Django was originally created in late 2003 at World Online, the Web division

of the Lawrence Journal-World newspaper in Lawrence, Kansas.

The PRIMARY AUTHORS are (and/or have been):

    * Adrian Holovaty

    * Simon Willison

    * Jacob Kaplan-Moss

    * Wilson Miner

    * Malcolm Tredinnick

    * Georg "Hugo" Bauer

    * Luke Plant

    * Russell Keith-Magee

    * Robert Wittams

    * Gary Wilson

    * Brian Rosner

    * Justin Bronn

    * Karen Tracey

    * Jannis Leidel

    * James Tauber

    * Alex Gaynor

    * Andrew Godwin

    * Carl Meyer

    * Ramiro Morales

    * Chris Beaven

More information on the main contributors to Django can be found in

docs/internals/committers.txt.

And here is an inevitably incomplete list of MUCH-APPRECIATED CONTRIBUTORS --

people who have submitted patches, reported bugs, added translations, helped

answer newbie questions, and generally made Django that much better:

    Gisle Aas <gisle@aas.no>

    ajs <adi@sieker.info>

    alang@bright-green.com

    Andi Albrecht <albrecht.andi@gmail.com>

    Marty Alchin <gulopine@gamemusic.org>

    Ahmad Alhashemi <trans@ahmadh.com>

    Ahmad Al-Ibrahim

    Antoni Aloy

    Daniel Alves Barbosa de Oliveira Vaz <danielvaz@gmail.com>

    AgarFu <heaven@croasanaso.sytes.net>

    Dagur Páll Ammendrup <dagurp@gmail.com>

    Collin Anderson <cmawebsite@gmail.com>

    Jeff Anderson <jefferya@programmerq.net>

    Marian Andre <django@andre.sk>

    Andreas

    Victor Andrée

    andy@jadedplanet.net

    Fabrice Aneche <akh@nobugware.com>

    ant9000@netwise.it

    Florian Apolloner <florian@apolloner.eu>

    arien <regexbot@gmail.com>

    David Ascher <http://ascher.ca/>

    atlithorn <atlithorn@gmail.com>

    Jökull Sólberg Auðunsson <jokullsolberg@gmail.com>

    Arthur <avandorp@gmail.com>

    av0000@mail.ru

    David Avsajanishvili <avsd05@gmail.com>

    Mike Axiak <axiak@mit.edu>

    Niran Babalola <niran@niran.org>

    Vitaly Babiy <vbabiy86@gmail.com>

    Morten Bagai <m@bagai.com>

    Jeff Balogh <jbalogh@mozilla.com>

    Mikaël Barbero <mikael.barbero nospam at nospam free.fr>

    Randy Barlow <randy@electronsweatshop.com>

    Scott Barr <scott@divisionbyzero.com.au>

    Jiri Barton

    Ned Batchelder <http://www.nedbatchelder.com/>

    batiste@dosimple.ch

    Batman

    Brian Beck <http://blog.brianbeck.com/>

    Shannon -jj Behrens <http://jjinux.blogspot.com/>

    Esdras Beleza <linux@esdrasbeleza.com>

    Chris Bennett <chrisrbennett@yahoo.com>

    James Bennett

    Julian Bez

    Arvis Bickovskis <viestards.lists@gmail.com>

    Natalia Bidart <nataliabidart@gmail.com>

    Paul Bissex <http://e-scribe.com/>

    Simon Blanchard

    David Blewett <david@dawninglight.net>

    Matt Boersma <matt@sprout.org>

    boobsd@gmail.com

    Matías Bordese

    Sean Brant

    Andrew Brehaut <http://brehaut.net/blog>

    David Brenneman <http://davidbrenneman.com>

    brut.alll@gmail.com

    bthomas

    btoll@bestweb.net

    Jonathan Buchanan <jonathan.buchanan@gmail.com>

    Keith Bussell <kbussell@gmail.com>

    C8E

    Chris Cahoon <chris.cahoon@gmail.com>

