The World's 1000 Greatest Male Musicans On IMBD

1. Pat Metheny

Soundtrack | Training Day

Pat Metheny was born on August 12, 1954 in Lee's Summit, Missouri, USA. He is a composer and producer, known for Training Day (2001), Toys (1992) and Wild (2014). He is married to Latifa. They have three children.

2. Pat Metheny

Soundtrack | Training Day

Pat Metheny was born on August 12, 1954 in Lee's Summit, Missouri, USA. He is a composer and producer, known for Training Day (2001), Toys (1992) and Wild (2014). He is married to Latifa. They have three children.

3. Steve Rodby

Music_department | The Falcon and the Snowman

Steve Rodby is known for The Falcon and the Snowman (1985), Pat Metheny: The Unity Sessions (2015) and A Map of the World (1999).

4. Cuong Vu

Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas

Cuong Vu is known for Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003), Once Upon a Knight (2003) and Axis & Allies (2004).

5. Paul Wertico

Actor | The Babe

Paul Wertico is known for The Babe (1992), Masters of Resonance (2018) and Pat Metheny Group - We Live Here (1998).

6. Lyle Mays

Soundtrack | Training Day

Lyle Mays was born on November 27, 1953 in Wausaukee, Wisconsin, USA. He was a composer, known for Training Day (2001), Wild (2014) and The Falcon and the Snowman (1985). He died on February 10, 2020 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

7. Jan Johansson

Soundtrack | The Touch

Jan Johansson was born on the 16th of September 1931 in Söderhamn, Sweden, and began to play the piano at age 11. He moved to Gothenburg, Sweden to study electro engineering. It was during this period he met Stan Getz, who was living in Copenhagen, Denmark at the time. It didn't take long until Jan...

8. Esbjorn Svensson

Composer | Dans ma peau

Esbjorn Svensson was born on April 16, 1964 in Västerås, Västmanlands län, Sweden. He was an actor and composer, known for In My Skin (2002), Stora och små män (1995) and Apelsinmannen (1990). He was married to Eva. He died on June 14, 2008 in Stockholm, Sweden.

9. Keith Emerson

Soundtrack | MacGruber

Hailed as a keyboard legend, Keith Emerson has been one of the most important figures to emerge from the thriving UK rock scene of the 1960s and 70s. He is known as one of the most prominent leaders in the progressive rock movement, fusing rock 'n' roll with a myriad of musical styles, such as ...

10. Paul McCartney

Soundtrack | Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

Sir Paul McCartney is a key figure in contemporary culture as a singer, composer, poet, writer, artist, humanitarian, entrepreneur, and holder of more than 3 thousand copyrights. He is in the "Guinness Book of World Records" for most records sold, most #1s (shared), most covered song, "Yesterday," ...

11. John Lennon

Actor | A Hard Day's Night

John Winston (later Ono) Lennon was born on October 9, 1940, in Liverpool, England, to Julia Lennon (née Stanley) and Alfred Lennon, a merchant seaman. He was raised by his mother's older sister Mimi Smith. In the mid-1950s, he formed his first band, The Quarrymen (after Quarry Bank High School, ...

12. George Harrison

Actor | A Hard Day's Night

A master musician, a film producer and actor, best known as the lead guitarist and occasionally lead vocalist of The Beatles, George Harrison was born February 25, 1943, in Liverpool, Merseyside, England. He was also the youngest of four children, born to Harold Harrison and Louise Harrison.

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13. Ringo Starr

Actor | A Hard Day's Night

Ringo Starr is a British musician, actor, director, writer, and artist best known as the drummer of The Beatles who also coined the title 'A Hard day's Night' for The Beatles' first movie.

He was born Richard Starkey on July 7, 1940, in a small two-storey house in the working class area of Liverpool...

14. Doug Aldrich

Soundtrack | The Transformers: The Movie

Doug Aldrich was born on February 19, 1964 in Raleigh, North Carolina, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for The Transformers: The Movie (1986), Megan Leavey (2017) and Whitesnake: Love Will Set You Free (2011).

