COMIC ARTIST
Jean Van Hamme
1939 - Today

Jean Van Hamme
Jean Van Hamme (born 16 January 1939) is a Belgian novelist and comic book writer. He has written scripts for a number of Belgian/French comic series, including Histoire sans héros, Thorgal, XIII and Largo Winch. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jean Van Hamme is the 76th most popular comic artist (up from 80th in 2019), the 509th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 489th in 2019) and the 6th most popular Belgian Comic Artist.
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Among COMIC ARTISTS
Among comic artists, Jean Van Hamme ranks 76 out of 226. Before him are Jacques Tardi, Jim Davis, Romano Scarpa, Mitsuteru Yokoyama, Tignous, and Takeshi Obata. After him are Tetsuya Chiba, Kazuo Koike, Hiromu Arakawa, Quentin Blake, Richard F. Outcault, and Juan Giménez.
Most Popular Comic Artists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJacques Tardi
1946 - Present
HPI: 59.69
Rank: 70
Jim Davis
1945 - Present
HPI: 59.26
Rank: 71
Romano Scarpa
1927 - 2005
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 72
Mitsuteru Yokoyama
1934 - 2004
HPI: 59.03
Rank: 73
Tignous
1957 - 2015
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 74
Takeshi Obata
1969 - Present
HPI: 58.92
Rank: 75
Jean Van Hamme
1939 - Present
HPI: 58.67
Rank: 76
Tetsuya Chiba
1939 - Present
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 77
Kazuo Koike
1936 - 2019
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 78
Hiromu Arakawa
1973 - Present
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 79
Quentin Blake
1932 - Present
HPI: 58.23
Rank: 80
Richard F. Outcault
1863 - 1928
HPI: 58.21
Rank: 81
Juan Giménez
1943 - 2020
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 82
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1939, Jean Van Hamme ranks 280. Before him are Brigitte Fontaine, Chögyam Trungpa, Giorgio Ferrini, Dariush Mehrjui, János Göröcs, and Tigran Mansurian. After him are Néstor Combin, Tetsuya Chiba, Carmen Salinas, Alberto Suárez Inda, Pieter van Vollenhoven, and Alberto Festa.
Others Born in 1939
Go to all RankingsBrigitte Fontaine
SINGER
1939 - Present
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 274
Chögyam Trungpa
WRITER
1939 - 1987
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 275
Giorgio Ferrini
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - 1976
HPI: 58.82
Rank: 276
Dariush Mehrjui
FILM DIRECTOR
1939 - 2023
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 277
János Göröcs
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - 2020
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 278
Tigran Mansurian
COMPOSER
1939 - Present
HPI: 58.67
Rank: 279
Jean Van Hamme
COMIC ARTIST
1939 - Present
HPI: 58.67
Rank: 280
Néstor Combin
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - Present
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 281
Tetsuya Chiba
COMIC ARTIST
1939 - Present
HPI: 58.61
Rank: 282
Carmen Salinas
ACTOR
1939 - 2021
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 283
Alberto Suárez Inda
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1939 - Present
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 284
Pieter van Vollenhoven
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 285
Alberto Festa
SOCCER PLAYER
1939 - 2024
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 286
In Belgium
Among people born in Belgium, Jean Van Hamme ranks 509 out of 1,190. Before him are Mousa Dembélé (1987), Jan Theuninck (1954), Kate Ryan (1980), Edmond Leburton (1915), Felix Timmermans (1886), and Johann Peter Beaulieu (1725). After him are David Ruelle (1935), Joseph Mermans (1922), Germain Derycke (1929), Christl Cranz (1914), André Noyelle (1931), and Jean de Bie (1892).
Others born in Belgium
Go to all RankingsMousa Dembélé
SOCCER PLAYER
1987 - Present
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 503
Jan Theuninck
PAINTER
1954 - Present
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 504
Kate Ryan
SINGER
1980 - Present
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 505
Edmond Leburton
POLITICIAN
1915 - 1997
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 506
Felix Timmermans
WRITER
1886 - 1947
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 507
Johann Peter Beaulieu
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1725 - 1819
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 508
Jean Van Hamme
COMIC ARTIST
1939 - Present
HPI: 58.67
Rank: 509
David Ruelle
MATHEMATICIAN
1935 - Present
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 510
Joseph Mermans
SOCCER PLAYER
1922 - 1996
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 511
Germain Derycke
CYCLIST
1929 - 1978
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 512
Christl Cranz
SKIER
1914 - 2004
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 513
André Noyelle
CYCLIST
1931 - 2003
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 514
Jean de Bie
SOCCER PLAYER
1892 - 1961
HPI: 58.53
Rank: 515
Among COMIC ARTISTS In Belgium
Among comic artists born in Belgium, Jean Van Hamme ranks 6. Before him are Hergé (1907), Morris (1923), Peyo (1928), André Franquin (1924), and Benoît Sokal (1954). After him are Hermann Huppen (1938), Jean-Michel Charlier (1924), Jijé (1914), Willy Vandersteen (1913), and Greg (1931).
Hergé
1907 - 1983
HPI: 75.44
Rank: 1
Morris
1923 - 2001
HPI: 70.35
Rank: 2
Peyo
1928 - 1992
HPI: 69.33
Rank: 3
André Franquin
1924 - 1997
HPI: 66.94
Rank: 4
Benoît Sokal
1954 - 2021
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 5
Jean Van Hamme
1939 - Present
HPI: 58.67
Rank: 6
Hermann Huppen
1938 - Present
HPI: 58.06
Rank: 7
Jean-Michel Charlier
1924 - 1989
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 8
Jijé
1914 - 1980
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 9
Willy Vandersteen
1913 - 1990
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 10
Greg
1931 - 1999
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 11