    Juan Manuel Caicedo <juan.manuel.caicedo@gmail.com>

    Trevor Caira <trevor@caira.com>

    Brett Cannon <brett@python.org>

    Ricardo Javier Cárdenes Medina <ricardo.cardenes@gmail.com>

    Jeremy Carbaugh <jcarbaugh@gmail.com>

    Graham Carlyle <graham.carlyle@maplecroft.net>

    Antonio Cavedoni <http://cavedoni.com/>

    cedric@terramater.net

    Chris Chamberlin <dja@cdc.msbx.net>

    Amit Chakradeo <http://amit.chakradeo.net/>

    ChaosKCW

    Kowito Charoenratchatabhan <kowito@felspar.com>

    Sengtha Chay <sengtha@e-khmer.com>

    ivan.chelubeev@gmail.com

    Bryan Chow <bryan at verdjn dot com>

    Antonis Christofides <anthony@itia.ntua.gr>

    Michal Chruszcz <troll@pld-linux.org>

    Can Burak Çilingir <canburak@cs.bilgi.edu.tr>

    Ian Clelland <clelland@gmail.com>

    Travis Cline <travis.cline@gmail.com>

    Russell Cloran <russell@rucus.net>

    colin@owlfish.com

    crankycoder@gmail.com

    Paul Collier <paul@paul-collier.com>

    Robert Coup

    Pete Crosier <pete.crosier@gmail.com>

    Matt Croydon <http://www.postneo.com/>

    Leah Culver <leah@pownce.com>

    flavio.curella@gmail.com

    Jure Cuhalev <gandalf@owca.info>

    John D'Agostino <john.dagostino@gmail.com>

    dackze+django@gmail.com

    Mihai Damian <yang_damian@yahoo.com>

    David Danier <goliath.mailinglist@gmx.de>

    Dirk Datzert <dummy@habmalnefrage.de>

    Jonathan Daugherty (cygnus) <http://www.cprogrammer.org/>

    dave@thebarproject.com

    david@kazserve.org

    Jason Davies (Esaj) <http://www.jasondavies.com/>

    Richard Davies <richard.davies@elastichosts.com>

    Alex Dedul

    Matt Dennenbaum

    deric@monowerks.com

    Max Derkachev <mderk@yandex.ru>

    Rajesh Dhawan <rajesh.dhawan@gmail.com>

    Sander Dijkhuis <sander.dijkhuis@gmail.com>

    Jordan Dimov <s3x3y1@gmail.com>

    Nebojša Dorđević

    dne@mayonnaise.net

    dready <wil@mojipage.com>

    Maximillian Dornseif <md@hudora.de>

    Jeremy Dunck <http://dunck.us/>

    Andrew Durdin <adurdin@gmail.com>

    dusk@woofle.net

    Andy Dustman <farcepest@gmail.com>

    Alexander Dutton <dev@alexdutton.co.uk>

    J. Clifford Dyer <jcd@sdf.lonestar.org>

    Clint Ecker

    Nick Efford <nick@efford.org>

    eibaan@gmail.com

    Julia Elman

    enlight

    Enrico <rico.bl@gmail.com>

    A. Murat Eren <meren@pardus.org.tr>

    Ludvig Ericson <ludvig.ericson@gmail.com>

    eriks@win.tue.nl

    Tomáš Ehrlich <tomas.ehrlich@gmail.com>

    Dirk Eschler <dirk.eschler@gmx.net>

    Marc Fargas <telenieko@telenieko.com>

    Szilveszter Farkas <szilveszter.farkas@gmail.com>

    Grigory Fateyev <greg@dial.com.ru>

    favo@exoweb.net

    fdr <drfarina@gmail.com>

    Dmitri Fedortchenko <zeraien@gmail.com>

    Jonathan Feignberg <jdf@pobox.com>

    Liang Feng <hutuworm@gmail.com>

    Bill Fenner <fenner@gmail.com>

    Stefane Fermgier <sf@fermigier.com>

    J. Pablo Fernandez <pupeno@pupeno.com>

    Maciej Fijalkowski

    Ben Firshman <ben@firshman.co.uk>

    Matthew Flanagan <http://wadofstuff.blogspot.com>

    Eric Floehr <eric@intellovations.com>

    Eric Florenzano <floguy@gmail.com>

    Vincent Foley <vfoleybourgon@yahoo.ca>

