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20th-century animators

291 published records, arranged alphabetically. Each entry is published only where a named source supports it.

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Jean-François LaguionieIllustrator · IllustrationJean-François Laguionie (born 10 October 1939) is a French animator, film director and producer.
Jeff SmithArtist · Comics and comic artJeff Smith (born February 27, 1960) is an American cartoonist. He is best known as the creator of the self-published comic book series Bone.
Jennifer LeePerson · Film memorabiliaShe was born in East Providence.
Jim CapobiancoPerson · Film memorabiliaJim Capobianco (born 1969) is an American film director, animator and screenwriter.
Jim HensonPerson · Film memorabiliaJames Maury Henson (September 24, 1936 – May 16, 1990) was an American puppeteer, creative producer, filmmaker and director who achieved worldwide notability as the creator of the Muppets.
Jim ReardonPerson · Film memorabiliaJim Reardon is an American animation director and screenwriter. He is best known for his work on the animated TV series The Simpsons.
Jimmy MacDonaldPerson · Music memorabiliaJimmy MacDonald was a British and American actor, sound designer, animator, audio engineer and musician (1906–1991). He was born in Crewe and died in Glendale.
Joe GrantArtist · Comics and comic artJoseph Clarence Grant (May 15, 1908 – May 6, 2005) was an American conceptual artist, storyboard artist, and screenwriter.
Joe RanftPerson · Film memorabiliaJoseph Henry "Joe" Ranft (March 13, 1960 – August 16, 2005) was an American animator, screenwriter, storyboard artist, and voice actor. He is best known for voicing Elmo St.
John LounsberyPerson · Film memorabiliaJohn Mitchell Lounsbery (March 9, 1911 - February 13, 1976) was an American animator and director employed by Walt Disney Productions.
Jorge R. GutiérrezArtist · PaintingsJorge Ramirez Gutierrez (born January 25, 1975), also known as "Super Macho", is a Mexican animator, writer, producer, director, and voice actor.
José Miguel RibeiroIllustrator · IllustrationJosé Miguel Ribeiro (Amadora, Portugal, 18 January 1966) is a Portuguese film director.
Joseph BauIllustrator · IllustrationJoseph Bau (18 June 1920 – 24 May 2002) was a Polish-born Israeli artist, animator, and writer. A survivor of The Holocaust, Bau was sent to Brünnlitz labor camp operated by Oskar Schindler.
Joss WhedonArtist · Comics and comic artJoseph Hill "Joss" Whedon (born June 23, 1964) is an American filmmaker, comic book writer, and composer.
Josy EisenbergPerson · Film memorabiliaJosy (Yossef) Eisenberg (12 December 1933 – 8 December 2017) was a French television producer and rabbi.
Joyce BorensteinPerson · Film memorabiliaJoyce Borenstein is a Canadian film director and animator. Borenstein worked in the independent animation field in the 1970s before joining the National Film Board of Canada in the 1980s,…
Kaj PindalArtist · Comics and comic artKaj Gøtzsche Pindal (December 1, 1927 – June 28, 2019) was a Danish-Canadian animator and animation educator who worked at the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) beginning in 1957, and…
Karel ZemanPerson · Film memorabiliaKarel Zeman (3 November 1910 – 5 April 1989) was a Czech film director, artist, production designer and animator.
Katy WangIllustrator · IllustrationKaty Wang (born 1995) is a British illustrator and animation director. She co-directed the Netflix series Headspace Guide to Meditation, illustrated Michael Zee's book Zao Fan (2024), and…
Kazu KibuishiArtist · Comics and comic artKazuhiro Kibuishi (born April 8, 1978) is a Japanese-born American graphic novel author and illustrator.
Kazuhiro FuruhashiPerson · Film memorabiliaKazuhiro Furuhashi (Japanese: 古橋一浩, Hepburn: Furuhashi Kazuhiro; born June 9, 1960) is a Japanese anime director and supervisor.
Keiichiro KawaguchiPerson · Film memorabiliaKeiichiro Kawaguchi is a Japanese animator and director born in Kawasaki, Kanagawa.
Keiji GotohPerson · Film memorabiliaBorn November 4, 1968 is a Japanese anime director, character designer, manga artist, and member of three man production team gímik whose works include Kiddy Grade and Uta Kata.
