COMIC ARTIST

Hugo Pratt

1927 - 1995

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Ugo Eugenio Prat (15 June 1927 – 20 August 1995), better known as Hugo Pratt, was an Italian comic book creator who was known for combining strong storytelling with extensive historical research on works such as Corto Maltese. He was inducted into the Will Eisner Award Hall of Fame in 2005, and was awarded the 15th anniversary special Grand Prix de la ville d'Angoulême at the Angoulême Festival. In 1946 Hugo Pratt became part of the so-called Group of Venice with Fernando Carcupino, Dino Battaglia and Damiano Damiani. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Hugo Pratt is the 12th most popular comic artist (down from 11th in 2019), the 1,009th most popular biography from Italy (down from 955th in 2019) and the most popular Italian Comic Artist.

Hugo Pratt is most famous for his comic book series Corto Maltese.

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Among COMIC ARTISTS

Among comic artists, Hugo Pratt ranks 12 out of 226. Before him are Charles M. Schulz, Albert Uderzo, Morris, Frank Miller, Joseph Barbera, and Carl Barks. After him are Peyo, Zdeněk Miler, Jean Giraud, Jack Kirby, Matt Groening, and Rumiko Takahashi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1927, Hugo Pratt ranks 49. Before him are Harry Mulisch, Juliette Gréco, Roy Cohn, Robert Ludlum, Sydney Brenner, and William Perry. After him are Geneviève Page, George O. Abell, Alan MacDiarmid, Romano Mussolini, Stan Getz, and Abdul Basit 'Abd us-Samad. Among people deceased in 1995, Hugo Pratt ranks 37. Before him are Georges J. F. Köhler, Selena, Alec Douglas-Home, John B. Calhoun, Edda Mussolini, and Edward Bernays. After him are Fred Perry, Ginger Rogers, Murray Rothbard, Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli, Lita Grey, and Jonas Salk.

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In Italy

Among people born in Italy, Hugo Pratt ranks 1,009 out of 5,161. Before him are Leonardo Vinci (1690), Gerard of Cremona (1114), Daniele da Volterra (1509), Hormizd I (250), Umberto Giordano (1867), and Piero Ferrari (1945). After him are Carlo Rubbia (1934), Aristoxenus (-360), Giovanni Battista Viotti (1755), Francesca Caccini (1587), Elsa Morante (1912), and Marie Joséphine of Savoy (1753).

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Among COMIC ARTISTS In Italy

Among comic artists born in Italy, Hugo Pratt ranks 1. After him are Milo Manara (1945), Guido Crepax (1933), Romano Scarpa (1927), Paolo Eleuteri Serpieri (1944), Marco Rota (1942), Sergio Toppi (1932), and Iginio Straffi (1965).

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