COMIC ARTIST

Robert Crumb

1943 - Today

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Robert Dennis Crumb (; born August 30, 1943) is an American artist who often signs his work R. Crumb. His work displays a nostalgia for American folk culture of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, and satire of contemporary American culture. Crumb contributed to many of the seminal works of the underground comix movement in the 1960s, including being a founder of the first successful underground comix publication, Zap Comix, contributing to all 16 issues. He was additionally contributing to the East Village Other and many other publications, including a variety of one-off and anthology comics. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Crumb is the 87th most popular comic artist (down from 69th in 2019), the 6,082nd most popular biography from United States (down from 3,916th in 2019) and the 22nd most popular American Comic Artist.

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Among COMIC ARTISTS

Among comic artists, Robert Crumb ranks 87 out of 226. Before him are Richard F. Outcault, Juan Giménez, Machiko Hasegawa, Hermann Huppen, Al Taliaferro, and Paolo Eleuteri Serpieri. After him are Moto Hagio, Tite Kubo, Chica Umino, Yumiko Igarashi, Jean-Claude Mézières, and Tsukasa Hojo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1943, Robert Crumb ranks 389. Before him are Oliver North, Hélène Vincent, Daniel Kablan Duncan, Donald Sumpter, John Draper, and Perry Christie. After him are Anthony R. Hunter, Peter Straub, Jamie Gillis, Odilon Polleunis, Frances Lee McCain, and Gerhard Auer.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Robert Crumb ranks 6,082 out of 20,380. Before him are William Smith (1933), Eddie Hart (1949), Murray Hamilton (1923), Olive Thomas (1894), Josh Lucas (1971), and Frank J. Tipler (1947). After him are Luke Wilson (1971), John Spencer (1946), Tate Taylor (1969), Shemar Moore (1970), Eydie Gormé (1928), and Alexis Bledel (1981).

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Among COMIC ARTISTS In United States

Among comic artists born in United States, Robert Crumb ranks 22. Before him are Charles Addams (1912), E. C. Segar (1894), Jerry Siegel (1914), Jim Davis (1945), Richard F. Outcault (1863), and Al Taliaferro (1905). After him are Lee Falk (1911), Floyd Gottfredson (1905), John Romita Jr. (1956), Les Clark (1907), Larry Lieber (1931), and Rose O'Neill (1874).

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