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Raymond Briggs

English cartoonist, illustrator (1934-2022)

  • Fame60.3
  • Momentum10.0
  • Artists rank#199
Source-basedRising
  • Fame60.3
  • Momentum10.0
  • Artists rank#199
  • Wikipedia45K
Lived 1934–2022, aged 88United Kingdom
United KingdomUnited KingdomArtistsArtist
  • Wikipedia
    23 languages
    Cross-language footprint
  • Era
    1934–2022
    Aged 88
  • Known for
    When the Wind Blows
    1986
Summary
Updated 2026-06-24

Raymond Redvers Briggs was an English illustrator, cartoonist, graphic novelist and author. Achieving critical and popular success among adults and children, he is best known in Britain for his 1978 story The Snowman, a book without words whose cartoon adaptation is televised and whose musical adaptation is staged every Christmas.

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60.3
Composite of search demand, mentions, audience & graph footprint.
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Momentum10.0
Historical22.2
Source confidence65.0
Completeness75.0
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Category rank
#199
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