Browse Namesakes
This is a list of namesakes in which the category is Notable Musicians; and a person who edited the namesake is Mike C
| Name | Gender | Lifespan | Other Names | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adele | f | 1988- | (Adkins) |  |
| Christina Aguilera | f | 1980- | | |
| Miri Aloni | f | 1949- | | |
| Ernestine Anderson | f | 1928-2016 | | |
| Laurie Anderson | f | 1947- | | |
| Gosia Andrzejewicz | f | 1984- | | |
| Anouk | f | 1975- | (Teeuwe) | |
| Yardena Arazi | f | 1951- | | |
| Jenny Arean | f | 1942- | (Klarenbeek) | |
| Ashanti | f | 1980- | (Douglas) | |
| Lys Assia | f | 1924-2018 | (Schärer) | |
| Gali Atari | f | 1953- | | |
| Iggy Azalea | f | 1990- | (Kelly) | |
| Joan Baez | f | 1941- | | |
| Josephine Baker | f | 1906-1975 | | |
| LaVern Baker | f | 1929-1997 | | |
| Agni Baltsa | f | 1944- | | |
| Franka Batelić | f | 1991- | | |
| Amy Beach | f | 1867-1944 | | |
| Naseem Begum | f | 1936-1971 | | |
| Pat Benatar | f | 1953- | (Giraldo) | |
| Björk Guðmundsdóttir | f | 1965- | | |
| Mary J. Blige | f | 1971- | | |
| Patty Brard | f | 1955- | | |
| Toni Braxton | f | 1967- | | |
| Moya Brennan | f | 1952- | (Ní Bhraonáin) | |
| Sarah Brightman | f | 1960- | | |
| Corry Brokken | f | 1932-2016 | | |
| Mel B. | f | 1975- | (Brown) | |
| Emma Bunton | f | 1976- | | |
| Kate Bush | f | 1958- | | |
| Alessia Cara | f | 1996- | | |
| Mariah Carey | f | 1969- | | |
| Vikki Carr | f | 1941- | (de Casillas, Martinez, Cardona) | |
| Raffaella Carrà | f | 1943-2021 | (Pelloni) | |
| Meri Cetinić | f | 1953- | | |
| Tracy Chapman | f | 1964- | | |
| Charli XCX | f | 1992- | (Aitchison) | |
| Cher | f | 1946- | (Sarkisian) | |
| Petula Clark | f | 1932- | | |
| Kelly Clarkson | f | 1982- | | |
| Patsy Cline | f | 1932-1963 | (Hensley) | |
| Natalie Cole | f | 1950-2015 | | |
| Paula Cole | f | 1968- | | |
| Lorrie Collins | f | 1942-2018 | | |
| Tina Cousins | f | 1971- | | |
| Sheryl Crow | f | 1962- | | |
| Dalida | f | 1933-1987 | (Gigliotti) | |
| Lynsey de Paul | f | 1948-2014 | (Rubin) | |
| Dido | f | 1971- | (O'Malley, Armstrong) | |
| Céline Dion | f | 1968- | | |
| Do | f | 1981- | (Rijpma van Hulst) | |
| Hilary Duff | f | 1987- | | |
| Lucille Dumont | f | 1919-2016 | | |
| Sheena Easton | f | 1959- | | |
| Billie Eilish | f | 2001- | (Baird, O'Connell) | |
| Cass Elliot | f | 1941-1974 | (Cohen) | |
| Missy "Misdemeanor" Elliott | f | 1971- | | |
| Zari Elmassian | f | 1906-1990 | (Vartian) | |
| Emilia | f | 1978- | (Rydberg, Mitiku) | |
| Gloria Estefan | f | 1957- | (Fajardo, García) | |
| Emmalyn Estrada | f | 1992- | | |
| Cesária Évora | f | 1941-2011 | | |
| Agnetha Fältskog | f | 1950- | | |
