# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/jack-davis-q1677016
# Generated: 2026-08-14T05:53:57.537Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/jack-davis-q1677016"
name: "Jack Davis"
slug: "jack-davis-q1677016"
description: "John Burton Davis Jr. was an American cartoonist and illustrator, known for his advertising art, magazine covers, film posters, record album art, and numerous comic book stories. He was one of the founding cartoonists for Mad in 1952. His cartoon characters are characterized by extremely exaggerated anatomy, including big heads, skinny legs, and large feet."
tagline: "American cartoonist (1924–2016)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Cartoonist_Jack_Davis.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
category:
  name: "Artists"
  slug: "artists"
profileType:
  name: "Artist"
  slug: "artist"
birthDate: "1924-12-02"
deathDate: "2016-07-27"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           46.76
  momentum:             0
  historical:           8.660156
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "STABLE"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0204738/"
    handle:    "nm0204738"
sources:
  - url: "https://www.discogs.com/artist/2252778"
    title: "Discogs"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Davis"
    title: "Jack Davis"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://co.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Davis"
    title: "Jack Davis"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Davis_(Zeichner)"
    title: "Jack Davis (Zeichner)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Davis_(cartoonist)"
    title: "Jack Davis (cartoonist)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Davis_(sarjakuvapiirt%C3%A4j%C3%A4)"
    title: "Jack Davis (sarjakuvapiirtäjä)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Davis_(auteur)"
    title: "Jack Davis (auteur)"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Davis"
    title: "Jack Davis"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://war.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Davis"
    title: "Jack Davis"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://musicbrainz.org/artist/c0a44647-7f08-4daa-aaa9-509c7c80280d"
    title: "MusicBrainz"
    type:  "DATABASE"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1677016"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
  - url: "https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2743067"
    title: "Jack Davis"
    type:  "DATABASE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump