |
| Sinatra | 1 singer | 1 |
| Sissle | 1 musician | 1 |
| Sivan | 1 singer | 1 |
| Škoro | 1 singer | 1 |
| Skriabin | 1 composer | 1 |
| Slade | 1 singer | 1 |
| Sledge | 1 singer | 1 |
| Slijngaard | 1 singer | 1 |
| Small | 1 singer | 1 |
| Smetana | 1 composer | 1 |
| Smilgevičiūtė | 1 singer | 1 |
| Smit | 1 singer | 1 |
| Smith | 3 musicians, 8 singers | 11 |
| Sobral | 1 musician | 1 |
| Soerjadi | 1 composer/musician | 1 |
| Šola | 1 singer | 1 |
| Soler | 1 singer | 1 |
| Solovianenko | 1 singer | 1 |
| Sondheim | 1 composer/lyricist | 1 |
| Sonneveld | 1 singer | 1 |
| Sosa | 1 singer | 1 |
| Soul | 1 singer | 1 |
| Sousa | 1 composer | 1 |
| Souther | 1 singer | 1 |
| Spears | 2 singers | 2 |
| Spector | 1 musician | 1 |
| Spektor | 1 musician | 1 |
| Spiteri | 1 singer | 1 |
| Springfield | 1 singer | 1 |
| Springsteen | 1 musician | 1 |
| Staley | 1 singer | 1 |
| Stallone | 1 singer | 1 |
| Stanley | 1 musician | 1 |
| Star | 1 singer | 1 |
| Starr | 1 musician, 2 singers | 3 |
| Staszewski | 1 musician | 1 |
| Stavros | 1 singer | 1 |
| St. Claire | 1 singer | 1 |
| Steele | 1 musician | 1 |
| Stefani | 1 musician | 1 |
| Stefanović | 1 musician | 1 |
| Steiner | 1 composer | 1 |
| Stella | 1 singer | 1 |
| Stevens | 2 musicians, 1 singer | 3 |
| Stevenson | 1 singer | 1 |
| Stewart | 1 musician, 1 singer | 2 |
| Still | 1 composer | 1 |
| Stills | 1 musician | 1 |
| Stipe | 1 musician | 1 |
| Stipišić | 1 singer | 1 |
| Stockhausen | 1 composer | 1 |
| Stone | 1 musician, 1 singer | 2 |
| Storm | 1 singer | 1 |
| St. Peters | 1 singer | 1 |
| Strauss | 2 composers | 2 |
| Stravinsky | 1 composer | 1 |
| Streisand | 1 singer | 1 |
| Streitenfeld | 1 composer | 1 |
| Strummer | 1 musician | 1 |
| Styles | 1 singer | 1 |
| Subramaniam | 1 musician | 1 |
| Šulić | 1 musician | 1 |
| Sullivan | 1 composer | 1 |
| Sumac | 1 singer | 1 |
| Summer | 1 musician, 1 singer | 2 |
| Sumner | 2 musicians | 2 |
| Šušnjara | 1 singer | 1 |
| Sutherland | 1 singer | 1 |
| Šverko | 1 singer | 1 |
| Swan | 1 singer | 1 |
| Sweat | 1 singer | 1 |
| Swift | 1 musician | 1 |
| Sydänmaa | 1 musician | 1 |
| Szpak | 1 singer | 1 |
| Szpilman | 1 musician | 1 |
| Tamaki | 1 singer | 1 |
| Tang | 1 musician | 1 |
| Tankian | 1 singer | 1 |
| Tanneberger | 1 musician | 1 |
| Tartini | 1 composer | 1 |
| Tatangelo | 1 singer | 1 |
| Tatlıses | 1 singer | 1 |
| Taupin | 1 lyricist | 1 |
| Tayeb | 1 musician | 1 |
| Taylor | 3 musicians, 2 singers | 5 |
| Tchaikovsky | 1 composer | 1 |