15. Tommy Aldridge

Actor | Ozzy Osbourne: Iron Man, Live

Tommy Aldridge was born on August 15, 1950 in Jackson, Mississippi, USA. He is an actor, known for Ozzy Osbourne: Iron Man, Live (1983), Whitesnake: Still of the Night (1987) and Whitesnake: The Deeper the Love (1990).

16. David Coverdale

Soundtrack | Thunder Force

David Coverdale was born on September 22, 1951 in Saltburn-by-the-Sea, North Yorkshire, England, UK. He is an actor and composer, known for Thunder Force (2021), The Fighter (2010) and Almost Famous (2000). He has been married to Cindy Barker since April 22, 1997. They have one child. He was ...

17. Reb Beach

Soundtrack | The Karate Kid Part III

Reb Beach was born on August 31, 1963 in Oakmont, Pennsylvania, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for The Karate Kid Part III (1989), Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey (1991) and Hearts of Fire (1987). He is married to Debbie Beach. They have two children.

18. Ian Gillan

Soundtrack | Point Break

Former vocalist for the Javelins and Episode Six, Ian Gillan joined Deep Purple in 1969. They recorded the legendary albums "Deep Purple In Rock", "Fireball", "Machine Head" and "Who Do We Think We Are", as well as a number of live albums.

He left Deep Purple in 1973 due to differences with guitarist...

19. Ian Paice

Soundtrack | Point Break

Ian Paice was born on June 29, 1948 in Nottingham, England, UK. He is a composer and actor, known for Point Break (1991), Twister (1996) and Almost Famous (2000). He is married to Jacky. They have three children.

20. Roger Glover

Soundtrack | Point Break

Roger Glover was born on November 30, 1945 in Brecon, Powys, Wales, UK. He is a composer and actor, known for Point Break (1991), Twister (1996) and Rain Man (1988).

21. Steve Morse

Soundtrack | Tooth Fairy

Instrumental rock guitarist Steve Morse (b. 28 July 1954, Hamilton, Ohio, USA) took his primary influence, like so many others, from the Beatles. Expanding his listening to include prevalent rock bands such as the Yardbirds, Jimi Hendrix and Led Zeppelin, as well as a nascent interest in country ...

22. John Deacon

Soundtrack | Flash Gordon

John Deacon was born on August 19, 1951 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK. He is an actor and composer, known for Flash Gordon (1980), Moulin Rouge! (2001) and Grosse Pointe Blank (1997). He has been married to Veronica Tetzlaff since January 18, 1975. They have six children.

23. Freddie Mercury

Soundtrack | Flash Gordon

Freddie Mercury was born on the Tanzanian island of Zanzibar. His parents, Bomi and Jer Bulsara, sent him off to a private school in India, from 1955 til 1963. In 1964, he and his family flew to England. In 1966 he started his education at the Ealing College of Art, where he graduated in 1969. He ...

24. Brian May

Soundtrack | Flash Gordon

Brian May is widely acknowledged as one of the most influential, innovative, technically gifted and recognisable guitarists in the history of rock. He is also a prolific songwriter, responsible for writing or co-writing many international hits with Queen. He was educated at Hampton Grammar School ...

25. Roger Taylor

Soundtrack | Flash Gordon

Roger Meddows Taylor (born 26 July 1949) is an English musician who performs as a multi-instrumentalist, singer and songwriter. He is best known as the drummer of the rock band Queen, but has also served as songwriter and occasional lead vocalist.

As a songwriter, Taylor contributed songs to Queen's...

26. Jeff Beck

Soundtrack | Pirate Radio

Jeff Beck was born in Surrey in 1944. He grew up in a suburban street in Carshalton. When he was about 10, he wanted to play the guitar. His mum, however, wanted him to play the piano because she didn't approve of the guitar. When he was in his late teens, he joined "The Tridents" on lead guitar. ...

