The Oxford Companion to Chess lists 1,327 named openings and variants. Some openings have been given fanciful names, often names of animals. The Dragon Variation of the Sicilian Defence was named in 1901 after its resemblance of Black's kingside pawn structure to the constellation Draco, It is one of the sharpest of all chess openings, with ten named sub-variations analysed in Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings.
The Orang-Utan Opening was an occasional novelty named by the witty Polish master Savielly Tartakower in 1924. Nevertheless the Orang-Utan's wide range of options has attracted attention from analysts. Some animal variations have development from novelties into serious competition weapons, for example the Hippopotamus Defence looks passive but offers opportunities for well-timed counter-attacks. The similar Hedgehog Opening may leave the White pieces with an impressive position but little prospect of making progress, and Black may threaten a breakthrough at the right time.
Analysts continued to devise new variations, some named after animals. For example Stefan Bücker introduced the Vulture and Hawk variations, to bring fun and creativity to chess lessons for young players.
Below is a list of chess openings named after animals.
*Black Lion Defense 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nbd7;
*Black Mustang Defense 1.Nf3 Nc6;
*Bullfrog Gambit 1.d4 Nf6 2.g4;
*Canard Opening 1.d4 Nf6 2.f4;
*Chameleon variation of the Sicilian Defence 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nge2
*Chameleon variation of the Slav Defense 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6
*Clam Variation 1.e4 e5 2.d3;
*Crab Opening 1.a4 e5 2.h4;
*Dragon Variation of the Sicilian Defence 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6;
*Double Duck Formation 1.f4 f5 2.d4 d5;
*Elephant Gambit 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d5;
*English Orangutan 1.c4 Nf6 2.b4;
*English Rat 1.d4 d6 2.c4 e5;
*Fried Fox Variation 1.e4 f6 2.d4 Kf7;
*Giraffe Attack of the Vienna Game 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Bc5 3.Qg4;
*Great Snake 1.c4 g6;
*Halibut Gambit of the English Opening 1.c4 b5;
*Hawk Defense 1.d4 c5 2.d5 Nf6 3.Nf3 c4;
*Hedgehog a pawn formation adopted usually by Black that can arise from several openings;
*Hippopotamus Defence a name for various chess opening systems in which Black moves a number of his pawns to the third rank (usually a6, b6, d6, e6, g6, h6);
*Kangaroo Defense 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Bb4+;
*Kingfisher Gambit of the Dutch Defense 1.d4 f5 2.Nc3 d5 3.e4;
*Lizard Attack of the Dunst Opening 1.Nc3 d5 2.e4 d4 3.Nce2;
*Lobster Gambit of the Latvian Gambit 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5 3.g4;
*Mad Dog Attack of the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit 1.d4 d5 2.e4 dxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.f3 exf3 5.Nxf3 g6 6.Bg5 Bg7 7.h4;
*Medusa Gambit 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g5;
*Mongoose variation of the Sicilian defence 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Qa5;
*Monkey's Bum of the Modern Defense 1.e4 g6 2.Bc4 Bg7 3.Qf3 e6 4.d4 Bxd4 5.Ne2 Bg7 6.Nbc3;
*Mosquito Gambit of the Englund Gambit 1.d4 e5 2.dxe5 Qh4;
*Orangutan Opening 1.b4;
*Polar bear system in Bird's Opening (1.f4), a system devised by grandmaster Henrik Danielsen;
*Porcupine Variation, 1.c4 f5 2.e4 fxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.g4;
*Pterodactyl Variation, Modern, 1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6 4.e4 c5 5.Nf3 Qa5;
*Raptor Attack of the Trompowsky Attack 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 Ne4 3.h4;
*Rat Defence 1.d4 d6;
*Sicilian Pterodactyl 1.e4 g6 2.Nf3 Bg7 3.d4 c5;
*Snail Variation of the Old Benoni Defense 1.d4 c5 2.d5 Na6;
*Snake Variation of the Benoni Defense 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6 4.Nc3 exd5 5.cxd5 Bd6;
*Tortoise Opening 1.e4 e5 2.Bd3;
*Vulture Defense 1.d4 c5 2.d5 Nf6 3.c4 Ne4;
*Wasp Variation of the Elephant Gambit 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d5 3.Nxe5 dxe4 4.Bc4 Qg5;
*Whale Opening 1.e4 e5 2.c4;
*Wild Bull Defense 1.e4 Nh6;
The Orang-Utan Opening was an occasional novelty named by the witty Polish master Savielly Tartakower in 1924. Nevertheless the Orang-Utan's wide range of options has attracted attention from analysts. Some animal variations have development from novelties into serious competition weapons, for example the Hippopotamus Defence looks passive but offers opportunities for well-timed counter-attacks. The similar Hedgehog Opening may leave the White pieces with an impressive position but little prospect of making progress, and Black may threaten a breakthrough at the right time.
