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[[Image:Cantigas musette.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Two [[Oboe musette|musette]] players from the [[Cantigas de Santa Maria]], 13th century]]
An '''oboist''' (formerly '''hautboist''') is a [[musician]] who plays the [[oboe]] or any oboe family instrument, including the [[oboe d'amore]], [[cor anglais]] or [[English horn]], [[bass oboe]] and [[piccolo oboe]] or [[oboe musette]].

The following is a list of notable past and present professional oboists, with indications when they were/are known better for other professions in their own time. Oboists with an asterisk (*) have biographies in the online version of the ''[[Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians]]''.
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==Historical oboists==

=== Baroque period 1600–1760 ===
[[File:Pd657341.gif|right|thumb|250px|Oboist – etching and print by [[:de:Manuel de Rosas|Johann Christoph Weigel]] (1661–1726)]]
* [[Francesco Barsanti]] (1690–1772), Italian * (composer)
* [[Alessandro Besozzi]] (1702–1773), Italian
* [[Antonio Besozzi]] (1714–1781), Italian
* [[Cristoforo Besozzi]] (1661–1725), Italian
* [[Giuseppe Besozzi]] (1686–1760), Italian
* [[Paolo Girolamo Besozzi]] (1713–1778), Italian
* [[Mateo Bissoli]] (Bisioli) ({{c.}} 1711 – 1780), Italian<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.classicalwinds.com/page1/page6/Matteo-Bissoli.html |title=Bissoli, Matteo |publisher=Classicalwinds.com |access-date=2018-07-23}}</ref>
* [[Esprit Philippe Chédeville]] (1696–1762), French *
* [[Nicolas Chédeville]] (1705–1782), French *
* [[Pierre Chédeville]] (1694–1725), French *
* [[André Danican Philidor the elder|André Danican Philidor]] (c. 1652–1730), French * (music librarian)
* [[Anne Danican Philidor]] (1681–1728), French
* [[Jean Danican Philidor]] ({{c.}} 1620 – 1679), French
* {{ill|Michel Danican Philidor|ca|Michel Danican Philidor I|fr||it|Michel I Danican Philidor}} (1580–1651), French
* {{ill|Pierre Danican Philidor|ca||de||fr||it||no|}} (1681–1731), French
* [[John Ernest Galliard]] ({{c.}} 1675 – 1747), German *
* [[Johann Caspar Gleditsch]] (1684–1747), German ("Bach's oboist")<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bach-cantatas.com/Articles/BachsBells.pdf|title=p. 6}}</ref>
* [[Peter Glösch]] ({{c.}} 1685 – 1754), German<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.idrs.org/publications/Journal/JNL15/JNL15.Hayn.html |title=Telemann's Kleine Cammer-Music |access-date=2008-12-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081205004123/http://www.idrs.org/publications/Journal/JNL15/JNL15.Hayn.html |archive-date=2008-12-05 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Jean Hotteterre]] ({{c.}} 1610 – 1691), French * (instrument maker) (one of several oboists in the family)
* [[Martin Hotteterre]] (1635–1712), French * (instrument maker)
* [[Nicolas Hotteterre]] (1637–1694), French *
* [[Johann Christian Jacobi (oboist)|Johann Christian Jacobi]] (1719–1784), German (oboist at Janitsch's "Freitags-Akademien")
* [[Jean Christian Kytch]] (died {{c.}} 1738), Dutch ("Handel's oboist")
* [[François La Riche]] (1662 – after 1733), Flemish *<ref name="idrs.org">[http://www.idrs.org/publications/controlled/Journal/JNL16/JNL16.Burgess.Zelenka.html "The Trio Sonatas of Jan Dismas Zelenka"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170814050936/http://www.idrs.org/publications/controlled/Journal/JNL16/JNL16.Burgess.Zelenka.html |date=2017-08-14 }}. ''www.idrs.org''.</ref>
* [[Jacques Loeillet]] (1685–1748), Flemish *
* [[Jean-Baptiste Loeillet of London|Jean-Baptiste Loeillet]] (1680–1730), Flemish *
* [[Jacques Paisible]] ({{c.}} 1656 – 1721), French (oboist in [[Robert Cambert]] orchestra which moved to London in 1673) <!-- he also played recorder -->
* [[Joan Baptista Pla]] ({{c.}} 1720 – 1773), Spanish *
* [[Josep Pla]] (1728–1762), Spanish *
* [[Manuel Pla]] ({{c.}} 1725 – 1766), Spanish *
* [[Giovanni Benedetto Platti]] (1697–1763), Italian *<ref>[http://www.caro-mitis.com/eng/catalogue/booklets/cm0052006.html "Caro Mitis. Catalogue. The booklet of disk Giovanni Benedetto Platti. Antologia – CM 0052006"]. ''www.caro-mitis.com''.</ref>
* [[Johann Christian Richter]] (1689–1744), German<ref name="idrs.org"/>
* [[Jacob Riehman]] ({{c.}} 1680 – 1729), Dutch *
* [[Giuseppe Sammartini]] (1695–1750), Italian * (son of French oboist Alexis Saint-Martin)
* [[Georg Philipp Telemann]] (1681–1767), German composer (Oboe was one of over 10 instruments he played)
* [[Roberto Valentine]] (1674 – {{c.|1740}}), English * (composer)<ref>[http://www.hoasm.org/VIIIA/Valentine.html "HOASM: Roberto Valentini (Robert Valentine)"]. ''www.hoasm.org''.</ref>

=== Classical period 1730–1820 ===
[[Image:Portrait eines Oboisten MIM.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Portrait of an unknown oboist by anonymous painter, 1st half 18th century]]
* [[Sante Aguilar]] ({{c.}} 1734 – 1808), Italian<ref name="auto">Bruce, Haynes, (1 February 1992). [http://em.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/reprint/XX/1/43.pdf "Mozart and the oboe"]{{dead link|date=May 2021|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}.</ref>
* [[Christian Frederik Barth]] (1787–1861), Danish
* [[Christian Samuel Barth]] (1735–1809), German *
* [[Frederik Philip Carl August Barth]] (1774–1804), Danish *
* [[Georg Benda]] (1722–1795), Czech * (composer)
* [[Carlo Besozzi]] (1738–1791), Italian
* [[Francesco Besozzi]] (1766–1816), Italian
* [[Gaetano Besozzi]] (1725–1794), Italian
* [[Girolamo Besozzi]] ({{c.}} 1745 – 1788), Italian
* [[Friedrich Braun (oboist)|Friedrich Braun]] (1759–1824), German *
* [[Franz Joseph Czerwenka]] (1759–1835), Czech-Austrian ("Beethoven's oboist")<ref>Burgess, p. 91</ref>
* [[Georg Druschetzky]] (1745–1819), Czech *
* [[Giuseppe Ferlendis]] (1755–1810), Italian <!-- 1802 death date is dismissed in the Grove's bio --> *<ref>[http://www.hoasm.org/XIIC/FerlendisGiuseppe.html "HOASM: Giuseppe Ferlendis"]. ''www.hoasm.org''.</ref>
* [[Josef Fiala]] (1748–1816), Czech * ("Mozart's oboist 1")
* [[Johann Christian Fischer]] (1733–1800), German *<ref>[http://www.wga.hu/frames-e.html?/html/g/gainsbor/09fische.html "Web Gallery of Art, searchable fine arts image database"]. ''www.wga.hu''.</ref>
* [[Joseph François Garnier]] (1755–1825), French *
* [[Michel Joseph Gebauer]] (1763–1812), French *
* [[Gottlieb Graupner]] (1767–1836), German-American
* [[William Herschel]] (1738–1822), German (astronomer) (before 1765 primarily oboist, only later an astronomer)
* [[François Jadin]] (1731–1790), French *
* [[Carl Khym]] (1770–after 1819), Czech *
* [[Ludwig August Lebrun]] (1746–1790), German *
* [[Ignace Malzat]] (1757–1804), Austrian (probably wrote the [[List of concertos by Joseph Haydn#For oboe|"Haydn" oboe concerto]]) *
* {{ill|Domenico Mancinelli|it|}} ({{c.}} 1723 – 1804), Italian *
* [[Carl Ludwig Matthes]] (1751–?), German
* [[John Parke (oboist)|John Parke]] (1745–1829), English *
* [[William Thomas Parke]] (1762–1847), English *
* [[Giuseppe Prota]] (1737–1807), Italian *
* [[Friedrich Ramm]] (1744–1813), German ("Mozart's oboist 2")<ref name="auto"/>
* [[François Alexandre Antoine Sallantin]] (1755 – {{c.|1830}}), French *
* [[Johann Friedrich Schröter]] (1724–1811), German *
* [[Charles J. Suck]] ({{c.|1760}} – {{c.|1808}}), English *
* [[Philipp Teimer]] (Filip Matyas Tajmar) (1767–1817), Bohemian (English horn)<ref>Burgess, p. 99</ref>
* [[Georg Triebensee]] (1746–1813), Bohemian *
* [[Josef Triebensee]] (1772–1846), Bohemian * (composer)
* {{ill|Jan Nepomuk Vent|cs||de|Johann Nepomuk Wendt|nl|}} (1745–1801), Bohemian *
* [[Thomas Vincent (musician)|Thomas Vincent]] (1720–1783), English *

