Doctor Who gold Dalek — Daleks have appeared more times than any other Doctor Who villain. Photograph: Rex Features

Every Doctor Who villain since 1963

This article is more than 11 years old

The Doctor has fought more than 400 villains and monsters. Find out who they are - and which appeared most
Get the data
Information is Beautiful on the Doctor's time travels

Includes villains' appearances from all episodes up to The Name of the Doctor

Doctor Who is back, with more villains for us to add to the list.

Inspired by the work of xxnapoleonsolo on Many Eyes, we tried to put together the definitive list of every Doctor Who villain and monster - ever. We had no idea there were so many. Here's our Tableau visualisation of them so far.

We've been adding loads of new creatures and people - thanks to your suggestions - and we probably still have some more to go.

Shhhhh! Matt Smith in The Name of the Doctor. Photograph: Adrian Rogers/BBC

So, here's a list of all the Doctor Who villains since the very first episode in 1963. Whether it's to help you put your bet on what will make a reappearance next series or just to satisfy hard-core Whovians, hopefully this will help out.

Doctor Who graphic history — Doctor Who: a graphic history. Click image to see it

The chart however doesn't include villains exclusively in Doctor Who books, audio books and spin-off shows - only the televised serials and only enemies, as opposed to protagonists. See the comments below for more details.

We're bound to have missed someone - or even got some details wrong. So let us know in the comments field below - and tell us if you do anything with the data. We've extended the comments date so we can keep going with the new series.

Which was your favourite? Download the data and let us know what you can do with it.