List of clarinetists

This article lists notable musicians who have played the clarinet.

Classical clarinetists

 * Laver Bariu
 * Ernest Ačkun
 * Luís Afonso
 * Cristiano Alves
 * Michel Arrignon
 * Dimitri Ashkenazy
 * Kinan Azmeh
 * Alexander Bader
 * Carl Baermann
 * Heinrich Baermann
 * József Balogh
 * Cristo Barrios
 * Luigi Bassi
 * Simeon Bellison
 * Kalman Berkes
 * Julian Bliss
 * Kalman Bloch
 * Walter Boeykens
 * Henri Bok
 * Daniel Bonade
 * Tara Bouman
 * Naftule Brandwein
 * Shirley Brill
 * Bruno Brun
 * Jack Brymer
 * Lars Kristian Brynildsen
 * Nicola Bulfone
 * Ovanir Buosi
 * Sérgio Burgani
 * Louis Cahuzac
 * David Campbell
 * James Campbell
 * Alessandro Carbonare
 * Ernesto Cavallini
 * Florent Charpentier
 * Jonathan Cohler
 * Larry Combs
 * Jean-Noël Crocq
 * Gervase de Peyer
 * Hans Deinzer
 * Guy Deplus
 * Charles Draper
 * Stanley Drucker
 * Eli Eban
 * Anton Eberst
 * Julian Egerton
 * Fredrik Fors
 * Alan Frank
 * Rupert Fankhauser
 * Thomas Friedli
 * Mariano Frogioni
 * Martin Fröst
 * Wenzel Fuchs
 * Peter Geisler
 * Anthony Gigliotti
 * Bruno di Girolamo
 * Johannes Gmeinder
 * Jose Gonzalez Granero
 * Ante Grgin
 * Alan Hacker
 * Chen Halevi
 * Burt Hara
 * Russell Harlow
 * David Hattner
 * Richard Haynes
 * Johann Simon Hermstedt
 * Janet Hilton
 * Johann Hindler
 * Helmut Hödl
 * Emma Johnson
 * Sharon Kam
 * Reginald Kell
 * Murray Khouri
 * Thea King
 * Dieter Klöcker
 * Howard Klug
 * Béla Kovács
 * Wolfgang Kornberger
 * Kari Kriikku
 * Alison Lambert
 * Andrey Laukhin
 * Colin Lawson
 * Andreas Lehnert
 * Karl Leister
 * Michel Lethiec
 * Lorin Levee
 * Robert Lindemann
 * Elsa Ludewig-Verdehr
 * John Mahon
 * Jon Manasse
 * Sebastian Manz
 * Robert Marcellus
 * Michele Marelli
 * Andrew Marriner
 * Pascual Martínez-Forteza
 * Lawrence Maxey
 * Marco Antonio Mazzini
 * William McColl
 * Anthony McGill
 * Ralph McLane
 * Jacques Meertens
 * Douglas Metcalf
 * Paul Meyer
 * Sabine Meyer
 * Wolfgang Meyer
 * Lev Mikhailov
 * Pascal Moraguès
 * Ricardo Morales
 * Ivan Mozgovenko
 * Richard Mühlfeld
 * Charles Neidich
 * Tale Ognenovski
 * Sean Osborn
 * Andreas Ottensamer
 * Ernst Ottensamer
 * Karen Palacios
 * Edward Palanker
 * Antony Pay
 * Nicolai Pfeffer
 * Thomas Piercy
 * Frank Pilato
 * George Pieterson
 * Viktor Polatschek
 * Manfred Preis
 * Alfred Prinz
 * Simon Reitmaier
 * Håkan Rosengren
 * Luis Rossi
 * Sergei Rozanov
 * Hubert Salmhofer
 * Louis Sclavis
 * Peter Schmidl
 * Michael Seaver
 * Raphaël Sévère
 * David Shifrin
 * Mark Simpson
 * Vladimir Sokolov
 * Nikola Srdić
 * Anton Stadler
 * Milenko Stefanović
 * Karl-Heinz Steffens
 * Suzanne Stephens
 * Richard Stoltzman
 * Peter Sunman
 * Jens Thoben
 * Frederick Thurston
 * Alison Turriff
 * Annelien Van Wauwe
 * Jean-François Verdier
 * Richard Sidney Walthew
 * Bernard Walton
 * David Weber
 * Pamela Weston
 * Michael Whight
 * Jörg Widmann
 * Leopold Wlach
 * Harold Wright
 * John Bruce Yeh
 * Michele Zukovsky

