The National Cartoonists Society (NCS) is an organization of professional cartoonists in the United States. It presents the National Cartoonists Society Awards. The Society was born in 1946 when groups of cartoonists got together to entertain the troops. They enjoyed each other's company and decided to meet on a regular basis.
William Aloysius "Bil" Keane was an American cartoonist most notable for his work on the newspaper comic The Family Circus. It began in 1960 and continues in syndication, drawn by his son Jeff Keane.
Chris Fox Payne is an American caricaturist and illustrator. He graduated with BFA from Miami University in Ohio in 1976 and began a freelance career in 1980.
Jerry Scott is an American cartoonist and writer. He is known for co-creating the comic strips Baby Blues and Zits. He is one of only four cartoonists to have multiple strips appearing in over 1,000 newspapers worldwide.
Hal Mayforth is an American cartoonist and artist who has worked in the book illustration business. He received the National Cartoonists Society Magazine and Book Illustration Award in 1993.
B. B. Sams is an American artist who has worked as an illustrator.
Karl Hubenthal (1917–1998) was an American cartoonist who did both editorial and sports cartoons.
Warren King was a cartoonist best noted for his political cartoons.
Steve McGarry is a British cartoonist whose work includes the comic strips Badlands, Pop Culture / Biographic, Trivquiz, KidTown, and Mullets.
Rick Stromoski is an American cartoonist whose work includes the syndicated comic strips Mullets and Soup to Nutz.
Eric Gurney (1910–1992) was a Canadian-American cartoonist and illustrator. He immigrated to the US in 1938 to work with Walt Disney Productions, where he was a story writer and a collaborator on several Disney films. Turning freelance in 1948, he did cartoon illustrations for magazines and advertising campaigns. Gurney is well known for his humorous illustrations in books for children and adults. He received the National Cartoonists Society Advertising and Illustration Award for 1961 and 1971 for his work.
Ronald Michaud is an American cartoonist. He received the National Cartoonist Society Advertising and Illustration Award in 1969 and 1983 for his work.
Robert K. Bindig was a cartoonist and comics historian who worked on the Adventures of the Big Boy comic book from 1985 to 1995.
Steve Duquette was an American cartoonist who has worked for multiple New York Ad Agencies and Art Studios. His gag cartoons appeared in many magazines during the 1950s and 1960s. Later, Duquette concentrated on working as a freelance caricaturist. He was a longtime member of the National Cartoonists Society and served as Membership Chair in the 1990s. He was also an active member of the Berndt Toast Gang, the Long Island Chapter of the NCS. He died on October 26, 2019.
Jack Pittman is a freelance American cartoonist and illustrator whose work has appeared in advertisements for American Express, Coca-Cola, General Motors, and other prominent campaigns. He received the National Cartoonist Society Advertising and Illustration Award for 1995 and 1998, with an additional nomination for 1997, and was nominated for their Magazine Illustration Award for 2001. In 2005, he received a Reuben Award in the category of Magazine Illustration.
Craig McKay is an American cartoonist who has done freelance cartooning and illustration for numerous of firms.
Jim Hummel is an American cartoonist who has worked for the San Jose Mercury News and taught illustration at San Jose State University.
Revilo is a given name, and is "Oliver" spelled backwards. Notable people with the name include:
Christianson is a patronymic surname and an anglicized form of the Danish/Norwegian Christiansen.
Anton Emdin is a freelance illustrator and cartoonist from Sydney, Australia.