| Mylène Farmer | f | 1961- | (Gautier) | |
| Ella Fitzgerald | f | 1917-1996 | | |
| Roberta Flack | f | 1937-2025 | | |
| Connie Francis | f | 1937- | (Franconero) | |
| Aretha Franklin | f | 1942-2018 | | |
| France Gall | f | 1947-2018 | | |
| Kany García | f | 1982- | (de Jesús) | |
| Judy Garland | f | 1922-1969 | | |
| Leyla Gencer | f | 1928-2008 | | |
| Stefani "Lady Gaga" Germanotta | f | 1986- | | |
| Lisa Gerrard | f | 1961- | | |
| Alejandra "Arca" Ghersi | f | 1989- | | |
| Astrud Gilberto | f | 1940-2023 | | |
| Becky G. | f | 1997- | (Gomez) | |
| Kat Graham | f | 1989- | | |
| Ariana Grande | f | 1993- | (Butera) | |
| Anneke Grönloh | f | 1942-2018 | | |
| Margareta Hallin | f | 1931-2020 | (Ekerot) | |
| Geri Halliwell | f | 1972- | | |
| Debbie Harry | f | 1945- | (Tremble) | |
| Ofra Haza | f | 1957-2000 | (Ashkenazi) | |
| Hildegard of Bingen | f | 1098-1179 | | |
| Lauryn Hill | f | 1975- | | |
| Billie Holiday | f | 1915-1959 | (Harris) | |
| Whitney Houston | f | 1963-2012 | | |
| Janet Jackson | f | 1966- | | |
| Élisabeth-Claude Jacquet | f | 1665-1729 | | |
| Emina Jahović | f | 1982- | (Sandal) | |
| Etta James | f | 1938-2012 | (Hawkins) | |
| Joan Jett | f | 1958- | (Larkin) | |
| Norah Jones | f | 1979- | | |
| Janis Joplin | f | 1943-1970 | | |
| Lana Jurčević | f | 1984- | | |
| Kaliopi | f | 1966- | (Bukle) | |
| Olivera Katarina | f | 1940- | (Petrović) | |
| Lena Katina | f | 1984- | | |
| Dolores Keane | f | 1953- | | |
| Tereza Kesovija | f | 1938- | | |
| Alicia Keys | f | 1981- | | |
| Kim Hyun-ah | f | 1992- | | |
| Carole King | f | 1942- | | |
| Eartha Kitt | f | 1927-2008 | | |
| Myleene Klass | f | 1978- | | |
| Dani Klein | f | 1953- | (Schoovaerts) | |
| Gladys Knight | f | 1944- | | |
| Beyoncé Knowles | f | 1981- | | |
| Dalma Kovács | f | 1985- | | |
| Alison Krauss | f | 1971- | | |
| Lenny Kuhr | f | 1950- | | |
| Kwon "BoA" Bo-ah | f | 1986- | | |
| Tiff Lacey | f | 1965- | | |
| Amel Larrieux | f | 1973- | | |
| Queen Latifah | f | 1970- | (Owens) | |
| Cyndi Lauper | f | 1953- | | |
| Nynke Laverman | f | 1980- | | |
| Avril Lavigne | f | 1984- | | |
| Lee Sun-mi | f | 1992- | | |
| Annie Lennox | f | 1954- | | |
| Dua Lipa | f | 1995- | | |
| Josipa Lisac | f | 1950- | | |
| Liesbeth List | f | 1941-2020 | (Driessen) | |
| Lizzo | f | 1988- | (Jefferson) | |
| Jennifer Lopez | f | 1969- | | |
| Demi Lovato | f | 1992- | | |
| Courtney Love | f | 1964- | (Harrison) | |
| Anni-Frid Lyngstad | f | 1945- | | |
| Loretta Lynn | f | 1932-2022 | | |
| Vera Lynn | f | 1917-2020 | | |
| Mariqueen Maandig | f | 1981- | | |
| Mabel | f | 1996- | (McVey) | |
| Madonna | f | 1958- | (Ciccone) | |
| Kym Marsh | f | 1976- | | |
