This is a list of notable drummers that meet Wikipedia's notability guideline for inclusion.
A
Remu Aaltonen (Hurriganes) Vinnie Paul Abbott (Pantera, Damageplan, Hellyeah) Dave Abbruzzese (Pearl Jam) Matt Abts (Gov't Mule) Alex Acuña (Weather Report, Lee Ritenour) Daniel Adair (Nickelback, 3 Doors Down) Charlie Adams (Yanni, Chameleon) Chris Adler (Lamb of God, Megadeth) Henry Adler Steven Adler (Guns N' Roses, Adler's Appetite) Rob Affuso (Skid Row) Charly Alberti (Soda Stereo) Tommy Aldridge (Black Oak Arkansas, Ted Nugent, Motörhead, Ozzy Osbourne, Whitesnake) Tim "Herb" Alexander (Primus) Rashied Ali Carl Allen Rick Allen (Def Leppard) Tony Allen (Fela Kuti) Barry Altschul Vinnie Amico (moe.) Andy Anderson (The Cure) Nicke Andersson (Entombed) Phil Anselmo (Viking Crown) Carmine Appice (Vanilla Fudge, Cactus, Beck, Bogert & Appice, Rod Stewart, King Kobra, Blue Murder) Vinny Appice (Black Sabbath, Dio, Heaven and Hell) Fernando Arbex (Barrabás) Kenny Aronoff (John Mellencamp, The Smashing Pumpkins, John Fogerty) Duncan Arsenault (The Curtain Society) Steve Asheim (Deicide) Scott Asheton (The Stooges) Sampsa "Kita" Astala (Lordi) Nick Augusto (Trivium) Jerry Augustyniak (10,000 Maniacs) Mick Avory (The Kinks) Martin Axenrot (Witchery, Bloodbath, Opeth) Carla Azar (Autolux)
B
Robbie Bachman (Bachman–Turner Overdrive) Johnny "Bee" Badanjek (The Detroit Wheels, The Rockets) Donald Bailey Mike Baird Ginger Baker (Cream, Blind Faith) Donny Baldwin, (Jefferson Starship) Butch Ballard Frankie Banali (Quiet Riot, W.A.S.P.) Paul Barbarin David Barbarossa (Adam and the Ants, Bow Wow Wow) John Barbata (Jefferson Airplane) Lori Barbero Danny Barcelona (Louis Armstrong) Nick Barker (Cradle of Filth, Dimmu Borgir, Lock Up, Brujeria, Old Man's Child) Travis Barker (The Aquabats, Blink-182, Box Car Racer, Transplants, +44) Brandon Barnes (Rise Against) Barriemore Barlow (Jethro Tull) Joey Baron (Laurie Anderson) Ranjit Barot Carlton Barrett (Bob Marley and The Wailers) Angel Bartolotta (Team Cybergeist, Dope, Genitorturers) Frank Beard (ZZ Top) Carter Beauford (Dave Matthews Band) Jay Bellerose Louie Bellson Leila Bela (Pigface) Meridjo Belobi (Zaïko Langa Langa) Fred Below Charlie Benante (Anthrax, S.O.D.) Benny Benjamin (Motown, The Funk Brothers) Brian Bennett (The Shadows, Marty Wilde) David Bennett Taz Bentley (The Reverend Horton Heat, Burden Brothers) James Bergstrom (Alice N' Chains, Second Coming) Bill Berry (R.E.M.) Wuv Bernardo (P.O.D.) Pete Best (The Beatles) Bev Bevan (The Move, Electric Light Orchestra) Graham Bidstrup (The Angels) Les Binks (Judas Priest) Chuck Biscuits (D.O.A., Black Flag, Danzig) Gregg Bissonette (David Lee Roth) Curt Bisquera (Elton John, Mick Jagger) Jason Bittner (Shadows Fall) Cedric Bixler-Zavala (De Facto) Jonas Björler (At the Gates) Jet Black (The Stranglers) Jimmy Carl Black (The Mothers of Invention) Cindy Blackman Ed Blackwell John Blackwell