=== Romantic period 1815–1910 ===
[[Image:Johann Friedrich Diethe by Reimers.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Johann Friedrich Diethe (1810–1891), oboist of the [[Gewandhausorchester]] by C. Reimers]]
[[File:Thomas Eakins - The Oboe Player.jpeg|right|thumb|250px|The Oboe Player (Benjamin Sharp) by [[Thomas Eakins]], 1903]]
* [[Apollon Barret]] (1804–1879), French *<ref>[http://www.idrs.org/scores/barret/Introduction.html "Introduction to the New Barret Oboe Method"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160527062740/http://www.idrs.org/scores/Barret/Introduction.html |date=2016-05-27 }}. ''www.idrs.org''.</ref>
* [[Christian Frederik Barth]] (1787–1861), Danish *
* [[Richard Baumgärtel]] (1858–1941), German<ref>Burgess, p. 176-9</ref>
* [[Félix-Charles Berthélemy]] (1829–1868), French<ref>[http://www.appl-lachaise.net/appl/article.php3?id_article=1735 "BERTHELEMY Félix (1829–1868)"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150504002718/http://www.appl-lachaise.net/appl/article.php3?id_article=1735 |date=2015-05-04 }}. ''www.appl-lachaise.net''.</ref>
* [[Carl A.P. Braun]] (1788–1835), German *
* [[Wilhelm Braun]] (1796–1867), German *
* [[Henri Brod]] (1799–1839), French *<ref>[http://www.idrs.org/scores/brod/Commentary/Introduction.html "Introduction to the New Brod Oboe Method"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160429014858/http://www.idrs.org/scores/Brod/Commentary/Introduction.html |date=2016-04-29 }}. ''www.idrs.org''.</ref>
* [[Baldassare Centroni]] ({{c.}} 1784 – 1860), Italian ("Rossini's oboist")<ref>Burgess, p.153</ref>
* {{ill|Charles Colin|de|Charles Colin (Musiker, 1832)|es||fr||ru|Колен, Шарль Жозеф}} (1832–1881), French<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.idrs.org/publications/dr/dr6.3/concours.html |title=DR V6.3: The Concours Solos of Charles Colin |access-date=2008-12-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090107123302/http://www.idrs.org/publications/DR/DR6.3/concours.html |archive-date=2009-01-07 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Franz Wilhelm Ferling]] (1796–1874), German
*{{ill|Willi Gerlach|de||ja|ヴィリー・ゲルラッハ}} (1909–1971), German<ref>Hans-Rainer Jung, [[Claudius Böhm]]: ''Das Gewandhaus-Orchester. Seine Mitglieder und seine Geschichte seit 1743.'' [[Faber and Faber]], Leipzig 2006, {{ISBN|978-3-936618-86-0}}, S. 228.</ref>
* [[Georges Gillet]] (1854–1920), French *<ref>Storch, Laila. "Georges Gillet—Master Teacher and Performer." Journal of the International Double Reed Society 5 (June 1977): 1–19.</ref>
* [[Joseph Gungl]] (1810–1889), Hungarian * (conductor)
* [[Johann Peter Heuschkel]] (1773–1853), German *
* [[Ernst Krähmer]] (1795–1857), German * <!-- active 1815–1857 -->
* [[Olivo Krause]] (1857–1927), Danish
* [[Desiré Alfred Lalande]] (1866–1904), French *
* [[Antoine Joseph Lavigne]] (1816–1886), French<ref>Burgess, p. 162-165</ref>
* [[Johann Heinrich Luft]] (1813–1877), German<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.idrs.org/publications/Journal/JNL17/JNL17.Lehrer.Luft.html |title=The 19th Century Oboe Concerto in Czarist Russia: Works of Johann Heinrich Luft |access-date=2008-12-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081205001634/http://www.idrs.org/publications/Journal/JNL17/JNL17.Lehrer.Luft.html |archive-date=2008-12-05 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[William Malsch]] (1855–1924), English *
* [[Giovanni Paggi]] (1806–1887), Italian *
* [[Antonio Pasculli]] (1842–1924), Italian * (the "Paganini of the oboe")
* [[Charles Reynolds (oboist)|Charles Reynolds]] (1843–1916), English<ref>[http://musicb3.wordpress.com/2011/03/04/charles-reynolds-glimpses-of-a-life/ "Charles Reynolds: glimpses of a life"]. 4 March 2011.</ref>
* [[Friedrich Ruthardt]] (1800–1862), German <!--for whom Molique wrote his concertino -->
* [[Adolf Rzepko]] (1825–1892), Polish *
* [[Joseph Sellner]] (1787–1843), Austrian<ref>Willhalm, Gerhard. [http://www.musiklexikon.net/komponisten/b_komponisten.php?id=3827&PHPSESSID=3mp7q2gunvb5ka5ph7qdjor8c5 "Musiklexikon für Klassische Musik"]. ''www.musiklexikon.net''.</ref>
* [[Pedro Soler]] (1810–1850), Spanish<!-- Pierre-Joachim-Raymond Soler; helped Buffet develop the oboe --><ref>Philip Bale, The Oboe: An Outline of Its History, Development, and Construction, W.W. Norton, 1975, {{ISBN|0510362508}}, pp. 80, 201</ref>
* [[Friedrich-Eugen Thurner]] (1785–1827), German<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.mjcerri.com/Thurner/thurner.htm |title=Friedrich Thurner |access-date=2007-01-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070510222829/http://www.mjcerri.com/Thurner/thurner.htm |archive-date=2007-05-10 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Charles Triébert]] (1810–1867), French *
* [[Frédéric Triébert]] (1813–1878), French * (instrument maker)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.idrs.org/publications/Journal/JNL9/loree.html |title=JNL9: 100 Years F. Loree: 1881-1981 |access-date=2008-12-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081121120616/http://www.idrs.org/publications/Journal/JNL9/loree.html |archive-date=2008-11-21 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Raoul Triébert]] (1845 – {{c.|1894}}), French *
* [[Stanislas Verroust]] (1814–1863), French<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.idrs.org/publications/Journal/JNL18/JNL18.Lehrer.Verroust.html |title=The Twelve Oboe Concertos of Stanislas Verroust |access-date=2008-12-11 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080715233844/http://www.idrs.org/Publications/Journal/JNL18/JNL18.Lehrer.Verroust.html |archive-date=2008-07-15 }}</ref>
* [[Gustave Vogt]] (1781–1870), French *
* [[Friedrich Westenholz]] (1778–1840), German *
* [[Carlo Yvon]] (1798–1854), Italian<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.idrs.org/publications/dr/dr8.1/DR8_1Alb.htm |title=DR8_1Alb |access-date=2008-12-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081121162758/http://www.idrs.org/publications/dr/DR8.1/DR8_1Alb.htm |archive-date=2008-11-21 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

== 20th-century oboists == <!-- born before 1925 or deceased before 2000)-->
[[Image:Ralph gomberg.jpg|thumb|right|[[Ralph Gomberg]] ]]
[[File:Leon Goossens.jpg|right|thumb|[[Leon Goosens]] ]]
[[File:Haakon Stotijn September 1961.jpg|right|thumb|Haakon Stotijn, 1961]]
[[File:Wunderer.jpg|right|thumb|[[Alexander Wunderer]] ]]
[[File:The orchestra and its instruments (1917) (14595821579).jpg|right|thumb|Attilio Bianco, English horn, 1917]]

