# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/bill-watterson
# Generated: 2026-08-13T00:23:35.934Z

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url: "https://fame.am/person/bill-watterson"
name: "Bill Watterson"
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description: "William Boyd Watterson II is an American cartoonist who authored the comic strip Calvin and Hobbes. The strip was syndicated from 1985 to 1995. Watterson concluded Calvin and Hobbes with a short statement to newspaper readers that he felt he had achieved all he could in the medium. Watterson is known for his negative views on comic syndication and licensing, his efforts to expand and elevate the newspaper comic as an art form, and his move back into private life after Calvin and Hobbes ended."
tagline: "American comic artist"
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profileType:
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birthDate: "1958-07-05"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump