This list of notable fiddlers shows some overlap with the list of violinists since the instrument used by fiddlers is the fiddle.
Alphabetical by last name
| Name of fiddler | Nationality | Genre(s) |
| Joseph Allard | Canadian | French-Canadian |
| Ruby Allmond | American | Country |
| Darol Anger | American | Jazz |
| Jason Anick | American | Jazz |
| Gilles Apap | French | Irish, Gypsy, bluegrass |
| John Arcand | Canadian | Métis |
| Svend Asmussen | Danish | Jazz |
| Aly Bain | Shetland | Scottish, Shetland |
| Dewey Balfa | American | Cajun |
| Kenny Baker | American | Bluegrass |
| Andrew Baxter | American | Blues |
| Randal Bays | American | Irish |
| Donald Angus Beaton | Canadian | Cape Breton |
| Kinnon Beaton | Canadian | Scottish Celtic |
| Miri Ben-Ari | Israeli | Hip-hop |
| Émile Benoît | Canadian | Newfoundland |
| Byron Berline | American | Bluegrass |
| Norman Blake | American | Old time, bluegrass |
| Sedra Bistodeau | American | Old time |
| Tracy Bonham | American | Alternative rock |
| Robert Bowlin | American | Bluegrass |
| Charlie Bowman | American | Old-time |
| Bus Boyk | American | Old-time, country |
| Polly Bradfield | American | Jazz |
| Cecil Brower | American | Western swing |
| Kevin Burke | American | Irish |
| Sam Bush | American | Bluegrass |
| Paddy Canny | Irish | Irish |
| Jean Carignan | Canadian | French-Canadian |
| Andy Carlson | American | Bluegrass |
| Gaither Carlton | American | Appalachian, Old time |
| Ernie Carpenter | American | Appalachian, old time |
| French Carpenter | American | Appalachian, old time |
| Shelt Carpenter | American | Appalachian, old time |
| Liz Carroll | American | Irish |
| Fiddlin' John Carson | American | Appalachian, old time |
| Eliza Carthy | English | English |
| Hanneke Cassel | American | Bluegrass, Scottish, other |
| Angus Chisholm | Canadian | Cape Breton |
| Harry Choates | American | Cajun |
| Vassar Clements | American | Bluegrass, country, jazz |
| Michael Cleveland | American | Bluegrass |
| Julia Clifford | Irish | Irish traditional |
| Charlie Cline | American | Bluegrass |
| Michael Coleman | Irish | Irish |
| Brian Conway | American | Irish |
| Sharon Corr | Irish | Irish |
| J. P. Cormier | Canadian | Bluegrass |
| Papa John Creach | American | Rock, blues |
| Randy Crouch | American | Blues, country, rock |
| Chris Daring | American | Texas |
| Charlie Daniels | American | Southern US rock |
| Junior Daugherty | American | Western swing, country, traditional |
| Andy de Jarlis | Canadian | Métis |
| Vernon Derrick | American | Bluegrass, Country |
| Michael Doucet | American | Cajun |
| Tommy Doucet | Canadian | Acadian |
| Barry Dransfield | English | English, folk |
| Casey Driessen | American | Bluegrass, Scottish |
| DSharp | American | Classical, electronic dance music, hip hop |
| Stuart Duncan | American | Bluegrass |
| Mark Evitts | American | Pop Country, Bluegrass |
| Mark Feldman | American | Jazz |
| Winston Fitzgerald | Canadian | Cape Breton |
| Henry Flynt | American | Classical hillbilly |
| Canray Fontenot | American | Creole |
| Curly Fox | American | Country |
| Howdy Forrester | American | Texas show-style |
| Alasdair Fraser | Scottish | Scottish |
| D'Jalma Garnier | American | Creole |
| Frankie Gavin | Irish | Irish |
| Rayna Gellert | American | Old time |
| Manoj George | Indian | Indian classical music, World fusion, Indian blues |
| Johnny Gimble | American | Texas swing, bluegrass |
| Matt Glaser | American | Jazz, bluegrass |
| Michael Gorman | Irish | Irish |
| Niel Gow | Scottish | Scottish |
| G. B. Grayson | American | Old time |
| Richard Greene | American | Bluegrass |
| Clinton Gregory | American | Bluegrass, country |
| Bryony Griffith | English | English Folk |
| Petra Haden | American | Alternative rock |
| Merle Haggard | American | Country |
| Theron Hale | American | Old time |
| Ed Haley | American | Old time |
| Bella Hardy | English | English folk |
| John Hartford | American | Old time, bluegrass, country |
| Martin Hayes | Irish | Irish |
| Sid Harkreader | American | Old time |
| Aubrey Haynie | American | Bluegrass |
| Bobby Hicks | American | Bluegrass |
| Daniel Hoffman | American-Israeli | Klezmer |
| Jerry Holland | Canadian | Cape Breton |
| Bob Holt | American | Old time |
| Tommy Hunter | American | Appalachian |
| Eileen Ivers[1] | American | Irish |
| Jana Jae | American | Country, Bluegrass |
| Tommy Jarrell | American | Appalachian |
| Ramona Jones | Country | Old time |
| Michael Kang | Korean | Bluegrass |
| Patrick Kelly | Irish | Irish |
| Doug Kershaw | American | Cajun |
| Clark Kessinger | American | Old time |
