1. Thomas Nast (1840)

American Cartoonist

German-American 20th century cartoonist and caricaturist who famously created the modern Santa Claus and Republican elephant images.

2. George Herriman (1880)

American Cartoonist

Influential cartoonist, most noted for his Krazy Kat comic strip. In 1997, the Ignatz Awards were created to commemorate Krazy Kat.

3. Cliff Sterrett (1883)

American Cartoonist

Creator of the comic strip Polly and Her Pals, one of the most innovative comics of its time. Some of his work was included in a Library of Congress exhibition...

4. Robert Ripley (1890)

American Cartoonist

World traveler and cartoonist who created the Ripley's Believe It or Not! franchise.

5. Walt Kelly (1913)

American Cartoonist

Cartoonist most recognized for his comic series, Pogo. In 1951, he was named Cartoonist of the Year by the National Cartoonist's Society.

6. Saul Steinberg (1914)

American Cartoonist

Cartoonist most recognized for his contributions to The New Yorker. In 1978, an artistic retrospective was created in his honor at the Whitney Museum of American Art.

7. Virgil Partch (1916)

American Cartoonist

Popular gag cartoonist who rose to fame during the 1940s for his contributions to Collier's and True.

8. Al Jaffee (1921)

American Cartoonist

Kooky cartoonist for Mad magazine whose story was once retold through over 70 color illustrations representing his life from childhood through adulthood.

9. Gahan Wilson (1930)

American Cartoonist

Cartoonist known for his macabre sense of humor. He created cartoons for The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction and National Lampoon and also worked as a film critic for...

10. Sam Gross (1933)

American Cartoonist

Cartoonist known for his contributions to Esquire, The New Yorker, and Cosmopolitan, among others. Some of his published cartoons include: More Gross, An Elephant Is Soft and Mushy, Yand our...

11. Sam Henderson (1969)

American Cartoonist

American cartoonist and writer who was nominated for an Emmy Award in the Best Animated Program category for his storyboard work on the animated series Spongebob Squarepants.

12. Peter Browngardt (1979)

American Cartoonist

American cartoonist who has worked on animated features like Futurama, Chowder, and the Adventure Time series.

13. Robert Crumb (1943)

American Cartoonist

Most recognized for his work with Zap Comix. In 1990, he won the Harvey Special Award for Humor as well as the Angoulême Grand Prix nine years later.

14. Matt Groening (1954)

American Cartoonist

Brilliant creator of animated TV shows The Simpsons and Futurama. He was also known for his long-running comic strip Life in Hell.

15. Skip Williamson (1944)

American Cartoonist

Satirical cartoon artist who was a leading figure in the underground comix movement. He was particularly known for his political and satirical work and for his character Snappy Sammy Smoot.

16. Gary Larson (1950)

American Cartoonist

Satirical cartoonist best known for creating and pionerring the single-panel cartoon series The Far Side. His cartoons have appeared in over 1,900 newspapers.

17. Lucy Knisley (1985)

American Cartoonist

Illustrator and author who has made a name for herself with her autobiographical, often food-based work, such as the graphic novel French Milk (2008). She has contributed to comics and...

18. Stephan Pastis (1968)

American Cartoonist

Cartoonist and children's book author who created the popular Pearls Before Swine comic strip. His first children's book, Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made, appeared on the New York Times Best...

19. Rachel Nabors (1985)

American Cartoonist

Cartoonist and graphic novelist who became recognized for her serial comic, Rachel the Great. In 2007, she won the Kim Yale Award for Best New Female Talent.

20. Gene Luen Yang (1973)

American Cartoonist

Cartoonist who is also known for lecturing on graphic novels and comic books at universities and conventions. 

21. Scott McCloud (1960)

American Cartoonist

Cartoonist best known for his books, Understanding Comics and Reinventing Comics. He was the head writer for the Creator's Bill of Rights -- a document that protected the interests of...

22. E. C. Segar (1894)

American Cartoonist

Elzie Crisler Segar known professionally as E. C. Segar was an American cartoonist best known as the creator of Popeye a pop culture character who first appeared in 1929 in...

23. Anne Briardy Mergen (Unknow)

American Cartoonist

Anne Briardy Mergen was an editorial cartoonist who lived in Miami Florida. Hired by the Miami Daily News in 1933 she was the first woman editorial cartoonist in the United...

24. Ruth Atkinson (1918)

American Cartoonist

Ruth Atkinson Ford née Ruth Atkinson and a. k. a. R. Atkinson was an American cartoonist and pioneering female comic book artist who helped create the long-running Marvel Comics characters...

