List of famous illustrators
This is a list of well-known illustrators .
Characteristics for inclusion in this list are the level of awareness of the illustrator and the response to the effects achieved on culture in general and in Germany in particular.
A.
- Hermann Abeking (1882–1939), German caricaturist and illustrator
- Thomas Abeking (1909–1986), German graphic artist and architect
- Frank Adams (1871–1944), English children's book illustrator
- Mathilde Ade (1877–1953), Hungarian-German caricaturist, mainly for the Meggendorfer Blätter
- Alastair , pseudonym of Hans-Henning von Voigt , (1887–1969), German illustrator primarily of erotic literature
- Anita Albus (* 1942), German writer
- John Alcorn (1935–1992), American graphic designer and illustrator
- John White Alexander (1856-1915), American painter
- Edmond Aman-Jean (1858–1936), French illustrator
- Anne Anderson (1874–1930), British storybook illustrator
- Ferdinand Andri (1871–1956), Austrian painter and illustrator
- Hans Anker (1878– ??), German graphic artist and illustrator
- Karl Arnold (1883–1953), German painter and illustrator
- Otto Arpke (1886–1943), German painter, illustrator and commercial artist
- Meshack Asare (* 1945), Ghanaian-English children's book author
- ATAK ( Georg Barber ; * 1967), illustrator and comic artist
- Anna Atkins (1799–1871), English botanist
- Keiko Atori (1969–2004), Japanese manga artist
- Mabel Lucie Attwell (1879–1964), British children's book illustrator
- Josef Maria Auchenthaller (1865–1949), Austrian painter and illustrator
B.
- Lieve Baeten (1954–2001), Belgian children's author
- Léon Bakst (1866–1924), Russian-French stage artist and illustrator
- Hans Baluschek (1870–1935), German children's book illustrator
- Georg Barlösius (1864–1908), German illustrator
- Erwin Barta (1878–1956), Hungarian-Austrian illustrator
- Franz Karl Basler-Kopp (1879–1937), German painter and draftsman
- John D. Batten (1860–1932), British storybook illustrator
- John Bauer (1882–1918), Swedish storybook illustrator
- Jutta Bauer (* 1955), German children's book author and illustrator
- Karl Bauer (1868–1942), German illustrator
- Lewis Baumer (1870–1963), British children's book illustrator
- Fritz Baumgarten (1883–1966), German illustrator
- Otto Bauriedl (1881–1961), German illustrator
- Pauline Baynes (1922-2008), British author
- Franz von Bayros (1866–1924), Croatian-Austrian illustrator primarily of erotic literature
- Aubrey Beardsley (1872–1898), English poet, printmaker, illustrator and caricaturist
- Johanna Beckmann (1868–1941), German silhouette illustrator
- Max Beckmann (1884–1950), German painter and graphic artist
- Maurice de Becque (1878–1938), French illustrator
- Francis Donkin Bedford (1864–1954), British illustrator
- Max Beerbohm (1872–1956), British author, caricaturist and illustrator
- Marcus Behmer (1879–1958), German painter and illustrator
- Peter Behrens (1868–1940), German architect, painter, designer and typographer
- Hermann Bek-Gran (1869–1909), German illustrator of youth publications
- Robert Anning Bell (1863–1933), British illustrator
- Eduard von Bendemann (1811–1889), German painter and illustrator
- Carl Friedrich Joseph Benedek (1902– ??), Austrian illustrator
- Alexander Nikolajewitsch Benois ( Benua ; 1870–1960), Russian-French illustrator
- Björn Berg (1923–2008), Swedish draftsman, painter and graphic artist
- Fritz Bergen (1857–1941), German illustrator of youth publications
- Rotraut Susanne Berner (* 1948), German graphic artist
- Lucian Bernhard (1883–1972), German typographer and illustrator
- Max Bernuth (1872–1960), German illustrator
- Bertall ( Albert d'Arnoux ; 1820–1882) French illustrator
- Paul-Émile Berthon (1872–1909), French painter and illustrator
- Elsa Beskow (1874–1953), Swedish children's book illustrator
- Ethel Franklin Betts (1897–1930), American children's book illustrator
- Thomas Bewick (1753–1828), British illustrator and inventor of the wood engraving technique
- Ivan Jakowlewitsch Bilibin (1876–1942) Russian storybook illustrator
- Ludwig Binder, illustrator (1911–1968), German painter and schoolbook illustrator
- Percy J. Billinghurst (1898–1906), British illustrator and animal draftsman
- Jan Birck (* 1963), German animated film artist, cartoonist and CD-ROM designer
- Adolf Blaim (1942–2004), Austrian painter and gallery owner
- Quentin Blake (* 1932), English cartoonist and children's book author
