who wrote indiana jones

The character and movie franchise Indiana Jones was created by George Lucas , with key creative contributions from director Steven Spielberg and screenwriter Lawrence Kasdan on the first film, Raiders of the Lost Ark.

George Lucas first came up with the idea in the early 1970s under the working title The Adventures of Indiana Smith , inspired by classic 1930s–40s adventure serials. He then developed the concept with writer-director Philip Kaufman, who helped shape story elements like using the Ark of the Covenant as the main artifact in the original film. Later, Lucas brought the project to Steven Spielberg, who directed the movies, while Lawrence Kasdan wrote the screenplay for Raiders of the Lost Ark based on story meetings with Lucas and Spielberg.

If by “who wrote Indiana Jones” you meant the music, that was composed by John Williams, who scored all five Indiana Jones films.