French, Belgian, Dutch & Swiss Comics Artists

by Jasikedevicius | created - 15 Apr 2023 | updated - 4 days ago | Public

French, Belgian, Dutch & Swiss Comics Writers are included too. Auteurs de bande dessinée français, belges, néerlandais et suisses | French, Belgian, Dutch & Swiss Comic Book Artists | French, Belgian, Dutch & Swiss Comics Creators | French, Belgian, Dutch & Swiss Graphic Novelists | French, Belgian, Dutch & Swiss Webcomic Creators | French, Belgian, Dutch & Swiss Comic Strip Artists | French, Belgian, Dutch & Swiss Graphic Humorists | autores de cómic franceses, belgas, neerlandeses y suizos.

1. Hergé

Writer | The Adventures of Tintin

Born under the name Georges Remi on May 22, 1907 in Brussels, Belgium. As a child, Herge had a gift for drawing but never had any formal training in the visual arts. He attended both school and the boy scouts during the World War 1 and post-World War 1 Era. After he finished school Herge published ...

2. Jean 'Moebius' Giraud

Art_department | Le Cinquième Élément

Jean Giraud had one of the most interesting double lives in comics history. Under his own name, he co-created the legendary western comic 'Blueberry' (1963-2012) with writer Jean-Michel Charlier. He also used the shortened signature of "Gir" for this series. This cowboy series was noted for its ...

3. René Goscinny

Writer | Astérix & Obélix contre César

René Goscinny was a French comic book writer, of Polish-Jewish descent. His parents were Stanislaw Simkha Goscinny and Anna "Hanna" Beresniak-Goscinna. The family name Goscinny means "hospitable" in the Polish language. Stanislaw was a chemical engineer from Warsaw, and Anna was from a small ...

4. Marjane Satrapi

Director | Persepolis

Marjane Satrapi was born on November 22, 1969 in Rasht, Iran. She is a director and actress, known for Persepolis (2007), The Voices (2014) and Chicken with Plums (2011). She is married to Mattias Ripa. She was previously married to Reza.

5. Claire Bretécher

Actress | Les routes du sud

Claire Bretécher was born on April 17, 1940 in Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, France. She was an actress and writer, known for Roads to the South (1978), Alertez les bébés (1978) and La grande Paulette (1974). She was married to Guy Carcassonne. She died on February 10, 2020 in Paris, ...

6. André Franquin

Writer | Fais gaffe à la gaffe!

André Franquin was born on January 3, 1924 in Etterbeek, Brussels, Belgium. He was a writer, known for Fais gaffe à la gaffe! (1981), Gaston Lagaffe (2018) and HOUBA! On the Trail of the Marsupilami (2012). He was married to Liliane Servais. He died on January 5, 1997 in Nice, ...

7. Alain Saint-Ogan

Writer | Prosper et le concours de beauté

Alain Saint-Ogan was born on August 7, 1895 in Colombes, Hauts-de-Seine, France. He was a writer and director, known for Prosper et le concours de beauté (1932), Zig et Puce sauvent Nénette (1955) and L'invité du dimanche (1968). He died on June 22, 1974 in Paris, France.

8. Peyo

Writer | Smurfs

Pierre Culliford (pen name:Peyo) was a Belgian comics writer and artist. He contributed to several series, but his main claim to fame is creating the sword-and-sorcery series "Johan and Peewit" (1947-2001) and its spin-off, the adventure comedy series "The Smurfs" (1963-). His works have received ...

9. Albert Uderzo

Writer | Astérix & Obélix contre César

Albert Uderzo is a French comic book writer and artist, of Italian descent. Albert was born in 1927 in the town of Fismes, in the Marne department of north-eastern France. Marne was created from the remains of the older province of Champagne, and the local capital is Chalons-en-Champagne.

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10. Jacques Tardi

Writer | Les aventures extraordinaires d'Adèle Blanc-Sec

Jacques Tardi was born on August 30, 1946 in Valence, Drôme, France. He is a writer and actor, known for The Extraordinary Adventures of Adèle Blanc-Sec (2010), April and the Extraordinary World (2015) and Association de bienfaiteurs (1994).

