COMIC ARTIST

Benoît Sokal

1954 - 2021

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Benoît Sokal (28 June 1954 – 28 May 2021) was a Belgian comic artist and video game developer, best known for his comics series Inspector Canardo, and the Syberia adventure game franchise. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Benoît Sokal is the 65th most popular comic artist (down from 61st in 2019), the 431st most popular biography from Belgium (down from 393rd in 2019) and the 5th most popular Belgian Comic Artist.

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Among COMIC ARTISTS

Among comic artists, Benoît Sokal ranks 65 out of 226. Before him are Art Spiegelman, Kazuki Takahashi, Émile Cohl, E. C. Segar, Jerry Siegel, and Yoshito Usui. After him are Guido Crepax, Takehiko Inoue, Joe Shuster, Vicar, Jacques Tardi, and Jim Davis.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1954, Benoît Sokal ranks 193. Before him are Władysław Żmuda, Bruce Sterling, John Michael Talbot, Désiré Tsarahazana, Kim Jung-sook, and Luis Arconada. After him are Plastic Bertrand, Steve MacLean, Margot Wallström, Thomas de Maizière, Peter MacNicol, and George Church. Among people deceased in 2021, Benoît Sokal ranks 229. Before him are Anne Buydens, Yvon Douis, Sándor Puhl, Justo Gallego Martínez, Nino Vaccarella, and Gunilla Bergström. After him are Yıldırım Akbulut, Jean-Pierre Adams, Pavol Molnár, Kamal Ganzouri, Clément Mouamba, and Gianluigi Saccaro.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Benoît Sokal ranks 431 out of 1,190. Before him are Peter Benoit (1834), Raoul Lambert (1944), Philippe van Lansberge (1561), Jacques-Nicolas Lemmens (1823), Pierre François Verhulst (1804), and Lucas van Valckenborch (1535). After him are Emile Claus (1849), Raymond Braine (1907), Charles de Broqueville (1860), Princess Marie-Esméralda of Belgium (1956), Wim Mertens (1953), and Michiel Sweerts (1618).

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Among COMIC ARTISTS In Belgium

Among comic artists born in Belgium, Benoît Sokal ranks 5. Before him are Hergé (1907), Morris (1923), Peyo (1928), and André Franquin (1924). After him are Jean Van Hamme (1939), Hermann Huppen (1938), Jean-Michel Charlier (1924), Jijé (1914), Willy Vandersteen (1913), and Greg (1931).

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