COMIC ARTIST
E. C. Segar
1894 - 1938
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E. C. Segar
Elzie Crisler Segar (; December 8, 1894 – October 13, 1938), known by the pen name E. C. Segar, was an American cartoonist best known as the creator of Popeye, a pop culture character who first appeared in 1929 in Segar's comic strip Thimble Theatre. Charles M. Schulz said of Segar's work: "I think Popeye was a perfect comic strip, consistent in drawing and humor". Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of E. C. Segar has received more than 725,522 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia. E. C. Segar is the 63rd most popular comic artist (down from 58th in 2019), the 3,479th most popular biography from United States (down from 3,301st in 2019) and the 16th most popular American Comic Artist.
Memorability Metrics
730k
Page Views (PV)
53.66
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
25
Languages Editions (L)
3.72
Effective Languages (L*)
3.36
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among COMIC ARTISTS
Among comic artists, E. C. Segar ranks 63 out of 226. Before him are Marco Rota, Saul Steinberg, Romano Scarpa, Jerry Siegel, Benoît Sokal, and Art Spiegelman. After him are Takehiko Inoue, Joe Shuster, Jacques Tardi, Yoshito Usui, Vicar, and Robert Crumb.
Most Popular Comic Artists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMarco Rota
1942 - Present
HPI: 54.36
Rank: 57
Saul Steinberg
1914 - 1999
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 58
Romano Scarpa
1927 - 2005
HPI: 53.87
Rank: 59
Jerry Siegel
1914 - 1996
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 60
Benoît Sokal
1954 - 2021
HPI: 53.69
Rank: 61
Art Spiegelman
1948 - Present
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 62
E. C. Segar
1894 - 1938
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 63
Takehiko Inoue
1967 - Present
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 64
Joe Shuster
1914 - 1992
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 65
Jacques Tardi
1946 - Present
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 66
Yoshito Usui
1958 - 2009
HPI: 52.91
Rank: 67
Vicar
1934 - 2012
HPI: 52.78
Rank: 68
Robert Crumb
1943 - Present
HPI: 52.70
Rank: 69
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1894, E. C. Segar ranks 116. Before him are Max Weinreich, David Butler, Henry Hazlitt, Eduard Wagner, Pavel Rybalko, and Riad Al Solh. After him are Âşık Veysel, Warren Weaver, Frans G. Bengtsson, Saken Seifullin, Varvara Stepanova, and Elvira Popescu. Among people deceased in 1938, E. C. Segar ranks 104. Before him are Axel Ljung, Joseph Strauss, Kazimierz Twardowski, Boris Pilnyak, Hovhannes Kajaznuni, and Andrei Bubnov. After him are Egon Friedell, Prince Arthur of Connaught, Prince Johann Georg of Saxony, Gustav Klutsis, Miguel Cabanellas, and William Wallace Campbell.
