Charlie Adlard

British comics artist
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Summary

Charlie Adlard was born on August 4, 1966[1], in Shrewsbury[2]. He has worked as a comics artist[3]. He ranks in the top 0.72% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (855 views/month, #7,153 of 1,000,298).[4]

Key Facts

  • Country of citizenship: United Kingdom[5]
  • Field of work: comics[6]
  • Educated at: Kent Institute of Art & Design[7]
  • Notable work: The Walking Dead[8]
  • Award received: Inkpot Award[9]
  • Sex or gender: male[10]
  • Commons category: Charlie Adlard[11]
  • Family name: Adlard[12]
  • Given name: Charlie[13]
  • Official website: http://www.charlieadlard.com[14]
  • Described by source: Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum biographical files[15]
  • Languages spoken, written or signed: English[16]
  • Name in native language: Charlie Adlard[17]
  • Start of work period: January 1, 1992[18]
  • Copyright status as a creator: works protected by copyrights[19]
  • Social media followers: 12,370[20], 12,416[21], 12,258[22]
  • P14750: 5A36-08ED-9FA9-DEC4-2DBB[23]

Why It Matters

Charlie Adlard has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[24] He is known by 17 alternative names across languages and contexts.[25]

FAQs

Where was Charlie Adlard born?

Charlie Adlard's place of birth was Shrewsbury[2].

What did Charlie Adlard do for work?

Charlie Adlard worked as a comics artist[3].

Where did Charlie Adlard go to school?

Charlie Adlard was educated at Kent Institute of Art & Design[7].

What awards did Charlie Adlard receive?

Honors received include Inkpot Award[9].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [3] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . comic-con.org. Retrieved . comic-con.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  8. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [1] ↑ . books.google.fr. books.google.fr. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [15] ↑ . cartoons.osu.edu. cartoons.osu.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [4] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [24] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [25] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 6d ago · HedgeHog · 2026-10-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'az', 'commons', 'en', 'es', 'fa', 'fr', 'he', 'it', 'nl', 'no', 'pt', 't
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  2. 9w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → 5A36-08ED-9FA9-DEC4-2DBB
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  4. 18w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Svkkl authority id → 0293421-Adlard-Charles-1966
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  5. 22w ago · MariuszRokin · 2026-05-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Notable work → The Walking Dead
    Cantic id → 981061497181506706
    Field of work → —
    Copyright status as a creator → works protected by copyrights
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