List_of_newspaper_columnists
This is a list of notable newspaper columnists. It does not include magazine or electronic columnists.
This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.
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
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
- Rex Murphy (born 1947), The Globe and Mail, National Post
- 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
- 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
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[1][2]
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
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Deceased
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- John Neal (1793–1876), The Baltimore Telegraph[3]
- Fanny Fern (1811–1872), New York Ledger[4]
- 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
France
- Raymond Aron (1905–1983), Le Figaro, L'Express
- Alain Rémond (1946–), Télérama, Marianne, La Croix
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
Japan
- Debito Arudou (1965–), Japan Times and Japan Today
- Hugh Cortazzi (1924–2018), Japan Times
Poland
- Bolesław Prus (1847–1912), free-lance
Brazil
- Luis Fernando Verissimo (1936–), A ilusao
- Arnaldo Jabor (1940–2022), Pensador
Portugal
- Miguel Sousa Tavares (1952–), Expresso
- Ricardo de Araújo Pereira (1974–), Visão
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
- 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
- "Remembering Dr. Kenneth John". The Vincentian. 9 July 2021. p. 8 – via issuu.
- Providence, LeRoy (23 July 2021). "Dr Kenneth John has left us: Putting him into context". thevincentian.com. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
- Gallant, Cliff (July 13, 2012). "The Churlish and Brilliant John Neal". The Portland Daily Sun. Portland, Maine. pp. 1, 5.
- Warren, Joyce W. (1994). Fanny Fern: An Independent Woman. New Brunswick, New Jersey: Rutgers University Press. ISBN 9780813517643.
- References are given within the articles themselves.