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20th-century cartoonists

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Hans BraarvigArtist · Comics and comic artHans Braarvig (17 April 1905 – 11 February 1986) was a Norwegian writer.
Harald DamslethArtist · Comics and comic artHarald Damsleth (16 August 1906 – 1 March 1971) was a Norwegian cartoonist, illustrator and ad-man.
Harry DanseyArtist · Comics and comic artHarry Delamere Barter Dansey (1 November 1920 – 6 November 1979) was a New Zealand Māori journalist, cartoonist, writer, broadcaster, local politician, and race relations conciliator.
Harry MayerovitchArtist · Comics and comic artHarry Mayerovitch (April 16, 1910 – April 16, 2004), was a Canadian architect, artist, illustrator, author and cartoonist.
Hein de KortArtist · Comics and comic artIllustration — de Kort in 2022
Herb GardnerArtist · Comics and comic art
Herluf BidstrupArtist · Comics and comic artHerluf Bidstrup (Danish: [ˈhɛɐ̯lɔf ˈpistʁɔp]; 10 September 1912 – 26 December 1988) was a Danish cartoonist and illustrator.
Ho Che AndersonArtist · Comics and comic artHo Che Anderson is a cartoonist and comics artist primarily affiliated with Fantagraphics.
Hope LarsonArtist · Comics and comic artHope Raue Larson (b. September 17, 1982, in Chapel Hill, North Carolina) is an American illustrator and cartoonist.
Horace T. ElmoArtist · Comics and comic artHorace Theodore Elmo (born Arazio Theodore Elmo; 3 April 1903 – October 23, 1992) was an American comic strip cartoonist particularly active in the 1930s and 1940s;
Inga BorgArtist · Comics and comic artInga Maria Borg (25 August 1925 – 24 October 2017) was a Swedish artist and children's book author. She is best known for writing about the fantasy figure Plupp.
Inga SætreArtist · Comics and comic artInga Sætre (born 11 February 1978) is a Norwegian illustrator and comic writer.
Irwin CaplanArtist · Comics and comic artIllustration — Irwin Caplan inks a drawing.
J. B. HandelsmanArtist · Comics and comic artJ.B. Handelsman (February 5, 1922 – June 20, 2007) was a New York-born cartoonist and illustrator whose work appeared for decades in The New Yorker, Punch, Playboy, and other United States…
Jack HerbertArtist · Comics and comic artJack Herbert (born February 28, 1982), Jackson Herbert Santos de Sousa also known as Jackson Herbert, is a Brazilian comic book artist whose published work includes interior illustrations…
Jacques CarelmanArtist · Comics and comic artJacques Carelman (born 1929, Marseille – 28 March 2012, Argenteuil) was a French painter, illustrator and designer.
Jakob Martin StridArtist · Comics and comic artJakob Martin Strid is a Danish cartoonist, who is known throughout Denmark for his successful series Strid in the Danish newspaper Politiken.
James KemsleyArtist · Comics and comic artJames Lawrence Kemsley OAM (15 November 1948 – 3 December 2007) was an Australian cartoonist who was notable for producing the comic strip Ginger Meggs (originally created by Jimmy Bancks)…
James RallisonArtist · Comics and comic artRobert James Rallison (born May 14, 1996), known online as TheOdd1sOut, is an American YouTuber, cartoonist, animator, author, and voice actor.
Jared LeeArtist · Comics and comic artJared D. Lee (born August 19, 1943) is an artist and humorous illustrator.
Jasika NicoleArtist · Comics and comic artJasika Nicole is an American actress and illustrator. She is known for her role as Agent Astrid Farnsworth on the Fox series Fringe.
JasonArtist · Comics and comic artJohn Arne Sæterøy (born 16 August 1965), better known by the pen name Jason, is a Norwegian cartoonist, known for his sparse drawing style and silent, anthropomorphic animal characters.
Jason LutesArtist · Comics and comic artJason Lutes (born December 7, 1967) is an American comics creator. His work is mainly historical fiction, but he also works in traditional fiction.