25. S. Clay Wilson (1941)

American Cartoonist

Steve Clay Wilson better known as S. Clay Wilson is an American underground cartoonist and central figure in the underground comix movement. Wilson attracted attention from readers with aggressively violent...

26. Rick Geary (1946)

American Cartoonist

Rick Geary is an American cartoonist and illustrator.

27. Tom Cheney (cartoonist) (Unknow)

American Cartoonist

Tom Cheney is an American cartoonist. He was born in Norfolk Virginia and grew up in Saranac Lake NY and later in Watertown New York. A staff cartoonist with The...

28. Signe Wilkinson (1950)

American Cartoonist

Signe Wilkinson is an editorial cartoonist best known for her work at the Philadelphia Daily News. Wilkinson is the first female cartoonist to win the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning...

29. Bill Hinds (1950)

American Cartoonist

Bill Hinds is an American sports cartoonist whose work includes the sports comic strips Buzz Beamer Cleats and Tank McNamara. Hinds illustrated Tank McNamara with co-creator and writer Jeff Millar...

30. Tom Toles (1951)

American Cartoonist

Thomas Gregory Toles is an American political cartoonist. He is the winner of the 1990 Pulitzer Prize for editorial cartooning. His cartoons typically present progressive viewpoints. Similar to Oliphant's use...

31. Wiley Miller (1951)

American Cartoonist

David Wiley Miller an American cartoonist whose work is characterized by wry wit and trenchant social satire is best known for his comic strip Non Sequitur which he signs Wiley....

32. Jim Woodring (1952)

American Cartoonist

James William Woodring is an American cartoonist fine artist writer and toy designer. He is best known for the dream-based comics he published in his magazine Jim and as the...

33. Brad Diller (1955)

American Cartoonist

Brad Diller is an American cartoonist and illustrator whose work has been self-syndicated and featured in newspapers across the United States. In 2011 cartoons from his strip Funday Morning were...

34. Ted Slampyak (1965)

American Cartoonist

Ted Slampyak is an American comic strip cartoonist who until recently drew Little Orphan Annie. He also draws the color webcomic Jazz Age Chronicles a comic based in 1920s Boston....

35. Walt Handelsman (1956)

American Cartoonist

Handelsman is an editorial cartoonist for The Advocate in New Orleans. He has twice won the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Cartooning in 1997 with the Times-Picayune and in 2007 for...

36. Dirk West (Unknow)

American Cartoonist

Gerald Glynn Dirk West was an editorial cartoonist and journalist from Lubbock Texas most famous for his caricatures of collegiate mascots. He was born in Littlefield Texas but his family...

37. Tom Tomorrow (1961)

American Cartoonist

Tom Tomorrow is the pen name of editorial cartoonist Dan Perkins. His weekly comic strip This Modern World which comments on current events appears regularly in over 90 newspapers across...

38. Randy Glasbergen (Unknow)

American Cartoonist

Randy Glasbergen is an American cartoonist and humorous illustrator best known for the daily comic The Better Half.

39. Bob Dunn (cartoonist) (1908)

American Cartoonist

Bob Dunn was an American cartoonist entertainer and gagwriter who drew several comic strips. In addition to his own strips Dunn was known for his work on Jimmy Hatlo's Little...

40. Mark Wheatley (comics) (1954)

American Cartoonist

Mark Wheatley is an American illustrator writer editor and publisher in the comic book field. Wheatley's comic book and pulp creations include Breathtaker Mars and Blood of the Innocent all...

41. Sammy Harkham (1980)

American Cartoonist

Sammy Harkham is an American cartoonist and editor best known for editing the influential Kramer's Ergot alternative comics anthology. When he was 14 he moved with his family to Sydney...

42. Marc Hansen (1963)

American Cartoonist

Marc Hansen is a cartoonist and creator of Ralph Snart Weird Melvin and Doctor Gorpon. He has been published by comic book companies such as NOW Comics Marvel/Epic Disney Malibu...

43. Don Wright (cartoonist) (1934)

American Cartoonist

Donald Conway Don Wright is an American editorial cartoonist. He is the winner of two Pulitzer Prizes having received one in 1966 and another in 1980.

44. Susan J. Harlan (1950)

American Cartoonist

Susan J. Harlan is a famous American cartoonist, who was born on March 7, 1950 in Germany. According to Astrologers, Susan J. Harlan's zodiac sign is Pisces.
Susan Jordan Harlan (born...

45. Joel Christian Gill (1975)

American Cartoonist

Joel Christian Gill is a famous American cartoonist, who was born on January 15, 1975 in United States. Joel Christian Gill (born 15 January 1975 in Roanoke, Virginia) is an...