Bob Hope, KBE KCSG , was an English-born American comedian and actor who appeared in vaudeville, on Broadway, and in radio, television and movies. He was also noted for his...
Boy George is an English singer-songwriter, who was part of the English New Romantic movement which emerged in the early 1980s. He helped give androgyny...
Sir George Henry Martin CBE is a British record producer, arranger and composer. He is sometimes referred to as "the Fifth Beatle"—a title that he owes to his work as producer of...
Sir John Betjeman, CBE (pronounced /ˈbɛtʃəmən/; 28 August 1906 – 19 May 1984) was an English poet, writer and broadcaster who described himself in Who's Who as a "poet and hack". He was a...
Vincent Frank born Vincent James Turner (born 1985) is known professionally as Frankmusik – a British electropop musician. The name "Frank" is derived from the surname of his grandfather...
Adrian Smith (born Adrian Frederik Smith, 27 February 1957, Hackney, East London, England) is an English guitarist and one of three guitarists/songwriters in the British band Iron Maiden. He...
Marc Bolan (born Mark Feld; 30 September 1947 – 16 September 1977), was an English singer, songwriter and guitarist whose hit singles, fashion sensibilities and stage presence with T. Rex in...
Paloma Faith (born Paloma Faith Blomfield; 21 July 1985) is a British singer-songwriter and actress. In 2009, she released her debut single "Stone Cold Sober", then her debut album, Do You...
Lupino Lane (16 June 1892 – 10 November 1959) was an English actor and theatre manager, and a member of the famous Lupino family. Lane started out as a child performer, known as 'Little...
Michelle A. Collins (born 28 May 1963 in Hackney, East London) is an English actress best known for her roles on television in the BBC soap opera EastEnders, as Cindy Beale, and BBC dramas...
Stephen Paul Manderson (born 27 November 1983, Hackney, London, England) , better known by his stage name Professor Green is a British rapper. He was signed to The Beats, a record label run...
Sir John Stainer (London, 6 June 1840 – Verona, 31 March 1901) was an English composer and organist whose music, though not generally greatly admired today (with the possible exception of...
Mathangi "Maya" Arulpragasam (Tamil: மாதங்கி 'மாயா' அருள்பிரகாசம்) (born 18 July 1975), better known by her stage name M.I.A., is an English songwriter, record producer, singer, rapper...
David Toop (born 5 May 1949) is an English musician and author, and as of 2001 was visiting Research Fellow in the Media School at London College of Communication. He was notably a member of...
Anthony Edwin "Ant" Phillips (b. 23 December 1951, Chiswick, West London) is an English musician, best known as a founding member of the band Genesis. He played guitar and sang backing...
Yazz (born Yasmin Evans, 19 May 1960, Shepherd's Bush, London) is a British pop singer, who remains best known for her successful 1988 dance track, "The Only Way Is Up". Some of her records...
Georgia Brown (21 October 1933 – 5 July 1992) was a British singer and actress. Born Lillian Claire Laizer Getel Klot in the East End of London to Mark and Annie Kirschenbaum Klot, Jewish...
Robert Graves was an English poet, translator and novelist. During his long life, he produced more than 140 works. He was the son of the Anglo-Irish writer Alfred Perceval...
Terri Walker (born Chanelle Gstettenbauer) is an English R&B and soul singer–songwriter. Walker has released three albums in the United Kingdom, Untitled, L.O.V.E, and I Am; while the first...
Sandy Denny (6 January 1947 – 21 April 1978), born Alexandra Elene Maclean Denny, was an English singer and songwriter who has been described by Allmusic's Richie Unterberger as "the...
Graham Parker (born 18 November 1950 in London, England) is a British rock singer and songwriter who is best known as the lead singer of popular British New Wave band Graham Parker & the...
Sir Arthur John Gielgud, OM, CH , known as Sir John Gielgud, was an English theatre and film actor particularly known for his warm expressive voice, which his colleague...
David Victor Emmanuel (10 February 1963 – 15 March 2011), better known as Smiley Culture, was a British reggae singer and deejay known for his 'fast chat' style. During a relatively brief...
John Richard Hegley (born 1 October 1953) is a popular English performance poet, comedian, musician and songwriter. He was born in the Newington Green area of Islington, London, England...
For Grossmith's son, the musical theatre actor, see George Grossmith, Jr.. George Grossmith (9 December 1847 – 1 March 1912) was an English comedian, writer, composer, actor, and singer. His...