=== A–L ===
* Albert J. Andraud (1884–1975), French-American<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.keisersouthernmusic.com/composers/albert-j-andraud|title=Albert J. Andraud - Keiser Southern Music|website=www.keisersouthernmusic.com|access-date=2021-05-22|archive-date=2023-10-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231001180013/https://keisersouthernmusic.com/composers/albert-j-andraud|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Rhadames Angelucci]] (1915–1991), American<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.idrs.org/publications/dr/dr15.1/DR15.1.Baron.html |title=In Memory of Rhadames Angelucci |access-date=2008-12-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060107141857/http://www.idrs.org/Publications/DR/DR15.1/DR15.1.Baron.html |archive-date=2006-01-07 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Alfred Barthel]] (1871–1957), French<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.idrs.org/publications/dr/dr6.4/barthel.html |title=DR 6.4: Story of a Great Oboist: Alfred Charles Barthel (1871-1957) |access-date=2008-12-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090107115918/http://www.idrs.org/publications/DR/DR6.4/barthel.html |archive-date=2009-01-07 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Evelyn Barbirolli]] (born Evelyn Rothwell), (1911–2008), English *<ref>[https://swap.stanford.edu/20081217070228/http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/ "News"]. 15 March 2016 – via www.telegraph.co.uk.</ref>
* [[Louis Bas]] (1863–1944), French <!-- first performer and dedicatee of Saint-Saëns sonata; writer of a popular method book --><ref>Burgess, p. 188,194,202,348</ref>
* [[Etienne Baudo]] (1903–2001), French<ref name="idrs.org1">{{Cite web |url=http://www.idrs.org/publications/dr/dr25.1.pdf/Obituaries.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2007-01-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090109141425/http://www.idrs.org/publications/dr/dr25.1.pdf/Obituaries.pdf |archive-date=2009-01-09 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* {{ill|Louis Bleuzet|es||fr||ru|Блёзе, Луи Флоран Альфред}} (1871–1941), French
* [[Robert Bloom]] (1908–1994), American *<ref>[http://www.cranberryisles.com/photos/robert_bloom.html "Robert & Sara Bloom"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070507001131/http://www.cranberryisles.com/photos/robert_bloom.html |date=2007-05-07 }}. ''www.cranberryisles.com''.</ref>
* [[Joy Boughton]] (1913–1963), English<ref>[http://www.idrs.org/publications/dr/dr17.3.pdf/63.Boughton.pdf]{{dead link|date=July 2018}}</ref>
* [[Maurice Bourgue]] (1939–2023), French
* [[Leonard Brain]] (1915–1975), English *
* [[Henri de Busscher]] (1880–1975), Belgian *<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.idrs.org/publications/TWOboist/TWO.V3.3/debusscher.html |title=TWO V3.3: Henri de Busscher - 1880-1975 |access-date=2008-12-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081121155447/http://www.idrs.org/publications/TWOboist/TWO.V3.3/debusscher.html |archive-date=2008-11-21 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Natalie Caine]] (1909–2008), English
* {{ill|Jacques Chambon|fr|Jacques Chambon (musicien)}} (1932–1984), French
* [[Janet Craxton]] (1929–1981), English *<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.idrs.org/publications/dr/dr4.2/craxton.html |title=DR V4.2: Janet Craxton |access-date=2008-12-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090108045218/http://www.idrs.org/publications/DR/DR4.2/craxton.html |archive-date=2009-01-08 |url-status=dead }}</ref> (Sister of the painter [[John Craxton]])
* [[William Criss (oboist)|William Criss]] (1921–1984), American<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.idrs.org/publications/dr/dr8.2/DR8_2Cris.html |title=William Criss: December 3, 1921 - December 12, 1984 |access-date=2008-12-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090107141156/http://www.idrs.org/publications/DR/DR8.2/DR8_2Cris.html |archive-date=2009-01-07 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[John de Lancie (oboist)|John de Lancie]] (1921–2002), American *
* [[Albert Debondue]] (1895–1984), French<!-- perhaps best known for his etudes --><ref name="auto1">Burgess, p. 202</ref>
* [[Antonio Estévez]] (1916–1988), Venezuelan * (composer)
* [[Alvin Etler]] (1913–1973), American * (composer)
* [[Svend Christian Felumb]] (1898–1972), Danish<ref>Shaman, William; Smith, Edward Joseph; Collins, William J.; Goodwin, Calvin M. (21 September 1999). [https://books.google.com/books?id=En3QYRnApqMC&pg=PA463 "More EJS: Discography of the Edward J. Smith Recordings : "Unique Opera Records Corporation" (1972–1977), "A.N.N.A. Record Company" (1978–1982), "special-label" Issues (circa 1954–1981), and Addendum to "The Golden Age of Opera" Series"]. Greenwood Publishing Group – via Google Books.</ref>
* [[Peter Fischer (oboist)|Peter Fischer]] (1924–2004), German<ref>Hans-Rainer Jung, Claudius Böhm: ''Das Gewandhaus-Orchester. Seine Mitglieder und seine Geschichte seit 1743.'' Faber & Faber, Leipzig 2006, {{ISBN|978-3-936618-86-0}}, pg. 244.</ref> <!-- Gewandhausorchester, Leipzig-->
* [[Fritz Flemming]] (born 1872 or 1873; died 1947), German<ref>Burgess, p. 175-6</ref>
*{{illm|Réal Gagnier|de||fr|}} (1905–1984), Canadian
* [[Bert Gassman]] (1911–2004), American<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.idrs.org/publications/dr/dr23.3.pdf/Honorary |title=Archived copy |access-date=2008-12-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070510013212/http://www.idrs.org/Publications/DR/DR23.3.pdf/Honorary |archive-date=2007-05-10 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Fernand Gillet]] (1882–1980), French<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.idrs.org/publications/Journal/JNL8/gillet2.html |title=JNL 8: Fernand Gillet |access-date=2008-12-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081121111630/http://www.idrs.org/publications/Journal/JNL8/gillet2.html |archive-date=2008-11-21 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Ruth Gipps]] (1921–1999), British (composer)
* [[Albert Goltzer]] (1918–2007), American<ref>[http://www.idrs.org/publications/dr/dr16.3/DR16.3.Emert.html]{{dead link|date=July 2018}}</ref><ref>[https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B02EED8163AF931A25752C1A9619C8B63 "Paid Notice: Deaths  GOLTZER, ALBERT"]. 12 November 2007 – via query.nytimes.com.</ref>
* [[Harold Gomberg]] (1916–1985), American *
* [[Ralph Gomberg]] (1921–2006), American *
* [[Leon Goossens]] (1897–1988), English *
* [[Peter Graeme]] (1921–2012), English
* [[Percy Grainger]] (1882–1961), Australian-American
* {{ill|František Hanták|cs||ru|Гантак, Франтишек}} (1910–1990), Czech *
* [[Earnest Harrison]] (1918–2005), American<ref>[http://www.idrs.org/publications/DR/DR21.2/honorary1.pdf]{{dead link|date=July 2018}}</ref>
* [[Hans Kamesch]] (1901–1975), Austrian<ref>David Ledet, ''Oboe reed styles: theory and practice'', Indiana University Press, 1981, pp.63–4</ref>
* [[Rudolf Kempe]] (1910–1976), German * (conductor)
* [[Bruno Labate]] (1883–1968), Italian<ref>[http://www.jeffreysward.com/tributes/bruno.htm "Bruno Labate Tribute by Jeffrey Sward"]. ''www.jeffreysward.com''.</ref>
* [[Roland Lamorlette]] (1894–1960), French<ref name="auto1"/>
* [[Alfred Läubin]] (1906–1976), American (instrument maker)
* [[Marc Lifschey]] (1926–2000), American<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.cleveland.com/news/index.ssf?%2Fnews%2Fpd%2Fcc11obit.html |title=Archived copy |access-date=2007-01-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070509114852/http://www.cleveland.com/news/index.ssf?%2Fnews%2Fpd%2Fcc11obit.html |archive-date=2007-05-09 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Georges Longy]] (1868–1930), French *<ref>[http://www.idrs.org/publications/dr/dr13.2/DR13.2.Jeskalian.Longy.html]{{dead link|date=July 2018}}</ref>