27. Eric Clapton

Soundtrack | Lethal Weapon 3

Eric Clapton was born in Ripley, Surrey, England, on March 30, 1945. His real father was a Canadian pilot but he didn't find that out until he was 53. When he was 2 his mother felt she was unable to look after him, so Eric then went to live with his grandparents. When he was 14 he took up the ...

28. Ginger Baker

Soundtrack | The Harder They Fall

Ginger Baker was born on August 19, 1939 in Lewisham, London, England, UK. He was an actor and composer, known for The Harder They Fall (2021), Casino (1995) and Gonks Go Beat (1964). He was married to Kudzai Machokoto, Karen Loucks Rinedollar, Sarah Dixon and Elizabeth Ann Finch. He died on ...

29. Jack Bruce

Soundtrack | True Lies

Jack Bruce was born on May 14, 1943 in Bishopbriggs, Lanarkshire, Scotland, UK. He was a composer and actor, known for True Lies (1994), Backdraft (1991) and Road House (1989). He was married to Margrit Seyffer and Janet Godfrey. He died on October 25, 2014 in Bures, Suffolk, England, UK.

30. Keith Moon

Actor | Tommy

Keith John Moon was born to working class parents in Wembley, London, England, on the 23rd August, 1946. At the age of 12, he had joined the Sea Cadet Corp and was given his first musical instrument, the bugle. He left school by 15 and was in his first band, The Beachcombers; this was around the ...

31. John Entwistle

Soundtrack | Tommy

John Entwistle was born on October 9, 1944 in Chiswick, London, England, UK. He was an actor and composer, known for Tommy (1975), Quadrophenia (1979) and Sister Midnight (1974). He was married to Maxene Harlow and Alison Wise. He died on June 27, 2002 in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

32. Roger Daltrey

Actor | Lisztomania

Roger Daltrey is noted as a founder of the legendary rock band The Who. After leaving London's Acton County Grammar School in 1963, he formed a skiffle band called The Detours, then displayed an early genius by putting together unusual elements into a world-class performance. The unusual elements ...

33. Pete Townshend

Music_department | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation

Born in Chiswick, London just ten days after the German surrender in 1945, Townshend grows up in a typical middle-class home. His parents, Cliff and Betty Townshend, are both musicians, and as a child he accompanies them on dance band tours. Townshend starts playing guitar at 12. He goes to art ...

34. Robert Plant

Soundtrack | The Song Remains the Same

Prior to Hobbstweedle (a pickup blues band formed to honour a gig at West Midlands College Of Education) Robert was the frontman for The Band of Joy - featuring Percy, John Bonham, Paul Lockey (bass), Chris Brown (keyboards) and Kevyn Gammond (guitar). The BOJ were on verge of making a record deal ...

35. John Paul Jones

Soundtrack | The Song Remains the Same

John Paul Jones was born on January 3, 1946 in Sidcup, Kent, England, UK. He is a composer and actor, known for The Song Remains the Same (1976), The Adam Project (2022) and Small Soldiers (1998). He has been married to Maureen Jones since 1967. They have three children.

36. Jimmy Page

Soundtrack | The Song Remains the Same

Jimmy Page was born on January 9, 1944 in Heston, Middlesex, England, UK. He is a composer and actor, known for The Song Remains the Same (1976), Godzilla (1998) and The Adam Project (2022). He was previously married to Jimena Gomez-Paratcha, Patricia Ecker and Charlotte Martin.

37. John Bonham

Soundtrack | The Song Remains the Same

John Bonham is still regularly voted in polls as the greatest and most influential rock drummer of all time, an opinion which has also been expressed by the likes of Roger Taylor of Queen, Dave Grohl of Nirvana and Chad Smith of the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

He started playing drums at the age of five ...

