A list of ragtime composers, including a famous or characteristic composition. Ragtime is an American musical genre, enjoying its peak popularity around the years 1900–1918. ... A composer is a person who writes music. ...

• Felix Arndt (1889-1918), "Nola"
• May Aufderheide (1888-1972), "Dusty"
• Roy Bargy (1894-1974), "Pianoflage"
• Harry Belding, "Good Gravy Rag"
• Theron C. Bennett (1879-1937), "The St. Louis Tickle"
• Irving Berlin (1888-1989), "Alexander's Ragtime Band"
• Eubie Blake (1883?-1983), "The Baltimore Todalo"
• Blind Boone (1864-1927), "Southern Rag Medley No. 1"
• George Botsford (1874-1949), "Grizzly Bear Rag"
• Euday L. Bowman (1887-1949), "Twelfth Street Rag"
• Thomas E. Broady, "Whittling Remus"
• Brun Campbell (1884-1952), "Barber Shop Rag"
• Louis Chauvin (1881-1908), "Heliotrope Bouquet"
• George L. Cobb (1886-1942), "Russian Rag"
• Zez Confrey (1895-1971), "Kitten on the Keys"
• Les C. Copeland (1887-1942), "French Pastry Rag"
• James Reese Europe (1880-1919), "Castle House Rag"
• Gene Greene (1881-1930), "King of the Bungaloos"
• Robert Hampton (1890-1945), "Agitation Rag"
• Abe Holzmann (1874-1939), "Smoky Mokes"
• Charles Hunter (1876-1906), "Tickled to Death"
• Harry Jentes (1887-1958), "Bantam Step"
• Charles L. Johnson (1876-1950), "Dill Pickles"
• James P. Johnson (1894-1955), "Carolina Shout"
• Scott Joplin (1867-1917), "Maple Leaf Rag"
• Joe Jordan (1882-1971), "Pekin Rag"
• William H. Krell, "Mississippi Rag"
• Joseph F. Lamb (1887-1960), "American Beauty Rag"
• Henry Lodge (1884-1933), "Temptation Rag"
• Arthur Marshall (1881-1968), "Kinklets"
• Artie Matthews (1888-1958), "Pastime Rag No. 5"
• Kerry Mills (1869-1948), "At a Georgia Camp Meeting"
• Jelly Roll Morton (1890-1941), "Frog-I-More Rag"
• Julia Lee Niebergall (1886-1968), "Horseshoe Rag"
• Theodore H. Northrup, "Louisiana Rag"
• Paul Pratt (1890-1948), "Colonial Glide"
• Luckey Roberts (1887-1968), "Junk Man Rag"
• J. Russel Robinson (1892-1963), "Eccentric"
• Paul Sarebresole, "Roustabout Rag"
• James Scott (1885-1938), "Frog Legs Rag"
• Russell Smith, "That Demon Rag"
• Etilmon J. Stark (1868-?), "Billiken Rag"
• Charley Straight (1891-1940), "Rufenreddy"
• Charles H. Thompson (1891-1964), "The Lily"
• Harry Tierney (1890-1965), "The Bumble Bee"
• Tom Turpin (1873-1922), "Harlem Rag"
• Percy Wenrich (1880-1952), "Peaches and Cream"
• Fats Waller (1904-1943), "Valentine Stomp"
• Clarence Woods (1888-1956), "Slippery Elm Rag"
• Calvin Lee Woolsey (1884-1946), "Medic Rag"

