Richard F. Outcault

Richard F. Outcault
Outcalt by Pirie MacDonald in 1905
BornRichard Felton Outcalt
(1863-01-14)January 14, 1863
Lancaster, Ohio, U.S.
DiedSeptember 25, 1928(1928-09-25) (aged 65)
Flushing, New York, U.S.
Area(s)Cartoonist
Spouse(s)
Mary Jane Martin
(m. 1890)
Children2

Richard Felton Outcault (/ˈtkɔːlt/; January 14, 1863 – September 25, 1928) was an American cartoonist. He was the creator of the series The Yellow Kid and Buster Brown and is considered a key pioneer of the modern comic strip.