| Name |
Other Names |
Birthyear |
Deathyear |
Notes |
| Byrd, William |
|
1543 |
1623 |
English composer of the Renaissance who wrote both Anglican and Catholic music. |
| Byron (Lord), George Gordon |
|
1788 |
1824 |
English poet and a leading figure in the Romantic movement. |
| Byron, May |
Byron, Mary Clarissa "May"; Gillington, M.C. |
1861 |
1936 |
British writer and poet |
| Byrt, John |
|
1939 |
|
British conductor, scholar and composer. Early in his career he directed the Schola Cantorum of Oxford and was conductor of Musica Reservata. He made the first recording of Tavernerʼs Missa Corona Spinea and has broadcast Gesualdo madrigals, Byrd propers and West Gallery Carols for the BBC. |