11. François Bourgeon

Self | Ex Libris

François Bourgeon was born on July 5, 1945 in Paris, France.

12. Jean-Michel Charlier

Writer | Les chevaliers du ciel

Jean-Michel Charlier was born on October 30, 1924 in Liège, Wallonia, Belgium. He was a writer and director, known for The Aeronauts (1967), Les dossiers noirs (1974) and Les nouveaux chevaliers du ciel (1988). He was married to Christiane. He died on July 10, 1989 in Saint-Cloud, Hauts-de-Seine, ...

13. Nikita Mandryka

Director | Zeaux productions: Bande de présentation

Nikita Mandryka was born on October 20, 1940 in Bizerte, Tunisia. He was a director, known for Zeaux productions: Bande de présentation (1989), Je veux être... toi (1977) and Tac au tac (1969). He died on June 13, 2021 in Geneva, Switzerland.

14. Morris

Writer | Lucky Luke

Maurice De Bevere (pen name: Morris) was a Belgian comics writer and artist. He was best known for creating the long-running Western comedy series "Lucky Luke" (1946-), and serving as its main artist from 1946 to his death in 2001. Lucky Luke is one of the best-selling comics series in Europe, and ...

15. Joann Sfar

Writer | Gainsbourg (Vie héroïque)

Joann Sfar was born on August 28, 1971 in Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France. He is a writer and director, known for Gainsbourg: A Heroic Life (2010), The Rabbi's Cat (2011) and Thomas Fersen: Hyacinthe (2005).

16. François Schuiten

Art_department | Mr. Nobody

François Schuiten was born on April 13, 1956 in Brussels, Belgium. He is a writer and production designer, known for Mr. Nobody (2009), The Golden Compass (2007) and Mars and April (2012). He has been married to Monique Toussaint since 1980.

17. Jean-Claude Forest

Writer | Barbarella

Jean-Claude Forest was born on September 11, 1930 in Le Perreux, Paris, France. He was a writer and director, known for Barbarella (1968), Barbarella and Marie Mathématique (1965). He was married to Petra Fores. He died on December 30, 1998 in Paris, France.

18. Frédéric Aristidès

Writer | Philemon

Frédéric Aristidès was born on March 5, 1931 in Paris, France. He was a writer, known for Philemon, Tac au tac (1969) and Pourquoi l'étrange Monsieur Zolock s'intéressait-il tant à la bande dessinée? (1983). He died on April 2, 2013 in Paris, Ile-de-France, France.

19. Gérard Lauzier

Writer | Le plus beau métier du monde

Gérard Lauzier was born on November 30, 1932 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. He was a writer and director, known for Le plus beau métier du monde (1996), Asterix and Obelix vs. Caesar (1999) and Petit Con (1984). He died on December 6, 2008 in Paris, France.

20. Yves Chaland

Yves Chaland was born on April 3, 1957 in Lyon, Rhône, France. He died on July 18, 1990 in Paris, Ile-de-France, France.

21. Manu Larcenet

Writer | Le combat ordinaire

Manu Larcenet is known for Ordinary Victories (2015), Schmol (2004) and Oggy and the Cockroaches (1997).

23. Pierre Christin

Writer | Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

Pierre Christin was born on July 27, 1938 in Saint-Mandé, Val-de-Marne, France. He is a writer, known for Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017), Hard to Be a God (1989) and Bunker palace hôtel (1989).

24. Nicolas de Crécy

Animation_department | DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp

Nicolas de Crécy was born on September 29, 1966 in Lyon, Rhône, France. He is a production designer, known for DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp (1990), Steamboy (2004) and TaleSpin (1990).

25. Louis Forton

Writer | Les aventures des Pieds-Nickelés

Louis Forton was born on March 14, 1879 in Sées, Orne, France. Louis was a writer, known for Les aventures des Pieds-Nickelés (1948), Le trésor des Pieds-Nickelés (1950) and Les aventures des Pieds-Nickelés (1918). Louis died on February 15, 1934.

26. Philippe Druillet

Art_department | Dune: Part Two

Philippe Druillet was born on June 28, 1944 in Toulouse, Haute-Garonne, France. He is a writer and art director, known for Dune: Part Two (2024), Bleu, l'enfant de la Terre (1986) and Quest for Fire (1981).

