List of accordionists

This is an alphabetized list of notable accordionists who have their own main articles or belong to a notable band.

A

 * Benny Andersson (born 1946) – Swedish songwriter, member of best-selling pop group ABBA
 * Lydie Auvray (born 1956) – French/German accordionist, composer
 * Slavko Avsenik (1929–2015) – Slovenian songwriter, the founder of Ansambel bratov Avsenik
 * Ramon Ayala (born 1945) – Mexican accordionist, composer
 * Nick Ariondo (born 1949) – American accordionist, composer

B

 * Alan Bern (born 1955) – member of the Klezmer band Brave Old World
 * Bratko Bibič (born 1957) – Slovene accordionist
 * Ronald Binge (1910–1979) – British accordionist and member of the Mantovani Orchestra
 * Gary Blair (born 1945) - Scottish Accordionist Classical, Folk, Continental
 * Renato Borghetti (born 1963) – Brazilian musician
 * Franko Božac (born 1974) – Croatian classical and concert accordionist
 * Jeffery Broussard (born 1967) – American zydeco musician
 * Smiley Burnette (1911–1967) – American accordionist

C

 * Manuela Josefa Cabrera (born 1943) - Dominican merengue accordionist
 * Carmen Carrozza (1921–2013) – classical and concert accordionist
 * Nico Carstens (1926–2016) – South African accordionist and songwriter, composer of the hit song "Zambezi"
 * Boozoo Chavis (1930–2001) – American zydeco musician
 * Clifton Chenier (1925–1987) – American zydeco musician
 * Dick Contino (1930–2017) – appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show a record 48 times
 * Gianni Coscia (born 1931) – jazz accordionist
 * Charles Thomas Cozens (born 1952) – Canadian classical and classical crossover accordionist
 * James Crabb (born 1967) – Scottish classical accordion player.
 * Phil Cunningham (born 1974) – Scottish folk accordionist
 * Andy Cutting (born 1969) – English folk accordionist

D

 * Jackie Daly (born 1945) – Irish traditional musician
 * Robert Davine (1924-2001) - Professor of Accordion & Music Theory - University of Denver: Lamont School of Music
 * Pietro Deiro (1888–1954) – pioneer of the accordion
 * Geno Delafose (born 1971) – American zydeco musician
 * John Delafose (1939–1994) – American zydeco musician
 * Vladimir Denissenkov (born 1956) – Russian Bayan
 * Dennis DeYoung (born 1947) – American member of Styx, played on "Boat on the River"
 * Orlando DiGirolamo (1924–1998), American
 * Wolfgang Dimetrik (born 1974), Austrian
 * Henry Doktorski (born 1956) – American classical and concert accordionist
 * Dominguinhos (1941–2013) – Brazilian music
 * Wilf Doyle (1925–2012) – traditional musician from Newfoundland
 * Alejo Durán (1919–1989) – Colombian Vallenato accordionist, singer, composer
 * Finbarr Dwyer (1946–2014) – Irish traditional musician

E

 * Mogens Ellegaard (1935–1995) – father of the avant-garde accordion movement
 * Jack Emblow (born 1930) – with Cliff Adams Singers
 * Keith Emerson (1944–2016)
 * John Evan (born 1948) – of Jethro Tull

F

 * Joe Falcon (1900–1965) – Cajun accordion player who recorded with his wife Cléoma Breaux, mainly in French
 * Jeff Fatt (born 1953) - member of The Wiggles
 * James Fearnley (born 1954) – member of The Pogues
 * Myron Floren (1919–2005)
 * Connie Francis (born 1937)
 * Preston Frank (born 1947) – American zydeco musician
 * Keith Frank (born 1972) – American zydeco musician
 * Dominic Frontiere (1931–2017)
 * Pietro Frosini (1885–1951)

G

 * Benny Gallagher (born 1945) – Scottish singer-songwriter; member of Gallagher and Lyle, McGuinness Flint and Ronnie Lane's Slim Chance
 * Anthony Galla-Rini (1904–2006) – American accordionist, arranger, composer, conductor, author and teacher
 * Richard Galliano (born 1950) – French jazz accordionist
 * Krency Garcia – Dominican merengue tipico accordionist, better known as El Prodigio
 * Régis Gizavo (1959–2017) – accordionist from Madagascar
 * Luiz Gonzaga (1912–1989) – the King of Baião
 * Martin Green (born 1980) – English composer and accordionist, member of the folk trio Lau
 * Josh Groban (born 1981) – learned the accordion to play the role of Pierre Bezukhov in the musical Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812
 * Michael Guerra (born 1981) – member of The Mavericks
 * Alfredo Gutiérrez (born 1940) – Colombian Vallenato musician

