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COMIC ARTIST

Jean-Claude Mézières

1938 - 2022

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Jean-Claude Mézières (French: [ʒɑ̃klod mezjɛʁ]; 23 September 1938 – 23 January 2022) was a French bandes dessinées artist and illustrator. Born in Paris and raised in nearby Saint-Mandé, he was introduced to drawing by his elder brother and influenced by comics artists such as Hergé, Andre Franquin and Morris and later by Jijé and Jack Davis. Educated at the École nationale supérieure des arts appliqués et des métiers d'art, he worked upon graduation as an illustrator for books and magazines as well as in advertising. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jean-Claude Mézières has received more than 218,778 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Jean-Claude Mézières is the 32nd most popular comic artist, the 1,710th most popular biography from France and the 5th most popular French Comic Artist.

Memorability Metrics

  • 220k

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  • 57.63

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.61

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.60

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among COMIC ARTISTS

Among comic artists, Jean-Claude Mézières ranks 32 out of 174. Before him are Winsor McCay, Will Eisner, Don Rosa, Georges Wolinski, Jean-Jacques Sempé, and Hirohiko Araki. After him are Masashi Kishimoto, Cabu, Katsuhiro Otomo, Eiichiro Oda, Saul Steinberg, and Bill Finger.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1938, Jean-Claude Mézières ranks 104. Before him are Karin Dor, Infante Carlos, Duke of Calabria, Phil Knight, Bill Withers, Larry Scott, and Ed Lauter. After him are Tereza Kesovija, Ted Turner, Cabu, Ryōji Noyori, Guy Roux, and Keith O'Brien. Among people deceased in 2022, Jean-Claude Mézières ranks 96. Before him are Boris Pahor, Jozef Tomko, Saul Kripke, Jean-Jacques Beineix, Klaus Schulze, and Jean-Jacques Sempé. After him are Ruggero Deodato, Yuri Averbakh, David Warner, Borislav Ivkov, Mino Raiola, and Ichirou Mizuki.

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In France

Among people born in France, Jean-Claude Mézières ranks 1,710 out of 6,011. Before him are Gottfried von Strassburg (1180), William Kennedy Dickson (1860), Henri d'Orléans, Duke of Aumale (1822), Louis of Toulouse (1274), François-Michel le Tellier, Marquis de Louvois (1641), and Jean Sorel (1934). After him are Raymond Roussel (1877), Christian Lacroix (1951), Jacques Paul Migne (1800), Hubert Lyautey (1854), Hugh of Cluny (1024), and Germaine Dulac (1882).

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Among COMIC ARTISTS In France

Among comic artists born in France, Jean-Claude Mézières ranks 5. Before him are René Goscinny (1926), Albert Uderzo (1927), Jean Giraud (1938), and Jean-Jacques Sempé (1932). After him are Cabu (1938), Philippe Honoré (1941), Émile Cohl (1857), Jacques Tardi (1946), Tignous (1957), Jacques Martin (1921), and Claire Bretécher (1940).

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