List of The Simpsons writers

Part of the writing staff of The Simpsons in 1992. Back row, left to right: Mike Mendel, Colin ABV Lewis (partial), Jeff Goldstein, Al Jean (partial), Conan O'Brien, Bill Oakley, Josh Weinstein, Mike Reiss, Ken Tsumara, George Meyer, John Swartzwelder, Jon Vitti (partial), CJ Gibson and David M. Stern. Front row, left to right: Dee Capelli, Lona Williams and Unknown.

The following is a list of writers who have worked on the FOX animated television series The Simpsons in the order of first credited episode (by broadcast). As of May 22, 2016, 120 people have been credited with writing or co-writing at least one episode of The Simpsons.

List of writers

#	Writer	Number written	Duration	Seasons	Notes
1	Mimi Pond	1	1989	1
2	Jon Vitti	25	1990–94, 2002, 2004	1–7, 13, 15–16
3	Jay Kogen & Wallace Wolodarsky	10	1990–93	1–4
4	Al Jean	19	1990–92, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001–02, 2014–15	1–4, 6, 8–12, 26	Includes ten episodes co-written with Mike Reiss and one with David Mirkin
5	Mike Reiss	10	1990–92, 1995, 1997	1–4, 6, 8	All episodes co-written with Al Jean
6	John Swartzwelder	59	1990–2003	1–15
7	Sam Simon	6	1990–92	1–4
8	Matt Groening	4	1990, 1992, 1996	1, 3, 7
9	George Meyer	12	1990–93, 1999–2001	1–5, 10–11, 13
10	David M. Stern	8	1990–93, 1999	2–4, 10
11	Ken Levine & David Isaacs	2	1990–91	2–3
12	Jeff Martin	11	1990–93, 2016	2–5, 27
13	Nell Scovell	1	1991	2
14	Steve Pepoon	1	1991	2
15	Brian K. Roberts	1	1991	2
16	Howard Gewirtz	1	1991	3
17	Robert Cohen	1	1991	3
18	Thomas Chastain	1	1992	3	Story only
19	Bill Oakley & Josh Weinstein	12	1992–95	4–7
20	Conan O'Brien	4	1992–93	4–5
21	Gary Apple & Michael Carrington	1	1992	4
22	Frank Mula	3	1993, 2000	4–5, 11
22	Adam I. Lapidus	1	1993	4
23	Greg Daniels	8	1993–96	5–7	Includes two co-written with Dan McGrath
24	Dan McGrath	4	1993–94	5–6	Includes two co-written with Greg Daniels
25	Bill Canterbury	2	1993	5
26	David Mirkin	2	1994, 2015	5, 26	Includes one co-written with Al Jean
27	David Richardson	1	1994	5
28	Jace Richdale	1	1994	5
29	Mike Scully	12	1994–97, 1999–2002	6–14
30	Bob Kushell	2	1994–96	6–7
31	David S. Cohen	13	1994–98	6–10
32	Jonathan Collier	6	1994–97	6–9
33	David Sacks	1	1994–95	6–7
34	Jennifer Crittenden	5	1995–97	6–8
35	Brent Forrester	4	1995–96	6–7
36	Ken Keeler	7	1995–97	6–9
37	Joshua Sternin & Jeffrey Ventimilia	2	1995, 1998	6, 9
38	Steve Tompkins	4	1995–97	7–9
39	Dan Greaney	16	1995–2000, 2003–05, 2010, 2014–15	7–11, 14–15, 17, 21, 25, 27	Includes four co-written with Allen Glazier and one with Donick Cary
40	Richard Appel	7	1995–98	7–10
41	Spike Feresten	1	1995	7
42	Jack Barth	1	1996	7
43	Rachel Pulido	2	1996–97	7–8
44	Ian Maxtone-Graham	22	1996–2014	8–18, 20–25	Includes eight co-written with Billy Kimball
45	Steve Young	1	1996	8
46	Reid Harrison	2	1997, 2008	8, 19
47	Ron Hauge	7	1997–2000	8–11
48	Donick Cary	7	1997–2000	8–11	Includes one co-written with Dan Greaney
