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Dave McKean

English artist, photographer, filmmaker and musician
Person human Q721300

Facts

22 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[19]
Date of birth
December 29, 1963
Place of birth
Maidenhead
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[8]
Occupation
photographer, film director, illustrator, graphic designer, writer, jazz musician, screenwriter, comics artist, comics writer, artist[9][10][11][12][13]
Award received
Inkpot Award, prix de l'enseignement 41 pour le jeune public, prix Sorcières - Catégorie romans adolescents[16][17][18]
Notable work
The Sandman, Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth[14][15]
Genre
comic[20]
Official website
www.davemckean.com[23]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[26]
Birth name
David Tench McKean[28]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights
Described by source
Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum biographical files[25]
End of work period
2011[30]
Family name
McKean (surname)[21]
Given name
Dave[22]
Instrument
piano[24]
P14750
C5F3-328D-D918-15C2-D462
Social media followers
42k (37k–42k, n=4)
Start of work period
1986[29]
Topic has template
Template:Dave McKean[27]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 87
ISNI
0000000066348377
VIAF cluster ID
54183463
Library of Congress authority ID
n93030133
GND ID
129454877
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Dave McKean - Lucca Comics & Games 2018 01.jpg ↗
AllMovie person ID
p402110
AllMusic artist ID
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AlloCiné person ID
134113
Artsy artist ID
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Awards & Winners artist ID
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BD Gest' author ID
1614
BIBSYS ID
12016786
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BNB person ID (OBSOLETE)
McKeanDave
Babelio author ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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CANTIC ID
981058526678306706
CBDB.cz author ID
7411
CiNii Research ID
1140282266787259008
DDB person (GND) ID
129454877
Danish National Filmography person ID
246732
Databazeknih.cz author ID
141176
Deezer artist ID
6004762
Discogs artist ID
574066
Elonet person ID
1332556
Encyclopedia of Science Fiction ID
mckean_dave
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Dave-McKean
Europeana entity
agent/base/62530
Evene ID
dave-mckean-23006
FAST ID
319574
FID performing arts ID
agent/gnd_129454877
Fandom article ID
marvel:David_McKean
Film.ru person ID
deyv-makkin
Fotografen.nl ID
265820
Freebase ID
/m/01k9j_
GCD creator ID
2906
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Dave_McKean
IMDb ID
nm0571098
ISFDB author ID
2471
IdRef ID
029824796
Ivi person ID
dejv_makkin
JRC Names ID
260418
KBR person ID
13913027
Kinobox person ID
886443
Kinopoisk person ID
380535
Lambiek Comiclopedia artist ID
m/mckean_dave
LastDodo-area-ID
161859, 2519593
LdiF person ID
207793
LibraryThing author ID
mckeandave
Luminous-Lint ID
Dave__McKean
Media Arts Database ID
C67259
Medvik ID
ola2004235504
MovieMeter person ID
87081
MusicBrainz artist ID
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NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA18022386
NDL Authority ID
01227762
NL CR AUT ID
ola2004235504
NUKAT ID
n2003046923
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007568177905171
National Library of Korea ID
KAC200103361
National Library of Latvia ID
000135994
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810600072805606
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX1027032
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
074886142
NooSFere author ID
-49312
Open Library ID
OL219070A
Perlentaucher ID
dave-mckean
Photographers' Identities Catalog ID
385846
Quora topic ID
Dave-mcKean-1
RKDartists ID
265820
Rate Your Music artist ID
dave_mckean
SBN author ID
TO0V200422
SNAC ARK ID
w6x37484
SVKKL authority ID
0234171-McKean-Dave-1963
Sancho el Sabio Foundation ID
17005
Scope.dk person ID
60467
Songkick artist ID
431644
Swedish Film Database person ID
423694
TMDB person ID
87081
Tabakalera ID
92391
Tebeosfera ID
mckean_david_james
The Encyclopedia of Fantasy ID
mckean_dave
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058526678306706
Wellcome Collection concept ID
hwcs8bjc
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJgt9YV3QccJBm66QK8t8C
X (Twitter) username
DaveMcKean
Yale LUX ID
person/208fb9ea-4eda-4239-96f2-3321ff7821ee
ČSFD person ID
26562

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 8
writer, film director, screenwriter, photographer, illustrator, graphic designer, comics artist, jazz musician
← Illustrator 5
Coraline, The Graveyard Book, The Magic of Reality, Signal to Noise, The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish
Notable work 2
The Sandman, Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth
← Colorist 2
Arkham Asylum: A Serious House on Serious Earth, The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish
Award received 1
Inkpot Award
Country of citizenship 1
United Kingdom
Films directed 1
MirrorMask
Films written 1
MirrorMask
Genre 1
comic
Influenced 1
Frederik Peeters
Instance of 1
human
Instrument 1
piano
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Place of birth 1
Maidenhead
Sex or gender 1
male
Works by author 1
The Wolves in the Walls
← Cover art by 1
The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass
← Production designer 1
MirrorMask
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Summary

Dave McKean was born on December 29, 1963[1], in Maidenhead[2]. He has worked as a photographer[3], film director[4], illustrator[5], graphic designer[6], and writer[7].

Why It Matters

Dave McKean has been cited as an influence by Frederik Peeters[31], a comics artist[32], b. 1974[33], of Switzerland[34].

Works attributed to him include The Wolves in the Walls[35], a literary work[36], written by Neil Gaiman[37].

FAQs

Where was Dave McKean born?

Dave McKean's place of birth was Maidenhead[2].

What did Dave McKean do for work?

Dave McKean worked as a photographer[3], film director[4], illustrator[5], graphic designer[6], and writer[7].

What awards did Dave McKean receive?

Honors received include Inkpot Award[16], prix de l'enseignement 41 pour le jeune public[17], and prix Sorcières - Catégorie romans adolescents[18].

Who did Dave McKean influence?

Dave McKean has been cited as an influence by Frederik Peeters[31].

Related Entities

Coraline United Kingdom

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Great Norwegian Encyclopedia. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [19] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [16] ↑ . comic-con.org. Retrieved . comic-con.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [17] ↑ . maisondelabd.com. maisondelabd.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  22. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . cartoons.osu.edu. cartoons.osu.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . galeriemartel.com. galeriemartel.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . RKDartists. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [37] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  7. 20w ago · Symac · 2026-06-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  8. 21w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    SVKKL authority ID → 0234171-McKean-Dave-1963
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  9. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → photographer, film director, illustrator +7
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