King James Version | Translators

Alternate (historic) spellings of names are given below.

Patron

  • King James I of England

Read the KJV’s Dedication to King James (Epistle Dedicatorie)

Translation Oversight

  • Most Rev. Richard Bancroft

Companies

First Westminster Company

Genesis – 2 Kings

  • Lancelot Andrewes, Director
  • William Beadwell/Bedwell
  • Francis Burleigh/Burley
  • Richard Clark/Clarke/Clerke
  • Geoffrey King/Kinge/Kynge
  • John Laifield/Layfield/Leifield
  • John Overall
  • Hadrian à Saravia
  • Richard Thompson/Thomson
  • Robert Teigh/Tighe/Tjghe/Tyghe/Leigh

Second Westminster Co.

Epistles

  • William Barlow, Leader
  • William Dakins/Dakyns
  • Nicholas Felton
  • Roger Fenton
  • Ralph Huchenson/Hutchinson
  • Arthur Lake
  • Nicholas Love
  • Michael Rabbet/Rabbett
  • George Ryves
  • Thomas Sanderson
  • John Spencer/Spenser

First Oxford Company

Isaiah – Malachi

  • Edward Lively, Director
  • Roger Andrewes
  • Andrew Bing/Binge/Byng
  • Laurence Chaderton/Chatterton
  • Francis Dillingham
  • William Aiers/Eyre/Eyres
  • Thomas Harrison
  • John Richardson
  • Robert Spaldinge/Spaulding

Second Oxford Company

Gospels, Acts, Revelation

  • Thomas Ravis, Leader
  • George Abbot
  • John Aglionby
  • Richard Edes/Eedes
  • John Harmar/Harmer
  • Leonard Hutten/Hutton
  • James Montagu/Montegue
  • John Perne/Perrinne/Peryn
  • Ralph Ravens
  • Henry Savile
  • Giles Thomson/Tomson

First Cambridge Company

1 Chronicles – Song of Songs

  • Edward Lively, Director
  • Roger Andrewes
  • Andrew Bing/Binge/Byng
  • Laurence Chaderton/Chatterton
  • Francis Dillingham
  • William Aiers/Eyre/Eyres
  • Thomas Harrison
  • John Richardson
  • Robert Spaldinge/Spaulding

Second Cambridge Company

Apocrypha

  • John Dewport/Dewporte/ Duport/Duporte, Leader
  • John Bois/Boyes/Boys
  • William Branthwaite/Branthwayte
  • Andrew Downes
  • Jeremiah/Jeremie/Jeremy Radcliffe
  • Robert Ward
  • Samuel Ward

Other contributors

  • Robert Barker, Printer
  • Cornelis Boel, Artist, Engraver
  • Hugh Broughton (Genealogies)
  • Renold Elstrack, Engraver
  • John More, Map
  • Thomas Sparke, Translator (role unclear)
  • John Speed, Genealogies, Map