List of Grateful Dead members

The following is a list of all the members of the Grateful Dead. The list does not include members of the various reunion projects.

Official members

 * Jerry Garcia
 * Active: 1965–1995
 * Instruments: Lead and Rhythm guitar, lead and backing vocals
 * Other projects: Jerry Garcia Band, Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band, Legion of Mary, Reconstruction, Old & In the Way, New Riders of the Purple Sage


 * Bob Weir
 * Active: 1965–1995
 * Instruments: Rhythm and Lead guitar, lead and backing vocals
 * Other projects: RatDog, Kingfish, Bobby and the Midnites, The Other Ones, The Dead, Furthur, Dead & Company


 * Phil Lesh
 * Active: 1965–1995
 * Instruments: Bass guitar, backing and lead vocals
 * Other projects: Phil Lesh and Friends, The Other Ones, The Dead, Furthur


 * Bill Kreutzmann
 * Active: 1965–1995
 * Instruments: Drums, percussion
 * Other projects: SerialPod, Rhythm Devils, The Other Ones, The Dead, BK3, 7 Walkers, Billy & the Kids, Dead & Company


 * Ron "Pigpen" McKernan
 * Active: 1965 – June 17, 1972 (sick leave September–November 1971)
 * Instruments: Keyboards, harmonica, percussion, lead and backing vocals


 * Mickey Hart
 * Active: 1967–1971; 1974–1995
 * Instruments: Drums, percussion
 * Other projects: Rhythm Devils, The Other Ones, The Dead, Mickey Hart Band, Dead & Company


 * Tom Constanten
 * Active: November 23, 1968 – January 30, 1970 (touring musician September 1967 – November 1968)
 * Instruments: Keyboards


 * Keith Godchaux
 * Active: September 1971 – February 17, 1979
 * Instruments: Keyboards, backing vocals
 * Other projects: Jerry Garcia Band, Heart of Gold Band


 * Donna Jean Godchaux
 * Active: December 31, 1971 – February 17, 1979 (maternity leave November–December 1973)
 * Instruments: Backing and lead vocals
 * Other projects: Jerry Garcia Band, Heart of Gold Band, Donna Jean Godchaux Band, Dark Star Orchestra


 * Brent Mydland
 * Active: April 22, 1979 – July 23, 1990
 * Instruments: Keyboards, backing and lead vocals
 * Other projects: Bobby and the Midnites, Go Ahead


 * Vince Welnick
 * Active: September 7, 1990 – 1995
 * Instruments: Keyboards, backing and lead vocals
 * Other projects: The Tubes, Missing Man Formation

Touring members

 * Ned Lagin
 * Active: June – October 1974
 * Instruments: keyboards, electronics
 * Other projects: Seastones


 * Bruce Hornsby
 * Active: September 1990 – March 1992
 * Instruments: keyboards, vocals
 * Other projects: Bruce Hornsby and the Range, Bruce Hornsby and the Noisemakers, The Other Ones, Ricky Skaggs & Bruce Hornsby, The Bruce Hornsby Trio

Band lineups
Over a span of 30 years the Grateful Dead had various combinations of members, as shown in the table.