diff --git a/api/src/data/cult/create_cult.rs b/api/src/data/cult/create_cult.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..76e2206
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/src/data/cult/create_cult.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+
+use crate::type_defs::{Cult,NewCult};
+use crate::db::get_db_conn;
+
+pub fn create_cult(data: NewCult) -> Cult {
+    let conn = get_db_conn();
+    let res = &conn
+        .query(
+            "INSERT INTO cults (name) VALUES ($1) RETURNING id, name;",
+            &[&data.name],
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+    let row = res.iter().next().unwrap();
+    Cult {
+        id: row.get(0),
+        name: row.get(1),
+    }
+}
diff --git a/api/src/data/cult/mod.rs b/api/src/data/cult/mod.rs
index 4b57ad6..e77c580 100644
--- a/api/src/data/cult/mod.rs
+++ b/api/src/data/cult/mod.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
-use crate::type_defs::Cult;
+use crate::type_defs::{Cult, NewCult};
 
 pub mod get_cult_by_id;
+pub mod create_cult;
 use get_cult_by_id::{get_loader, CultLoader};
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
@@ -17,4 +18,7 @@ impl CultData {
   pub async fn cult_by_id(&self, id: i32) -> Cult {
     self.cult_by_id.load(id).await.unwrap()
   }
+  pub async fn create_cult(&self, data: NewCult) -> Cult {
+    create_cult::create_cult(data)
+  }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/api/src/data/person/create_person.rs b/api/src/data/person/create_person.rs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7c408df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/api/src/data/person/create_person.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,19 @@
+
+use crate::type_defs::{Person,NewPerson};
+use crate::db::get_db_conn;
+
+pub fn create_person(data: NewPerson) -> Person {
+    let conn = get_db_conn();
+    let res = &conn
+        .query(
+            "INSERT INTO persons (name, cult) VALUES ($1, $2) RETURNING id, name, cult;",
+            &[&data.name, &data.cult],
+        )
+        .unwrap();
+    let row = res.iter().next().unwrap();
+    Person {
+        id: row.get(0),
+        name: row.get(1),
+        cult: row.get(2)
+    }
+}
diff --git a/api/src/data/person/get_person_by_id.rs b/api/src/data/person/get_person_by_id.rs
index b46f8fd..8f9f56a 100644
--- a/api/src/data/person/get_person_by_id.rs
+++ b/api/src/data/person/get_person_by_id.rs
@@ -24,22 +24,6 @@ pub fn get_person_by_ids(hashmap: &mut HashMap<i32, Person>, ids: Vec<i32>) {
     }
 }
 
-// pub fn create_person(data: NewPerson) -> Person {
-//     let conn = get_db_conn();
-//     let res = &conn
-//         .query(
-//             "INSERT INTO persons (name, cult) VALUES ($1, $2) RETURNING id, name, cult;",
-//             &[&data.name, &data.cult],
-//         )
-//         .unwrap();
-//     let row = res.iter().next().unwrap();
-//     Person {
-//         id: row.get(0),
-//         name: row.get(1),
-//         cult: row.get(2)
-//     }
-// }
-
 
 pub struct PersonBatcher;
 
diff --git a/api/src/data/person/mod.rs b/api/src/data/person/mod.rs
index 2d37c15..e5df65a 100644
--- a/api/src/data/person/mod.rs
+++ b/api/src/data/person/mod.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,8 @@
-use crate::type_defs::Person;
+use crate::type_defs::{Person, NewPerson};
 
 pub mod get_person_by_id;
 pub mod get_persons_by_cult_id;
+pub mod create_person;
 
 #[derive(Clone)]
 pub struct PersonData {
@@ -22,4 +23,7 @@ impl PersonData {
   pub async fn persons_by_cult_id(&self, id: i32) -> Vec<Person> {
     self.persons_by_cult_id.load(id).await.unwrap()
   }
+  pub async fn create_person(&self, data: NewPerson) -> Person {
+    create_person::create_person(data)
+  }
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/api/src/graphql/mutation.rs b/api/src/graphql/mutation.rs
index 5cb03f6..4a9067d 100644
--- a/api/src/graphql/mutation.rs
+++ b/api/src/graphql/mutation.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,15 @@
 use super::schema::Context;
+use crate::type_defs::{Cult, NewCult, NewPerson, Person};
+use juniper::FieldResult;
 
 pub struct Mutation;
 
 #[juniper::graphql_object(Context = Context)]
 impl Mutation {
-  // not really needed, but graphiql bug if this is empty…
-  pub fn nothing(_name: String) -> i32 {
-    0
+  pub async fn create_person(ctx: &Context, data: NewPerson) -> FieldResult<Person> {
+    Ok(ctx.person_data.create_person(data).await)
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+  pub async fn create_cult(ctx: &Context, data: NewCult) -> FieldResult<Cult> {
+    Ok(ctx.cult_data.create_cult(data).await)
+  }
+}
diff --git a/api/src/type_defs/cults.rs b/api/src/type_defs/cults.rs
index aa6b545..f6a482f 100644
--- a/api/src/type_defs/cults.rs
+++ b/api/src/type_defs/cults.rs
@@ -10,6 +10,12 @@ pub struct Cult {
   pub name: String,
 }
 
+#[derive(juniper::GraphQLInputObject, Debug, Clone)]
+#[graphql(name="NewPerson", description="A creating a person!")]
+pub struct NewCult {
+  pub name: String,
+}
+
 #[juniper::graphql_object(Context = Context)]
 impl Cult {
   pub fn id(&self) -> i32 {
diff --git a/api/src/type_defs/mod.rs b/api/src/type_defs/mod.rs
index 2ea0031..9dbb28f 100644
--- a/api/src/type_defs/mod.rs
+++ b/api/src/type_defs/mod.rs
@@ -2,4 +2,7 @@ mod cults;
 mod person;
 
 pub use cults::Cult;
-pub use person::Person;
\ No newline at end of file
+pub use cults::NewCult;
+
+pub use person::Person;
+pub use person::NewPerson;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/api/src/type_defs/person.rs b/api/src/type_defs/person.rs
index 47ee7e5..5f482ee 100644
--- a/api/src/type_defs/person.rs
+++ b/api/src/type_defs/person.rs
@@ -13,6 +13,13 @@ pub struct Person {
   pub cult: Option<i32>,
 }
 
+#[derive(juniper::GraphQLInputObject, Debug, Clone)]
+#[graphql(name="NewPerson", description="A creating a person!")]
+pub struct NewPerson {
+  pub name: String,
+  pub cult: Option<i32>,
+}
+
 #[juniper::graphql_object(Context = Context)]
 impl Person {
   pub fn id(&self) -> i32 {