1. Walt Disney

2. Walt Disney 1901-1966, USA Worked as cartoonist and newspaper artist
Did animation when working on commercials
Decided to become animator

3. Mickey Mouse Created in 1928 by Walt Disney
 An anthropomorphic mouse who typically wears red shorts, large yellow shoes, and white gloves
Official mascot of The Walt Disney Company

8. John Lasseter (Pixar) Animator, Director

9. John Lasseter Born 1957, USA Worked as animator at Disney
1980s – exposed to computer animation
Fired from Disney, joined Pixar
Now Chief Creative Officer at Pixar

12. Brad Bird (Pixar) Director, Animator

13. Brad Bird Born 1957, USA University classmates with John Lasseter
Worked briefly at Disney
Helped develop “The Simpsons”
Gained fame with “The Iron Giant”

17. OSAMU TEZUKA z

18. Osamu Tezuka 1928 – 1989 Japan’s Walt Disney
Godfather of Anime, God of Comics, etc.

21. Hayao Miyazaki
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Studio Ghibli

22. Hayao Miyazaki Born 1941 Director, animator, manga artist
Studio Ghibli
Some themes: Humanity, nature, technology, war, flight
Often strong independent female protagonists
Emphasis on traditional hand-drawn animation

28. Satoshi Kon

29. Paprika 
Based on Yasutaka Tsutsui's 1993 novel of the same name, about a research psychologist who uses a device that permits therapists to help patients by entering their dreams. It is Kon's fourth and final feature film before his death in 2010.

30. Japanese film director and animator
Mamoru Hosoda
Japanese film director and animator

31. Digimon Adventure

32. The Girl Who Leaped Through Time

33. The Girl Who Leaped Through Time

34. Summer Wars

35. Wolf Children

36. Nick Park

37. Wallace & Gromit A British stop motion comedy children's film series.
The series centres on Wallace, an absent-minded inventor and cheese enthusiast, and his companion Gromit, an anthropomorphic intelligent dog. 

38. Tim Burton

39. Edward Scissorshands