27. Roland Topor

Writer | La planète sauvage

Roland Topor (1938-1997) was a French illustrator, painter, writer and filmmaker. In 1962 he created the Panic Movement (mouvement panique), together with Alejandro Jodorowsky and Fernando Arrabal. Topor wrote the novel "The Tenant" (1964), which was filmed by Roman Polanski as The Tenant (1976) (a...

28. Benoît Peeters

Mr. Nobody

Benoît Peeters is known for Mr. Nobody (2009), Le dernier plan (2000) and The Blind Owl (1987).

29. Marcel Gotlib

Writer | Bonjour l'angoisse

Marcel Gotlib was born on July 14, 1934 in Paris, France. He was a writer and actor, known for Bonjour l'angoisse (1988), Les vécés étaient fermés de l'intérieur (1976) and Piège à sons (1993). He was married to Claudie. He died on December 4, 2016 ...

30. Jean Tabary

Writer | Iznogoud

Jean Tabary was born on March 5, 1930 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden. He was a writer, known for Iznogoud (1997), Iznogoud- Caliph Instead of the Caliph (2005) and Iznogoud (1995). He died on August 18, 2011 in Pont-l'Abbé-d'Arnoult, Charente-Maritime, France.

31. Cabu

Très insuffisant

Cabu was born on January 13, 1938 in Châlons-en-Champagne, Marne, France. He was an actor and director, known for Très insuffisant (1979), Le château du parking (1987) and The Army Game (1960). He was married to Véronique. He died on January 7, 2015 in Paris, Ile-de-France, France.

32. Georges Pichard

Writer | Paulette, la pauvre petite milliardaire

Georges Pichard was born on January 17, 1920 in Paris, France. He was a writer, known for Paulette, la pauvre petite milliardaire (1986) and Apostrophes (1975). He died on June 7, 2003 in Paris, France.

33. Georges Wolinski

Writer | Le cowboy

Georges Wolinski was born on June 28, 1934 in French Protectorate Tunisia [now Tunisia]. He was a writer and actor, known for Le cowboy (1985), Pizzaiolo et Mozzarel (1985) and Le roi des cons (1981). He was married to Maryse Wolinski. He died on January 7, 2015 in Paris, France.

34. Bob De Moor

Director | Smidje Smee

Bob De Moor was born on December 20, 1925 in Antwerp, Belgium. He was a director and actor, known for Smidje Smee (1942), Seven Crystal Balls and the Prisoners of the Sun (1969) and Tintin et le lac aux requins (1972). He died on August 26, 1992 in Brussels, Belgium.

36. Edgar-Pierre Jacobs

Writer | Blake et Mortimer

Edgar-Pierre Jacobs was born on March 30, 1904 in Brussels, Belgium. He was a writer, known for Blake et Mortimer (1997). He was married to Léonie. He died on February 20, 1987 in Lasne, Wallonia, Belgium.

40. Bastien Vivès

Writer | Lastman

Bastien Vivès is known for Lastman (2016), Le dôme and Wingwomen (2023).

41. Chantal Montellier

Self | L'invité du jeudi

Chantal Montellier was born on August 1, 1947 in Loire, France.

42. Nine Antico

Director | Playlist

Nine Antico is known for Playlist (2021), Tonite (2014) and Porn Culture (2019).

43. Aurel

Director | Josep

Aurel was born on May 31, 1980 in Ardèche, France. He is a director and cinematographer, known for Josep (2020), Octobre noir ou Malek, Saïd, Karim et les autres... (2011) and No Laughing Matter (2014).

45. Pétillon

Writer | L'enquête corse

Pétillon was born on December 12, 1945 in Lesneven, Finistère, France. He was a writer, known for The Corsican File (2004), King Guillaume (2009) and Jack Palmer (2001). He died on September 30, 2018 in Paris, France.

46. Pénélope Bagieu

Actress | La page blanche

Pénélope Bagieu is known for Eloïse's Journey (2022), Joséphine (2013) and Rose (2021).