=== M–Z ===
* [[Terence MacDonagh]] (1908–1986), British<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.idrs.org/publications/dr/dr10.1/DR10.1.MacD.html |title=Terence MacDonagh |access-date=2008-12-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081012130352/http://www.idrs.org/Publications/DR/DR10.1/DR10.1.MacD.html |archive-date=2008-10-12 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Arno Mariotti]] (1911–1993), German-born American<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www-personal.umich.edu/~nzeisler/History/Mariotti.htm |title=Mariotti |access-date=2007-04-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070508150951/http://www-personal.umich.edu/~nzeisler/History/Mariotti.htm |archive-date=2007-05-08 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Josef Marx]] (1913–1978), German-American *<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.idrs.org/publications/journal2/jnl12/marx.html |title=JNL12: The Josef Marx Story |access-date=2008-12-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081122035349/http://www.idrs.org/publications/journal2/jnl12/marx.html |archive-date=2008-11-22 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Robert Mayer (oboist)|Robert Mayer]] (1910–1994), American<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.idrs.org/publications/dr/dr10.1/DR10.1.Rigg.Mayer.html |title=Bob Mayer - Teacher of Teachers |access-date=2008-12-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081012125018/http://www.idrs.org/Publications/DR/DR10.1/DR10.1.Rigg.Mayer.html |archive-date=2008-10-12 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Karl Mayrhofer]] (1927–1976), Austrian<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.wieneroboe.at/WienerOboe/Archiv/Journalsammlung/Journale/Nr15.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2007-01-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930012045/http://www.wieneroboe.at/WienerOboe/Archiv/Journalsammlung/Journale/Nr15.pdf |archive-date=2007-09-30 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Mitch Miller]] (1911–2010), American (choir conductor, recording director)
* [[Myrtile Morel]] (1889–1979), French<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.idrs.org/publications/TWOboist/TWO.V4.3/morel.html |title=Two V4.3: Visit with Myrtile Morel |access-date=2007-01-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070510013256/http://www.idrs.org/publications/TWOboist/TWO.V4.3/morel.html |archive-date=2007-05-10 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* {{ill|Florian Mueller (oboist)|lt=Florian Mueller|de|Florian Mueller|nl|Florian Mueller}} (1904–1983), American<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.idrs.org/publications/dr/dr4.2/florian.html |title=DR V4.2: The Florian Mueller Story |access-date=2008-12-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090108043654/http://www.idrs.org/publications/DR/DR4.2/florian.html |archive-date=2009-01-08 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Pierre Pierlot]] (1921–2007), French<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.idrs.org/publications/dr/dr23.1.pdf/A%20Living%20Legend |title=Archived copy |access-date=2008-12-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071027055159/http://www.idrs.org/Publications/DR/DR23.1.pdf/A%20Living%20Legend |archive-date=2007-10-27 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Giuseppe Prestini]] (1877–1930), Italian<ref name="idrs.org2">{{Cite web |url=http://www.idrs.org/publications/dr/dr5.2/italy.html |title=DR 5.2: OBOE and OBOISTS IN ITALY |access-date=2008-12-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090107133439/http://www.idrs.org/publications/DR/DR5.2/italy.html |archive-date=2009-01-07 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[David Reichenberg]] (1950–1987), American * (also listed under period instrumentalists below)
* [[A. Clyde Roller]] (1914–2005), American
* [[Marcel Saillet]] (1898–1983), Swiss <!--Tonhall Orchestra, a.o. premiered Strauss concerto & Honegger's Concerto da Camera--><ref>Wakin, Daniel J.. [http://artsbeat.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/12/03/how-strauss-came-to-write-his-oboe-concerto/ "How Strauss Came to Write His Oboe Concerto"].</ref>
* [[Jürg Schaeftlein]] (1929–1986), Austrian *<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.wieneroboe.at/wieneroboe/Archiv/Journalsammlung/Journale/Nr5.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2007-01-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930012012/http://www.wieneroboe.at/wieneroboe/Archiv/Journalsammlung/Journale/Nr5.pdf |archive-date=2007-09-30 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Riccardo Scozzi]] (1878–1955), Italian<ref name="idrs.org2"/>
* [[Edgar Shann]] (1919–1984), Swiss<ref>[http://concerts-bach.lutry.ch/fr/organisation.asp/4-0-15-10-1-1/ "Edgar Shann – concerts-bach"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160323194152/http://concerts-bach.lutry.ch/fr/organisation.asp/4-0-15-10-1-1/ |date=2016-03-23 }}. ''concerts-bach.lutry.ch''.</ref>
* [[Harry Shulman (oboist)|Harry Shulman]] (1916–1971), American<ref>[http://www.stuart-dunkel.com/shulman/bio.html "Oboe Cane and Reeds"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070507105825/http://www.stuart-dunkel.com/shulman/bio.html |date=2007-05-07 }}. ''www.stuart-dunkel.com''.</ref>
* [[Jerry Sirucek]] (1922–1996), American<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.idrs.org/publications/journal/jnl24/sirucek.html |title=Applications:JNL 24: Jerry Sirucek: Honoring a Life in Music |access-date=2008-12-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081121112719/http://www.idrs.org/publications/journal/jnl24/sirucek.html |archive-date=2008-11-21 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* {{ill|Koen van Slogteren|nl|}} (1922–1995), Dutch<ref>[http://www.idrs.org/publications/dr/dr19.1.pdf/33.Obituaries.pdf]{{dead link|date=July 2018}}</ref>
* [[Václav Smetáček]] (1906–1986), Czech * (conductor)
* [[Robert Sprenkle]] (1914–1988), American<ref>[http://www.esm.rochester.edu/about/portraits/sprenkle/ "Robert Sprenkle – Eastman School of Music"]. ''www.esm.rochester.edu''.</ref>
* [[Warren Stannard]] (1923–1995), American<ref>[https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=364&dat=19630411&id=sRJMAAAAIBAJ&sjid=yDADAAAAIBAJ&pg=2272,4484997 "Ladysmith-Chemainus Chronicle – Google News Archive Search"]. ''news.google.com''.</ref><ref>[http://musicsack.com/PersonFMTDetail.cfm?PersonPK=100162659 "MusicSack / Music Sack"]. ''musicsack.com''.</ref>
* [[William Grant Still]] (1895–1978), American * (composer)
* {{ill|Haakon Stotijn|nl|}} (1915–1964), Dutch *
* [[Jaap Stotijn]] (1891–1970), Dutch *
* [[František Suchý]] (1902–1977), Czech *
* [[Sidney Sutcliffe]] (1918–2001), Scottish<ref name="idrs.org1"/>
* {{ill|Seizo Suzuki (oboist)|lt=Seizo Suzuki|ja|鈴木清三}} (1922–2008), Japanese <!-- principal New Japan Philharmonic --><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://spysee.jp/%E9%88%B4%E6%9C%A8%E6%B8%85%E4%B8%89 |title=鈴木清三 プロフィール - あのひと検索スパイシー |access-date=2020-03-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304023933/http://spysee.jp/%E9%88%B4%E6%9C%A8%E6%B8%85%E4%B8%89 |archive-date=2016-03-04 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Marcel Tabuteau]] (1887–1966), French/American *
* [[Jiří Tancibudek]] (1921–2004), Czech-Australian <!-- for whom Martinu wrote his oboe concert --><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.adelaidereview.com.au/archives/2004_08/music_story3.shtml |title=The Adelaide Review &#91;Music&#93; Prince of the oboe |access-date=2011-02-04 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110310160510/http://www.adelaidereview.com.au/archives/2004_08/music_story3.shtml |archive-date=2011-03-10 }}</ref>
* [[Giuseppe Tomassini]] (1915–1987), Italian<ref>Petritoli, Comune di. [http://www.comune.petritoli.fm.it/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=114&Itemid=139 "Comune di Petritoli"]. ''www.comune.petritoli.fm.it''.</ref>
* [[Lois Wann]] (1912–1999), American<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1999/03/08/arts/lois-wann-87-an-oboist-and-teacher.html "Lois Wann, 87, an Oboist and Teacher"]. 8 March 1999 – via www.nytimes.com.</ref>
* [[Alexander Wunderer]] (1877–1955), Austrian<ref>Scholz-Michelitsch, Dr. Helga. [http://www.1133.at/document/view/id/152 "Alexander Wunderer"]. ''www.1133.at''.</ref>

===20th-century players of the English horn===
<!--Primarily known for playing the English horn-->
* [[Engelbert Brenner]] (1904–1986), Austrian- born American<ref>[http://oboerista.wordpress.com/2006/07/04/hello-world/ "Engelbert Brenner (1904–1986); My Mentor"]. 4 July 2006.</ref>
* [[Harry Freedman]] (1922–2005), Polish-born Canadian (composer)
* [[Hans Hadamowsky]] (1906–1986), Austrian<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.idrs.org/publications/Journal/JNL6/hans.html |title=JNL 6: Hans Hadamowsky and the 'Oboeschule' |access-date=2008-12-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081121084948/http://www.idrs.org/publications/Journal/JNL6/hans.html |archive-date=2008-11-21 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Peter Henkelman]] (1882–1949), Dutch<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.idrs.org/publications/dr/dr24.3.pdf/Philadelphia%20Story |title=Archived copy |access-date=2007-01-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070510081540/http://www.idrs.org/publications/dr/dr24.3.pdf/Philadelphia%20Story |archive-date=2007-05-10 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Leo van der Lek]] (1908–1999), Dutch<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.idrs.org/publications/dr/dr14.3/DR14.3.Finkelman.Lek.html |title=A Conversation with Leo van der Lek |access-date=2008-12-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071010021215/http://www.idrs.org/Publications/DR/DR14.3/DR14.3.Finkelman.Lek.html |archive-date=2007-10-10 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[John Minsker]] (1912–2007), American<ref>[http://idrs2.colorado.edu:16080/PUBIDRS2/DR26.4/58.pdf]{{Dead link|date=August 2018|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref>
* [[Louis Speyer]] (1890–1980), French-born American

