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Tim Burton
Timothy Walter Burton is an American filmmaker and animator. He is known for pioneering goth subculture in Hollywood, with his films employing a distinctive style that blends gothic horror and dark fantasy aesthetics with whimsical and surreal elements. He has received numerous accolades, including one Emmy Award and nominations for two Academy Awards, a Golden Globe Award, and three BAFTA Awards. He was honored with the Venice International Film Festival's Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement in 2007 and France's Order of Arts and Letters in 2010.

Stephen Hillenburg
American marine science educator and artist (1961-2018)

Joseph Barbera
American animator and cartoonist (1911–2006)
John Lasseter
American animator, film director, screenwriter, producer (born 1957)
Don Bluth
American animator
Art Clokey
American animator (1921-2010)
Alex Hirsch
American voice actor, animator, writer, storyboard artist, and producer

Steve Purcell
American cartoonist, animator, film director and game designer
Lauren Faust
American animator, writer, voice director, and storyboard artist
Justin Roiland
American animator and voice actor (born 1980)
Joe Ranft
American screenwriter (1960–2005)
Dan Povenmire
American television director, writer, producer, storyboard artist, and actor
Rob Minkoff
American filmmaker (born 1962)
Ollie Johnston
American animator (1912-2008)
Josh Cooley
American animator and film director
Jeff "Swampy" Marsh
American television director, writer, producer, storyboard artist and actor
Les Clark
American animator (1907–1979)
Willis H. O'Brien
American animator (1886–1962)
Frank Thomas
American animator (1912-2004)
Gary Trousdale
American director and actor
Pinto Colvig
American voice actor (1892–1967)
Roger Allers
American animator and filmmaker (1949–2026)
Marc Davis
American artist and animator (1913-2000)
Bob Clampett
American animator (1913–1984)
J. G. Quintel
American animator

Don Hertzfeldt
American animator and filmmaker
Jhonen Vasquez
American cartoonist
Joe Ruby
American writer (1933–2020)
Jimmy Murakami
American film director (1933–2014)
Milt Kahl
American animator (1909–1987)

Kirk Wise
American film director
Mark Andrews
American animator and filmmaker
Mike B. Anderson
director
Gary Goldman
American film director and producer (born 1944)

James Rallison
Robert James Rallison (born May 14, 1996), known online as TheOdd1sOut, is an American YouTuber, cartoonist, animator, author, and voice actor. He is known for producing storytime animations on his YouTube channel and co-creating, starring in, and executive producing the Netflix animated series Oddballs.
Aaron Horvath
American animator
Burny Mattinson
American animator (1935–2023)
Matt Braly
American animator, producer, director
Don Lusk
American animator and director
Ross Bagdasarian Jr.
American animator
Michael Jelenic
American animator and director
Teddy Newton
American animator
Ed Benedict
American animator (1912–2006)
Tom Ruegger
American producer, writer, director

Kat Blaque
American YouTube personality and transgender rights activist
Jay Ward
American television producer (1920–1989)
Mike Rianda
American cartoonist, director, writer, and voice actor
Preston Blair
American animator (1908–1995)
John Pomeroy
American animator

Madeline Sharafian
American filmmaker (born 1993)
Kami Garcia
American writer
David Feiss
American animator (born 1959)
David H. DePatie
American businessman (1929–2021)
Frederik Du Chau
Belgian film director and screenwriter
Floyd Norman
American animator (born 1935)

Bruce W. Smith
American film director born around 1960
Mike Gabriel
American animator and director
Jill Culton
American animator and film director

Ted Berman
American film director (1919–2001)
Arthur Davis
animator and director (1905-2000)