COMIC ARTIST

Walt Kelly

1913 - 1973

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Walter Crawford Kelly Jr. (August 25, 1913 – October 18, 1973) was an American animator and cartoonist, best known for the comic strip Pogo. He began his animation career in 1936 at Walt Disney Studios, contributing to Pinocchio, Fantasia, and Dumbo. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Walt Kelly has received more than 311,412 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Walt Kelly is the 189th most popular comic artist (down from 167th in 2019), the 12,876th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,048th in 2019) and the 49th most popular American Comic Artist.

Memorability Metrics

  • 310k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 39.87

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.98

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.67

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COMIC ARTISTS

Among comic artists, Walt Kelly ranks 189 out of 226. Before him are Garth Ennis, Arina Tanemura, Daniel Clowes, Gary Larson, Koyoharu Gotouge, and Natsuki Takaya. After him are Kevin Eastman, Joann Sfar, Nisio Isin, Mark Millar, Ronald Searle, and Bruce Timm.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1913, Walt Kelly ranks 405. Before him are Marian Marsh, Angus Wilson, Jack Hannah, Bob Crosby, Ali Sardar Jafri, and R. S. Thomas. After him are Laird Cregar, Kurt Dossin, Robert R. Gilruth, Henry Banks, Kofi Abrefa Busia, and Janis Carter. Among people deceased in 1973, Walt Kelly ranks 289. Before him are Maggie Laubser, Vaughn Monroe, Veda Ann Borg, Walter Donaldson, David Lack, and Eddie Hapgood. After him are Harry Edward, Rufino Santos, Israel Albert Horowitz, Michael O'Shea, Steve Seymour, and Claire Dodd.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Walt Kelly ranks 12,876 out of 20,380. Before him are Alisha Klass (1972), Dorian Gregory (1971), Lucy Boynton (1994), Eleanor Holmes Norton (1937), Jason James Richter (1980), and Polly Moran (1883). After him are Gucci Mane (1980), Kevin Eastman (1962), Tony Bettenhausen (1916), Judith Hoag (1968), George "Gabby" Hayes (1885), and Mauricio Ochmann (1977).

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Among COMIC ARTISTS In United States

Among comic artists born in United States, Walt Kelly ranks 49. Before him are Scott Adams (1957), Peter Laird (1954), Robert Kirkman (1978), Scott McCloud (1960), Daniel Clowes (1961), and Gary Larson (1950). After him are Kevin Eastman (1962), Bruce Timm (1961), Nina Paley (1968), John Romita Jr. (1956), Jeph Loeb (1958), and George Pérez (1954).

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