Ken'ichi IshikuraPerson · Film memorabiliaKenichi Ishikura is a Japanese director and storyboard artist best known for his works with Shaft and the anime adaptation of Sakura Trick.
Kimio YabukiPerson · Film memorabiliaBorn December 6, 1934 is a Japanese animator. Known in Japan for his work on many early classic works by the Toei Animation studio, his best-known film in the West is Rainbow Brite and the…
Kōji YamamuraIllustrator · IllustrationKōji Yamamura (山村浩二, Yamamura Kōji; born June 4, 1964) is a Japanese independent animator who, after leaving a career as a background artist at an animation studio, directs, writes, edits,…
Kon IchikawaPerson · Film memorabiliaKon Ichikawa (市川崑, Ichikawa Kon; 20 November 1915 – 13 February 2008) was a Japanese film director and screenwriter.
Kris PearnPerson · Film memorabiliaKris Pearn is a Canadian animator, storyboard artist, writer, and director. He has co-directed the film Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 (2013) and co-wrote and directed The Willoughbys…
Kunihiko IkuharaPerson · Film memorabiliaKunihiko Ikuhara, also known by the nickname Ikuni, is a Japanese director, writer, artist, and music producer.
Kunio KatōIllustrator · IllustrationKunio Katō (加藤久仁生) (born April 24, 1977) is a Japanese animator known for the short film La Maison en Petits Cubes which won the 2008 Academy Award for Best Animated Short Film.
Kyle BaldaPerson · Film memorabiliaKyle Balda is an American animator and film director, best known for co-directing the Illumination films The Lorax (2012), with Chris Renaud;
Lasse GjertsenPerson · Film memorabiliaLasse Gjertsen (born 19 July 1984) is a Norwegian animator, musician, and videographer.
Laurent CoderrePerson · Film memorabiliaLaurent Coderre (1931 – 2011) was a Canadian animator, director, and musician based in Ottawa, Ontario.
Lee UnkrichPerson · Film memorabiliaFinding Nemo (2003, co-director and supervising film editor)
Les ClarkPerson · Film memorabiliaLeslie James Clark (November 17, 1907 – September 12, 1979) was an American animator and the first of Disney's Nine Old Men at Walt Disney Productions.
Les GibbardArtist · Comics and comic artLes Gibbard (26 October 1945 – 10 October 2010) was a New Zealand-British political cartoonist, journalist, illustrator and animator.
Louie del CarmenIllustrator · IllustrationManuel Luis Gonzales del Carmen (born August 19, 1967), known professionally as Louie del Carmen, is an American animator, storyboard artist, director, and illustrator.
Louis ClichyPerson · Film memorabiliaLouis Clichy (born 1979) is a French animator who directed Asterix: The Mansions of the Gods (2014), Asterix: The Secret of the Magic Potion (2018), and Iron Boy (2026).
Lubomír BenešPerson · Film memorabiliaLubomír Beneš (7 November 1935 – 12 September 1995) was a Czech animator, director, and author, best known as the co-creator of Pat & Mat, an animated series about two highly inventive, yet…
M. K. BrownArtist · Comics and comic artShe has wri
Mahiro MaedaPerson · Film memorabiliaMahiro Maeda (前田真宏 Maeda Mahiro; born March 14, 1963) is a Japanese anime director, character designer, and animator.
Makiko FutakiIllustrator · IllustrationMakiko Futaki (二木真希子 Futaki Makiko; June 19, 1958 – May 13, 2016) was a Japanese animator best known for her contributions to Studio Ghibli on films such as My Neighbor Totoro (1988),…
Makoto ShinkaiArtist · Comics and comic art
Mamoru HosodaIllustrator · IllustrationMamoru Hosoda (細田守, Hosoda Mamoru, born September 19, 1967) is a Japanese filmmaker and animator.
Marcel van EedenArtist · SculptureIllustration — Marcel van Eeden
Marjane SatrapiPerson · Film memorabiliaMarjane Satrapi (lang; 21 September 19693 June 2026) was an Iranian and French[1][2] comic book author, film director, and children's book author.[6] Her best-known works include the…
Mark KirklandPhotographer · PhotographyMark Kirkland (born) is an American animation director. He has directed 84 episodes of The Simpsons since 1990.
Mark MarderosianArtist · Comics and comic artMark Marderosian (born 1955) is a prolific cartoonist, animator and children's book illustrator, a comic book artist and noted toy designer.