Brian Blade (Joni Mitchell) Hal Blaine Art Blakey Michael Bland Jan Axel Blomberg (Arcturus, Mayhem, The Kovenant, Dimmu Borgir, Jørn Lande) Ryan Alexander Bloom (Havok) Bobby Blotzer (Ratt) Felix Bohnke (Edguy) Mickey Bones Jim Bonfanti (Raspberries) Bongo Joe Coleman Jason Bonham (Bonham, Black Country Communion) John Bonham (Led Zeppelin) Oskar "Ossi" Bonde (Johnossi) Paddy Boom (Scissor Sisters) Mike Bordin (Faith No More) Paul Bostaph (Forbidden, Slayer, Exodus, Testament) Mike Botts (Bread) Albert Bouchard (Blue Öyster Cult) Roy Boulter (The Farm) Rob Bourdon (Linkin Park) Garry "Magpie" Bowler (Würzel, Dennis Stratton) Moses Boyd Terry Bozzio (Frank Zappa, Missing Persons, Korn) Mick Bradley (Steamhammer) Jerome Brailey (Parliament-Funkadelic ) Matt Brann (Avril Lavigne) Riley Breckenridge (Thrice) Don Brewer (Grand Funk Railroad) Billy Brimblecom (Blackpool Lights) Ned Brower (Rooney) Harold Brown (War) Mick Brown (Dokken, Lynch Mob, Ted Nugent) Ian Browne (Matthew Good Band) Bill Bruford (Bruford, Genesis, King Crimson, Yes) Bob Bryar (My Chemical Romance) Mike Buck Rick Buckler (The Jam) Budgie (Siouxsie and the Banshees, The Creatures, The Slits) Clive Bunker (Jethro Tull) Larry Bunker Richard James Burgess (Landscape) Aaron Burckhard (Nirvana) Chuck Burgi (Billy Joel) Clem Burke (Blondie, The Romantics, Eurythmics, Ramones) Dominik Burkhalter Hugo Burnham (Gang Of Four) Bob Burns (Lynyrd Skynyrd) Clive Burr (Iron Maiden) Andrew Burrows (Razorlight) Ron Bushy (Iron Butterfly) Frank Butler
C
David Calabrese (The Misfits, Graves, Dr. Chud's X-Ward) Will Calhoun (Living Colour) Phill Calvert (The Birthday Party) Matt Cameron (Soundgarden, Pearl Jam) Jeff Campitelli (Joe Satriani) Brendan Canty (Fugazi) Jim Capaldi (Traffic) Frank Capp Danny Carey (Tool, Pigmy Love Circus) Keith Carlock (Steely Dan, James Taylor, Donald Fagen, Walter Becker, John Mayer, Sting} Bun E. Carlos (Cheap Trick) Denny Carmassi (Montrose, Heart, Coverdale•Page, Whitesnake) Patrick Carney (The Black Keys) Karen Carpenter (The Carpenters) Eric Carr (Kiss) Randy Carr (Social Distortion) Terri Lyne Carrington Adam Carson (AFI) Michael Cartellone (Damn Yankees, Lynyrd Skynyrd) Ernest Carter (E Street Band) Michael Carvin Eloy Casagrande (Sepultura, Slipknot) Ed Cassidy (Rising Sons, Spirit) Torry Castellano (The Donnas) Joey Castillo (Queens of the Stone Age, Danzig) Randy Castillo (Ozzy Osbourne, Lita Ford, Mötley Crüe) Deen Castronovo (Journey, Bad English, Steve Vai, GZR, Tony MacAlpine, Ozzy Osbourne, Hardline, Cacophony, Marty Friedman, Paul Rodgers) Igor Cavalera (Cavalera Conspiracy, Sepultura) Cerrone Chris Cester (Jet) Romeo Challenger (Showaddywaddy, Black Widow) Jimmy Chamberlin (The Smashing Pumpkins, Jimmy Chamberlin Complex, Zwan) Dennis Chambers Martin Chambers (The Pretenders) Will Champion (Coldplay) Chad Channing (Nirvana) Dave Charles (Help Yourself, Dave Edmunds, Kid