47. Jean Graton

Writer | Michel Vaillant

Jean Graton was born on August 10, 1923 in Nantes, France. He was a writer, known for Michel Vaillant (2003), Les aventures de Michel Vaillant (1967) and Heroes on Hot Wheels (1990). He was married to Francine Vandenbosch. He died on January 21, 2021 in Brussels, Belgium.

48. Philippe Graton

Writer | Michel Vaillant

Philippe Graton was born in 1961 in Uccle, Belgium. He is a writer, known for Michel Vaillant (2003), Michel Vaillant, le rêve du Mans (2018) and Top Fighter (1995).

49. Jacques Lob

Writer | Snowpiercer

Jacques Lob was born on August 19, 1932 in Paris, France. He was a writer, known for Snowpiercer (2013), Snowpiercer (2020) and Midi-Première (1975). He died on May 24, 1990 in Château-Thierry, Aisne, France.

50. Benjamin Legrand

Writer | Snowpiercer

Benjamin Legrand was born in 1950 in Paris, France. He is a writer and assistant director, known for Snowpiercer (2013), Snowpiercer (2020) and April and the Extraordinary World (2015).

51. Jean-Marc Rochette

Writer | Snowpiercer

Jean-Marc Rochette is known for Snowpiercer (2013), Snowpiercer (2020) and King Guillaume (2009).

52. Jean-Claude Mézières

Writer | Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets

Jean-Claude Mézières was born on September 23, 1938 in Paris, France. He was a writer, known for Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017), The Fifth Element (1997) and Hard to Be a God (1989). He was married to Linds. He died on January 23, 2022.

53. Alejandro Jodorowsky

Writer | El Topo

Alejandro Jodorowsky was born in Tocopilla, Chile on February 17, 1929. In 1939 he moved to Santiago where he attended university, was a circus clown and a puppeteer. In 1953 he went to Paris and studied mime with Marcel Marceau. He worked with Maurice Chevalier there and made a short film, La ...

54. Émile Cohl

Director | L'agent de poche

Pioneering animator Emile Cohl was born Emile Eugène Jean Louis Courtet in Paris, France, in 1857. He began his career as a caricaturist, cartoonist and writer in his 20s, and in 1908 he was hired by the Gaumont film company as a writer. He soon also became a director, turning out comedies and ...

55. Thomas Ott

Director | Sjeki vatcsh!

Thomas Ott is known for Sjeki vatcsh! (2001), Robert Creep: A Dog's Life (1994) and Goodbye! (2013).

56. Thomas Ott

Animation_department | W. What remains of the lie

Thomas Ott is known for W. What remains of the lie (2020) and Karussell (1977).

57. Olivier Schrauwen

Director | The Mole Whisperer

Olivier Schrauwen is known for The Mole Whisperer (2008) and Ruhe (2012).

58. Florence Cestac

Writer | Le démon de midi

Florence Cestac is known for Le démon de midi (2005), Le démon de midi (2000) and Tous vos amis sont là... (2010).

61. Cyril Pedrosa

Animation_department | Hercules

Cyril Pedrosa is known for Hercules (1997), The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1996) and Three Shadows.

62. Tomi Ungerer

Writer | The Hat

Tomi Ungerer was born on November 28, 1931 in Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France. He was a writer and actor, known for The Hat (1982), Jackanory (1965) and Far Out Isn't Far Enough: The Tomi Ungerer Story (2012). He was married to Yvonne Wright, Miriam Strandquest and Nancy White. He died on February 9, ...

63. Annie Goetzinger

Self | Pourquoi l'étrange Monsieur Zolock s'intéressait-il tant à la bande dessinée?

Annie Goetzinger was born on August 18, 1951 in Paris, France. She died on December 20, 2017 in Boulogne-Billancourt, Hauts-de-Seine, France.

65. Riad Sattouf

Actor | Les beaux gosses

Riad Sattouf was born on May 5, 1978 in Paris, France. He is an actor and writer, known for Les beaux gosses (2009), Jacky in the Kingdom of Women (2014) and Esther's Notebooks (2018).

