Conductors from United Kingdom

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary British Conductors of all time. This list of famous British Conductors is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of British Conductors.

1. #1

   

   Leopold Stokowski

   1882 - 1977

   HPI 65.8038 langs

   English conductor and orchestra director

2. #2

   

   Simon Rattle

   b. 1955

   HPI 64.3836 langs

   British conductor

3. #3

   

   Colin Davis

   1927 - 2013

   HPI 63.3130 langs

   British conductor (1927–2013)

4. #4

   

   John Eliot Gardiner

   b. 1943

   HPI 62.9027 langs

   English conductor

5. #5

   

   John Barbirolli

   1899 - 1970

   HPI 62.7327 langs

   British conductor and cellist

6. #6

   

   Thomas Beecham

   1879 - 1961

   HPI 62.6536 langs

   British conductor and impresario (1879–1961)

7. #7

   

   Eugene Aynsley Goossens

   1893 - 1962

   HPI 60.5216 langs

   English conductor and composer (1893-1962)

8. #8

   

   Adrian Boult

   1889 - 1983

   HPI 59.4225 langs

   English conductor

9. #9

   

   Henry Wood

   1869 - 1944

   HPI 58.9827 langs

   English conductor

10. #10

    

    Antonio Pappano

    b. 1959

    HPI 58.2321 langs

    British born, Italian naturalized conductor and pianist