COMIC ARTIST

André Franquin

1924 - 1997

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André Franquin (French: [fʁɑ̃kɛ̃]; 3 January 1924 – 5 January 1997) was an influential Belgian comics artist, whose best-known creations are Gaston and Marsupilami. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of André Franquin has received more than 223,270 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 33 in 2019). André Franquin is the 31st most popular comic artist (down from 21st in 2019), the 177th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 161st in 2019) and the 4th most popular Belgian Comic Artist.

Memorability Metrics

  • 220k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 59.20

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 36

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.18

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.60

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMIC ARTISTS

Among comic artists, André Franquin ranks 31 out of 226. Before him are Naoki Urasawa, Alan Moore, Go Nagai, Quino, Steve Ditko, and Don Rosa. After him are Cabu, Yoshihiro Togashi, Hirohiko Araki, Winsor McCay, Katsuhiro Otomo, and Shigeru Mizuki.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, André Franquin ranks 77. Before him are Eva Marie Saint, Eduardo Chillida, Moktar Ould Daddah, David Bronstein, Kim Song-ae, and Lee Iacocca. After him are Paisios of Mount Athos, Milka Planinc, Haim Bar-Lev, Girma Wolde-Giorgis, Sverre Fehn, and Kenneth Waltz. Among people deceased in 1997, André Franquin ranks 71. Before him are Barbara, Son Sen, George Wald, Mate Boban, Maria Prymachenko, and Miguel Najdorf. After him are Fela Kuti, Uzi Narkiss, Ernst Wilimowski, Hugo Gunckel Lüer, Alparslan Türkeş, and Gunpei Yokoi.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, André Franquin ranks 177 out of 1,190. Before him are Eric Walter Elst (1936), Prince Leopold, Duke of Brabant (1859), Theodor de Bry (1528), Bernard van Orley (1487), Justus van Gent (1430), and Charles-Joseph, 7th Prince of Ligne (1735). After him are Arnulf I, Count of Flanders (889), Queen Mathilde of Belgium (1973), John Langenus (1891), Georges Rodenbach (1855), Princess Henriette of Belgium (1870), and Adrien de Gerlache (1866).

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Among COMIC ARTISTS In Belgium

Among comic artists born in Belgium, André Franquin ranks 4. Before him are Hergé (1907), Peyo (1928), and Morris (1923). After him are Benoît Sokal (1954), Jean Van Hamme (1939), Hermann Huppen (1938), Jean-Michel Charlier (1924), Jijé (1914), Willy Vandersteen (1913), and Greg (1931).

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