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 – Swedish songwriter, member of best-selling pop group ABBA
- Lydie Auvray – French/German accordionist, composer
- Slavko Avsenik – Slovenian songwriter, the founder of Ansambel bratov Avsenik
- Ramon Ayala – Mexican accordionist, composer
B
- Alan Bern – member of the Klezmer band Brave Old World
- Bratko Bibič – Slovene accordionist
- Renato Borghetti – Brazilian musician
- Franko Božac – Croatian classical and concert accordionist
- Smiley Burnette – American accordionist
C
- Carmen Carrozza – classical and concert accordionist
- Nico Carstens – South African accordionist and songwriter, composer of the hit song "Zambezi"
- Boozoo Chavis – zydeco musician
- Clifton Chenier – zydeco musician
- Dick Contino – appeared on The Ed Sullivan Show a record 48 times
- Gianni Coscia – jazz accordionist
- Phil Cunningham – Scottish folk accordionist
- Andy Cutting – English folk accordionist
D
- Jackie Daly – Irish traditional musician
- Pietro Deiro – pioneer of the accordion
- Vladimir Denissenkov – Russian Bayan
- Dennis DeYoung – member of Styx, played on "Boat on the River"
- Orlando DiGirolamo
- Wolfgang Dimetrik
- Henry Doktorski – classical and concert accordionist
- Dominguinhos – Brazilian music
- Wilf Doyle – traditional musician from Newfoundland
- Finbarr Dwyer – Irish traditional musician
E
- Mogens Ellegaard – father of the avant-garde accordion movement
- Keith Emerson
- John Evan – of Jethro Tull
F
- Joe Falcon (1900–1965) – Cajun accordion player who recorded with his wife Cléoma Breaux, mainly in French
- James Fearnley – member of The Pogues
- Myron Floren
- Connie Francis
- Dominic Frontiere
- Pietro Frosini
G
- Benny Gallagher – Scottish singer-songwriter; member of Gallagher and Lyle, McGuinness Flint and Ronnie Lane's Slim Chance
- Anthony Galla-Rini
- Richard Galliano – French jazz accordionist
- Régis Gizavo – Accordionist from Madagascar
- Luiz Gonzaga – the King of Baião
- Martin Green – English composer and accordionist, member of the folk trio Lau
- Josh Groban – learned the accordion to play the role of Pierre Bezukhov in the musical, Natasha, Pierre and the Great Comet of 1812
- Michael Guerra – member of The Mavericks
H
- Frode Haltli – Norwegian accordionist
- Daniel Handler, aka Lemony Snicket
- Rolf Harris
- Kevin Hearn – zydeco musician of Barenaked Ladies
- Matt Hensley – of Flogging Molly
- Harry Hibbs – Canadian musician
- David Hidalgo – member of Los Lobos
- Lars Hollmer – Swedish accordionist
- Bruce Hornsby
- Nihad Hrustanbegovic
- Garth Hudson – member of The Band
- Rob Hyman – member of The Hooters
I
J
- Bengan Janson – Swedish jazz- and folk music player
- Ryan Jarman – member of The Cribs
- Jean Michel Jarre
- Flaco Jimenez
- Beau Jocques – zydeco musician
- Billy Joel
- Pete Jolly – American jazz pianist and accordionist
- Brian Jones – member of The Rolling Stones
- Esteban "Steve" Jordan
- Tyler Joseph – lead singer of Twenty One Pilots
- Kepa Junkera – Basque musician and composer
K
- Boris Karlov
- James Keane – Irish traditional musician
- John Kirkpatrick
- Guy Klucevsek – American musician and composer
- Yasuhiro Kobayashi
L
- Gabby La La
- Lead Belly (1889–1949) – American folk and blues musician
- Yuri Lemeshev – member of Gogol Bordello
- John Linnell – member of They Might Be Giants
- Nils Lofgren
- Radoslav Lorković – Croatian pianist and accordionist
- Todd Lumley
M
- Charles Magnante – pioneer of the accordion
- Frank Marocco – jazz accordionist
- Mat Mathews – Dutch jazz accordionist
- Loreena McKennitt
- Johnny Meijer – Dutch jazz accordionist
- Brian Mitchell – member of Fatboy Kanootch, Levon Helm Band
N
- Franz Nicolay – member of The World/Inferno Friendship Society
- Krist Novoselic – bassist in Nirvana
O
- Pauline Oliveros – avant garde performer
- Walter Ostanek
P
- Nejc Pačnik – Slovenian accordionist, twice accordion world-champion and accordion teacher
- Willard A. "Bill" Palmer – inventor of the quint system which was later patented by Titano as used in their line of "converter" (or "quint") bass accordions
- Zeena Parkins – American accordionist
- Van Dyke Parks – composer, arranger, and accordionist
- Don Peachey – American musician and recording artist
- Cory Pesaturo – eclectic accordionist
- Joseph Petric – Canadian concert accordionist
- Celso Piña – cumbia musician
- Kimmo Pohjonen – experimental Finnish accordionist
R
- Matti Rantanen – classical accordionist
- Juancho Rois – Colombian Vallenato musician
- Israel Romero – Colombian Vallenato musician
- Saul Rose – English melodeon player
- Roberto Ruscitti – Venezuelan accordionist
S
- Johnny Sansone
- William Schimmel – accordionist, composer and philosopher
- John Serry, Sr. – classical and concert accordionist, free-bass accordionist
- Alexander Sevastian – Russian-Canadian classical, concert, and classical crossover accordionist
- Jimmy Shand – Scottish accordionist
- Sharon Shannon – Irish accordionist
- Sivuca – Brazilian musician
- Chango Spasiuk – Argentine folk musician of Ukrainian descent
- John Spiers – English melodeon player
T
- Matt Thiessen – member of Relient K
- Richard Thompson
- Yann Tiersen – French composer and multi-instrumentalist
- Aslan Tlebzu – Adyghe folk musician
- Lee Tomboulian
- Pete Townshend – member of The Who
- Arthur Tracy – American accordionist and ballad singer
- Karen Tweed
U
- Brendon Urie – member of Panic! at the Disco
V
- Kristín Anna Valtýsdóttir
- Art Van Damme
- Tim van Eyken
- Mika Väyrynen
- Eddie Vedder – member of Pearl Jam
- Julieta Venegas
- Emir Vildić – Bosnian accordionist and accordion teacher
- Gus Viseur – French accordionist
W
- Jason Webley – American musician
- Lawrence Welk
- Martin White – British cover artist
- Minnie White – Newfoundland's "First Lady of the Accordion"
- Wix Wickens
- Dave Willey
- Patrick Wolf
- Richard Wright – member of Pink Floyd
Y
- Frankie Yankovic – polka musician
- "Weird Al" Yankovic – song parodist, comedian