COMIC ARTIST
Monkey Punch
1937 - 2019

Monkey Punch
Kazuhiko Katō (Japanese: 加藤一彦, Hepburn: Katō Kazuhiko; May 26, 1937 – April 11, 2019), known by the pen name Monkey Punch (モンキー・パンチ, Monkī Panchi), was a Japanese manga artist, best known for his series Lupin III. Read more on Wikipedia
His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Monkey Punch is the 55th most popular comic artist (down from 46th in 2019), the 782nd most popular biography from Japan (down from 633rd in 2019) and the 18th most popular Japanese Comic Artist.
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Among COMIC ARTISTS
Among comic artists, Monkey Punch ranks 55 out of 226. Before him are Bill Finger, Winsor McCay, Saul Steinberg, Riyoko Ikeda, Charles Addams, and Gosho Aoyama. After him are Marjane Satrapi, Naoko Takeuchi, Masami Kurumada, Art Spiegelman, Kazuki Takahashi, and Émile Cohl.
Most Popular Comic Artists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsBill Finger
1914 - 1974
HPI: 62.89
Rank: 49
Winsor McCay
1867 - 1934
HPI: 62.54
Rank: 50
Saul Steinberg
1914 - 1999
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 51
Riyoko Ikeda
1947 - Present
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 52
Charles Addams
1912 - 1988
HPI: 62.20
Rank: 53
Gosho Aoyama
1963 - Present
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 54
Monkey Punch
1937 - 2019
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 55
Marjane Satrapi
1969 - Present
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 56
Naoko Takeuchi
1967 - Present
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 57
Masami Kurumada
1953 - Present
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 58
Art Spiegelman
1948 - Present
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 59
Kazuki Takahashi
1961 - 2022
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 60
Émile Cohl
1857 - 1938
HPI: 60.95
Rank: 61
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1937, Monkey Punch ranks 162. Before him are Suzanne Pleshette, Alberto Spencer, Trini Lopez, John Hume, Prince Max, Duke in Bavaria, and Waylon Jennings. After him are Sofiko Chiaureli, Rudi Altig, Gundula Janowitz, Marie Dubois, Carlos Westendorp, and Yuri Manin. Among people deceased in 2019, Monkey Punch ranks 156. Before him are Kevin Roche, Peggy Lipton, Achille Silvestrini, Jacques Loussier, Mitchell Feigenbaum, and Emanuel Ungaro. After him are Vonda N. McIntyre, Harrison Dillard, Sogyal Rinpoche, John C. Bogle, Jörg Demus, and Peter Schreier.
Others Born in 1937
Go to all RankingsSuzanne Pleshette
ACTOR
1937 - 2008
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 156
Alberto Spencer
SOCCER PLAYER
1937 - 2006
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 157
Trini Lopez
SINGER
1937 - 2020
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 158
John Hume
POLITICIAN
1937 - 2020
HPI: 62.06
Rank: 159
Prince Max, Duke in Bavaria
NOBLEMAN
1937 - Present
HPI: 62.03
Rank: 160
Waylon Jennings
SINGER
1937 - 2002
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 161
Monkey Punch
COMIC ARTIST
1937 - 2019
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 162
Sofiko Chiaureli
ACTOR
1937 - 2008
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 163
Rudi Altig
CYCLIST
1937 - 2016
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 164
Gundula Janowitz
SINGER
1937 - Present
HPI: 61.78
Rank: 165
Marie Dubois
ACTOR
1937 - 2014
HPI: 61.78
Rank: 166
Carlos Westendorp
POLITICIAN
1937 - Present
HPI: 61.74
Rank: 167
Yuri Manin
MATHEMATICIAN
1937 - 2023
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 168
Others Deceased in 2019
Go to all RankingsKevin Roche
ARCHITECT
1922 - 2019
HPI: 62.14
Rank: 150
Peggy Lipton
ACTOR
1946 - 2019
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 151
Achille Silvestrini