Analysts continued to devise new variations, some named after animals. For example Stefan Bücker introduced the Vulture and Hawk variations, to bring fun and creativity to chess lessons for young players.
Below is a list of chess openings named after animals.
*Black Lion Defense 1.e4 d6 2.d4 Nf6 3.Nc3 Nbd7;
*Black Mustang Defense 1.Nf3 Nc6;
*Bullfrog Gambit 1.d4 Nf6 2.g4;
*Canard Opening 1.d4 Nf6 2.f4;
*Chameleon variation of the Sicilian Defence 1. e4 c5 2. Nc3 Nc6 3. Nge2
*Chameleon variation of the Slav Defense 1. d4 d5 2. c4 c6 3. Nf3 Nf6 4. Nc3 a6
*Clam Variation 1.e4 e5 2.d3;
*Crab Opening 1.a4 e5 2.h4;
*Dragon Variation of the Sicilian Defence 1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 g6;
*Double Duck Formation 1.f4 f5 2.d4 d5;
*Elephant Gambit 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d5;
*English Orangutan 1.c4 Nf6 2.b4;
*English Rat 1.d4 d6 2.c4 e5;
*Fried Fox Variation 1.e4 f6 2.d4 Kf7;
*Giraffe Attack of the Vienna Game 1.e4 e5 2.Nc3 Bc5 3.Qg4;
*Great Snake 1.c4 g6;
*Halibut Gambit of the English Opening 1.c4 b5;
*Hawk Defense 1.d4 c5 2.d5 Nf6 3.Nf3 c4;
*Hedgehog a pawn formation adopted usually by Black that can arise from several openings;
*Hippopotamus Defence a name for various chess opening systems in which Black moves a number of his pawns to the third rank (usually a6, b6, d6, e6, g6, h6);
*Kangaroo Defense 1.d4 e6 2.c4 Bb4+;
*Kingfisher Gambit of the Dutch Defense 1.d4 f5 2.Nc3 d5 3.e4;
*Lizard Attack of the Dunst Opening 1.Nc3 d5 2.e4 d4 3.Nce2;
*Lobster Gambit of the Latvian Gambit 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 f5 3.g4;
*Mad Dog Attack of the Blackmar-Diemer Gambit 1.d4 d5 2.e4 dxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.f3 exf3 5.Nxf3 g6 6.Bg5 Bg7 7.h4;
*Medusa Gambit 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 g5;
*Mongoose variation of the Sicilian defence 1. e4 c5 2. Nf3 Qa5;
*Monkey's Bum of the Modern Defense 1.e4 g6 2.Bc4 Bg7 3.Qf3 e6 4.d4 Bxd4 5.Ne2 Bg7 6.Nbc3;
*Mosquito Gambit of the Englund Gambit 1.d4 e5 2.dxe5 Qh4;
*Orangutan Opening 1.b4;
*Polar bear system in Bird's Opening (1.f4), a system devised by grandmaster Henrik Danielsen;
*Porcupine Variation, 1.c4 f5 2.e4 fxe4 3.Nc3 Nf6 4.g4;
*Pterodactyl Variation, Modern, 1.d4 g6 2.c4 Bg7 3.Nc3 d6 4.e4 c5 5.Nf3 Qa5;
*Raptor Attack of the Trompowsky Attack 1.d4 Nf6 2.Bg5 Ne4 3.h4;
*Rat Defence 1.d4 d6;
*Sicilian Pterodactyl 1.e4 g6 2.Nf3 Bg7 3.d4 c5;
*Snail Variation of the Old Benoni Defense 1.d4 c5 2.d5 Na6;
*Snake Variation of the Benoni Defense 1.d4 Nf6 2.c4 c5 3.d5 e6 4.Nc3 exd5 5.cxd5 Bd6;
*Tortoise Opening 1.e4 e5 2.Bd3;
*Vulture Defense 1.d4 c5 2.d5 Nf6 3.c4 Ne4;
*Wasp Variation of the Elephant Gambit 1.e4 e5 2.Nf3 d5 3.Nxe5 dxe4 4.Bc4 Qg5;
*Whale Opening 1.e4 e5 2.c4;
*Wild Bull Defense 1.e4 Nh6;
Wild Bot Game is a first and third person 3D puzzle game developed by Wild Team.
