Over the years, many individuals have made invaluable and essential contributions to Doctor Who, both in front of the camera and behind it. Here you will find short biographies of the writers, directors and principal actors who helped define each era of Doctor Who. Key production personnel are represented, too: between 1963 and 1989, the production team was typically comprised of a producer and a script (or story) editor; subsequently, a “showrunner” executive producer was the main decision-maker.

You can view the available biographies in alphabetical order by surname:

They are also sorted by occupation: