Entertainers
- Gaetan Vestris
- Italian dancing-master for Louis XVI who was considered the greatest dancer of his day; he was the first to discard the mask in mime (1729-1808)
- monologist
- an entertainer who performs alone
- altoist
- a musician who plays the alto saxophone
- Henry Purcell
- English organist at Westminster Abbey and composer of many theatrical pieces (1659-1695)
- Peter Seeger
- United States folk singer who was largely responsible for the interest in folk music in the 1960s (born in 1919)
- George C. Scott
- award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
- warbler
- a singer; usually a singer who adds embellishments to the song
- rock star
- a famous singer of rock music
- role player
- a theatrical performer
- Edward Kennedy Ellington
- United States jazz composer and piano player and bandleader (1899-1974)
- soloist
- a musician who performs a solo
- Vladimir Horowitz
- Russian concert pianist who was a leading international virtuoso (1904-1989)
- rocker
- a performer or composer or fan of rock music
- Lionel Hampton
- United States musician who was the first to use the vibraphone as a jazz instrument (1913-2002)
- John Wayne
- United States film actor who played tough heroes (1907-1979)
- danseur
- a male ballet dancer who is the partner of a ballerina
- gambist
- a musician who performs upon the viola da gamba
- Alla Nazimova
- United States actress (born in Russia) (1879-1945)
- Harry Houdini
- United States magician (born in Hungary) famous for his ability to escape from chains or handcuffs or straitjackets or padlocked containers (1874-1926)
- Shirley Temple Black
- popular child actress of the 1930's (born in 1928)
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