Modern ragtime composers (since 1940) include: Felix Arndt (May 20, 1889-October 16, 1918) was a United States pianist and composer of popular music. ... May Frances Aufderheide (May 21, 1888 - September 1, 1972) was an American composer of ragtime music. ... Irving Berlin (May 11, 1888 – September 22, 1989), born Israel Isidore Baline, in Tyumen, Russia (or possibly Mogilev, Belarus), was an American composer and lyricist, one of the most prodigious and famous American songwriters in history. ... James Hubert Eubie Blake (February 7, 1887 - February 12, 1983) was a composer and pianist of ragtime, jazz, and popular music, as well as a lyricist. ... George Botsford (February 24, 1874 - February 11, 1949) was an American composer of ragtime and other forms of music. ... Euday Louis Bowman (November 9, 1887 - May 26, 1949) was an American composer of ragtime and blues. ... Louis Chauvin (March 13, 1881 - March 26, 1908) was a ragtime musician. ... Edward Elzear Zez Confrey (April 3, 1895-November 22, 1971) was a American composer and performer of piano music. ... James Reese Europe (22 February 1881–9 May 1919) was a United States ragtime and early jazz bandleader, arranger, and composer. ... Eugene Delbert Greene (June 9, 1881 – April 5, 1930), better known as Gene Greene was an American entertainer, singer and composer, nicknamed The Ragtime King. ... Abe Holzmann, (1874-1939) was a German/American composer, who is most famous today for his march Blaze-Away! Categories: People stubs | Composers | 1874 births | 1939 deaths ... Charles H. Hunter (May 16, 1876 - January 23, 1906) was an American composer of ragtime music. ... Charles Leslie Johnson (December 3, 1876 - December 28, 1950) was an American composer of ragtime and popular music. ... James Price Johnson (February 1, 1894 - November 17, 1955) was a pianist and composer. ... Scott Joplin (Born between June 1867 and January 1868 – died April 1, 1917) remains the best-known ragtime musician and composer, setting the standard for the many who followed. ... The Maple Leaf Rag (1899) is an early ragtime composition for piano by Scott Joplin. ... Joseph F. Lamb (December 6, 1887 - 1960) was a noted USA composer of ragtime music. ... Two notable United States politicians were named Henry Lodge: Henry Cabot Lodge, a Republican U.S. representative and senator who argued against the League of Nations in 1919 Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. ... Arthur Marshall (November 20, 1881 - August 18, 1968) was an African-American composer and performer of ragtime music. ... Artie Matthews (November 15, 1888 _ October 25, 1958) was a songwriter, pianist, and ragtime composer. ... Kerry Mills (February 1, 1869 - December 5, 1948) was an American composer of popular music during the Tin Pan Alley era. ... Ferdinand Jelly Roll Morton (October 20, 1890 – July 10, 1941) was an American virtuoso pianist, a bandleader, and a composer who some call the first true composer of Jazz music. ... Charles Luckeyeth Roberts, better known as Luckey Roberts (7 August 1887 - 5 February 1968) was a composer and pianist who worked in the jazz, ragtime, and blues styles. ... J. Russell Robinson (July 8, 1892 - September 30, 1963) was a United States ragtime and jazz pianist and a composer of popular tunes. ... Paul Sarebresole (May, 1875 - October 3, 1911) was an early composer of ragtime music. ... James Scott (February 12, 1885 – August 30, 1938) was a noted USA composer of ragtime music. ... Etilmon Justus Stark (1868 - January 1962) was a composer and arranger, the eldest son of ragtime publisher John Stark. ... The label of Charley Straights recording of Forgetful Blues for Paramount, made in 1923. ... Harry Tierney (1890-1965) was an American composer of musical theatre, best known for long-running hits such as Irene, Broadways longest-running show of the era, and Rio Rita, one of the first musicals to be turned into a talking picture. ... Tom Turpin Thomas Million Turpin (1873 - August 13, 1922) was an African-American composer of ragtime music. ... Percy Wenrich (January 23, 1880 - March 17, 1952) was a United States composer of ragtime and popular music. ... Album cover of Fats Wallers Aint Misbehavin, 25 Greatest Hits Fats Waller (May 21, 1904 – December 15, 1943) was an African-American jazz pianist, organist, composer and comedic entertainer. ...

• William Albright "Brass Knuckles"
• Mark Birnbaum "Eubie on 2nd Avenue"
• William Bolcom "The Graceful Ghost"
• Tom Brier "Goldeneye Rag"
• Lou Busch "Carr's Hop"
• Bob Darch "Suicide Table Rag"
• Bill Edwards "The Hanon Rag"
• Rich Egan "Campbellmania"
• Ruby Fradkin
• Frank French
• Dick Hyman "Ragtime Razz Matazz"
• Dave Jasen "Raymond's Rag"
• Daniel Jencka "Frederick's Royal Rag"
• Glenn Jenks "The Harbour Rag"
• Sue Keller "Cranberry Stomp"
• Bill Krenz "Mud Cat Rag"
• Johnny Maddox "Friday Night Stomp"
• Max Morath "The Imperial Rag"
• David Thomas Roberts "Kreole"
• Reginald Robinson "The Strong Man"
• Thomas Shea "Little Wabash Special"
• Trebor Tichenor "Bucksnort Stomp"
• Brent Watkins "Cedar River Ramble"
• Dick Zimmerman "Lost And Found Rag"