==Contemporary classical oboists==

=== A–B ===
* [[Janice Applegate]] (born 1948), American
* [[Max Artved]] (born 1965), Danish<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dkdm.dk/Ansatte/Max-Artved|title=Max-Artved|website=www.dkdm.dk|language=da|access-date=2018-06-05|archive-date=2021-07-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210727174431/https://dkdm.dk/Ansatte/Max-Artved|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* Franck Avril (born 1953), French-American
* [[Theodore Baskin]] (born 1950), American
* [[Perry Bauman]] (1918–2004), American-Canadian<ref>[http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/perry-bauman-emc/ "Perry Bauman"].</ref>
* [[William Bennett (oboist)|William Bennett]] (1956–2013), American<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.sfsymphony.org/templates/artist.asp?nodeid=259&callid=87&roleid=1 |title=Members of the Orchestra |access-date=2007-04-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070510121848/http://www.sfsymphony.org/templates/artist.asp?nodeid=259&callid=87&roleid=1 |archive-date=2007-05-10 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Melvin Berman (musician)|Melvin Berman]] (1929–2008), American-Canadian
* {{ill|León Biriotti|es|}} (1929–2020), Uruguayan *
* [[Neil Black]] (1932–2016), English
* [[Peter Bowman (oboist)|Peter Bowman]], American<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.idrs.org/publications/dr/dr10.1/DR10.1.Bukal.html |title=The St. Louis Symphony Oboists |access-date=2008-12-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081006163412/http://www.idrs.org/Publications/DR/DR10.1/DR10.1.Bukal.html |archive-date=2008-10-06 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Douglas Boyd]] (born 1960), Scottish<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20070506162752/http://www.sanctuaryclassics.com/index.php?page=2&section=4&subsection=1&getArticleId=25 "Douglas Boyd"]. ''www.sanctuaryclassics.com''.</ref>
* [[Peter Bree]] (born 1949), Dutch<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.idrs.org/events/conference/rotterdam/RottBio1.pdf |title=Info |website=www.idrs.org |access-date=2018-11-26 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101124135843/http://idrs.org/events/conference/rotterdam/RottBio1.pdf |archive-date=2010-11-24 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Riccardo Bricchi (oboist)|Riccardo Bricchi]] (born 1959), Italian<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sinfonicaabruzzese.it/orchestra/organico/item/599-riccardo-bricchi|title=Riccardo Bricchi|first=Redazione|last=ISA|website=sinfonicaabruzzese.it|access-date=2020-02-17|archive-date=2020-02-24|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200224020538/http://www.sinfonicaabruzzese.it/orchestra/organico/item/599-riccardo-bricchi|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://barattelli.it/artisti/riccardo-bricchi/|title=Riccardo Bricchi &#124; Barattelli Concerti|website=barattelli.it}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://open.spotify.com/artist/13ykYOamSxStJ6G7QUVoPM|title=Riccardo Bricchi|website=Spotify}}</ref>

=== C–E ===
[[File:Niels Eje.jpg|right|thumb|[[Niels Eje]], 2009]]
* [[Evgeni Dimitrov]] (born 1942), Bulgarian *
* [[German Cáceres]] (born 1954), Salvadoran * (composer)
* [[George Caird (oboist)|George Caird]] (born c. 1950), English<ref>[http://www.conservatoire.bcu.ac.uk/profiles/professor-george-caird "Birmingham Conservatoire"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130204001739/http://www.conservatoire.bcu.ac.uk/profiles/professor-george-caird |date=2013-02-04 }}. ''www.conservatoire.bcu.ac.uk''.</ref>
* [[Anthony Camden]] (1938–2006), English<ref>Hyde-Smith, Christopher (10 April 2006). [https://www.theguardian.com/news/2006/apr/11/guardianobituaries.artsobituaries "Obituary: Anthony Camden"] – via www.theguardian.com.</ref>
* [[Roy Carter (oboist)|Roy Carter]] (born 1949), English
* [[Joseph Celli]] (born 1944), American *
* [[Nicholas Daniel]] (born 1962), English
* [[Clara Dent]] (born 1973), German (daughter of Simon Dent)<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.kultmuenchen.de/klassik-oper/klassische-konzerte/event/Clara_Dent_und_Andras_Adorjan_muenchen_10135.html |title=Clara Dent und Andras Adorjan München - Brunnenhof (Residenz) - Klassik München &#124; KULTMUENCHEN das Kulturportal |access-date=2012-03-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110711154340/http://www.kultmuenchen.de/klassik-oper/klassische-konzerte/event/Clara_Dent_und_Andras_Adorjan_muenchen_10135.html |archive-date=2011-07-11 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*{{ill|Nick Deutsch|de|}} (born 1972), Australian<ref>[https://anam.com.au/about/artistic-director Bio] at the Australian National Academy of Music</ref>
* [[Paolo Di Cioccio]] (born 1963), Italian
* [[Jonathan Dlouhy]], American<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.idrs.org/events/conference/florida/FlorBio1.pdf |title=Events |website=www.idrs.org |access-date=2008-12-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160311042033/http://www.idrs.org/events/Conference/Florida/FlorBio1.pdf |archive-date=2016-03-11 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Diana Doherty]] (born 1966), Australian
* [[Elaine Douvas]] (born 1952), American
* [[Stuart Edward Dunkel]], American
* [[Niels Eje]] (born 1954), Danish<ref>[http://www.musicure.com/info.asp?text=14 "MUSICURE  MUSIC AS MEDICINE"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061115005105/http://musicure.com/info.asp?text=14 |date=2006-11-15 }}. ''www.musicure.com''.</ref>
* [[Majid Entezami]] (born 1947), Iranian

=== F–H ===
* [[John Ferrillo]], American<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bu.edu/cfa/music/faculty/ferrillo/ |title=John Ferrillo » College of Fine Arts &#124; Boston University |access-date=2010-02-04 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100908123050/http://www.bu.edu/cfa/music/faculty/ferrillo/ |archive-date=2010-09-08 }}</ref>
* [[Sarah Francis]] (born 1938), English *
* [[Thomas Gallant (musician)|Thomas Gallant]], American
* [[Alfred Genovese]] (1931–2011), American
* [[Ariana Ghez]] (born 1979), American<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.laphil.com/resources/performer_detail.cfm?id=2985 |title=Los Angeles Philharmonic Association - Performer Details |access-date=2007-01-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070210022719/http://www.laphil.com/resources/performer_detail.cfm?id=2985 |archive-date=2007-02-10 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Burkhard Glaetzner]] (born 1943), German<ref>{{AllMusic|class=artist|id=q26045|pure_url=yes}}</ref>
* [[Wynne Godley]] (1926–2010), English (economist)
* [[Henrik Chaim Goldschmidt]] (born 1959), Danish<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://andantemoderato.com/ennio-morricone-gabriels-oboe-henrik-chaim-goldschmidt/|title=Ennio Morricone – Gabriel's Oboe (Henrik Chaim Goldschmidt)|date=2015-07-12|work=andantemoderato.com|access-date=2018-06-05|language=en-US}}</ref> 
* [[Ingo Goritzki]] (born 1939), German<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ticinomusica.com/CV/CVGoritzkiIngoENG.htm |title=Ticino Musica |access-date=2007-01-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060507023847/http://www.ticinomusica.com/CV/CVGoritzkiIngoENG.htm |archive-date=2006-05-07 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*[[Lido Guarnieri]] (1934-2021), Argentine
* [[Charles Hamann]] (born 1971), American-Canadian<ref>[https://nac-cna.ca/en/bio/charles-hamann "Charles Hamann | Biographies"].</ref>
*[[Nicola Hands]] (born 1987), British-French<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://nicolahandsoboe.com/|title=Nicola Hands Oboe &#124; Cor Anglais|website=Nicola Hands Oboe &#124; Cor Anglais}}</ref>
* {{ill|Christoph Hartmann (oboist)|lt=Christoph Hartmann|de|Christoph Hartmann (Oboist)}} (born 1965), German<ref>Berliner Philharmoniker: ''Variationen mit Orchester – 125 Jahre Berliner Philharmoniker'', Band 2, Biografien und Konzerte, Verlag Henschel, Mai 2007, {{ISBN|978-3-89487-568-8}}</ref>
* [[Jared Hauser]] (born 1971), American
*{{ill|Werner Herbers|de||nl|}} (1940–2023), Dutch<ref>[http://www.ebonyband.nl/ebony-band/over-ons/biografie-werner-herbers/ Bio] at Ebony Band</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/werner-herbers-mn0001723805/credits|title=Werner Herbers &#124; Credits|website=AllMusic}}</ref>
* [[Brynjar Hoff]] (born 1940), Norwegian
* [[Heinz Holliger]] (born 1939), Swiss *
* [[Bernd Holz]] (born 1955), German<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.oboe-popklassik.de/bottom.htm |title=Top |access-date=2007-01-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071012230152/http://www.oboe-popklassik.de/bottom.htm |archive-date=2007-10-12 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>Chor, Orchester und (18 September 2017). [http://www.wdr.de/radio/orchester/sinfonieorchester/portraet/musiker/holzblaeser/oboen/holz_bernd.html "Orchester, Chor und Big Band"]. ''www.wdr.de''.</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.frankundmeyer.de/en/markenz.htm |title=Frank & Meyer Holzblasinstrumente |access-date=2010-10-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110719022456/http://www.frankundmeyer.de/en/markenz.htm |archive-date=2011-07-19 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Christian Hommel (oboist)|Christian Hommel]] (born 1963), German<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.hfk-bremen.de/index.html?id=123 |title=Hochschule für Künste &#124; University of the Arts &#124; Bremen |access-date=2007-04-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930223235/http://www.hfk-bremen.de/index.html?id=123 |archive-date=2007-09-30 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Gordon Hunt (musician)|Gordon Hunt]] (born 1950), English<ref>[http://www.bach-cantatas.com/Bio/Hunt-Gordon.htm "Gordon Hunt (Conductor, Oboe) – Short Biography"]. ''www.bach-cantatas.com''.</ref>