Still in development this game is meant to be published in the first quarter of 2014 for iPad and iPhone devices.
Wild Team are Juanan jimenez, Josep Vidal and Benet Carrasco.
Josep Vidal heads up the development and Benet Carrasco, level designer and 3D artist. Juanan Jimenez is in charge of some development and also some of the conceptual and 3D art.
Although all the member careers has been related with digital advertising for the last 10 years, they decided to join their common passion for video games and build Wild Bot.
Game synopsis
Human Kind´s existence has been eradicated from earth due to their own creation; the evil robots from Crunch Time Corporation. The future looks bleak for human life on this planet.
However, there is a humble creation within the carnage of Wild Bot - a tiny workshop - which can restore human life on earth: The Human Source. From a small sample of DNA, a powerful source of energy can bring human life back to planet earth.
Crunch Time Corps evil bots knew the existence of this amazing new energy source, and it didn't take long for these evil bots to steal it from the Wild Bot premises after the mass elimination of humankind.
But, there is another unlikely invention from the Wild Bot engineers, a small jumping robot named Roscoe who was initially created to help the less fortunate have an easier life. Yet, in a world without humans, he no longer has a sense of purpose. Unless, he can reclaim back the Human Source from the evil clutches of the bots at Crunch Time.
Despite being a small, rusty and unlikely hero, Roscoe demonstrates that you don´t need big weapons to outsmart the evil bots at their Crunch Time castle....
Roscoe
Roscoe is the oldest model from the Wild Bot Workshop, it was meant to help the less fortunate. it was built by the naked hands of skilled artisans, in the Wild Bot shop.
Roscoe moves around jumping on one leg, sometimes he can be a bit slow as he wasn’t designed to win a race. Roscoe moves around jump by jump, as the people he had to help couldn´t.
For this purpose, Roscoe can keep items in his back, where the inventory is. To open the inventory door, just pinch in the screen in order to show it up.
roscoe.
Crunchtime Corporation
Crunchtime are responsible for the mass extinction of Human kind. Crunchtime Corp, was initiated by humans in order to make profit from Artificial Intelligence.
They were ready to show the world the most smartest machines: robots with powerful destructive weapons!
An Iron Army to sell to the biggest buyer… the expected profits were immeasurable.
But something went wrong.
This robot army just had one target: the destruction of human kind.
Years later, the robots succeeded in their mission - humans had be wiped from earth. However, a small and rusty unarmed robot has just woken up…
Wild Bot links
* Wild Bot Game official page
* Wild Bot Indie DB
* Wild Bot FB page
*Wild Bot development Blog
Still in development this game is meant to be published in the first quarter of 2014 for iPad and iPhone devices.
Wild Team are Juanan jimenez, Josep Vidal and Benet Carrasco.
Josep Vidal heads up the development and Benet Carrasco, level designer and 3D artist. Juanan Jimenez is in charge of some development and also some of the conceptual and 3D art.
Although all the member careers has been related with digital advertising for the last 10 years, they decided to join their common passion for video games and build Wild Bot.
Game synopsis
Human Kind´s existence has been eradicated from earth due to their own creation; the evil robots from Crunch Time Corporation. The future looks bleak for human life on this planet.