| Tebaldi | 1 singer | 1 |
| Te Kanawa | 1 singer | 1 |
| Tel | 1 composer | 1 |
| Telemann | 1 composer | 1 |
| Telkamp | 1 singer | 1 |
| Tellier | 1 musician | 1 |
| ten Damme | 1 singer | 1 |
| Teng | 1 singer | 1 |
| Tesfaye | 1 singer | 1 |
| Tex | 1 singer | 1 |
| Tharpe | 1 musician | 1 |
| Theodorakis | 1 composer | 1 |
| Theokleous | 1 singer | 1 |
| Thicke | 1 singer | 1 |
| Thomas | 1 musician, 2 singers | 3 |
| Thomaz | 1 singer | 1 |
| Thomson | 1 composer, 1 musician | 2 |
| Timberlake | 1 musician | 1 |
| Timmons | 1 singer | 1 |
| Tipton | 1 musician | 1 |
| Tisdale | 1 singer | 1 |
| Tishby | 1 singer | 1 |
| Tokarev | 1 singer | 1 |
| Tomašević | 1 singer | 1 |
| Tomlinson | 1 singer | 1 |
| Topić | 1 musician/singer | 1 |
| Torpey | 1 musician | 1 |
| Torr | 1 singer | 1 |
| Torrini | 1 singer | 1 |
| Toscanini | 1 musician | 1 |
| Touré | 1 musician | 1 |
| Townshend | 1 musician | 1 |
| Tozzi | 1 musician | 1 |
| Trainor | 1 singer | 1 |
| Trice | 1 singer | 1 |
| Trịnh | 1 musician | 1 |
| Trnina | 1 singer | 1 |
| Tsai | 1 singer | 1 |
| Tsintsadze | 1 composer | 1 |
| Tsoi | 1 musician | 1 |
| Tura | 1 singer | 1 |
| Turizo | 1 singer | 1 |
| Turković | 1 singer | 1 |
| Turner | 3 musicians, 1 singer | 4 |
| Turunen | 1 singer | 1 |
| Twain | 1 singer | 1 |
| Tyler | 2 singers | 2 |
| Ukraden | 1 singer | 1 |
| Ulrich | 1 musician | 1 |
| Ulvaeus | 1 musician | 1 |
| Underwood | 1 singer | 1 |
| Urban | 1 singer | 1 |
| Urie | 1 musician | 1 |
| Ursuleac | 1 singer | 1 |
| Utada | 1 singer | 1 |
| Valaitis | 1 singer | 1 |
| Valens | 1 musician/singer | 1 |
| Valgre | 1 musician | 1 |
| Vali | 1 singer | 1 |
| Valli | 1 singer | 1 |
| van Beethoven | 1 composer | 1 |
| van Buuren | 1 musician | 1 |
| Vance | 1 singer | 1 |
| van der Boom | 1 singer | 1 |
| van der Meij | 1 singer | 1 |
| Vandross | 1 singer | 1 |
| Van Halen | 2 musicians | 2 |
| van Haver | 1 singer | 1 |
| Vannelli | 1 singer | 1 |
| van Veen | 1 musician/singer | 1 |
| van Velzen | 1 singer | 1 |
| VanWarmer | 1 musician | 1 |
| Van Winkle | 1 singer | 1 |
| Varešanović | 1 singer | 1 |
| Vartan | 1 singer | 1 |
| Vaughan | 1 composer, 1 musician, 1 singer | 3 |
| Vedder | 1 musician | 1 |
| Vejzović | 1 singer | 1 |
| Veletanlić | 1 singer | 1 |
| Verbeke | 1 singer | 1 |
| Verdi | 1 composer | 1 |
| Veres | 1 singer | 1 |
| Verwest | 1 musician | 1 |
| Vicious | 1 musician | 1 |
| Vikernes | 1 musician | 1 |
| Vincent | 1 musician | 1 |
| Vissi | 1 singer | 1 |
| Vivaldi | 1 composer | 1 |