H

 * Joe Hall – American la la and Cajun musician
 * Frode Haltli (born 1975) – Norwegian accordionist
 * Daniel Handler (born 1970), aka Lemony Snicket
 * Rolf Harris (1930–2023)
 * Kevin Hearn (born 1969) – zydeco musician of Barenaked Ladies
 * Tatico Henríquez (1943–1976) – Dominican Merengue típico accordionist
 * Matt Hensley – of Flogging Molly
 * Harry Hibbs (1942–1989) – Canadian musician
 * David Hidalgo (born 1954) – member of Los Lobos
 * Lars Hollmer (1948–2008) – Swedish accordionist
 * Bruce Hornsby (born 1954)
 * Nihad Hrustanbegovic (born 1973)
 * Alexander Hrustevich (born 1983) - Ukrainian bayanist
 * Garth Hudson (born 1937) – member of The Band
 * Rob Hyman (born 1950) – member of The Hooters

I

 * Gary Innes (born 1980)

J

 * Bengan Janson (born 1963) – Swedish jazz- and folk music player
 * Ryan Jarman (born 1980) – member of The Cribs
 * Jean-Michel Jarre (born 1948)
 * Flaco Jiménez (born 1939)
 * Santiago Jiménez Jr. (born 1944)
 * Beau Jocque (1953–1999) – zydeco musician
 * Billy Joel (born 1949)
 * Pete Jolly (1932–2004) – American jazz pianist and accordionist
 * Brian Jones (1942–1969) – member of The Rolling Stones
 * Steve Jordan (1939–2010)
 * Tyler Joseph (born 1988) – lead singer of Twenty One Pilots
 * Kepa Junkera (born 1965) – Basque musician and composer

K

 * Boris Karlov (1924–1964) – Bulgarian accordionist, born in Sofia into a Romani family.
 * James Keane (born 1948) – Irish traditional musician
 * John Kirkpatrick (born 1947)
 * Guy Klucevsek (born 1947) – American musician and composer
 * Yasuhiro Kobayashi (born 1959)

L

 * Gabby La La (born 1979)
 * Isidro Larrañaga (died 2022)
 * Lead Belly (1889–1949) – American folk and blues musician
 * Don Lee (1930–2015) – musician who had the 1957 hit "ECHO, Echo echo"
 * Yuri Lemeshev (born 1954) – member of Gogol Bordello
 * John Linnell (born 1959) – member of They Might Be Giants
 * Nils Lofgren (born 1951)
 * Radoslav Lorković (born 1958) – Croatian pianist and accordionist
 * Todd Lumley (born 1968)
 * Ramon Ayala (born 1928)

M

 * Charles Magnante (1905–1986) – pioneer of the accordion
 * Frank Marocco (1931–2012) – jazz accordionist
 * Mat Mathews (1924–2009) – Dutch jazz accordionist
 * Bear McCreary (born 1979) – American film composer
 * Loreena McKennitt (born 1957) – Canadian musician, composer, harpist, accordionist and pianist
 * Johnny Meijer (1912–1992) – Dutch jazz accordionist
 * Dionisio Mejia (1911–1978) – Dominican merengue tipico accordionist, better known as Guandulito
 * Colacho Mendoza (1936–2003) – Colombian Vallenato accordionist
 * Lisandro Meza (born 1937) – Colombian musician
 * Andrew Micallef (born 1969) – Maltese chromatic button accordionist
 * Alessandra Mignacca (born c.1977/78) – Italian accordion player, teacher
 * Joey Miskulin (born 1949) American accordionist, also member of western music and comedy group Riders in the Sky
 * Brian Mitchell – member of Fatboy Kanootch, Levon Helm Band
 * Aniceto Molina (1939–2015) – Colombian musician
 * Bonifacio Mauricio III (born 1966) Tejano/Conjunto

N

 * Maria Ney (1890–1959/61) – German cabaret performer
 * Franz Nicolay (born 1977) – member of The World/Inferno Friendship Society
 * Krist Novoselic (born 1965) – bassist in Nirvana

