Notable Musicians
This list is comprised of some of the most recognizable names from the world of music. Included are composers, musicians and singers.
| Name | Lifespan | Other Names | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virgil Thomson | 1896-1989 |  | |
| Vitas | 1979- | (Vitaliy) | |
| Vladimir Horowitz | 1903-1989 | | |
| Vladimir Vysotsky | 1938-1980 | | |
| Vlatka Pokos | 1970- | | |
| Volker David Kirchner | 1942-2020 | | |
| Warren Ellis | 1965- | | |
| Waylon | 1980- | (Willem) | |
| Waylon Jennings | 1937-2002 | (Arnold) | |
| Lil Wayne | 1982- | (Dwayne, Michael) | |
| Wayne Coyne | 1961- | (Michael) | |
| Wayne Fontana | 1945-2020 | (Glyn, Geoffrey) | |
| Wayne Kramer | 1948-2024 | | |
| Wes | 1964-2021 | | |
| Wes Borland | 1975- | (Wesley, Louden) | |
| Whitney Houston | 1963-2012 | (Elizabeth) | |
| Wibi Soerjadi | 1970- | (Wibisono, Augustinus) | |
| Will Champion | 1978- | (William) | |
| Will Jennings | 1944- | (Wilbur) | |
| Will Smith | 1968- | (Willard, Carroll) | |
| Will Tura | 1940- | (Arthur, Achiel, Albert) | |
| Willeke Alberti | 1945- | | |
| Willi Tokarev | 1934-2019 | (Vilen) | |
| Will.i.am | 1975- | (William, James) | |
| William "Bootsy" Collins | 1951- | (Bootsy, Earl) | |
| William "DJ Snake" Grigahcine | 1986- | (Sami, Étienne) | |
| William "Smokey" Robinson Jr. | 1940- | | |
| William Grant Still | 1895-1978 | | |
| "Little" Willie John | 1937-1968 | (William) | |
| Willie Nelson | 1933- | | |
| Willie "The Lion" Smith | 1893-1973 | (William, Henry, Joseph, Bonaparte) | |
| Willie Smith | 1910-1967 | (William, McLeish) | |
| Willy Alberti | 1926-1985 | | |
| Wilson Pickett | 1941-2006 | | |
| Wilton Felder | 1940-2015 | (Lewis) | |
| Wim Sonneveld | 1917-1974 | (Willem) | |
| Władysław Szpilman | 1911-2000 | | |
| Wolfgang Flür | 1947- | | |
| Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | 1756-1791 | | |
| Woody Guthrie | 1912-1967 | (Woodrow, Wilson) | |
| Woody Herman | 1913-1987 | (Woodrow, Charles) | |
| Wouter "Gotye" De Backer | 1980- | (Gotye) | |
| Wyclef Jean | 1969- | (Nel, Ust) | |
| Xavier Naidoo | 1971- | (Kurt) | |
| Yanni | 1954- | (Yiannis) | |
| Yannis Philippakis | 1986- | | |
| Yara Bernette | 1920-2002 | | |
| Yardena Arazi | 1951- | (Shulamit) | |
| Yaşar Kurt | 1968- | | |
| Yasiin "Mos Def" Bey | 1973- | (Dante, Terrell) | |
| Yavuz Bingöl | 1964- | | |
| Yehudi Menuhin | 1916-1999 | | |
| Yma Sumac | 1922-2008 | (Zoila, Augusta, Emperatriz) | |
| Yngwie Malmsteen | 1963- | (Lars, Johan, Yngve) | |
| Yoko Ono | 1933- | | |
| Yola | 1984- | (Yolanda) | |
| Yonca Evcimik | 1963- | | |
| Min "Suga" Yoon-gi | 1993- | (Suga) | |
| Dong "Taeyang" Young-bae | 1988- | (Taeyang) | |
| Lim Young-woong | 1991- | | |
| Youssou N'Dour | 1959- | | |
| Li Yuchun | 1984- | (Chris) | |
| Yumi Matsutoya | 1954- | | |
| Yves Montand | 1921-1991 | | |
| Yvonne Catterfeld | 1979- | | |
| Zac Hanson | 1985- | (Zachary, Walker) | |
| Zack de la Rocha | 1970- | (Zacharias) | |
| Zakir Hussain | 1951- | | |
| Zara Larsson | 1997- | | |
| Zari Elmassian | 1906-1990 | (Zaruhi) | |
| Zayn Malik | 1993- | (Zain, Javadd) | |
| Zaz | 1980- | (Isabelle) | |
| Zdenko Runjić | 1942-2004 | | |
| Zdravko Čolić | 1951- | | |
| Željko Bebek | 1945- | (Želimir) | |
| Zemfira | 1976- | | |
| Zendaya | 1996- | (Maree) | |
| Zinka Milanov | 1906-1989 | | |
| Zlatan Stipišić | 1968- | (Gibonni) | |
| Zorica Kondža | 1960- | | |
| Zubin Mehta | 1936- | | |
| Zuhal Olcay | 1957- | |