1. Joey Zehr (1982)

Drummer

Former drummer for the Boston-based power pop band The Click Five. He also starred alongside his band members in the movie Taking Five. 

2. Zakir Hussain (1951)

Drummer

Famous for his work on the tabla (an Indian percussion instrument), this Hindustani and jazz fusion musician was a 1999 recipient of the United States Endowment for the Arts' prestigious...

3. Alejandro Posada (1993)

Drummer

Drummer who found acclaim during his time with the band Morat. 

4. Benny Horowitz (1980)

Drummer

Drummer for the punk-rock band The Gaslight Anthem. They are known for their several albums, including Handwritten and American Slang.

5. Cyrus Bolooki (1980)

Drummer

Pop punk songwriter and drummer who is most well known as the drummer for New Found Glory, a Florida-based rock band that has sold over 3 million records worldwide.

6. Axel Sjoberg (1980)

Drummer

Drummer who played with the metal band Graveyard until their breakup in 2016. He chose not to return to the band in 2017 when they reunited.  

7. John Boecklin (1980)

Drummer

American drummer for the metal band Bad Wolves. He has also been a member of the band DevilDriver. 

8. Danny Duncan (1986)

Drummer

Member of the pop punk band We The Kings who won a MTV Music Award for Most Innovative Music Video Of The Year for their song "Say You Like Me."

9. Luciano Giugno (1967)

Drummer

Percussionist and singer nicknamed "El Tirri" who co-founded the enormously popular Argentine ska band Los Fabulosos Cadillacs. Additionally, he has released several solo albums, including Casino Life and Los Matadores.

10. Matt Brann (1980)

Drummer

Drummer known for his work with pop singer Avril Lavigne. He also co-wrote "Freak Out," a song on Lavigne's Under My Skin album.

11. Mark Guiliana (1980)

Drummer

Drummer and composer best known as the leader of the band Beat Music. He has released albums such as 2013's A Form of Truth and 2015's Family First.

12. Chris Thompson (1980)

Drummer

Drummer known for playing with the Eli Young Band. They won Song of the Year and Breakthrough artist awards in 2011.

13. Dave Abbruzzese (1970)

Drummer

Drummer with the rock band Pearl Jam from 1991 to 1994, as well as other groups like Green Romance Orchestra.

14. Lan Lan (1968)

Drummer

Brazilian drummer who was born Elaine Silva Moreira, but is best known by her stage name Lan Lanh. She formed the band Rabo de Saia while she was in university. After...

15. Jack Dakin (1996)

Drummer

British drummer for the band Viola Beach. He and the other members of the band all died in a car crash in Sweden in February 2016.

16. Tommy Lee (1962)

Drummer

Glam metal band Motley Crue's long-term drummer who played in Suite 19 in the late 1970s. 

17. Erik Jimenez (1989)

Drummer

American musician and drummer who is best known for being a member of the indie rock group Together Pangea. 

18. Tal Kima (1970)

Drummer

Israeli drummer who is known as a member of Shalva Band. They became known in 2019 when they were popular contestants on the reality show Star Is Born. 

19. Neil Primrose (1972)

Drummer

Scottish musician best known as the drummer for the rock quartet Travis.

20. Steve Carey (1989)

Drummer

Drummer best known as a member of the American post-hardcore band The Color Morale. He and the band are known for releases like 2011's My Devil in Your Eyes and...

21. Chris Dave (1973)

Drummer

Drummer who has earned credits on a litany of high-profile albums for pop and R&B stars, including with Adele on her Grammy-winning album 21. In March 2016, he was ranked #95 on...

22. Nandi Bushell (2010)

Drummer

Child drummer known for her series of drum battle videos with Dave Grohl. Her cover videos have amassed millions of views since receiving worldwide media coverage following her interactions with Grohl. 

23. Joe Russo (1976)

Drummer

Drummer best known as one half of The Duo, a jazz/rock pair comprised of Russo and keyboardist Marco Benevento. He has also been seen performing with numerous other musical acts...

24. Michael Snoddy (1996)

Drummer

Member of the drum and percussion ensemble Street Drum Corps who also performed in a Malibu-based rock outfit called Young Kids.

25. James Owen Sullivan (1981)

Drummer

Known by the nickname The Rev, he was a drummer and songwriter who performed with the heavy metal band Avenged Sevenfold.

