Tony Ross

English illustrator and writer of children's books (born 1938)
Person human Q48805711

Facts

23 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[20]
Date of birth
August 10, 1938, 1938[2][8]
Place of birth
London
Country of citizenship
United Kingdom[9]
Official website
www.tonyross.net[23]
Work location
Liverpool
Languages spoken, written or signed
English
Copyright status as a creator
works protected by copyrights
Family name
Ross[21]
Floruit
1958
Given name
Tony[22]
Has works in the collection
Victoria and Albert Museum
Maintained by WikiProject
Wikiproject Iedereen Leest
Native language
English[10]
On focus list of Wikimedia project
NADD Wikidata project
🏷️ Also known as
en Anthony Lee Ross en Tony Ross ar توني روس es Anthony Lee Ross fa تونی راس fr Anthony Lee Ross he רוס, טוני ja トニー・ロス zh 托尼·羅斯 zh 東尼·羅斯
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Tony Ross 20171207 04.jpg ↗
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BIBSYS ID
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Babelio author ID
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Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
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British Council writer ID
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FAST ID
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Goodreads author ID
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ISFDB author ID
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IdRef ID
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KBR person ID
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Lex ID
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LibraryThing author ID
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NLA Trove people ID
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NUKAT ID
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National Library of Ireland ID
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Country of citizenship 1
Educated at 1
Employer 1
Family name 1
Field of work 1
Given name 1
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Place of birth 1
SNARC ID 1
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Summary

Tony Ross's place of birth was London[1]. He was born on August 10, 1938[2]. He worked as a writer[3], illustrator[4], children's writer[5], cartoonist[6], and picture book writer[7].

Body

Education

Educated at Liverpool John Moores University[15], a public university[24], in United Kingdom[25], founded in 1823[26], headquartered in Liverpool[27] and Helsby High School[16], a secondary school[28], in United Kingdom[29], founded in 1897[30].

Career and Affiliations

Fields of work include young adult literature[12], a sub-set of literature[31] and children's book[13], a literary genre[32].

Recognition

Awards received include Silver Brush[17], a design award[33], in Netherlands[34], founded in 1981[35].

FAQs

Where was Tony Ross born?

Tony Ross was born in London[1].

What did Tony Ross do for work?

Tony Ross worked as writer[3], illustrator[4], children's writer[5], cartoonist[6], and picture book writer[7].

Where did Tony Ross go to school?

Tony Ross was educated at Liverpool John Moores University[15] and Helsby High School[16].

What awards did Tony Ross receive?

Honors received include Silver Brush[17], Silver Brush[18], and Silver Brush[19].

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Inline context (facts about related entities)

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Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 9w ago · MsMorale · 2026-09-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    TV Maze person ID → 293447
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  2. 11w ago · Jssfrk · 2026-08-16 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Runeberg author ID → rosstony
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Runeberg author ID: rosstony, Matched to [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/entry/106613561|Tony Ross (#106613561)]] in [[:toollabs:mix-n-match/#/catalog/837|Runeberg author]] #mix"
  3. 19w ago · Alguma A. Pessoa · 2026-06-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Open Library ID → OL4445527A, OL6924966A, OL431292A
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:1||1 */ Open Library ID: OL431292A, add P648 claim: OL431292A"
  4. 24w ago · Epìdosis · 2026-05-20 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Given name → Tony
    Field of work → young adult literature, children's book
    On focus list of Wikimedia project → NADD Wikidata project
    Instance of → human
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