- William Blake (1757–1827), British poet, illustrator and lithographer
- Carlo Böcklin (1870–1934), Swiss author and illustrator
- Gunter Böhmer (1911–1986), German painter and draftsman
- Marco Zagrabinsky ( Bonski , * 1971), German cartoonist and caricaturist
- Johann Michael Bossard (1874–1950), Swiss illustrator
- Jean de Bosschère (1878–1953), French illustrator
- Louis Maurice Boutet de Monvel (1851-1913), French illustrator
- William H. Bradley (1868–1962), American designer, poster artist, and illustrator
- Bine Brändle (* 1975), German designer, children's and non-fiction author, illustrator
- Frank William Brangwyn (1867–1956), British painter and illustrator
- Hugo L. Braune (1862– ??), German painter, graphic artist and illustrator
- Don Brautigam (1946–2008), American graphic artist and illustrator
- Walter Breker (1904–1980), German commercial artist
- Eleanor Fortescue-Brickdale (1871 / 1872–1945), British painter and illustrator
- Charles Edmund Brock (1870–1938), British children's book illustrator
- Leonard Leslie Brooke (1862-1940), British children's book illustrator
- Anthony Browne (* 1946), British picture book author
- Gordon Browne (1858-1932), British illustrator
- Umberto Brunelleschi (1879–1949), Italian set designer and illustrator
- René Bull (1872–1942), Irish illustrator
- Edward Burne-Jones (1833–1898), British painter, designer and illustrator
- John Burningham (1936–2019), English children's author
- Wilhelm Busch (1832–1908), German painter and main exponent of picture history
C.
- Josef Čapek (1887–1945), Czech painter, draftsman, graphic artist, photographer and writer
- Eric Carle (* 1929), American children's author
- Lauren Child (* 1967), British picture book artist and author
- Daniel Chodowiecki (1726–1801), German engraver and graphic artist
- Silvia Christoph (* 1950), German illustrator, graphic designer and singer
- Philippe Corentin (* 1936), French cartoonist, children's book author and illustrator
D.
- Gustave Doré (1832–1883), French painter and printmaker
E.
- Heinz Edelmann (1934–2009), illustrator and graphic designer
- Rainer Ehrt (* 1960), German painter, graphic artist and cartoonist
- Charles Eisen (1720–1778), French painter, etcher, draftsman and illustrator
- Klaus Ensikat (* 1937), German graphic artist
- Wolf Erlbruch (* 1948), German children's book author
F.
- Lyonel Feininger (1871–1956), German-American painter, graphic artist and caricaturist
- Paul Flora (1922–2009), Austrian draftsman, caricaturist and graphic artist
- Hans Fronius (1903–1988), Austrian painter and illustrator.
- Adrian Frutiger (1928–2015), Swiss graphic and type designer
G
- Winnie Gebhardt-Gayler (1929–2014), German illustrator
- Jacky Gleich (* 1964), German book illustrator, animator and painter
- Edward Gorey (1925-2000), American author
- Janusz Grabiański (1929–1976), Polish graphic artist
- Mario Grasso (1941–2018), Swiss illustrator and author
- Johannes Grüger (1906–1992), German book illustrator
H
- Josef Hegenbarth (1884–1962), German painter and graphic artist
- Sybille Hein (* 1970), German illustrator, author and designer
- Regine Heinecke (1936–2019), German painter, graphic artist and illustrator (GDR)
- Ludwig Hohlwein (1874–1949), German poster artist, graphic artist, architect and painter
- Hans Holbein the Younger (1497–1543), German painter
- Hildegard Hudemann (1914–2005), German book illustrator
- Charles Hug (1899–1979), Swiss painter and book illustrator
- Georg Hülsse (1914–1996), German painter, graphic artist and photographer
- Pat Hutchins (1942–2017), British illustrator and children's book author
I.
- Roberto Innocenti (* 1940), Italian author
J
- Susanne Janssen (* 1965), German picture book illustrator
- Janosch (* 1931), German children's book author and writer
- Adolf Jöhnssen (1871–1950), German painter, illustrator, lithographer and musician
K
- Eduard Kaempffer (1859–1926), German painter
- Eva Kausche-Kongsbak (1918–2010), German painter, graphic artist and author
- Kurt Klamann (1907–1984), German draftsman and caricaturist
- Werner Klemke (1917–1994), German book designer and commercial artist
- Fritz Koch-Gotha (1877–1956), German graphic artist, draftsman, caricaturist, illustrator and writer
- Vitali Konstantinov (* 1963), German illustrator and author
- Nora Krug (* 1977), German designer and illustrator, professor at Parsons The New School for Design
- Alfred Kubin (1877–1959), Austrian graphic artist and writer
L.
