diff --git a/daft/daft.pyi b/daft/daft.pyi
index 78d30c8d26..8b792adc21 100644
--- a/daft/daft.pyi
+++ b/daft/daft.pyi
@@ -1003,10 +1003,13 @@ class PyDataType:
     def is_numeric(self) -> builtins.bool: ...
     def is_image(self) -> builtins.bool: ...
     def is_fixed_shape_image(self) -> builtins.bool: ...
+    def is_list(self) -> builtins.bool: ...
     def is_tensor(self) -> builtins.bool: ...
     def is_fixed_shape_tensor(self) -> builtins.bool: ...
     def is_map(self) -> builtins.bool: ...
     def is_logical(self) -> builtins.bool: ...
+    def is_boolean(self) -> builtins.bool: ...
+    def is_string(self) -> builtins.bool: ...
     def is_temporal(self) -> builtins.bool: ...
     def is_equal(self, other: Any) -> builtins.bool: ...
     @staticmethod
diff --git a/daft/datatype.py b/daft/datatype.py
index 4077a7b0e3..741bf438d1 100644
--- a/daft/datatype.py
+++ b/daft/datatype.py
@@ -492,6 +492,15 @@ def _is_fixed_shape_image_type(self) -> builtins.bool:
     def _is_numeric_type(self) -> builtins.bool:
         return self._dtype.is_numeric()
 
+    def _is_list(self) -> builtins.bool:
+        return self._dtype.is_list()
+
+    def _is_boolean(self) -> builtins.bool:
+        return self._dtype.is_boolean()
+
+    def _is_string(self) -> builtins.bool:
+        return self._dtype.is_string()
+
     def _is_map(self) -> builtins.bool:
         return self._dtype.is_map()
 
diff --git a/src/daft-core/src/datatypes/dtype.rs b/src/daft-core/src/datatypes/dtype.rs
index dbf40d7551..140ffd45d6 100644
--- a/src/daft-core/src/datatypes/dtype.rs
+++ b/src/daft-core/src/datatypes/dtype.rs
@@ -369,6 +369,21 @@ impl DataType {
         matches!(self, DataType::Map(..))
     }
 
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn is_list(&self) -> bool {
+        matches!(self, DataType::List(..))
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn is_string(&self) -> bool {
+        matches!(self, DataType::Utf8)
+    }
+
+    #[inline]
+    pub fn is_boolean(&self) -> bool {
+        matches!(self, DataType::Boolean)
+    }
+
     #[inline]
     pub fn is_null(&self) -> bool {
         match self {
diff --git a/src/daft-core/src/python/datatype.rs b/src/daft-core/src/python/datatype.rs
index 082605b739..c553a78eb0 100644
--- a/src/daft-core/src/python/datatype.rs
+++ b/src/daft-core/src/python/datatype.rs
@@ -379,6 +379,18 @@ impl PyDataType {
         Ok(self.dtype.is_map())
     }
 
+    pub fn is_list(&self) -> PyResult<bool> {
+        Ok(self.dtype.is_list())
+    }
+
+    pub fn is_boolean(&self) -> PyResult<bool> {
+        Ok(self.dtype.is_boolean())
+    }
+
+    pub fn is_string(&self) -> PyResult<bool> {
+        Ok(self.dtype.is_string())
+    }
+
     pub fn is_logical(&self) -> PyResult<bool> {
         Ok(self.dtype.is_logical())
     }