| Mindy McCready | f | 1975-2013 | | |
| Reba McEntire | f | 1955- | | |
| Christine McVie | f | 1943-2022 | (Perfect) | |
| Katie Melua | f | 1984- | | |
| Fanny Mendelssohn | f | 1805-1847 | | |
| Idina Menzel | f | 1971- | | |
| Bette Midler | f | 1945- | | |
| Dannii Minogue | f | 1971- | | |
| Carmen Miranda | f | 1909-1955 | (da Cunha) | |
| Joni Mitchell | f | 1943- | | |
| Romy Monteiro | f | 1992- | (Truggelaar) | |
| Alecia "Pink" Moore | f | 1979- | | |
| Mandy Moore | f | 1984- | | |
| Alanis Morissette | f | 1974- | | |
| Nana Mouskouri | f | 1934- | | |
| Mýa | f | 1979- | (Harrison) | |
| Natti Natasha | f | 1986- | (Gutiérrez, Batista) | |
| Guusje Nederhorst | f | 1969-2004 | (Woesthoff) | |
| Olivia Newton-John | f | 1948-2022 | | |
| Stevie Nicks | f | 1948- | | |
| Nico | f | 1938-1988 | (Päffgen) | |
| Mairéad Ní Mhaonaigh | f | 1959- | | |
| Noemi | f | 1982- | (Scopelliti) | |
| Brandy Norwood | f | 1979- | | |
| Gabi Novak | f | 1936- | | |
| Stojanka Novaković | f | 1972- | | |
| Tamara Obrovac | f | 1962- | | |
| Yoko Ono | f | 1933- | | |
| Trijntje Oosterhuis | f | 1973- | | |
| Ľuba Orgonášová | f | 1961- | | |
| Dolores O'Riordan | f | 1971-2018 | | |
| Parisa | f | 1950- | (Vā'ezi) | |
| Dolly Parton | f | 1946- | | |
| Katy Perry | f | 1984- | (Hudson) | |
| Édith Piaf | f | 1915-1963 | | |
| Demetra Plakas | f | 1960- | | |
| Alla Pugacheva | f | 1949- | | |
| Suzi Quatro | f | 1950- | | |
| Bonnie Raitt | f | 1949- | | |
| Esma Redžepova | f | 1943-2016 | | |
| Della Reese | f | 1931-2017 | | |
| Rihanna | f | 1988- | (Fenty) | |
| LeAnn Rimes | f | 1982- | | |
| Naya Rivera | f | 1987-2020 | | |
| Olivia Rodrigo | f | 2003- | | |
| Linda Ronstadt | f | 1946- | | |
| Diana Ross | f | 1944- | | |
| Emmy Rossum | f | 1986- | | |
| Ruslana | f | 1973- | (Lyzhychko) | |
| Marlayne Sahupala | f | 1971- | (van den Broek) | |
| Buffy Sainte-Marie | f | 1941- | | |
| Gwenno Saunders | f | 1981- | | |
| Teddy Scholten | f | 1926-2010 | (van Zwieteren) | |
| Clara Schumann | f | 1819-1896 | | |
| Diane "Deedles" Schuur | f | 1953- | | |
| Selena | f | 1971-1995 | (Quintanilla, Pérez) | |
| Fionnuala Sherry | f | 1962- | | |
| Carly Simon | f | 1945- | | |
| Nina Simone | f | 1933-2003 | (Waymon) | |
| Millie Small | f | 1947-2020 | | |
| Patti Smith | f | 1946- | | |
| Antonija Šola | f | 1979- | | |
| Sophie | f | 1986-2021 | (Xeon) | |
| Britney Spears | f | 1981- | | |
| Connie Stevens | f | 1938- | (Ingoglia) | |
| Barbra Streisand | f | 1942- | | |
| Yma Sumac | f | 1922-2008 | (Chávarri, del Castillo) | |
| Donna Summer | f | 1948-2012 | | |
| Taylor Swift | f | 1989- | | |
| Gloria "G.E.M." Tang Sze-wing | f | 1991- | | |
