List of pop and rock pianists

This is an alphabetized list of notable pianists who play or played pop and rock music.

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A

 * Gracie Abrams
 * Kris Allen
 * Art Alexakis
 * Tori Amos
 * Trey Anastasio (Phish)
 * Benny Andersson
 * Fiona Apple
 * David Archuleta
 * Billie Joe Armstrong (Green Day)
 * Kenneth Ascher
 * Tony Ashton
 * Aslyn
 * Bryce Avary (The Rocket Summer)

B

 * Bill Bailey
 * Burt Bacharach
 * Alex Band (The Calling)
 * Anita Baker
 * Farrokh Bulsara (Freddie Mercury)
 * Tony Banks
 * Steve Barakatt
 * Sara Bareilles
 * Samantha Barks
 * Gary Barlow (Take That)
 * Joshua Bassett
 * Mark Batson
 * Eric Bazilian (The Hooters)
 * Barry Beckett (Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section)
 * Drake Bell
 * Richard Bell (Janis Joplin, The Band)
 * Thom Bell
 * Matthew Bellamy (Muse)
 * Bill Berry
 * Diane Birch
 * Roy Bittan
 * Jon Bon Jovi
 * James Booker
 * Roddy Bottum (Faith No More)
 * Owen Bradley
 * Michelle Branch
 * Jim Brickman
 * David Briggs (Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, Area Code 615, The Nashville A-Team)
 * Gary Brooker (Procol Harum)
 * Dudley Brooks (The Blue Moon Boys, The Crickets)
 * Tony Brown
 * Jackson Browne
 * David Bryan
 * Jessie Buckley
 * Kim Bullard
 * John Bundrick
 * Terry Burrus
 * Kate Bush
 * Artie Butler
 * Larry Butler
 * Brad Buxer

C

 * Jonathan Cain
 * John Cale
 * Vanessa Carlton
 * Tim Carmon
 * Richard Carpenter
 * David Cassidy
 * Jo Ann Castle
 * Leonard Caston Jr.
 * Nick Cave
 * Les Claypool (Primus)
 * Greyson Chance
 * Ray Charles
 * Richard Clayderman
 * Doug Clifford
 * Nat King Cole
 * Rahn Coleman
 * Phil Collins
 * Chi Coltrane
 * Harry Connick Jr.
 * Russ Conway
 * Kyle Cook (Matchbox Twenty)
 * Stu Cook
 * Floyd Cramer
 * Dave Crawford
 * Kevin Cronin (REO Speedwagon)
 * Sheryl Crow
 * Allison Crowe
 * Jamie Cullum
 * Burton Cummings (The Guess Who)
 * Miley Cyrus

D

 * Ray Davies
 * Rick Davies
 * Paul Davis
 * John Deacon (Queen)
 * Deadmau5
 * Chris de Burgh
 * Brian Dee
 * Lynsey De Paul
 * Franco De Vita
 * Gavin DeGraw
 * Dennis DeYoung
 * Al De Lory
 * Raúl di Blasio
 * Jim Dickinson
 * Fats Domino
 * Craig Doerge (The Section)
 * Paul Doucette (Matchbox Twenty)
 * Neal Doughty (REO Speedwagon)
 * Dr. John
 * Daryl Dragon (Captain & Tennille)
 * Nick Drake
 * Bob Dylan
 * Jakob Dylan

E

 * The Edge (U2)
 * Keith Emerson
 * Bobby Emmons (The Memphis Boys)
 * Brian Eno
 * John Evan
 * Tommy Eyre

F

 * Donald Fagen (Steely Dan)
 * Agnetha Fältskog
 * Billy Field
 * Victor Feldman
 * Johnny Fingers
 * Mike Finnigan
 * Five for Fighting
 * Roberta Flack
 * Tom Fletcher
 * Chloe Flower
 * Dan Fogelberg
 * John Fogerty
 * Ben Folds
 * David Foster
 * Aretha Franklin
 * Jason Freese
 * Glenn Frey
 * Robert Fripp
 * Hans-Jürgen Fritz (Triumvirat)
 * Craig Frost

G

 * Peter Gabriel
 * Gackt Camui
 * Lady Gaga
 * Charly García
 * Mike Garson
 * Marvin Gaye
 * Aviv Geffen
 * Stefani Germanotta (Lady Gaga)
 * Maurice Gibb (Bee Gees)
 * Gregg Giuffria
 * Dwayne Goettel
 * Andrew Gold
 * Selena Gomez
 * Phillip Goodhand-Tait
 * Delta Goodrem
 * Conan Gray
 * David Gray
 * Dave Greenslade
 * Jonny Greenwood (Radiohead)
 * Paul Griffin
 * Johnny Griffith
 * Christina Grimmie
 * Dave Grohl
 * Horacio Gutierrez