Jay JacksonArtist · Comics and comic artJay Paul Jackson (September 10, 1905 – May 16, 1954) was an African-American artist who spent many years working for the Chicago Defender, in addition to working as an illustrator for…
Jean ChalopinArtist · Comics and comic artJean Chalopin (born 31 May 1950) is a French businessman, banker and former television animation producer.
Jean GiraudArtist · Comics and comic artJean Henri Gaston Giraud (lang; 8 May 1938 – 10 March 2012) was a French artist, cartoonist, and writer who worked in the Franco-Belgian bandes dessinées (BD) tradition.
Jean-Claude MézièresArtist · Comics and comic artJean-Claude Mézières (23 September 1938 – 23 January 2022) was a French comics artist and illustrator.
Jean-Michel CharlierArtist · Comics and comic artJean-Michel Charlier (French: [ʒɑ̃ miʃɛl ʃaʁlije]; 30 October 1924 – 10 July 1989) was a Belgian comics writer. He was a co-founder of the famed Franco-Belgian comics magazine Pilote.
Jean-Richard GeurtsArtist · Comics and comic artJean-Richard Geurts, better known under his pseudonym Janry (born 2 October 1957), is a Belgian comics artist.
Jen WangArtist · Comics and comic artJennifer Sheena "Jen" Wang (born March 22, 1984) is an American cartoonist, writer and illustrator based in Los Angeles.
Jenny ColganArtist · Comics and comic artJenny Colgan (born 14 September 1971, Prestwick, Ayrshire) is a Scottish writer of romantic comedy fiction and science fiction. She has written for the Doctor Who line of stories.
Jenny CoopesArtist · Comics and comic artJenny Coopes (born 1945, New South Wales, Australia), also known as Jennifer Coopes, is an Australian political cartoonist, illustrator and painter.
Jenny PatArtist · Comics and comic art
Jerry CraftArtist · Comics and comic artJerry Craft (born January 22, 1963) is an American cartoonist and children's book illustrator best known for his syndicated newspaper comic strip Mama's Boyz and his graphic novels New Kid,…
Jerry MarcusArtist · Comics and comic artJerry Marcus (June 27, 1924, Brooklyn, New York – July 22, 2005, Waterbury, Connecticut) was a prolific freelance gag cartoonist who also created the syndicated newspaper comic strip Trudy.
Jerry MoriartyArtist · Comics and comic artJerome Brien Moriarty (January 15, 1938 – March 25, 2026) was an American artist and teacher at the School of Visual Arts (SVA) in Manhattan. He described himself as a "paintoonist".
Jesse ReklawArtist · Comics and comic artJesse Reklaw (born 1971) is an American cartoonist and painter, author of the syndicated dream-based comic strip Slow Wave.
Jessica HagyArtist · Comics and comic artJessica Hagy is known for the online cartoon Indexed which is a collection of charts and diagrams hand drawn on 3x5 index cards and organized into a blog format.
Jim DavisArtist · Comics and comic artJames Robert Davis (born July 28, 1945) is an American cartoonist, screenwriter, and producer. He is the creator of the comic strips Garfield and U.S. Acres.
Jim PetrieArtist · Comics and comic artJim Petrie (2 June 1932 – 25 August 2014) was a British comic artist born in Kirriemuir, Scotland.
Jitka SvobodováArtist · Comics and comic artJitka Svobodová (9 September 1941 – 15 May 2023) was a Czech sculptor, painter and academic.
Joe SaccoArtist · Comics and comic artJoe Sacco (born October 2, 1960) is a Maltese-American cartoonist and journalist. His work documenting Palestinian life in Gaza and the West Bank was awarded the National Book Award in 1996…
Joe SchenkmanArtist · Comics and comic artJoseph Quarles Schenkman (born September 8, 1947) is an American publisher and underground cartoonist.
John C. HoldenArtist · Comics and comic artJohn C. Holden (born 1934), often called Jack Holden, is an American geologist, scientific illustrator, and humorist known for his early research into tectonic drift with Robert S.
John Churchill ChaseArtist · Comics and comic artJohn Churchill Chase (1905–1986) was a cartoonist and writer. He was known for his editorial cartoons and his works on the history of his native New Orleans and Louisiana in the United…
John FardellArtist · Comics and comic artJohn Fardell (born 1967) is an English cartoonist, and author and illustrator of children's books.