    Alcides Fonseca

    Rudolph Froger <rfroger@estrate.nl>

    Jorge Gajon <gajon@gajon.org>

    gandalf@owca.info

    Marc Garcia <marc.garcia@accopensys.com>

    Andy Gayton <andy-django@thecablelounge.com>

    Idan Gazit

    geber@datacollect.com

    Baishampayan Ghose

    Dimitris Glezos <dimitris@glezos.com>

    glin@seznam.cz

    martin.glueck@gmail.com

    Artyom Gnilov <boobsd@gmail.com>

    Ben Godfrey <http://aftnn.org>

    GomoX <gomo@datafull.com>

    Guilherme Mesquita Gondim <semente@taurinus.org>

    Mario Gonzalez <gonzalemario@gmail.com>

    David Gouldin <dgouldin@gmail.com>

    pradeep.gowda@gmail.com

    Collin Grady <collin@collingrady.com>

    Gabriel Grant <g@briel.ca>

    Simon Greenhill <dev@simon.net.nz>

    Owen Griffiths

    Espen Grindhaug <http://grindhaug.org/>

    Janos Guljas

    Thomas Güttler <hv@tbz-pariv.de>

    Horst Gutmann <zerok@zerokspot.com>

    Scot Hacker <shacker@birdhouse.org>

    dAniel hAhler

    hambaloney

    Brian Harring <ferringb@gmail.com>

    Brant Harris

    Ronny Haryanto <http://ronny.haryan.to/>

    Hawkeye

    Joe Heck <http://www.rhonabwy.com/wp/>

    Joel Heenan <joelh-django@planetjoel.com>

    Mikko Hellsing <mikko@sorl.net>

    Sebastian Hillig <sebastian.hillig@gmail.com>

    hipertracker@gmail.com

    Deryck Hodge <http://www.devurandom.org/>

    Brett Hoerner <bretthoerner@bretthoerner.com>

    Eric Holscher <http://ericholscher.com>

    Ian Holsman <http://feh.holsman.net/>

    Kieran Holland <http://www.kieranholland.com>

    Sung-Jin Hong <serialx.net@gmail.com>

    Leo "hylje" Honkanen <sealage@gmail.com>

    Tareque Hossain <http://www.codexn.com>

    Richard House <Richard.House@i-logue.com>

    Robert Rock Howard <http://djangomojo.com/>

    John Huddleston <huddlej@wwu.edu>

    Rob Hudson <http://rob.cogit8.org/>

    Jason Huggins <http://www.jrandolph.com/blog/>

    Gabriel Hurley <gabriel@strikeawe.com>

    Hyun Mi Ae

    Ibon <ibonso@gmail.com>

    Tom Insam

    Baurzhan Ismagulov <ibr@radix50.net>

    Stephan Jaekel <steph@rdev.info>

    james_027@yahoo.com

    jcrasta@gmail.com

    jdetaeye

    jhenry <jhenry@theonion.com>

    Zak Johnson <zakj@nox.cx>

    Nis Jørgensen <nis@superlativ.dk>

    Michael Josephson <http://www.sdjournal.com/>

    jpellerin@gmail.com

    junzhang.jn@gmail.com

    Antti Kaihola <http://djangopeople.net/akaihola/>

    Bahadır Kandemir <bahadir@pardus.org.tr>

    Karderio <karderio@gmail.com>

    Nagy Károly <charlie@rendszergazda.com>

    Erik Karulf <erik@karulf.com>

    Ben Dean Kawamura <ben.dean.kawamura@gmail.com>

    Ian G. Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com>

    Niall Kelly <duke.sam.vimes@gmail.com>

    Ryan Kelly <ryan@rfk.id.au>

    Thomas Kerpe <thomas@kerpe.net>

    Wiley Kestner <wiley.kestner@gmail.com>

    Ossama M. Khayat <okhayat@yahoo.com>

    Ben Khoo <khoobks@westnet.com.au>

    Garth Kidd <http://www.deadlybloodyserious.com/>

    kilian <kilian.cavalotti@lip6.fr>

    Sune Kirkeby <http://ibofobi.dk/>

    Bastian Kleineidam <calvin@debian.org>

    Cameron Knight (ckknight)

