Don Rosa

Summary

Don Rosa is a human^[1]. His place of birth was Louisville^[2]. He was born on June 29, 1951^[3]. He worked as a comics artist^[4], writer^[5], screenwriter^[6], and illustrator^[7]. He ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (497 views/month, #7,107 of 1,000,298).^[8]

Key Facts

• Don Rosa's place of birth was Louisville^[2].
• Don Rosa was born on June 29, 1951^[3].
• Don Rosa held citizenship in United States^[9].
• Don Rosa's professions included comics artist^[4].
• Don Rosa worked as a writer^[5].
• Don Rosa worked as a screenwriter^[6].
• Don Rosa's professions included illustrator^[7].
• Don Rosa's field of work was comics^[10].
• Don Rosa was educated at University of Kentucky^[11].
• Don Rosa was educated at St. Xavier High School^[12].
• Don Rosa received the Eisner Award^[13].
• Don Rosa received the Bill Finger Award^[14].
• Don Rosa received the Inkpot Award^[15].
• Don Rosa received the Eisner Award for Best Writer/Artist^[16].
• Don Rosa received the Adamson Awards^[17].
• Don Rosa is recorded as male^[18].
• Don Rosa's instance of is recorded as human^[19].
• Don Rosa's Commons category is recorded as Don Rosa^[20].
• Don Rosa's family name is recorded as Rosa^[21].
• Don Rosa's given name is recorded as Don^[22].
• Don Rosa's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Don Rosa^[23].
• Don Rosa's languages spoken, written or signed is recorded as English^[24].
• Don Rosa's topic has template is recorded as Template:Don Rosa^[25].
• Don Rosa's name in native language is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Don Rosa'}^[26].

Product Details

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• Type: Person^[27]

• Country: US^[28]

• Began / founded: 1951-06-29^[29]

• Community tags: comic book illustrator, comic book writer^[30]

• MusicBrainz ID: e75d175d-e953-4ead-8437-d60f5183183b^[31]

Body

Origins and Family

Born in Louisville^[2], Don Rosa… he was born on June 29, 1951^[3].

Education

Educated at University of Kentucky^[11], a public university^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1865^[34], headquartered in Lexington^[35] and St. Xavier High School^[12], a high school^[36], in United States^[37], founded in 1864^[38].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include comics artist^[4], writer^[5], screenwriter^[6], and illustrator^[7]. Don Rosa's field of work was comics^[10].

Recognition

Awards received include Eisner Award^[13], a group of awards^[39], in United States^[40], founded in 1988^[41]; Bill Finger Award^[14], a literary award^[42], in United States^[43], founded in 2005^[44]; Inkpot Award^[15], an award^[45], in United States^[46], founded in 1974^[47]; Eisner Award for Best Writer/Artist^[16], a comics award^[48], founded in 1988^[49]; and Adamson Awards^[17], an award^[50], in Sweden^[51], founded in 1965^[52].

Why It Matters

Don Rosa ranks in the top 0.71% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (497 views/month, #7,107 of 1,000,298).^[8] He has Wikipedia articles in 21 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[53] He is known by 27 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[54]

Works attributed to him include The Life and Times of Scrooge McDuck^[55], a comic book series^[56]; The Cowboy Captain of the Cutty Sark^[57], a comic story^[58]; The Quest for Kalevala^[59], a comic story^[60]; The Empire-Builder from Calisota^[61], a comic story^[62]; The Son of the Sun^[63], a comic story^[64]; and The Richest Duck in the World^[65], a comic story^[66].

FAQs

Where was Don Rosa born?

Don Rosa was born in Louisville^[2].

What did Don Rosa do for work?

Don Rosa worked as comics artist^[4], writer^[5], screenwriter^[6], and illustrator^[7].

Where did Don Rosa go to school?

Don Rosa was educated at University of Kentucky^[11] and St. Xavier High School^[12].

What awards did Don Rosa receive?

Honors received include Eisner Award^[13], Bill Finger Award^[14], Inkpot Award^[15], and Eisner Award for Best Writer/Artist^[16].