John GeeringArtist · Comics and comic artJohn Keith Geering (9 March 1941 – 13 August 1999) was a British cartoonist with a distinctive, occasionally flamboyant style, most famous for his work for DC Thomson comics including…
John GlashanArtist · Comics and comic artJohn Glashan (born John McGlashan, 24 December 1927 – 15 June 1999) was a Scottish cartoonist, illustrator and playwright. He was the creator of the "Genius" cartoons.
John HambrockArtist · Comics and comic artJohn Hambrock is the creator of the comic strip The Brilliant Mind of Edison Lee. It first appeared in newspapers on November 12, 2006, and is syndicated worldwide by King Features…
John PorcellinoArtist · Comics and comic artJohn Porcellino (born September 18, 1968) is an American cartoonist and creator of minicomics.
John SeverinIllustrator · IllustrationJohn Powers Severin (December 26, 1921 – February 12, 2012) was an American comics artist noted for his distinctive work with EC Comics, primarily on the war comics Two-Fisted Tales and…
Johnny HartArtist · Comics and comic art
Jon KudelkaArtist · Comics and comic artJonathan Oscar Kudelka (22 February 1972 – 8 February 2026) was an Australian editorial cartoonist. His work has regularly appeared in The Australian, The Mercury and The Saturday Paper.
Joss WhedonArtist · Comics and comic artJoseph Hill "Joss" Whedon (born June 23, 1964) is an American filmmaker, comic book writer, and composer.
Joy AdamsonArtist · Comics and comic artFriederike Victoria "Joy" Adamson (Gessner; 20 January 1910 – 3 January 1980) was a Czech-born Austrian-Kenyan naturalist, artist and author.
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…
Kariel GardoshArtist · Comics and comic artKariel Gardosh (April 15, 1921 – February 28, 2000) was an Israeli cartoonist and illustrator known by his pen name Dosh.
Katie CookArtist · Comics and comic artKatie Cook is an American comic artist and writer, currently employed by IDW Publishing.
Katsuya TeradaArtist · Comics and comic artKatsuya Terada, is a Japanese illustrator and cartoonist from the town of Tamano, Okayama. His alias is the portmanteau "Doodle King".
Kazuo UmezuArtist · Comics and comic artKazuo Umezu or Kazuo Umezz (楳図かずお, Umezu Kazuo; birth name 楳図一雄; September 3, 1936 – October 28, 2024) was a Japanese manga artist, musician and actor.
Keith WaiteArtist · Comics and comic artKeith Roy Waite (19 March 1927, in New Plymouth, New Zealand – 10 April 2014, in Ipswich, United Kingdom) was a New Zealand-born editorial cartoonist.
Khaldoon GharaibehArtist · Comics and comic artKhaldoon Fuad Gharaibeh (17 October 1968– in Amman, Jordan) is a Jordanian cartoonist and a caricature artist,.
Koi IkenoArtist · Comics and comic artShe was born April 16, 1959, in Hanamaki, Iwate Prefecture, Japan.
Kurt WestergaardArtist · Comics and comic artKurt Westergaard was a cartoonist, painter, caricaturist, journalist and draftsperson (1935–2021). He was born in Døstrup and died in Copenhagen.
Kyoko OkazakiArtist · Comics and comic artKyoko Okazaki (岡崎京子, Okazaki Kyōko, born December 13, 1963) is a Japanese manga artist.
Lalo AlcarazArtist · Comics and comic artLalo Alcaraz (born April 19, 1964) is an American cartoonist most known for being the author of the comic La Cucaracha, the first nationally syndicated, politically themed Latino daily…
Larry FullerArtist · Comics and comic artLarry Fuller is an African-American underground comix writer, publisher, and promoter.
Lasse SandbergArtist · Comics and comic artInger and Lasse Sandberg were Swedish authors of children's books. The stories were written by Inger and illustrated by her husband Lasse.
Leny ZwalveArtist · Comics and comic artLeny or Lena Zwalve is a Dutch cartoonist. She is the winner with Evert Geradts of the 1977 Stripschapprijs.
Leo CullumArtist · Comics and comic artLeo Aloysius Cullum (January 11, 1942 – October 23, 2010) was an American cartoonist, one of the more frequent contributors to The New Yorker with more than 800 gag cartoons published.