    Nena Kojadin <nena@kiberpipa.org>

    Igor Kolar <ike@email.si>

    Tomáš Kopeček <permonik@m6.cz>

    Gasper Koren

    Martin Kosír <martin@martinkosir.net>

    Arthur Koziel <http://arthurkoziel.com>

    Honza Král <honza.kral@gmail.com>

    Meir Kriheli <http://mksoft.co.il/>

    Bruce Kroeze <http://coderseye.com/>

    krzysiek.pawlik@silvermedia.pl

    Joseph Kocherhans

    konrad@gwu.edu

    knox <christobzr@gmail.com>

    David Krauth

    Kevin Kubasik <kevin@kubasik.net>

    kurtiss@meetro.com

    Denis Kuzmichyov <kuzmichyov@gmail.com>

    Panos Laganakos <panos.laganakos@gmail.com>

    Nick Lane <nick.lane.au@gmail.com>

    Stuart Langridge <http://www.kryogenix.org/>

    Paul Lanier <planier@google.com>

    David Larlet <http://david.larlet.fr>

    Nicolas Lara <nicolaslara@gmail.com>

    Nicola Larosa <nico@teknico.net>

    Finn Gruwier Larsen <finn@gruwier.dk>

    Lau Bech Lauritzen

    Rune Rønde Laursen <runerl@skjoldhoej.dk>

    Mark Lavin <markdlavin@gmail.com>

    Eugene Lazutkin <http://lazutkin.com/blog/>

    lcordier@point45.com

    Jeong-Min Lee <falsetru@gmail.com>

    Tai Lee <real.human@mrmachine.net>

    Christopher Lenz <http://www.cmlenz.net/>

    lerouxb@gmail.com

    Piotr Lewandowski <piotr.lewandowski@gmail.com>

    Charlie Leifer <coleifer@gmail.com>

    Justin Lilly <justinlilly@gmail.com>

    Waylan Limberg <waylan@gmail.com>

    limodou

    Philip Lindborg <philip.lindborg@gmail.com>

    Simon Litchfield <simon@quo.com.au>

    Daniel Lindsley <daniel@toastdriven.com>

    Trey Long <trey@ktrl.com>

    Laurent Luce <http://www.laurentluce.com>

    Martin Mahner <http://www.mahner.org/>

    Matt McClanahan <http://mmcc.cx/>

    Stanislaus Madueke

    Yann Malet

    Frantisek Malina <vizualbod@vizualbod.com>

    Mike Malone <mjmalone@gmail.com>

    Martin Maney <http://www.chipy.org/Martin_Maney>

    masonsimon+django@gmail.com

    Manuzhai

    Petr Marhoun <petr.marhoun@gmail.com>

    Petar Marić <http://www.petarmaric.com/>

    Nuno Mariz <nmariz@gmail.com>

    mark@junklight.com

    Orestis Markou <orestis@orestis.gr>

    Takashi Matsuo <matsuo.takashi@gmail.com>

    Yasushi Masuda <whosaysni@gmail.com>

    mattycakes@gmail.com

    Glenn Maynard <glenn@zewt.org>

    Jason McBrayer <http://www.carcosa.net/jason/>

    Kevin McConnell <kevin.mcconnell@gmail.com>

    mccutchen@gmail.com

    michael.mcewan@gmail.com

    Paul McLanahan <paul@mclanahan.net>

    Tobias McNulty <http://www.caktusgroup.com/blog>

    Zain Memon

    Christian Metts

    michal@plovarna.cz

    Slawek Mikula <slawek dot mikula at gmail dot com>

    mitakummaa@gmail.com

    mmarshall

    Andreas Mock <andreas.mock@web.de>

    Reza Mohammadi <reza@zeerak.ir>

    Aljosa Mohorovic <aljosa.mohorovic@gmail.com>

    Eric Moritz <http://eric.themoritzfamily.com/>

    msaelices <msaelices@gmail.com>

    Gregor Müllegger <gregor@muellegger.de>

    Robin Munn <http://www.geekforgod.com/>

    James Murty

    msundstr

    Robert Myers <myer0052@gmail.com>

    Alexander Myodov <alex@myodov.com>

    Doug Napoleone <doug@dougma.com>

    Gopal Narayanan <gopastro@gmail.com>

