George Herriman

George Joseph Herriman III was an American cartoonist best known for the comic strip Krazy Kat (1913–1944). More influential than popular, Krazy Kat had an appreciative audience among those in the arts. Gilbert Seldes' article "The Krazy Kat Who Walks by Himself" was the earliest example of a critic from the high arts giving serious attention to a comic strip. The Comics Journal placed the strip first on its list of the greatest comics of the 20th century. Herriman's work has been a primary influence on cartoonists such as Elzie C. Segar, Will Eisner, Charles M. Schulz, Robert Crumb, Art Spiegelman, Bill Watterson, and Chris Ware.

22 August 1880

Born on the same birth date (22 August 1880): Gorch Fock (author)

Born on the same birth day (22 August): Dillon Danis • Dua Lipa • Ema Burgić • Franz von Dietrichstein • Holger Gehrke • John Forrest • Norman Schwarzkopf Jr. • Pierre Guérin de Tencin

Born in the same month (August 1880): Alexander Grin • Arthur Dove • Christy Mathewson • Earle Page • Gertrude Rush • Gorch Fock (author) • Guillaume Apollinaire • Hans Moser (actor) • Radclyffe Hall • Robert L. Thornton • Ruth Sawyer • Wilhelmina of the Netherlands