COMIC ARTIST

Bill Watterson

1958 - Today

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William Boyd Watterson II (born July 5, 1958) is an American cartoonist who authored the comic strip Calvin and Hobbes. The strip was syndicated from 1985 to 1995. Watterson concluded Calvin and Hobbes with a short statement to newspaper readers that he felt he had achieved all he could in the medium. Watterson is known for his negative views on comic syndication and licensing, his efforts to expand and elevate the newspaper comic as an art form, and his move back into private life after Calvin and Hobbes ended. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Bill Watterson is the 169th most popular comic artist (up from 172nd in 2019), the 11,809th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,256th in 2019) and the 43rd most popular American Comic Artist.

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Among COMIC ARTISTS

Among comic artists, Bill Watterson ranks 169 out of 226. Before him are Oh! great, Jim Starlin, Alison Bechdel, Peter David, Tooru Fujisawa, and Jules Feiffer. After him are Yuu Watase, Harvey Pekar, Jim Lee, R. K. Laxman, Kōsuke Fujishima, and Robert Kirkman.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Bill Watterson ranks 526. Before him are James Wilby, Christian Brando, Edevaldo de Freitas, Roberto Guerrero, Gar Samuelson, and Arsinée Khanjian. After him are Daniele Archibugi, Roland Koch, Alex Yermolinsky, Toni Innauer, Nobutoshi Kaneda, and Olivier Weber.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bill Watterson ranks 11,811 out of 20,380. Before him are Ron Harper (1964), Willie Brown (1900), Rowland V. Lee (1891), Arabian Prince (1965), Rip Taylor (1931), and Joe Walsh (1961). After him are Francis Johnson (1910), Randy Barnes (1966), Loren Shriver (1944), A. E. Douglass (1867), Dolores Fuller (1923), and Henry M. Jackson (1912).

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Among COMIC ARTISTS In United States

Among comic artists born in United States, Bill Watterson ranks 43. Before him are Mort Walker (1923), Marv Wolfman (1946), Jim Starlin (1949), Alison Bechdel (1960), Peter David (1956), and Jules Feiffer (1929). After him are Harvey Pekar (1939), Robert Kirkman (1978), Len Wein (1948), Scott McCloud (1960), Peter Laird (1954), and Vivienne Medrano (1992).

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