pianists
117 notable pianists on file — 13 still here, 104 not.
still with us
Bruce Springsteen
aliveAmerican rock singer (born 1949)
born 1949
Alicia Keys
aliveAmerican singer-songwriter and pianist (born 1981)
born 1981
Hans Zimmer
aliveGerman film composer (born 1957)
born 1957
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Lionel Richie
aliveAmerican singer, songwriter and actor
born 1949
Billy Joel
aliveAmerican singer, songwriter, and pianist (born 1949)
born 1949
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Axl Rose
aliveAmerican singer-songwriter (born 1962)
born 1962
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Tarja Turunen
aliveFinnish singer
born 1977
Amanda Palmer
aliveAmerican musician (born 1976)
born 1976
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Laufey
aliveIcelandic singer-songwriter (born 1999)
born 1999
Keith Urban
aliveAustralian-American musician
born 1967
Markéta Irglová
aliveCzech singer-songwriter, musician and actress
born 1988
Jon Batiste
aliveAmerican musician and singer (b. 1986)
born 1986
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Myleene Klass
aliveEnglish musician
born 1978
gone (30 of 104)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
deadAustrian composer of the Classical period
1756 – 1791
Freddie Mercury
deadBritish singer, songwriter and musician, frontman of the rock band Queen
1946 – 1991
Johannes Brahms
deadGerman composer
1833 – 1897
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Leonard Bernstein
deadAmerican conductor and composer
1918 – 1990
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Marvin Gaye
deadAmerican R&B and soul singer
1939 – 1984
Ansel Adams
deadAmerican photographer and environmentalist
1902 – 1984
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Little Richard
deadAmerican musician
1932 – 2020
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Glynis Johns
deadBritish actress
1923 – 2024
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Chick Corea
deadAmerican jazz and fusion pianist, keyboardist, and composer
1941 – 2021
Ike Turner
deadAmerican musician
1931 – 2007
Alfred Brendel
deadAustrian composer and pianist
1931 – 2025
Sérgio Mendes
deadBrazilian musician
1941 – 2024
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Neil Sedaka
deadAmerican singer
1939 – 2026
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Rodion Shchedrin
deadSoviet and Russian composer and pianist
1932 – 2025
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Lalo Schifrin
deadArgentine-American composer
1932 – 2025
John Mayall
deadEnglish blues musician
1933 – 2024
Sly Stone
deadAmerican musician, singer, guitarist, and record producer
1943 – 2025
Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark
deadPrincess of Greece and Denmark
1942 – 2026
Maurizio Pollini
deadItalian pianist and conductor
1942 – 2024
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Abdullah Ibrahim
deadSouth African pianist and composer
1934 – 2026
Leif Segerstam
deadFinnish conductor and composer
1944 – 2024
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Rick Davies
deadBritish musician
1944 – 2025
Garth Hudson
deadCanadian multi-instrumentalist
1937 – 2025
Ervin Laszlo
deadHungarian musician and philosopher
1932 – 2026
Jimmy Swaggart
deadAmerican TV evangelist
1935 – 2025
Michael Tilson Thomas
deadAmerican conductor, pianist and composer
1944 – 2026
Ralph Towner
deadAmerican musician
1940 – 2026
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Bobby Whitlock
deadAmerican musician
1948 – 2025
Aribert Reimann
deadGerman composer, pianist and accompanist
1936 – 2024
Richard Tandy
deadBritish keyboardist
1948 – 2024