38. Dave Gahan

Soundtrack | Ava

Dave Gahan is the lead vocalist and co-songwriter for the Alternative Rock and New Wave band Depeche Mode. He was born in North Wealed, Essex, United Kingdom on 9th May 1962. Depeche Mode was formed in 1980 by Vince Clarke, Andrew Fletcher and Martin Gore. They recruited Gahan later that year. ...

39. Martin Gore

Soundtrack | Aquaman

Martin Gore was born on July 23, 1961 in Basildon, Essex, England, UK. He is a composer and actor, known for Aquaman (2018), The Fast and the Furious (2001) and Say Anything (1989). He has been married to Kerrilee Kaski since June 12, 2014. They have two children. He was previously married to ...

40. Andrew Fletcher

Music_department | Depeche Mode: 101

Andrew Fletcher was born on July 8, 1961 in Nottingham, East Midlands, England, UK. He was an actor, known for Depeche Mode: 101 (1989), Depeche Mode: Personal Jesus 2011 (2011) and Depeche Mode: Hole to Feed (2009). He was married to Gráinne Mullan. He died on May 26, 2022 in the UK.

41. Alan Wilder

Soundtrack | The Hole

Alan Wilder was born on June 1, 1959 in Hammersmith, London, England, UK. He is an actor and composer, known for The Hole (2001), Hawkeye (2021) and The Monkey's Mask (2000). He was previously married to Hepzibah Sessa and Young, Jeri.

42. Roger Waters

Soundtrack | Pink Floyd: The Wall

Roger Waters was born on September 6, 1943 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, UK. He is a music artist and composer, known for Pink Floyd: The Wall (1982), The Squid and the Whale (2005) and The Big Boss (1971). He was previously married to Laurie Durning, Pricilla Phillips, Carolyn Christie ...

43. Richard Wright

Soundtrack | Tang shan da xiong

Richard William Wright was born on 28th July, 1943, in Hatch End, London. His parents, Bridie and Cedric Wright had two other children, Selina and Guinevere. He quickly developed an interest in jazz and classical piano.

Studying architecture at Regent Street Polytechnic in London, he met and formed ...

44. Nick Mason

Soundtrack | Tang shan da xiong

Nick Mason was born on January 27, 1944 in Birmingham, England, UK. He is an actor and composer, known for The Big Boss (1971), Eternals (2021) and Doctor Strange (2016). He has been married to Annette Lynton since May 23, 1990. They have two children. He was previously married to Lindy Rutter.

45. David Gilmour

Soundtrack | Pink Floyd: The Wall

David Jon Gilmour was born on 6th March, 1946, in Grantchester Meadows, Cambridge. As the lead guitarist of Pink Floyd, he is by many considered one of the most influential guitarists on the rock stage. Right up to "The Dark Side of The Moon", Dave wrote his own songs, but from then up to "The ...

46. Jimi Hendrix

Soundtrack | Woodstock

Widely regarded as the greatest and most influential guitarist in rock history, Jimi Hendrix was born on November 27, 1942 in Seattle, Washington, to African-American parents Lucille (Jeter) and James Allen Hendrix. His mother named him John Allen Hendrix and raised him alone while his father, Al ...

47. Sting

Soundtrack | The Emperor's New Groove

Sting was born Gordon Matthew Sumner on 2 October, 1951 in Wallsend, North Tyneside, Tyne and Wear, England, the eldest of four children of Audrey (Cowell), a hairdresser, and Ernest Matthew Sumner, an engineer and milkman. He received his name from a striped sweater he wore which looked like a bee...

48. Elton John

Soundtrack | Kingsman: The Golden Circle

Sir Elton John is one of pop music's great survivors. Born 25 March, 1947, as Reginald Kenneth Dwight, he started to play the piano at the early age of four. At the age of 11, he won a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Music. His first band was called Bluesology. He later auditioned (...

49. David Bowie

Soundtrack | Labyrinth

David Bowie was one of the most influential and prolific writers and performers of popular music, but he was much more than that; he was also an accomplished actor, a mime and an intellectual, as well as an art lover whose appreciation and knowledge of it had led to him amassing one of the biggest ...