Creole and the Coconuts) Brian Chase (Yeah Yeah Yeahs) Arup Chattopadhyay (Indian tabla player) Damon Che (Don Caballero) Régine Chassagne (Arcade Fire) Gary Chester Terry Chimes (The Clash, Black Sabbath) Brian Chippendale (Lightning Bolt, Mindflayer) Brian Choper Richard Christy (Death, Control Denied, Iced Earth, Charred Walls of the Damned) Kenny Clare Chad Clark Dave Clark (The Dave Clark Five) Kenny Clarke Michael Clarke (The Byrds) Louie Clemente (Testament) Doug Clifford (Creedence Clearwater Revival) Jimmy Cobb Billy Cobham (Mahavishnu Orchestra) King Coffey (Butthole Surfers) John Coghlan (Status Quo) Vinnie Colaiuta (Frank Zappa, Sting, Joni Mitchell) Cozy Cole Claude Coleman (Ween) Marino Colina Grant Collins Nic Collins (Genesis, Mike and the Mechanics, Better Strangers, The Effect). Phil Collins (Genesis, Brand X, Flaming Youth, Frida) Simon Collins Bobby Colomby (Blood, Sweat & Tears) Ricardo Confessori (Angra, Shaaman) Gerry Conway Paul Cook (Sex Pistols) Tré Cool (Green Day, Foxboro Hot Tubs, The Network, The Lookouts) Rick Coonce (The Grass Roots) Jason Cooper (The Cure) Stewart Copeland (Curved Air, The Police, Animal Logic, Oysterhead) Caroline Corr (The Corrs) Jody Cortez (Christopher Cross, Billy Idol) Billy Cotton John Cowsill (The Beach Boys) Scott Crago (Eagles, Sheryl Crow, Stevie Wonder) Shawn "Clown" Crahan (Slipknot) Peter Criss (Kiss) Dale Crover (Melvins, Nirvana) Dave Culross Abe Cunningham (Deftones) Mickey Curry (Bryan Adams, Hall & Oates, The Cult) Chris Curtis (The Searchers) Chris Cutler (Henry Cow, Art Bears)
D
Diesel Dahl (TNT) Brann Dailor (Mastodon) Dino Danelli (Young Rascals, The Rascals) Marc Danzeisen (Riverdogs, Gilby Clarke, Little Caesar) Jay Dee Daugherty (Patti Smith Group) Chris Dave (Robert Glasper, D'Angelo) Adrienne Davies (Earth) Bevan Davies (Madfly, Comes with the Fall, Danzig) Billie Davies Cliff Davies (If, Ted Nugent) Dennis Davis (David Bowie) Mikkey Dee (King Diamond, Motörhead, Scorpions) Pete de Freitas (Echo & the Bunnymen) Jimmy DeGrasso (Alice Cooper, Lita Ford, Ozzy Osbourne, White Lion, Suicidal Tendencies, Y&T, Megadeth) Jack DeJohnette John Densmore (The Doors) Eric Delaney Victor DeLorenzo (Violent Femmes) Trav Demsey (The Living End) Manuel De Peppe Jerome Deupree (Morphine) Liberty DeVitto (Billy Joel) Werner "Zappi" Diermaier (Faust) Adam Deitch (Lettuce) Dennis Diken (The Smithereens) Jerome Dillon (Nine Inch Nails) Klaus Dinger (Kraftwerk) Josh Dion (Chuck Loeb) Steve DiStanislao (CPR, David Gilmour) Baby Dodds Brian Doherty (They Might Be Giants, John Linnell) Micky Dolenz (The Monkees) John Dolmayan (System of a Down, Scars on Broadway) Howard Donald (Take That) Virgil Donati (Planet X, Ring of Fire, Seven the Hardway, CAB, Derek Sherinian, Tony MacAlpine, Steve Vai) Mitch Dorge (Crash Test Dummies) Paul Doucette (Matchbox Twenty) Dave Douglas (Relient K, Agnes) Brian Downey (Thin Lizzy) Hamid Drake Gary Driscoll (Rainbow, Elf) Shawn Drover (Megadeth) Steven Drozd (The Flaming Lips) Greg Drudy (Interpol, Saetia, Hot Cross) Spencer Dryden (Jefferson Airplane) Josh Dun (Twenty One Pilots, House of Heroes) Aynsley Dunbar Sly Dunbar Mario Duplantier (Gojira) Alex Duthart Nick D'Virgilio (Genesis, Tears for Fears, Spock's Beard) Orri Páll Dýrason (Sigur Rós)
