# List of newspaper columnists

This is a list of notable newspaper columnists. It does not include magazine or electronic columnists.

## English-language
### Australia

* Phillip Adams (born 1939), The Australian
* Piers Akerman (born 1950), The Daily Telegraph
* Janet Albrechtsen (born 1966), The Australian
* Andrew Bolt (born 1959), Herald Sun, Melbourne
* Leslie Cannold (born 1965), The Age Melbourne; The Sun Herald | Sydney; Crikey
* Mike Carlton (born 1946), The Sydney Morning Herald
* Nick Cater, The Australian
* Peta Credlin (born 1971), The Australian
* Henry Ergas, The Australian
* Elizabeth Farrelly, The Sydney Morning Herald
* Nikki Gemmell (born 1966), The Australian
* Robert Gottliebsen (born 1941), The Australian
* Sarah Holland-Batt (born 1982), The Australian
* Danny Katz (born 1960s), The Age Melbourne; The Sydney Morning Herald; The West Australian
* Gavin King (born 1979), The Cairns Post
* Bjørn Lomborg (born 1965), The Australian
* Brendan O'Neill, The Australian
* Bernard Salt, The Australian
* Niki Savva, The Age; The Sydney Morning Herald
* Judith Sloan (born 1954), The Australian

### Bangladesh

* Natyaguru Nurul Momen (1908 - 1990), The Bangladesh Observer, The Bangladesh Times, Morning News, The Pakistan Observer

### Canada
#### Living

* Barbara Amiel (born 1940), Toronto Sun, The Times, The Sunday Times, The Daily Telegraph
* Andrew Coyne (born 1960), Financial Post, National Post, The Globe and Mail, CanWest News Service
* John Doyle (born 1957), The Globe and Mail
* Gwynne Dyer (born 1943), self-syndicated
* David Frum (born 1960), National Post
* Robert Fulford (born 1932), National Post
* Marcus Gee The Globe and Mail
* Chantal Hébert (born 1954), Toronto Star
* Michele Landsberg (born 1935), Toronto Star
* Heather Mallick (born 1959), Toronto Sun, Toronto Star, The Globe and Mail
* Lawrence Martin (born 1948), The Globe and Mail
* Don Macpherson (1947), Montreal Gazette
* Doug Saunders (born 1967), The Globe and Mail
* Jeffrey Simpson (born 1949), The Globe and Mail
* Mark Steyn (born 1959), The Spectator, The Daily Telegraph
* Ellie Tesher (born 1941), Toronto Star, Chicago Sun-Times
* Margaret Wente (born 1950), The Globe and Mail

#### Deceased

* Christie Blatchford (1951–2020), National Post
* Milt Dunnell (1905–2008), Toronto Star
* Allan Fotheringham (1932–2020), The Globe and Mail, National Post, The Roughneck, Maclean's
* Rex Murphy (1947–2024), The Globe and Mail, National Post
* Geoffrey Stevens (1940–2023), The Globe and Mail, Waterloo Region Record
* Peter Worthington (1927–2013), Toronto Telegram, Toronto Sun

### Dominican Republic

* Geovanny Vicente (1986–), CNN, Infobae

### France

* William Pfaff (1928–2015), International Herald Tribune

### Ghana

* Cameron Duodu (1937–), Mail and Guardian, City Press (South Africa), Ghanaian Times
* Anis Haffar, Daily Graphic

### India

* Bachi Karkaria
* Chetan Bhagat
* Swaminathan Aiyar
* Chidanand Rajghatta
* Gurcharan Das
* Harish Iyer
* Jug Suraiya
* Kaberi Gayen (1970–), The Daily Star, Prothom Alo
* M. J. Akbar
* Mrinal Chatterjee
* Rafiq Zakaria (1920–2005), The Times of India
* Rajdeep Sardesai
* Shobhaa De
* Soli Sorabjee
* Sunita Narain
* Swapan Dasgupta
* Tavleen Singh (1950–), The Indian Express

### Ireland

* Eamon Delaney

### Israel

* Dan Margalit (1938–), Haaretz

### Pakistan

* Hassan Nisar, Daily Jang
* Saleem Safi, Daily Jang
* Irfan Husain, Daily Dunya
* Hamid Mir, Daily Jang
* Rauf Klasra, Daily Dunya
* Khurshid Ahmed Nadeem, Daily Duniya

### Philippines

* Randy David (19??–), Philippine Daily Inquirer

### Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

* Kenneth John (1938–2021), The Vincentian

### South Africa

* Jani Allan (1953–), Sunday Times
* W.O. Kühne (Wilhelm Otto Kühne, 1924-1988) Die Burger

### Trinidad and Tobago

* Marion O'Callaghan (1934–2016), Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
* Raoul Pantin (1943–2015), Trinidad Express
* Marina Salandy-Brown, Trinidad and Tobago Newsday

