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A. A. Gill
Scottish writer and critic
A. O. Scott
American journalist and film critic
Ada Louise Huxtable
American architecture writer
Alan M. Kriegsman
American dance critic (1928-2012)
Alex Ross (music critic)
American music critic (born 1968)
Ann Powers
American writer and music critic
Anthony Fantano
American music critic and YouTuber (born 1985)
Ashton Stevens
American theatre critic
Bob Lefsetz
American blogger and music critic
Bosley Crowther
American film critic
Brooks Atkinson
American critic
Claudia Cassidy
American music critic
Clive James
Australian writer and broadcaster
Cub Koda
American rock and roll singer, guitarist, songwriter and disc jockey
Daniel Mendelsohn
American writer (born 1960)
Dave Marsh
American music critic
Ellen Willis
American writer
Elliot Norton
American theatre critic
Emily Genauer
American art critic
Emily Nussbaum
American television critic (born 1966)
Eric Bentley
American playwright
Frank Peters Jr.
American journalist
Frank Rutter
British art critic
Gene Siskel
American film critic
George Jean Nathan
American drama critic and magazine editor (1882–1958)
Gilbert Seldes
American writer
Greil Marcus
American author, music journalist and cultural critic
Harold C. Schonberg
American writer
Harry Knowles
American film critic and writer
Henry Allen (journalist)
Journalist
Henry Taylor Parker
Theater critic
Howard Rosenberg
American television critic
Irwin Chusid
American music journalist
Jack Anderson (dance critic)
American poet, dance critic, and dance historian
James Rolfe
American filmmaker, actor, YouTuber and Internet personality
James Suckling
American wine critic
Jim DeRogatis
American music critic and podcast host
Joan Acocella
American journalist, dance critic and writer
Jon Caramanica
American journalist and pop music critic
Jonathan Gold
American journalist (1960-2018)
Kenneth Tynan
English theatre critic and writer (1927-1980)
Legs McNeil
American writer
Leo Schofield
Australian art director and critic
Leonard Feather
British musician, producer, and writer
Leonard Maltin
American film critic and film historian
Lester Bangs
American music critic and journalist
Mark Kermode
English film critic
Paul Hume
American journalist
Paul Morley
English music journalist, musician, music executive
Pauline Kael
American film critic
Peter Travers
American film critic
Ralph J. Gleason
American music critic (1917–1975)
Rex Reed
American film critic
Richard Blackwell
American journalist and fashion critic
Richard Roeper
American writer and film critic (born 1959)
Robert Christgau
American music journalist
Robert Hilburn
American journalist
Robert Hughes (critic)
Australian critic, historian, and writer (1938–2012)
Robert Parker (wine critic)
American wine critic
Roger Ebert
American film critic and author (1942–2013)
Sacheverell Sitwell
British art and architectural historian and writer, baronet (1969-1988)
Sam Zolotow
American theatre critic
Simon Reynolds
English music critic (born 1963)
Stephen Thomas Erlewine
American music journalist (born 1973)
TotalBiscuit
British game critic and commentator
Vissarion Belinsky
Russian literary critic (1811–1848)
Walter Kerr
American writer (1913-1996)
Whitwell Elwin
Prose-writer
Wolcott Gibbs
American theater critic, humorist and editor (1902-1958)