COMIC ARTIST

Jijé

1914 - 1980

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Joseph Gillain (French: [ʒilɛ̃]), better known by his pen name Jijé ([ʒiʒe]; 13 January 1914 – 19 June 1980), was a Belgian comics artist, best known for being a seminal artist on the Spirou et Fantasio strip (and for having introduced the Fantasio character) and the creator of one of the first major European western strips, Jerry Spring. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jijé has received more than 67,533 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Jijé is the 95th most popular comic artist (down from 89th in 2019), the 549th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 480th in 2019) and the 9th most popular Belgian Comic Artist.

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  • 68k

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  • 49.72

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.81

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.27

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMIC ARTISTS

Among comic artists, Jijé ranks 95 out of 226. Before him are Paolo Eleuteri Serpieri, Sergio Toppi, Yoshiyuki Sadamoto, Fujio Akatsuka, Sanpei Shirato, and Lee Falk. After him are Willy Vandersteen, Juan Giménez, Jean-Claude Mézières, Hajime Isayama, Masamune Shirow, and Tsukasa Hojo.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1914, Jijé ranks 234. Before him are Wolfgang Windgassen, Jan Kott, Carlo Biagi, Myroslav Ivan Lubachivsky, Jo Cals, and Marcel Kint. After him are Victor Sen Yung, Jyoti Basu, Annemarie Selinko, Krishan Chander, Jack Cardiff, and Hermínio de Brito. Among people deceased in 1980, Jijé ranks 183. Before him are Juan García Oliver, Harri Larva, Graham Sutherland, Maurice Genevoix, Ragnar Gustavsson, and Lado Gudiashvili. After him are Victor Sen Yung, Peppino De Filippo, Jacob Talmon, Vladimír Holan, Toshiko Yuasa, and Mia May.

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In Belgium

Among people born in Belgium, Jijé ranks 549 out of 1,190. Before him are Ludo Coeck (1955), Jacques d'Arthois (1613), Edmond Leburton (1915), Léon Delacroix (1867), Natacha Atlas (1964), and Marcel Kint (1914). After him are Christian Piot (1947), Jacky Munaron (1956), Joseph Pholien (1884), Willy Vandersteen (1913), Grégoire de Saint-Vincent (1584), and Gonzales Coques (1614).

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Among COMIC ARTISTS In Belgium

Among comic artists born in Belgium, Jijé ranks 9. Before him are Morris (1923), André Franquin (1924), Benoît Sokal (1954), Jean Van Hamme (1939), Hermann Huppen (1938), and Jean-Michel Charlier (1924). After him are Willy Vandersteen (1913), and Greg (1931).

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