Jazz and pop clarinetists

 * Muhal Richard Abrams (1930–2017)
 * George Adams (1940–1992)
 * Sophie Alour (born 1974)
 * Lloyd Arntzen (born 1927)
 * Georgie Auld (1919–1990)
 * Nailor Azevedo (also known as Proveta)
 * Paulo Moura (1932–2010)
 * Buster Bailey (1902–1967)
 * Craig Ball
 * Eddie Barefield (1909–1991)
 * Alan Barnes (born 1959)
 * Emile Barnes (1892–1970)
 * John Barnes (1932–2022)
 * Gary Bartz (born 1940)
 * Alvin Batiste (1932–2007)
 * Heinie Beau (1911–1987)
 * Sidney Bechet (1897–1959)
 * Shloimke (Sam) Beckerman (1883–1974)
 * Sidney Beckerman (1919–2007)
 * Han Bennink (born 1942)
 * Derek Bermel (born 1967)
 * Barney Bigard (1906–1980)
 * Acker Bilk (1929–2014)
 * Chris Biscoe (born 1947)
 * Andy Biskin
 * Dan Block
 * Hamiet Bluiett (1940–2018)
 * Anthony Braxton (born 1945)
 * Peter Brötzmann (1941–2023)
 * Pud Brown (1917–1996)
 * Sandy Brown (1929–1975)
 * Albert Burbank (1902–1976)
 * Don Byron (born 1958)
 * Ernie Caceres (1911–1971)
 * Happy Caldwell (1903–1978)
 * Harry Carney (1910–1974)
 * Benny Carter (1907–2003)
 * Daniel Carter (born 1945)
 * James Carter (born 1969)
 * John Carter (1929–1991)
 * John Casimir (1898–1963)
 * Evan Christopher (born 1969)
 * Rod Cless (1907–1944)
 * Tony Coe (1934–2023)
 * Anat Cohen (born 1975)
 * Randolph Colville (1942–2004)
 * Louis Cottrell Jr. (1911–1978)
 * Hank D'Amico (1915–1965)
 * Eddie Daniels (born 1941)
 * John Dankworth (1927–2010)
 * Joe Darensbourg (1906–1985)
 * Kenny Davern (1935–2006)
 * Paul Dean (clarinetist) (born 1966)
 * Buddy DeFranco (1923–2014)
 * Tobias Delius (born 1964)
 * Big Eye Louis Nelson Deslile (1885–1949)
 * Simon Flem Devold (1929–2015)
 * Johnny Dodds (1892–1940)
 * Klaus Doldinger (born 1936)
 * Eric Dolphy (1928–1964)
 * Arne Domnérus (1924–2008)
 * Jimmy Dorsey (1904–1957)
 * Tommy Douglas (clarinetist) (1911–1965)
 * Paquito D'Rivera (born 1948)
 * Gerd Dudek (1938–2022)
 * Paul Dunmall (born 1953)
 * Kai Fagaschinski (born 1974)
 * Wally Fawkes (1924–2023)
 * Irving Fazola (1912–1949)
 * Buddy Featherstonhaugh (1909–1976)
 * Giora Feidman (born 1936)
 * John Fernandes
 * Pete Fountain (1930–2016)
 * Bud Freeman (1906–1991)
 * Chico Freeman (born 1949)
 * Victor Goines (born 1961)
 * Jimmy Giuffre (1921–2008)
 * German Goldenshtayn (Klezmer) (1934–2006)
 * Benny Goodman (1909–1986)
 * Edmond Hall (1901–1967)
 * Jimmy Hamilton (1917–1994)
 * Arville Harris (1904–1954)
 * Bob Helm (1914–2003)
 * Woody Herman (1913–1987)
 * Peanuts Hucko (1918–2003)
 * Dink Johnson (1892–1954)
 * Theo Jörgensmann (born 1948)
 * David Krakauer (born 1956)
 * Mustafa Kandirali (1930–2020)
 * Doreen Ketchens (born 1966)
 * John LaPorta (1920–2004)
 * Prince Lasha (1929–2008)
 * Margot Leverett
 * Walt Levinsky (1929–1999)
 * George Lewis (1900–1969)
 * Ted Lewis (1891–1971)
 * Matt Lavelle (bass clarinet) (born 1970)
 * Joe Maneri (1927–2009)
 * Michael Marcus (born 1952)
 * Joe Marsala (1907–1978)
 * Stan McDonald (born 1935)
 * Hal McKusick (1924–2012)
 * Mezz Mezzrow (1899–1972)
 * Jean-Christian Michel (born 1938)
 * Marcus Miller (born 1959)
 * Gabriele Mirabassi (born 1967)
 * Gussie Mueller (1890–1965)
 * David Murray (born 1955)
 * Don Murray (1904–1929)
 * Phil Nimmons (born 1923)
 * Jimmie Noone (1895–1944)
 * Alcide Nunez (1884–1934)
 * Sean O'Boyle (born 1963)
 * Tale Ognenovski (1922–2012)
 * Ivo Papazov (born 1952)
 * Art Pepper (1925–1982)
 * Ken Peplowski (born 1959)
 * Sid Phillips (1907–1973)
 * Michel Portal (born 1935)
 * Doug Richford (1920–1987)
 * Sammy Rimington (born 1942)
 * Perry Robinson (1938–2018)
 * Leon Roppolo (1902–1943)
 * Ned Rothenberg (born 1956)
 * Harold Rubin (1932–2020)
 * Pee Wee Russell (1906–1969)
 * Dan St. Marseille (born 1962)
 * Tom Sancton (born 1949)
 * Louis Sclavis (born 1953)
 * Tony Scott (1921–2007)
 * Artie Shaw (1910–2004)
 * Harry Shields (1899–1971)
 * Larry Shields (1893–1953)
 * Omer Simeon (1902–1959)
 * Bill Smith (1926–2020)
 * Chris Speed (born 1967)
 * S. Frederick Starr (born 1940)
 * Milenko Stefanović (1930–2022)
 * Richard Stoltzman (born 1942)
 * Wilbur Sweatman (1882–1961)
 * Antti Sarpila (born 1964)
 * Monty Sunshine (1928–2010)
 * Dave Tarras (1897–1989)
 * Frank Teschemacher (1906–1932)
 * Theo Travis (born 1964)
 * Shankar Tucker (born 1987)
 * Allan Vache (born 1953)
 * Ken Vandermark (born 1964)
 * Oliver Weindling (born 1955)
 * Michael White (born 1954)
 * Hans Olof (Putte) Wickman (1924–2006)
 * Bob Wilber (1928–2019)
 * Lester Young (1900–1959)
 * Evan Ziporyn (born 1959)