Marten ToonderArtist · Comics and comic artMarten Toonder (2 May 1912 – 27 July 2005) was a Dutch comic strip creator. He was probably the most successful comic artist in the Netherlands and had a great influence on the Dutch…
Martha ColburnPerson · Film memorabiliaMartha Colburn (born May 5, 1971) is an American filmmaker and artist. She is best known for her animation films, which are created through puppetry, collage, and paint on glass techniques.
Mary Ellen ButePerson · Film memorabiliaIllustration — Mary Ellen Bute
Masaaki ŌsumiPerson · Film memorabiliaHe was born in Hyōgo Prefecture, Japan. He completed the Master's Program in Med
Masamune ShirowArtist · Comics and comic artMasanori Ota (太田正典, Ōta Masanori, born November 23, 1961), better known by his pen name Masamune Shirow (士郎正宗, Shirō Masamune), is a Japanese manga artist and designer for video games and…
Matt GroeningArtist · Comics and comic artMatthew Abram Groening (GRAY-ning; born February 15, 1954) is an American cartoonist and animator.
Matt StonePerson · Film memorabiliaMatthew Richard Stone (born May 26, 1971) is an American actor, animator, filmmaker and songwriter.
May WynnArtist · PaintingsDonna Lee Custer (née Hickey, January 8, 1928 – March 22, 2021), better known by the stage name May Wynn, was an American dancer, singer, actress turned realtor and teacher's aide after her…
Michael Dante DiMartinoPerson · Film memorabiliaMichael Dante DiMartino (born July 18, 1974) is an American animator, producer, writer, and director.
Michaël Dudok de WitIllustrator · IllustrationMichaël Dudok de Wit (ˈmixaːɛl ˈdydɔɡ də ˈʋɪt; born 15 July 1953) is a Dutch animator, director and illustrator based in London.
Michaela PavlátováIllustrator · IllustrationMichaela Pavlátová (born 27 February 1961) is a Czech animator, film director and teacher.
Michi HimenoIllustrator · IllustrationMichi Himeno is a Japanese animation artist and character designer. Her most famous work is on the TV series The Rose of Versailles and Saint Seiya.
Mickey KnoxIllustrator · IllustrationAbraham Knox (December 24, 1921 − November 15, 2013) was an American actor with nearly 80 films to his credit. Knox was also a screenwriter, film producer, and novelist.
Midhat AjanovićIllustrator · IllustrationMidhat "Ajan" Ajanović (born 20 October 1959) is a Bosnian-Swedish film theorist, animator and novelist.
Mike B. AndersonPerson · Film memorabiliaMike B. Anderson (born), sometimes credited as Mikel B. Anderson, is an American animation director, best known for his work on The Simpsons.
Mike L. MurphyPerson · Film memorabiliaMike L. Murphy (born January 29, 1975, in Los Gatos, California) is an American animation director and animator in film and television.
Miki MusterArtist · Comics and comic artNikolaj Muster (22 November 1925 – 7 May 2018), known as Miki Muster, was a Slovenian academic sculptor, illustrator, cartoonist, and animator.
Mitsuo IsoPerson · Film memorabiliaMitsuo Iso was born 1966 in Aichi, Japan is a Japanese animator and director.
Mitsuyo SeoIllustrator · Illustration26 September 1911 – 24 August 2010 was a Japanese animator, screenwriter, and director of animated films who played a central role in the development of Japanese anime.
Mo WillemsPerson · Film memorabiliaMaurice Charles Willems (born February 11, 1968) is an American writer, animator, voice actor, and children's book author.
Mr. LawrenceAuthor · BooksDouglas Lawrence Osowski (born January 1, 1969), known professionally as Mr. Lawrence, is an American voice actor, screenwriter, animator and comedian.
Natalia MarchenkovaPerson · Film memorabiliaNatalya Semyonovna Marchenkova (Ukrainian: Марченкова Наталя Семенівна; born 1948) is a Soviet and Ukrainian animator and animation director.
Neil CicieregaPerson · Music memorabiliaNeil Stephen Cicierega (born August 23, 1986) is an American musician, filmmaker, YouTuber, and animator.
Nick ParkPerson · Film memorabiliaNicholas Wulstan Park (born 6 December 1958) is an English filmmaker and animator who created Wallace & Gromit, Creature Comforts, Chicken Run, Shaun the Sheep, and Early Man.
