List of tattoo artists

This is a list of notable tattoo artists.

Manu Farrarons

Don Ed Hardy at the 2nd World Tattoo Convention in Reno Nevada, 1977.

Dan Henk

Manfred Kohrs, 1976

Kim Saigh

Henk Schiffmacher

Tattoo Samy - H.H. Streckenbach

Paul Timman

Lyle Tuttle

Name	Date	Nationality	Note
Guy Aitchison	b. 1968	American	Tattoo artist and painter based in Illinois, featured on TLC's Tattoo Wars. Brother of Hannah Aitchison.
Hannah Aitchison	b. 1966	American	Chicago, Illinois based artist featured on TLC's LA Ink. Sister of Guy Aitchison.
Phil Andros	1909–1993	American	a.k.a. Samuel Morris Steward. Tattoo-Artist "Phil Sparrow"[1] and writer from Ohio, later based in California.
Alex Binnie	b. 1959	American
Mark Bodé	b. 1963	American	Comic book creator formerly based in Massachusetts, now based in California.
Paul Booth		American	Tattoo artist for bands including Slipknot, Mudvayne, Slayer, Pantera, Soulfly and Sepultura.[2]
Darren Brass		American	Miami based tattoo artist featured on TLC's Miami Ink.[3]
Myra Brodsky		German	New York based tattoo artist
George Burchett	1872–1953	British	Known as "King of Tattooists".[4] Tattooed royalty and The Great Omi.[5]
Mister Cartoon		Mexican American	a.k.a. Mark Machado
Vincent Castiglia	b. 1982	American
María José Cristerna	born 1976	Mexican	Known as "The Vampire Woman" and "The Jaguar Woman".[6] Recognized by Guinness World Records as the most tattooed woman in the world, with 96% of her body covered.[7]
Jason Cruz	b. 1974	American	Lead singer of punk rock band Strung Out, worked briefly as a tattoo artist.
Alan Dean	b. 1964	British	Owner of Tattoo UK - UK based tattoo studio chain.
Manu Farrarons	b. 1967	French	Polynesian tattoo artist based in Tahiti, French Polynesia.
Chris Garver	b. 1970	American	Formerly based in New York City, now based in Florida. Featured on TLC's Miami Ink.[3]
Mary Jane Haake	b. 1951	American	Known for her work in medical tattooing and permanent makeup.
Yoji Harada	1973-2019	Japanese	Florida based tattoo artist, featured on TLC's Miami Ink.
Don Ed Hardy	b. 1945	American	Known as "the godfather of modern tattoo."[8] Hardy trained under Sailor Jerry and Japanese masters, Hardy is a noted proponent of the use of Japanese tattoo designs and techniques in American work. He founded Tattootime.
Henry Hate	b. 1968	American	a.k.a. Henry Martinez Jr.
Dan Henk	b. 1972	American
Adal Hernandez	b. 1973	American	Based in New York City
Daniel Higgs		American	Lead singer of Lungfish
Herbert Hoffmann	1919–2010	German
Horiyoshi III	b. 1946	Japanese
Nikko Hurtado	b. 1981	American	Has been a guest artist on LA Ink several times.
Greg Irons	1947–1984	American	birth name: Gregory Rodman Irons
Ami James	b. 1972	Israeli	Co-star of Miami Ink.
Jason Jones		American
Katzen		American
Manfred Kohrs	b. 1957	German	Student of Horst Streckenbach, Conceptual artist
Greg Kulz		American
Dr Lakra	b. 1972	Mexican	a.k.a. Jeronimo Lopez Ramirez
Vyvyn Lazonga		American	a.k.a. Beverly Bean. Based in Seattle, Washington.
Nikole Lowe	b. 1972	New Zealand	Based in London.
Miryam Lumpini	b. 1993	Swedish
Leslie Mah	b. 1964	American
Mark Mahoney		American
Ryan Ashley Malarkey	b. 1987	American	Tattoo artist based in Grand Junction, CO, featured on Ink Masters & Ink Masters : Angels .
Corey Miller	b. 1967	American
Louis Molloy		British
Shannon Moore	b. 1979	American	Former wrestler owns Gas Chamber Ink in Southern Pines, North Carolina.
Grace Neutral	b. 1989	British	Born Grace Walker
Chris Núñez	b. 1973	American	Featured on TLC's Miami Ink.[3]
Samuel O'Reilly	1852-1908	American
Whang-od	b. 1917	Filipino	The oldest Filipino tattooist and Kalinga's last mambabatok.
Opie Ortiz	b. 1971	American
Joey Pang	b. 1979	Chinese	Known for her Chinese Art and Calligraphy pieces
Sua Sulu'ape Paulo II	1949/50-1999	Samoan	Samoan master tattooist
Eric Pele	b. 1969	American
Thomas Pendelton	b. 1971	American
Cally-Jo	b. 1989	British
Jacki Randall	b. 1959	American	a.k.a. J.E.Randall known for original and freehand, tattooing as well as painting, illustration and cartooning. Currently owner/operator of Charm City Tattoo, Baltimore, Maryland.
Cliff Raven	1932–2001	American
Jack Rudy		American	Known for his "black and gray" work. Owns/tattoos at Goodtime Charlie’s Tattooland in Anaheim, California.
Kim Saigh	b. 1973	American	One of the artists on the first season of LA Ink.
Sailor Jerry	1911–1973	American	a.k.a. Norman Keith Collins.
Henk Schiffmacher	b. 1952	Dutch	a.k.a. Hanky Panky. The Amsterdam Tattoo Museum showcases his tattoo collection, the largest in the world.
Daniel Silva	b. 1993	American	Tattoo Artist based in San Francisco, California.
Janet 'Rusty' Skuse	1943–2007	British
Horst Streckenbach	1929–2001	German	a.k.a. "Tattoo Samy"
Paul Timman	b. 1972	American	Notable for his work on celebrities including Angelina Jolie and Drew Barrymore and his award-winning line of porcelain dinnerware with Ink Dish.
Trym Torson		Norwegian	Drummer with death metal band Zyklon.[9]
Bob Tyrrell	b. 1962	American	Known for his "black and gray" portraits
Lyle Tuttle	1931–2019	American	California based artist who tattooed Cher, Jane Fonda and Janis Joplin.[10]
Lokesh Verma		Indian	India based artist who tattooed Guinness Reshi's successful Guinness World Record attempt for most number of flags to be tattooed on human body.
Kat Von D	b. 1982	Mexican	Born Katherine von Drachenberg. Featured on TLC series Miami Ink and LA Ink.
Maud Wagner	1877–1961	American	The first known female tattoo artist in the U.S.[11]
Lee Wagstaff	b. 1969	English
Christian Warlich	1891–1964	German	Hamburg based tattooist who professionalised tattooing in Germany. He supposedly was the first one to use an electric tattoo machine in Germany[12]
Leo Zulueta	b. 1952	Filipino American	Known as "the father of modern tribal tattooing."[8][13] Zulueta championed the all-black tattooing since he began his career as a tattooist in 1981, earning him the title "the king of black."[8] Featured on TLC's Tattoo Wars with his protégé Rory Keating.[14]

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