Flute Celebrities

1. Performing artists, teachers at big name universities, and members of symphony orchestras
and
2. Famous people who happen to play the flute

Some famous flutists include...

• Jean-Pierre Rampal
  French flutist, probably THE most significant flutist of the 20th century and responsible for popularizing the instrument more than any other flutist.
• Julius Baker
  Long-time principal flutist in the New York Philharmonic and professor of flute at Juilliard.
• Laurel Zucker
  Top recording artist, performer and masterclass teacher

Some famous people who also play the flute include...

• Chesley B. "Sully" Sullenberger, U.S. Airways pilot who safely landed a jet in the Hudson River. This contemporary American hero played through high school and sat first chair.
• Malia Obama, daughter of American President, Barack Obama.
• George Washington, first President of the United States, played the recorder
• Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier Lafayette, French General during the time of the American Revolution
• Peter Tchaikovsky, Russian composer
• Nicholas II, Czar of Russia
• John Quincy Adams, sixth President of the United States
• Leonardo da Vinci, Renaissance man
• Henry the 8th, King of England
• Hector Berlioz, composer
• George Eastman, of Kodak camera fame
• Frederick II, King of Prussia
• Patrick Henry, American Patriot and first governor of Virginia
• Alyssa Milano, actress
• Oscar Robertson, basketball player
• Noah Webster, the dictionary compiler
• Dr. Jack Kevorkian, infamous for his views on death
• Tony Curtis, Hollywood legend - Tony played a gold alto flute which was a birthday gift from Frank Sinatra.
• Sidney Lanier, poet
• Bill Evans, jazz pianist
• Henry Mancini, composer
• Sara Palin, Governor of Alaska and Vice Presidential running mate of John McCain, U.S. Presidential candidate in 2008

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