COMIC ARTIST
Scott McCloud
1960 - Today
Scott McCloud
Scott McCloud (born Scott McLeod; June 10, 1960) is an American cartoonist and comics theorist. He is best known for his non-fiction books about comics: Understanding Comics (1993), Reinventing Comics (2000), and Making Comics (2006), all of which also use the medium of comics. He established himself as a comics creator in the 1980s as an independent superhero cartoonist and advocate for creator's rights. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Scott McCloud has received more than 299,534 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Scott McCloud is the 163rd most popular comic artist (down from 129th in 2019), the 10,686th most popular biography from United States (down from 8,963rd in 2019) and the 41st most popular American Comic Artist.
Memorability Metrics
300k
Page Views (PV)
40.37
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
21
Languages Editions (L)
4.08
Effective Languages (L*)
2.79
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Scott McClouds by language
Among COMIC ARTISTS
Among comic artists, Scott McCloud ranks 163 out of 174. Before him are Oh! great, Natsuki Takaya, Len Wein, Eduardo Risso, Bill Watterson, and Robert Kirkman. After him are Jim Lee, One, Alison Bechdel, Ronald Searle, Walt Kelly, and Nisio Isin.
Most Popular Comic Artists in Wikipedia
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Oh! great
1972 - Present
HPI: 41.28
Rank: 157
Natsuki Takaya
1973 - Present
HPI: 41.08
Rank: 158
Len Wein
1948 - 2017
HPI: 40.94
Rank: 159
Eduardo Risso
1925 - 1986
HPI: 40.86
Rank: 160
Bill Watterson
1958 - Present
HPI: 40.82
Rank: 161
Robert Kirkman
1978 - Present
HPI: 40.63
Rank: 162
Scott McCloud
1960 - Present
HPI: 40.37
Rank: 163
Jim Lee
1964 - Present
HPI: 40.37
Rank: 164
One
1986 - Present
HPI: 40.16
Rank: 165
Alison Bechdel
1960 - Present
HPI: 40.03
Rank: 166
Ronald Searle
1920 - 2011
HPI: 39.86
Rank: 167
Walt Kelly
1913 - 1973
HPI: 39.73
Rank: 168
Nisio Isin
1981 - Present
HPI: 39.43
Rank: 169
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1960, Scott McCloud ranks 442. Before him are Michelle Paver, Connie Hedegaard, Paulina García, Günter Hermann, Michel Faber, and Kara Wai. After him are Yvon Le Roux, Claudia Losch, Matt Salinger, Torben Grael, Andrea Ehrig-Mitscherlich, and Ján Figeľ.
Others Born in 1960
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Michelle Paver
1960 - Present
HPI: 40.47
Rank: 436
Connie Hedegaard
1960 - Present
HPI: 40.45
Rank: 437
Paulina García
1960 - Present
HPI: 40.44
Rank: 438
Günter Hermann
1960 - Present
HPI: 40.39
Rank: 439
Michel Faber
1960 - Present
HPI: 40.38
Rank: 440
Kara Wai
1960 - Present
HPI: 40.38
Rank: 441
Scott McCloud
1960 - Present
HPI: 40.37
Rank: 442
Yvon Le Roux
1960 - Present
HPI: 40.35
Rank: 443
Claudia Losch
1960 - Present
HPI: 40.32
Rank: 444
Matt Salinger
1960 - Present
HPI: 40.31
Rank: 445
Torben Grael
1960 - Present
HPI: 40.24
Rank: 446
Andrea Ehrig-Mitscherlich
1960 - Present
HPI: 40.20
Rank: 447
Ján Figeľ
1960 - Present
HPI: 40.15
Rank: 448
In United States
Among people born in United States, Scott McCloud ranks 10,686 out of 18,182. Before him are Thomas Beatie (1974), Scott Asheton (1949), Jeffrey Nordling (1962), Melody Gardot (1985), Christopher Moore (1957), and Henry McMaster (1947). After him are Grace Cunard (1893), Clifford Jordan (1931), Burn Gorman (1974), John Bartram (1699), Kiera Cass (1981), and William Paca (1740).
Others born in United States
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Thomas Beatie
1974 - Present
HPI: 40.38
Rank: 10,680
Scott Asheton
1949 - 2014
HPI: 40.38
Rank: 10,681
Jeffrey Nordling
1962 - Present
HPI: 40.38
Rank: 10,682
Melody Gardot
1985 - Present
HPI: 40.37
Rank: 10,683
Christopher Moore
1957 - Present
HPI: 40.37
Rank: 10,684
Henry McMaster
1947 - Present
HPI: 40.37
Rank: 10,685
Scott McCloud
1960 - Present
HPI: 40.37
Rank: 10,686
Grace Cunard
1893 - 1967
HPI: 40.37
Rank: 10,687
Clifford Jordan
1931 - 1993
HPI: 40.37
Rank: 10,688
Burn Gorman
1974 - Present
HPI: 40.37
Rank: 10,689
John Bartram
1699 - 1777
HPI: 40.36
Rank: 10,690
Kiera Cass
1981 - Present
HPI: 40.36
Rank: 10,691
William Paca
1740 - 1799
HPI: 40.36
Rank: 10,692
Among COMIC ARTISTS In United States
Among comic artists born in United States, Scott McCloud ranks 41. Before him are Harvey Pekar (1939), Neal Adams (1941), Marv Wolfman (1946), Len Wein (1948), Bill Watterson (1958), and Robert Kirkman (1978). After him are Alison Bechdel (1960), Walt Kelly (1913), Scott Adams (1957), Gary Larson (1950), Bruce Timm (1961), and John Romita Jr. (1956).
Harvey Pekar
1939 - 2010
HPI: 42.06
Rank: 35
Neal Adams
1941 - 2022
HPI: 41.93
Rank: 36
Marv Wolfman
1946 - Present
HPI: 41.78
Rank: 37
Len Wein
1948 - 2017
HPI: 40.94
Rank: 38
Bill Watterson
1958 - Present
HPI: 40.82
Rank: 39
Robert Kirkman
1978 - Present
HPI: 40.63
Rank: 40
Scott McCloud
1960 - Present
HPI: 40.37
Rank: 41
Alison Bechdel
1960 - Present
HPI: 40.03
Rank: 42
Walt Kelly
1913 - 1973
HPI: 39.73
Rank: 43
Scott Adams
1957 - Present
HPI: 38.79
Rank: 44
Gary Larson
1950 - Present
HPI: 38.29
Rank: 45
Bruce Timm
1961 - Present
HPI: 37.77
Rank: 46
John Romita Jr.
1956 - Present
HPI: 36.84
Rank: 47
