This is a list of notable flute players, organized alphabetically by the musical genre in which they are best known.

Western Classical

*Richard Adeney *Egidius Aerts *Robert Aitken (composer), Robert Aitken *Wellington E. Alves *William Alwyn *John Amadio *Neville Amadio *Joachim Andersen (composer), Joachim Andersen *Claudi Arimany *Andrew Ashe *Nina Assimakopoulos *Johann Jacob Bach *Julius Baker *John Barcellona *Bach Aria Group, Samuel Baron *Huáscar Barradas *Georges Barrère *Francesco Barsanti *Jeanne Baxtresser *Larry Beauregard *Michel Bellavance *William Bennett (flautist), William Bennett *Atarah Ben-Tovim *Henri Besozzi *Sharon Bezaly *Lisa Beznosiuk *Boris Bizjak *Frances Blaisdell *Andreas Blau *Michel Blavet *Vilém Blodek *Theobald Boehm – also inventor of predecessor of modern flute *François Borne *Denis Bouriakov *Adrian Brett *Giulio Briccialdi *Carlos Bruneel *Katherine Bryan *Ferdinand Büchner *Pierre-Gabriel Buffardin *Marisa Canales *Roland Cardon – alias Guy Rodenhof *Robert Neil Cavally, Robert Cavally *Frédéric Chalon *Claire Chase *Laura Chislett *Jasmine Choi *Cesare Ciardi *Ian Clarke (flautist), Ian Clarke *Valerie Coleman *Albert Cooper (flute maker), Albert Cooper – also flute maker and inventor of Cooper scale *Gaston Crunelle *David Davies (musician), David Davies *Michel Debost *Leonardo De Lorenzo *Jules Demersseman *Abbie de Quant *François Devienne *Franz Doppler *Karl Doppler *Béla Drahos *Louis Drouet *Mathieu Dufour *Friedrich Dülon *Paul Lustig Dunkel *Hilary du Pré *Elena Duran *Mario Duschenes *Doriot Anthony Dwyer *Alfred John Ellory *Timothy Essex *Pedro Eustache *Bülent Evcil *Andrew Findon *Thierry Fischer *Louis Fleury *Dieter Flury *John Fonville *Frederick the Great – Prussian king and avid amateur *John Frohling *Anton Bernhard Fürstenau *Kaspar Fürstenau *Moritz Fürstenau *Patrick Gallois *James Galway *Bianca Garcia *Giuseppe Gariboldi *Quintessenz – Leipziger Querflötenensemble, Anna Garzuly *Philippe Gaubert *Severino Gazzelloni *Paul Génin *Jean-Claude Gérard *Tula Giannini *Richard Giese *Geoffrey Gilbert *Friedrich Hartmann Graf *Peter-Lukas Graf *Irena Grafenauer *Uwe Grodd *Ørnulf Gulbransen *Nicholas Gunn *Quintessenz – Leipziger Querflötenensemble, Ute Günther *Viviana Guzmán *Rházes Hernández-López *Quintessenz – Leipziger Querflötenensemble, Gudrun Hinze *Katherine Hoover *Jacques-Martin Hotteterre *Luigi Hugues *Timothy Hutchins *Christopher Hyde-Smith *Gerald Jackson *Sébastian Jacot *André Jaunet *Jens Josef *Catherine Ransom Karoly *Dirk Keetbaas *Quintessenz – Leipziger Querflötenensemble, Bettine Keyßer *Jeffrey Khaner *William Kincaid (flutist), William Kincaid *Kristiyan Koev *Ernesto Köhler *Jadwiga Kotnowska *John C. Krell *Frederich Kuhlau *Barthold Kuijken *Kaspar Kummer *Michel de la Barre *Eric Lamb (musician), Eric Lamb *Robert Langevin *Sidney Lanier *Maxence Larrieu *Nicholas Laucella *John Lemmone *Hans-Martin Linde *Nicola Lindsay *Diana López Moyal *Donato Lovreglio *Kathryn Lukas *Antoine Mahaut *Alain Marion *Jaime Martín *Marya Martin *Nicholas McGegan *Lorna McGhee *Demarre McGill *Gareth McLearnon *Victor McMahon *Susan Milan *Ulla Miilmann *Claude Monteux *Barbara Morgan – educator and former astronaut *Tadashi Mori *Gareth Morris *Louis Moyse *Marcel Moyse *Ulrich Müller-Doppler *Milan Munclinger *Reza Najfar *Ingrid Søfteland Neset *Charles Nicholson (flautist), Charles Nicholson *Aurèle Nicolet *Thomas Nyfenger *Emmanuel Pahud *Eleonore Pameijer *Kathinka Pasveer *Maggi Payne *Philippe Rebille Philbert *Marina Piccinini *James Poke *Claire Polin *Ardal Powell *Stephen Preston (flautist), Stephen Preston *Johann Joachim Quantz – instructor of Frederick the Great, and author of important treatise *Jean-Pierre Rampal *Joseph Rampal *Kurt Redel *Jean Rémusat *José María del Carmen Ribas *Gwyn Roberts *Paula Robison *Mindy Rosenfeld *Elizabeth Rowe (flutist), Elizabeth Rowe *Jane Rutter *Gro Sandvik *Federico Maria Sardelli *Adolf Scherbaum (composer), Adolf Scherbaum *Gary Schocker *Karl-Heinz Schütz *John Scott (composer), John Scott *Johann Sedlatzek *Elaine Shaffer *Felix Skowronek *Fenwick Smith *Harvey Sollberger *Ashley Solomon *John Solum *Mark Sparks *Fritz Spiegl *Quintessenz – Leipziger Querflötenensemble, Christian Sprenger *Simion Stanciu *Sanja Stijačić *Alexa Still *Mimi Stillman *Jiří Stivín *James Strauss (flutist), James Strauss *Lamar Stringfield *Leoš Svárovský *Paul Taffanel *Paul Taub *Adolf Terschak *Mark Thomas (flutist), Mark Thomas *Rudolf Tillmetz *Albert Tipton *Manfred Trojahn *Johann George Tromlitz *Vladimir Tsybin *Jean-Louis Tulou *Owen Underhill *:fr:Pierre-André Valade, Pierre-André Valade *Joaquín Valverde Durán *Henk van der Vliet *David Van Vactor *Peter Verhoyen *Linda Vogt *Adam Walker (flautist), Adam Walker *Jim Walker (flautist), Jim Walker *Robert Hugh Willoughby *Meredith Willson *Ransom Wilson *Carol Wincenc *Johann Georg Wunderlich *Charles Wyatt (musician/writer), Charles Wyatt *Trevor Wye *Robert Wykes *Carl Zerrahn *Matthias Ziegler *Karlheinz Zöller *Jacques Zoon *Eugenia Zukerman *Ariel Zuckermann