66. Jijé

Jijé was born on January 13, 1914 in Gedinne, Belgium. He was a writer. He was married to Annie Rodric. He died on June 19, 1980 in Versailles, France.

68. Roba

Writer | Boule & Bill

Roba was born on July 28, 1930 in Schaerbeek, Brussels, Belgium. He was a writer, known for Billy and Buddy (2013), Boule & Bill (2022) and Boule & Bill 2 (2017). He died on June 14, 2006 in Brussels, Belgium.

69. Charel Cambré

Art_department | K3 en het magische medaillon

Charel Cambré is known for K3 en het magische medaillon (2004), Jester Till (2003) and Heidi (2005).

70. Willy Vandersteen

Writer | Suske en Wiske: De duistere diamant

Willy Vandersteen was born on February 15, 1913 in Antwerpen, Belgium. He was an actor and writer, known for Suske en Wiske: De duistere diamant (2004), Luke and Lucy: The Texas Rangers (2009) and Suske en Wiske (1975). He was married to Anne-Marie Vankerkhoven and Paula van den Branden. He died on...

71. Merho

Writer | Kiekeboe: Het witte bloed

Merho was born on October 24, 1948 in Antwerpen, Belgium. He is a writer and actor, known for Kiekeboe: Het witte bloed (1992), Misstoestanden (2000) and De Verborgen Schat van de Binkenstad (2022).

72. Jef Nys

Director | De schat van de zeerover

Jef Nys was born on January 30, 1927 in Berchem, Flanders, Belgium. He was a director and actor, known for De schat van de zeerover (1968) and Latijns Amerika (1973). He died on October 20, 2009 in Antwerp, Belgium.

73. Marc Verhaegen

Animation_department | Jan zonder vrees

Marc Verhaegen is known for John the Fearless (1984).

74. Patrick Roelens

Animation_department | Cococinel

Patrick Roelens is known for Cococinel (1992), Asterix and the Big Fight (1989) and Tifou (1990).

75. Jan Kruis

Actor | Sinterklaasjournaal

Jan Kruis was born on June 8, 1933 in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. He was a writer and actor, known for Sinterklaasjournaal (2001), Jan, Jans en de kinderen (1985) and Tijd voor MAX (2008). He was married to Els van Zanden. He died on January 19, 2017 in Mantinge, Drenthe, Netherlands.

76. Ray Goossens

Director | Astérix le Gaulois

Ray Goossens was born in 1924 in Merksem, Belgium. Ray was a director and writer, known for Asterix the Gaul (1967), Pinocchio in Outer Space (1965) and Van zilverzout tot zilverbeeld (1959). Ray died on December 10, 1998 in Deurne, Flanders, Belgium.

77. Michel Greg

Writer | Achille Talon: 1ère partie

Michel Greg was born on May 5, 1931 in Ixelles, Brussels, Belgium. He was a writer and actor, known for Achille Talon: 1ère partie (1975), Achille Talon: 2ème partie (1975) and Tac au tac (1969). He died on October 29, 1999 in Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, France.

78. Raoul Cauvin

Writer | Cédric

Raoul Cauvin was born on September 26, 1938 in Antoing, Hainaut, Belgium. He was a writer and cinematographer, known for Cédric, North & South (1989) and Les aventures des Schtroumpfs (1965). He was married to Marie-Jeanne. He died on August 19, 2021 in Belgium.

79. Yvan Delporte

Writer | My Smurfy Valentine

Yvan Delporte was born on June 24, 1928 in Brussels, Belgium. He was a writer, known for My Smurfy Valentine (1983), The Smurfic Games (1983) and The Smurfs (1981). He died on March 5, 2007 in Brussels, Belgium.

81. Marten Toonder

Writer | Als je begrijpt wat ik bedoel

Marten Toonder was born on May 2, 1912 in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. He was a writer and producer, known for Als je begrijpt wat ik bedoel (1983), Hier is... Adriaan van Dis (1983) and Barend en Van Dorp (1990). He was married to Tera de Marez Oyens and Phiny Dick. He died on July 27, ...

82. Martin Lodewijk

Art_department | Flodder

Martin Lodewijk was born on April 30, 1939 in Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. He is a writer, known for Flodder (1986), Sintel (2010) and De bunker (1992).

