Throughout history, there have been many women pianists who have made significant contribution to the field. The list includes many familiar and great female pianists such as Alicia Keys, Aretha Franklin, Toni Braxton, Sarah McLachlan, Tori Amos.The women pianists featured in this list are from United States, United Kingdom, Canada & Australia and many more countries.
Alicia Keys25 January 1981, American
Musician
Aretha Franklin25 March 1942, American
Singer
Nina Simone21 February 1933, American
Singer-songwriter, Composer
Christina Grimmie12 March 1994, American
Singer
Joanna Newsom18 January 1982, American
Multi-instrumentalist
Tori Amos22 August 1963, American
Musician and Singer
Toni Braxton07 October 1967, American
American R&B Singer-songwriter & Musician
Sarah McLachlan28 January 1968, Canadian
Singer-songwriter
AJ Michalka10 April 1991, American
Actress
Oksana Grigorieva23 February 1970, Russian
Pianist
Melissa Etheridge29 May 1961, American
Singer-songwriter
Glynis Johns05 October 1923, South African
Actress
Roberta Flack10 February 1937, American
Singer, Pianist
Florence Foster Jenkins19 July 1868, American
Socialite
Shawnee Smith03 July 1969, American
Actress
Diana Krall16 November 1964, Canadian
Jazz Pianist
Alexa Ray Joel29 December 1985, American
Singer
Cassidy Freeman22 April 1982, American
Actress
Andrea Corr17 May 1974, Irish
Musician
Grace Potter20 June 1983, American
Singer-songwriter
Elena Satine24 November 1987, Georgian, American
Actress
Bjork21 November 1965, Icelander
Icelandic singer-songwriter
Alanis Morisette01 June 1974, Canadian
American-Canadian singer-songwriter
Hélène Mercier-Arnault1959 AD, Canadian
Pianist
Fiona Apple13 September 1977, American
Singer-songwriter, Singer, Composer, Pianist,
Celine Dion30 March 1968, Canadian
Singer, Actor, Voice actor, Musician, Pianist,
Mona Lisa20 November 1979, American
Singer-Songwriter
Norah Jones30 March 1979, American
Actor, Street artist, Pianist, Singer-songwriter,
Marie Fredriksson30 May 1958, Swedish
Singer
Teddy Geiger16 September 1988, American
Musician
Christine and the Queens01 June 1988, French
Singer-songwriter
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Alicia Witt21 August 1975, American
Actress
Christine McVie12 July 1943, British
Singer-songwriter, Singer, Songwriter, Pianist
Debbie Gibson31 August 1970, American
Singer-songwriter, Singer, Actor, Composer, Film
KT Tunstall23 June 1975, British
Singer-songwriter, Composer, Singer, Pianist
Rita Coolidge01 May 1945, American
Musician
Tash Sultana18 June 1995, Australian
Singer-songwriter
Loreena McKennitt17 February 1957, Canadian
Singer, Composer, Pianist, Musician, Songwriter
Regina Spektor18 February 1980, American
Singer, Pianist, Musician, Singer-songwriter,
Helen Reddy25 October 1941, Australian, American
Singer
Amanda Palmer30 April 1976, American
Singer, Street artist, Composer, Pianist,
Judy Collins01 May 1939, American
Singer, Street artist, Singer-songwriter,
Jennifer Nettles12 September 1974, American
Singer-songwriter, Guitarist, Singer, Pianist
Agnes Obel28 October 1980, Danish
Singer-songwriter
Lacey Sturm04 September 1981, American
Musician
Tina Arena01 November 1967, Australian
Singer, Songwriter, Television presenter, Actor,
Maria Brink17 December 1977, American
Singer
Yvonne Elliman29 December 1951, American
Singer
Nadine Coyle15 June 1985, Irish, British
Singer
Colbie Caillat28 May 1985, American
Singer-songwriter
Tarja Turunen17 August 1977, Finnish
Singer, Opera singer, Composer, Pianist,
Alison Sudol23 December 1984, American
Actress
Sophie B. Hawkins01 November 1964, American
Singer-songwriter
Myleene Klass06 April 1978, British
Singer, Model, Pianist
Ofra Haza19 November 1957, Israeli
Singer, Voice actor, Actor, Composer, Journalist,
Sarah Vaughan27 March 1924, American
Singer, Jazz musician, Pianist
Sandi Patty12 July 1956, American
Singer
Emeli Sandé10 March 1987, British
Singer-songwriter
Laura Nyro18 October 1947, American
Songwriter
Liz Phair17 April 1967, American
Singer
Joan Bennett Kennedy02 September 1936, American
American musician
Amy Macdonald25 August 1987, British
Singer-songwriter
Judith Durham03 July 1943, Australian
Singer, Jazz musician, Pianist, Songwriter
Clara Schumann13 September 1819, German
Pianist, Composer, Music educator
Jennifer Worth25 September 1935, British
Nurse
Phyllis Hyman06 July 1949, American
Singer
Courtney Barnett03 November 1987, Australian
Singer-songwriter
Mia Zapata25 August 1965, American
Singer, Musician, Guitarist, Pianist
Jody Watley30 January 1959, American
Singer
Melody Gardot02 February 1985, American
Singer-songwriter, Jazz musician, Singer,
Belinda Peregrín15 August 1989, Spanish, Mexican
Actor, Singer, Pianist, Television actor, Model,
Lykke Li18 March 1986, Swedish
Singer-songwriter
Khatia Buniatishvili21 June 1987, French, Georgian
Pianist
Martha Argerich05 June 1941, Argentinian
pianist
Sophie Simmons07 July 1992, Canadian, American
Singer
Toni Tennille08 May 1940, American
Singer-songwriter
Bat for Lashes25 October 1979, British
Singer, Singer-songwriter, Guitarist, Composer,
Una Healy10 October 1981, Irish
Singer
Kate Robbins21 August 1958, British
Actress
Lianne La Havas23 August 1989, British
Singer-songwriter, Singer, Pianist, Songwriter,
Lari White13 May 1965, American
Country Singers
Lisa Hannigan12 February 1981, Irish, American
Singer-songwriter
Gabrielle Aplin10 October 1992, British
Singer-songwriter, Singer, Actor, Pianist
Caroline Corr17 March 1973, Irish
Musician
Kate Higgins16 August 1969, American
Actor, Singer, Jazz musician, Pianist
Melissa Manchester15 February 1951, American
Singer-songwriter
Hazel Scott11 June 1920, Trinidadian, American
Jazz Pianist
Emily Haines25 January 1974, Canadian
Musician, Singer-songwriter, Singer, Pianist
Régine Chassagne18 August 1977, Canadian
Singer, Musician, Pianist
Fanny Mendelssohn14 November 1805, German
Composer, Pianist
Danielle Bradbery23 July 1996, American
Singer
Judee Sill07 October 1944, American
Singer-songwriter, Singer, Composer, Pianist
Cœur de pirate22 September 1989, Canadian
Singer, Pianist, Actor, Songwriter
Wanda Jackson20 October 1937, American
Singer-songwriter