List of The Simpsons writers

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. As of January 4, 2026, 154 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
2					Also co-wrote the screenplay for The Simpsons Movie
3	& Wallace Wolodarsky
4					Includes ten episodes co-written with Mike Reiss, one with David Mirkin, two with Joel H. Cohen & John Frink and one with Cohen & Jeff Westbrook Also co-wrote The Simpsons Movie, The Longest Daycare, Playdate with Destiny, The Force Awakens from Its Nap, The Good, the Bart, and the Loki, Balenciaga, Plusaversary, When Billie Met Lisa, Welcome to the Club, Rogue Not Quite One and May the 12th Be with You
5					All episodes co-written with Al Jean Also co-wrote the screenplay for The Simpsons Movie
6					Also co-wrote the screenplay for The Simpsons Movie
7					Died 2015.
8					Also wrote all The Simpsons shorts and co-wrote The Simpsons Movie, The Longest Daycare and Playdate with Destiny
9					Also co-wrote the screenplay for The Simpsons Movie
10
11	& David Isaacs
12					Includes one co-written with Jenna Martin and one with Samantha Martin
13
14
15
16
17
18					Story only
19	& Josh Weinstein
20
21	& Michael Carrington
22					Died 2021
22
23					Includes two co-written with Dan McGrath
24					Includes two co-written with Greg Daniels. Died 2025.
25
26					Includes one co-written with Al Jean Also co-wrote the screenplays for The Simpsons Movie, The Longest Daycare, When Billie Met Lisa and May the 12th Be with You
27					Died 2021
28
29					Also co-wrote the screenplay for The Simpsons Movie
30
31					Credited as David S. Cohen on Seasons 6–10
32
33
34
35
36
37	& Jennifer Ventimilia
38
39					Includes four co-written with Allen Glazier, one with Donick Cary and one with Matt Selman. The hour-long episode "The Great Phatsby" is counted as two episodes.
40
41
42
43
44					Includes eight co-written with Billy Kimball. Also co-wrote the screenplay for The Simpsons Movie
45
46
47
48					Includes one co-written with Dan Greaney
49
50
51
52
53					Includes one episode co-written with Dan Greaney and one with Renee Ridgeley Also co-wrote The Simpsons Movie, The Simpsons Game, and Playdate with Destiny
54
55
56					Includes four episodes co-written with Miranda Thompson Credited as a consultant writer on The Simpsons Movie and co-wrote The Simpsons Game
57
58					Includes three co-written with William Wright and one with Robin Sayers. The double-length episode "O C'mon All Ye Faithful" is counted as two episodes.
59	& Deb Lacusta				Includes one co-written with Peter Tilden and one with Vince Waldron
60					Includes one co-written with Brian Kelley & Dan Vebber and two with Johnny LaZebnik
61					Includes nine co-written with Don Payne, three with Joel H. Cohen and one with Jeff Westbrook Credited as a consultant writer on The Simpsons Movie and co-writer on The Good, the Bart, and the Loki
62					Includes nine co-written with John Frink and two with Mitchell H. Glazer. Died 2013.
63					Includes one co-written with John Frink & Don Payne and Matt Selman.
64					Includes three co-written with John Frink and one with Jeff Westbrook Credited as a consultant writer on The Simpsons Movie, and co-writer on The Longest Daycare, The Force Awakens from Its Nap, Balenciaga, Plusaversary, Welcome to the Club and May the 12th Be with You
65
66
67					Includes one co-written with Josh Lieb and Matt Warburton
68					Co-written with Andrew Kreisberg and Matt Warburton
69					Includes one co-written with Andrew Kreisberg and Josh Lieb Co-wrote The Simpsons Game
70					Died 2021.
71					Includes one co-written with David Mandel, one with David Silverman and one with Dan Vebber
72					Died 2016.
73	& Mert Rich
74
75	& Sam O'Neal
76					All co-written with Dan Greaney
77					Also co-wrote Welcome to the Club
78					Credited as a consultant writer on The Simpsons Movie, and co-writer on The Longest Daycare, Playdate with Destiny, The Force Awakens from Its Nap and Balenciaga
79
80	& David Chambers
81
82					Includes one co-written with Joel H. Cohen & John Frink, one co-written with Frink and one with Cohen Credited as co-writer on The Good, the Bart, and the Loki, Rogue Not Quite One and May the 12th Be with You
83
84
85
86					Guest writer on the Season 17 episode "Homer Simpson, This Is Your Wife"
87					Includes one co-written with Steve Viksten
88					All but one co-written with Ian Maxtone-Graham
89
90	William Wright				All co-written with Carolyn Omine
91
92
93
94	& Seth Rogen				Guest writers on the Season 21 episode "Homer the Whopper"
95					Both co-written with Don Payne
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97
98
99					Co-written with Peter Gaffney. Died 2014.
100
101					Includes one co-written with Brian Kelley Also co-wrote Plusaversary and Rogue Not Quite One
102
103					Co-written with Brian Kelley
104	& Max Pross				Also co-wrote the screenplay for Playdate with Destiny
105
106
107
108					Guest writer on the Season 26 episode "Bart's New Friend"
109
110
111
112
113
114					Co-written with Dan Castellaneta & Deb Lacusta
115					Also co-wrote Rogue Not Quite One
116
117
119					All co-written with Tim Long
118	& Zach Posner
120					Co-written with Brian Kelley Also co-wrote the screenplay for Playdate with Destiny The only person ever to both write and direct for the show
121					Co-written with Matt Selman
122					Co-written with Dan Castellaneta & Deb Lacusta
123					Co-written with Carolyn Omine
124
125
126
127					Co-written with Jeff Martin
128
129					Credited as co-writer on The Good, the Bart, and the Loki and When Billie Met Lisa
130					Guest writer on the two-part Season 31 episodes "Warrin' Priests"
131
132					The two-part episode "A Serious Flanders" is counted as two episodes Credited as co-writer on When Billie Met Lisa
133
134
135					Credited as co-writer on The Good, the Bart, and the Loki and Plusaversary
136					Co-written with Jeff Martin
137					Also co-wrote Welcome to the Club
138
139
140					Both co-written with Rob LaZebnik
141					Also co-wrote Plusaversary, Welcome to the Club and Rogue Not Quite One
142					Also co-wrote When Billie Met Lisa