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Enki Bilal

French comic book creator, comics artist and film director (born 1951)
Person human Q333668

Facts

21 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[21]
Date of birth
October 7, 1951
Place of birth
Belgrade
Country of citizenship
France[8]
Occupation
comics artist, film director, illustrator, screenwriter, painter, postage stamp designer, television producer, comics writer, director[9][10][11][12]
Award received
Officer of Arts and Letters, Knight of the National Order of Merit, Grand prix de la ville d'Angoulême, Attilio Micheluzzi Award, Prix Saint-Michel, Yellow Kid Award, Knight of the Legion of Honour, Adamson Awards[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20]
Official website
enkibilal.fr[26]
Work location
Paris[27]
Languages spoken, written or signed
French[28]
Birth name
Enes Bilanović[29]
Copyright representative
reproduction right not represented by CISAC member
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights
Documentation files at
SAPA Foundation, Swiss Archive of the Performing Arts
Family name
Bilanović[22]
Given name
Enes, Enki[23][24]
Has works in the collection
Eye Filmmuseum
Name in native language
Enki Bilal[30]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
NADD Wikidata project
P14750
F279-6AB1-7233-D20A-143D
Pseudonym
Enki Bilal[25]
🏷️ Also known as
en Enki Bilal en E. Bilal en Enes Bilal ar أنكي بلال da Enes Bilal de Enes Bilalovic de Bilalović de Bilalovic de Enes Bilalović de Enes Bilal el Ένκι Μπιλάλ es Enes Bilal fa انکی بیلال fi Enes Bilal fr Enes Bilal hu Enes Bilalović hu Enes Bilal it Enes Bilal ja エンキ・ビラル nl E. Bilal
🔖 Identifiers · 119
ISNI
0000000080815461
VIAF cluster ID
2466638
Library of Congress authority ID
n82250992
GND ID
118975269
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Enki Bilal 20100328 Salon du livre de Paris 5.jpg ↗
ACMI ID
creators/71259
ADAGP artist ID
enki-bilal-78038
AbART person ID
87348
AdoroCinema person ID
11374
AllMovie person ID
p81853
Allcinema person ID
27498
AlloCiné person ID
11374
Show all 119 identifiers +107
Artists of the World ID
10125366
BD Gest' author ID
14
BIBSYS ID
90161469
Babelio author ID
1930
Benezit ID
B00203719
Bibliopoche author ID
10799
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
11892034b
CANTIC ID
981058508930406706
CBDB.cz author ID
2583
CONOR.SI ID
37949539
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf10000863
CiNii Research ID
1140000791730780928
Cinémathèque québécoise person ID
24381
Cultureel Woordenboek ID
strips/enki-bilal
DACS ID (former)
cd2108bb-064b-e911-be07-000c29e811b2
DBC author ID
87097968125227
DDB person (GND) ID
118975269
Danish National Filmography person ID
276076
Databazeknih.cz author ID
10619
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
118975269
Elonet person ID
1097370
Encyclopedia of Science Fiction ID
bilal_enki
Encyclopædia Universalis ID
enki-bilal
Europeana entity
agent/base/60933
Evene ID
enki-bilal-6052
FAST ID
106616
FFF author ID
b/bilal
FantLab author ID
12054
Film.ru person ID
enki-bilal
FilmPolski ID
55661
Filmportal ID
98128620e8ab4ca4a9df244086470c69
FranceArchives agent ID
654476956
Freebase ID
/m/0n27s
GCD creator ID
4031
Geni.com profile ID
6000000097857824918
Goodreads author ID
96906
Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID
Enki_Bilal
Great Russian Encyclopedia portal ID
bilal-enki-5d22c4
IDU person ID
26880
IMDb ID
nm0082094
ISFDB author ID
4269
IdRef ID
026728575
Invaluable.com person ID
a2fq8sxwcd
JRC Names ID
156062
KBR person ID
14592164
Kinobaza person ID
enki-bilal
Kinobox person ID
838857
Kinopoisk person ID
226444
Lambiek Comiclopedia artist ID
b/bilal
Larousse ID
personnage/wd/98920
LastDodo-area-ID
5972719
LdiF person ID
14879
Le Delarge artist ID
7547_artiste_BILAL_Enki
Les Archives du spectacle person ID
9845
Lex ID
Enki_Bilal
Libraries Australia ID
36271969
Libris-URI
zd8cgn23w5c8cfqc
Livres Hebdo author ID
enki-bilal-1951
Lur Encyclopedic Dictionary ID
01031/eu_b_3394/b3394
MYmovies person ID
48729
MangaSeek person ID
4320
Media Arts Database ID
C60764
MovieMeter person ID
44070
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA05028029
NDL Authority ID
00719058
NE.se ID
enki-bilal
NL CR AUT ID
xx0006013
NLA Trove people ID
1240290
NLP ID
a0000002894427
NSK (VIAF) ID
000167086
NSK ID
981005781334809366
NUKAT ID
n02046097
National Library of Brazil ID
000998283
National Library of Greece ID
60972
National Library of Israel J9U ID
987007396874905171
National Library of Korea ID
KAC200805029
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9810693299105606
National Library of Portugal ID
29143
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID (BNE v1.0)
XX906041
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
069263671
NooSFere author ID
1024
Obálky knih ID
xx0006013
Open Library ID
OL1135216A
PORT person ID
202851
Perlentaucher ID
enki-bilal
Persée author ID
158234
RERO ID (legacy)
A003006681
RKDartists ID
221578
Radio France person ID
enki-bilal
SBN author ID
SGEV006713
SNAC ARK ID
w6sc1kbn
SPAP ID
a/d41c8d89-1ccf-4da9-94d0-fe727424415e
SVKKL authority ID
p0107817-Bilal-Enki-1951
Sinemalar person ID
35988
Swedish Film Database person ID
281995
TMDB person ID
44070
Tebeosfera ID
bilanovic_enes
TheaterEncyclopedie ID
01944073-1dff-7250-9fe4-45fe9f58d232
Topic's main category
Category:Enki Bilal
Unifrance person ID
19369
Union List of Artist Names ID
500388867
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058508930406706
University of Barcelona authority ID (former scheme)
a1264998
Vegetti Catalog of Fantastic Literature NILF ID
25238
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJdrDBWR9rMgYMJ9hVxv73
Yale LUX ID
person/6e83f7df-f29f-46cb-86e3-74b1469db2df
ČSFD person ID
15300