Indian

*Devendra Murdeshwar *Mayavaram Saraswathi Ammal *K. Bhaskaran *Sikkil Mala Chandrasekar *Debopriya Chatterjee *Hariprasad Chaurasia *Rakesh Chaurasia *Milind Date *Pannalal Ghosh *Keshav Ginde *Pravin Godkhindi *Steve Gorn *Nityanand Haldipur *Kudamaloor Janardanan *Chetan Joshi *Naveen Kumar (musician), Naveen Kumar *T. R. Mahalingam (flautist), T. R. "Mali" Mahalingam *Ronu Majumdar *Pandit Niranjan Prasad *Raghunath Prasanna *Rajendra Prasanna *Rishab Prasanna *Raghavendran Rajasekaran *H. Ramachandra Shastry *N. Ramani, Natesan Ramani *Thiagarajan Ramani *Vijay Raghav Rao *G. S. Sachdev *Palladam Sanjiva Rao *T.S Sankaran, T. S. Sankaran *Tiruchy L. Saravanan *Dipak Sarma *Sarabha Sastri *Raghunath Seth *B. Shankar Rao *Sikkil Sisters – Kunjumani & Neela *Prapancham Sitaram *T. N. Sivakumar *Shashank Subramanyam *T. Viswanathan, Tanjore Viswanathan *Ma Anand Yashu *Bapu Padmanabha