O

 * Pauline Oliveros (1932–2016) – avant garde performer
 * Walter Ostanek (born 1935)

P

 * Nejc Pačnik (born 1990) – Slovenian accordionist, twice accordion world-champion and accordion teacher
 * Esa Pakarinen (1911–1989) – Finnish accordionist and actor
 * Willard A. "Bill" Palmer (1917–1996) – inventor of the quint system which was later patented by Titano as used in their line of "converter" (or "quint") bass accordions
 * Zeena Parkins (born 1956) – American accordionist
 * Van Dyke Parks (born 1943) – composer, arranger, and accordionist
 * Don Peachey (born 1933) – American musician and recording artist
 * Cory Pesaturo (born 1986) – eclectic accordionist
 * Joseph Petric (born 1952) – Canadian concert accordionist
 * Celso Piña (1953–2019) – cumbia musician
 * Kimmo Pohjonen (born 1964) – experimental Finnish accordionist

R

 * Matti Rantanen (born 1952) – classical accordionist
 * Juancho Rois (1958–1994) – Colombian Vallenato musician
 * Israel Romero (born 1954) – Colombian Vallenato musician
 * Saul Rose (born 1973) – English melodeon player
 * Roberto Ruscitti (born 1941) – Venezuelan accordionist

S

 * Johnny Sansone (born 1957)
 * William Schimmel (born 1946) – accordionist, composer and philosopher
 * John Serry Sr. (1915-2003) – classical and concert accordionist, free-bass accordionist
 * Alexander Sevastian (1976–2018) – Russian-Canadian classical, concert, and classical crossover accordionist
 * Jimmy Shand (1908–2000) – Scottish accordionist, made famous by his unique Scottish Country Dance Band and popularity for dances.
 * Sharon Shannon (born 1968) – Irish accordionist
 * Sivuca (1930–2006) – Brazilian musician
 * Chango Spasiuk (born 1968) – Argentine folk musician of Ukrainian descent
 * John Spiers (born 1975) – English melodeon player
 * Will Starr (1922–1976) – Scottish accordionist, technically a genius and a true master of the button key accordion, famous for his expertise at playing every genre of music. Described as the true "Master of the Button Key Accordion"

T

 * Natalia Tena (born 1984)
 * Judy Tenuta comedienne (born 1949)
 * Matt Thiessen (born 1980) – member of Relient K
 * Yann Tiersen (born 1970) – French composer and multi-instrumentalist
 * Aslan Tlebzu (born 1981) – Adyghe folk musician
 * Lee Tomboulian (born 1960)
 * Arthur Tracy (1899–1997) – American accordionist and ballad singer
 * Karen Tweed (born 1963)

U

 * Brendon Urie (born 1987) – member of Panic! at the Disco

V

 * Kristín Anna Valtýsdóttir (born 1982)
 * Art Van Damme (1920–2010)
 * Tim Van Eyken (born 1978)
 * Mika Väyrynen (born 1967)
 * Eddie Vedder (born 1964) – member of Pearl Jam
 * Aníbal Velásquez (born 1936) – Colombian Vallenato musician
 * Julieta Venegas (born 1970)
 * Travis Vengroff (born 1987) – member of Random Encounter
 * Emir Vildić (born 1984) – Bosnian accordionist and accordion teacher
 * Gus Viseur (1915–1974) – French accordionist

W

 * Cedric Watson (born 1983) – American Creole musician
 * Jason Webley (born 1974) – American musician
 * Lawrence Welk (1903–1992)
 * Martin White – British cover artist
 * Minnie White (1916-2001) – Newfoundland's "First Lady of the Accordion"
 * Wix Wickens (born 1956)
 * Bill Wilkie (1922–2017)
 * Dave Willey (born 1963)
 * Patrick Wolf (born 1983)
 * Richard Wright (1943–2008) – member of Pink Floyd

Y

 * Frankie Yankovic (1915–1998) – polka musician
 * "Weird Al" Yankovic (born 1959) – song parodist, comedian
 * Max Yankowitz (1875–1945) - klezmer musician

Z

 * Jimmy Zambrano (born 1966) – Colombian Vallenato accordionist
 * Joe Zawinul (1932–2007)
 * Vladislav Zolotaryov (1942–1975)
 * Emiliano Zuleta (1912–2005) – Colombian Vallenato accordionist, composer