| Thalía | f | 1971- | (Sodi, Miranda) | |
| Sister Rosetta Tharpe | f | 1915-1973 | (Atkins, Nubin) | |
| Evridiki Theokleous | f | 1968- | | |
| Jelena Tomašević | f | 1983- | | |
| Michèle Torr | f | 1947- | | |
| Meghan Trainor | f | 1993- | | |
| Jolin Tsai | f | 1980- | | |
| Tina Turner | f | 1939-2023 | (Bullock) | |
| Carrie Underwood | f | 1983- | | |
| Rajka Vali | f | 1924-2011 | (Raukar) | |
| Kim-Lian van der Meij | f | 1980- | | |
| Vanessa-Mae | f | 1978- | (Vanakorn, Nicholson) | |
| Vanna | f | 1970- | (Ranilović, Vrdoljak) | |
| Victoria de los Ángeles | f | 1923-2005 | (López, García) | |
| Maria von Trapp | f | 1905-1987 | | |
| Meg White | f | 1974- | | |
| Cassandra Wilson | f | 1955- | | |
| Gabriella "H.E.R." Wilson | f | 1997- | | |
| CeCe Winans | f | 1964- | | |
| Amy Winehouse | f | 1983-2011 | | |
| Betty Wright | f | 1953-2020 | (Norris) | |
| Trisha Yearwood | f | 1964- | | |
| Ella "Lorde" Yelich-O'Connor | f | 1996- | | |
| Yola | f | 1983- | (Carter, Quartey) | |
| Zendaya | f | 1996- | (Stoermer, Coleman) | |
| Fernando Abrantes | m | 1960- | (Fromm) | |
| Adolphe Adam | m | 1803-1856 | | |
| Bryan Adams | m | 1959- | | |
| Michael "Meat Loaf" Aday | m | 1947-2022 | | |
| Riz Ahmed | m | 1982- | | |
| Isaac Albéniz | m | 1860-1909 | | |
| Tomaso Albinoni | m | 1671-1751 | | |
| Gregg Allman | m | 1947-2017 | | |
| Jonas "Basshunter" Altberg | m | 1984- | | |
| J. Álvarez | m | 1983- | (Fernández) | |
| Benny Andersson | m | 1946- | | |
| Mark "Sisqó" Andrews | m | 1978- | | |
| Paul Anka | m | 1941- | | |
| Marc Anthony | m | 1968- | (Muñiz) | |
| Anuel AA | m | 1992- | (Gazmey, Santiago) | |
| Jacques Arcadelt | m | c. 1507-1568 | | |
| Arion | m | ?-5xx BC | | |
| Billie Joe Armstrong | m | 1972- | | |
| Craig Armstrong | m | 1959- | | |
| Louis Armstrong | m | 1901-1971 | | |
| Thomas Arne | m | 1710-1778 | | |
| David Arnold | m | 1962- | | |
| Ermias "Nipsey Hussle" Asghedom | m | 1985-2019 | | |
| Atif Aslam | m | 1983- | | |
| Rick Astley | m | 1966- | | |
| Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach | m | 1714-1788 | | |
| Johann Sebastian Bach | m | 1685-1750 | | |
| Johann Christian Bach | m | 1735-1782 | | |
| Burt Bacharach | m | 1928-2023 | | |
| Chet Baker | m | 1929-1988 | | |
| George Baker | m | 1944- | (Bouwens) | |
| Meliton Balanchivadze | m | 1862-1937 | | |
| Hank Ballard | m | 1927-2003 | (Kendricks) | |
| J. Balvín | m | 1985- | (Osorio) | |
| Michael "Flea" Balzary | m | 1962- | | |
| Samuel Barber | m | 1910-1981 | | |
| Syd Barrett | m | 1946-2006 | | |
| John Barry | m | 1933-2011 | | |
| Béla Bartók | m | 1881-1945 | | |
| Jon Batiste | m | 1986- | | |
| Frans Bauer | m | 1973- | | |
