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Kate Beaton

Canadian comics artist
Person Human Q6375363

Facts

20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[26]
Date of birth
September 8, 1983
Place of birth
Cape Breton
Country of citizenship
Canada[9]
Occupation
cartoonist, children's writer, writer, illustrator, historian, anthropologist, comics writer, comics artist[10][11][12]
Field of work
creative and professional writing, illustration, history, anthropology, comic[13][14][15][16][17]
Educated at
Mount Allison University[18]
Award received
Harvey Award for Best Cartoonist (Writer/Artist), Special Award for Humor, The Nipper, Eisner Award for Best Humor Publication, Eisner Award for Best Writer/Artist, Jan Michalski Prize[20][21][22][23][24][25]
Notable work
Hark! A Vagrant[19]
Spouse
Morgan Murray[8]
Official website
www.harkavagrant.com[30]
Languages spoken, written or signed
Canadian French, English[31][32]
Birth name
Kathryn Moira Beaton[34]
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights[36]
Family name
Beaton[27]
Given name
Kathryn, Moira[28][29]
Nickname
Kate[33]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
Art+Feminism[35]
Social media followers
161k (159k–161k, n=4)[37][38]
🏷️ Also known as
en Kate Beaton en Kathryn Moira Beaton cs Kathryn Moira Beaton es Kathryn Moira Beaton pt Kathryn Moira Beaton tr Kathryn Moira Beaton zh 凱特·比頓
🔖 Identifiers · 46
ISNI
0000000118315519
VIAF cluster ID
169380203
Library of Congress Authorities ID
no2011146366
GND ID
1072860929
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
KateBeatonJune2011.jpg ↗
Amazon author ID
B006T8TDNC
BAnQ authority ID
0001007757
BD Gest' author ID
36868
BIBSYS ID
15038948
Babelio author ID
237840
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
167393642
BookBrainz author ID
8583f041-3f5f-49a5-b1c0-7e0b3f1b488e
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CANTIC ID
981061014476306706
Canadiana Authorities ID (former scheme)
1022L4572
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf10601506
ComicBookDB Creator ID
24067
Europeana entity
agent/base/114109
Facebook username
katebeatoncartoonist
Freebase ID
/m/05q53zd
GCD creator ID
17203
Goodreads author ID
2921970
HAND ID
6EF4-4BFA-1C27-F70E-3AD1
IMDb ID
nm5345222
ISFDB author ID
189312
IdRef ID
176363092
Instagram username
kate.beaton
J9U entity ID
987012500839905171
LastDodo-area-ID
5257827
LibraryThing author ID
beatonkate
MutualArt artist ID
C186E895E254A14B
NL CR AUT ID
mzk2016929281
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9813704087505606
National Library of Portugal ID
1914712
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
407669914
Open Library ID
OL7059240A
RERO ID (legacy)
A025460365
TMDB person ID
3469432, 2716427
Tebeosfera ID
beaton_kathryn_moira
Threads username
kate.beaton
Tor.com author ID
kate-beaton
Tumblr username
beatonna
Visual Novel Database ID
s32305
Wellcome Collection concept ID
sr7f33rm
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJtH4DWJxqWMbHcBWwkhpP
X (Twitter) username
beatonna
Yale LUX ID
person/5a0d1c04-8fd6-4e9f-874c-4bee827e96de

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 6
writer, historian, illustrator, anthropologist, cartoonist, children's writer
Field of work 3
history, anthropology, comic
Languages spoken, written or signed 2
English, Canadian French
Award received 1
Jan Michalski Prize
Country of citizenship 1
Canada
Educated at 1
Mount Allison University
Given name 1
Moira
Instance of 1
human
On focus list of Wikimedia project 1
Art+Feminism
Place of birth 1
Cape Breton
Sex or gender 1
female
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Summary

Kate Beaton was born on September 8, 1983[1], in Cape Breton[2]. She has worked as a cartoonist[3], children's writer[4], writer[5], illustrator[6], and historian[7].

FAQs

Where was Kate Beaton born?

Kate Beaton was born in Cape Breton[2].

Who was Kate Beaton married to?

Kate Beaton's spouses include Morgan Murray[8].

What did Kate Beaton do for work?

Kate Beaton worked as a cartoonist[3], children's writer[4], writer[5], illustrator[6], and historian[7].

Where did Kate Beaton go to school?

Kate Beaton was educated at Mount Allison University[18].

What awards did Kate Beaton receive?

Honors received include Harvey Award for Best Cartoonist (Writer/Artist)[20], Special Award for Humor[21], The Nipper[22], and Eisner Award for Best Humor Publication[23].

Related Entities

anthropology Canada Mount Allison University

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Ducks: Two Years in the Oil Sands. Retrieved . drawnandquarterly.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  2. [26] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  6. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [15] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  9. [16] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [17] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  13. [5] ↑ . Open Library. Retrieved . openlibrary.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  14. [6] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [7] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [10] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [11] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . harveyawards.com. Retrieved . harveyawards.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  20. [21] ↑ . harveyawards.com. Retrieved . harveyawards.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  21. [22] ↑ . dougwrightawards.com. Retrieved . dougwrightawards.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [23] ↑ . Goodreads. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [24] ↑ . thepopverse.com. Retrieved . thepopverse.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [25] ↑ . actualitte.com. Retrieved . actualitte.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  25. [1] ↑ . Internet Speculative Fiction Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  26. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [28] ↑ . harkavagrant.com. Retrieved . harkavagrant.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [29] ↑ . juvcat.txwes.edu. Retrieved . juvcat.txwes.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . BnF authorities. wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [36] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  37. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  38. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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  1. 13w ago · Yirba · 2026-08-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    HAND ID → 6EF4-4BFA-1C27-F70E-3AD1
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #46380: HAND ID (3)"
  2. 16w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-07-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Threads username → kate.beaton
    "Created claim: Threads username: kate.beaton, #quickstatements; #temporary_batch_1784430393010"
  3. 18w ago · Yirba · 2026-07-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Visual Novel Database ID → s32305
    "Created claim: Visual Novel Database ID: s32305, batch #259958"
  4. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-21 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → cartoonist, children's writer, writer +1
    "Changed the item: QuickStatements 3.0 batch #32119: import P21 and P106 from GND (32)"
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