However, there is a humble creation within the carnage of Wild Bot - a tiny workshop - which can restore human life on earth: The Human Source. From a small sample of DNA, a powerful source of energy can bring human life back to planet earth.
Crunch Time Corps evil bots knew the existence of this amazing new energy source, and it didn't take long for these evil bots to steal it from the Wild Bot premises after the mass elimination of humankind.
But, there is another unlikely invention from the Wild Bot engineers, a small jumping robot named Roscoe who was initially created to help the less fortunate have an easier life. Yet, in a world without humans, he no longer has a sense of purpose. Unless, he can reclaim back the Human Source from the evil clutches of the bots at Crunch Time.
Despite being a small, rusty and unlikely hero, Roscoe demonstrates that you don´t need big weapons to outsmart the evil bots at their Crunch Time castle....
Roscoe
Roscoe is the oldest model from the Wild Bot Workshop, it was meant to help the less fortunate. it was built by the naked hands of skilled artisans, in the Wild Bot shop.
Roscoe moves around jumping on one leg, sometimes he can be a bit slow as he wasn’t designed to win a race. Roscoe moves around jump by jump, as the people he had to help couldn´t.
For this purpose, Roscoe can keep items in his back, where the inventory is. To open the inventory door, just pinch in the screen in order to show it up.
roscoe.
Crunchtime Corporation
Crunchtime are responsible for the mass extinction of Human kind. Crunchtime Corp, was initiated by humans in order to make profit from Artificial Intelligence.
They were ready to show the world the most smartest machines: robots with powerful destructive weapons!
An Iron Army to sell to the biggest buyer… the expected profits were immeasurable.
But something went wrong.
This robot army just had one target: the destruction of human kind.
Years later, the robots succeeded in their mission - humans had be wiped from earth. However, a small and rusty unarmed robot has just woken up…
Wild Bot links
* Wild Bot Game official page
* Wild Bot Indie DB
* Wild Bot FB page
*Wild Bot development Blog
DJ Fluker Violations
On September 11, 2013, the 100 year anniversary of 's birth, reported that former University of Alabama football player Luther Davis was implicated in schemes to provide improper benefits to several former collegiate football players. Notably, 2011 Championship Season and 2012 Championship Season participant DJ Fluker was one of the five recipients of benefits named. Yahoo! Sports supported the story with subsequent reports containing evidence, such as money transfer receipts, merchandise invoices, flight records, and documented text messages. In addition to DJ Fluker, the report indicates improper benefits may have been received by former Crimson Tide starters Josh Chapman and Mark Barron. The allegations, if proven, could lead to the NCAA stripping titles from Alabama.
Player Clinton-Dix and Assistant Strength Coach Corey Harris
On October 3, 2013, the Tuscaloosa News reported Alabama assistant strength and training coach Corey Harris had provided improper monetary benefits to . The coach gave Clinton-Dix a loan of less than $500 after the player's 2012 Dodge Charger was burglarized in Tuscaloosa. Clinton-Dix repaid the loan. He was reinstated after a 2-game suspension.
On September 11, 2013, the 100 year anniversary of 's birth, reported that former University of Alabama football player Luther Davis was implicated in schemes to provide improper benefits to several former collegiate football players. Notably, 2011 Championship Season and 2012 Championship Season participant DJ Fluker was one of the five recipients of benefits named. Yahoo! Sports supported the story with subsequent reports containing evidence, such as money transfer receipts, merchandise invoices, flight records, and documented text messages. In addition to DJ Fluker, the report indicates improper benefits may have been received by former Crimson Tide starters Josh Chapman and Mark Barron. The allegations, if proven, could lead to the NCAA stripping titles from Alabama.
Player Clinton-Dix and Assistant Strength Coach Corey Harris
On October 3, 2013, the Tuscaloosa News reported Alabama assistant strength and training coach Corey Harris had provided improper monetary benefits to . The coach gave Clinton-Dix a loan of less than $500 after the player's 2012 Dodge Charger was burglarized in Tuscaloosa. Clinton-Dix repaid the loan. He was reinstated after a 2-game suspension.
