COMIC ARTIST
Quentin Blake
1932 - Today
Quentin Blake
Sir Quentin Saxby Blake, (born 16 December 1932) is an English cartoonist, caricaturist, illustrator and children's writer. He has illustrated over 300 books, including 18 written by Roald Dahl, which are among his most popular works. For his lasting contribution as a children's illustrator he won the biennial international Hans Christian Andersen Award in 2002, the highest recognition available to creators of children's books. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Quentin Blake has received more than 1,148,363 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Quentin Blake is the 95th most popular comic artist (down from 83rd in 2019), the 2,889th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 2,641st in 2019) and the 2nd most popular British Comic Artist.
Memorability Metrics
1.1M
Page Views (PV)
48.87
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
25
Languages Editions (L)
2.52
Effective Languages (L*)
3.84
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Quentin Blakes by language
Among COMIC ARTISTS
Among comic artists, Quentin Blake ranks 95 out of 174. Before him are Joe Simon, Jijé, Jim Davis, Masamune Shirow, Marco Rota, and Hiro Mashima. After him are Willy Vandersteen, Francisco Ibáñez Talavera, Hal Foster, Jacques Martin, Greg, and Roy Thomas.
Most Popular Comic Artists in Wikipedia
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Joe Simon
1913 - 2011
HPI: 49.19
Rank: 89
Jijé
1914 - 1980
HPI: 49.09
Rank: 90
Jim Davis
1945 - Present
HPI: 49.08
Rank: 91
Masamune Shirow
1961 - Present
HPI: 49.07
Rank: 92
Marco Rota
1942 - Present
HPI: 49.04
Rank: 93
Hiro Mashima
1977 - Present
HPI: 48.96
Rank: 94
Quentin Blake
1932 - Present
HPI: 48.87
Rank: 95
Willy Vandersteen
1913 - 1990
HPI: 48.74
Rank: 96
Francisco Ibáñez Talavera
1936 - 2023
HPI: 48.62
Rank: 97
Hal Foster
1892 - 1982
HPI: 48.59
Rank: 98
Jacques Martin
1921 - 2010
HPI: 48.38
Rank: 99
Greg
1931 - 1999
HPI: 48.24
Rank: 100
Roy Thomas
1940 - Present
HPI: 48.21
Rank: 101
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1932, Quentin Blake ranks 259. Before him are Edward O. Thorp, Robert Taylor, Richard Estes, Katherine Paterson, Paul R. Ehrlich, and Edgar Reitz. After him are Chavalit Yongchaiyudh, Paul Bley, Arnold Wesker, Francisco Umbral, Franca Raimondi, and Maria Itkina.
Others Born in 1932
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Edward O. Thorp
1932 - Present
HPI: 49.03
Rank: 253
Robert Taylor
1932 - 2017
HPI: 48.98
Rank: 254
Richard Estes
1932 - Present
HPI: 48.94
Rank: 255
Katherine Paterson
1932 - Present
HPI: 48.90
Rank: 256
Paul R. Ehrlich
1932 - Present
HPI: 48.88
Rank: 257
Edgar Reitz
1932 - Present
HPI: 48.87
Rank: 258
Quentin Blake
1932 - Present
HPI: 48.87
Rank: 259
Chavalit Yongchaiyudh
1932 - Present
HPI: 48.81
Rank: 260
Paul Bley
1932 - 2016
HPI: 48.78
Rank: 261
Arnold Wesker
1932 - 2016
HPI: 48.61
Rank: 262
Francisco Umbral
1932 - 2007
HPI: 48.58
Rank: 263
Franca Raimondi
1932 - 1988
HPI: 48.54
Rank: 264
Maria Itkina
1932 - 2020
HPI: 48.46
Rank: 265
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Quentin Blake ranks 2,889 out of 7,765. Before him are Henry Wood (1869), Gerry Anderson (1929), John Anderson (1833), Joseph Raphson (1648), Phil Manzanera (1951), and Howard Webb (1971). After him are Harriet Walter (1950), William Froude (1810), Johnny Clegg (1953), Steve McManaman (1972), Alan Cumming (1965), and Stephen Wolfram (1959).
Others born in United Kingdom
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Henry Wood
1869 - 1944
HPI: 48.88
Rank: 2,883
Gerry Anderson
1929 - 2012
HPI: 48.87
Rank: 2,884
John Anderson
1833 - 1900
HPI: 48.87
Rank: 2,885
Joseph Raphson
1648 - 1715
HPI: 48.87
Rank: 2,886
Phil Manzanera
1951 - Present
HPI: 48.87
Rank: 2,887
Howard Webb
1971 - Present
HPI: 48.87
Rank: 2,888
Quentin Blake
1932 - Present
HPI: 48.87
Rank: 2,889
Harriet Walter
1950 - Present
HPI: 48.87
Rank: 2,890
William Froude
1810 - 1879
HPI: 48.85
Rank: 2,891
Johnny Clegg
1953 - 2019
HPI: 48.85
Rank: 2,892
Steve McManaman
1972 - Present
HPI: 48.85
Rank: 2,893
Alan Cumming
1965 - Present
HPI: 48.85
Rank: 2,894
Stephen Wolfram
1959 - Present
HPI: 48.85
Rank: 2,895
Among COMIC ARTISTS In United Kingdom
Among comic artists born in United Kingdom, Quentin Blake ranks 2. Before him are Alan Moore (1953). After him are David Lloyd (1950), Dave Gibbons (1949), Jamie Hewlett (1968), Raymond Briggs (1934), John Byrne (1950), Mark Millar (1969), Ronald Searle (1920), Garth Ennis (1970), Warren Ellis (1968), and Dave McKean (1963).
Alan Moore
1953 - Present
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 1
Quentin Blake
1932 - Present
HPI: 48.87
Rank: 2
David Lloyd
1950 - Present
HPI: 46.96
Rank: 3
Dave Gibbons
1949 - Present
HPI: 45.85
Rank: 4
Jamie Hewlett
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.89
Rank: 5
Raymond Briggs
1934 - 2022
HPI: 43.10
Rank: 6
John Byrne
1950 - Present
HPI: 41.82
Rank: 7
Mark Millar
1969 - Present
HPI: 41.47
Rank: 8
Ronald Searle
1920 - 2011
HPI: 39.86
Rank: 9
Garth Ennis
1970 - Present
HPI: 38.20
Rank: 10
Warren Ellis
1968 - Present
HPI: 38.02
Rank: 11
Dave McKean
1963 - Present
HPI: 36.75
Rank: 12
