Comic Artist

Gary Larson

1950 - today

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Gary Larson (born August 14, 1950) is an American cartoonist who created The Far Side, a single-panel cartoon series that was syndicated internationally to more than 1,900 newspapers for fifteen years. The series ended on January 1, 1995, though since 2020 Larson has published additional comics online. His twenty-three books of collected cartoons have combined sales of more than forty-five million copies. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Gary Larson is the 208th most popular comic artist (down from 186th in 2024), the 14,440th most popular biography from United States (down from 12,514th in 2019) and the 54th most popular American Comic Artist.

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Among Comic Artists

Among comic artists, Gary Larson ranks 208 out of 226. Before him are Paco Roca, Ronald Searle, Mark Millar, Garth Ennis, Nakaba Suzuki, and Jeph Loeb. After him are Doaa el-Adl, Tatsuya Endo, Nisio Isin, Joann Sfar, George Pérez, and Hideaki Sorachi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1950, Gary Larson ranks 714. Before him are David Frawley, Marina Stepanova, Barbara Barrett, Pamela Franklin, and Mary Pat Gleason. After him are Sheila Jackson Lee, Todd McCarthy, Danny McGrain, Ann C. Crispin, Tim Russert, Khandu Wangchuk, and Luisa Fernanda Rudi.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Gary Larson ranks 14,438 out of NaN. After him are Jon Watts (1981), Sam Nunn (1938), Bea Benaderet (1906), Betty Wright (1953), Tom Gola (1933), Bill Ackman (1966), Steve Daines (1962), Richard Webb (1915), Mac Davis (1942), J. Donald Cameron (1833), Allen Covert (1964), and Joe Boyd (1942).

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    Gary Larson

    COMIC ARTIST

    1950 - Present

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    Rank: 14,438

  • Photo of Jon Watts

    Jon Watts

    FILM DIRECTOR

    1981 - Present

    HPI: 47.52

    Rank: 14,439

  • Photo of Sam Nunn

    Sam Nunn

    POLITICIAN

    1938 - Present

    HPI: 47.51

    Rank: 14,440

  • Photo of Bea Benaderet

    Bea Benaderet

    ACTOR

    1906 - 1968

    HPI: 47.51

    Rank: 14,441

  • Photo of Betty Wright

    Betty Wright

    SINGER

    1953 - 2020

    HPI: 47.51

    Rank: 14,442

  • Photo of Tom Gola

    Tom Gola

    BASKETBALL PLAYER

    1933 - 2014

    HPI: 47.51

    Rank: 14,443

  • Photo of Bill Ackman

    Bill Ackman

    BUSINESSPERSON

    1966 - Present

    HPI: 47.51

    Rank: 14,444

  • Photo of Steve Daines

    Steve Daines

    POLITICIAN

    1962 - Present

    HPI: 47.51

    Rank: 14,445

  • Photo of Richard Webb

    Richard Webb

    ACTOR

    1915 - 1993

    HPI: 47.51

    Rank: 14,446

  • Photo of Mac Davis

    Mac Davis

    SINGER

    1942 - 2020

    HPI: 47.51

    Rank: 14,447

  • Photo of J. Donald Cameron

    J. Donald Cameron

    POLITICIAN

    1833 - 1918

    HPI: 47.51

    Rank: 14,448

  • Photo of Allen Covert

    Allen Covert

    ACTOR

    1964 - Present

    HPI: 47.50

    Rank: 14,449

  • Photo of Joe Boyd

    Joe Boyd

    MUSICIAN

    1942 - Present

    HPI: 47.50

    Rank: 14,450

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Among Comic Artists In United States

Among comic artists born in United States, Gary Larson ranks 54. Before him are Peter Laird (1954), Vivienne Medrano (1992), Walt Kelly (1913), Kevin Eastman (1962), Scott Adams (1957), and Jeph Loeb (1958). After him are George Pérez (1954), Daniel Clowes (1961), Bruce Timm (1961), Brian Michael Bendis (1967), Craig McCracken (1971), and Steve Purcell (1961).

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