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🔗 Connections
Award received 6
Knight of the Legion of Honour, Grand prix de la ville d'Angoulême, Adamson Awards, Prix Saint-Michel, Yellow Kid Award, Attilio Micheluzzi Award
Occupation 6
film director, painter, screenwriter, illustrator, television producer, comics artist
Films directed 3
Immortal, Bunker Palace Hôtel, Tykho Moon
Films written 3
Immortal, Bunker Palace Hôtel, Tykho Moon
Works by author 3
The Nikopol Trilogy, Gods in Chaos, The Hunting Party
Country of citizenship 1
France
Given name 1
Enki
Has works in the collection 1
Eye Filmmuseum
Influenced 1
Yacine Elghorri
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
French
Place of birth 1
Belgrade
Sex or gender 1
male
Work location 1
Paris
← Costume designer 1
Life Is a Bed of Roses
← Illustrator 1
Gods in Chaos
← Production designer 1
Life Is a Bed of Roses
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Summary

Enki Bilal was born on October 7, 1951[1], in Belgrade[2]. He has worked as a comics artist[3], film director[4], illustrator[5], screenwriter[6], and painter[7].

Why It Matters

He has been cited as an influence by Yacine Elghorri[31], a comics artist[32], b. 1974[33], of France[34].

Works attributed to him include The Nikopol Trilogy[35], a novel series[36]; Gods in Chaos[37], a comic book album[38]; and The Hunting Party[39], a comic book album[40].

FAQs

Where was Enki Bilal born?

Enki Bilal was born in Belgrade[2].

What did Enki Bilal do for work?

Enki Bilal worked as a comics artist[3], film director[4], illustrator[5], screenwriter[6], and painter[7].

What awards did Enki Bilal receive?

Honors received include Officer of Arts and Letters[13], Knight of the National Order of Merit[14], Grand prix de la ville d'Angoulême[15], and Attilio Micheluzzi Award[16].

Who did Enki Bilal influence?

Enki Bilal has been cited as an influence by Yacine Elghorri[31].

Related Entities

Belgrade France

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [21] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [3] ↑ . The Fine Art Archive. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  5. [4] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  8. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [10] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [11] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [12] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  18. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  20. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . BnF authorities. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [39] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [32] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [33] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  4. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  5. [38] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [40] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 22d ago · OKA bot bot · 2026-10-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'arz', 'ast', 'br', 'bs', 'ca', 'cs', 'de', 'el', 'en', 'eo', 'es', 'eu',
    Sitelink count → 39
    Claims rich → —
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  2. 7w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Kinobaza person ID → enki-bilal
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ Kinobaza person ID: enki-bilal, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/273862|batch #273862]]"
  3. 9w ago · ならちゃん · 2026-09-05 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Allcinema person ID → 27498
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Allcinema person ID: 27498, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/321962650|エンキ・ビラル (#321962650)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/8395|Allcinema person]] #mix'n"
  4. 9w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-04 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14750 → F279-6AB1-7233-D20A-143D
    Sinemalar person ID → 35988
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  5. 17w ago · Harmonia Amanda · 2026-07-12 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Tebeosfera ID → bilanovic_enes
    NooSFere author ID → 1024
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  6. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Image purged license → —
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    Occupation → comics artist, film director, illustrator +6
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