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COMIC ARTIST

George Herriman

1880 - 1944

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George Joseph Herriman III (August 22, 1880 – April 25, 1944) was an American cartoonist best known for the comic strip Krazy Kat (1913–1944). More influential than popular, Krazy Kat had an appreciative audience among those in the arts. Gilbert Seldes' article "The Krazy Kat Who Walks by Himself" was the earliest example of a critic from the high arts giving serious attention to a comic strip. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of George Herriman has received more than 417,694 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia. George Herriman is the 132nd most popular comic artist (down from 110th in 2019), the 8,248th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,387th in 2019) and the 30th most popular American Comic Artist.

Memorability Metrics

  • 420k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 43.99

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.35

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.55

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among COMIC ARTISTS

Among comic artists, George Herriman ranks 132 out of 174. Before him are Iginio Straffi, Ken Sugimori, Mauri Kunnas, François Bourgeon, Tsutomu Nihei, and John Buscema. After him are Seishi Kishimoto, Hiroyuki Takei, R. K. Laxman, Moyoco Anno, Kouta Hirano, and Tooru Fujisawa.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1880, George Herriman ranks 182. Before him are Nils Widforss, Dorothea Köring, Herman Glass, Fred Alexander, W. T. Cosgrave, and Vilhelm Carlberg. After him are Rudolf Cvetko, Charles King, Vladimir Sukachev, Damon Runyon, Oskar Perron, and Frances Perkins. Among people deceased in 1944, George Herriman ranks 250. Before him are Charles Dana Gibson, Octav Băncilă, Endre Steiner, Frank Knox, Arthur Smith Woodward, and Shigeo Arai. After him are Adaviye Efendiyeva, Karel Hartmann, John Dill, Katri Vala, Eoin O'Duffy, and Stephen Leacock.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, George Herriman ranks 8,248 out of 18,182. Before him are Mark Schultz (1960), George Baird (1907), Heidemarie Stefanyshyn-Piper (1963), James Ewing (1866), Adam Maida (1930), and Laura Secord (1775). After him are Deborah Shelton (1948), Cyrus West Field (1819), Walter Breuning (1896), Peggy Rea (1921), James Neill (1860), and Jimmy Dorsey (1904).

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Among COMIC ARTISTS In United States

Among comic artists born in United States, George Herriman ranks 30. Before him are John Romita Sr. (1930), Floyd Gottfredson (1905), Richard Corben (1940), Alex Raymond (1909), Larry Lieber (1931), and John Buscema (1927). After him are Harvey Kurtzman (1924), Mort Walker (1923), Les Clark (1907), Mike Mignola (1960), Harvey Pekar (1939), and Neal Adams (1941).

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