COMIC ARTIST

Rudolph Dirks

1877 - 1968

Rudolph Dirks

Rudolph Dirks (February 26, 1877 – April 20, 1968) was one of the earliest and most noted comic strip artists, well known for The Katzenjammer Kids (later known as The Captain and the Kids). Dirks was born in Heide, Germany, to Johannes and Margaretha Dirks. When he was seven years old, his father, a woodcarver, moved the family to Chicago, Illinois. After having sold various cartoons to local magazines Rudolph moved to New York City and found work as a cartoonist. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Rudolph Dirks is the 129th most popular comic artist (down from 122nd in 2019), the 5,043rd most popular biography from Germany (down from 4,775th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular German Comic Artist.

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Among COMIC ARTISTS

Among comic artists, Rudolph Dirks ranks 129 out of 226. Before him are Hiro Mashima, Ken Sugimori, François Bourgeon, Rose O'Neill, Kiyohiko Azuma, and Ken Akamatsu. After him are Jamie Hewlett, Richard Corben, Tsutomu Nihei, Roy Thomas, Greg, and John Buscema.

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Hiro Mashima
1977 - Present
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 123
Ken Sugimori
1966 - Present
HPI: 54.70
Rank: 124
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

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1877, Rudolph Dirks ranks 166. Before him are Adolf Möller, Oscar Grégoire, Johann Friedrich Höger, Aleksandr Arbuzov, Manuel González García, and Elena Guro. After him are William Beebe, J. Searle Dawley, Malcolm Whitman, Joseph Stella, Jón Þorláksson, and Leopold Skulski. Among people deceased in 1968, Rudolph Dirks ranks 232. Before him are Emil Hirschfeld, Frankie Lymon, Käthe Kruse, Archie Mayo, Jorge Valderrama, and Sándor Gombos. After him are Miguel Murillo, Wendell Corey, Øystein Ore, Ilias Tsirimokos, Diógenes Lara, and Cai Chusheng.

Others Born in 1877

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Adolf Möller
ATHLETE
1877 - 1968
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 160
Oscar Grégoire
SWIMMER
1877 - 1947
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 161
Johann Friedrich Höger
ARCHITECT
1877 - 1949
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 162
Aleksandr Arbuzov
CHEMIST
1877 - 1968
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 163
Manuel González García
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1877 - 1940
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 164
Elena Guro
PAINTER
1877 - 1913
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 165
Rudolph Dirks
COMIC ARTIST
1877 - 1968
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 166
William Beebe
BIOLOGIST
1877 - 1962
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 167
J. Searle Dawley
FILM DIRECTOR
1877 - 1949
HPI: 54.17
Rank: 168
Malcolm Whitman
TENNIS PLAYER
1877 - 1932
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 169
Joseph Stella
PAINTER
1877 - 1946
HPI: 54.06
Rank: 170
Jón Þorláksson
POLITICIAN
1877 - 1935
HPI: 54.01
Rank: 171
Leopold Skulski
POLITICIAN
1877 - 1940
HPI: 54.00
Rank: 172