COMIC ARTIST

Héctor Germán Oesterheld

1919 - 1978

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Héctor Germán Oesterheld ( OST-ər-held, Spanish: [ˈeɣtoɾ xeɾˈman oˈesteɾxel]; born 23 July 1919; disappeared and presumed dead 1977), also known by the common abbreviation HGO, was an Argentine journalist, comics editor and writer of graphic novels and comics. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Héctor Germán Oesterheld has received more than 127,786 page views. His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia. Héctor Germán Oesterheld is the 88th most popular comic artist (down from 82nd in 2019), the 296th most popular biography from Argentina (down from 235th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Argentinean Comic Artist.

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Among COMIC ARTISTS

Among comic artists, Héctor Germán Oesterheld ranks 88 out of 226Before him are Chica Umino, Quentin Blake, Hermann Huppen, Moto Hagio, Jean-Michel Charlier, and Tetsuya Chiba. After him are Paolo Eleuteri Serpieri, Sergio Toppi, Yoshiyuki Sadamoto, Fujio Akatsuka, Sanpei Shirato, and Lee Falk.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1919, Héctor Germán Oesterheld ranks 186Before him are Ivan Sidorenko, Benny Moré, Mustai Karim, Trần Văn Trà, Anita O'Day, and Sam Wanamaker. After him are Carole Landis, Hans Klenk, Lennie Tristano, Michèle Arnaud, Karl H. Pribram, and Robert Pinget. Among people deceased in 1978, Héctor Germán Oesterheld ranks 140Before him are Jean Nicolas, Alexander Gerschenkron, Lon L. Fuller, Georges Speicher, Roman Karmen, and Mario Varglien. After him are Costante Girardengo, Lennie Tristano, Mark Robson, Joseph Colombo, Mária Mednyánszky, and James B. Conant.

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In Argentina

Among people born in Argentina, Héctor Germán Oesterheld ranks 296 out of 1,154Before him are Ricardo La Volpe (1952), Jorge Griffa (1935), Néstor Rossi (1925), Luis Sáenz Peña (1822), Pedro Manfredini (1935), and Lautaro Martínez (1997). After him are Rodrigo Palacio (1982), Herminio Masantonio (1910), Luis Héctor Villalba (1934), Juan José Tramutola (1902), Osvaldo Héctor Cruz (1931), and Juan Esteban Pedernera (1796).

Among COMIC ARTISTS In Argentina

Among comic artists born in Argentina, Héctor Germán Oesterheld ranks 3Before him are Quino (1932), and Guillermo Mordillo (1932). After him are Juan Giménez (1943).