H

 * Emily Haines
 * Daryl Hall
 * Jan Hammer
 * Peter Hammill (Van der Graaf Generator)
 * Arthur Hanlon
 * Taylor Hanson
 * Ed Harcourt
 * Glen Hardin (The Crickets, TCB Band)
 * Corey Hart
 * Donny Hathaway
 * Yoshiki Hayashi
 * Isaac Hayes
 * Imogen Heap
 * Jimi Hendrix
 * Don Henley
 * Ken Hensley (Uriah Heep)
 * Melissa Morrison Higgins
 * David Hodges
 * Roger Hodgson (Supertramp)
 * Jacob Hoggard (Hedley)
 * Jools Holland
 * Tuomas Holopainen (Nightwish)
 * Danielle Hope
 * Nicky Hopkins
 * Bruce Hornsby
 * Paul Hornsby (The Marshall Tucker Band)
 * Joey Huffman
 * Grayson Hugh
 * Joe Hunter
 * Eric Hutchinson
 * Dick Hyman
 * Rob Hyman (The Hooters)

I

 * Dami Im

J

 * Janet Jackson
 * Joe Jackson
 * Michael Jackson
 * Randy Jackson
 * Mick Jagger
 * Bob James
 * Keith Jarrett (King Crimson)
 * John Barlow Jarvis
 * Chris Jasper
 * Arthur Jenkins
 * Karl Jenkins Soft Machine
 * Billy Joel
 * Elton John
 * Booker T. Jones (Booker T. & the M.G.'s)
 * Howard Jones
 * John Paul Jones
 * Norah Jones
 * Rickie Lee Jones
 * Johnnie Johnson
 * Bruce Johnston
 * Joe Jonas
 * Kevin Jonas
 * Nick Jonas
 * Scott Joplin
 * Bradley Joseph
 * Tyler Joseph
 * Tim Jupp
 * Victoria Justice

K

 * Yuki Kajiura
 * Tony Kaye (Yes)
 * Shane Keister
 * Paula Kelley
 * Mark Kelly
 * R. Kelly
 * Ron Kersey
 * Alicia Keys
 * Carole King
 * Larry Knechtel
 * Todor Kobakov
 * Al Kooper
 * Chantal Kreviazuk
 * Diana Krall
 * Lenny Kravitz

L

 * Denny Laine
 * Robert Lamm (Chicago)
 * Dustin Lanker (Cherry Poppin' Daddies, The Visible Men)
 * Avril Lavigne
 * Chuck Leavell
 * Amy Lee (Evanescence)
 * Thijs Van Leer (Focus)
 * John Legend
 * Tom Lehrer
 * John Lennon
 * Martin Leung
 * Jerry Lee Lewis
 * Liberace
 * Little Richard
 * Jon Lord (Deep Purple)
 * Christian "Flake" Lorenz (Rammstein)
 * Demi Lovato

M

 * Tony MacAlpine
 * Ron Mael (Sparks)
 * Les Maguire
 * Dmitry Malikov
 * Barry Manilow
 * Bob Malone
 * Richard Manuel (The Band)
 * Ray Manzarek
 * Laura Marano
 * Marina and the Diamonds
 * Page McConnell (Phish)
 * Bruno Mars
 * Tommy Mars
 * Anthony Marinelli (Michael Jackson's Thriller, Kenny Loggins)
 * Chris Martin (Coldplay)
 * George Martin (The Beatles, Wings, Gerry and the Pacemakers)
 * Richard Marx
 * James Maslow
 * Andre Matos
 * Dave Matthews
 * John McAll
 * Jesse McCartney
 * Linda McCartney
 * Paul McCartney
 * Clarence McDonald
 * Michael McDonald
 * Goldy McJohn (Steppenwolf)
 * Nellie McKay
 * Brian McKnight
 * Sarah McLachlan
 * Ian McLagan
 * Jon Mclaughlin
 * Andrew McMahon
 * Christine McVie
 * Shawn Mendes
 * Natalie Merchant
 * Freddie Mercury (Queen)
 * AJ Michalka
 * Aly Michalka
 * Jackie Miclau
 * Lisa Middelhauve (Xandria)
 * Amos Milburn
 * Tomo Miličević (Thirty Seconds to Mars)
 * Bill Miller (Frank Sinatra, Frank Sinatra Jr.)
 * Ben Mills
 * Mike Mills
 * Ronnie Milsap
 * Tim Minchin
 * Ben Mink
 * Kerry Minnear (Gentle Giant)
 * Joni Mitchell
 * Money Mark (Beastie Boys, The Claypool Lennon Delirium)
 * Gilbert Montagné
 * Ben Moody
 * Patrick Moraz (Refugee, Yes, Moody Blues)
 * Jason Mraz

N

 * Graham Nash
 * Steve Nathan (Muscle Shoals Rhythm Section, The Nashville A-Team)
 * Bobbie Nelson
 * Art Neville (The Meters, The Neville Brothers)
 * Ivan Neville
 * Randy Newman
 * Joanna Newsom
 * Stevie Nicks
 * Steve Nieve
 * Willie Nile
 * Jack Nitzsche
 * Laura Nyro