| Frank Beard | m | 1949- | | |
| Željko Bebek | m | 1945- | | |
| Beck | m | 1970- | (Campbell, Hansen) | |
| Christophe Beck | m | 1972- | | |
| Jeff Beck | m | 1944-2023 | | |
| Matt Bellamy | m | 1978- | | |
| Vincenzo Bellini | m | 1801-1835 | | |
| Tony Bennett | m | 1926-2023 | (Benedetto) | |
| George Benson | m | 1943- | | |
| Alban Berg | m | 1885-1935 | | |
| Tim "Avicii" Bergling | m | 1989-2018 | (Lidén) | |
| Irving Berlin | m | 1888-1989 | | |
| Hector Berlioz | m | 1803-1869 | | |
| Elmer Bernstein | m | 1922-2004 | | |
| Leonard Bernstein | m | 1918-1990 | | |
| Chuck Berry | m | 1926-2017 | | |
| Jello Biafra | m | 1958- | (Boucher) | |
| Justin Bieber | m | 1994- | | |
| "Bushwick" Bill | m | 1966-2019 | (Shaw) | |
| Yavuz Bingöl | m | 1964- | | |
| Georges Bizet | m | 1838-1875 | | |
| Jet Black | m | 1938-2022 | (Duffy) | |
| Ritchie Blackmore | m | 1945- | | |
| Hal Blaine | m | 1929-2019 | (Belsky) | |
| Eubie Blake | m | 1887-1983 | | |
| Michel Blavet | m | 1700-1768 | | |
| Corbin Bleu | m | 1989- | | |
| Luigi Boccherini | m | 1743-1805 | | |
| John Bonham | m | 1948-1980 | | |
| Jon Bon Jovi | m | 1962- | (Bongiovi) | |
| Sonny Bono | m | 1935-1998 | | |
| Pat Boone | m | 1934- | | |
| Wes Borland | m | 1975- | | |
| Alexander Borodin | m | 1833-1887 | | |
| Stef Bos | m | 1961- | | |
| Pierre Boulez | m | 1925-2016 | | |
| Ciarán Bourke | m | 1935-1988 | | |
| David Bowie | m | 1947-2016 | | |
| Johannes Brahms | m | 1833-1897 | | |
| Goran Bregović | m | 1950- | | |
| Benjamin Britten | m | 1913-1976 | | |
| Vadim Brodski | m | 1950- | (Brodsky) | |
| Herman Brood | m | 1946-2001 | | |
| Chris Brown | m | 1989- | | |
| James Brown | m | 1933-2006 | | |
| Anton Bruckner | m | 1824-1896 | | |
| Jean-Jacques Burnel | m | 1952- | | |
| Cliff Burton | m | 1962-1986 | | |
| Joseph "Geezer" Butler | m | 1949- | | |
| Dieterich Buxtehude | m | 1637-1707 | | |
| Charlie Byrd | m | 1925-1999 | | |
| David Byrne | m | 1952- | | |
| Nicky Byrne | m | 1978- | | |
| John Cage | m | 1912-1992 | | |
| John Cale | m | 1942- | | |
| Cab Calloway | m | 1907-1994 | | |
| Glen Campbell | m | 1936-2017 | | |
| Pedro Capó | m | 1980- | (Rodríguez, Sosa) | |
| Hoagy Carmichael | m | 1899-1981 | | |
| John Carpenter | m | 1948- | | |
| Richard Carpenter | m | 1946- | | |
| Rudi Carrell | m | 1934-2006 | (Kesselaar) | |
| Altamiro Carrilho | m | 1924-2012 | (Aquino) | |
| Ron Carroll | m | 1968- | | |
| Nick Carter | m | 1980- | | |
| Johnny Cash | m | 1932-2003 | | |
| Nayvadius "Future" Cash | m | 1983- | (Wilburn) | |
| Francesco Cavalli | m | 1602-1676 | | |
| Nick Cave | m | 1957- | | |
| Adriano Celentano | m | 1938- | | |
| Peter Cetera | m | 1944- | | |