Leo GarelArtist · Comics and comic artLeo Garel (1917 – July 4, 1999) was an American artist. He illustrated cartoons for such notable magazines as The New Yorker, The Saturday Evening Post and Playboy.
Les DixonArtist · Comics and comic art
Les GibbardArtist · Comics and comic artLes Gibbard (26 October 1945 – 10 October 2010) was a New Zealand-British political cartoonist, journalist, illustrator and animator.
Les TannerArtist · Comics and comic artLes Tanner (15 June 1927 – 23 July 2001) was an Australian cartoonist and journalist.
Lewis TrondheimArtist · Comics and comic artLaurent Chabosy (French: [ʃabɔzi]; born 11 December 1964), better known as Lewis Trondheim (French pronunciation: [lewis tʁɔ̃dɛm]), is a French cartoonist and one of the founders (in 1990)…
Liang BaiboArtist · Comics and comic art
Lincoln PeirceArtist · Comics and comic artLincoln Jeffrey Peirce (pronounced "purse", born October 23, 1963) is an American cartoonist, animator and author best known as the creator of the successful Big Nate comic strip and as the…
Lise MyhreArtist · Comics and comic artLise Myhre is a Norwegian cartoonist. Her most famous cartoon is Nemi.
Lisen AdbågeArtist · Comics and comic art
Liz PrinceArtist · Comics and comic artLiz Prince (born 1981) is an American comics creator, noted for her sketchbook-style autobiographical comics.
Lloyd PiperArtist · Comics and comic artLloyd Piper (31 October 1923 – 5 September 1983) was an Australian cartoonist and art teacher, best known as the third artist to take on the iconic Australian comic strip, Ginger Meggs,…
Lucy KnisleyArtist · Comics and comic artLucy Knisley (born January 11, 1985) is an American comic artist and musician. Her work is often autobiographical, and food is a common theme.
Luís Fernando VeríssimoArtist · Comics and comic artLuís Fernando Verissimo (September 26, 1936 – August 30, 2025) was a Brazilian writer.
Lukas MoodyssonArtist · Comics and comic artKarl Fredrik Lukas Moodysson (born 17 January 1969) is a Swedish filmmaker, novelist, and short story writer.
Luke McGarryArtist · Comics and comic artLuke Edward McGarry (born 11 October 1987) is a British illustrator, cartoonist, animator and designer based in Los Angeles. He is engaged to actress Jillian Bell.
Luke PearsonArtist · Comics and comic artLuke Pearson (born 12 October 1987) is a British illustrator, cartoonist, and comic book writer best known for the Hilda series of comics for Nobrow Press, and Hilda, the Netflix series…
M. K. BrownArtist · Comics and comic artShe has wri
MadhanArtist · Comics and comic artMadhan, real name Maadapoosi Krishnaswamy Govindan (born 11 July 1947 in Srirangam), is a Tamil cartoonist, journalist, writer and film critic.
Mana NeyestaniArtist · Comics and comic artMana Neyestani (born 29 May 1973) is an Iranian cartoonist, illustrator, and comic book creator whose work appears internationally in economic, intellectual, political, and cultural…
Mangesh TendulkarArtist · Comics and comic artMangesh Tendulkar (1934 – 10 July 2017) was an Indian artist, cartoonist, and humourist. He wrote cartoons for magazines.
Manjula PadmanabhanArtist · Comics and comic artManjula Padmanabhan (born 23 June 1953) is an Indian playwright, journalist, comic strip artist, and children's book author.
Marc HansenArtist · Comics and comic artMarc Hansen (born 1963) is a cartoonist and creator of Ralph Snart, Weird Melvin and Doctor Gorpon.
Marc HempelArtist · Comics and comic artMarc Hempel (born May 25, 1957) is an American cartoonist and comics artist best known for his work on The Sandman with Neil Gaiman.
Marc LegendreArtist · Comics and comic artMarc Legendre (born 15 April 1956 in Antwerp) is a Bronzen Adhemar-winning Flemish cartoonist and scriptwriter. He is best known for Biebel.