=== I–L ===
[[File:Izotov_oboist.jpg|right|thumb|[[Eugene Izotov]] ]]
* {{ill|Thomas Indermühle|de||es||ru|Индермюле, Томас}} (born 1951), Swiss<ref>[http://www.hfm-karlsruhe.de/hfm/03-Studium/dozentenverzeichnis/bios/indermuehle-thomas.htm "Hochschule für Musik Karlsruhe – University of Music"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190929071617/http://www.hfm-karlsruhe.de/hfm/03-Studium/dozentenverzeichnis/bios/indermuehle-thomas.htm |date=2019-09-29 }}. ''www.hfm-karlsruhe.de''.</ref><ref>Maclean, Don (3 November 1992). [https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/lifestyle/1992/11/03/ensemble-couperin/487914a6-777f-4517-886c-1c4482061d86/ "ENSEMBLE COUPERIN"] – via www.washingtonpost.com.</ref>
* [[Eugene Izotov]] (born 1973), Russian-American
* [[Florin Ionoaia]] (born 1956), Romanian
* [[Jean-Claude Jaboulay]], French<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.hexagone.net/music/cvprofs/jean%20claude%20jaboulay.htm |title=Jean Claude Jaboulay |access-date=2008-06-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090309212219/http://www.hexagone.net/music/cvprofs/jean%20claude%20jaboulay.htm |archive-date=2009-03-09 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Helen Jahren]] (born 1959), Swedish<ref>[http://musicalworld.com/artists/helen-jahren/biography.html "Biography | Helen Jahren – MusicalWorld.com"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230426140553/http://musicalworld.com/artists/helen-jahren/biography.html |date=2023-04-26 }}. ''musicalworld.com''.</ref>
* [[Kamil Jalilov]] (1938–2022), Azerbaijani <!-- perhaps list as a Zurna player-->
* [[Arthur Jensen (oboist)|Arthur Jensen]] (1925–2018), American<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.idrs.org/publications/TWOboist/TWO.V5.3/letters.html |title=Two V5.3: Letters from Salzburg |access-date=2008-12-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081121112536/http://www.idrs.org/publications/TWOboist/TWO.V5.3/letters.html |archive-date=2008-11-21 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Giorgi Kalandarishvili]] (born 1983) Georgian-German. Muenster Symphony, University of Music in Muenster "Musikhochschule Münster"
* [[Michael Kamen]] (1948–2003), American (film score composer)
* [[Melvin Kaplan]] (born 1929), American
* [[Jonathan Kelly (oboist)|Jonathan Kelly]] (born 1969), British <!-- Berlin philharmonic principal -->
* [[Dimitris Kitsos]] (born 1971), Greek<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.musiciansgallery.com/start/woodwind/oboes/kitsos(dimitris).html |title=Dimitris Kitsos - Greek Oboist |access-date=2007-12-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071023143510/http://www.musiciansgallery.com/start/woodwind/oboes/kitsos(dimitris).html |archive-date=2007-10-23 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Alex Klein]] (born 1964), Brazilian
* [[Elizabeth Koch]] (born 1986), American <!-- Atlanta Symphony -->
* [[Lothar Koch (oboist)|Lothar Koch]] (1935–2003), German *
* {{ill|Kalev Kuljus|de|}} (born {{c.}} 1975), Estonian<ref>http://www.artmedia.ee, Art Media Agency OÜ,. [http://www.emic.ee/interpreet/kalevkuljus?lang=eng "Estonian Music Information Centre"]. ''www.emic.ee''.</ref>
* [[Yeon-Hee Kwak]] (born c. 1969), Korean<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.br-online.de/kultur-szene/klassik_e/pages/ro/besetzung/kwak.html |title=Munich Radio Orchestra |access-date=2007-01-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929145923/http://www.br-online.de/kultur-szene/klassik_e/pages/ro/besetzung/kwak.html |archive-date=2007-09-29 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[François Leleux]] (born 1971), French
* {{ill|Lajos Lencsés|ca||fr||ru|Ленчеш, Лайош}} (born 1943), Hungarian<ref>[http://www.agoravox.fr/culture-loisirs/culture/article/les-grands-concertos-pour-hautbois-116005 "Les grands concertos pour hautbois"]. ''Agora Vox'', 3 May 2012</ref>
* [[Jay Light (musician)|Jay Light]] (born 1940s), American
* [[Michael Lisicky]] (born 1964), American

=== M–Q ===
[[File:Albrecht Mayer 04.jpg|right|thumb|[[Albrecht Mayer]] making a reed]]
* [[John Mack (musician)|John Mack]] (1927–2006), American
* [[Charles Mackerras]] (1925–2010), Australian (conductor) *
<!-- * [[Colin Maier]] (born 1976), Canadian  See under "Oboists performing primarily outside classical genres"-->
* [[Jean-Claude Malgoire]] (1940–2018), French
* [[Joel Marangella]] (born 1940s), American
* [[Eldevina Materula]] (born 1982), Mozambican
* [[Albrecht Mayer]] (born 1965), German
* [[Malcolm Messiter]], English 
* [[Fumiaki Miyamoto]] (born 1949) 宮本文昭, Japanese
* [[Lucas Macías Navarro]] (born 1978), Spanish <!--Concertgebouw Orch -->
* [[Katherine Needleman]] (born 1978), American <!-- Baltimore Symphony -->
*{{ill|Alexei Ogrintchouk|de|Alexei Leonidowitsch Ogrintschuk|nl||ru|Огринчук, Алексей Леонидович}} (born 1978), Russian<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ogrintchouk.com/bio/|title=Alexei Ogrintchouk. Biography|website=www.ogrintchouk.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/alexe%C3%AF-ogrintchouk-mn0002229202/discography|title=Alexeï Ogrintchouk &#124; Album Discography|website=AllMusic}}</ref>
* [[Christopher O'Neal (oboist)|Christopher O'Neal]] (born 1953), British<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.musiciansgallery.com/start/woodwind/oboes/oneal(chris).htm |title=Chris O'Neal - UK Oboist |access-date=2007-01-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070205112302/http://www.musiciansgallery.com/start/woodwind/oboes/oneal(chris).htm |archive-date=2007-02-05 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* {{ill|Pauline Oostenrijk|nl|}} (born 1967), Dutch<ref>[http://www.bach-cantatas.com/Bio/Oostenrijk-Pauline.htm "Pauline Oostenrijk (Oboe, Oboe d'amore, English Horn) – Short Biography"]. ''www.bach-cantatas.com''.</ref>
* [[Ivan Podyomov]], (born 1986), Russian
* {{ill|Ivan Pushetchnikov|ru|Пушечников, Иван Фёдорович}} (1918–2010), Russian<ref>IDRS,. [https://idrs.org/resources/whoswho/browserecord.php?-action=browse&-recid=13105 "International Double Reed Society"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170922001848/https://www.idrs.org/resources/whoswho/browserecord.php?-action=browse&-recid=13105 |date=2017-09-22 }}. ''idrs.org''.</ref>

