COMIC ARTIST
Matt Groening
1954 - Today
Matt Groening
Matthew Abram Groening ( GRAY-ning; born February 15, 1954) is an American cartoonist, writer, producer, and animator. He is best known as the creator of the television series The Simpsons (1989–present), Futurama (1999–2003, 2008–2013, 2023–present), and Disenchantment (2018–2023), and the comic strip Life in Hell (1977–2012). The Simpsons is the longest-running U.S. primetime television series in history and the longest-running U.S. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Matt Groening has received more than 7,187,311 page views. His biography is available in 62 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 61 in 2019). Matt Groening is the 13th most popular comic artist (down from 12th in 2019), the 986th most popular biography from United States (down from 984th in 2019) and the 4th most popular American Comic Artist.
Matt Groening is most famous for his creation of the animated TV series The Simpsons.
Memorability Metrics
7.2M
Page Views (PV)
62.71
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
62
Languages Editions (L)
5.17
Effective Languages (L*)
4.77
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among COMIC ARTISTS
Among comic artists, Matt Groening ranks 13 out of 226. Before him are Peyo, Joseph Barbera, Carl Barks, Jean Giraud, Hugo Pratt, and Morris. After him are Jack Kirby, Zdeněk Miler, Leiji Matsumoto, Tsugumi Ohba, Jean-Jacques Sempé, and Rumiko Takahashi.
Most Popular Comic Artists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsPeyo
1928 - 1992
HPI: 65.11
Rank: 7
Joseph Barbera
1911 - 2006
HPI: 64.75
Rank: 8
Carl Barks
1901 - 2000
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 9
Jean Giraud
1938 - 2012
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 10
Hugo Pratt
1927 - 1995
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 11
Morris
1923 - 2001
HPI: 62.82
Rank: 12
Matt Groening
1954 - Present
HPI: 62.71
Rank: 13
Jack Kirby
1917 - 1994
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 14
Zdeněk Miler
1921 - 2011
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 15
Leiji Matsumoto
1938 - 2023
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 16
Tsugumi Ohba
1950 - Present
HPI: 61.28
Rank: 17
Jean-Jacques Sempé
1932 - 2022
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 18
Rumiko Takahashi
1957 - Present
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 19
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1954, Matt Groening ranks 30. Before him are Ang Lee, Jorge Jesus, Serzh Sargsyan, Annie Lennox, Harald Schumacher, and Condoleezza Rice. After him are Vojislav Šešelj, João Lourenço, Robert Kocharyan, Jim Belushi, David Grossman, and Paolo Gentiloni.
Others Born in 1954
Go to all RankingsAng Lee
FILM DIRECTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 64.63
Rank: 24
Jorge Jesus
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - Present
HPI: 64.32
Rank: 25
Serzh Sargsyan
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 64.24
Rank: 26
Annie Lennox
SINGER
1954 - Present
HPI: 63.62
Rank: 27
Harald Schumacher
SOCCER PLAYER
1954 - Present
HPI: 63.52
Rank: 28
Condoleezza Rice
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 62.94
Rank: 29
Matt Groening
COMIC ARTIST
1954 - Present
HPI: 62.71
Rank: 30
Vojislav Šešelj
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 31
João Lourenço
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 32
Robert Kocharyan
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 62.05
Rank: 33
Jim Belushi
ACTOR
1954 - Present
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 34
David Grossman
WRITER
1954 - Present
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 35
Paolo Gentiloni
POLITICIAN
1954 - Present
HPI: 61.30
Rank: 36
In United States
Among people born in United States, Matt Groening ranks 986 out of 20,380. Before him are Jonathan Demme (1944), Marilyn vos Savant (1946), Queen Noor of Jordan (1951), Tippi Hedren (1930), Harry Markowitz (1927), and Cormac McCarthy (1933). After him are Nat Turner (1800), Martha Graham (1894), Éamon de Valera (1882), James Tobin (1918), Frances Marion (1888), and Grant Wood (1891).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsJonathan Demme
FILM DIRECTOR
1944 - 2017
HPI: 62.76
Rank: 980
Marilyn vos Savant
WRITER
1946 - Present
HPI: 62.74
Rank: 981
Queen Noor of Jordan
NOBLEMAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 62.73
Rank: 982
Tippi Hedren
ACTOR
1930 - Present
HPI: 62.72
Rank: 983
Harry Markowitz
ECONOMIST
1927 - 2023
HPI: 62.72
Rank: 984
Cormac McCarthy
WRITER
1933 - 2023
HPI: 62.71
Rank: 985
Matt Groening
COMIC ARTIST
1954 - Present
HPI: 62.71
Rank: 986
Nat Turner
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1800 - 1831
HPI: 62.69
Rank: 987
Martha Graham
DANCER
1894 - 1991
HPI: 62.69
Rank: 988
Éamon de Valera
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1975
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 989
James Tobin
ECONOMIST
1918 - 2002
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 990
Frances Marion
FILM DIRECTOR
1888 - 1973
HPI: 62.67
Rank: 991
Grant Wood
PAINTER
1891 - 1942
HPI: 62.67
Rank: 992
Among COMIC ARTISTS In United States
Among comic artists born in United States, Matt Groening ranks 4. Before him are Stan Lee (1922), Joseph Barbera (1911), and Carl Barks (1901). After him are Jack Kirby (1917), Bob Kane (1915), Steve Ditko (1927), Don Rosa (1951), Winsor McCay (1867), Will Eisner (1917), Charles Addams (1912), and Bill Finger (1914).
Stan Lee
1922 - 2018
HPI: 73.59
Rank: 1
Joseph Barbera
1911 - 2006
HPI: 64.75
Rank: 2
Carl Barks
1901 - 2000
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 3
Matt Groening
1954 - Present
HPI: 62.71
Rank: 4
Jack Kirby
1917 - 1994
HPI: 62.32
Rank: 5
Bob Kane
1915 - 1998
HPI: 60.59
Rank: 6
Steve Ditko
1927 - 2018
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 7
Don Rosa
1951 - Present
HPI: 59.37
Rank: 8
Winsor McCay
1867 - 1934
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 9
Will Eisner
1917 - 2005
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 10
Charles Addams
1912 - 1988
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 11
Bill Finger
1914 - 1974
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 12