The school had some great performers including the 12th generation head named Matarokuro ISSO, Mikuma SHIMADA (he temporarily acted as a deputy head of the family), Shonosuke ISSO, and Daigoro FUJITA (he was a Living National Treasure) during the early-modern times.
近代の名人に十二世宗家一噌又六郎、島田巳久馬（一時宗家代理）、一噌正之助、藤田大五郎（人間国宝）などがいる。