COMIC ARTIST
R. K. Laxman
1921 - 2015
R. K. Laxman
Rasipuram Krishnaswami Laxman (24 October 1921 – 26 January 2015) was an Indian cartoonist, illustrator, and humorist. He was 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 1,513,270 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. R. K. Laxman is the 156th most popular comic artist (down from 134th in 2019), the 803rd most popular biography from India (down from 638th in 2019) and the most popular Indian Comic Artist.
Memorability Metrics
1.5M
Page Views (PV)
43.73
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
20
Languages Editions (L)
1.76
Effective Languages (L*)
3.83
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among COMIC ARTISTS
Among comic artists, R. K. Laxman ranks 156 out of 226. Before him are Guy Delisle, Norihiro Yagi, George Herriman, Mort Walker, Neal Adams, and Harvey Kurtzman. After him are Jim Lee, Seishi Kishimoto, Eduardo Risso, Yuu Watase, Makoto Yukimura, and Moyoco Anno.
Most Popular Comic Artists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGuy Delisle
1966 - Present
HPI: 44.22
Rank: 150
Norihiro Yagi
1968 - Present
HPI: 44.14
Rank: 151
George Herriman
1880 - 1944
HPI: 44.05
Rank: 152
Mort Walker
1923 - 2018
HPI: 43.97
Rank: 153
Neal Adams
1941 - 2022
HPI: 43.84
Rank: 154
Harvey Kurtzman
1924 - 1993
HPI: 43.83
Rank: 155
R. K. Laxman
1921 - 2015
HPI: 43.73
Rank: 156
Jim Lee
1964 - Present
HPI: 43.69
Rank: 157
Seishi Kishimoto
1974 - Present
HPI: 43.65
Rank: 158
Eduardo Risso
1925 - 1986
HPI: 43.36
Rank: 159
Yuu Watase
1970 - Present
HPI: 43.32
Rank: 160
Makoto Yukimura
1976 - Present
HPI: 43.21
Rank: 161
Moyoco Anno
1971 - Present
HPI: 43.18
Rank: 162
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1921, R. K. Laxman ranks 410. Before him are Adolf Wiklund, Muhibbe Darga, Peter Sallis, Paul Falk, Peggy Rea, and Spartaco Bandinelli. After him are Franz Gabl, Jacques Friedel, François Picard, Ruth Barcan Marcus, Johnny Otis, and Gordon Thomas. Among people deceased in 2015, R. K. Laxman ranks 415. Before him are Zhivko Gospodinov, Shirley Stelfox, Andy Fraser, Patricia Canning Todd, Anatoly Logunov, and Thelma Coyne Long. After him are Alan Hodgkinson, Willi Fuggerer, Robert Craft, Sajida al-Rishawi, René Vautier, and Eevi Huttunen.
Others Born in 1921
Go to all RankingsAdolf Wiklund
ATHLETE
1921 - 1970
HPI: 44.05
Rank: 404
Muhibbe Darga
ARCHAEOLOGIST
1921 - 2018
HPI: 44.00
Rank: 405
Peter Sallis
ACTOR
1921 - 2017
HPI: 43.95
Rank: 406
Paul Falk
SKATER
1921 - 2017
HPI: 43.91
Rank: 407
Peggy Rea
ACTOR
1921 - 2011
HPI: 43.79
Rank: 408
Spartaco Bandinelli
BOXER
1921 - 1997
HPI: 43.79
Rank: 409
R. K. Laxman
COMIC ARTIST
1921 - 2015
HPI: 43.73
Rank: 410
Franz Gabl
SKIER
1921 - 2014
HPI: 43.70
Rank: 411
Jacques Friedel
PHYSICIST
1921 - 2014
HPI: 43.51
Rank: 412
François Picard
RACING DRIVER
1921 - 1996
HPI: 43.48
Rank: 413
Ruth Barcan Marcus
PHILOSOPHER
1921 - 2012
HPI: 43.43
Rank: 414
Johnny Otis
SINGER
1921 - 2012
HPI: 43.40
Rank: 415
Gordon Thomas
CYCLIST
1921 - 2013
HPI: 43.38
Rank: 416
Others Deceased in 2015
Go to all RankingsZhivko Gospodinov
SOCCER PLAYER
1957 - 2015
HPI: 43.99
Rank: 409
Shirley Stelfox
ACTOR
1941 - 2015
HPI: 43.88
Rank: 410
Andy Fraser
MUSICIAN
1952 - 2015
HPI: 43.82
Rank: 411
Patricia Canning Todd
TENNIS PLAYER
1922 - 2015
HPI: 43.80
Rank: 412
Anatoly Logunov
PHYSICIST
1926 - 2015
HPI: 43.79
Rank: 413
Thelma Coyne Long
TENNIS PLAYER
1918 - 2015
HPI: 43.75
Rank: 414
R. K. Laxman
COMIC ARTIST
1921 - 2015
HPI: 43.73
Rank: 415
Alan Hodgkinson
SOCCER PLAYER
1936 - 2015
HPI: 43.70
Rank: 416
Willi Fuggerer
CYCLIST
1941 - 2015
HPI: 43.69
Rank: 417
Robert Craft
CONDUCTOR
1923 - 2015
HPI: 43.69
Rank: 418
Sajida al-Rishawi
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1970 - 2015
HPI: 43.68
Rank: 419
René Vautier
FILM DIRECTOR
1928 - 2015
HPI: 43.66
Rank: 420
Eevi Huttunen
POLITICIAN
1922 - 2015
HPI: 43.63
Rank: 421
In India
Among people born in India, R. K. Laxman ranks 803 out of 1,861. Before him are Rukhmabai (1864), Tarsem Singh (1961), Johnny Lever (1957), Sharat Saxena (1950), Shobhna Samarth (1916), and Kapil Dev (1959). After him are Ravindra Kelekar (1925), R. D. Burman (1939), Murli Manohar Joshi (1934), Shyamala Gopalan (1938), R. H. Tawney (1880), and Karisma Kapoor (1974).
Others born in India
Go to all RankingsRukhmabai
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1864 - 1955
HPI: 43.89
Rank: 797
Tarsem Singh
FILM DIRECTOR
1961 - Present
HPI: 43.88
Rank: 798
Johnny Lever
ACTOR
1957 - Present
HPI: 43.88
Rank: 799
Sharat Saxena
ACTOR
1950 - Present
HPI: 43.86
Rank: 800
Shobhna Samarth
ACTOR
1916 - 2000
HPI: 43.79
Rank: 801
Kapil Dev
CRICKETER
1959 - Present
HPI: 43.77
Rank: 802
R. K. Laxman
COMIC ARTIST
1921 - 2015
HPI: 43.73
Rank: 803
Ravindra Kelekar
WRITER
1925 - 2010
HPI: 43.72
Rank: 804
R. D. Burman
COMPOSER
1939 - 1994
HPI: 43.70
Rank: 805
Murli Manohar Joshi
POLITICIAN
1934 - Present
HPI: 43.70
Rank: 806
Shyamala Gopalan
POLITICIAN
1938 - 2009
HPI: 43.68
Rank: 807
R. H. Tawney
HISTORIAN
1880 - 1962
HPI: 43.64
Rank: 808
Karisma Kapoor
ACTOR
1974 - Present
HPI: 43.63
Rank: 809
Among COMIC ARTISTS In India
Among comic artists born in India, R. K. Laxman ranks 1.