### United Kingdom

* Barbara Amiel (1940–), Toronto Sun, The Times, Sunday Times, Daily Telegraph
* Bruce Anderson, The Independent
* Terence Blacker (1948–), The Independent
* Russell Brand (1975–), The Guardian
* Jeremy Clarkson (1960–), The Sunday Times and The Sun
* Robert Crampton (1964–), The Times
* Nigel Dempster (1941–2007), Daily Express, Daily Mail and Private Eye
* Tom Driberg (1905–1976), Daily Express and Reynolds News
* Tony Forrester (1953–), The Daily Telegraph and The Sunday Telegraph
* Jonathan Freedland (1967–), The Guardian, Jewish Chronicle, Daily Mirror, Evening Standard
* A. A. Gill (1954–2016), The Sunday Times
* Simon Heffer (1960–), Daily Mail, The Daily Telegraph
* Peter Hitchens (1951–), Daily Express, The Mail on Sunday
* Simon Jenkins (1943–), The Sunday Times, The Guardian, Evening Standard
* Bernard Levin (1928–2004), The Times
* Richard Littlejohn (1954–), The Sun and Daily Mail
* George Monbiot (1963–), The Guardian
* Matthew Parris (1949–), The Times
* Melanie Reid (2010–), The Times
* Frances Ryan (2011–), The Guardian
* David Rennie (1971–), Evening Standard, The Daily Telegraph, The Economist
* Joan Smith (1953–), The Independent on Sunday, The Guardian, The Telegraph
* Mark Steel (1960–), The Guardian, The Independent
* Jack Trevor Story (1917–1991), The Guardian
* Andrew Sullivan (1963–), The Sunday Times
* Tom Townsend (1971–), The Daily Telegraph
* Polly Toynbee (1946–), The Guardian, The Independent,
* Hugo Young (1937–2003), The Guardian, The Sunday Times

### United States
#### Deceased

Listed chronologically by birth date
* John Neal (1793–1876), The Baltimore Telegraph
* Fanny Fern (1811–1872), New York Ledger
* Charlotte Reeve Conover (1855–1940), Dayton Daily News
* Harry Carr (1877–1936), Los Angeles Times
* Will Rogers (1879–1935), The New York Times, McNaught Syndicate
* E.V. Durling (1893–1957), King Features Syndicate
* O. O. McIntyre (1884–1938), Gallipolis Tribune, Bridgeport Post, New York Journal-American, Scripps-Howard, McNaught
* Lee Shippey (1884–1969), Kansas City Star, Los Angeles Times, San Diego Union, Del Mar Surfcomber
* Hedda Hopper (1885–1966), Los Angeles Times, Syndicated Columnist
* Walter Winchell (1897–1972), Vaudeville News, New York Evening Graphic, New York Daily Mirror
* Drew Pearson (1897–1969), The Washington Post
* Ward Morehouse (1899–1967), New York Sun
* Ed Sullivan (1901–1974), New York Evening Graphic, New York Daily News
* Lucius Beebe (1902–1966), San Francisco Examiner, New York Herald Tribune
* Matt Weinstock (1903–1970), Los Angeles Daily News, Los Angeles Times
* C.H. Garrigues (1903–1974), Los Angeles Illustrated Daily News, San Francisco Examiner
* Red Smith (1905–82), The New York Times
* Ruth Montgomery (1912–2001), Hearst Headline Service, United Press International
* Irv Kupcinet (1912–2003), Chicago Sun-Times
* Roz Young (1912–2005), Dayton Daily News
* Dorothy Kilgallen (1913–1965), New York Journal-American
* Marj Heyduck (1913–1969), Dayton Daily News
* Charles McCabe (1915–1983), San Francisco Chronicle
* Parke S. Rouse Jr. (1915–1997), Newport News, Daily Press
* Herb Caen (1916–1997), San Francisco Chronicle
* Sydney J. Harris (1917–1986), Chicago Daily News, Chicago Sun-Times
* Tom Braden (1917–2007)
* Sylvia Schur (1917–2009), PM
* Emmett Watson (1918–2001), Seattle Times, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
* Eppie Lederer (Ann Landers), (1918–2002), Chicago Sun-Times
* Pauline Phillips (Abigail van Buren or Dear Abby) (1918–2013), San Francisco Chronicle, McNaught Syndicate, Universal Press Syndicate
* Jim Murray (1919–1998), Los Angeles Times
* Andy Rooney (1919–2011), Tribune Media Services
* James Jackson Kilpatrick, (1920–2010), journalist, columnist, author, writer and grammarian
* Dick Kleiner (1921–2002), Newspaper Enterprise Association
* Army Archerd (1922–2009), Daily Variety
* Jack Anderson (1922–2005), Syndicated Columnist
* Al Neuharth (1924–2013), USA Today
* Art Buchwald (1925–2007), The Washington Post, International Herald-Tribune, Tribune Media Services
* Russell Baker (1925–2018), The New York Times
* Erma Bombeck (1927–1996), Dayton Journal Herald, Kettering-Oakwood Times, Newsday Newspaper Syndicate
* L. M. Boyd (1927–2007), Seattle Post-Intelligencer, San Francisco Chronicle, Crown Syndicate
* James Brady (1928–2009), New York Post, Advertising Age, Crain's New York Business
* Jimmy Breslin (1928–2017), New York Daily News, Long Island Newsday
* Herbert Lyle Mayfield (1929–2012), Greenville Advocate
* William Safire (1929–2009), The New York Times
* Robert Novak (1931–2009), "Inside Report", Chicago Sun-Times
* Mike Royko (1932–1997), Chicago Daily News, Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago Tribune
* Hunter S. Thompson (1937–2005), The Playground News, San Francisco Examiner, Rolling Stone
* Roger Ebert (1942–2013), Chicago Sun-Times
* Molly Ivins (1944–2007), Dallas Times-Herald, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, The New York Times, Creators Syndicate
* Lewis Grizzard (1946–1994), Atlanta Journal-Constitution
* Charles Krauthammer (1950–2018), The Washington Post
* Mike McAlary (1957–1998), New York Daily News