Irish

*Harry Bradley (musician), Harry Bradley *Vincent Broderick (musician), Vincent Broderick *Paddy Carty *Catherine Coleman – astronaut *Kevin Crawford *Eddie Duffy *Packie Duignan *Brian Dunning (flautist), Brian Dunning *Séamus Egan *Brian Finnegan *Michael Flatley *Steph Geremia *Carmel Gunning *Peter Horan *Frankie Kennedy *Joanie Madden *Josie McDermott *Michael McGoldrick *John McKenna (flautist), John McKenna *Matt Molloy *Conal Ó Gráda *Peadar O'Loughlin *Marcas Ó Murchú *Francis O'Neill *Mike Rafferty (flautist), Mike Rafferty *Micho Russell *Seamus Tansey *Michael Tubridy

Japanese

*Christopher Yohmei Blasdel *Watazumi Doso *Robin Hartshorne *Yoshikazu Iwamoto *Phil Nyokai James *Kaoru Kakizakai *Masayuki Koga *Ron Korb – also other world flutes *Kinko Kurosawa *Ken LaCosse *Riley Lee *Kōhachiro Miyata *John Kaizan Neptune *Kokū Nishimura *Atsuya Okuda *Alcvin Ramos *Rodrigo Rodríguez (musician), Rodrigo Rodriguez *James Nyoraku Schlefer *Ronnie Nyogetsu Reishin Seldin *Gorō Yamaguchi *Hōzan Yamamoto *Katsuya Yokoyama *Masakazu Yoshizawa

Native American

*Bryan Akipa *Michael Graham Allen *Timothy Archambault *Jeff Ball (flautist), Jeff Ball *Odell Borg *Robert Tree Cody *Brent Michael Davids *Joseph Fire Crow *Mark Holland (musician), Mark Holland *Al Jewer *Brulé (band), Nicole LaRoche *Hawk Littlejohn *Charles Littleleaf *Kevin Locke (musician), Kevin Locke *Tom Mauchahty-Ware *Bill Miller (musician), Bill Miller *Robert Mirabal *Michael John Murphy, Michael Murphy *R. Carlos Nakai *Sonny Nevaquaya *Jay Red Eagle *Douglas Spotted Eagle *Barry Stramp *Gentle Thunder *Andrew Vasquez *Tommy Wildcat *Mary Youngblood

Other traditional / Folk

*Altamiro Carrilho – Brazilian *Joaquim Antônio da Silva Calado, Joaquim da Silva – Brazilian *Bora Dugić – Serbian *Avraham Eilam-Amzallag – Israeli *Gilbert Favre – Bolivian *Julie Fowlis – Scottish *Hassan Kassai – Persian *Liu Qichao – Chinese *Efraín Loyola – Cuban *Fănică Luca – Romanian *Yacouba Moumouni – Nigerien *Chris Norman (flautist), Chris Norman – Scottish *Hossein Omoumi – Persian *Hemapala Perera – Sri Lankan *Lou Perez (musician), Lou Pérez – Cuban *Pixinguinha – Brazilian *Niyazi Sayın – Turkish *Omar Faruk Tekbilek – Turkish *Neyzen Tevfik – Turkish *Henry Thomas (blues musician), Henry Thomas – American *Otha Turner – American *Uiliami Leilua Vi – Tongan *Gheorghe Zamfir – Romanian