=== R–S ===
[[File:Bart Schneemann.jpg|right|thumb|[[Bart Schneemann]] ]]
[[File:Ray turtleneck.jpg|right|thumb|[[Ray Still]], 1980s]]
* [[Wayne Rapier]] (1930–2005), American<ref>Dyer, Richard (15 October 2005). [https://www.boston.com/news/globe/obituaries/articles/2005/10/15/wayne_rapier_bso_oboist_founded_record_company_75/ "Wayne Rapier; BSO oboist founded record company; 75"] – via The Boston Globe.</ref>
* [[Elizabeth Raum]] (born 1945), Canadian *<ref>[https://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/elizabeth-raum-emc "Elizabeth Raum"]. ''The Canadian Encyclopedia''.</ref>
* [[Sally Sarah Johnston Reid]] (born 1948), American *
* [[Juozas Rimas]] (born 1942), Lithuanian
* [[Roger Roe]] (born 1968), American, assistant principal oboist/English horn player of the Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
* [[Carlo Romano (oboist)|Carlo Romano]] (born 1954), Italian<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.orchestrasinfonica.rai.it/dl/osn/simple/ContentItem-db909467-9986-4835-b31b-f4b418fe05fe.html |title=Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale |access-date=2013-02-03 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130131043030/http://www.orchestrasinfonica.rai.it/dl/osn/simple/ContentItem-db909467-9986-4835-b31b-f4b418fe05fe.html |archive-date=2013-01-31 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Joseph Robinson (oboist)|Joseph Robinson]] (born 1940), American *
* [[Pierre Rolland (musician)|Pierre Rolland]] (1931–2011), Canadian
* [[Ronald Roseman]] (1933–2000), American<ref>[http://www.idrs.org/publications/dr/dr20.2.pdf.code1/Roseman.html]{{dead link|date=July 2018}}</ref>
* [[Edwin Roxburgh]] (born 1937), English *
* [[Telena Ruth]] (born 1957), Australian<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20091026233424/http://geocities.com/amabile_players/ "The Amabile Players (Sydney, Australia)"]. 26 October 2009.</ref>
* [[Graham Salter]], English<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.maslink.co.uk/cvs/oboes/salter(graham).pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2011-07-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928150009/http://www.maslink.co.uk/cvs/oboes/salter(graham).pdf |archive-date=2011-09-28 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Hansjorg Schellenberger]] (born 1948), German<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.campanella-musica.com/artists/schellenberger.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020111175535/http://www.campanella-musica.com/artists/schellenberger.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=January 11, 2002|title=Hansjörg Schellenberger|date=January 11, 2002}}</ref>
* [[Bernard Schenkel]] (born 1941), Swiss<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.idrs.org/publications/dr/dr2.1/personalities.html |title=DR2.1 |access-date=2008-12-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081201083327/http://www.idrs.org/publications/DR/DR2.1/personalities.html |archive-date=2008-12-01 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Bart Schneemann]] (born 1954), Dutch 
* {{ill|Stefan Schilli|ca||de||es||ja|シュテファン・シーリ}} (born 1970), German<ref>[http://www.musicmasters.ch/main/mainpages/soloists/schilli/en/bio.php "Stefan Schilli- Biography"]. ''www.musicmasters.ch''.</ref>
* Martin Schuring (American)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.public.asu.edu/~schuring/main.html|title=ASU Oboe Homepage|website=www.public.asu.edu}}</ref>
* [[Jonathan Small (oboist)|Jonathan Small]] (born 1956), English<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.naxos.com/artistinfo/17218.htm|title=Paul Nilsson- Albums, Pictures – Naxos Classical Music.|website=www.naxos.com|access-date=2007-05-03|archive-date=2007-09-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929104801/http://www.naxos.com/artistinfo/17218.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Peter Smith (oboist)|Peter Smith]], American
* [[Toyin Spellman-Diaz]], American 
* [[Jan Spronk]] (born {{c.}} 1940), Dutch <!-- principal Concertgebouw Orch. --><ref>Large, Niels le. [http://vgkco.nl/index.php?page=mensen&cmsid=29 "Vereniging Gepensioneerden Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest"]. ''vgkco.nl''.</ref>
* [[Eva Steinaa]] (born 1993), Danish<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dkdm.dk/Det-sker/Koncerter/Debutkoncerter/2016_2017/Eva-Steinaa|title=Eva Steinaa|website=www.dkdm.dk|language=da|access-date=2018-06-05|archive-date=2019-03-25|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190325005743/https://www.dkdm.dk/Det-sker/Koncerter/Debutkoncerter/2016_2017/Eva-Steinaa|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Ray Still]] (1920–2014), American
* [[Quartetto Gelato|Cynthia Steljes]] (1960–2006), Canadian<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/quartetto-gelato-co-founder-dies-1.687728 |title=Quartetto Gelato co-founder dies - Entertainment - CBC News |access-date=2007-01-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070504154745/https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/quartetto-gelato-co-founder-dies-1.687728 |archive-date=2007-05-04 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Daniel Stolper]] (1935–2020), American
* [[Laila Storch]] (1921–2022), American<ref>[http://www.idrs.org/publications/DR/DR21.2/honorary3.pdf]{{dead link|date=July 2018}}</ref><ref>[http://knol.google.com/k/will-johnson/juanita-storch-1895-1987/4hmquk6fx4gu/11#]{{dead link|date=July 2018}}</ref>
* [[Linda Strommen]] (born 1957), American

=== T–Z ===
* [[Blair Tindall]] (1960–2023), American (author)
* [[Jacques Tys]], French<ref>{{cite web
 |title        = Banff 2002 Conference Biographies
 |website      = International Double Reed Society
 |url          = https://www.idrs.org/events/Conference/2002.conf/Bio8.pdf
 |date         = 2002
 |access-date   = 31 October 2017
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20170810162611/https://www.idrs.org/events/Conference/2002.conf/Bio8.pdf
 |archive-date = 2017-08-10
 |url-status     = dead
}}</ref>
* [[Alexei Utkin]] (born 1957), Russian<ref>LLC, Classical Archives. [http://www.classicalarchives.com/artists/utkin.html "Classical Archives: Artists"]. ''www.classicalarchives.com''.</ref>
* {{ill|Piet Van Bockstal|fr||nl|}} (born 1963), Belgian<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ictus.be/BiosPeople/Bockstal.html |title=Piet van Bockstal |access-date=2007-09-13 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080422223616/http://www.ictus.be/BiosPeople/Bockstal.html |archive-date=2008-04-22 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Allan Vogel]] (born 1944), American
* [[Han de Vries]] (born 1941), Dutch *<ref>[http://www.oboeclassics.com/HandeVriesInt.htm "Oboe Classics – Han de Vries Interview"]. ''www.oboeclassics.com''.</ref>
* [[Edo de Waart]] (born 1941), Dutch * (conductor)
* {{ill|David Walter (oboist)|lt=David Walter|ca|David Walter|de|David Walter|fr|David Walter}} (born 1958), French<ref>{{cite web|title=David Walter|url=http://www.gsmd.ac.uk/music/staff/teaching_staff/department/2-department-of-wind-brass-and-percussion/77-david-walter/|website=[[Guildhall School of Music and Drama]]|access-date=31 October 2017|archive-date=25 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190325005732/https://www.gsmd.ac.uk/music/staff/teaching_staff/department/2-department-of-wind-brass-and-percussion/77-david-walter/|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Liang Wang (oboist)|Liang Wang]] (born 1980) 王亮, Chinese <!-- principal of New York Philharmonic -->
[[File:Jennifer Paull.jpg|right|thumb|[[Jennifer Paull]] with three [[Oboe d'amore]]s ]]
* [[Mark Weiger]] (1959–2008), American<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.idrs.org/events/conference/2001.conf/WV.Bio.We_Z.pdf |title=Info |date=2001 |website=www.idrs.org |access-date=2008-12-11 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160322054055/https://www.idrs.org/events/Conference/2001.conf/WV.Bio.We_Z.pdf |archive-date=2016-03-22 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Judith Weir]] (born 1954), Scottish (composer) * <!-- Played oboe in UK youth orchestra -->
* [[Helmut Winschermann]] (1920–2021), German (conductor)<ref>[http://www.bach-cantatas.com/Bio/Winschermann-Helmut.htm "Helmut Winschermann (Conductor, Oboe) – Short Biography"]. ''www.bach-cantatas.com''.</ref>
* [[Richard Woodhams]] (born 1949), American <!-- principal of Philadelphia Orch -->
* [[Renato Zanfini]], Italian<ref name="idrs.org2"/>
* [[Omar Zoboli]] (born 1953), Italian<ref>IDRS,. [http://www.idrs.org/publications/PublicationsIndex/recordlist.php "International Double Reed Society"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171008095740/http://www.idrs.org/publications/PublicationsIndex/recordlist.php |date=2017-10-08 }}. ''www.idrs.org''.</ref>

=== Contemporary oboists best known for playing English horn (cor anglais) or oboe d'amore ===
* [[Russ deLuna]] (born 1969), American<ref>Haruriunyan, Ruzan (25 December 2006). [http://www.huliq.com/3210/san-francisco-symphony-selects-the-atlanta-opera-s-russ-deluna-as-new-solo-english-horn "San Francisco Symphony Selects The Atlanta Opera's Russ deLuna As New Solo English Horn"].</ref>
* [[Jennifer Paull]] (born 1944), English ([[oboe d'amore]])<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.amoris.com/jennifer_paull/index.html |title=Amoris International : About Jennifer Paull |access-date=2009-04-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090215103051/http://www.amoris.com/jennifer_paull/index.html |archive-date=2009-02-15 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Christine Pendrill]], English<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.naxos.com/artistinfo/3231.htm|title=Christine Pendrill- Bio, Albums, Pictures – Naxos Classical Music.|website=www.naxos.com|access-date=2007-01-10|archive-date=2007-09-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929095649/http://www.naxos.com/artistinfo/3231.htm|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* [[Louis Rosenblatt]] (1928–2009), American<ref>[http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/artswatch/54828422.html "Louis Rosenblatt, 1928–2009"].</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allbusiness.com/staffing-hr/|title=Staffing & HR|website=AllBusiness.com}}</ref>
* [[Grover Schiltz]] (1931–2012), American<ref>[https://www.chicagotribune.com/2012/02/10/grover-schiltz-longtime-cso-principal-english-horn-oboist-dies/ "obituary of Grover Schiltz"].</ref>
* [[Thomas Stacy]] (born 1938), American *

