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

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:

ajs <adi@sieker.info>

alang@bright-green.com

Alcides Fonseca

Andi Albrecht <albrecht.andi@gmail.com>

Marty Alchin <gulopine@gamemusic.org>

Ahmad Alhashemi <trans@ahmadh.com>

Ahmad Al-Ibrahim

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>

Nicolas Lara <nicolaslara@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>

Morten Bagai <m@bagai.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

Chris Beaven <http://smileychris.tactful.co.nz/>

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

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>

brut.alll@gmail.com

btoll@bestweb.net

Jonathan Buchanan <jonathan.buchanan@gmail.com>

Keith Bussell <kbussell@gmail.com>

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>

Carl Meyer <carl@dirtcircle.com>

Graham Carlyle <graham.carlyle@maplecroft.net>

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

C8E

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>

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>

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>

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>

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

J. Pablo Fernandez <pupeno@pupeno.com>

Maciej Fijalkowski

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

Eric Floehr <eric@intellovations.com>

Eric Florenzano <floguy@gmail.com>

Vincent Foley <vfoleybourgon@yahoo.ca>

Rudolph Froger <rfroger@estrate.nl>

Jorge Gajon <gajon@gajon.org>

gandalf@owca.info

Marc Garcia <marc.garcia@accopensys.com>

Alex Gaynor <alex.gaynor@gmail.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>

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/>

Hyun Mi Ae

Ibon <ibonso@gmail.com>

Tom Insam

Baurzhan Ismagulov <ibr@radix50.net>

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>

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>

Lakin Wecker <lakin@structuredabstraction.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>

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>

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 <polarcowz@gmail.com>

Trey Long <trey@ktrl.com>

msaelices <msaelices@gmail.com>

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

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

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>

Marijn Vriens <marijn@metronomo.cl>

mark@junklight.com

Orestis Markou <orestis@orestis.gr>

Takashi Matsuo <matsuo.takashi@gmail.com>

Yasushi Masuda <whosaysni@gmail.com>

mattycakes@gmail.com

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

Kevin McConnell <kevin.mcconnell@gmail.com>

mccutchen@gmail.com

Paul McLanahan <paul@mclanahan.net>

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

Christian Metts

michael.mcewan@gmail.com

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>

Ramiro Morales <rm0@gmx.net>

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

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

James Murty

msundstr

Robert Myers <myer0052@gmail.com>

Alexander Myodov <alex@myodov.com>

Nebojša Dorđević

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>

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>

Luke Plant <http://lukeplant.me.uk/>

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>

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/>

Brian Rosner <brosner@gmail.com>

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/>

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>

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>

Chris Wesseling <Chris.Wesseling@cwi.nl>

James Wheare <django@sparemint.com>

Mike Wiacek <mjwiacek@google.com>

Frank Wierzbicki

charly.wilhelm@gmail.com

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

Gary Wilson <gary.wilson@gmail.com>

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

Glenn Maynard <glenn@zewt.org>

bthomas

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.

Guido van Rossum for creating Python.