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

• 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

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

• 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

• 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

• Geovanny Vicente (1986–), CNN, Infobae

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

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

• 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

• Eamon Delaney

• Dan Margalit (1938–), Haaretz

• 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

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

• Kenneth John (1938–2021), The Vincentian^[1][2]

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

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

• 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

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

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

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

• 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

• Carol Zardetto, Magazine XX

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

• 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

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

• 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

• 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

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

• List of syndicated columnists

• References are given within the articles themselves.