=== Contemporary oboists best known for playing period instruments ===
[[File:Marcel ponseele675.jpg|right|thumb|Marcel Ponseele]]
* [[Katharina Arfken]], German<ref>[https://www.amuz.be/en/katharina-arfken-de-oboe/ Biography] at AMUZ.be</ref>
* [[Paul Dombrecht]] (born 1948), Belgian<ref>[http://www.bach-cantatas.com/Bio/Dombrecht-Paul.htm "Paul Dombrecht (Conductor, Oboe) – Short Biography"]. ''www.bach-cantatas.com''.</ref>
* [[Ku Ebbinge]] (born 1948), Dutch *
* [[Paul Goodwin (conductor)|Paul Goodwin]] (born 1956), English *<ref>[https://www.allmusic.com/artist/paul-goodwin-mn0001788315/biography "Paul Goodwin"]. ''AllMusic'', Biography by Joseph Stevenson</ref>
* [[Bruce Haynes]] (1942–2011), American-Canadian *
* {{ill|Takeharu Nobuhara|ja|延原武春}} (born 1943), Japanese (conductor)<ref>[http://www.bach-cantatas.com/Bio/Nobuhara-Takeharu.htm "Takeharu Nobuhara (Conductor, Oboe) – Short Biography"]. ''www.bach-cantatas.com''.</ref>
* [[Christopher Palameta]] (born 1979), Canadian
* [[Michel Piguet]] (1932–2004), Swiss *
* [[Marcel Ponseele]] (born 1957), Belgian<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.goldbergweb.com/en/interpreters/conductors/8758.php |title=MARCEL PONSEELE, biography, discography |access-date=2007-01-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061127105447/http://www.goldbergweb.com/en/interpreters/conductors/8758.php |archive-date=2006-11-27 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Susanne Regel]] (born 1974), German
* [[David Reichenberg]] (1950–1987), American *<ref>[http://www.idrs.org/publications/dr/dr11.1/DR11.1.Reichenberg.Memoriam]{{dead link|date=December 2017|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}</ref>
* [[Hugo Reyne]] (born 1961), French<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.fevis.com/pages/ensembleeng.php?fiche=simphoniedumarais |title=Ensemble &#124; FEVIS |access-date=2007-01-10 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061123192016/http://www.fevis.com/pages/ensembleeng.php?fiche=simphoniedumarais |archive-date=2006-11-23 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* [[Anthony Robson]] (born 1955), English<ref>[http://www.bach-cantatas.com/Bio/Robson-Anthony.htm "Anthony Robson (Conductor, Oboe) – Short Biography"]. ''www.bach-cantatas.com''.</ref>
* [[Marc Schachman]], American<ref>[http://bostonclassicalreview.com/2013/01/boston-baroque-ushers-in-the-new-year-with-a-pergolesi-rarity/ "Boston Baroque ushers in the new year with a Pergolesi rarity"]. ''Boston Classical Review'', January 1, 2013</ref><ref>David Wright. [http://bostonclassicalreview.com/2014/08/philharmonia-baroques-teseo-teeters-between-broad-comedy-deeper-emotions/ "Philharmonia Baroque’s “Teseo” teeters between broad comedy, deeper emotions"]. ''Boston Classical Review'', August 15, 2014</ref>
[[Jason Hicks]] (born 2013) Primary ensemble: Blackburg Middle School Band

== Oboists performing primarily outside classical genres ==
[[File:Nancy Rumbel 5828.JPG|right|thumb|[[Nancy Rumbel]] ]]
[[File:Roxy Music.jpg|right|thumb|[[Andy Mackay]] of [[Roxy Music]], 1974]]

=== As primary instrument ===
* [[Kyle Bruckmann]] (born 1971), American – free improvisation
* [[Lindsay Cooper]] (1951–2013), English – [[art rock]]
* [[Jean-Luc Fillon]] (born 1960s), French – jazz
* [[Karl Jenkins]] (born 1944), Welsh * – jazz
* [[Colin Maier]] (born 1976), Canadian – new classical, celtic 
* [[Paul McCandless]] (born 1947), American * – jazz
* [[Nancy Rumbel]] (born 1951), American – new age
* [[Sonny Simmons]] (1933–2021), American – jazz
* [[Frank Socolow]] (1923–1981), American – jazz
* [[Kate St John]] (born 1957), English – art rock, pop
* [[Libby Van Cleve]] (born 1958), American – avant garde
* [[Russel Walder]] (born 1959), American – new age

===As secondary instrument===
* [[Ahmad Alaadeen]] (1934–2010), American – jazz (saxophonist)
* [[Marshall Allen]] (born 1924), American – jazz (saxophonist)
* [[Derek Bell (musician)|Derek Bell]] (1935–2002), Irish – folk (harpist)
* [[Amanda Brown (musician)|Amanda Brown]] (born 1965), Australian – indie rock (violinist, guitarist)
* [[Garvin Bushell]] (1902–1991), American – jazz (all reeds)
* [[Bob Cooper (musician)|Bob Cooper]] (1925–1993), American – jazz (saxophone)
* [[Julie Fowlis]] (born 1979), Scottish – Celtic (vocalist)
* [[Vinny Golia]] (born 1946), American – jazz (all woodwinds)
* [[Joseph Jarman]] (1937–2019), American – jazz (clarinetist, saxophonist)
* [[Mick Karn]] (1958–2011), British – rock (multi-instrumentalist)
* [[Rahsaan Roland Kirk]] (1936–1977), American – jazz (multi-instrumentalist)
* [[Yusef Lateef]] (1920–2013), American – jazz (saxophonist, flutist)
* [[Giuseppi Logan]] (1935–2020), American – jazz (multi-instrumentalist)
* [[Andy Mackay]] (born 1946), English – art rock (saxophonist)
* [[Charlie Mariano]] (1923–2009), American – jazz (saxophonist)
* [[Makanda Ken McIntyre]] (1931–2001), American – jazz (saxophonist)
* [[Roscoe Mitchell]] (born 1940), American – jazz (saxophonist)
* [[Dewey Redman]] (1931–2006), American – jazz (saxophonist, [[suona]])
* [[Don Redman]] (1900–1964), American – jazz (clarinetist, saxophonist)
* [[Sufjan Stevens]] (born 1975), American – [[indie rock]] (multi-instrumentalist)
* [[Kjartan Sveinsson]] (born 1978), Icelandic – post-rock (keyboardist)

==Shehnai players== <!-- Could add other, non-Western oboes -->
[[File:Bismillah Khan 2008 stamp of India.jpg|right|thumb|[[Bismillah Khan]]]]
* [[Ali Ahmed Hussain Khan]] (1939–2016), Indian
* [[Bismillah Khan]] (1916–2006), Indian
* [[S. Ballesh]] (born 1958), Indian
{{clear}}

==References==
{{Reflist|2}}

==Further reading==
* David Lasocki "The French Hautboy in England, 1673–1730" Early Music 16(3) 339–357
* Alfredo Bernardini "The Oboe in the Venetian Republic, 1692–1797" Early Music 16(3) 372–387
* Janet K. Page "The Hautboy in London's Musical Life, 1730–1770" Early Music 16(3) 358–371
* Bruce Haynes "Mozart and the Oboe" Early Music 20(1) 43–63
* {{cite book |last1=Burgess |first1=Geoffrey |last2=Haynes |first2=Bruce |author-link2=Bruce Haynes
|title=The Oboe |year=2004
|location=New Haven |publisher=Yale University Press |isbn=978-0-300-10053-2 |series=Yale Musical Instrument Series}}
* Ryoichi Narusawa (ed. Marc Fink) "A History of Oboe Playing in Japan" (The Double Reed, Vol.27 No.4, International Double Reed Society) 2004

==External links==
{{wiktionary|oboist}}
* [http://www.grovemusic.com The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080516041031/http://www.grovemusic.com/ |date=2008-05-16 }}
* [http://www.idrs.org International Double Reed Society website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20000823213522/http://www.idrs.org/www.idrs/publications2/journal2/jnl12/rep.html The repertory of the oboe soloist in the 19th century]
* [http://oboeinsight.com/double-reed-musicians-find-em-here Exhaustive list of active double-reed musicians] at oboeinsight.com
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20170517003939/https://bretpimentel.com/resources/woodwinds/oboe/people-3/ Important people in oboe history]

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