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Matt Groening

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Matthew Abram Groening ( GRAY-ning; born February 15, 1954) is an American cartoonist, writer, producer, and animator. He is best known as the creator of the television series The Simpsons (1989–present), Futurama (1999–2003, 2008–2013, 2023–present), and Disenchantment (2018–2023), and the comic strip Life in Hell (1977–2012). The Simpsons is the longest-running American primetime television series in history, as well as the longest-running American animated series and sitcom. Born in Portland, Oregon, Groening made his first professional cartoon sale of Life in Hell to the avant-garde magazine Wet in 1978. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Matt Groening is the 17th most popular comic artist (down from 13th in 2019), the 1,417th most popular biography from United States (down from 986th in 2019) and the 7th most popular American Comic Artist.

Matt Groening is most famous for his creation of the animated TV series The Simpsons.

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Among COMIC ARTISTS

Among comic artists, Matt Groening ranks 17 out of 226. Before him are Carl Barks, Hugo Pratt, Peyo, Zdeněk Miler, Jean Giraud, and Jack Kirby. After him are Rumiko Takahashi, Jean-Jacques Sempé, Bob Kane, Tsugumi Ohba, André Franquin, and Go Nagai.

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Among people born in 1954, Matt Groening ranks 43. Before him are Carlos Ghosn, Condoleezza Rice, Paolo Gentiloni, Ron Howard, Ash Carter, and Johnny Logan. After him are Halimah Yacob, Lawrence M. Krauss, Vojislav Šešelj, Chris Evert, Marian Gold, and Catherine O'Hara.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Matt Groening ranks 1,417 out of 20,380. Before him are Alicia Keys (1981), Robert M. La Follette (1855), Robert Englund (1947), William Morris Davis (1850), William J. Burns (1956), and E. Donnall Thomas (1920). After him are Timothy M. Dolan (1950), Mae West (1893), Sam Jones (1933), Jeremy Renner (1971), Arthur M. Schlesinger Jr. (1917), and Nellie Bly (1864).

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Among COMIC ARTISTS In United States

Among comic artists born in United States, Matt Groening ranks 7. Before him are Stan Lee (1922), Charles M. Schulz (1922), Frank Miller (1957), Joseph Barbera (1911), Carl Barks (1901), and Jack Kirby (1917). After him are Bob Kane (1915), Joe Simon (1913), Steve Ditko (1927), John Romita Sr. (1930), Don Rosa (1951), and Will Eisner (1917).

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