The following lists of violinists are available on Wikipedia:
Gasparo Ghiretti (1747 in Naples – 1797 in Parma) was an Italian composer, counterpointist and violinist who served as chamber musician to Ferdinand, Duke of Parma in the last part of the 1700s. In his position he was master teacher to a number of talented musicians, including composer and Duke's chapelmaster Ferdinando Paer; Ferdinando Orlandi (1774–1848); Angelo Maria Benincori; and most famously, a young Niccolò Paganini, who studied with Ghiretti for several months and possibly as long as two years. In addition to violin technique, Ghiretti's teaching focused on harmony, counterpoint, theory and composition.
Arcangelo Corelli (/kəˈrɛli/, also UK: /kɒˈ-/, US: /kɔːˈ-, koʊˈ-/; Italian: [arˈkandʒelo koˈrɛlli]; 17 February 1653 – 8 January 1713) was an Italian composer, musician, and violinist of the middle Baroque era. His music was key in the development of the modern genres of sonata and concerto, in establishing the preeminence of the violin, and as the first coalescing of modern tonality and functional harmony.
He was trained in Bologna and Rome and spent most of his career there with the protection of wealthy patrons. Though his entire production is limited to just six published collections – five of which are trio sonatas or solo and one of concerti grossi — he achieved great fame and success throughout Europe, in the process crystallizing widely influential musical models.