Nicolas KeppensPerson · Film memorabiliaNicolas Keppens (born July 5, 1989) is an Oscar-nominated film director and artist born in Aalst, Belgium.
Niki YangPerson · Film memorabilia
Noureddin ZarrinkelkIllustrator · IllustrationNoureddin Zarrinkelk (Persian: نورالدین زرینکلک; b. 9 April 1937, in Mashhad), also spelled Zarrin-Kelk, also known as Noori or Nouri, is an Iranian animator, concept artist, editor,…
Oliver PostgatePerson · Film memorabiliaRichard Oliver Postgate (12 April 1925 – 8 December 2008) was an English animator, puppeteer, and writer.
Osamu AkimotoArtist · Comics and comic artOsamu Akimoto (Japanese: 秋本治, Hepburn: Akimoto Osamu; born December 11, 1952) is a Japanese manga artist from Katsushika, Tokyo.
Osamu DezakiArtist · Comics and comic artNovember 18, 1943 – April 17, 2011, also known as Makura Saki, Kan Matsudo, Toru Yabuki or Kuyou Sai, was a Japanese anime director and screenwriter.
Osamu TezukaIllustrator · Illustration
Osvaldo CavandoliArtist · Comics and comic artOsvaldo Cavandoli (1 January 1920 – 3 March 2007), also known by his pen name Cava, was an Italian cartoonist.
P. D. EastmanIllustrator · IllustrationPhilip Dey Eastman (November 25, 1909January 7, 1986) was an American screenwriter, children's author, and illustrator.
Paul BerryPerson · Film memorabiliaPaul Thomas Berry (13 March 1961 – 26 June 2001) was a British stop-motion animator who first worked on Cosgrove Hall's Wind in the Willows before directing the 1991 Oscar-nominated short…
Paul MurryArtist · Comics and comic artPaul Murry (November 25, 1911 – August 4, 1989) was an American cartoonist and comics artist.
Petar GligorovskiArtist · Comics and comic artPetar Gligorovski (Macedonian: Петар Глигоровски, pronounced [pɛ'tar gligɔ'rɔfski];
Pete DocterPerson · Film memorabiliaPete Docter is recorded as having received Annie Award, Academy Award for Best Animated Feature and Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Pr
Peter RamseyIllustrator · IllustrationPeter A. Ramsey (born December 23, 1962) is an American illustrator, storyboard artist, and filmmaker.
Piotr MłodożeniecIllustrator · IllustrationPiotr Młodożeniec (born 17 July 1956) is a graphic artist, painter, illustrator, designer, and author of animations, book and newspaper illustrations, and even neon light compositions.
Ralph WrightPerson · Film memorabiliaRalph Waldo Wright (May 17, 1908 – December 31, 1983) was a Disney animator and story/storyboard writer who provided the gloomy, sullen voice of Eeyore from the popular Winnie the Pooh…
Rama DuwajiArtist · CeramicsRama Sawaf Duwaji (born June 30, 1997) is an American animator, illustrator, and ceramist.
Raman HuiPerson · Film memorabiliaRaman Hui Shing-Ngai (Traditional Chinese: 許誠毅, born 4 July 1963) is a Hong Kong animator, film director, and film producer.
Raoul ServaisArtist · Comics and comic artRaoul Servais (lang; 1 May 1928 – 17 March 2023) was a Belgian filmmaker, animator and comics artist.
Rebecca SugarArtist · Comics and comic artRebecca Sugar (born July 9, 1987) is an American animator, storyboard artist, screenwriter, producer, director, and musician.
Reiko OkuyamaEngraver · Prints26 October 1936 – 6 May 2007, née, was a Japanese animator, notable for being one of the first female Japanese animators.
René LalouxArtist · Comics and comic artRené Laloux (French: [lalu]; 13 July 1929 – 15 March 2004) was a French animator, screenwriter and film director.
Rich MoorePerson · Film memorabiliaRich Moore (born) is an American film and television animation director, screenwriter, producer and voice actor.
Richard WilliamsIllustrator · IllustrationRichard Edmund Williams (Lane; March 19, 1933 – August 16, 2019) was a Canadian and British animator, voice actor, and painter.
