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Matt Groening

Matt Groening is a prominent figure in animation history. He conceived and developed both *The Simpsons* and *Futurama*,...

Television Creator Director The Simpsons

9.4 Excellent

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Genndy Tartakovsky

Genndy Tartakovsky is an accomplished animator recognized primarily for his innovative and visually dynamic television w...

Television Creator Director Dexter Lab

9.2 Excellent

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Kunihiko Ikuhara

Kunihiko Ikuhara is a Japanese animator recognized for his distinctive directorial style and complex narratives. He freq...

Television Japanese Surrealist Magical Girl

9.0 Excellent

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Alex Hirsch

Alex Hirsch is an animator primarily recognized for his creation of the television series *Gravity Falls*. His distincti...

Television Creator Disney Channel Director

9.0 Excellent

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Osamu Dezaki

Osamu Dezaki (1943–2011) was a Japanese anime director and animator known for his highly stylized visual techniques and...

Anime Television Classic Japan

9.0 Excellent

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Yoshiyuki Tomino

Yoshiyuki Tomino is a Japanese animator primarily known for his creation of Mobile Suit Gundam. His 1979 series pioneere...

Mecha Television Japanese Gundam

8.8 Great

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Trey Parker

Trey Parker is a prominent American animator recognized primarily for his creation of *South Park*. He directs and anima...

Television Creator Adult Animation Director

8.8 Great

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Sayo Yamamoto

Sayo Yamamoto is a Japanese animator primarily noted for her work directing television series. She gained significant re...

Television Japanese Sports Director

8.7 Great

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Stephen Hillenburg

Stephen Hillenburg was an American marine science educator and animator best known as the creator of the animated televi...

Television Contemporary Creator Nickelodeon

8.6 Great

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Craig McCracken

Craig McCracken is an American animator and producer known for creating several animated television series for Cartoon N...

Television Creator Cartoon Network Director

8.5 Great

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Rebecca Sugar

Rebecca Sugar is an American animator, director, and songwriter best known as the creator of the animated series "Steven...

Television Creator Cartoon Network Director

8.5 Great

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Matt Stone

Matt Stone is an American animator, writer, and producer who co-created the animated sitcom "South Park" alongside Trey...

Television Creator Adult Animation South Park

8.5 Great

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Akiyuki Shinbo

Akiyuki Shinbo is a Japanese anime director and storyboard artist known for his long-standing collaboration with the ani...

Anime Television Contemporary Japan

8.5 Great

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Yasuhiro Takemoto

Yasuhiro Takemoto was a Japanese anime director and animator who spent his career at Kyoto Animation. He directed severa...

Anime Television Japan Japanese

8.4 Great

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Tatsuya Ishihara

Tatsuya Ishihara is a Japanese anime director and animator prominently associated with the studio Kyoto Animation (KyoAn...

Anime Television Japan Japanese

8.3 Great

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Lauren Faust

Lauren Faust is an American animator, writer, and producer recognized for developing the animated series My Little Pony:...

Television Creator Director Powerpuff Girls

8.2 Great

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J.G. Quintel

J.G. Quintel is an American animator, voice actor, and producer recognized for creating the surreal animated series Clos...

Television Creator Cartoon Network Director

8.2 Great

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Jhonen Vasquez

Jhonen Vasquez is an American comic book writer, artist, and animator best known for creating Invader Zim, a darkly come...

Television Creator Nickelodeon Director

8.2 Great

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John R. Dilworth

John R. Dilworth is an American animator, director, and illustrator known for creating the animated television series Co...

Television Creator Cartoon Network Director

8.0 Great

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Seth MacFarlane

Seth MacFarlane is an American animator, writer, producer, director, actor, and singer best known as the creator of the...

Television Creator Adult Animation Director

7.4 Good