Walt Disney

American animator, producer, director, screenwriter, voice actor and entrepreneur, founder of The Walt Disney Company (1901–1966)

† 1966 · Artists · Painter in the permanent collections of Museum of Modern Art, National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian), Cleveland Museum of Art; cross-wiki notability: 181 language Wikipedias

In the collections of

Museum of Modern Art · National Portrait Gallery (Smithsonian) · Cleveland Museum of Art

License & source

Public domain · Wikidata

Life

Walt Disney was born on December 5, 1901 in Chicago and died on December 15, 1966 in Burbank, aged 65. Recorded occupations: film director, film producer, animator, television presenter, voice actor and writer. Country of citizenship: United States. Fields of work: young adult literature. Notable works include “Mickey Mouse”. Educated at Kansas City Art Institute, McKinley High School and Central High School. Honours include Knight of the Legion of Honour, Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Presidential Medal of Freedom, Grand Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria, Grammy Trustees Award and Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film.

At a glance

Born: December 5, 1901 · Chicago
Died: December 15, 1966 · Burbank
Age at death: 65
Citizenship: United States
Occupations: film director, film producer, animator, television presenter, voice actor, writer
Notable works: Mickey Mouse
Education: Kansas City Art Institute, McKinley High School, Central High School
Honours: Knight of the Legion of Honour, Officer's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, Presidential Medal of Freedom, Grand Decoration of Honour for Services to the Republic of Austria, Grammy Trustees Award, Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film
Wikipedia editions: 181 languages
Signature licence: Public domain

About this signature

This image of Walt Disney's signature comes from Wikimedia Commons (Wikidata P109 signature file). Its licence is recorded as Public domain. It is linked to the person through Wikidata property P109 (signature), which ties a documented individual to a specific archived file. We show the file as published and do not redraw or retouch it. Public-domain signature; painter deceased since 1966 (>50 yr): no copyright or right-of-publicity exposure. Works held by 3 major museums.

Biographical facts: Wikidata Q8704 (CC0), retrieved 2026-10-13. Read more about Walt Disney on Wikipedia.

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