Others Born in 1894
Go to all RankingsMax Weinreich
HISTORIAN
1894 - 1969
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 110
David Butler
ACTOR
1894 - 1979
HPI: 54.05
Rank: 111
Henry Hazlitt
ECONOMIST
1894 - 1993
HPI: 53.82
Rank: 112
Eduard Wagner
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1894 - 1944
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 113
Pavel Rybalko
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1894 - 1948
HPI: 53.77
Rank: 114
Riad Al Solh
POLITICIAN
1894 - 1951
HPI: 53.75
Rank: 115
E. C. Segar
COMIC ARTIST
1894 - 1938
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 116
Âşık Veysel
MUSICIAN
1894 - 1973
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 117
Warren Weaver
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1894 - 1978
HPI: 53.51
Rank: 118
Frans G. Bengtsson
WRITER
1894 - 1954
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 119
Saken Seifullin
WRITER
1894 - 1938
HPI: 53.39
Rank: 120
Varvara Stepanova
PAINTER
1894 - 1958
HPI: 53.36
Rank: 121
Elvira Popescu
ACTOR
1894 - 1993
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 122
Others Deceased in 1938
Go to all RankingsAxel Ljung
GYMNAST
1884 - 1938
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 98
Joseph Strauss
ENGINEER
1870 - 1938
HPI: 54.45
Rank: 99
Kazimierz Twardowski
PHILOSOPHER
1866 - 1938
HPI: 54.30
Rank: 100
Boris Pilnyak
WRITER
1894 - 1938
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 101
Hovhannes Kajaznuni
POLITICIAN
1868 - 1938
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 102
Andrei Bubnov
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1938
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 103
E. C. Segar
COMIC ARTIST
1894 - 1938
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 104
Egon Friedell
HISTORIAN
1878 - 1938
HPI: 53.63
Rank: 105
Prince Arthur of Connaught
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1938
HPI: 53.60
Rank: 106
Prince Johann Georg of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1869 - 1938
HPI: 53.59
Rank: 107
Gustav Klutsis
PHOTOGRAPHER
1895 - 1938
HPI: 53.53
Rank: 108
Miguel Cabanellas
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1872 - 1938
HPI: 53.52
Rank: 109
William Wallace Campbell
ASTRONOMER
1862 - 1938
HPI: 53.50
Rank: 110
In United States
Among people born in United States, E. C. Segar ranks 3,479 out of 20,380. Before him are Daniel D. Tompkins (1774), Gore Verbinski (1964), Brenda Vaccaro (1939), David O. Russell (1958), Jim Davis (1909), and James Samuel Coleman (1926). After him are Eddie Vedder (1964), Mary Tyler Moore (1936), Jonathan Groff (1985), Vinnie Vincent (1952), Bonnie Hunt (1961), and Besse Cooper (1896).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsDaniel D. Tompkins
POLITICIAN
1774 - 1825
HPI: 53.68
Rank: 3,473
Gore Verbinski
FILM DIRECTOR
1964 - Present
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 3,474
Brenda Vaccaro
ACTOR
1939 - Present
HPI: 53.67
Rank: 3,475
David O. Russell
FILM DIRECTOR
1958 - Present
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 3,476
Jim Davis
ACTOR
1909 - 1981
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 3,477
James Samuel Coleman
SOCIOLOGIST
1926 - 1995
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 3,478
E. C. Segar
COMIC ARTIST
1894 - 1938
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 3,479
Eddie Vedder
MUSICIAN
1964 - Present
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 3,480
Mary Tyler Moore
COMEDIAN
1936 - 2017
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 3,481
Jonathan Groff
ACTOR
1985 - Present
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 3,482
Vinnie Vincent
MUSICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 3,483
Bonnie Hunt
ACTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 3,484
Besse Cooper
POLITICIAN
1896 - 2012
HPI: 53.65
Rank: 3,485
Among COMIC ARTISTS In United States
Among comic artists born in United States, E. C. Segar ranks 16. Before him are Will Eisner (1917), Charles Addams (1912), Bill Finger (1914), Frank Miller (1957), Charles M. Schulz (1922), and Jerry Siegel (1914). After him are Robert Crumb (1943), Jim Davis (1945), Richard F. Outcault (1863), Al Taliaferro (1905), Lee Falk (1911), and Floyd Gottfredson (1905).
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
Frank Miller
1957 - Present
HPI: 55.37
Rank: 13
Charles M. Schulz
1922 - 2000
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 14
Jerry Siegel
1914 - 1996
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 15
E. C. Segar
1894 - 1938
HPI: 53.66
Rank: 16
Robert Crumb
1943 - Present
HPI: 52.70
Rank: 17
Jim Davis
1945 - Present
HPI: 52.02
Rank: 18
Richard F. Outcault
1863 - 1928
HPI: 51.91
Rank: 19
Al Taliaferro
1905 - 1969
HPI: 51.32
Rank: 20
Lee Falk
1911 - 1999
HPI: 49.79
Rank: 21
Floyd Gottfredson
1905 - 1986
HPI: 49.06
Rank: 22