### Zimbabwe

* Kudzai Mutisi, NewsDay Zimbabwe, The Standard Zimbabwe
* Eddie Cross, NewsDay Zimbabwe, The Standard Zimbabwe, Bulawayo24 News, The Chronicle Zimbabwe

## French-language
### France

* Raymond Aron (1905–1983), Le Figaro, L'Express
* Alain Rémond (1946–), Télérama, Marianne, La Croix

## Italian-language
### Italy

* Lucia Annunziata (1950–), La Stampa
* Fiamma Nirenstein (1945–), Il Giornale
* Anna Maria Quaini or Mina Mazzini (1940–), La Stampa
* Beppe Severgnini (1956–), Corriere della Sera
* Marco Travaglio (1964–), La Republica, L'Unita, L'Espresso

## Japanese-language
### Japan

* Debito Arudou (1965–), Japan Times and Japan Today
* Hugh Cortazzi (1924–2018), Japan Times

## Polish-language
### Poland

* Bolesław Prus (1847–1912), free-lance

## Portuguese-language
### Brazil

* Luis Fernando Verissimo (1936–), A ilusao
* Arnaldo Jabor (1940–2022), Pensador

### Portugal

* Miguel Sousa Tavares (1952–), Expresso
* Ricardo de Araújo Pereira (1974–), Visão

## Spanish-language
### Argentina

* María Elena Oddone, El Informador Público
* Susana Viau (1944–2013), Clarín, Estamos como queremos

### Bolivia

* Centa Rek (born 1954)
* Elizabeth Salguero (born 1964), Página Siete, La Razón, the Bolpress News Agency, and the Women's Alternative Communication Network

### Chile

* Teresa Marinovic (born 1973) El Mostrador, Las Últimas Noticias
* Patricia May, El Sábado and El Mercurio

### Colombia

* Claudia López Hernández (born 1970), El Tiempo
* Maria del Pilar Ortiz, 7 Dias

### Ecuador

* Pamela Aguirre Zambonino )born 1984), Diario La Verdad
* Cecilia Ansaldo (born 1949), El Universo

### Guatemala

* Carol Zardetto, Magazine XX

### Honduras

* Mary Elizabeth Flores (born 1973)
* Mimí Panayotti (1983–2023), La Prensa

### Mexico

* Carmen Aristegui (born 1964), Reforma
* Amalia González Caballero de Castillo Ledón (1898–1996), Excelsior
* Denise Dresser (born 1963), Proceso
* Sofía Espinoza Álvarez (born 1989), Univision and Huffington Post
* Ilana Sod (born 1973), Excélsior

### Panama

* Gloria Guardia (1940–2019), La Prensa, Panama America, and Cambio

### Peru

* Alex Kuczynski (born 1970), The New York Times
* Vicky Peláez (born 1956), The Moscow News
* Mirtha Vásquez (born 1975), Noticias SER
* Gabriela Wiener (born 1975), La República

### Spain

* Begoña Ameztoy (born 1951), El Diario Vasco
* Carmen Camacho (writer) (born 1976), Diario de Sevilla
* Natividad Cepeda (born 1949), Castilla La Mancha press (Lanza, Las Provincias, El periódico común de la Mancha, La tribuna, Pasos); literary magazines (El cardo de bronze, La Alcazaba)
* María de Echarri (born 1878–1955)
* Laura Freixas (born 1958), La Vanguardia
* Chelo García-Cortés (born 1951), gossip columnist
* Begoña Huertas (1965–2022), ElDiario.es
* Aurora Luque (born 1962), Diario Sur
* Nativel Preciado (born 1948), opinion columnist
* Isabel San Sebastián (born 1959), El contrapunto
* Mila Ximénez (1952–2021), gossip columnist

### Venezuela

* Ivonne Attas (1943–), Gentiuno, Opinión y Noticias