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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

9.04 Excellent

2

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

8.65 Great

3

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

8.55 Great

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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

8.46 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

8.45 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

8.37 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

8.32 Great

8

Mike Judge

Mike Judge is an American animator, writer, and filmmaker known for creating satirical animated series about working-cla...

Television Independent Creator Comedy

8.31 Great

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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

8.28 Great

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Hiroshi Hamasaki

Hiroshi Hamasaki is a Japanese anime director and animator recognized for his detailed and often atmospheric storytellin...

Anime Television Contemporary Japan

8.14 Great

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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

8.10 Great

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Pendleton Ward

Pendleton Ward is an American animator recognized primarily for his creation of *Adventure Time*. His work on the Cartoo...

Television Creator Cartoon Network Director

8.10 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

8.10 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

7.82 Good

15

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

7.82 Good

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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

7.54 Good

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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

7.54 Good

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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

7.54 Good

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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

7.36 Good

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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

6.81 Fair