83. Daan Jippes

Art_department | Aladdin

Daan Jippes was born on October 14, 1945 in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. He is a writer, known for Aladdin (1992), Mulan (1998) and Flushed Away (2006).

84. Dick Matena

Hier zijn de Van Rossems

Dick Matena was born on April 24, 1943 in The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. He is known for Hier zijn de Van Rossems (2015), De slimste mens ter wereld (2012) and De wereld draait door (2005).

85. Marc Sleen

Director | Safari: Serengeti National Park

Marc Sleen was born on December 30, 1922 in Gentbrugge, Belgium. He was a director and writer, known for Safari: Serengeti National Park (1976), Afrika op stelten (1977) and Safari met Marc Sleen (1968). He was married to Magdalena Paelinck and Catherine. He died on November 6, 2016 in Hoeilaart, ...

86. Rob-Vel

Writer | Les Nouvelles Aventures de Spirou & Fantasio

Rob-Vel was born on February 9, 1909 in Paris, France. Rob-Vel was a writer, known for Two of Kind: Spirou & Fantasio (2006). Rob-Vel died on April 27, 1991 in Saint-Malo, Ille-et-Vilaine, France.

87. Jacques Martin

Writer | Alix

Jacques Martin was born on September 25, 1921 in Strasbourg, Bas-Rhin, France. He was a writer, known for Alix (1999), L'invité du dimanche (1968) and Moulinsart-Hollywood: Quand Tintin fait son cinéma... (1995). He died on January 21, 2010 in Pully, Vaud, Switzerland.

88. Tibet

Writer | Le Cri Qui Met K. O.

Tibet was born on October 29, 1931 in Marseille, Bouches-du-Rhône, France. He was a writer, known for Le Cri Qui Met K. O. (1979), L'académie des 9 (1982) and IDBD (Le Magazine de la bande dessinée) (2008). He died on January 3, 2010 in Roquebrune-sur-Argens, Var, France.

89. Roger Leloup

Self | L'invité du dimanche

Roger Leloup was born on November 17, 1933 in Verviers, Belgium.

90. François Walthéry

Self | Village départ

François Walthéry was born on January 17, 1946 in Argenteau, Wallonia, Belgium.

91. Lucien de Gieter

Writer | Papyrus

Lucien de Gieter was born on September 4, 1932 in Etterbeek, Belgium. He is a writer, known for The Adventures of Papyrus (1998), Une aventure de Papyrus - La vengeance de Seth (1998) and La Bande à Bédé (1980).

92. Victor Hubinon

Writer | Barbe Rouge

Victor Hubinon was born on April 26, 1924 in Liege, Belgium. Victor was a writer, known for Barbe Rouge (1997). Victor died on January 8, 1979 in Belgium.

93. Gil Formosa

Art_department | Totally Spies!

Gil Formosa is known for Totally Spies! (2001) and Adventures Into Digital Comics (2006).

94. Benoît Gillain

Self | Lucky Luke, la fabrique du western européen

Benoît Gillain was born on August 30, 1938 in Dinant, Wallonie, Belgium. He died on October 12, 2016 in Paris, France.

95. Vicq

Writer | Lucky Luke

Vicq is known for Lucky Luke (1983).

96. Maurice Rosy

Director | Les aventures des Schtroumpfs

Maurice Rosy was born on November 17, 1927 in Fontaine-l'Évêque, Belgium. Maurice was a director, known for Les aventures des Schtroumpfs (1965). Maurice died on February 23, 2013 in Paris, France.

99. Philippe Caza

Writer | L'aventurière des courriers perdus

Philippe Caza was born on November 14, 1941 in Paris, France. He is a writer and production designer, known for L'aventurière des courriers perdus (2022), Slift - Hyperion (2020) and Aemorraghe (2014).

100. Jean Van Hamme

Writer | Largo Winch: Le prix de l'argent

Jean Van Hamme was born in 1939 in Belgium. He is a writer and director, known for Largo Winch: Le prix de l'argent (2024), The Heir Apparent: Largo Winch (2008) and Die Bluthochzeit (2005).



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