List of writers, producers and directors who have worked on the American soap opera All My Children.
A
;Jill Ackles
:Director (1996-1997, 2007-2008)
;Albert Alarr
:Director (2003)
B
;Jacqueline Babbin , , ,
:Executive producer (1982-1986)
;James A. Baffico
:Director (1993-1998, 2000-2005)
;Amanda L. Beall
:Script writer (2003-2007)
:Associate head writer (2004-2005, 2006-2008, 2008)
;Felicia Minei Behr
:Associate producer (1970-1975)
:Executive producer (1989-1996)
;Jeff Beldner
:Writers' assistant (1989-1991)
:Script writer (1991-1994)
:Associate head writer (1994-1998, 2001-2004)
:Script editor (2004-2008, 2008-2011)
;Sara A. Bibel
:Breakdown writer (2007)
;Sonia Blangiardo
:Supervising Producer (2013-present)
:Production associate (1990)
:Production assistant (1992-1996)
:Associate director (1998-1999)
:Associate producer (1999-2000)
;Bettina F. Bradbury
:Script writer (1993-2006)
;Lorraine Broderick
:Script writer (1979-1981)
:Associate head writer (1981-1987, 1988-1991; 2010-2011)
:Co-head writer (1985)
:Head writer (1995-1997; 2009-2010; 2011)
;James Harmon Brown
:Co-head writer (2007-2008, 2008)
;Courtney Bugler
:Script writer (2005-2007, 2008)
;Jean Dadario Burke
:Casting assistant (1970-1974)
:Production associate (1974-1980)
:Technical director (1980-1984)
:Director (1984-1987)
:Senior producer (1997-1998)
:Executive producer (1998-2003)
C
;Craig Carlson
:Breakdown writer (1997-2002)
;Julie Hanan Carruthers
:Executive producer (2003-2011)
;Anna Theresa Cascio
:Co-head writer (2003)
;Lisa de Cazotte
:Coordinating producer (1994-1996)
:Supervising producer (1996)
;Casey Childs
:Director (1997-2011)
:Producer (2002-2004)
:Interim executive producer (2003)
;Michael J. Cinquemani
:Script writer (2008)
;Joanna Cohen
:Script writer (2006-2007, 2008-2011)
;Michael Conforti
:Co-head writer (2001)
;Lisa Connor
:Supervising producer (1999-2002)
:Associate head writer (2002-2005)
:Co-head writer (May 24, 2013-Present)
;Hal Corley
:Associate head writer (1991-1998)
;Joe Cotugno
:Director (2007)
;Christina Covino
:Associate head writer (1996-1997)
:Script writer (2002-2003)
;Carolyn Culliton
:Associate head writer (1992-1993)
;Richard Culliton
:Associate head writer (1991-1993)
:Head writer (2001-2002)
;Shelley Curtis
:Occasional director (2003-2007)
D
;Stephen Demorest
:Associate head writer (2005-2008)
;Margaret DePriest
:Co-head writer (1989-1990)
;Judith Donato
:Script writer (1992-1998)
;Lynsey DuFour
:Script writer (2009)
E
;Barbara Esensten
:Co-head writer (2007-2008, 2008)
G
;Charlotte Gibson
:Script writer (1997-2001)
;Christopher Goutman
:Director (1987-1996)
H
;Kate Hall
:Script writer (2007, 2008-2011)
;Karen Harris
:Script writer (2004-2005)
;Chip Hayes
:Associate head writer (2004-2008)
:Script writer (2008-2011)
:Script writer (April 29-May 24, 2013)
:Co-Headwriter (May 24, 2013-Present)
I
;Janet Iacobuzio
:Associate head writer (1993-1994, 2001-2003)
:Script writer (2000-2001)
J
;Francesca James
:Director (1982-1987)
:Executive producer (1996-1998)
:Occasional director (2003-2005, 2007-2008)
;Frederick Johnson
:Associate head writer (1993-1998, 1999-2003)
;Karen Johnson
:Associate director (1997-2004)