    Fraser Nevett <mail@nevett.org>

    Sam Newman <http://www.magpiebrain.com/>

    Filip Noetzel <http://filip.noetzel.co.uk/>

    Afonso Fernández Nogueira <fonzzo.django@gmail.com>

    Neal Norwitz <nnorwitz@google.com>

    Todd O'Bryan <toddobryan@mac.com>

    Selwin Ong <selwin@ui.co.id>

    Christian Oudard <christian.oudard@gmail.com>

    oggie rob <oz.robharvey@gmail.com>

    oggy <ognjen.maric@gmail.com>

    Jay Parlar <parlar@gmail.com>

    Claude Paroz <claude@2xlibre.net>

    Carlos Eduardo de Paula <carlosedp@gmail.com>

    pavithran s <pavithran.s@gmail.com>

    Barry Pederson <bp@barryp.org>

    Andreas Pelme <andreas@pelme.se>

    permonik@mesias.brnonet.cz

    peter@mymart.com

    pgross@thoughtworks.com

    phaedo <http://phaedo.cx/>

    Julien Phalip <http://www.julienphalip.com>

    phil@produxion.net

    phil.h.smith@gmail.com

    Gustavo Picon

    Michael Placentra II <someone@michaelplacentra2.net>

    plisk

    Daniel Poelzleithner <http://poelzi.org/>

    polpak@yahoo.com

    Ross Poulton <ross@rossp.org>

    Mihai Preda <mihai_preda@yahoo.com>

    Matthias Pronk <django@masida.nl>

    Jyrki Pulliainen <jyrki.pulliainen@gmail.com>

    Thejaswi Puthraya <thejaswi.puthraya@gmail.com>

    Johann Queuniet <johann.queuniet@adh.naellia.eu>

    Jan Rademaker

    Michael Radziej <mir@noris.de>

    Laurent Rahuel <laurent.rahuel@gmail.com>

    Stéphane Raimbault <stephane.raimbault@gmail.com>

    Luciano Ramalho

    Amit Ramon <amit.ramon@gmail.com>

    Philippe Raoult <philippe.raoult@n2nsoft.com>

    Massimiliano Ravelli <massimiliano.ravelli@gmail.com>

    Brian Ray <http://brianray.chipy.org/>

    remco@diji.biz

    Marc Remolt <m.remolt@webmasters.de>

    Bruno Renié <buburno@gmail.com>

    David Reynolds <david@reynoldsfamily.org.uk>

    rhettg@gmail.com

    ricardojbarrios@gmail.com

    Mike Richardson

    Matt Riggott

    Alex Robbins <alexander.j.robbins@gmail.com>

    Henrique Romano <onaiort@gmail.com>

    Armin Ronacher

    Daniel Roseman <http://roseman.org.uk/>

    Rozza <ross.lawley@gmail.com>

    Oliver Rutherfurd <http://rutherfurd.net/>

    ryankanno

    Gonzalo Saavedra <gonzalosaavedra@gmail.com>

    Manuel Saelices <msaelices@yaco.es>

    Ivan Sagalaev (Maniac) <http://www.softwaremaniacs.org/>

    Vinay Sajip <vinay_sajip@yahoo.co.uk>

    Kadesarin Sanjek

    Massimo Scamarcia <massimo.scamarcia@gmail.com>

    Paulo Scardine <paulo@scardine.com.br>

    David Schein

    Bernd Schlapsi

    schwank@gmail.com

    scott@staplefish.com

    Ilya Semenov <semenov@inetss.com>

    serbaut@gmail.com

    John Shaffer <jshaffer2112@gmail.com>

    Pete Shinners <pete@shinners.org>

    Leo Shklovskii

    jason.sidabras@gmail.com

    Brenton Simpson <http://theillustratedlife.com>

    Jozko Skrablin <jozko.skrablin@gmail.com>

    Ben Slavin <benjamin.slavin@gmail.com>

    sloonz <simon.lipp@insa-lyon.fr>

    Paul Smith <blinkylights23@gmail.com>

    Warren Smith <warren@wandrsmith.net>

    smurf@smurf.noris.de

    Vsevolod Solovyov

    sopel

    Leo Soto <leo.soto@gmail.com>

    Wiliam Alves de Souza <wiliamsouza83@gmail.com>