49	Ned Goldreyer	2	1997–98	9
50	Steve O'Donnell	2	1998	9
51	Larry Doyle	7	1998–2001	9–12
52	Brian Scully	3	1998–99	9–10
53	Matt Selman	25	1998–2009, 2011–15	9–14, 16–19, 21–24, 26
54	Jane O'Brien	1	1998	10
55	Tom Martin	3	1999, 2001	10–12
56	Tim Long	26	1999–2015	10–14, 16–18, 20–26
57	Julie Thacker	3	1999–2001	10–12
58	Carolyn Omine	19	2000–12, 2014–16	11–16, 18–19, 21–27	Includes three co-written with William Wright
59	Dan Castellaneta & Deb Lacusta	7	2000, 2002, 2004, 2006, 2010–11	11, 13, 15, 17, 22–23
60	Rob LaZebnik	12	2000, 2009–16	12, 20–27
61	John Frink	27	2000–05, 2007–16	12–15, 17–27	Includes nine co-written with Don Payne
62	Don Payne	18	2000–10, 2013	12–21, 25	Includes nine co-written with John Frink and two with Mitchell H. Glazer
63	Bob Bendetson	2	2001–02	12–13
64	Joel H. Cohen	24	2001–16	13–20, 22, 24–27
65	Dana Gould	7	2001–03, 2005–07	13–17, 19
66	Bill Freiberger	1	2001	13
67	Andrew Kreisberg	2	2002–03	13–14
68	Matt Warburton	11	2002–08, 2010–12	13–16, 18–23
69	Marc Wilmore	12	2002–03, 2005–09, 2012–13, 2015	14, 16–17, 19–20, 23, 25–26
70	Brian Kelley	12	2002–04, 2009–16	14–15, 20–22, 24–27	Includes one co-written with David Mandel
71	Kevin Curran	11	2002–10, 2014	14–18, 20–22, 25
72	Brian Pollack & Mert Rich	1	2002	14
73	Dennis Snee	1	2002	14
74	Neil Boushell & Sam O'Neal	1	2003	14
75	Allen Glazier	4	2003–04, 2010, 2014	14–15, 21, 25	All co-written with Dan Greaney
76	J. Stewart Burns	17	2003–07, 2009, 2011–16	14–20, 23–27
77	Michael Price	19	2003, 2005–10, 2012–16	15–27
78	Robin J. Stein	1	2004	15
79	Julie Chambers & David Chambers	1	2004	15
80	Bill Odenkirk	11	2004–08, 2010–14, 2016	16, 18–22, 24, 26–27
81	Jeff Westbrook	13	2005–06, 2008–09, 2011–15	16–23, 25–26
82	Patric Verrone	1	2005	17
83	Daniel Chun	6	2005–09	17–19, 21
84	Stephanie Gillis	10	2005, 2007–2015	17, 19–27
85	Peter Gaffney	2	2006, 2011	18, 22	Includes one co-written with Steve Viksten
86	Billy Kimball	9	2007–14	18–25	All but one co-written with Ian Maxtone-Graham
87	Mick Kelly	1	2007	19
88	William Wright	3	2008, 2010, 2014	19, 21, 26	All co-written with Carolyn Omine
89	Matt Marshall	1	2009	20
90	Valentina L. Garza	4	2009–10, 2013–14	20, 22, 24, 26
91	Brendan Hay	1	2009	20
92	Evan Goldberg & Seth Rogen	1	2009	21
93	Mitchell H. Glazer	2	2010, 2013	21, 25	Both co-written with Don Payne
94	Michael Nobori	2	2010, 2013	21, 25
95	Chris Cluess	1	2010	22
96	Dick Blasucci	1	2011	22
97	Steve Viksten	1	2011	22	Co-written with Peter Gaffney
98	Justin Hurwitz	1	2011	23
99	Dan Vebber	2	2011, 2016	23, 27
100	Ben Joseph	1	2012	23
101	David Mandel	1	2012	24	Co-written with Brian Kelley
102	Tom Gammill & Max Pross	1	2013	24
103	Brian McConnachie	1	2013	24
104	Eric Kaplan	1	2013	24
105	David H. Steinberg	1	2014	25
106	Judd Apatow	1	2015	26
107	Neil Campbell	1	2015	26
108	Michael Ferris	1	2015	27
109	Eric Horsted	1	2016	27

Timeline of producers and show runners

References

• Simpsons Archive