| Vives | 1 singer | 1 |
| Vollenweider | 1 musician | 1 |
| von Henselt | 1 musician | 1 |
| von Karajan | 1 musician | 1 |
| von Trapp | 1 singer | 1 |
| von Weber | 1 composer | 1 |
| Vorobyov | 1 singer | 1 |
| Vučković | 1 singer | 1 |
| Vuica | 1 singer | 1 |
| Vysotsky | 1 musician | 1 |
| Wagner | 1 composer | 1 |
| Wahlberg | 1 singer | 1 |
| Wainwright | 2 singers | 2 |
| Waite | 1 singer | 1 |
| Waits | 1 musician | 1 |
| Walker | 1 musician | 1 |
| Wallace | 1 musician | 1 |
| Waller | 1 musician | 1 |
| Wally | 1 singer | 1 |
| Walton | 1 musician | 1 |
| Warbeck | 1 composer | 1 |
| Ward | 1 singer | 1 |
| Warlock | 1 composer | 1 |
| Warnes | 1 singer | 1 |
| Wasserman | 1 musician | 1 |
| Waters | 2 musicians, 1 singer | 3 |
| Watts | 1 musician | 1 |
| Way | 1 singer | 1 |
| Weaver | 1 singer | 1 |
| Webber | 1 composer | 1 |
| Webern | 1 composer | 1 |
| Weiland | 1 musician | 1 |
| Weill | 1 composer | 1 |
| Weiss | 1 singer | 1 |
| Welch | 2 musicians | 2 |
| Welty | 1 musician | 1 |
| West | 3 musicians | 3 |
| Westerholt | 1 musician | 1 |
| Westerman | 1 singer | 1 |
| Westernhagen | 1 singer | 1 |
| White | 2 musicians, 1 singer | 3 |
| Whitford | 1 musician | 1 |
| Whittaker | 1 musician/singer | 1 |
| Wiklund | 1 composer | 1 |
| Wilde | 1 singer | 1 |
| Willard | 1 musician | 1 |
| Willcox | 1 singer | 1 |
| Williams | 4 composers, 2 musicians, 6 singers | 12 |
| Wilson | 4 musicians, 1 singer | 5 |
| Winans | 1 singer | 1 |
| Winehouse | 1 singer | 1 |
| Winner | 1 singer | 1 |
| Winwood | 1 musician | 1 |
| Withers | 1 musician | 1 |
| Wolstenholme | 1 musician | 1 |
| Womack | 1 musician, 1 singer | 2 |
| Wonder | 1 musician | 1 |
| Wong | 1 singer | 1 |
| Wongkamhaeng | 1 singer | 1 |
| Wopat | 1 singer | 1 |
| Work | 1 composer | 1 |
| Wright | 1 musician, 2 singers | 3 |
| Wulandari | 1 singer | 1 |
| Wurst | 1 singer | 1 |
| Yahan | 1 singer | 1 |
| Yankovic | 1 musician | 1 |
| Yatra | 1 singer | 1 |
| Yauch | 1 musician | 1 |
| Yearwood | 1 singer | 1 |
| Yelich | 1 singer | 1 |
| Yener | 1 singer | 1 |
| Yorke | 1 musician | 1 |
| Young | 2 musicians, 2 singers | 4 |
| Yule | 1 musician | 1 |
| Zapata | 1 singer | 1 |
| Zappa | 1 musician | 1 |
| Zaslavski | 1 musician | 1 |
| Zavala | 1 singer | 1 |
| Zelenka | 1 composer | 1 |
| Zelmerlöw | 1 singer | 1 |
| Žerić | 1 singer | 1 |
| Zhang | 1 singer | 1 |
| Zigman | 1 composer | 1 |
| Zimmer | 1 composer | 1 |
| Zimmerman | 1 musician | 1 |
| Zlokić | 1 singer | 1 |
| Zoller | 1 musician | 1 |