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Famous Cartoonists

CartoonistsCartoonists have shaped public imagination with ink, wit, and observation. Spanning newspapers, graphic novels, animation, and digital media, their work distills complex ideas into vivid, memorable images. Many are storytellers and writers; others draw on training as philosophers, artists, or civic leaders, using satire and humor to inform, inspire, and challenge. Their panels, strips, and frames have influenced culture, politics, and everyday conversation, reflecting diverse backgrounds, styles, and eras while celebrating the universal language of drawing.
Author Nationality Year
Al Capp, Tiny Al Capp American 1909 - 1979
Al Hirschfeld American 1903 - 2003
Alison Bechdel American 1960
Berke Breathed American 1957
Bil Keane, Tiny Bil Keane American 1922 - 2011
Bill Griffith American 1944
Bill Mauldin American 1921 - 2003
Bill Watterson, Tiny Bill Watterson American 1958
Brad Bird American 1957
Cathy Guisewite American 1950
Charles M. Schulz, Tiny Charles M. Schulz American 1922 - 2000
Charles Samuel Addams American 1912 - 1988
Chester Brown Canadian 1960
Chester Gould American 1900 - 1985
Dan DeCarlo American 1919 - 2001
Dave Sim Canadian 1956
David Low British 1891 - 1963
Doug Larson, Tiny Doug Larson American 1926 - 2017
G. B. Trudeau American 1948
Garry Trudeau American 1948
Gary Larson American 1950
Hank Ketcham American 1920 - 2001
Hugo Pratt Italian 1927 - 1995
Jack Chick American 1924 - 2016
Jack Kirby, Tiny Jack Kirby American 1917 - 1994
Jhonen Vasquez American 1974
Jim Davis American 1945
Jonathan Shapiro South African
Joseph Barbera American 1911 - 2006
Jules Feiffer American 1929
Len Wein American 1948 - 2017
Lynda Barry American 1956
Lynn Johnston, Tiny Lynn Johnston American 1947
Matt Groening, Tiny Matt Groening American 1954
Mike Peters American 1959
Osbert Lancaster English 1908 - 1986
Pat Oliphant Australian 1935
Peter Arno American 1904 - 1968
Phil Foglio American 1956
Ralph Steadman British 1936
Richard J. Needham Canadian
Robert Ripley American 1890 - 1949
Rube Goldberg American 1883 - 1970
Scott Adams, Tiny Scott Adams American 1966 - 2026
Sergio Aragones Spanish 1937
Seth MacFarlane American 1973
Stan Sakai Japanese 1953
Ted Rall American 1963
Tex Avery American 1908 - 1980
Tom Wilson American
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