26. Ashton Irwin (1994)

Drummer

Singer and drummer who is a member of the Australian pop rock band 5 Seconds of Summer alongside Michael Gordon Clifford, Calum Hood and Luke Hemmings. 

27. Guy Warren (1970)

Drummer

Ghanaian musician who invented the musical genre of Afro-jazz and became known as The Divine Drummer.

28. Gary Chester (1970)

Drummer

Session drummer who appeared on more than 15,000 studio sessions from the 1950s to the 1970s. He is a member of the 20th Century Drummers' Hall of Fame.

29. Scott Baldwin (1989)

Drummer

Drummer for Australian band The Rubens. He's appeared on both the band's albums Hoops and the eponymous The Rubens. 

30. Nate Parker (1996)

Drummer

Member of the four-piece band The Tide, who signed with The Vamps' Steady Records label. The Tide released their debut EP, Click My Fingers, in 2016.  

31. Steve Patrick (1989)

Drummer

Member of the four-piece alternative rock band Young Rising Sons. The band put out a self-titled EP in July of 2014 and released The High EP just months later.

32. Mike Bennett (1996)

Drummer

Musician who is best known for his work as a drummer for the band The Shades up until his departure in May 2018. 

33. Ethan Torchio (2000)

Drummer

Professional drummer who rose to fame as a member of the Italian rock outfit Måneskin. The group was the winner of the Sanremo Music Festival and the Eurovision Song Contest in...

34. Kevin Smart (1996)

Drummer

Multi-instrumentalist notable as the drummer for Jake Miller, as well as being the bassist for the band The Stolen.

35. Michael Mann (1993)

Drummer

Notable as the drummer of the UK rock band Amaryllis, Mann rose to fame following the 2013 release of his first Amaryllis EP. A year later, his band released its...

36. Tony Royster Jr. (1984)

Drummer

Award winning drummer known for his work with musicians like Jay-Z and Joe Jonas, and for his own band, Royster Jr.

37. Nur Amira Syahira (2003)

Drummer

Malaysian drummer who has covered many songs on her Youtube channel including Scorpions' "Winds of Change" and The Beatles "I Want to Hold Your Hand." 

38. Bobby Thomas (1932)

Drummer

Jazz band drummer of the 1960s who also helped developing popular Broadway shows, including A Chorus Line.

39. Robert Patterson (1933)

Drummer

Jazz drummer also known as Rashied Ali. He was a member of John Coltrane's band.

40. Kiko Freitas (1970)

Drummer

Brazilian drummer who is best known as a member of the group Nosso Trio. His group has released albums such as Elton Saldanha, Renato Borghetti, and Ney Conceição. He is also known for tracks...

41. Jason Sutter (1969)

Drummer

Drummer who has accompanied many musical acts, including Smash Mouth and Foreigner. 

42. Dennis Stockmarr (1970)

Drummer

Danish drummer known for being a member of the Danish black metal fusion band Heidra, which he joined in 2014. He'd previously played for the metal band Illnath.

43. Chuck Flores (1970)

Drummer

West Coast jazz drummer who was active on the music scene during the 1950s.

44. Ken Taylor (1992)

Drummer

Professional drummer widely recognized for playing the instrument as part of the Canadian pop punk outfit Seaway. With the band he has released music on the Mutant League and Pure...

45. Pat Lundy (1991)

Drummer

Drummer most famous for the years he spent as the drummer for the Welsh post-hardcore band Funeral for a Friend. After leaving the band in 2013, he began playing full-time...

46. Marcia Hanson (1970)

Drummer

Canadian musician who is best known for playing both drums and vocals for the aggressive power chord punk rock duo Mobina Galore. 

47. Dave Mello (1970)

Drummer

Drummer best known for his membership in the popular ska punk band Operation Ivy, who had a short but influential career with albums like Energy (1989). Following the band's breakup,...

48. Rachel Blumberg (1970)

Drummer

American musician who is best known for her drumming and singing. She is recognized for her work as the drummer of the indie rock band The Decemberists. 

49. Mike McKee (1983)

Drummer

Drummer best known for his work with the American folk rock band Delta Rae. He and the band have performed at some of the biggest festivals in the United States,...

50. Peter Giger (1939)

Drummer

Swiss bandleader and jazz percussionist who founded the Family of Percussion (FOP) band in 1977.