COMIC ARTIST

André Franquin

1924 - 1997

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André Franquin (French: [fʁɑ̃kɛ̃]; 3 January 1924 – 5 January 1997) was an influential Belgian comics artist, whose best-known creations are Gaston and Marsupilami. He also produced the Spirou et Fantasio comic strip from 1946 to 1968, a period seen by many as the series' golden age. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. André Franquin is the 22nd most popular comic artist (up from 31st in 2019), the 160th most popular biography from Belgium (up from 177th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Belgian Comic Artist.

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Among COMIC ARTISTS

Among comic artists, André Franquin ranks 22 out of 226. Before him are Jack Kirby, Matt Groening, Rumiko Takahashi, Jean-Jacques Sempé, Bob Kane, and Tsugumi Ohba. After him are Go Nagai, Leiji Matsumoto, Joe Simon, Georges Wolinski, Steve Ditko, and Kentaro Miura.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, André Franquin ranks 70. Before him are Karmapa, Kenneth Kaunda, Matthäus Hetzenauer, Eva Marie Saint, Vladimir Kryuchkov, and Roberts Blossom. After him are Rosamunde Pilcher, Antoni Ramallets, John Spencer, 8th Earl Spencer, Girma Wolde-Giorgis, Tomiichi Murayama, and Moktar Ould Daddah. Among people deceased in 1997, André Franquin ranks 57. Before him are Stéphane Grappelli, Amha Selassie, John Denver, Friedrich Hund, Princess Olga of Greece and Denmark, and Diosdado Macapagal. After him are Charles Brenton Huggins, Shoichi Yokoi, George Wald, Masaru Ibuka, Hastings Banda, and Miguel Najdorf.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, André Franquin ranks 160 out of 1,190. Before him are Yves Leterme (1960), Cipriano de Rore (1515), Henri Michaux (1899), Pierre-Joseph Redouté (1759), Prince Charles, Count of Flanders (1903), and Marc Dutroux (1956). After him are Blanche of Namur (1320), Heinrich Isaac (1450), John I, Duke of Brabant (1252), Jan Matsys (1509), Laura Marx (1845), and Princess Astrid of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este (1962).

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Among COMIC ARTISTS In Belgium

Among comic artists born in Belgium, André Franquin ranks 4. Before him are Hergé (1907), Morris (1923), and Peyo (1928). After him are Benoît Sokal (1954), Jean Van Hamme (1939), Hermann Huppen (1938), Jean-Michel Charlier (1924), Jijé (1914), Willy Vandersteen (1913), and Greg (1931).

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