List of newspaper columnists

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

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

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

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
 * 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

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