1892 - 1982
Harold Rudolf Foster (August 16, 1892 – July 25, 1982) was a Canadian-American comic strip artist and writer best known as the creator of the comic strip Prince Valiant. His drawing style is noted for its high level of draftsmanship and attention to detail. Born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, Foster rode his bike to the United States in 1919 and began to study in Chicago, eventually living in America. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Hal Foster has received more than 143,433 page views. His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Hal Foster is the 81st most popular comic artist (down from 80th in 2019), the 230th most popular biography from Canada (down from 223rd in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Canadian Comic Artist.
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Among comic artists, Hal Foster ranks 81 out of 174. Before him are Jim Davis, Floyd Gottfredson, Greg, Héctor Germán Oesterheld, Fujio Akatsuka, and Yoshito Usui. After him are Jacques Martin, Quentin Blake, Hiromu Arakawa, Takehiko Inoue, Jean Tabary, and Joe Simon.
1945 - Present
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 75
1905 - 1986
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 76
1931 - 1999
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 77
1919 - 1978
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 78
1935 - 2008
HPI: 61.25
Rank: 79
1958 - 2009
HPI: 61.13
Rank: 80
1892 - 1982
HPI: 61.13
Rank: 81
1921 - 2010
HPI: 61.07
Rank: 82
1932 - Present
HPI: 61.06
Rank: 83
1973 - Present
HPI: 61.04
Rank: 84
1967 - Present
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 85
1930 - 2011
HPI: 60.83
Rank: 86
1913 - 2011
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 87
Among people born in 1892, Hal Foster ranks 164. Before him are Luis Trenker, Aleksandra Beļcova, Konstantin Fedin, Fritz Kortner, Mieczysław Horszowski, and Alice Brady. After him are Bessie Coleman, Artur Rodziński, Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy, Mohammad-Ali Jamalzadeh, Píndaro de Carvalho Rodrigues, and Lauge Koch. Among people deceased in 1982, Hal Foster ranks 135. Before him are Lightnin' Hopkins, Antonio Guzmán Fernández, Fernando Lamas, Alfredo Ovando Candía, Juan O'Gorman, and Vladislao Cap. After him are Percy Williams, Ulla Jacobsson, Seraphim Rose, Federico Moreno Torroba, Josef Bradl, and Ludwig Bieberbach.
1892 - 1990
HPI: 61.58
Rank: 158
1892 - 1981
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 159
1892 - 1977
HPI: 61.44
Rank: 160
1892 - 1970
HPI: 61.42
Rank: 161
1892 - 1993
HPI: 61.40
Rank: 162
1892 - 1939
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 163
1892 - 1982
HPI: 61.13
Rank: 164
1892 - 1926
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 165
1892 - 1958
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 166
1892 - 1963
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 167
1892 - 1997
HPI: 60.73
Rank: 168
1892 - 1965
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 169
1892 - 1964
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 170
1912 - 1982
HPI: 61.37
Rank: 129
1911 - 1982
HPI: 61.36
Rank: 130
1916 - 1982
HPI: 61.26
Rank: 131
1918 - 1982
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 132
1905 - 1982
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 133
1934 - 1982
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 134
1892 - 1982
HPI: 61.13
Rank: 135
1908 - 1982
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 136
1929 - 1982
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 137
1934 - 1982
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 138
1891 - 1982
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 139
1918 - 1982
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 140
1886 - 1982
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 141
Among people born in Canada, Hal Foster ranks 230 out of 1,130. Before him are Michael Bublé (1975), The Weeknd (1990), Norman L. Bowen (1887), Deborah Kara Unger (1966), Allan Dwan (1885), and Harry Saltzman (1915). After him are Bobby Hull (1939), Percy Williams (1908), Gordon R. Dickson (1923), Stephen Amell (1981), George London (1920), and Mordecai Richler (1931).
1975 - Present
HPI: 61.41
Rank: 224
1990 - Present
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 225
1887 - 1956
HPI: 61.36
Rank: 226
1966 - Present
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 227
1885 - 1981
HPI: 61.25
Rank: 228
1915 - 1994
HPI: 61.21
Rank: 229
1892 - 1982
HPI: 61.13
Rank: 230
1939 - Present
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 231
1908 - 1982
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 232
1923 - 2001
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 233
1981 - Present
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 234
1920 - 1985
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 235
1931 - 2001
HPI: 60.97
Rank: 236
Among comic artists born in Canada, Hal Foster ranks 2. Before him are Joe Shuster (1914). After him are Todd McFarlane (1961) and Guy Delisle (1966).
1914 - 1992
HPI: 63.78
Rank: 1
1892 - 1982
HPI: 61.13
Rank: 2
1961 - Present
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 3
1966 - Present
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 4