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.

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

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 ^{[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

A–L Mitch Albom (1958–), Detroit Free Press Mike Barnicle (1943–), Boston Herald Dave Barry (1947–), Miami Herald David Bianculli (19??–), Philadelphia Inquirer, New York Post, New York Daily News David Brooks (1961–), The New York Times Rosa Brooks (1970–), Los Angeles Times Pat Buchanan (1938–), Creators Syndicate Scott Burns, Universal Press Syndicate and Dallas Morning News Wilson Casey (1954–), Spartanburg, South Carolina Herald-Journal, King Features Weekly Syndicate Mona Charen (1957–), Creators Syndicate Richard Cohen, The Washington Post Gail Collins (1945–), The New York Times Ann Coulter (1961–), Universal Press Syndicate E. J. Dionne (1952–), The Washington Post Maureen Dowd (1952–), The New York Times Mike Downey (1951–), Los Angeles Times, Chicago Tribune Tina Dupuy (1978–), Cagle Cartoons Mike Freeman, The Indianapolis Star Thomas Friedman (1953–), The New York Times Jonah Goldberg (1969–), USA Today, Los Angeles Times, Tribune Media Services Ray Hanania (1953–), Daily Southtown, Chicago Sun-Times, Southwest News Newspaper Group, Arab News, The Jerusalem Post Victor Davis Hanson (1953–), Tribune Media Services Froma Harrop (1950–), Creators Syndicate Carolyn Hax (1966–), The Washington Post Carl Hiaasen (1943–), Miami Herald Jeff Jacoby (1969–), Boston Globe Avery Yale Kamila (197?–), Portland Press Herald Michael Kinsley (1951–), The Washington Post Nicholas Kristof (1959–), The New York Times Paul Krugman (1953–), The New York Times Al Lewis (1961–), Dow Jones Newswires Steve Lopez (1953–), Los Angeles Times

M–Z Charlie Madigan (1949–), Chicago Tribune Michelle Malkin (1970–), Los Angeles Daily News, Seattle Times, St. Louis Globe-Democrat, Creators Syndicate Tom Meek (1956–), Gainesville Sun Harold Meyerson (1950–), The Washington Post Jeffrey Morgan (19??–), Metro Times Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times Clarence Page (1947–), Chicago Tribune Kathleen Parker (1952–), The Washington Post Writers Group Jeanne Phillips (Abigail van Buren or Dear Abby), (1942–), Universal Press Syndicate Leonard Pitts (1957–), Miami Herald Bill Plaschke (1958–), Los Angeles Times Dennis Prager (1948–), Creators Syndicate Ted Rall (1963–), San Francisco Chronicle Features, Universal Press Syndicate Michael Reagan (1945–), Cagle Cartoons Eugene Robinson (1954–), The Washington Post Neal Rubin (1955–), Detroit News Mary Schmich (1953–), Chicago Tribune Ben Shapiro (1984–), Patriot Post Kyle Smith (critic) (1966–), New York Post Thomas Sowell (1930–), Creators Syndicate Stephen Stromberg (1983–), The Washington Post Ellie Tesher (1941–), Toronto Star Cal Thomas (1942–), Tribune Media Services Peter Vecsey (1943–), New York Post Gene Weingarten (1951–), The Washington Post George Will (1941–), The Washington Post Writers Group Walter E. Williams (1936–2020), Creators Syndicate Craig Wilson, Saratogian, USA Today

Deceased

Listed chronologically by birth date

• 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

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
• 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

See also

• List of syndicated columnists

References

1. "Remembering Dr. Kenneth John". The Vincentian. 9 July 2021. p. 8 – via issuu.
2. Providence, LeRoy (23 July 2021). "Dr Kenneth John has left us: Putting him into context". thevincentian.com. Retrieved 2021-07-28.
3. Gallant, Cliff (July 13, 2012). "The Churlish and Brilliant John Neal". The Portland Daily Sun . Portland, Maine. pp. 1, 5.
4. 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.