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1923 - 2019
HPI: 62.03
Rank: 152
Jacques Loussier
MUSICIAN
1934 - 2019
HPI: 61.92
Rank: 153
Mitchell Feigenbaum
MATHEMATICIAN
1944 - 2019
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 154
Emanuel Ungaro
FASHION DESIGNER
1933 - 2019
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 155
Monkey Punch
COMIC ARTIST
1937 - 2019
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 156
Vonda N. McIntyre
WRITER
1948 - 2019
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 157
Harrison Dillard
ATHLETE
1923 - 2019
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 158
Sogyal Rinpoche
WRITER
1947 - 2019
HPI: 61.68
Rank: 159
John C. Bogle
BUSINESSPERSON
1929 - 2019
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 160
Jörg Demus
MUSICIAN
1928 - 2019
HPI: 61.54
Rank: 161
Peter Schreier
MUSICIAN
1935 - 2019
HPI: 61.45
Rank: 162
In Japan
Among people born in Japan, Monkey Punch ranks 782 out of 6,245. Before him are Shigenori Tōgō (1882), Yamada Nagamasa (1590), Akira Matsunaga (1948), Hayashi Razan (1583), Atsushi Nakajima (1909), and Shinichi Suzuki (1898). After him are Mitsunori Fujiguchi (1949), Yasuhito, Prince Chichibu (1902), Matome Ugaki (1890), Hiranuma Kiichirō (1867), Ashikaga Yoshinori (1394), and Eiji Toyoda (1913).
Others born in Japan
Go to all RankingsShigenori Tōgō
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1950
HPI: 61.90
Rank: 776
Yamada Nagamasa
POLITICIAN
1590 - 1630
HPI: 61.89
Rank: 777
Akira Matsunaga
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - Present
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 778
Hayashi Razan
PHILOSOPHER
1583 - 1657
HPI: 61.86
Rank: 779
Atsushi Nakajima
WRITER
1909 - 1942
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 780
Shinichi Suzuki
MUSICIAN
1898 - 1998
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 781
Monkey Punch
COMIC ARTIST
1937 - 2019
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 782
Mitsunori Fujiguchi
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - Present
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 783
Yasuhito, Prince Chichibu
POLITICIAN
1902 - 1953
HPI: 61.83
Rank: 784
Matome Ugaki
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1890 - 1945
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 785
Hiranuma Kiichirō
POLITICIAN
1867 - 1952
HPI: 61.78
Rank: 786
Ashikaga Yoshinori
POLITICIAN
1394 - 1441
HPI: 61.77
Rank: 787
Eiji Toyoda
BUSINESSPERSON
1913 - 2013
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 788
Among COMIC ARTISTS In Japan
Among comic artists born in Japan, Monkey Punch ranks 18. Before him are Shotaro Ishinomori (1938), Masashi Kishimoto (1974), Shigeru Mizuki (1922), Yoshihiro Togashi (1966), Riyoko Ikeda (1947), and Gosho Aoyama (1963). After him are Naoko Takeuchi (1967), Masami Kurumada (1953), Kazuki Takahashi (1961), Yoshito Usui (1958), Takehiko Inoue (1967), and Mitsuteru Yokoyama (1934).
Shotaro Ishinomori
1938 - 1998
HPI: 63.74
Rank: 12
Masashi Kishimoto
1974 - Present
HPI: 63.36
Rank: 13
Shigeru Mizuki
1922 - 2015
HPI: 63.15
Rank: 14
Yoshihiro Togashi
1966 - Present
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 15
Riyoko Ikeda
1947 - Present
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 16
Gosho Aoyama
1963 - Present
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 17
Monkey Punch
1937 - 2019
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 18
Naoko Takeuchi
1967 - Present
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 19
Masami Kurumada
1953 - Present
HPI: 61.70
Rank: 20
Kazuki Takahashi
1961 - 2022
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 21
Yoshito Usui
1958 - 2009
HPI: 60.42
Rank: 22
Takehiko Inoue
1967 - Present
HPI: 60.16
Rank: 23
Mitsuteru Yokoyama
1934 - 2004
HPI: 59.03
Rank: 24