E
Sheila E. (Prince) Roger Earl (Foghat) Brent Eccles (The Angels) Graeme Edge (The Moody Blues) Kian Egan (Westlife) Phil Ehart (Kansas) Greg Eklund (Everclear, The Oohlas) Blas Elias (Slaughter) Manny Elias (Tears for Fears) Bobby Elliott (The Hollies) Dennis Elliott (Foreigner) Stuart Elliott (The Alan Parsons Project, Kate Bush, Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel) Greg Elmore (Quicksilver Messenger Service) Sonny Emory Jim Eno (Spoon) Lorne Entress Josh Eppard (Coheed and Cambria) Adrian Erlandsson (At the Gates, The Haunted, Cradle of Filth, Brujeria, Paradise Lost) Daniel Erlandsson (Arch Enemy, Carcass) Greg Errico (Sly and the Family Stone) Peter Erskine (Weather Report) Lester Estelle Jr. (Stars Go Dim, Pillar) Guy Evans (Van der Graaf Generator) Mark Escueta (Rivermaya)
F
Tony Fagenson (Eve 6, The Sugi Tap) Richard Falomir (The Aquabats) Danny Farrant (Buzzcocks) Jon Farriss (INXS) Zac Farro (Paramore) Ricky Fataar (The Beach Boys, The Flames) Tats Faustino Chris Fehn (Slipknot) John Fell (The Heroine Sheiks) Fenriz (Darkthrone) Frank Ferrer (Guns N' Roses) Steve Ferrone (Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Average White Band) Billy Ficca (Television) Alvin Fielder Anton Fier (The Golden Palominos) Anton Fig (Frehley's Comet, Cyndi Lauper, CBS Orchestra, Joe Bonamassa) Monika Fikerle (Love of Diagrams) Ginger Fish (Marilyn Manson) Eddie Fisher (OneRepublic) Jon Fishman (Phish) Snowy Fleet (The Easybeats) Mick Fleetwood (Fleetwood Mac, John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers) Blake Fleming (The Mars Volta) Chuck Flores Matt Flynn (Maroon 5) Justin Foley (Killswitch Engage, Blood Has Been Shed) Steve Foley (The Replacements, Curtiss A) D. J. Fontana (Elvis Presley) Sam Fogarino (Interpol) Shannon Forrest Andrew Forsman (The Fall of Troy) Keith Forsey (Giorgio Moroder productions, Donna Summer, Boney M. Al Foster Jimmy Fox (James Gang) Lucas Fox (Motörhead) Christopher Franke (Tangerine Dream, Agitation Free) Chris Frantz (Talking Heads) John French Josh Freese (The Vandals, A Perfect Circle, Guns N' Roses, New Radicals, Nine Inch Nails, Black Light Burns, Sublime with Rome, Devo, Foo Fighters) Tristan Fry (Sky) Frost (Satyricon, 1349) Mike Fuentes (Pierce the Veil, Isles & Glaciers) Travis Fullerton Peter Furler (Newsboys)
G
Steve Gadd (Paul Simon, Eric Clapton, Steely Dan) Stéphane Galland (Aka Moon, Zap Mama, Octurn) Glen "Archie" Gamble (Helix) Allan Ganley Jeremy Gara (Arcade Fire) Rob Gardner (Guns N' Roses) David Garibaldi (Tower of Power)