50. Ted Gärdestad

Soundtrack | Tillsammans

Ted Arnbjörn Gärdestad was born in Sollentuna, Stockholms län, Sweden, to Margit Gärdestad and Arne Gärdestad. He was a singer and composer, known for writing numerous hits together with his lyric writing brother Kenneth Gärdestad. During the 70s, he was one of Sweden's biggest pop idols. He died ...

51. Janne Schaffer

Soundtrack | (Sökarna)

Janne Schaffer was born on September 24, 1945 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden. He is a composer and actor, known for The Searchers (1993) and Flossie (1974).

52. Mikael Wiehe

Soundtrack | Tillsammans

Mikael Wiehe was born on April 10, 1946 in Copenhagen, Denmark. He is a composer and actor, known for Together (2000), Torntuppen (1996) and Min frus förste älskare (2006).

53. Tomas Ledin

Soundtrack | En del av mitt hjärta

Tomas Ledin was born on February 25, 1952 in Sandviken, Gävleborgs län, Sweden. He is an actor and composer, known for A Piece of My Heart (2019), Grabben i graven bredvid (2002) and En på miljonen (1995). He has been married to Marie Anderson-Ledin since May 22, 1983. They have two children.

54. Don Henley

Soundtrack | In America

Don Henley was born on July 22, 1947 in Gilmer, Texas, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for In America (2002), Space Cowboys (2000) and Vertical Limit (2000). He has been married to Sharon Summerall since May 20, 1995. They have three children.

55. Glenn Frey

Actor | Jerry Maguire

Glenn Frey was born on November 6, 1948 in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He was an actor and composer, known for Jerry Maguire (1996), Thunder Force (2021) and In America (2002). He was married to Cindy Frey and Janie Beggs. He died on January 18, 2016 in Washington Heights, Manhattan, New York City, New...

56. Joe Walsh

Soundtrack | The Warriors

Joe Walsh was born on November 20, 1947 in Wichita, Kansas, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for The Warriors (1979), Spy Game (2001) and Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982). He has been married to Marjorie Bach since December 13, 2008. He was previously married to Denise Driscoll, Juanita ...

57. Timothy B. Schmit

Soundtrack | Fast Times at Ridgemont High

Timothy B. Schmit was born on October 30, 1947 in Oakland, California, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for Fast Times at Ridgemont High (1982), Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead (1991) and Cry-Baby (1990). He has been married to Jean Cromie since 1984. They have two children. He was ...

58. Jon Bon Jovi

Soundtrack | Young Guns II

Jon Bon Jovi, was born John Francis Bongiovi, Jr. On March 2, 1962, in Perth Amboy, New Jersey to parents John Francis Bongiovi, Sr. and Carol Sharkey.

Family: Jon's mother, Carol Sharkey, was a former model and one of the first Playboy Bunnies. She met Bon Jovi's father after she enlisted in the ...

59. Richie Sambora

Soundtrack | Spaceballs

Richie Sambora is one of music's most talented and respected songwriters, singers, guitarists and producers. As a founding member of Bon Jovi, he has toured the world and collected over 68 gold and platinum albums. In 1998 Sambora released his second solo album, "Undiscovered Soul". The album was ...

60. The Edge

Soundtrack | Gangs of New York

One of the most instantly recognizable and influential guitarists in rock history, The Edge was born David Howell Evans, in Barking, Essex, in 1961. When he was two years old the family moved to Dublin. During his childhood he learned how to play the guitar and the piano. In 1978, the Edge became ...

61. Bono

Soundtrack | Across the Universe

Bono was born Paul David Hewson in Dublin, Ireland on May 10, 1960, to Iris (Rankin) and Brendan Robert Hewson. He has been the lead singer of the rock band U2 since 1976. U2 has won 22 Grammy Awards to date, and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2005. Lauded by fans and critics ...

