Rose O'Neill

American illustrator (1874-1944)
Person Human Q3442397
Rose O'Neill
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Facts

23 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
female[17]
Date of birth
June 25, 1874
Date of death
April 6, 1944
Place of birth
Wilkes-Barre
Place of death
Springfield
Country of citizenship
United States[11]
Field of work
illustration[13]
Notable work
Kewpie doll[15]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[24]
Artist files at
Smithsonian American Art and Portrait Gallery Library[32]
Copyright status as a creator
copyrights on works have expired[31]
Described by source
Billy Ireland Cartoon Library & Museum biographical files, American Women Writers, American Women Artists, Past and Present: A Selected Bibliographic Guide[21][22][23]
Family name
O'Neill[18]
Given name
Rose, Cecil[19][20]
Name in native language
Rose Cecil O'Neill[25]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
Art+Feminism, WikiProject PCC Wikidata Pilot — Smithsonian Libraries — Artists Files[27][28]
🏷️ Also known as
en Rose Cecil O’Neill Latham Wilson en Rose O'Neill Latham en Rose O'Neill en Rose C. O'Neill en Rose Cecil O'Neil en Rose Cecil O'Neill ar روز أونيل de Rose Cecil O'Neill el Ρόζι Σέσιλ Ο'Νιλ el Ρόζι Ο'Νιλ fa رز اونیل fi Rose Cecil O'Neill he רוז אוניל ja ローズ・オニール ru Роуз О’Нил ru Роуз О’Нилл ru Роуз Сесил О'Нил uk Роуз О'Нілл zh 羅斯·奧尼爾
🔖 Identifiers · 52
VIAF cluster ID
50031832
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n85121294
GND ID
119261499
American National Biography ID
1700634
Archives at Yale agent ID
people/96689
Artist-info artist ID
319885
Artists of the World ID
00809180
AskArt person ID
28809
Collective Biographies of Women ID
12106
Comic Vine ID
4040-93347
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DDB person (GND) ID
119261499
Described at URL
missouriartists.org
Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
119261499
Encyclopædia Britannica Online ID
biography/Rose-Cecil-ONeill
Europeana entity
agent/base/64700
FAST ID
158912
FamilySearch person ID
MVVW-7T9
FemBio ID
20997
Freebase ID
/m/02hsrh
GCD creator ID
16627
Geni profile ID
6000000106666149893
ISFDB author ID
196799
Lambiek Comiclopedia artist ID
o/oneill_rose
Libraries Australia ID
35893864
LibriVox author ID
2361
Met Constituent ID
165320
MutualArt artist ID
3F19A8EB5D70DE8C
NDL Authority ID
00558179
NLA Trove people ID
1135034
National Library of Ireland ID
vtls000365749
National Library of Korea ID
KAC202110666
National Library of Spain SpMaBN ID
XX6068495
Nebraska Authors author ID
rose-c-o-neill
Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art person ID
8107
Online Books Page author ID
O'Neill, Rose Cecil, 1874-1944
Open Library ID
OL383268A
Oxford Reference overview ID
20110803100250107
Project Gutenberg author ID
33571
SBN author ID
RAVV678305
SHARE Catalogue author ID
439147
SNAC ARK ID
w60p151m
Smithsonian American Art Museum person/institution ID
3599
The Encyclopedia of Fantasy ID
oniell_rose_cecil
Union List of Artist Names ID
500109345
University of Barcelona authority ID
981058511391006706
Wellcome Collection concept ID
w9nev585
WikiArt ID
rose-oneill
WikiTree person ID
O'Neill-3264
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJpJh8DqGTgyDdKfKpRBT3

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Occupation 5
Has works in the collection 2
Country of citizenship 1
Family name 1
Field of work 1
Given name 1
Instance of 1
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
Notable work 1
On focus list of Wikimedia project 1
Place of birth 1
Place of death 1
Sex or gender 1
Spouse 1
Spouses 1
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Summary

Rose O'Neill was born on June 25, 1874[1], in Wilkes-Barre[2]. She died on April 6, 1944[3], in Springfield[4]. She worked as a cartoonist[5], comics artist[6], writer[7], suffragist[8], and artist[9].

Why It Matters

She is credited with the discovery of Kewpie doll[33], a comics character[34], in United States[35], founded in 1909[36].

FAQs

Where was Rose O'Neill born?

Rose O'Neill was born in Wilkes-Barre[2].

Where did Rose O'Neill die?

Rose O'Neill passed away in Springfield[4].

Who was Rose O'Neill married to?

Rose O'Neill's spouses include Harry Leon Wilson[10].

What did Rose O'Neill do for work?

Rose O'Neill worked as a cartoonist[5], comics artist[6], writer[7], suffragist[8], and artist[9].

Where did Rose O'Neill go to school?

Rose O'Neill was educated at College of the Ozarks[14].

What awards did Rose O'Neill receive?

Honors received include Will Eisner Hall of Fame[16].

What did Rose O'Neill discover?

Rose O'Neill is credited as discoverer of Kewpie doll[33].

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [17] ↑ . Virtual International Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [5] ↑ . timelines.ws. timelines.ws. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  9. [6] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  10. [7] ↑ . American Women Writers. wikidata.org.
  11. [8] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [9] ↑ . American Women Artists, Past and Present: A Selected Bibliographic Guide. wikidata.org.
  13. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] ↑ . comic-con.org. Retrieved . comic-con.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  15. [1] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [3] ↑ . Encyclopædia Britannica Online. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [18] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [19] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [20] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  20. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [21] ↑ . cartoons.osu.edu. cartoons.osu.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  22. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  23. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [28] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  29. [29] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  30. [30] ↑ . Archives of American Art. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [31] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [32] ↑ . library.si.edu. library.si.edu. Provenance: wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Inline context (facts about related entities)

  1. [34] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  2. [35] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [36] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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  1. 16w ago · Ceaseless Watcher · 2026-07-17 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Occupation → cartoonist, comics artist, writer +2
    "Created claim: Occupation: comics writer"
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