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Al Williamson

American cartoonist (1931–2010)
Person Human Q389012

Facts

18 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[15]
Date of birth
March 21, 1931
Date of death
June 12, 2010
Place of birth
New York City
Place of death
upstate New York
Country of citizenship
United States[6]
Occupation
comics artist
Field of work
comic, illustration[7][8]
Award received
Inkpot Award, Will Eisner Hall of Fame, Eisner Award for Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team, Eisner Award for Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team, Harvey Award for Best Inker, Harvey Award for Best Inker, Harvey Award for Best Inker, Harvey Award for Best Inker, Harvey Award for Best Inker, Harvey Award for Best Inker, Harvey Award for Best Inker, The Joe Sinnott Hall of Fame, Alley Award for Best Pencil Artist[9][10][11][12][13][14]
Work location
New York City[18]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[19]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights[23]
End of work period
2001[22]
Family name
Williamson[16]
Given name
Al[17]
Name in native language
Al Williamson[20]
Start of work period
1948[21]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 45
ISNI
0000000079765292
VIAF cluster ID
63037064
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n86144779
GND ID
1029803692
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Al Williamson.jpg ↗
Artists of the World ID
4498adc2-3ddd-4ce7-ab09-b7d738f310ee
AskArt person ID
122399
BD Gest' author ID
5538
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
12646489f
CANTIC ID
981058601580406706
ComiXology creator ID
3482
Comic Vine ID
4040-1531
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DC Comics talent ID
al-williamson
DDB person (GND) ID
1029803692
Dansk Forfatterleksikon ID
u16012
De Agostini ID
Williamson,+Al
Dimitri and Aliki Perrotis Central Library ID
25654
Europeana entity
agent/base/69664
FAST ID
1754769
Freebase ID
/m/04q58s
GCD creator ID
463
Goodreads author ID
92186
Guide du Rôliste Galactique ID
biographies/al-williamson
IMDb ID
nm0931974
ISFDB author ID
8974
IdRef ID
157708292
Lambiek Comiclopedia artist ID
w/williamson_a
Marvel Comics creators ID
397
NE.se ID
al-williamson
NL CR AUT ID
xx0144442
NUKAT ID
n2016167613
National Gallery of Art artist ID
48295
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810654116605606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX1120850
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
069524289
NooSFere author ID
2147202049
Penguin Random House author ID
224684, 2150515
RKDartists ID
430350
SBN author ID
CFIV141089
SNAC ARK ID
w6gn2d47
The Encyclopedia of Fantasy ID
williamson_al
Trading Card Database name ID
120852
Wikisimpsons article ID
83047
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJgtbfprJQktDcV9yw6xjC
Yale LUX ID
person/0f11ab57-e9f6-4397-a329-41a6fae1c882

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🔗 Connections
Field of work 2
comic, illustration
Award received 1
Inkpot Award
Country of citizenship 1
United States
Family name 1
Williamson
Influenced 1
Stuart Immonen
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Occupation 1
comics artist
Place of birth 1
New York City
Place of death 1
upstate New York
Sex or gender 1
male
Work location 1
New York City
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Summary

Al Williamson was born on March 21, 1931[1], in New York City[2]. He died on June 12, 2010[3], in upstate New York[4]. He worked as a comics artist[5].

Why It Matters

Al Williamson has been cited as an influence by Stuart Immonen[24], a comics artist[25], b. 1960[26], of Canada[27], awarded the Inkpot Award[28], specialised in comic[29].

FAQs

Where was Al Williamson born?

Al Williamson's place of birth was New York City[2].

Where did Al Williamson die?

Al Williamson passed away in upstate New York[4].

What did Al Williamson do for work?

Al Williamson worked as a comics artist[5].

What awards did Al Williamson receive?

Honors received include Inkpot Award[9], Will Eisner Hall of Fame[10], and Eisner Award for Best Penciller/Inker or Penciller/Inker Team[11].

Who did Al Williamson influence?

Al Williamson has been cited as an influence by Stuart Immonen[24].

Related Entities

New York City United States

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . The New York Times. nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [15] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . comic-con.org. Retrieved . comic-con.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [10] ↑ . comic-con.org. Retrieved . comic-con.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [11] ↑ . comic-con.org. Retrieved . comic-con.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  11. [12] ↑ . harveyawards.com. Retrieved . harveyawards.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [13] ↑ . inkwellawards.com. Retrieved . inkwellawards.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . hahnlibrary.net. Retrieved . hahnlibrary.net. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . comicmix.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [17] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [18] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [19] ↑ . IdRef. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [25] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [26] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [27] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [28] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [29] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 4d ago · Printstream · 2026-11-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #65780: add GND as source to unsourced or imported places and occupations"
  2. 7w ago · Sabelöga · 2026-09-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikisimpsons article ID → 83047
    Guide du Rôliste Galactique ID → biographies/al-williamson
    "Created claim: Wikisimpsons article ID: 83047, Matched to Al Williamson (#296167304) in Wikisimpsons #mix"
  3. 27w ago · Magnus Manske · 2026-05-08 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Place of death → upstate New York
    Copyright status as a creator → works protected by copyrights
    CANTIC ID → 981058601580406706
    Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID → biography/Al-Williamson
    + 13 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "Created claim: CANTIC ID: 981058601580406706, batch #257405"
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