O

 * Conor Oberst
 * Bobby Ogdin (TCB Band, The Marshall Tucker Band)
 * Mike Oldfield
 * Spooner Oldham
 * Michael Omartian
 * Alan Osmond
 * Donny Osmond
 * Wayne Osmond
 * Gilbert O'Sullivan

P

 * Fito Páez
 * David Paich
 * Amanda Palmer
 * Bill Payne
 * Charlie Peacock
 * Leon Pendarvis
 * Roger Penney
 * Freddie Perren
 * Christina Perri
 * Niamh Perry (Small engine voices)
 * Norman Petty (The Crickets, Buddy Holly)
 * Tom Petty
 * Liz Phair
 * Greg Phillinganes
 * Dave Pirner
 * Pierre-Yves Plat
 * Morris Pleasure
 * Steve Porcaro
 * Billy Powell (Lynyrd Skynyrd)
 * Daniel Powter
 * Billy Preston
 * Don Preston
 * Prince
 * Vadim Pruzhanov
 * Bill Pursell
 * Charlie Puth

Q

 * Sara Quin
 * Tegan Quin

R

 * Bonnie Raitt
 * Don Randi
 * Mike Ratledge Soft Machine
 * Eddie Rayner (Split Enz)
 * Dizzy Reed (Guns N' Roses)
 * Trent Reznor (Nine Inch Nails)
 * Tim Rice-Oxley (Keane)
 * Keith Richards
 * Lionel Richie
 * Francis Rimbert
 * Billy Ritchie
 * Tyson Ritter (The All-American Rejects)
 * Hargus "Pig" Robbins
 * Smokey Robinson
 * Olivia Rodrigo
 * Shahrdad Rohani
 * Gregg Rolie (Santana, Journey)
 * Matt Rollings
 * Aldemaro Romero
 * Axl Rose (Guns N' Roses)
 * Ryan Ross (Panic! at the Disco)
 * Michel Rubini
 * Jordan Rudess (also a jazz pianist)
 * Todd Rundgren
 * Patrice Rushen
 * Ruslana
 * Brenda Russell
 * Leon Russell

S

 * Joe Sample
 * David Sancious
 * Pete Sears
 * Neil Sedaka
 * Bob Seger
 * Ralph Schuckett
 * Paul Shaffer
 * Derek Sherinian (Dream Theater)
 * Mike Shinoda (Linkin Park)
 * Bunny Sigler
 * Nicole Simone
 * Nina Simone
 * Ray Singleton
 * Isaac Slade (The Fray)
 * Grace Slick (Jefferson Airplane)
 * Robert Smith (The Cure)
 * Tom Snow
 * Regina Spektor
 * Bruce Springsteen
 * Chris Stainton
 * Rachel Stevens
 * Dave Stewart
 * Ian Stewart (The Rolling Stones)
 * Stephen Stills
 * Barrett Strong
 * Patrick Stump
 * Taylor Swift

T

 * Richard Tandy
 * Serj Tankian
 * James Taylor
 * Roger Taylor (Queen)
 * Ryan Tedder (OneRepublic)
 * Richard Tee
 * Benmont Tench
 * Vienna Teng
 * John Tesh
 * Matt Thiessen
 * Marvell Thomas
 * Rob Thomas (Matchbox Twenty)
 * Sonny Thompson
 * Yann Tiersen
 * Justin Timberlake
 * Keith Tippett
 * Allen Toussaint
 * Pete Townshend
 * Meghan Trainor
 * Alex Turner (Arctic Monkeys)
 * Archie Turner (Hi Rhythm Section)
 * Ike Turner
 * Tarja Turunen
 * Aphex Twin
 * Steven Tyler (Aerosmith)

U

 * Brendon Urie (Panic! at the Disco)
 * Michael Utley

V

 * Ruben Valtierra
 * Earl Van Dyke (The Funk Brothers)
 * Vangelis
 * Eddie Van Halen
 * Marián Varga
 * Joe Vitale

W

 * Andrew W. K.
 * Rufus Wainwright
 * Tom Waits
 * Adam Wakeman
 * Oliver Wakeman
 * Rick Wakeman
 * Don Walker
 * Joe Walsh
 * Steve Walsh (Kansas)
 * Biff Watson
 * Barry White
 * Norman Whitfield
 * Bobby Whitlock
 * Roger Williams
 * Ann Wilson (Heart)
 * Brian Wilson
 * Carl Wilson
 * Dennis Wilson
 * George Winston
 * Edgar Winter
 * Steve Winwood
 * Bill Withers
 * Patrick Wolf
 * Peter Wolf
 * Stevie Wonder
 * Alan White (Yes, Magnification)
 * Gary Wright
 * Richard Wright (Pink Floyd)
 * Zakk Wylde
 * Bill Wyman
 * Reese Wynans

Y

 * Yanni
 * Akiko Yano
 * Thom Yorke (Radiohead)
 * Neil Young
 * Yoshiki Hayashi (X Japan)

Z

 * Warren Zevon
 * Torrie Zito