| Tony Cetinski | m | 1969- | | |
| Feodor Chaliapin | m | 1873-1938 | (Shalyapin) | |
| Chance the Rapper | m | 1993- | (Bennett) | |
| Tom Chaplin | m | 1979- | | |
| Ray Charles | m | 1930-2004 | (Robinson) | |
| Gustave Charpentier | m | 1860-1956 | | |
| Marc-Antoine Charpentier | m | 1643-1704 | | |
| Maurice Chevalier | m | 1888-1972 | | |
| Frédéric Chopin | m | 1810-1849 | | |
| Chuck D | m | 1960- | (Ridenhour) | |
| Eric Clapton | m | 1945- | | |
| Eddie Clarke | m | 1950-2018 | | |
| Jeremiah Clarke | m | c. 1674-1707 | | |
| André Claveau | m | 1911-2003 | | |
| George Clinton | m | 1941- | | |
| Kurt Cobain | m | 1967-1994 | | |
| Vinko Coce | m | 1954-2013 | | |
| Leonard Cohen | m | 1934-2016 | | |
| Nat "King" Cole | m | 1919-1965 | | |
| Zdravko Čolić | m | 1951- | | |
| Phil Collins | m | 1951- | | |
| William "Bootsy" Collins | m | 1951- | | |
| John Coltrane | m | 1926-1967 | | |
| Christopher "Marshmello" Comstock | m | 1992- | | |
| Harry Connick, Jr. | m | 1967- | | |
| Sam Cooke | m | 1931-1964 | | |
| Alice Cooper | m | 1948- | (Furnier) | |
| Aaron Copland | m | 1900-1990 | | |
| Carmine Coppola | m | 1910-1991 | | |
| Arcangelo Corelli | m | 1653-1713 | | |
| Billy Corgan | m | 1967- | | |
| Chris Cornell | m | 1964-2017 | (Boyle) | |
| Elvis Costello | m | 1954- | (MacManus) | |
| François Couperin | m | 1668-1733 | | |
| David Coverdale | m | 1951- | | |
| Noël Coward | m | 1899-1973 | | |
| Wayne Coyne | m | 1961- | | |
| David Crosby | m | 1941-2023 | | |
| Harry "Bing" Crosby | m | 1903-1977 | | |
| César Cui | m | 1835-1918 | | |
| Roger Daltrey | m | 1944- | | |
| Vic Damone | m | 1928-2018 | (Farinola) | |
| Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina | m | c. 1525-1594 | | |
| Louis-Claude Daquin | m | 1694-1772 | | |
| Bobby Darin | m | 1936-1973 | (Cassotto) | |
| Dariush | m | 1951- | (Eghbali) | |
| Arthur Davies | m | 1941-2018 | | |
| Miles Davis | m | 1926-1991 | | |
| Howie Day | m | 1981- | | |
| John Deacon | m | 1951- | | |
| Wouter "Gotye" De Backer | m | 1980- | | |
| Jacquet de Berchem | m | c. 1505-15xx | (Berchem) | |
| Claude Debussy | m | 1862-1918 | | |
| Zack de la Rocha | m | 1970- | | |
| Orlande de Lassus | m | c. 1532-1594 | (di Lasso) | |
| Léo Delibes | m | 1836-1891 | | |
| Frederick Delius | m | 1862-1934 | | |
| Guillaume de Machaut | m | c. 1300-1377 | | |
| Mac DeMarco | m | 1990- | | |
| Rob de Nijs | m | 1942-2025 | | |
| Claudin de Sermisy | m | c. 1490-1562 | | |
| Josquin des Prez | m | c. 1450-1521 | (Desprez) | |
| Neil Diamond | m | 1941- | | |
| Charles Dibdin | m | 1745-1814 | | |
| Bo Diddley | m | 1928-2008 | (Bates) | |
| Plácido Domingo | m | 1941- | | |
