A list of ragtime composers, including a famous or characteristic composition.
- Felix Arndt (1889-1918), "Nola"
- May Aufderheide (1888-1972), "Dusty"
- Roy Bargy (1894-1974), "Pianoflage"
- Harry Belding, "Good Gravy Rag"
- Theron C. Bennett (1879-1937), "The St. Louis Tickle"
- Irving Berlin (1888-1989), "Alexander's Ragtime Band"
- Eubie Blake (1883?-1983), "The Baltimore Todalo"
- Blind Boone (1864-1927), "Southern Rag Medley No. 1"
- George Botsford (1874-1949), "Grizzly Bear Rag"
- Euday L. Bowman (1887-1949), "Twelfth Street Rag"
- Thomas E. Broady, "Whittling Remus"
- Brun Campbell (1884-1952), "Barber Shop Rag"
- Louis Chauvin (1881-1908), "Heliotrope Bouquet"
- George L. Cobb (1886-1942), "Russian Rag"
- Zez Confrey (1895-1971), "Kitten on the Keys"
- Les C. Copeland (1887-1942), "French Pastry Rag"
- James Reese Europe (1880-1919), "Castle House Rag"
- Gene Greene (1881-1930), "King of the Bungaloos"
- Ben Harney (1871-1938), "Cake Walk In The Sky"
- Robert Hampton (1890-1945), "Agitation Rag"
- Abe Holzmann (1874-1939), "Smoky Mokes"
- Charles Hunter (1876-1906), "Tickled to Death"
- Harry Jentes (1887-1958), "Bantam Step"
- Charles L. Johnson (1876-1950), "Dill Pickles"
- James P. Johnson (1894-1955), "Carolina Shout"
- Scott Joplin (1867-1917), "Maple Leaf Rag"
- Joe Jordan (1882-1971), "Pekin Rag"
- William H. Krell, "Mississippi Rag"
- Joseph F. Lamb (1887-1960), "American Beauty Rag"
- Henry Lodge (1884-1933), "Temptation Rag"
- Arthur Marshall (1881-1968), "Kinklets"
- Artie Matthews (1888-1958), "Pastime Rag No. 5"
- Kerry Mills (1869-1948), "At a Georgia Camp Meeting"
- Jelly Roll Morton (1890-1941), "Frog-I-More Rag"
- Julia Lee Niebergall (1886-1968), "Horseshoe Rag"
- Theodore H. Northrup, "Louisiana Rag"
- Paul Pratt (1890-1948), "Colonial Glide"
- Luckey Roberts (1887-1968), "Junk Man Rag"
- J. Russel Robinson (1892-1963), "Eccentric"
- Paul Sarebresole, "Roustabout Rag"
- James Scott (1885-1938), "Frog Legs Rag"
- Russell Smith, "That Demon Rag"
- Etilmon J. Stark (1868-?), "Billiken Rag"
- Charley Straight (1891-1940), "Rufenreddy"
- Wilber Sweatman (1882-1961), "Down Home Rag"
- Charles H. Thompson (1891-1964), "The Lily"
- Harry Tierney (1890-1965), "The Bumble Bee"
- Tom Turpin (1873-1922), "Harlem Rag"
- Percy Wenrich (1880-1952), "Peaches and Cream"
- Fats Waller (1904-1943), "Valentine Stomp"
- Clarence Woods (1888-1956), "Slippery Elm Rag"
- Calvin Lee Woolsey (1884-1946), "Medic Rag"
Modern ragtime composers (since 1940) include:
- William Albright "Brass Knuckles"
- Mark Birnbaum "Eubie on 2nd Avenue"
- William Bolcom "The Graceful Ghost"
- Tom Brier "Goldeneye Rag"
- Lou Busch "Carr's Hop"
- Elena Kats-Chernin "Russian Rag"
- Bob Darch "Suicide Table Rag"
- "Perfessor" Bill Edwards "The Hanon Rag"
- Rich Egan "Campbellmania"
- Ruby Fradkin
- Frank French "Belle of Louisville"
- Dick Hyman "Ragtime Razz Matazz"
- Benjamin Intartaglia "Ghost Castle Rag"
- Dave Jasen "Raymond's Rag"
- Daniel Jencka "Frederick's Royal Rag"
- Glenn Jenks "The Harbour Rag"
- Sue Keller "Cranberry Stomp"
- Bill Krenz "Mud Cat Rag"
- Johnny Maddox "Friday Night Stomp"
- Max Morath "The Imperial Rag"
- David Thomas Roberts "Kreole"
- Reginald Robinson "The Strong Man"
- Thomas Shea "Little Wabash Special"
- Trebor Tichenor "Bucksnort Stomp"
- Brent Watkins "Cedar River Ramble"
- Dick Zimmerman "Lost And Found Rag"
- Vincent Johnson "Me And Alice"