COMIC ARTIST
Bob Kane
1915 - 1998
Bob Kane
Robert Kane (né Kahn ; October 24, 1915 – November 3, 1998) was an American comic book writer, animator and artist who co-created Batman (with Bill Finger) and most early related characters for DC Comics. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bob Kane has received more than 2,191,878 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia. Bob Kane is the 20th most popular comic artist (down from 15th in 2019), the 1,379th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,111th in 2019) and the 6th most popular American Comic Artist.
Bob Kane is most famous for being the creator of Batman.
Memorability Metrics
2.2M
Page Views (PV)
60.59
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
42
Languages Editions (L)
5.01
Effective Languages (L*)
4.05
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among COMIC ARTISTS
Among comic artists, Bob Kane ranks 20 out of 226. Before him are Jack Kirby, Zdeněk Miler, Leiji Matsumoto, Tsugumi Ohba, Jean-Jacques Sempé, and Rumiko Takahashi. After him are Eiichiro Oda, Milo Manara, Georges Wolinski, Kentaro Miura, Naoki Urasawa, and Alan Moore.
Most Popular Comic Artists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJack Kirby
1917 - 1994
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 14
Zdeněk Miler
1921 - 2011
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 15
Leiji Matsumoto
1938 - 2023
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 16
Tsugumi Ohba
1950 - Present
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 17
Jean-Jacques Sempé
1932 - 2022
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 18
Rumiko Takahashi
1957 - Present
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 19
Bob Kane
1915 - 1998
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 20
Eiichiro Oda
1975 - Present
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 21
Milo Manara
1945 - Present
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 22
Georges Wolinski
1934 - 2015
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 23
Kentaro Miura
1966 - 2021
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 24
Naoki Urasawa
1960 - Present
HPI: 60.01
Rank: 25
Alan Moore
1953 - Present
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 26
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1915, Bob Kane ranks 39. Before him are Thomas Huckle Weller, Brother Roger, Shoichi Yokoi, Rudolf Kirchschläger, Chung Ju-yung, and Princess Lilian, Duchess of Halland. After him are Franz Josef Strauss, Mario Del Monaco, Robert A. Dahl, Laurent Schwartz, Rashid Behbudov, and Denis Thatcher. Among people deceased in 1998, Bob Kane ranks 33. Before him are Alfred Schnittke, George H. Hitchings, André Weil, Lúcio Costa, Kenichi Fukui, and Galina Ulanova. After him are Derek Barton, Nelson Goodman, Florence Griffith Joyner, Martha Gellhorn, Conrad Schumann, and Alan J. Pakula.
Others Born in 1915
Go to all RankingsThomas Huckle Weller
BIOLOGIST
1915 - 2008
HPI: 62.54
Rank: 33
Brother Roger
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1915 - 2005
HPI: 62.44
Rank: 34
Shoichi Yokoi
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1915 - 1997
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 35
Rudolf Kirchschläger
POLITICIAN
1915 - 2000
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 36
Chung Ju-yung
BUSINESSPERSON
1915 - 2001
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 37
Princess Lilian, Duchess of Halland
POLITICIAN
1915 - 2013
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 38
Bob Kane
COMIC ARTIST
1915 - 1998
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 39
Franz Josef Strauss
POLITICIAN
1915 - 1988
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 40
Mario Del Monaco
SINGER
1915 - 1982
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 41
Robert A. Dahl
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1915 - 2014
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 42
Laurent Schwartz
MATHEMATICIAN
1915 - 2002
HPI: 60.28
Rank: 43
Rashid Behbudov
SINGER
1915 - 1989
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 44
Denis Thatcher
POLITICIAN
1915 - 2003
HPI: 60.04
Rank: 45
Others Deceased in 1998
Go to all RankingsAlfred Schnittke
COMPOSER
1934 - 1998
HPI: 61.80
Rank: 27
George H. Hitchings
PHYSICIAN
1905 - 1998
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 28
André Weil
MATHEMATICIAN
1906 - 1998
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 29
Lúcio Costa
ARCHITECT
1902 - 1998
HPI: 61.10
Rank: 30
Kenichi Fukui
CHEMIST
1918 - 1998
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 31
Galina Ulanova
DANCER
1910 - 1998
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 32
Bob Kane
COMIC ARTIST
1915 - 1998
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 33
Derek Barton
CHEMIST
1918 - 1998
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 34
Nelson Goodman
PHILOSOPHER
1906 - 1998
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 35
Florence Griffith Joyner
ATHLETE
1959 - 1998
HPI: 60.37
Rank: 36
Martha Gellhorn
WRITER
1908 - 1998
HPI: 60.36
Rank: 37
Conrad Schumann
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1942 - 1998
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 38
Alan J. Pakula
FILM DIRECTOR
1928 - 1998
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 39
In United States
Among people born in United States, Bob Kane ranks 1,379 out of 20,380. Before him are Vincente Minnelli (1903), Dorothy Vaughan (1910), Leland H. Hartwell (1939), E. Howard Hunt (1918), Kelly Lynch (1959), and Max Wright (1943). After him are Scott Wilson (1942), Norman Borlaug (1914), Jim Lovell (1928), George Strait (1952), John Jacob Astor IV (1864), and John Zorn (1953).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsVincente Minnelli
FILM DIRECTOR
1903 - 1986
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 1,373
Dorothy Vaughan
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1910 - 2008
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 1,374
Leland H. Hartwell
BIOLOGIST
1939 - Present
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 1,375
E. Howard Hunt
WRITER
1918 - 2007
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 1,376
Kelly Lynch
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 1,377
Max Wright
ACTOR
1943 - 2019
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 1,378
Bob Kane
COMIC ARTIST
1915 - 1998
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 1,379
Scott Wilson
ACTOR
1942 - 2018
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 1,380
Norman Borlaug
BIOLOGIST
1914 - 2009
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 1,381
Jim Lovell
ASTRONAUT
1928 - Present
HPI: 60.57
Rank: 1,382
George Strait
SINGER
1952 - Present
HPI: 60.55
Rank: 1,383
John Jacob Astor IV
WRITER
1864 - 1912
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 1,384
John Zorn
MUSICIAN
1953 - Present
HPI: 60.54
Rank: 1,385
Among COMIC ARTISTS In United States
Among comic artists born in United States, Bob Kane ranks 6. Before him are Stan Lee (1922), Joseph Barbera (1911), Carl Barks (1901), Matt Groening (1954), and Jack Kirby (1917). After him are Steve Ditko (1927), Don Rosa (1951), Winsor McCay (1867), Will Eisner (1917), Charles Addams (1912), and Bill Finger (1914).
Stan Lee
1922 - 2018
HPI: 73.59
Rank: 1
Joseph Barbera
1911 - 2006
HPI: 64.75
Rank: 2
Carl Barks
1901 - 2000
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 3
Matt Groening
1954 - Present
HPI: 62.71
Rank: 4
Jack Kirby
1917 - 1994
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 5
Bob Kane
1915 - 1998
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 6
Steve Ditko
1927 - 2018
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 7
Don Rosa
1951 - Present
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 8
Winsor McCay
1867 - 1934
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 9
Will Eisner
1917 - 2005
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 10
Charles Addams
1912 - 1988
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 11
Bill Finger
1914 - 1974
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 12