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Athletes
Bernie Williams, Baseball, Classical Guitar
Wayman Tisdale, NBA retired, Guitar
John Smoltz, Major League Pitcher, Accordian
Tony Lavelli, NBA, Accordian
Oscar Robertson, NBA, Jazz Flute
Trevor Pryce, NFL, Drums
Knute Rockne, Legendary Notre Dame Coach, Flute
Melvin Paige, NFL, several instruments and played in his High School Band
Keith Jackson, NFL, Packers, Cello
Eleanor Holm, 1932 Olympic Gold medal swimmer, Toured as a singer
Dennis Green, NFL Coach, Drums
Vince Carter, NBA, Sax
Tedy Bruschi, NFL, Sax
Marcus Allen, Piano
Mike Reid, Penn State, NFL, Piano, Nashville songwriter
Otto Graham, NFL Hall of Fame quarterback French horn
Tony Stewart, NASCAR driver Trombone
Wayman Tisdale, Former NBA player:Guitar
Malik Rose, NBA player tuba
Mike Piazza, baseball player drums
Business Figures
George Eastman, founder of Kodak Flute
Donald H. Trautlein, Chairman and CEO Bethlehem Steel Corporation:Piano.
James Wolfensohn, President of the World Bank: Flute.
Television
Montel Williams, Trumpet, Bass Guitar
Paula Zahn, News Anchor, Cello
Harry Smith, CBS “Early Show”, Tuba
Fred Rogers, “Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood”, Trombone, Piano
Charles Osgood, TV Host “Sunday Morning”, Piano
Rosie O’Donnel, TV Host, Actress, Drums
Deborah Norville, MSNBC Journalist, Accordian
Barry Mitchell, ABC News, Accordian
Emeril Lagasse, TV Chef, Drums
Jenny Jones, TV Host, Drums
Keith Jackson, ABC Sports, Cello
Katie Couric, TV Host, “Today Show”, Piano
Virginia Cha, NBC News, Piano
Johnny Carson, TV Host, “Tonight Show”, Drums
Drew Carey, Cornet and Trumpet
Deborah Norville, Inside Edition, MSNBC Broadcast Journalist: Accordion
Astronauts
Ronald McNair, Sax
John Glenn, Grew up with a family band
Neil Armstrong, Baritone
Artists
Robert Ryman, Sax
Gary Larson, Cartoonist “The Far Side”, Jazz Guitar
Frank Lloyd Wright, Piano
Presidents, Royalty, and other Politicians
Thomas Jefferson, 3rd President, Clavichord, violin, cello
John Quincy Adams, 6th President, Flute
Chester Arthur 21st President, Banjo
Woodrow Wilson, 28th President, Violin
Harry Truman, 33rd President, Piano
Richard Nixon, Piano, Accordian
Bill Clinton, 42nd President, Sax
Elizabeth Dole, US Senator, Piano
Prince Charles, Future King of England, Cello, Piano, Trumpet
Frederick II, King of Prussia, Flute
Sir Edward Heath, Former British Prime Minister, Organist and conductor
Louis XIV, King of France, Guitar
Condeleeza Rice, US Secretary of State, Piano
Helmutt Schmidt, Former German Chancellor, Piano
Ross Perot, Politician & Millionaire, Accordian
Richard Lugar, US Senator, Piano, Cello
Patrick Henry, Lawyer, Patriot, Governor of Virginia, Founding Father, Flute
Alan Greenspan, Federal Reserve Chairman, retired, Professional Jazz Musician, Tenor Sax
John Glenn, US Senator, Grew up with a family band
Mahatma Gandhi, Leader of Indian Independence Movement, Proponent of Non-violent protest, Concertina
Benjamin Franklin, Statesman, Scientist, Inventor, Played several instruments including violin, harp, guitar,
William F. Buckley, Jr, Piano
Jean Chretien, former Prime Minister
of Canada Trombone
Scientists
George Stetten, Research Scientist, CMU Robotics Institute, Piano, Bass, Drums
Albert Schweitzer, Theologian, Philosopher, Musicologist, Missionary, and Nobel Prize Winner, Organ
Christos Papadimitriou, Professor of Computer Science, UC Berkeley, Piano (played in Jazz and Rock Bands)
Sir William Herschel, British astronomer, Organ
Nancy Grimm, Research Scientist, Arizona State University, Piano
Donald Glasser, American physicist and Noble Prize Winner, Violin
Albert Einstein, Physicist, Violin and Piano
Thomas Edison, Inventor, Piano
George Eastman, Founder of Kodak, Flute
Dr. Jack Crow, Professor of Science, National High Magnetic Laboratory, Piano and Trumpet
George Washington Carver, American Botanist and Agriculturalist, Piano
Louis Braille, French teacher of the blind, invented “Braille”, Cello, Organ
Alexander Graham Bell, Scientist, Inventor of the Telephone, Piano
Benjamin Banneker, American astronomer and mathmetician, flute and violin
Nancy Grimm, Assistant Research Scientist at Arizona State University. Studies desert stream eco-systems: Piano.
