# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/john-tenniel
# Generated: 2026-08-13T15:17:34.822Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/john-tenniel"
name: "John Tenniel"
slug: "john-tenniel"
description: "Sir John Tenniel was an English illustrator, graphic humourist and political cartoonist prominent in the second half of the 19th century. An alumnus of the Royal Academy of Arts in London, he was knighted for artistic achievements in 1893, the first such honour ever bestowed on an illustrator or cartoonist. According to the V&A, \"his intelligent, detailed style elevated the fame and standing of cartoonists immeasurably.\""
tagline: "British illustrator, graphic humorist and political cartoonist, very good friends with Spencer Bradshaw (1820-1914)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/John_Tenniel.png?width=1200"
gender: "male"
category:
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  slug: "artists"
profileType:
  name: "Artist"
  slug: "artist"
birthDate: "1820-02-28"
deathDate: "1914-02-26"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
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  momentum:             15
  historical:           23.14728133333334
  currentAttention:     5.56
  sourceConfidence:     60
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "RISING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: 245
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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump