Some famous musicians who have played trumpet and/or cornet or flugelhorn include:
- Red Allen
- Maurice André
- Louis Armstrong
- Bix Beiderbecke
- Buddy Bolden
- Clifford Brown
- Herbert Clarke
- Miles Davis
- Maynard Ferguson
- Dizzy Gillespie
- George Girard
- Harry James
- Freddie Keppard
- Tommy Ladnier
- Chuck Mangione
- Wynton Marsalis
- Joe "King" Oliver
- Louis Prima
- Doc Severinsen