Jazz / New Age

*André 3000 *George Adams (musician), George Adams *Marshall Allen *Curtis Amy *Ashleigh Ball (voice actress), Ashleigh Ball *Phillip Bent *Sean Bergin *T. K. Blue *Andrea Brachfeld *Jane Bunnett *Don Burrows *Wayman Carver *Danilo Caymmi *Eugenio Colombo *John Coltrane *Charles Compo *Hector Costita *Charles Davis (flute player), Charles Davis *Jean Derome *Robert Dick (flautist), Robert Dick *Marco Di Meco *Eric Dixon (musician), Eric Dixon *Fostina Dixon *Lyn Dobson *Eric Dolphy *Bob Downes *Damian Drăghici *Matt Eakle *Marty Ehrlich *Emerald Web, Kat Epple *Joe Farrell *Sonny Fortune *Peter Guidi *Guttorm Guttormsen *Vincent Herring *Paul Horn (musician), Paul Horn *Bobbi Humphrey *Fred Jackson Jr. *Bobby Jaspar *Simon Jensen *Tom Keenlyside *Wouter Kellerman *Rahsaan Roland Kirk *Moe Koffman *Joe Kučera *Brian Landrus *Prince Lasha *Yusef Lateef *Hubert Laws *Geoff Leigh *Björn J:son Lindh *Charles Lloyd (jazz musician), Charles Lloyd *:fr:Malik Mezzadri, "Magic" Malik Mezzadri *Herbie Mann *Bill McBirnie *Harold McNair *Lloyd McNeill *Chris Michell *Bobby Militello *Nicole Mitchell (musician), Nicole Mitchell *James Moody (saxophonist), James Moody *Ras Moshe *Sam Most *Charlie Munro *David "Fathead" Newman *James Newton *Andy Panayi *Eddie Parker (musician), Eddie Parker *Greg Pattillo – beatboxing while playing the flute *Finn Peters *Jaime Prats *Raja Ram (musician), Raja Ram *Nelson Rangell *Niki Reiser *Jerome Richardson *Sam Rivers (jazz musician), Sam Rivers *Ali Ryerson *Pharoah Sanders *Clifford Scott (musician), Clifford Scott *Bud Shank *Sahib Shihab *Ronald Snijders *Alberto Socarras *Les Spann *James Spaulding *Jeremy Steig *Nicola Stilo *John Stubblefield *Rowland Sutherland *Lew Tabackin *Joe Thomas (flautist), Joe Thomas *Frank Tiberi *Fred Tompkins *Néstor Torres *Theo Travis *Norris Turney *Dave Valentin *Harold Vick *Miho Wada *Jim Walker (flautist), Jim Walker *Carlos Ward *Frank Wess *Steve Wilson (jazz musician), Steve Wilson *Leo Wright *Ma Anand Yashu *Alexander Zonjic

Rock / Pop

*Ian Anderson (musician), Ian Anderson – Jethro Tull (band), Jethro Tull *India Arie *Kofi Burbridge – Tedeschi Trucks Band *Barry Burns – Mogwai *Mel Collins – King Crimson *Burton Cummings – The Guess Who *Charles DeChant – Hall & Oates *Jerry Eubanks – Marshall Tucker Band *Peter Gabriel – Genesis (band), Genesis *John Hackett (musician), John Hackett *Barry Hay – Golden Earring *Tee Mac Omatshola Iseli, Tee Mac Iseli *David Jackson (rock musician), David Jackson – Van der Graaf Generator *Sevan Kirder – Eluveitie *Terry Kirkman – The Association *Andrew Latimer – Camel (band), Camel *Lizzo *Rozalind MacPhail *Ian McDonald (musician), Ian McDonald – King Crimson *Teddy Osei – Osibisa *Walter Parazaider – Chicago (band), Chicago *Edwin Rist *Florian Schneider – Kraftwerk *Ray Thomas – The Moody Blues *Thijs van Leer – Focus (band), Focus *Tim Weisberg – jazz, rock, fusion *Ann Wilson – Heart (band), Heart *Chris Wood (rock musician), Chris Wood – Traffic (band), Traffic

References

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