List of mandolinists
This is a list of players playing the mandolin or related instruments in the mandolin family. The entries are arranged alphabetically within the music genre.
Classic mandolin and modern plucked music
- Serafino Alassio (1836-1915)
- Heinrich Albert (1870–1950)
- Avi Avital (* 1978)
- Friedrich August Baumbach (1753-1813)
- Joseph Brent (born 1976)
- Raffaele Calace (1863-1934)
- Anne Farahani b. Wolf (* 1987)
- Michele Fasano (1867 - after 1935)
- Erhard Fietz (1934-2007)
- Federigo Fiorillo (1755-1823)
- Ebbe Grimsland (1915-2015)
- David Hahn (* 1956)
- Keith Harris (* 1949)
- Carl Henze (1872-1946)
- Giovanni Hoffmann (around 1770 - 1814/40)
- Ursula Horn (1932–2015)
- Hiruma Kenpachi (1864-1936)
- Jan Křtitel Kuchař (1751–1829)
- Yasuo Kuwahara (1946-2003)
- Caterina Lichtenberg (* 1969)
- Gerd Lindner-Bonelli (1922-2006)
- Marilynn Mair (* 1948)
- Vittorio Monti (1868-1922)
- Takashi Ochi (1934-2010)
- Mark O'Connor (born 1961)
- Silvio Ranieri (1882-1956)
- Alon Sariel (* 1986)
- Willi Schlinske (1904–1969)
- Detlef Tewes (* 1960)
- Gertrud Weyhofen (* 1966)
- Marga Wilden-Hüsgen (* 1942)
- Konrad Wölki (1904–1983)
jazz
- Jay Berliner (* 1940)
- Charles Burnham (born 1950)
- David Grisman (* 1945)
- Hajo Hoffmann (1958-2015)
- Hamilton de Holanda (* 1976)
- Martin Lejeune (* 1964)
- Mike Marshall (born 1957)
- Martin "Schmiddi" Schmidt (* 1966)
- Al Viola (1919-2007)
blues
- Charlie Burse (1901-1965)
- Ry Cooder (born 1947)
- Rory Gallagher (1948-1995)
- Leadbelly (1889-1949)
- Fiddlin 'Joe Martin (1900-1975)
- Papa Charlie McCoy (1909-1950)
- Al Miller
- Yank Rachell (1910-1997)
- Knut Reiersrud (* 1961)
- Jim Schwall (* 1942)
- Johnny "Man" Young (1918–1974)
Old-time , bluegrass and country
- Norman Blake (* 1938)
- Jethro Burns (1920-1989)
- Buzz Busby (1933-2003)
- Sam Bush (born 1952)
- James Carson (1918-2007)
- Jesse Cobb ( Infamous Stringdusters )
- David Grisman (* 1945)
- Ted Hawkins (1894-1985)
- Sierra Hull (born 1991)
- Pee Wee Lambert (1924-1965)
- Mike Marshall (born 1957)
- Bill Monroe (1911-1996)
- Tim O'Brien (born 1954)
- Mark O'Connor (born 1961)
- Gene Parsons (* 1944)
- Fiddlin 'Doc Roberts (1897–1978)
- Ricky Skaggs (born 1954)
- Arthur Smith (1921-2014)
- Marty Stuart (* 1958)
- Chris Thile (* 1981)
- Dan Tyminski (* 1967)
Choro
- Pedro Amorim (* 1958)
- Jacob do Bandolim (1918-1969)
- Nilze Carvalho (* 1969)
- Hamilton de Holanda (* 1976)
- Luperce Miranda (1904–1977)
- Artur de Souza Nascimento (1886–1957)
- Paulinho da Viola (* 1942)
Folk and world music
- Norman Blake (* 1938)
- Francisco Canaro (1880–1964)
- Ry Cooder (born 1947)
- Brian McDonagh ( Dervish )
- Andy Irvine (* 1942)
- Barney McKenna (1939-2012)
- Gallagher and Lyle
- Cambria Goodwin ( Port O'Brien )
- Peter Ostroushko (* 1953)
- Erich Schmeckenbecher (* 1953)
- John Sheahan (born 1939)
- U. Shrinivas (1969-2014)
- Chris Thile (* 1981)
- Saúl Vera (* 1959)
- Terry Woods (born 1947)
Rock and pop
- Eric Bazilian (born 1953) ( The Hooters )
- Peter Buck (* 1956) ( REM )
- Jeff DaRosa (* 1982) ( Dropkick Murphys )
- Ryan Delahoussaye (* 1976)
- Jürgen Ehle (* 1956)
- Warren Ellis ( The Bad Seeds )
- Heinz Geisler (* 1950)
- Chris Hillman (* 1944)
- Michael Hofmann-von der Weiden ( Chantal )
- Jens Jensen (* 1964)
- John Paul Jones (born 1946)
- David Mansfield (born 1956)
- Mike Oldfield (born 1953)
- Dave Pegg (born 1947)
- Robert Schmidt ( Flogging Molly )
- Hans Süper (* 1936) ( Colonia Duet )
- Fred Tackett (born 1945)
- Steven Van Zandt (* 1950) ( E Street Band )