Famous guitarists

musician who plays the guitar

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All Alive Deceased
John Lennon

John Lennon

1940 – 1980 · Age 40
Deceased
Freddie Mercury

Freddie Mercury

1946 – 1991 · Age 45
Deceased
Bob Marley

Bob Marley

1945 – 1981 · Age 36
Deceased
David Bowie

David Bowie

1947 – 2016 · Age 69
Deceased
Jimi Hendrix

Jimi Hendrix

1942 – 1970 · Age 27
Deceased
Amy Winehouse

Amy Winehouse

1983 – 2011 · Age 27
Deceased
George Harrison

George Harrison

1943 – 2001 · Age 58
Deceased
Kurt Cobain

Kurt Cobain

1967 – 1994 · Age 27
Deceased
Vladimir Vysotsky

Vladimir Vysotsky

1938 – 1980 · Age 42
Deceased
Johnny Cash

Johnny Cash

1932 – 2003 · Age 71
Deceased
Prince

Prince

1958 – 2016 · Age 57
Deceased
Frank Zappa

Frank Zappa

1940 – 1993 · Age 52
Deceased
Niccolò Paganini

Niccolò Paganini

1782 – 1840 · Age 57
Deceased
Janis Joplin

Janis Joplin

1943 – 1970 · Age 27
Deceased
James Brown

James Brown

1933 – 2006 · Age 73
Deceased
Chuck Berry

Chuck Berry

1926 – 2017 · Age 90
Deceased
Pete Seeger

Pete Seeger

1919 – 2014 · Age 94
Deceased
Sinéad O'Connor

Sinéad O'Connor

1966 – 2023 · Age 56
Deceased
Carl Maria von Weber

Carl Maria von Weber

1786 – 1826 · Age 39
Deceased
Jacques Brel

Jacques Brel

1929 – 1978 · Age 49
Deceased
Viktor Tsoi

Viktor Tsoi

1962 – 1990 · Age 28
Deceased
Lou Reed

Lou Reed

1942 – 2013 · Age 71
Deceased
Toto Cutugno

Toto Cutugno

1943 – 2023 · Age 80
Deceased
Hulk Hogan

Hulk Hogan

1953 – 2025 · Age 71
Deceased
Dolores O'Riordan

Dolores O'Riordan

1971 – 2018 · Age 46
Deceased
Source: Wikidata Q855091