COMIC ARTIST

Willy Vandersteen

1913 - 1990

Willy Vandersteen

Willebrord Jan Frans Maria "Willy" Vandersteen (15 February 1913 – 28 August 1990) was a Belgian creator of comic books. In a career spanning 50 years, he created a large studio and published more than 1,000 comic albums in over 25 series, selling more than 200 million copies worldwide. Considered together with Marc Sleen the founding father of Flemish comics, he is mainly popular in Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany. Hergé called him "The Brueghel of the comic strip", while the creation of his own studio and the mass production and commercialization of his work turned him into "the Walt Disney of the Low Countries". Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Willy Vandersteen is the 104th most popular comic artist (down from 96th in 2019), the 627th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 554th in 2019) and the 10th most popular Belgian Comic Artist.

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Among COMIC ARTISTS

Among comic artists, Willy Vandersteen ranks 104 out of 226. Before him are Fujio Akatsuka, Jijé, John Romita Jr., Marco Rota, Yōichi Takahashi, and Sergio Toppi. After him are Sanpei Shirato, Hajime Isayama, Jacques Martin, Jean Tabary, Masamune Shirow, and Claire Bretécher.

Most Popular Comic Artists in Wikipedia

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Fujio Akatsuka
1935 - 2008
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 98
Jijé
1914 - 1980
HPI: 57.29
Rank: 99
John Romita Jr.
1956 - Present
HPI: 57.18
Rank: 100
Marco Rota
1942 - Present
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 101
Yōichi Takahashi
1960 - Present
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 102
Sergio Toppi
1932 - 2012
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 103
Willy Vandersteen
1913 - 1990
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 104
Sanpei Shirato
1932 - 2021
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 105
Hajime Isayama
1986 - Present
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 106
Jacques Martin
1921 - 2010
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 107
Jean Tabary
1930 - 2011
HPI: 56.48
Rank: 108
Masamune Shirow
1961 - Present
HPI: 56.33
Rank: 109
Claire Bretécher
1940 - 2020
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 110

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1913, Willy Vandersteen ranks 244. Before him are John Cairncross, Christiane Desroches Noblecourt, Yaşar Doğu, Herbert Runge, Ferenc Csik, and Halima Nosirova. After him are Reinhard Hardegen, Audrey Brown, Richard Helms, Milivoj Ašner, Mira Lobe, and Amado Azar. Among people deceased in 1990, Willy Vandersteen ranks 200. Before him are Edmond Delfour, Cemal Süreya, Marino Morettini, Juliet Berto, Kenjiro Takayanagi, and Walter Bruch. After him are Roman Vishniac, Manuel Anatol, Oscarino Costa Silva, David White, Laurence J. Peter, and Ivar Lo-Johansson.

Others Born in 1913

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John Cairncross
MATHEMATICIAN
1913 - 1995
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 238
Christiane Desroches Noblecourt
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1913 - 2011
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 239
Yaşar Doğu
WRESTLER
1913 - 1961
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 240
Herbert Runge
BOXER
1913 - 1986
HPI: 56.77
Rank: 241
Ferenc Csik
SWIMMER
1913 - 1945
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 242
Halima Nosirova
SINGER
1913 - 2003
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 243
Willy Vandersteen
COMIC ARTIST
1913 - 1990
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 244
Reinhard Hardegen
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1913 - 2018
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 245
Audrey Brown
ATHLETE
1913 - 2005
HPI: 56.63
Rank: 246
Richard Helms
POLITICIAN
1913 - 2002
HPI: 56.62
Rank: 247
Milivoj Ašner
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1913 - 2011
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 248
Mira Lobe
WRITER
1913 - 1995
HPI: 56.59
Rank: 249
Amado Azar
BOXER
1913 - 1971
HPI: 56.55
Rank: 250