COMIC ARTIST
R. K. Laxman
1921 - 2015
R. K. Laxman
Rasipuram Krishnaswami Iyer Laxman (24 October 1921 – 26 January 2015) was an Indian cartoonist, illustrator, and humorist. He is best known for his creation The Common Man and for his daily cartoon strip, You Said It in The Times of India, which started in 1951. R. K. Laxman started his career as a part-time cartoonist, working mostly for local newspapers and magazines. While as a college student, he illustrated his older brother R. K. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of R. K. Laxman has received more than 1,432,548 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. R. K. Laxman is the 135th most popular comic artist, the 642nd most popular biography from India (up from 669th in 2019) and the most popular Indian Comic Artist.
Memorability Metrics
1.4M
Page Views (PV)
43.61
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
20
Languages Editions (L)
1.80
Effective Languages (L*)
3.80
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
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Among COMIC ARTISTS
Among comic artists, R. K. Laxman ranks 135 out of 174. Before him are François Bourgeon, Tsutomu Nihei, John Buscema, George Herriman, Seishi Kishimoto, and Hiroyuki Takei. After him are Moyoco Anno, Kouta Hirano, Tooru Fujisawa, Raymond Briggs, Harvey Kurtzman, and Inio Asano.
Most Popular Comic Artists in Wikipedia
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François Bourgeon
1945 - Present
HPI: 44.30
Rank: 129
Tsutomu Nihei
1971 - Present
HPI: 44.27
Rank: 130
John Buscema
1927 - 2002
HPI: 44.19
Rank: 131
George Herriman
1880 - 1944
HPI: 43.99
Rank: 132
Seishi Kishimoto
1974 - Present
HPI: 43.63
Rank: 133
Hiroyuki Takei
1972 - Present
HPI: 43.63
Rank: 134
R. K. Laxman
1921 - 2015
HPI: 43.61
Rank: 135
Moyoco Anno
1971 - Present
HPI: 43.38
Rank: 136
Kouta Hirano
1973 - Present
HPI: 43.27
Rank: 137
Tooru Fujisawa
1967 - Present
HPI: 43.25
Rank: 138
Raymond Briggs
1934 - 2022
HPI: 43.10
Rank: 139
Harvey Kurtzman
1924 - 1993
HPI: 43.01
Rank: 140
Inio Asano
1980 - Present
HPI: 42.90
Rank: 141
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1921, R. K. Laxman ranks 354. Before him are Big Walter Horton, Farley Mowat, Peggy Rea, Joe Sutter, Vera-Ellen, and Ernest Gold. After him are Sam Tingle, Susan Peters, Edmondo Fabbri, Ann Savage, Seymour Benzer, and Nelson Riddle. Among people deceased in 2015, R. K. Laxman ranks 351. Before him are Mate Trojanović, Josefa Francisco, Mark Murphy, Héctor Salva, Karin Söder, and Rico Rodriguez. After him are Dave Mackay, Csaba Fenyvesi, Kenji Goto, Coleen Gray, Dominique Dropsy, and Ernst Larsen.
Others Born in 1921
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Big Walter Horton
1921 - 1981
HPI: 44.01
Rank: 348
Farley Mowat
1921 - 2014
HPI: 44.01
Rank: 349
Peggy Rea
1921 - 2011
HPI: 43.98
Rank: 350
Joe Sutter
1921 - 2016
HPI: 43.96
Rank: 351
Vera-Ellen
1921 - 1981
HPI: 43.76
Rank: 352
Ernest Gold
1921 - 1999
HPI: 43.62
Rank: 353
R. K. Laxman
1921 - 2015
HPI: 43.61
Rank: 354
Sam Tingle
1921 - 2008
HPI: 43.59
Rank: 355
Susan Peters
1921 - 1952
HPI: 43.49
Rank: 356
Edmondo Fabbri
1921 - 1995
HPI: 43.36
Rank: 357
Ann Savage
1921 - 2008
HPI: 42.95
Rank: 358
Seymour Benzer
1921 - 2007
HPI: 42.91
Rank: 359
Nelson Riddle
1921 - 1985
HPI: 42.77
Rank: 360
Others Deceased in 2015
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Mate Trojanović
1930 - 2015
HPI: 43.83
Rank: 345
Josefa Francisco
1954 - 2015
HPI: 43.74
Rank: 346
Mark Murphy
1932 - 2015
HPI: 43.73
Rank: 347
Héctor Salva
1939 - 2015
HPI: 43.71
Rank: 348
Karin Söder
1928 - 2015
HPI: 43.70
Rank: 349
Rico Rodriguez
1934 - 2015
HPI: 43.65
Rank: 350
R. K. Laxman
1921 - 2015
HPI: 43.61
Rank: 351
Dave Mackay
1934 - 2015
HPI: 43.61
Rank: 352
Csaba Fenyvesi
1943 - 2015
HPI: 43.54
Rank: 353
Kenji Goto
1967 - 2015
HPI: 43.51
Rank: 354
Coleen Gray
1922 - 2015
HPI: 43.48
Rank: 355
Dominique Dropsy
1951 - 2015
HPI: 43.46
Rank: 356
Ernst Larsen
1926 - 2015
HPI: 43.44
Rank: 357
In India
Among people born in India, R. K. Laxman ranks 642 out of 1,493. Before him are Amarinder Singh (1942), Shatrughan Sinha (1945), Raj Reddy (1937), Choudhry Rahmat Ali (1895), Adoor Gopalakrishnan (1941), and Nana Patekar (1951). After him are Mrinalini Sarabhai (1918), Telesphore Toppo (1939), Abdullah Yusuf Ali (1872), Sam Manekshaw (1914), S. R. Srinivasa Varadhan (1940), and Sheila Dikshit (1938).
Others born in India
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Amarinder Singh
1942 - Present
HPI: 43.73
Rank: 636
Shatrughan Sinha
1945 - Present
HPI: 43.70
Rank: 637
Raj Reddy
1937 - Present
HPI: 43.69
Rank: 638
Choudhry Rahmat Ali
1895 - 1951
HPI: 43.68
Rank: 639
Adoor Gopalakrishnan
1941 - Present
HPI: 43.63
Rank: 640
Nana Patekar
1951 - Present
HPI: 43.63
Rank: 641
R. K. Laxman
1921 - 2015
HPI: 43.61
Rank: 642
Mrinalini Sarabhai
1918 - 2016
HPI: 43.55
Rank: 643
Telesphore Toppo
1939 - 2023
HPI: 43.55
Rank: 644
Abdullah Yusuf Ali
1872 - 1953
HPI: 43.54
Rank: 645
Sam Manekshaw
1914 - 2008
HPI: 43.48
Rank: 646
S. R. Srinivasa Varadhan
1940 - Present
HPI: 43.42
Rank: 647
Sheila Dikshit
1938 - 2019
HPI: 43.41
Rank: 648
Among COMIC ARTISTS In India
Among comic artists born in India, R. K. Laxman ranks 1.
