Famous classical guitarists
guitarist who is formally trained in and/or plays classical music
55 people
Carl Maria von Weber
1786
– 1826
· Age 39
Deceased
Paco de Lucía
1947
– 2014
· Age 66
Deceased
Heitor Villa-Lobos
1887
– 1959
· Age 72
Deceased
Francisco Tárrega
1852
– 1909
· Age 57
Deceased
Andrés Segovia
1893
– 1987
· Age 94
Deceased
Chet Atkins
1924
– 2001
· Age 77
Deceased
Randy Rhoads
1956
– 1982
· Age 25
Deceased
Tōru Takemitsu
1930
– 1996
· Age 65
Deceased
Fernando Sor
1778
– 1839
· Age 61
Deceased
Anton Diabelli
1781
– 1858
· Age 76
Deceased
Narciso Yepes
1927
– 1997
· Age 69
Deceased
John Williams
1941
· Age 84
Alive
Gaspar Sanz Celma
1640
– 1710
· Age 70
Deceased
Ferdinando Carulli
1770
– 1841
· Age 71
Deceased
Agustín Pío Barrios
1885
– 1944
· Age 59
Deceased
Matteo Carcassi
1792
– 1853
· Age 61
Deceased
Johanna Beisteiner
1976
· Age 50
Alive
Charlie Byrd
1925
– 1999
· Age 74
Deceased
Jake E. Lee
1957
· Age 69
Alive
Charo
1951
· Age 75
Alive
Johann Kaspar Mertz
1806
– 1856
· Age 50
Deceased
Laurindo Almeida
1917
– 1995
· Age 77
Deceased
Paco Peña
1942
· Age 83
Alive
Badi Assad
1966
· Age 59
Alive
Pepe Romero
1944
· Age 81
Alive
Source: Wikidata Q24067349