    Don Spaulding <donspauldingii@gmail.com>

    Bjørn Stabell <bjorn@exoweb.net>

    Georgi Stanojevski <glisha@gmail.com>

    starrynight <cmorgh@gmail.com>

    Vasiliy Stavenko <stavenko@gmail.com>

    Thomas Steinacher <http://www.eggdrop.ch/>

    Johan C. Stöver <johan@nilling.nl>

    Nowell Strite <http://nowell.strite.org/>

    Thomas Stromberg <tstromberg@google.com>

    Pascal Varet

    SuperJared

    Radek Švarz <http://www.svarz.cz/translate/>

    Swaroop C H <http://www.swaroopch.info>

    Aaron Swartz <http://www.aaronsw.com/>

    Ville Säävuori <http://www.unessa.net/>

    Mart Sõmermaa <http://mrts.pri.ee/>

    Christian Tanzer <tanzer@swing.co.at>

    Tyler Tarabula <tyler.tarabula@gmail.com>

    Tyson Tate <tyson@fallingbullets.com>

    Aryeh Leib Taurog <http://www.aryehleib.com/>

    Frank Tegtmeyer <fte@fte.to>

    Marcel Telka <marcel@telka.sk>

    Terry Huang <terryh.tp@gmail.com>

    Travis Terry <tdterry7@gmail.com>

    thebjorn <bp@datakortet.no>

    Zach Thompson <zthompson47@gmail.com>

    Michael Thornhill <michael.thornhill@gmail.com>

    Deepak Thukral <deep.thukral@gmail.com>

    tibimicu@gmx.net

    tobias@neuyork.de

    Tom Tobin

    Joe Topjian <http://joe.terrarum.net/geek/code/python/django/>

    torne-django@wolfpuppy.org.uk

    Jeff Triplett <jeff.triplett@gmail.com>

    tstromberg@google.com

    Makoto Tsuyuki <mtsuyuki@gmail.com>

    tt@gurgle.no

    David Tulig <david.tulig@gmail.com>

    Amit Upadhyay <http://www.amitu.com/blog/>

    Adam Vandenberg

    Geert Vanderkelen

    Vasil Vangelovski

    I.S. van Oostveen <v.oostveen@idca.nl>

    viestards.lists@gmail.com

    George Vilches <gav@thataddress.com>

    Vlado <vlado@labath.org>

    Zachary Voase <zacharyvoase@gmail.com>

    Marijn Vriens <marijn@metronomo.cl>

    Milton Waddams

    Chris Wagner <cw264701@ohio.edu>

    Rick Wagner <rwagner@physics.ucsd.edu>

    wam-djangobug@wamber.net

    Wang Chun <wangchun@exoweb.net>

    Filip Wasilewski <filip.wasilewski@gmail.com>

    Dan Watson <http://theidioteque.net/>

    Joel Watts <joel@joelwatts.com>

    Lakin Wecker <lakin@structuredabstraction.com>

    Chris Wesseling <Chris.Wesseling@cwi.nl>

    James Wheare <django@sparemint.com>

    Mike Wiacek <mjwiacek@google.com>

    Frank Wierzbicki

    charly.wilhelm@gmail.com

    Derek Willis <http://blog.thescoop.org/>

    Rachel Willmer <http://www.willmer.com/kb/>

    Jakub Wilk <ubanus@users.sf.net>

    Jakub Wiśniowski <restless.being@gmail.com>

    Maciej Wiśniowski <pigletto@gmail.com>

    wojtek

    Jason Yan <tailofthesun@gmail.com>

    Lars Yencken <lars.yencken@gmail.com>

    ye7cakf02@sneakemail.com

    ymasuda@ethercube.com

    Jesse Young <adunar@gmail.com>

    Mykola Zamkovoi <nickzam@gmail.com>

    zegor

    Gasper Zejn <zejn@kiberpipa.org>

    Jarek Zgoda <jarek.zgoda@gmail.com>

    Cheng Zhang

A big THANK YOU goes to:

    Rob Curley and Ralph Gage for letting us open-source Django.

    Frank Wiles for making excellent arguments for open-sourcing, and for

    his sage sysadmin advice.

    Ian Bicking for convincing Adrian to ditch code generation.

    Mark Pilgrim for diveintopython.org.