COMIC ARTIST

Quentin Blake

1932 - Today

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Sir Quentin Saxby Blake (born 16 December 1932) is an English cartoonist, caricaturist, illustrator and children's writer. He has illustrated over 300 books, including 18 written by Roald Dahl, which are among his most popular works. For his lasting contribution as a children's illustrator, Blake won the biennial international Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2002, the highest recognition available to creators of children's books. From 1999 to 2001, he was the inaugural British Children's Laureate. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Quentin Blake is the 80th most popular comic artist (up from 83rd in 2019), the 3,084th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,619th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular British Comic Artist.

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Among COMIC ARTISTS

Among comic artists, Quentin Blake ranks 80 out of 226. Before him are Tignous, Takeshi Obata, Jean Van Hamme, Tetsuya Chiba, Kazuo Koike, and Hiromu Arakawa. After him are Richard F. Outcault, Juan Giménez, Machiko Hasegawa, Hermann Huppen, Al Taliaferro, and Paolo Eleuteri Serpieri.

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Among people born in 1932, Quentin Blake ranks 269. Before him are Hans van Manen, Fritz Klein, Paulinho de Almeida, Tinka Kurti, Loretta Lynn, and Mika Antić. After him are Athol Fugard, Halston, Lyudvig Chibirov, Bill Byrge, Jean-Pierre Ponnelle, and Bruce Glover.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Quentin Blake ranks 3,085 out of 8,785. Before him are Æthelheard of Wessex (750), R. M. Hare (1919), John McVie (1945), Florence Green (1901), Albert, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein (1869), and Antonio Pappano (1959). After him are John Wilkes (1725), Harrison Birtwistle (1934), Jim Ratcliffe (1952), Paul Nurse (1949), Imogen Heap (1977), and John Playfair (1748).

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Among COMIC ARTISTS In United Kingdom

Among comic artists born in United Kingdom, Quentin Blake ranks 2. Before him are Alan Moore (1953). After him are David Lloyd (1950), Jamie Hewlett (1968), Dave Gibbons (1949), Raymond Briggs (1934), John Byrne (1950), Ronald Searle (1920), Mark Millar (1969), Garth Ennis (1970), Warren Ellis (1968), and Dave McKean (1963).

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