Which cartoonist are you most closely connected to?

Question

This week's Example Profile of the Week is Walt Disney, cartoonist and animator of Mickey Mouse.

Featured alongside him are other notable cartoonists and animators:

• Charles Schulz (Peanuts)
• Tove Jansson (Moomin)
• Elzie Segar (Popeye)
• Walter Lantz (Woody the Woodpecker)
• Osamu Tezuka (Astro Boy)
• May Gibbs (Bib and Bub)
• Dick Bruna (Miffy)
• George Herriman (Krazy Kat)

Who are you most closely connected to? If you're one of the 21,412,000 of us who are connected to each other on our big tree you can check with the Connection Finder.

You can also check for shared ancestors with the Relationship Finder. Are you a cousin to any of them? Your Relationship Finder Quick Links page (see your profile pull-down menu under "Relationships") has quick links for several notable groups.

Let us know below!

P.S. Help us choose and improve profiles for next week's feature for Country Western Music Stars!

Comments

I think I already said this.. but just incase I didn't on a different "relationship post".. Ok so Abby we are 20th cousins 2xs removed thru our gr.grnmother- Matilda de Campania de Hilton.  so its pretty far back.. and we share I think it was .. 84 other common ancestors.. pretty cool.

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I’m not really closely related to any of them, but my mom says I might be related to Goofy.

Answer 1

I am most closely connected to Charles Schulz at 22 degrees.

• 22 degrees from Charles Schulz
• 23 degrees from Walt Disney
• 23 degrees from George Herriman
• 24 degrees from Elzie Segar
• 28 degrees from Walter Lantz
• 29 degrees from Tove Jansson
• 34 degrees from May Gibbs
• 36 degrees from Dick Bruna
• 36 degrees from 治虫 手塚 (Osamu Tezuka)

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for fun, I've checked those
that have responded to see if we connect , so Tommy.. we don't "blood-relation" connect yet.. but we are 22 degrees thru marriage relations. 

Answer 2

Most closely connected to:  

Elzie Segar, 19 degrees

Most closely related to:  

Walt Disney (15C6X Uncertain) MRCA: John Colquhoun

Elzie Segar (20C1X Uncertain) MRCA: Roger de Mortimer

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and you and I are 26th cousins 1x removed thru gr.grndfather - William Briwere 1145..we are way back connecting

Answer 3

I'm most closely connected to Walt Disney at 17 degrees.

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and u are my 23rd Cousin thru our gr.grndfather Henri Brabant (1165). looks like we go way back.

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That's wonderful.  I hadn't followed the Roosa line that far back.  Thank you.

Answer 4

Walt is my 6th cousin four times removed.

Let's see if I got this right.....

Walt created Disney. Disney bought Marvel. I read Marvel comics and watch the shows on Disney +.

That means I am clearly a Disney Prince. Either that or the mouse owns my soul.....

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and you are my 7th cousin 1x removed thru Joseph Marie Chamberland (1733 gr.grndfather of us both)

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Awesome. =D

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You're my 10th cousin once removed - both descendants of Thomas Look.

Answer 5

 31 degrees from Dick Bruna, 17 degrees from Walt Disney, 32 degrees from May Gibbs, 18 degrees from George Herriman, 30 degrees from Tove Jansson, 26 degrees from Walter Lantz, 22 degrees from Charles Schulz, 19 degrees from Elzie Segar, 33 degrees from 治虫 手塚 

8th cousin twice removed with Walt Disney
9th cousin once removed with Elzie Segar

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and you're my 8th cousin 1x removed thru our gr.grandfather  Pierre Blais (1639)

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nice to 'meet' you cousin!

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back atcha

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The mouse owns you too, huh? I call Aladdin. =)

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LOL  thats fine, have u seen my profile of the thought that relationship finder must be broke, cauz it says I'm grchild of a lot royals, as in kings queens etc?  that already makes me a princess in my own mind. . lol  I'm liking pixars "brave".. bow & arrows here I come.   I know Pixar owned by disney.  so I guess I b owned too.

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You're my 10th cousin once removed through John Millard Sr.

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Hi Courtney! It's always nice to 'meet' new cousins on here!
az :)

Answer 6

34 degrees from Dick Bruna,

20 degrees from Walt Disney, -18th cousin 2xs removed

32 degrees from May Gibbs, 

22 degrees from George Herriman,

29 degrees from Tove Jansson,

26 degrees from Walter Lantz,

24 degrees from Charles Schulz,

20 degrees from Elzie Segar, - 20th cousin 1x removed

36 degrees from 治虫 手塚 and 

30 degrees from Pam Cormac.

Answer 7

I am most closely connected to Walt Disney at 25 degrees.

