Who are famous contra bass players?

* Giovanni Bottesini (1821–1889): Italian virtuoso double bassist and composer

* Serge Koussevitzky (1874–1951): Russian-born American double bassist, conductor, and composer

* Charles Mingus (1922–1979): American jazz double bassist, composer, and bandleader

* Ray Brown (1926–2002): American jazz double bassist

* Ron Carter (born 1937): American jazz double bassist

* Christian McBride (born 1972): American jazz double bassist

* Esperanza Spalding (born 1984): American jazz double bassist, singer, and songwriter