Comic Artist

Jack Kirby

1917 - 1994

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His biography is available in 56 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 54 in 2024). Jack Kirby is the 16th most popular comic artist (down from 14th in 2024), the 1,349th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,055th in 2019) and the 6th most popular American Comic Artist.

Jack Kirby is most famous for his work on Marvel Comics. He was an American comic book artist, writer, and editor best known for his co-creations of Captain America, the Fantastic Four, the X-Men, and the Hulk.

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Among Comic Artists

Among comic artists, Jack Kirby ranks 16 out of 226. Before him are Joseph Barbera, Carl Barks, Hugo Pratt, Peyo, Zdeněk Miler, and Jean Giraud. After him are Matt Groening, Rumiko Takahashi, Jean-Jacques Sempé, Bob Kane, Tsugumi Ohba, and André Franquin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1917, Jack Kirby ranks 54. Before him are Bourvil, George Gaynes, Sven Hassel, Chung Il-kwon, Danielle Darrieux, and Hirokazu Ninomiya. After him are Dizzy Gillespie, Kunitaka Sueoka, Jane Wyman, Edward Norton Lorenz, Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr., and Grand Duke Vladimir Kirillovich of Russia. Among people deceased in 1994, Jack Kirby ranks 57. Before him are Sylva Koscina, Robert Doisneau, Sergei Bondarchuk, Chung Il-kwon, György Cziffra, and Howard Martin Temin. After him are Louis Ferdinand, Prince of Prussia, Peter Cushing, Jessica Tandy, Roberto Eduardo Viola, Jean-Louis Barrault, and Ken Noritake.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Jack Kirby ranks 1,349 out of NaN. Before him are John Fante (1909), Oliver Wolcott Jr. (1760), William Barr (1950), Mark Wahlberg (1971), Andrew Dickson White (1832), and Cormac McCarthy (1933). After him are Carl Weathers (1948), Ambrose Bierce (1842), James Cagney (1899), Dizzy Gillespie (1917), Marvin Minsky (1927), and Harry Dean Stanton (1926).

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Among Comic Artists In United States

Among comic artists born in United States, Jack Kirby ranks 6. Before him are Stan Lee (1922), Charles M. Schulz (1922), Frank Miller (1957), Joseph Barbera (1911), and Carl Barks (1901). After him are Matt Groening (1954), Bob Kane (1915), Joe Simon (1913), Steve Ditko (1927), John Romita Sr. (1930), and Don Rosa (1951).

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