COMIC ARTIST

Carl Barks

1901 - 2000

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Carl Barks (March 27, 1901 – August 25, 2000) was an American cartoonist, author, and painter. He is best known for his work in Disney comic books, as the writer and artist of the first Donald Duck stories and as the creator of Scrooge McDuck. He worked anonymously until late in his career; fans dubbed him The Duck Man and The Good Duck Artist. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Carl Barks has received more than 813,297 page views. His biography is available in 40 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2019). Carl Barks is the 9th most popular comic artist (down from 8th in 2019), the 817th most popular biography from United States (down from 663rd in 2019) and the 3rd most popular American Comic Artist.

Carl barks is most famous for his work as an animator and story artist for the Walt Disney Company. He created Scrooge McDuck, Donald Duck, and many other characters.

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  • 810k

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  • 63.88

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 40

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.29

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.99

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMIC ARTISTS

Among comic artists, Carl Barks ranks 9 out of 226. Before him are René Goscinny, Hergé, Akira Toriyama, Albert Uderzo, Peyo, and Joseph Barbera. After him are Jean Giraud, Hugo Pratt, Morris, Matt Groening, Jack Kirby, and Zdeněk Miler.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1901, Carl Barks ranks 48. Before him are Nikolai Vatutin, Henri Lefebvre, Vincent du Vigneaud, Alfred Tarski, José Nasazzi, and Arthur Liebehenschel. After him are Eisaku Satō, Zhang Xueliang, José Leandro Andrade, Louis Kahn, Lee Strasberg, and Walter Hallstein. Among people deceased in 2000, Carl Barks ranks 24. Before him are Konrad Emil Bloch, Giovanna of Italy, Erich Mielke, Walter Matthau, Pierre Trudeau, and Tommaso Buscetta. After him are Empress Kōjun, Princess María de las Mercedes of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Jason Robards, Ofra Haza, Bettino Craxi, and Gino Bartali.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Carl Barks ranks 817 out of 20,380. Before him are George F. Kennan (1904), Gloria Swanson (1899), William Hurt (1950), Kris Jenner (1955), David Lee (1931), and Nancy Sinatra (1940). After him are William H. Macy (1950), Philip Glass (1937), Arthur Ashkin (1922), William Howard Stein (1911), Robert Downey Jr. (1965), and Samuel Barber (1910).

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Among COMIC ARTISTS In United States

Among comic artists born in United States, Carl Barks ranks 3. Before him are Stan Lee (1922), and Joseph Barbera (1911). After him are Matt Groening (1954), Jack Kirby (1917), Bob Kane (1915), Steve Ditko (1927), Don Rosa (1951), Winsor McCay (1867), Will Eisner (1917), Charles Addams (1912), and Bill Finger (1914).

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