The following is a list of jazz guitarists.
- John Abercrombie, (born 1944)
- Ron Affif
- Howard Alden
- Trey Anastasio
- Tuck Andress
- Chet Atkins, (1924-2001)
- Derek Bailey, (born 1932)
- Bruce Bartlett
- Billy Bauer
- Joe Beck
- George Benson, (born 1943)
- Gene Bertoncini
- Jean-Paul Bourelly
- Lenny Breau
- Dale Bruning
- Jimmy Bruno
- Kenny Burrell
- Charlie Byrd
- Steve Cardenas
- Larry Carlton
- Charlie Christian, (1918-1942)
- Joe Cohn
- Larry Coryell
- Paco de Lucía
- Al Di Meola
- Joe Diorio
- Ted Dunbar, (1937-1998)
- Mark Elf
- Herb Ellis
- Ron Escheté
- Christian Escoude
- Kevin Eubanks
- Dan Faehnle
- Tal Farlow
- Garrison Fewell
- Dave Fiuczynski
- Robben Ford, (born 1951)
- Bruce Forman
- Fred Fried
- Bill Frisell
- Frank Gambale
- Mick Goodrick
- Freddie Green
- Grant Green, (1931-1979)
- Jim Hall
- Scott Henderson
- Amos Hoffman
- Allan Holdsworth
- Brian Hughes
- Charlie Hunter
- Lonnie Johnson
- Stanley Jordan
- Barney Kessell
- Steve Khan
- Tatsu Kisaragi
- Mark Kleinhaut
- Earl Klugh (born 1954)
- Dave Koonse
- Larry Koonse
- Volker Kriegel
- Birelli Lagrene
- Eddie Lang, (1902-1933)
- Adam Levy
- Lorne Lofsky
- Romero Lubambo
- Russell Malone
- Pat Martino
- Steve Masakowski
- John McLaughlin
- Dave McNab
- Pat Metheny
- Jane Miller
- Chieli Minucci
- Ben Monder
- Wes Montgomery, (1923-1968)
- Joe Morris
- Wolfgang Muthspiel
- Peter O'Mara
- Mary Osborne, (1921-1992)
- Joe Pass, (1929-1994)
- Andreas Paolo Perger
- Bucky Pizzarelli
- John Pizzarelli
- Kenny Poole
- Snoozer Quinn
- Doug Raney
- Jimmy Raney
- Vernon Reid
- Django Reinhardt, (1910-1953)
- Emily Remler
- Lee Ritenour
- Duke Robillard
- Steve Rochinski
- Billy Rogers
- Kurt Rosenwinkel
- Sal Salvador
- Gray Sargent
- Victor Saumarez
- John Scofield, (born 1951)
- Mitch Seidman
- Elliott Sharp
- Brad Shepik
- Alex Skolnick
- Johnny Smith
- John Stein
- Leni Stern
- Mike Stern
- Dave Stryker
- Andy Summers
- Gabor Szabo
- Martin Taylor
- David Torn
- Ralph Towner
- David Tronzo
- James 'Blood' Ulmer
- Guy Van Duser
- George Van Eps
- Frank Vignola
- Ulf Wakenius
- Doug Wamble
- Chuck Wayne
- Peter Martin Weiss
- Jon Wheatley
- Mark Whitfield
- Jack Wilkins
- Norm Zocher
