COMIC ARTIST

Shaun Tan

1974 - Today

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Shaun Tan (born 15 January 1974) is an Australian artist, writer, and filmmaker. He is known for his graphic novel The Arrival (2006), which won several awards, and for his 2010 animated short film adaptation of the 2000 picture book he wrote and illustrated, The Lost Thing, for which he won an Academy Award. He has also written and illustrated many other books, including The Lost Thing (2000) and The Red Tree (2001). Many of his works have won awards, including in the New South Wales Premier's Literary Awards and the Western Australian Premier's Book Awards, and many have been adapted for screen and stage. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Shaun Tan is the 198th most popular comic artist (down from 197th in 2024), the 504th most popular biography from Australia (down from 468th in 2019) and the most popular Australian Comic Artist.

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Among COMIC ARTISTS

Among comic artists, Shaun Tan ranks 198 out of 226. Before him are Katsura Hoshino, Walt Kelly, Natsuki Takaya, Kevin Eastman, Koyoharu Gotouge, and Scott Adams. After him are Arina Tanemura, Paco Roca, Ronald Searle, Mark Millar, Garth Ennis, and Nakaba Suzuki.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1974, Shaun Tan ranks 446. Before him are Dado Coletti, Julia Butterfly Hill, Gürkan Uygun, Brent Hinds, Margo Dydek, and Sébastien Foucan. After him are Tor Arne Hetland, Craig Harrison, Pietro Piller Cottrer, Dash Mihok, Tomáš Řepka, and Kenichi Uemura.

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In Australia

Among people born in Australia, Shaun Tan ranks 504 out of 1,143. Before him are Monica Mayhem (1978), Stuart O'Grady (1973), Mike McKay (1964), Kate Allen (1970), David Theile (1938), and Rick Mitchell (1955). After him are Adelaide Kane (1990), Allan Davis (1980), Larry Perkins (1950), Adam Garcia (1973), Rodney Brooks (1954), and Malcolm Williamson (1931).

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Among COMIC ARTISTS In Australia

Among comic artists born in Australia, Shaun Tan ranks 1. 

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