Osamu Tezuka

Osamu Tezuka

male, deceased (1989)
was a mangaka (Japanese manga artist) and animator. Born in Osaka Prefecture, he is best known as the creator of "Astro Boy" and "Kimba the White...
Richard Williams

Richard Williams

male, 76 years old
Richard Williams (born on March 19, 1933 in Toronto, Ontario) is a Canadian animator, animation director, film director, and film producer. He is...
Don Bluth

Don Bluth

male, 72 years old
Donald Virgil Bluth (born September 13 1937) is an American animator and independent studio owner. Bluth was born in El Paso, Texas and became one...
Genndy Tartakovsky

Genndy Tartakovsky

male, 39 years old
Genndy Tartakovsky (Russian: Геннадий Тартаковский (Gyennadiy Tartakovskiy), born January 17, 1970) is an Emmy Award-winning Russian-born America...
Hideaki Anno

Hideaki Anno

male, 49 years old
born 22 May 1960 in Ube, Yamaguchi, Japan) is a Japanese animation and video director. Anno is best known for his work on the popular anime series...
John Kricfalusi

John Kricfalusi

male, 54 years old
John Kricfalusi is an Emmy-nominated Canadian animator, better known as John K. He is creator of "The Ren & Stimpy Show" and "The Ripping Friends"...

Eric Stough

male, 37 years old
Eric Stough, born 1972, is the director of animation for the series "South Park", for which he won an Emmy. His name is used for Butters Stotch in...
Yoshiaki Kawajiri

Yoshiaki Kawajiri

male, 59 years old
Yoshiaki Kawajiri is a critically acclaimed writer / director of Japanese animation. He is the creator of titles such as "Yoju Toshi (Wicked...
Iwao Takamoto

Iwao Takamoto

male, deceased (2007)
Iwao Takamoto (29 April 1925 - 8 January 2007) was a Japanese American animator, television producer, and film director. He was most famous as...
Milt Kahl

Milt Kahl

male, deceased (1987)
Milton Erwin Kahl (born March 22, 1909, in San Francisco, California, USA; died April 19, 1987, in Mill Valley, California, USA, of pneumonia) was...