Christos Papadimitriou, Associate Chair and Professor of Computer Science at UC Berkeley:Piano. Used to perform in jazz and rock bands.
George Stetten, Research Scientist at Carnegie Mellon's Robotics Institute. Inventor of the Sonic Flashlight:Piano, guitar, bass, and drums.
Authors/writers/Journalists
Noah Webster, “Webster’s Dictionary”, Flute
Mark Twain, Piano
Carl Sanburg, Guitar
Julith Viorst, Piano
Madeleine L’Engle, Piano
Army Archerd, Hollywood Columnist:Piano.
Thomas Hardy, Accordian
Ken Follett, Bass Guitar
Charles Dickens, Accordian
Stephen King, Guitar
Dave Barry, Humor Columnist:Guitar and sings
Gilbert Kaplan, Former Wall Street Journalist and Publisher of Institutional Investor Magazine: Amateur conductor.
Gary Larson, Cartoonist (The Far Side): Jazz guitar.
Andrea Mitchell, Journalist:Violin and piano.
Actors/Actresses
Clint Eastwood, Actor:Jazz piano
Jennifer Garner, saxophone
Julia Roberts, Clarinet
Calista Flockhart, Flute
Halle Berry, actress Flute
Bruce Willis, Blues harmonica
Peter Weller, Jazz Trumpet
Meryl Streep, Violin (played own parts in “Music of the Heart”)
James Stewart, Accordian
John Stamos, Drums (toured with the Beach Boys)
George Segal, Clarinet, Banjo
Paul Reiser, Piano
Dudley Moore, Jazz Piano, composer, arranger
Alyssa Milano, Flute and Piano
Steve Martin, Banjo
Anthony Hopkins, Piano
Bob Hope, Saxophone
Dustin Hoffman, Jazz piano
James Woods, trumpet
Andy Griffith, Guitar and Tuba
Kelsey Grammar, Piano
Jeff Goldblum, Jazz Piano
Richard Gere, Sax and Piano
Jennifer Garner, Saxophone
Tom Selleck, saxophone
Jonathan Frakes, Trombone
Jamie Fox, Piano
Clint Eastwood, Piano
Charlie Chaplin, Accordian
Ewan McGregor, French Horn
Beau Bridges, Piano
Jeff Bridges, Piano
Jack Benny, Violin
Larry Bryggman, Piano, Accordian, Bassoon
Woody Allen, Clarinet
Kevin Bacon, Guitar
Samuel L. Jackson, French horn
Conrad Janis, Trombone
John Raitt, Actor, Singer, Producer, and Director:Piano, trumpet, and voice
Singers/Entertainers
Celine Dion, Flute
Gwen Stefani, Flute
Gloria Estefan, Clarinet
Lionel Richie, saxophone
Steven Tyler (Aerosmith) trumpet
Vanessa Williams, French Horn
Nelly Furtado, Trombone
Bill Engvall, comedian Trombone
Steve Allen, Comedian, Author, and Emmy-award Winning TV Host: Composer. Wrote over 7400 songs and recorded over 52 albums
Jack Benny, Comedian: Accomplished violinist.
Aretha Franklin, singer tuba
Dan Ackroyd, actor tuba
Tommy Lee, musician for Motley Crue drums
Trent Reznor, musician for Nine Inch Nails drums
Other
Steven Spielberg, Clarinet
Ansel Adams, Photographer: Virtuoso pianist. Almost pursued a career as concert pianist.
Tipper Gore, Wife of Former Vice President Al Gore:Drums.
Dennis O'Hare, Tony Award Winning Theater Actor: Clarinet, oboe, piano, and violin
Greg Villepique, Staff Writer, Salon Magazine:Guitar.