A percussionist is a musician who plays a percussion instrument. Although drummers and vibraphonists are considered percussionists, this list only includes percussionists known for playing a variety of percussion instruments. There is a separate list of drummers. If a percussionist specializes in a particular instrument, it is listed in parentheses.
A
- Keiko Abe (marimba)
- Alex Acuña
- Charlie Adams
- Marc Anderson
- Frank Arsenault
- Okyerema Asante
B
- Lekan Babalola
- Manolo Badrena
- Ginger Baker
- Cyro Baptista
- Michael Alden Bayard
- Samm Bennett
- John Bergamo
- Cindy Blackman Santana
- John Bonham
- Gary Burton
- Richard Bona
C
- Candido Camero
- Pedro Carneiro (marimba)
- Christoph Caskel
- Pius Cheung (marimba)
- Mino Cinelu
- Luis Conte
- Bob Conti
- Ray Cooper
- Shawn Crahan (Slipknot)
- Colin Currie
D
- Paulinho Da Costa
- Rubem Dantas
- Josh Dun (Twenty One Pilots)
E
- Coke Escovedo
- Pete Escovedo
- Peter Michael Escovedo
- Sheila Escovedo
- Tony Esposito
F
- Chris Fehn (Slipknot)
- Victor Feldman
- Everett Firth
- Will Ferrell (Cowbell)
G
- Steve Gadd
- Guille Garcia
- Peter Giger
- Evelyn Glennie
- Martin Grubinger
- Trilok Gurtu
H
- Jamey Haddad
- Bobbye Hall
- Lionel Hampton (vibraphone)
- Ralph Hardimon
- Mickey Hart (Drum)
- Giovanni Hidalgo (congas)
- Taku Hirano
- Marty Hurley
- Zakir Hussain
- Jason Hann
J
K
- Kalani
- Donald Knaack
L
M
- Ralph MacDonald
- Alex MacDougall
- Ed Mann
- Mitch Markovich
- Marilyn Mazur
- Othello Molineaux (steel drums)
- Moondog
- Airto Moreira
- Luigi Morleo
- Katarzyna Mycka
N
O
- Babatunde Olatunji
- Laudir de Oliveira
P
- Morris Palter
- Neil Peart
- Richard Pelham
- Mitchell Peters
- Joe Porcaro
- Chano Pozo
- Tito Puente (timbales)
R
- Layne Redmond
- Daniel De Los Reyes
- Walfredo Reyes, Jr. (also known as Walfredo de los Reyes, Jr.)
- Walfredo Reyes, Sr. (also known as Walfredo de los Reyes, Sr.)
- Emil Richards
- Frank Ricotti
- John Bernard Riley
S
- Bobby Sanabria
- Poncho Sánchez
- Mongo Santamaría
- Joe Saylor
- Steven Schick
- Rainer Seegers (timpani)
- Assaf Seewi
- Sheila E.
- Ramesh Shotham
- Rick Shutter
- Sivamani
- Stuart Saunders Smith
- Jon Sterckx
- Eric Stuer
- Leigh Howard Stevens
- Latyr Sy
T
- Crystal Taliefero
- Taufiq Qureshi
- Thetakudi Harihara Vinayakram
- Third Coast Percussion
- Dudu Tucci
- Arto Tunçboyacıyan
U
- Ruth Underwood (Frank Zappa) (Marimba)
V
- David Van Tieghem
- Nana Vasconcelos
- Glen Velez
- Tommy Vig
- Paolo Vinaccia
W
- Stokley Williams (1989–present) (Mint Condition)