Thumbnail biographies of selected, significant horn players, teachers and makers of the past.
- Willi Aebi (1901-1986)
- Gebr. Alexander
- The Berv Brothers
- Friedrich Adolph Borsdorf (1854-1923)
- A.E. Brain (1860-1929)
- Alfred Brain (1885-1966)
- Aubrey Brain (1893-1955)
- Dennis Brain (1921-1957)
- John Burden (1921-2010)
- Farquharson Cousins (1917-2017)
- Joseph Eger (1920-2013)
- Jacques François Gallay (1795-1864)
- Friedrich Gumpert (1841-1906)
- Bruno Jaenicke (1887-1946)
- Henri Kling (1842-1918)
- Helen Kotas (1916-2000)
- Kruspe Horns
- Joseph Leitgeb (1732-1811)
- The Lewy Brothers
- Franz Friedrich Paersch (1857-1921)
- Giovanni Punto (1746-1803)
- The Raoux Family
- The Reiter Brothers
- Joseph Singer (1909-1978)
- Karl Stiegler (1876-1932)
- Franz Strauss (1822-1905)
- Emil Wipperich (1854-1917)
For biographies of players, teachers, and horn makers who have been elected IHS Honorary Members, see IHS Honorary Members, and for important regional honorees, see Punto Recipients.