:Editor (1998-2004)
:Producer (2004-2011)
K
;Marla Kanelos
:Associate head writer (2004)
:Script writer (2004-2008)
;Susan Kirshenbaum
:Script writer (1983-1991)
:Script editor (1991-1993)
;Bud Kloss
:Executive producer (1970-1978)
L
;N. Gail Lawrence
:Associate head writer (1994-1996, 1998-2001)
;Mimi Leahey
:Script editor (1999-2004)
;Andrew Lee
:Director (1996-1997, 2002-2005, 2008)
;David A. Levinson
:Script writer (2003-2004)
;Karen Lewis
:Script writer (1985-1997, 2001-2007)
:Script editor (1997-1999)
M
;Mary Madeiras
:Occasional director (2003)
;Marlene McPherson
:Co-head writer (April 29, 2013-May 24, 2013)
;Megan McTavish
:Associate head writer (1987-1992)
:Co-head writer (1992-1995)
:Head writer (1997-1999, 2003-2007)
;Royal Miller
:Script writer (2000-2001)
;Victor Miller
:Associate head writer (1984-1986, 1987-1989, 1997-2001, 2003-2006)
;Jill Mitwell
:Occasional director (2001)
;Anthony Morina
:Occasional director (2007)
N
;Agnes Nixon
:Executive producer (1970-1981)
:Head writer (1970-1985, 1988-1993)
:Co-head writer (1993-1997, 1999-2000, 2002)
:Senior story consultant (1985-1988, 2001-2002, 2013-Present)
O
;Conal O'Brien
:Production assistant (1977-1978)
:Director (1987-2011)
P
;Juliet Law Packer
:Associate head writer (1997-2001, 2004-2005)
;Elizabeth Page
:Script writer (1984-1990, 1998)
:Script editor (1998-1999)
:Co-head writer (1999)
;Jean Passanante
:Co-head writer (1999-2001)
:Head writer (2001)
;Michelle Patrick
:Script writer (1990-1998, 2007-2008, 2008)
:Associate head writer (2005-2007)
;John PiRoman
:Script writer (1998-2004)
;Michael V. Pomarico
:Camera operator (1985-1988)
:Technical director (1988-2011)
:Director (1994-2011)
;Charles Pratt, Jr.
:Consulting producer (2008-2009)
:Head writer (2008-2009)
R
;Gordon Rayfield
:Associate head writer (2002)
:Head writer (2002-2003)
:Co-head writer (2003)
;Andrea Giles Rich
:Occasional director (2002-2003)
;Pete T. Rich
:Script writer (1994-1996)
S
;Stephen Schenkel
:Executive producer (1986-1989)
;Robert Scinto
:Director (1997-2004)
;Courtney Simon
:Script writer (1996-1997)
;Peggy Sloane
:Associate head writer (1987-1989, 1997-1998)
;Ginger Smith
:Production staff (1988-1990)
:Assistant to EP (1990-1994)
:Production assistant (1994-1996)
:Associate producer (1996-1997)
:Coordinating producer (1997-1999)
:Supervising producer (1999-2004)
:Producer (2004-2011)
:Executive Producer (2013-present)
;Hope Harmel Smith
:Script writer (2008)
;Elizabeth Snyder
:Co-Head Writer (April 29, 2013-May 24, 2013)
;Gillian Spencer
:Script writer (1989-1992)
T
;Millee Taggart
:Co-head writer (1996-1997)
;Rebecca Taylor
:Writers' assistant (1997-1999)
:Script writer (1999-2001, 2002-2008, 2008-2011)
;Angela Tessinari
:Director (1997-2011)
;Tracey Thomson
:Associate head writer (2008-2011)
:Script writer (2008-2011)
;Gary Tomlin
:Producer (1995-1996)
W
;Addie Walsh
:Associate head writer (2000-2002, 2003-2008, 2008-2011)
;Wisner Washam
:Head writer (1983-1992)
;Steven Williford
:Director (2004-2011)
;Judy Blye Wilson
:Casting director (1991-2011)
;Jorn Winther
:Co-executive producer (1978-1982)
:Executive producer (1986)
X
;Phideaux Xavier
