COMIC ARTIST

Richard Corben

1940 - 2020

Richard Corben

Richard Corben (November 1, 1940 – December 2, 2020) was an American illustrator and comic book artist best known for his comics featured in Heavy Metal magazine, especially the Den series which was featured in the magazine's first film adaptation in 1981. He was the winner of the 2009 Spectrum Grand Master Award and the 2018 Grand Prix at Angoulême. In 2012 he was elected to the Will Eisner Award Hall of Fame. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Richard Corben is the 131st most popular comic artist (down from 119th in 2019), the 8,997th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,023rd in 2019) and the 29th most popular American Comic Artist.

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Among COMIC ARTISTS

Among comic artists, Richard Corben ranks 131 out of 226. Before him are François Bourgeon, Rose O'Neill, Kiyohiko Azuma, Ken Akamatsu, Rudolph Dirks, and Jamie Hewlett. After him are Tsutomu Nihei, Roy Thomas, Greg, John Buscema, Kouta Hirano, and Todd McFarlane.

Most Popular Comic Artists in Wikipedia

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François Bourgeon
1945 - Present
HPI: 54.64
Rank: 125
Rose O'Neill
1874 - 1944
HPI: 54.57
Rank: 126
Kiyohiko Azuma
1968 - Present
HPI: 54.43
Rank: 127
Ken Akamatsu
1968 - Present
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 128
Rudolph Dirks
1877 - 1968
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 129
Jamie Hewlett
1968 - Present
HPI: 54.26
Rank: 130
Richard Corben
1940 - 2020
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 131
Tsutomu Nihei
1971 - Present
HPI: 54.03
Rank: 132
Roy Thomas
1940 - Present
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 133
Greg
1931 - 1999
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 134
John Buscema
1927 - 2002
HPI: 53.57
Rank: 135
Kouta Hirano
1973 - Present
HPI: 53.37
Rank: 136
Todd McFarlane
1961 - Present
HPI: 53.16
Rank: 137

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Richard Corben ranks 472. Before him are Carol Heiss, Ernő Solymosi, Pilar Miró, Alfonso Guerra, Varsha Adalja, and Joe Torre. After him are Roy Thomas, Pauline Collins, Sharad Pawar, David Jason, Van McCoy, and Juozas Budraitis. Among people deceased in 2020, Richard Corben ranks 586. Before him are Barbara Windsor, Anthony Soter Fernandez, Biri Biri, Stephen F. Cohen, Olga Tass, and Edmond Baraffe. After him are Otto Leodolter, Vitold Kreyer, Ernesto Canto, Arturo Chaires, Francisco Aguilar, and Ram Vilas Paswan.

Others Born in 1940

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Carol Heiss
SKATER
1940 - Present
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 466
Ernő Solymosi
SOCCER PLAYER
1940 - 2011
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 467
Pilar Miró
FILM DIRECTOR
1940 - 1997
HPI: 54.14
Rank: 468
Alfonso Guerra
POLITICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 469
Varsha Adalja
WRITER
1940 - Present
HPI: 54.09
Rank: 470
Joe Torre
POLITICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 471
Richard Corben
COMIC ARTIST
1940 - 2020
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 472
Roy Thomas
COMIC ARTIST
1940 - Present
HPI: 54.02
Rank: 473
Pauline Collins
ACTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 474
Sharad Pawar
POLITICIAN
1940 - Present
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 475
David Jason
ACTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 53.98
Rank: 476
Van McCoy
SINGER
1940 - 1979
HPI: 53.94
Rank: 477
Juozas Budraitis
ACTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 53.92
Rank: 478

Others Deceased in 2020

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Barbara Windsor
ACTOR
1937 - 2020
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 580
Anthony Soter Fernandez
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1930 - 2020
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 581
Biri Biri
SOCCER PLAYER
1948 - 2020
HPI: 54.15
Rank: 582
Stephen F. Cohen
HISTORIAN
1938 - 2020
HPI: 54.14
Rank: 583
Olga Tass
GYMNAST
1929 - 2020
HPI: 54.12
Rank: 584
Edmond Baraffe
SOCCER PLAYER
1942 - 2020
HPI: 54.11
Rank: 585
Richard Corben
COMIC ARTIST
1940 - 2020
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 586
Otto Leodolter
SKIER
1936 - 2020
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 587
Vitold Kreyer
ATHLETE
1932 - 2020
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 588
Ernesto Canto
ATHLETE
1959 - 2020
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 589
Arturo Chaires
SOCCER PLAYER
1937 - 2020
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 590
Francisco Aguilar
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - 2020
HPI: 53.96
Rank: 591
Ram Vilas Paswan
POLITICIAN
1946 - 2020
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 592