- Josef Lada (1887–1957), Czech author of children's books
- Heike Laufenburg (* 1961), German artist and author
- Edward Lear (1812-1888) British painter and writer
- Alan Lee (* 1947), British illustrator and film designer
- Leo Lionni (1910–1999), Italian graphic artist, painter and author
- Thomas Löhning (* 1973), German graphic artist, painter and illustrator
- Heinrich Lossow (1843–1897), German genre painter, draftsman and illustrator
- Iris Luckhaus (* 1973), German illustrator and designer
M.
- Paul Maar (* 1937), German children's author, translator, screenwriter and playwright
- David Macaulay (* 1946), American architect, art historian and graphic artist
- Wilhelm Maier-Solgk (1919–2007), German draftsman
- Adolph Menzel (1815–1905), German painter and draftsman
- Felix Meseck (1883–1955), German painter and graphic artist
- Reinhard Michl (* 1948), German draftsman and author
- Ali Mitgutsch (* 1935), German picture book author, graphic artist and painter
- Walter Moers (* 1957), German comic artist and author
- Hans Möller (1914–2001), German painter, graphic artist and illustrator
- Tony Moore (* 1978), American comic artist
- Mordillo (1932–2019), Argentine cartoonist
- Jörg Müller (* 1942), Swiss illustrator
- Heinz Musculus (1917–1976), German caricaturist and draftsman
N
- Robert Nippoldt (* 1977), German illustrator and book artist
- Julius Nisle (1812–1850), German draftsman and modeler
- Sven Nordqvist (* 1946), Swedish draftsman
O
- Bernhard Oberdieck (* 1949), German illustrator
- Rainer M. Osinger (* 1970), Austrian illustrator and children's book author
P
- Bob Peak (1927–1992), American advertising illustrator, designer of movie posters and covers
- Mervyn Peake (1911-1968), British writer
- Beatrix Potter (1866–1943), English children's author and illustrator
- Michael Mathias Prechtl (1926–2003), German painter and draftsman
- Willy Puchner (* 1952), Austrian draftsman and author
Q
- Quino (* 1932), Argentine cartoonist
R.
- Aiga Rasch (1941–2009), German illustrator and graphic artist
- Michael Ryba (1947–2014), German painter, graphic artist and cartoonist
- Lilo Rasch-Naegele (1914–1978), German painter and graphic artist
- Arthur Rackham (1867-1939), British illustrator
- Erhard Reuwich (* 1450), Dutch graphic artist, painter and draftsman
- Hans-Georg Rauch (1939–1993), German draftsman and graphic artist
- Miguel E. Riveros (* 1976), comic artist of Chilean origin
- Norman Rockwell (1894–1978), American painter
- Ingo Römling (* 1969), German illustrator, cartoonist and musician
- Fernando Puig Rosado (1931–2016), Spanish painter, graphic artist and animation filmmaker
- Hans Rossmann (1868–1915), German painter, graphic artist and illustrator
S.
- Arthur Sarnoff (1912–2000), American draftsman
- Kathrin Schärer (* 1969), Swiss author and illustrator
- Peter Schimmel (* 1941), German illustrator and painter
- Manfred Schlüter (* 1953), German author, illustrator and freelance artist
- Maurice Sendak (1928–2012), American illustrator and stage painter
- Lusja Shatalova (* 1968), Uzbek designer
- Art Spiegelman (born 1948), American cartoonist, comic book author and writer
- Max Spring (* 1962), Swiss cartoonist
- Katrin Stangl (* 1977), German author, graphic designer and artist
- Karl Staudinger (1874–1962), German painter, graphic artist
- Heiri Strub (1916–2014), Swiss graphic artist and illustrator
- Drew Struzan (* 1947), American artist
- Akaba Suekichi (1910–1990), Japanese illustrator
T
- John Tenniel (1820-1914), British illustrator
- Hans Ticha (* 1940), German painter and graphic artist
- Marit Törnqvist (* 1964), Swedish-Dutch children's book illustrator
- Walter Trier (1890–1951), German illustrator and caricaturist
- Franz Josef Tripp (1915–1978), German painter, draftsman and illustrator
U
- Tomi Ungerer (1931–2019), French graphic artist and writer
V
- Alberto Vargas (1896–1982), Peruvian-American draftsman
- Hans-Henning von Voigt ( Alastair ; 1887–1969), German illustrator primarily of erotic literature
- Klaus Voormann (* 1938), German musician and graphic artist
W.
- Uli Waas (* 1949) German children's book illustrator and author
- FK Waechter (1937–2005), German draftsman, caricaturist, cartoonist and author
- Seizō Watase (* 1945), Japanese mangaka
- Ilon Wikland (* 1930), Swedish-Estonian children's book illustrator
- Sabine Wilharm (* 1954), German children's book illustrator
Y
- Chic Young (1901–1973), American cartoonist
Z
- Franz Zauleck (* 1950), German set designer, graphic artist and author
- Ernst Zimmer (1864–1924), German painter and illustrator
- Lisbeth Zwerger (* 1954), Austrian illustrator