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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

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

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

References

^ "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.