| Carla Kihlstedt | American | Jazz |
| Paddy Killoran | Irish | Irish |
| Tim Kliphuis | Dutch | Jazz |
| Peter Knight | English | Folk and jazz |
| Kenny Kosek | American | Bluegrass |
| Gundula Krause | German | Bluegrass, cajun, folk, folk-rock |
| Alison Krauss | American | Bluegrass |
| Michelle Lambert | American | Pop |
| Donnell Leahy | Canadian | Cape Breton |
| Andy Leftwich | American | Bluegrass |
| Brad Leftwich | American | Old time |
| Ray Legere | Canadian | Bluegrass |
| Chris Leslie | English | Electric folk |
| Laurie Lewis | American | Bluegrass, old-time |
| Annbjørg Lien | Norwegian | Norwegian |
| Didier Lockwood | French | Jazz |
| Benjamin F. Logan | American | Bluegrass |
| Julie Lyonn Lieberman | American | Blues, jazz, American and world roots styles |
| Sandy MacIntyre | Canadian | Cape Breton |
| Ashley MacIsaac | Canadian | Cape Breton |
| Buddy MacMaster | Canadian | Cape Breton |
| Natalie MacMaster | Canadian | Canadian |
| Mack Magaha | American | Bluegrass |
| Martie Maguire | American | Country/Bluegrass |
| J. E. Mainer | American | Appalachian, old time |
| Benny Martin | American | Bluegrass |
| Andy McGann | Irish | Irish-American |
| Dennis McGee | American | Cajun |
| Sean McGuire | Irish | Irish |
| Clayton McMichen | American | Appalachian, old time |
| French Mitchell | American | Appalachian, old time |
| Don Messer | Canadian | Maritime, folk, old time |
| Bruce Molsky | American | Appalachian |
| Patrick Moran | Canadian | Sliabh Luachra |
| Denis Murphy | Irish | Irish traditional |
| Sierra Noble | Canadian | Métis, Celtic, old time, folk, jazz |
| Máiréad Nesbitt | Irish | Celtic |
| Mark O'Connor | America | Bluegrass, folk, classical |
| Padraig O'Keeffe | Irish | Irish |
| Caoimhín Ó Raghallaigh | Irish | Irish |
| Uncle Charlie Osborne | American | Old time, Appalachian |
| Peter Ostroushko | American | Americana, folk |
| Sixto Palavecino | Argentinian | Argentinian folk |
| Una Palliser | Irish | Irish |
| Donny Parenteau | Canadian | Country, western swing |
| Tommy Peoples | Irish | Irish |
| Jean-Luc Ponty | French | Jazz |
| Tommy Potts | Irish | Irish |
| Ed Reavy | Irish | Irish-American |
| Bridget Regan | American | Irish punk |
| Juan Reynoso | Mexican | Tierra Caliente |
| Bonnie Rideout | American | Scottish |
| Laura Risk | American | Scottish, French-Canadian |
| Fiddlin' Doc Roberts | American | Old time |
| Eck Robertson | American | Old time |
| Posey Rorer | American | Old time |
| Jonathan "Jazz" Russell | American | Jazz |
| Ric Sanders | English | English folk |
| Joel Savoy | American | Cajun |
| Oliver Schroer | Canadian | Composer, various genres |
| Ricky Skaggs | American | Country, bluegrass |
| Nicky Sanders | American | Bluegrass |
| Dinesh Subasinghe | SriLankan | Pop classical, Celtic, folk |
| Ruby Jane Smith | American | Bluegrass |
| Buddy Spicher | American | Bluegrass |
| Uncle Bunt Stephens | American | Old time |
| Lee Stripling | American | Old time |
| Uncle Am Stuart | American | Old time |
| Brenda Stubbert | Canadian | Cape Breton |
| Alicia Svigals | American | Klezmer |
| Dave Swarbrick | English | English folk |
| Gid Tanner | American | Appalachian, old time |
| Gordon Terry | American | Bluegrass |
| Benny Thomasson | American | Texas, old time |
| Uncle Jimmy Thompson | American | Old time |
| Kathryn Tickell | English | Northumbrian |
| Graham Townsend | Canadian | Ottawa Valley |
| Jay Ungar | American | Waltzes, swing |
| Jim Van Cleve | American | Bluegrass |
| Joe Venuti | American | Jazz |
| Calvin Vollrath | Canadian | Métis |
| Sara Watkins[1] | American | Bluegrass |
| Jenny Wilhelms | Finnish | Folk |
| Benny Williams | American | Bluegrass |
| Claude Williams | American | Jazz |
| Bob Wills | American | Texas swing |
| Melvin Wine | American | Appalachian |
| Chubby Wise | American | Bluegrass |
| Joel Zifkin | Canadian | Folk, rock, blues, abstract |
By style
North American
Canadian styles
| Down East | |
| Canadian folk | |
| French Canadian/Acadian | |
| Ottawa Valley | |
| Cape Breton | |
| Métis | |
| Newfoundland | |
Mexican styles
US styles
| Blues | |
| Bluegrass | |
| Cajun | |
| Country | |
| Country rock | |
| Creole | |
| Hip-hop | |
| Old time | |
| Pop | |
| Western swing | |
European fiddling styles
Irish styles
| Irish Celtic | |
| Sliabh Luachra | |
| Irish punk | |
Jewish styles
Norwegian styles
UK styles
| English | |
| Scottish Celtic | |
| Shetland | |
Sri Lankan fiddle style
Trans-regional styles
Folk
| Traditional folk | |
| Folk-rock | |
Jazz
Rock
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