List of ragtime pianists


This is a list of notable ragtime pianists.

List of ragtime pianists

Elliott Shapiro, son of music publisher Maurice Shapiro, in a 1951 article, offered a list of standout ragtime pianists – in two categories:

Ragtime pioneers

Later ragtimers

Many ragtime pianist, beginning around the 1920s, went on to perform stride and boogie-woogie and other lists of artists might be more identified with either. Shapiro's two lists above, exclude those who are known more as non-piano ragtime composers ragtime revivalist stride pianists, and boogie-woogie pianists. Early standout ragtime pianists not on Shapiro's lists include:

Early ragtimers not on Shapiro's list