:Associate director (1994-1995)
:Director (1999-2000)
A
;Jill Ackles
:Director (1996-1997, 2007-2008)
;Albert Alarr
:Director (2003)
B
;Jacqueline Babbin , , ,
:Executive producer (1982-1986)
;James A. Baffico
:Director (1993-1998, 2000-2005)
;Amanda L. Beall
:Script writer (2003-2007)
:Associate head writer (2004-2005, 2006-2008, 2008)
;Felicia Minei Behr
:Associate producer (1970-1975)
:Executive producer (1989-1996)
;Jeff Beldner
:Writers' assistant (1989-1991)
:Script writer (1991-1994)
:Associate head writer (1994-1998, 2001-2004)
:Script editor (2004-2008, 2008-2011)
;Sara A. Bibel
:Breakdown writer (2007)
;Sonia Blangiardo
:Supervising Producer (2013-present)
:Production associate (1990)
:Production assistant (1992-1996)
:Associate director (1998-1999)
:Associate producer (1999-2000)
;Bettina F. Bradbury
:Script writer (1993-2006)
;Lorraine Broderick
:Script writer (1979-1981)
:Associate head writer (1981-1987, 1988-1991; 2010-2011)
:Co-head writer (1985)
:Head writer (1995-1997; 2009-2010; 2011)
;James Harmon Brown
:Co-head writer (2007-2008, 2008)
;Courtney Bugler
:Script writer (2005-2007, 2008)
;Jean Dadario Burke
:Casting assistant (1970-1974)
:Production associate (1974-1980)
:Technical director (1980-1984)
:Director (1984-1987)
:Senior producer (1997-1998)
:Executive producer (1998-2003)
C
;Craig Carlson
:Breakdown writer (1997-2002)
;Julie Hanan Carruthers
:Executive producer (2003-2011)
;Anna Theresa Cascio
:Co-head writer (2003)
;Lisa de Cazotte
:Coordinating producer (1994-1996)
:Supervising producer (1996)
;Casey Childs
:Director (1997-2011)
:Producer (2002-2004)
:Interim executive producer (2003)
;Michael J. Cinquemani
:Script writer (2008)
;Joanna Cohen
:Script writer (2006-2007, 2008-2011)
;Michael Conforti
:Co-head writer (2001)
;Lisa Connor
:Supervising producer (1999-2002)
:Associate head writer (2002-2005)
:Co-head writer (May 24, 2013-Present)
;Hal Corley
:Associate head writer (1991-1998)
;Joe Cotugno
:Director (2007)
;Christina Covino
:Associate head writer (1996-1997)
:Script writer (2002-2003)
;Carolyn Culliton
:Associate head writer (1992-1993)
;Richard Culliton
:Associate head writer (1991-1993)
:Head writer (2001-2002)
;Shelley Curtis
:Occasional director (2003-2007)
D
;Stephen Demorest
:Associate head writer (2005-2008)
;Margaret DePriest
:Co-head writer (1989-1990)
;Judith Donato
:Script writer (1992-1998)
;Lynsey DuFour
:Script writer (2009)
E
;Barbara Esensten
:Co-head writer (2007-2008, 2008)
G
;Charlotte Gibson
:Script writer (1997-2001)
;Christopher Goutman
:Director (1987-1996)
H
;Kate Hall
:Script writer (2007, 2008-2011)
;Karen Harris
:Script writer (2004-2005)
;Chip Hayes
:Associate head writer (2004-2008)
:Script writer (2008-2011)
:Script writer (April 29-May 24, 2013)
:Co-Headwriter (May 24, 2013-Present)
I
;Janet Iacobuzio
:Associate head writer (1993-1994, 2001-2003)
:Script writer (2000-2001)
J
;Francesca James
:Director (1982-1987)
:Executive producer (1996-1998)
:Occasional director (2003-2005, 2007-2008)
;Frederick Johnson
:Associate head writer (1993-1998, 1999-2003)
;Karen Johnson
:Associate director (1997-2004)
:Editor (1998-2004)
:Producer (2004-2011)
