COMIC ARTIST

Jean-Jacques Sempé

1932 - 2022

Jean-Jacques Sempé

Jean-Jacques Sempé, usually known as Sempé (French: [sɑ̃'pe]; 17 August 1932 – 11 August 2022), was a French cartoonist. He is known for the series of children's books he created with René Goscinny, Le Petit Nicolas, and also for his poster-like illustrations, usually drawn from a distant or high viewpoint depicting detailed countrysides or cities. For decades, he created covers for The New Yorker. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jean-Jacques Sempé is the 19th most popular comic artist (down from 18th in 2019), the 1,310th most popular biography from France (down from 1,232nd in 2019) and the 4th most popular French Comic Artist.

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Among COMIC ARTISTS

Among comic artists, Jean-Jacques Sempé ranks 19 out of 226. Before him are Peyo, Zdeněk Miler, Jean Giraud, Jack Kirby, Matt Groening, and Rumiko Takahashi. After him are Bob Kane, Tsugumi Ohba, André Franquin, Go Nagai, Leiji Matsumoto, and Joe Simon.

Most Popular Comic Artists in Wikipedia

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Peyo
1928 - 1992
HPI: 69.33
Rank: 13
Zdeněk Miler
1921 - 2011
HPI: 68.99
Rank: 14
Jean Giraud
1938 - 2012
HPI: 68.78
Rank: 15
Jack Kirby
1917 - 1994
HPI: 68.39
Rank: 16
Matt Groening
1954 - Present
HPI: 68.13
Rank: 17
Rumiko Takahashi
1957 - Present
HPI: 67.23
Rank: 18
Jean-Jacques Sempé
1932 - 2022
HPI: 67.22
Rank: 19
Bob Kane
1915 - 1998
HPI: 67.12
Rank: 20
Tsugumi Ohba
1950 - Present
HPI: 67.06
Rank: 21
André Franquin
1924 - 1997
HPI: 66.94
Rank: 22
Go Nagai
1945 - Present
HPI: 66.79
Rank: 23
Leiji Matsumoto
1938 - 2023
HPI: 66.55
Rank: 24
Joe Simon
1913 - 2011
HPI: 66.39
Rank: 25

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, Jean-Jacques Sempé ranks 86. Before him are Tony Brooks, Rainer Weiss, Gyula Horn, Harriet Andersson, Francis Arinze, and Dudley R. Herschbach. After him are Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani, Lalo Schifrin, K. C. Jones, Gerald Carr, Muhammad Khan Junejo, and David Scott. Among people deceased in 2022, Jean-Jacques Sempé ranks 75. Before him are Mehran Karimi Nasseri, Ichirou Mizuki, Tony Brooks, Frank Drake, Edward C. Prescott, and Ivan Reitman. After him are James Lovelock, Hans Magnus Enzensberger, Siniša Mihajlović, Ricardo Bofill, Bernard Cribbins, and Fred Ward.

Others Born in 1932

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Tony Brooks
RACING DRIVER
1932 - 2022
HPI: 67.35
Rank: 80
Rainer Weiss
PHYSICIST
1932 - Present
HPI: 67.34
Rank: 81
Gyula Horn
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2013
HPI: 67.33
Rank: 82
Harriet Andersson
ACTOR
1932 - Present
HPI: 67.33
Rank: 83
Francis Arinze
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1932 - Present
HPI: 67.27
Rank: 84
Dudley R. Herschbach
CHEMIST
1932 - Present
HPI: 67.23
Rank: 85
Jean-Jacques Sempé
COMIC ARTIST
1932 - 2022
HPI: 67.22
Rank: 86
Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2016
HPI: 67.11
Rank: 87
Lalo Schifrin
MUSICIAN
1932 - 2025
HPI: 67.00
Rank: 88
K. C. Jones
BASKETBALL PLAYER
1932 - 2020
HPI: 66.98
Rank: 89
Gerald Carr
ASTRONAUT
1932 - 2020
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 90
Muhammad Khan Junejo
POLITICIAN
1932 - 1993
HPI: 66.55
Rank: 91
David Scott
ASTRONAUT
1932 - Present
HPI: 66.46
Rank: 92

Others Deceased in 2022

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Mehran Karimi Nasseri
CELEBRITY
1942 - 2022
HPI: 67.49
Rank: 69
Ichirou Mizuki
COMPOSER
1948 - 2022
HPI: 67.48
Rank: 70
Tony Brooks
RACING DRIVER
1932 - 2022
HPI: 67.35
Rank: 71
Frank Drake
ASTRONOMER
1930 - 2022
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 72
Edward C. Prescott
ECONOMIST
1940 - 2022
HPI: 67.27
Rank: 73
Ivan Reitman
FILM DIRECTOR
1946 - 2022
HPI: 67.25
Rank: 74
Jean-Jacques Sempé
COMIC ARTIST
1932 - 2022
HPI: 67.22
Rank: 75
James Lovelock
GEOGRAPHER
1919 - 2022
HPI: 67.17
Rank: 76
Hans Magnus Enzensberger
WRITER
1929 - 2022
HPI: 66.97
Rank: 77
Siniša Mihajlović
COACH
1969 - 2022
HPI: 66.90
Rank: 78
Ricardo Bofill
ARCHITECT
1939 - 2022
HPI: 66.83
Rank: 79
Bernard Cribbins
ACTOR
1928 - 2022
HPI: 66.81
Rank: 80
Fred Ward
ACTOR
1942 - 2022
HPI: 66.69
Rank: 81

In France

Among people born in France, Jean-Jacques Sempé ranks 1,310 out of 6,770. Before him are Armand David (1826), Alain-Fournier (1886), Henri Désiré Landru (1869), Maurice Thorez (1900), Adela of France (1009), and Raymond VII, Count of Toulouse (1197). After him are Jean-François Marmontel (1723), Emmanuelle Charpentier (1968), Eva Gonzalès (1849), Honoré IV, Prince of Monaco (1758), Alain de Lille (1117), and Jean-Marie Villot (1905).

Others born in France

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Armand David
BIOLOGIST
1826 - 1900
HPI: 67.27
Rank: 1,304
Alain-Fournier
WRITER
1886 - 1914
HPI: 67.26
Rank: 1,305
Henri Désiré Landru
EXTREMIST
1869 - 1922
HPI: 67.26
Rank: 1,306
Maurice Thorez
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1964
HPI: 67.25
Rank: 1,307
Adela of France
POLITICIAN
1009 - 1079
HPI: 67.24
Rank: 1,308
Raymond VII, Count of Toulouse
POLITICIAN
1197 - 1249
HPI: 67.23
Rank: 1,309
Jean-Jacques Sempé
COMIC ARTIST
1932 - 2022
HPI: 67.22
Rank: 1,310
Jean-François Marmontel
WRITER
1723 - 1799
HPI: 67.22
Rank: 1,311
Emmanuelle Charpentier
BIOLOGIST
1968 - Present
HPI: 67.20
Rank: 1,312
Eva Gonzalès
PAINTER
1849 - 1883
HPI: 67.20
Rank: 1,313
Honoré IV, Prince of Monaco
POLITICIAN
1758 - 1819
HPI: 67.20
Rank: 1,314
Alain de Lille
PHILOSOPHER
1117 - 1202
HPI: 67.19
Rank: 1,315
Jean-Marie Villot
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1905 - 1979
HPI: 67.19
Rank: 1,316