RintaroPerson · Film memorabiliaShigeyuki Hayashi (林重行, Hayashi Shigeyuki; born January 22, 1941), known professionally as Rintaro (りんたろう, Rintarō) is a Japanese anime director.
Rob ColemanPerson · Film memorabiliaRob Coleman is a Canadian animation director; he is currently the creative director at Industrial Light & Magic's Sydney branch.
Robert Ryan CoryArtist · Comics and comic artRobertryan Cory (also spelled as Robert Ryan Cory) is an American animator known for his work in character design for series such as SpongeBob SquarePants (1999–present) and Secret Mountain…
Robert ValleyPerson · Film memorabiliaRobert Valley is a Canadian animator and visual graphic artist. He is best known for his work on Tron: Uprising (2012), Pear Cider and Cigarettes (2016), and Love, Death & Robots (2019).
Ron HusbandIllustrator · IllustrationRonald "Ron" Husband (born February 8, 1950) is an African-American character animator known for his work at Walt Disney Animation Studios where he worked for 38 years starting in 1975.
Ruairí RobinsonPerson · Film memorabilia
Rudolf IsingPerson · Film memorabiliaRudolf Carl Ising (August 7, 1903 – July 18, 1992) was an American animator, film producer, film director, voice actor, and United States Army major.
Rumiko TakahashiArtist · Comics and comic artRumiko Takahashi is a Japanese manga artist. Her works are kno
Rune AndréassonArtist · Comics and comic artRune Herbert Emanuel Andréasson (11 August 1925 – 15 December 1999) was a Swedish cartoonist and illustrator.
Ryan LarkinArtist · SculptureRyan Larkin (July 31, 1943 – February 14, 2007) was a Canadian animator, artist, and sculptor who rose to fame with the psychedelic Oscar-nominated short Walking (1968) and the acclaimed…
Ryūtarō NakamuraPerson · Film memorabiliaApril 15, 1955 – June 29, 2013 was a Japanese director and animator, best known for directing the landmark anime series Serial Experiments Lain, and for his collaboration with Masamune…
Sally CruikshankArtist · Comics and comic artSarah "Sally" Cruikshank (born 1949) is an American cartoonist, animator and artist, whose work includes animation for the Children's Television Workshop program Sesame Street, and whose…
Scott CawthonDesigner · Modern designScott Braden Cawthon (born June 4, 1978) is an American video game developer, writer, and producer best known for creating Five Nights at Freddy's, a series of horror video games which…
Seiichi HayashiArtist · Comics and comic art
Serguei KouchnerovPerson · Film memorabiliaSerguei Kouchnerov (Siarhiej Kušniaroŭ, born 22 June 1960 in Rahachow, Byelorussian SSR) is a Belarusian-Ukrainian artist, animator, director, story artist and screenwriter.
Shane AckerPerson · Film memorabiliaShane Richard Acker (born 1971) is an American animator, film director, screenwriter and animation teacher known for directing 9, which is based on his 2005 Academy Award-nominated short…
Shaun TanArtist · Comics and comic artShaun Tan (born 15 January 1974) is an Australian artist, writer, and filmmaker. He is known for his graphic novel The Arrival (2006), which won several awards, and for his 2010 animated…
Shinji HiguchiPerson · Film memorabiliaShinji Higuchi (Japanese: 樋口真嗣, Hepburn: Higuchi Shinji; born September 22, 1965) is a Japanese filmmaker.
Signe BaumaneArtist · PaintingsSigne Baumane is a Latvian animator, artist, illustrator and writer, currently living and working in New York City.
Simone MassiIllustrator · IllustrationSimone Massi (born 23 May 1970) is an Italian filmmaker, animator and illustrator. He has been described as "the most internationally known and most awarded Italian animator".
Sōji YoshikawaPerson · Film memorabiliaSōji Yoshikawa is a Japanese anime director, scriptwriter, animator, character designer, as well as a stage director and novelist.
Stefano BessoniPhotographer · PhotographyStefano Bessoni (born 14 September 1965) is an Italian filmmaker, stop-motion animator and illustrator.
Steve BoxPerson · Film memorabiliaSteven Royston Box is an English animator and director who previously collaborated with Aardman Animations.
Steve PurcellArtist · Comics and comic artSteven Ross Purcell (born July 30, 1961) is an American cartoonist, animator, game designer, and voice actor.

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