| Antoine "Fats" Domino | m | 1928-2017 | | |
| Dong "Taeyang" Young-bae | m | 1988- | | |
| Gaetano Donizetti | m | 1797-1848 | | |
| Donovan | m | 1946- | (Leitch) | |
| Howie Dorough | m | 1973- | | |
| Patrick Doyle | m | 1953- | | |
| Drake | m | 1986- | (Graham) | |
| Dr. Dre | m | 1965- | (Young) | |
| Eddy Duchin | m | 1909-1951 | | |
| Paul Dukas | m | 1865-1935 | | |
| Daniel "MF Doom" Dumile | m | 1971-2020 | | |
| Fred Durst | m | 1970- | (Mayne) | |
| Antonín Dvořák | m | 1841-1904 | | |
| Dino Dvornik | m | 1964-2008 | | |
| Bob Dylan | m | 1941- | (Zimmerman) | |
| Steve Earle | m | 1955- | | |
| Ebi | m | 1949- | (Hamedi) | |
| Duane Eddy | m | 1938- | | |
| Dennis Edwards | m | 1943-2018 | | |
| Danny Elfman | m | 1953- | | |
| Edward Elgar | m | 1857-1934 | | |
| John Ellis | m | 1952- | | |
| Warren Ellis | m | 1965- | | |
| Samer "OX" el Nahhal | m | 1975- | (Elnahhal) | |
| DJ Paul Elstak | m | 1966- | | |
| Atilla Engin | m | 1946-2019 | | |
| Brian Eno | m | 1948- | | |
| David "The Edge" Evans | m | 1961- | | |
| Don Everly | m | 1937-2021 | | |
| Phil Everly | m | 1939-2014 | | |
| Farinelli | m | 1705-1782 | (Broschi) | |
| Joey Fatone | m | 1977- | | |
| Gabriel Fauré | m | 1845-1924 | | |
| Mark Feehily | m | 1980- | | |
| José Feliciano | m | 1945- | (García) | |
| Eddie Fisher | m | 1928-2010 | | |
| Keith Flint | m | 1969-2019 | | |
| John Fogerty | m | 1945- | | |
| Wayne Fontana | m | 1945-2020 | (Ellis) | |
| César Franck | m | 1822-1890 | | |
| Don Francks | m | 1932-2016 | | |
| Gerry "DJ Ötzi" Friedle | m | 1971- | | |
| Peter Gabriel | m | 1950- | | |
| Giovanni Gabrieli | m | c. 1554-1612 | | |
| Serge Gainsbourg | m | 1928-1991 | | |
| Liam Gallagher | m | 1972- | | |
| Jerry Garcia | m | 1942-1995 | | |
| Art Garfunkel | m | 1941- | | |
| Garou | m | 1972- | (Garand) | |
| Leif Garrett | m | 1961- | (Nervik) | |
| Marvin Gaye | m | 1939-1984 | | |
| Boy George | m | 1961- | (O'Dowd) | |
| George Gershwin | m | 1898-1937 | (Gershwine) | |
| Stan Getz | m | 1927-1991 | (Gayetski) | |
| Michael Giacchino | m | 1967- | | |
| Barry Gibb | m | 1946- | | |
| Maurice Gibb | m | 1949-2003 | | |
| Robin Gibb | m | 1949-2012 | | |
| Billy Gibbons | m | 1949- | | |
| Vince Gill | m | 1957- | | |
| Ian Gillan | m | 1945- | | |
| John "Dizzy" Gillespie | m | 1917-1993 | | |
| David Gilmour | m | 1946- | | |
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| Jan Dismas Zelenka | m | 1679-1745 | | |
| Hans Zimmer | m | 1957- | | |
| Joel "Deadmau5" Zimmerman | m | 1981- | | |
| Mina Caputo | f | 1973- | | |
| Laura Jane Grace | f | 1980- | (Gabel) | |
| Angela Morley | f | 1924-2009 | (Stott) | |
| Héloïse Adélaïde Letissier | m | 1988- | |