drummers
39 notable drummers on file — 11 still here, 28 not.
still with us
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Ringo Starr
aliveBritish musician, drummer for the Beatles (born 1940)
born 1940
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Dave Grohl
aliveAmerican rock musician
born 1969
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Travis Barker
aliveAmerican drummer (born 1975)
born 1975
Rob Bourdon
aliveAmerican drummer
born 1979
Tommy Lee
aliveAmerican drummer (born 1962)
born 1962
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Bill Ward
aliveEnglish drummer (born 1948)
born 1948
Meg White
aliveAmerican drummer
born 1974
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Peter Criss
aliveAmerican drummer
born 1945
Colin Brittain
aliveAmerican songwriter and producer
born 1986
Josh Freese
aliveAmerican drummer
born 1972
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Anika Nilles
aliveGerman drummer
born 1983
gone
Karen Carpenter
deadAmerican singer and drummer
1950 – 1983
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Taylor Hawkins
deadAmerican drummer
1972 – 2022
Dennis Wilson
deadAmerican musician
1944 – 1983
Frank Beard
deadAmerican drummer with rock band ZZ Top
1949 – 2026
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James Kottak
deadAmerican drummer
1962 – 2024
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Roy Haynes
deadAmerican jazz drummer and group leader
1925 – 2024
Clem Burke
deadAmerican drummer
1954 – 2025
Bob Bryar
deadAmerican drummer
1979 – 2024
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Albert Heath
deadAmerican drummer
1935 – 2024
Al Foster
deadAmerican musician
1943 – 2025
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Colin Petersen
deadAustralian actor and musician
1946 – 2024
Sly Dunbar
deadJamaican drummer, record producer
1952 – 2026
Jamie Muir
deadBritish musician
1942 – 2025
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Les Binks
deadNorthern Irish drummer
1951 – 2025
Terry Cox
deadBritish musician
1937 – 2026
Gerry Conway
deadEnglish folk and rock drummer/percussionist
1947 – 2024
Shinya Yamada
deadJapanese musician
1970 – 2026
Gary Walker
deadAmerican drummer
1942 – 2026
Rick Buckler
deadEnglish musician
1955 – 2025
Louis Moholo
deadSouth African jazz musician
1940 – 2025
Eero Raittinen
deadFinnish vocalist and drummer
1944 – 2025
Barry Jenkins
deadBritish drummer
1944 – 2024
John Barbata
deadAmerican drummer
1945 – 2024
Alex Riel
deadDanish musician
1940 – 2024
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Max Werner
deadDutch singer and drummer
1953 – 2024
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Kenny Morris
deadBritish drummer
1957 – 2026
Rob Hirst
deadAustralian musician
1955 – 2026
Andrew Ranken
deadEnglish drummer
1953 – 2026