62. Curt Smith

Soundtrack | Donnie Darko

One half of 80s pop sensations, Tears for Fears, which he formed in 1981 with childhood friend Roland Orzabal whom he was previously in a ska-influenced band called "Graduate" with. After two unsuccessful singles, Tears for Fears score a huge hit with their third single "Mad World", which reached ...

63. Ritchie Blackmore

Soundtrack | Point Break

Ritchie Blackmore was born on April 14, 1945 in Weston Super Mare, England, UK. He is a composer and actor, known for Point Break (1991), Twister (1996) and Almost Famous (2000). He has been married to Candice Night since October 2008. They have one child. He was previously married to Amy Rothman, ...

64. Jon Lord

Soundtrack | Point Break

Jon Lord was born on June 9, 1941 in Leicester, Leicestershire, England, UK. He was a composer and actor, known for Point Break (1991), Twister (1996) and Almost Famous (2000). He was married to Judith Feldman and Vickie. He died on July 16, 2012 in London, England, UK.

65. Roland Orzabal

Soundtrack | Watchmen

Roland Orzabal was born on August 22, 1961 in Havant, Portsmouth, Hampshire, England, UK. He is a composer and actor, known for Watchmen (2009), Ready Player One (2018) and Donnie Darko (2001). He has been married to Emily McCauley Rath since September 25, 2020. He was previously married to ...

66. Steve Howe

Soundtrack | Apollo 18

Steve Howe was born on April 8, 1947 in London, England, UK. He is an actor and composer, known for Apollo 18 (2011), Almost Famous (2000) and Toys (1992). He has been married to Janet Osborne since January 1975. They have three children. He was previously married to Patricia Stebbings.

67. Rick Wakeman

Music_department | Lawrence: After Arabia

Rick Wakeman's work on the classic albums of the progressive rock band Yes, his hugely successful solo albums, as well as his contributions to classic David Bowie songs, has earned him a reputation as one of rock's greatest ever keyboardists. Wakeman was educated at Drayton Manor County Grammar ...

68. Jon Anderson

Soundtrack | Legend

Jon Anderson first joined a small British band, called The Warriors, in the mid-1960s. Towards the end of the decade, Anderson and bass guitarist Chris Squire formed a progressive rock band called Yes. This band went on to have phenomenal success for 11 years. In 1980, Anderson left Yes due to ...

69. Chris Squire

Soundtrack | Apollo 18

Born in London on March 4, 1948, Chris Squire engaged in a highly musical childhood, including singing in St. Paul's distinguished youth choir. In 1968, he was introduced to aspiring tenor vocalist Jon Anderson in a London bar, "La Chasse". They soon found that they shared similar ideas of how music...

70. Dave Murray

Soundtrack | Chemical Wedding

Dave Murray was born on December 23, 1956 in Edmunton, London, England, UK. He is an actor and composer, known for Chemical Wedding (2008), Iron Maiden - Somewhere Back in Time Tour, Brasil (Bootleg) (2008) and Iron Maiden - Somewhere Back in Chile (2008). He has been married to Tamar Murray since ...

71. Nicko McBrain

Actor | Iron Maiden - Somewhere Back in Time Tour, Brasil (Bootleg)

Nicko McBrain was born on June 5, 1952 in Hackney, London, England, UK. He is an actor, known for Iron Maiden - Somewhere Back in Time Tour, Brasil (Bootleg) (2008), Iron Maiden: Somewhere Back in Time - Live (2014) and Iron Maiden - Somewhere Back in Chile (2008). He has been married to Rebecca ...

72. Bruce Dickinson

Soundtrack | A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child

Bruce Dickinson was born on August 7, 1958 in Worksop, Nottinghamshire, England, UK. He is an actor and composer, known for A Nightmare on Elm Street: The Dream Child (1989), Into the Blue (2005) and Bride of Chucky (1998). He has been married to Leana Dolci since 2023. He was previously married to...