Mari YamazakiArtist · Comics and comic artMari Yamazaki is a Japanese manga artist known for her seinen comedy manga Thermae Romae. She was born in Tokyo, but spent many years in Italy and now lives in Chicago.
Mario MirandaArtist · Comics and comic artMário João Carlos do Rosário de Brito Miranda (2 May 1926 – 11 December 2011), also known as Mario de Miranda, was an Indian cartoonist and painter based in Loutolim, Goa.
Mark BodéArtist · Comics and comic artMark Bodē (born February 18, 1963) is an American cartoonist. The son of underground comics legend Vaughn Bodē, Mark shares the Bodē family style and perpetuates many of his late father's…
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.
Mark NewgardenArtist · Comics and comic artMark Newgarden (born August 1, 1959, in Brooklyn, New York) is an American underground cartoonist.
Martin HoneysettArtist · Comics and comic artMartin Honeysett (20 May 1943 – 21 January 2015) was an English cartoonist and illustrator.
Martin KellermanArtist · Comics and comic artMartin Kellerman (born 1973 in Växjö) is a Swedish cartoonist, known for the comic strip Rocky.
Martin SharpArtist · Comics and comic artMartin Ritchie Sharp (21 January 1942 – 1 December 2013) was an Australian artist, cartoonist, songwriter and film-maker.
Marzena SowaArtist · Comics and comic artIllustration — Marzena Sowa with a Polish copy of her autobiographical comics, Marzi.
Matt BorsArtist · Comics and comic artMatt Bors (born 1983) is a comic book writer, artist, editor, and publisher. Bors worked as a political cartoonist from 2003-2021 and was the editor and founder of online comics publication…
Matt GroeningArtist · Comics and comic artMatthew Abram Groening (GRAY-ning; born February 15, 1954) is an American cartoonist and animator.
Matt WuerkerArtist · Comics and comic artMatt Wuerker is a Pulitzer Prize-winning American political cartoonist and founding staff member of Politico.
Mauri KunnasArtist · Comics and comic artMauri Tapio Kunnas (born 11 February 1950) is a Finnish cartoonist and children's author.
Max LundgrenArtist · Comics and comic artMax Lundgren was a Swedish writer, screenwriter, cartoonist and young adult author (1937–2005). He was born in Landskrona and died in Malmö.
Mel CalmanArtist · Comics and comic artMelville Calman (19 May 1931 – 10 February 1994) was a British cartoonist best known for his "little man" cartoons published in British newspapers including the Daily Express (1957–63), The…
Mel CassonArtist · Comics and comic artIllustration — Alfred James (pseudonym for Alfred Andriola) and Mel Casson's It's Me, Dilly (October 27, 1957)
Mic LoobyArtist · Comics and comic artMic Looby (born 1969) is an Australian author and illustrator.
Michel KichkaArtist · Comics and comic artMichel Kichka (born 1954) is an Israeli cartoonist and illustrator of Belgian origin. His father was Holocaust survivor Henri Kichka.
Mike LuckovichArtist · Comics and comic artMichael Edward Luckovich[1] (born January 28, 1960) is an editorial cartoonist who has worked for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution since 1989.
Mitch ClemArtist · Comics and comic artMitch Andrew Clem (born September 15, 1982) is an American cartoonist best known for his web comics Nothing Nice to Say, San Antonio Rock City, and My Stupid Life.
Mohammad Ali BaniasadiArtist · Comics and comic artMohammad Ali Baniasadi (born 1955) is an Iranian painter, illustrator, cartoonist and sculptor.
Mort GerbergArtist · Comics and comic artMort Gerberg (born March 11, 1931) is a multi-genre American cartoonist and author whose work has appeared in magazines, newspapers, books, online, home video, film and television.
Nadia KhiariArtist · Comics and comic artShe was born in Tunis.
Naoki UrasawaArtist · Comics and comic artNaoki Urasawa (浦沢直樹, Urasawa Naoki, born January 2, 1960) is a Japanese manga artist and musician.
Nicki GreenbergArtist · Comics and comic art
Norman HetheringtonArtist · Comics and comic artNorman Frederick Hetherington (29 May 1921 – 6 December 2010) was an Australian artist, cartoonist (known as "Heth"), puppeteer, and puppet designer.

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