The following is a list of influential musicians who compose or have composed ambient music:
- Adham Shaikh
- Air
- Alio Die
- Aphex Twin
- Atom Heart
- Wally Badarou
- Michael Brook
- Deuter
- Stuart Dempster
- Empathi
- Entropica
- Brian Eno
- Tim Floyd
- Forrest Fang
- Future Sound Of London
- Global Communication
- Jah Wobble
- Jeff Greinke
- Jon Hassell
- Luke Koyle
- KLF
- Land
- Daniel Lanois
- Bill Laswell
- Lustmord
- Makyo
- Chris Meloche
- Moby AKA Voodoo Child
- Pete Namlook
- Robert Rich
- The Orb
- oto
- O Yuki Conjugate
- Peter Gabriel
- Radio Chong Ching
- Radiohead
- Omicron
- Robert Fripp
- Saul Stokes
- Spacetime Continuum/Jonah Sharp
- Steve Roach
- David Reeves
- Erik Satie
- Sun Electric
- Terre Thaemlitz
- Tetsu Inoue
- TUU
- Vidna Obmana
- Edgar Varèse
- Zoviet France