73. Steve Harris

Soundtrack | Murder by Numbers

Founder of heavy metal band Iron Maiden. Steve grew up in the East End of London, his father was a truck driver, and his mother raised Steve and his three sisters, as well as having various part time jobs. Started Iron Maiden in 1975, but didn't release any album until 1980, after numerous line-up ...

74. Jaco Pastorius

Composer | American Playhouse

Jaco Pastorius was born on December 1, 1951 in Norristown, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a composer, known for American Playhouse (1980), Chuck Brown: We Got This (2010) and Jaco Pastorius: Live and Outrageous (2007). He was married to Ingrid Muller and Tracy. He died on September 21, 1987 in Fort ...

75. Avishai Cohen

Composer | Le sens de la fête

Avishai Cohen is known for C'est la vie! (2017), The Day I Saw Your Heart (2011) and Stínohra (2022).

76. Tigran Hamasyan

Composer | Aru sendo no hanashi

Tigran Hamasyan is known for They Say Nothing Stays the Same (2019), Butterfly's Will and La nature (2019).

77. Brad Mehldau

Soundtrack | Space Cowboys

Brad Mehldau was born on August 23, 1970 in Jacksonville, Florida, USA. He is a composer and actor, known for Space Cowboys (2000), Unfaithful (2002) and Eyes Wide Shut (1999).

78. Keith Richards

Soundtrack | Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End

Keith Richards is an internationally recognized iconic figure in contemporary culture and popular music as a singer, guitar player, songwriter, film actor, and public figure. He was voted 10th greatest guitarist of all time by Rolling Stone Magazine, and was elected to the Rock and Roll Hall of ...

79. Charlie Watts

Music_department | Blue Ice

Charles Robert Watts (2 June 1941 - 24 August 2021) was an English musician who achieved international fame as the drummer of the Rolling Stones from 1963 until his death in 2021.

Originally trained as a graphic artist, Watts developed an interest in jazz at a young age and joined the band Blues ...

80. Ronnie Wood

Soundtrack | Almost Famous

Ronald David Wood is an English rock musician, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, artist, author, and radio personality best known as a member of the Rolling Stones since 1975, as well as a member of Faces and the Jeff Beck Group. Wood began his career in 1964, when he joined the Birds on guitar.He...

81. Mick Jagger

Soundtrack | Alfie

Michael Philip Jagger was born in Dartford, Kent on 26th July 1943. When he was 4 he met Keith Richards until they went into secondary schools and lost touch. But one day in 1960 they accidentally met on the Dartford train line and both realized that they had an interest in rock n roll combined ...

82. Frank Beard

Soundtrack | Armageddon

Frank Beard was born on June 11, 1949 in Frankston, Texas, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for Armageddon (1998), The Perfect Storm (2000) and Ghost Rider (2007). He has been married to Debbie Meredith since November 11, 1982. They have three children. He was previously married to Catherine...

83. Dusty Hill

Soundtrack | Armageddon

Dusty Hill was born Joseph Michael Hill in Dallas, Texas and grew up in Lakewood, East Dallas. With his brother Rocky Hill and future fellow member Frank Beard, he began his career playing with local bands from Texas like the Warlocks, the Cellar Dwellers, and American Blues. Dusty then moved to ...

84. Billy Gibbons

Soundtrack | Battleship

Billy Gibbons was born on December 16, 1949 in Houston, Texas, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for Battleship (2012), Armageddon (1998) and The Perfect Storm (2000). He has been married to Gilligan Gibbons since December 14, 2005.

85. Buddy Guy

Soundtrack | In the Electric Mist

Buddy Guy was born on July 30, 1936 in Lettsworth, Louisiana, USA. He is an actor and composer, known for In the Electric Mist (2009), Idiocracy (2006) and Nothing to Lose (1997).

86. Tony Banks

Soundtrack | American Psycho

Tony Banks is an English musician, songwriter and film composer primarily known as the keyboardist and founding member of the rock band Genesis. Banks is a prolific solo artist, releasing six solo albums that range through progressive rock, pop, and classical music.