K
;Marla Kanelos
:Associate head writer (2004)
:Script writer (2004-2008)
;Susan Kirshenbaum
:Script writer (1983-1991)
:Script editor (1991-1993)
;Bud Kloss
:Executive producer (1970-1978)
L
;N. Gail Lawrence
:Associate head writer (1994-1996, 1998-2001)
;Mimi Leahey
:Script editor (1999-2004)
;Andrew Lee
:Director (1996-1997, 2002-2005, 2008)
;David A. Levinson
:Script writer (2003-2004)
;Karen Lewis
:Script writer (1985-1997, 2001-2007)
:Script editor (1997-1999)
M
;Mary Madeiras
:Occasional director (2003)
;Marlene McPherson
:Co-head writer (April 29, 2013-May 24, 2013)
;Megan McTavish
:Associate head writer (1987-1992)
:Co-head writer (1992-1995)
:Head writer (1997-1999, 2003-2007)
;Royal Miller
:Script writer (2000-2001)
;Victor Miller
:Associate head writer (1984-1986, 1987-1989, 1997-2001, 2003-2006)
;Jill Mitwell
:Occasional director (2001)
;Anthony Morina
:Occasional director (2007)
N
;Agnes Nixon
:Executive producer (1970-1981)
:Head writer (1970-1985, 1988-1993)
:Co-head writer (1993-1997, 1999-2000, 2002)
:Senior story consultant (1985-1988, 2001-2002, 2013-Present)
O
;Conal O'Brien
:Production assistant (1977-1978)
:Director (1987-2011)
P
;Juliet Law Packer
:Associate head writer (1997-2001, 2004-2005)
;Elizabeth Page
:Script writer (1984-1990, 1998)
:Script editor (1998-1999)
:Co-head writer (1999)
;Jean Passanante
:Co-head writer (1999-2001)
:Head writer (2001)
;Michelle Patrick
:Script writer (1990-1998, 2007-2008, 2008)
:Associate head writer (2005-2007)
;John PiRoman
:Script writer (1998-2004)
;Michael V. Pomarico
:Camera operator (1985-1988)
:Technical director (1988-2011)
:Director (1994-2011)
;Charles Pratt, Jr.
:Consulting producer (2008-2009)
:Head writer (2008-2009)
R
;Gordon Rayfield
:Associate head writer (2002)
:Head writer (2002-2003)
:Co-head writer (2003)
;Andrea Giles Rich
:Occasional director (2002-2003)
;Pete T. Rich
:Script writer (1994-1996)
S
;Stephen Schenkel
:Executive producer (1986-1989)
;Robert Scinto
:Director (1997-2004)
;Courtney Simon
:Script writer (1996-1997)
;Peggy Sloane
:Associate head writer (1987-1989, 1997-1998)
;Ginger Smith
:Production staff (1988-1990)
:Assistant to EP (1990-1994)
:Production assistant (1994-1996)
:Associate producer (1996-1997)
:Coordinating producer (1997-1999)
:Supervising producer (1999-2004)
:Producer (2004-2011)
:Executive Producer (2013-present)
;Hope Harmel Smith
:Script writer (2008)
;Elizabeth Snyder
:Co-Head Writer (April 29, 2013-May 24, 2013)
;Gillian Spencer
:Script writer (1989-1992)
T
;Millee Taggart
:Co-head writer (1996-1997)
;Rebecca Taylor
:Writers' assistant (1997-1999)
:Script writer (1999-2001, 2002-2008, 2008-2011)
;Angela Tessinari
:Director (1997-2011)
;Tracey Thomson
:Associate head writer (2008-2011)
:Script writer (2008-2011)
;Gary Tomlin
:Producer (1995-1996)
W
;Addie Walsh
:Associate head writer (2000-2002, 2003-2008, 2008-2011)
;Wisner Washam
:Head writer (1983-1992)
;Steven Williford
:Director (2004-2011)
;Judy Blye Wilson
:Casting director (1991-2011)
;Jorn Winther
:Co-executive producer (1978-1982)
:Executive producer (1986)
X
;Phideaux Xavier
:Associate director (1994-1995)
:Director (1999-2000)