Answer 8

• 19 degrees from Walt Disney 9th Cousin twice Removed
• 20 Degrees from George Herriman 12th Cousin  (Uncertain)
• 20 Degrees from Elzie Segar is 8th cousins three times removed
• 23 Degrees from Charles Schulz
• 27 Degrees from Pam Cormac is 26th cousins twice removed (Uncertain)
• 27 Degrees from Walter Benjamin Lantz
• 31 Degrees from Tove Marika Jansson
• 32 Degrees from Cecilia May Gibbs
• 33 Degrees from Dick Bruna
• 36 Degrees from 治虫 手塚 (Osamu Tezuka)

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hi - you're my 10th cousin once removed via Henry Rowley.

Answer 9

17 from Disney and 18 from Schultz.  Most of the others are much farther.  No cousins.

Answer 10

Looks like Elzie Segar, with a close second for Walt Disney.

33 degrees from Dick Bruna, 21 degrees from Walt Disney, 32 degrees from May Gibbs, 22 degrees from George Herriman, 29 degrees from Tove Jansson, 25 degrees from Walter Lantz, 22 degrees from Charles Schulz, 20 degrees from Elzie Segar, 34 degrees from 治虫 手塚 

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Hi - you're my 10th cousin once removed through John Baldwin.

Answer 11

20 Degrees from George Herriman

20 Degrees from Elzie Segar (17th cousin, 1x removed)

21 Degrees from Walt Disney (16th cousin, 1x removed)

23 Degrees from Charles Schulz

25 Degrees from Walter Lantz

27 Degrees from Pam Cormac (24th cousin, 3x removed)

27 Degrees from Tove Jansson

31 Degrees from May Gibbs

33 Degrees from Dick Bruna

34 Degrees from Osamu Tezuka

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Hi - you're my 12th cousin once removed through Richard Clapp...

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:-) Hey, cousin! Thanks for dropping me a line!

Answer 12

I am 17 degrees from Walt Disney.  I am also 15th cousin to Walt Disney.  And Arora, we are 23rd cousins once removed through Henri Brabant.

Answer 13

I was pleasantly surprised to find out that Walt Disney was an 8c4x through Nathaniel Foote (1618 - 1655), my 11th Great Grandfather. 

My other connections:

• 19 degrees from Elzie Segar
• 20 degrees from Walt Disney 
• 20 degrees from George Herriman
• 23 degrees from Charles Schulz
• 26 degrees from Walter Lantz
• 31 degrees from Dick Bruna
• 32 degrees from Tove Jansson
• 34 degrees from May Gibbs
• 35 degrees from 治虫 手塚 

Answer 14

Walt Disney is 14 Degrees from Raymond Nichols

Walt and Raymond are 8th cousins three times removed

Walt Disney and Raymond Nichols R-CTS1751 are both descendants of Richard Martin.

Walter Lantz is 25 Degrees from Raymond Nichols

Charles Schulz is 22 Degrees from Raymond Nichols

Answer 15

My relationships by blood:

9th cousins 3x removed with Elzie Segar

10th cousins 2x removed with George Herriman

19th cousins with Walt Disney

My connections:

24 degrees with Charles Schulz

27 degrees with Walter Lantz

30 degrees with Tove Jansson

33 degrees with Dick Bruna

34 degrees with May Gibbs

36 degrees with Osamu Ozuka

Answer 16

It's a tie between Walt Disney and George Herriman at 21 degrees. However - the connection to Herriman hinges on the relationship between George Herriman and his alleged father Stephen Herriman, which is completely unsourced.

I looked for sources and did not find any. Can someone help?

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It's a documented relationship. I'll add the source.

George Herriman, a Life in Black and White
By Michael Tisserand

The first chapter goes into great detail. The preview on GoogleBooks has that chapter.

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And I removed the marriage between Stephen and Justine. They weren't married. She's still displaying as Justine (Olivier) Herriman? Probably just needs to propagate through the system ...

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Thanks, Dave!

Edited to add... Fascinating read. I added a little detail to some relatives from that book and set up merges the first George Herriman's siblings.

Answer 17

I'm 12 degree's from Tove Jansson. 

And just an interesting tidbit, my 1st cousin, 2x removed Kenneth Walter Lindsay was an artist for Walt Disney (who I'm 20 degree's from) before he served and died in WWII.

Answer 18

I am 17 Degrees from Walt Disney.  Too me that pretty exciting as I LOVE all the Disney I can get!

Answer 19

My closest connection is 21 Degrees from Walt Disney.

All the others are between 22 and 35 degrees.

Answer 20

19 degrees from Walt Disney (7th cousins, 4x removed)
19 degrees from Elzie Segar (19th cousins, 1x removed)
21 degrees from George Herriman
23 degrees from Walter Lantz
24 degrees from Charles Schulz
31 degrees from Dick Bruna
31 degrees from Tove Jansson
32 degrees from May Gibbs
34 degrees from 治虫 手塚