Tony Banks co-formed Genesis in ...

87. Phil Collins

Soundtrack | Tarzan

Phil Collins was born in Chiswick, London, England, to Winifred (Strange), a theatrical agent, Greville Philip Austin Collins, an insurance agent. He spent most of his early entertainment life as a young actor and model. He played the "Artful Dodger" in the West End production of "Oliver!" ...

88. Peter Gabriel

Soundtrack | WALL·E

Peter Gabriel was educated at Charterhouse School, Surrey, England. He was the lead singer of leading progressive rock band Genesis from its inception until he left in 1975 for a successful solo career as a singer-songwriter, soundtrack composer and innovator in visual presentation of music, music ...

89. Steve Hackett

Soundtrack | Det store flip

Steve Hackett was born on February 12, 1950 in London, England, UK. He is a composer and actor, known for Wild Flowers (1997), The Old Grey Whistle Test (1971) and Planet of the Humans (2019). He has been married to Jo Lehmann since June 4, 2011. He was previously married to Kim Poor.

90. Albert King

Soundtrack | Star Trek Into Darkness

Albert King was born on April 25, 1923 in Indianola, Mississippi, USA. He was an actor, known for Star Trek Into Darkness (2013), The Switch (2010) and 27 Dresses (2008). He died on December 21, 1992 in Memphis, Tennessee, USA.

91. Freddie King

Soundtrack | Legend

Freddie King was born on September 3, 1934 in Gilmer, Texas, USA. He was an actor, known for Legend (2015), The D Train (2015) and Jimi Hendrix: The Guitar Hero (2010). He was married to Jessie Burnett. He died on December 28, 1976 in Dallas, Texas, USA.

92. B.B. King

Actor | Blues Brothers 2000

Riley B. King (September 16, 1925 - May 14, 2015), known professionally as B.B. King, was an American blues singer-songwriter, guitarist, and record producer. He introduced a sophisticated style of soloing based on fluid string bending, shimmering vibrato and staccato picking that influenced many ...

93. Gary Moore

Soundtrack | Winter's Bone

A brilliant blues and rock guitarist and successful singer-songwriter, Gary Moore has nevertheless always been rather underrated, especially in the United States, where he was never a major artist and rarely gets ranked highly in the usual "best guitarist" lists. He was born and raised in Belfast ...

94. Guy Pratt

Soundtrack | Hackers

Guy Pratt was born on January 31, 1962 in The Cut, London, England, UK. He is a composer and actor, known for Hackers (1995), Blitz (2011) and Last Action Hero (1993).

95. Vinnie Colaiuta

Music_department | Man of Steel

Vinnie Colaiuta is known for Man of Steel (2013), Venom (2018) and Peter Pan (2003).

96. Jason Rebello

Soundtrack | Solitaire

97. Dick Parry

Self | David Gilmour in Concert

Dick Parry was born on December 22, 1942 in Kentford, England, UK.

98. Lasse Kronér

Actor | Lilla Jönssonligan och cornflakeskuppen

Lasse Kronér was born on November 15, 1962 in Masthugget, Gothenburg, Västra Götalands län, Sweden. He is an actor, known for Lilla Jönssonligan och cornflakeskuppen (1996), Stall-Erik och Snapphanarna and Kurt Olsson - Filmen om mitt liv som mej själv (1990). He was previously married to...

99. Joakim Berg

Soundtrack | Levottomat

Joakim Berg was born on March 16, 1970 in Stockholm, Sweden. He is a composer and writer, known for Restless (2000), Kuutamolla (2002) and Fyra veckor i juni (2005).

100. Martin Sköld

Soundtrack | Levottomat

Martin Sköld was born on October 2, 1970 in Sparreholm, Sweden. He is a composer, known for Restless (2000), Kuutamolla (2002) and Skärgårdsdoktorn (1997).