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

Sua Sulu'ape Paulo II

Kim Saigh

Henk Schiffmacher

Tattoo Samy - H.H. Streckenbach

Paul Timman

Lyle Tuttle

Name	Date	Nationality	Note
Aitchison, GuyGuy Aitchison	b. 1968	American	Tattoo artist and painter based in Illinois, featured on TLC's Tattoo Wars. Brother of Hannah Aitchison.
Aitchison, HannahHannah Aitchison	b. 1966	American	Chicago, Illinois based artist featured on TLC's LA Ink. Sister of Guy Aitchison.
Andros, PhilPhil Andros	1909–1993	American	aka Samuel Morris Steward. Tattoo-Artist "Phil Sparrow"[1] and writer from Ohio, later based in California.
Binnie, AlexAlex Binnie	b. 1959	American
Bodé, MarkMark Bodé	b. 1963	American	Comic book creator formerly based in Massachusetts, now based in California.
Booth, PaulPaul Booth		American	Tattoo artist for bands including Slipknot, Mudvayne, Slayer, Pantera, Soulfly and Sepultura.[2]
Brass, DarrenDarren Brass		American	Miami based tattoo artist featured on TLC's Miami Ink.[3]
Burchett, GeorgeGeorge Burchett	1872–1953	British	Known as "King of Tattooists".[4] Tattooed royalty and The Great Omi.[5]
Mister CartoonMister Cartoon		Mexican American	aka Mark Machado
Castiglia, VincentVincent Castiglia	b. 1982	American
Cruz, JasonJason Cruz	b. 1974	American	Lead singer of punk rock band Strung Out, worked briefly as a tattoo artist.
Dean, AlanAlan Dean	b. 1964	British	Owner of Tattoo UK - UK based tattoo studio chain.
Durst, FredFred Durst	b. 1970	American	Lead singer of rock band Limp Bizkit, worked briefly as a tattoo artist.
Farrarons, ManuManu Farrarons	b. 1967	French	Polynesian tattoo artist based in Tahiti, French Polynesia.
Garver, ChrisChris Garver	b. 1970	American	Formerly based in New York City, now based in Florida. Featured on TLC's Miami Ink.[3]
Haake, Mary JaneMary Jane Haake	b. 1951	American	Known for her work in medical tattooing and permanent makeup.
Harada, YojiYoji Harada	b. 1973	Japanese	Florida based tattoo artist, featured on TLC's Miami Ink.
Hardy, Don EdDon Ed Hardy	b. 1945	American	Known as "the godfather of modern tattoo."[6] 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.
Hate, HenryHenry Hate	b. 1968	American	aka Henry Martinez Jr.
Henk, DanDan Henk	b. 1972	American
Hernandez, AdalAdal Hernandez	b. 1973	American	Based in New York City
Higgs, DanielDaniel Higgs		American	Lead singer of Lungfish
Hoffmann, HerbertHerbert Hoffmann	1919–2010	German
HoriyoshiHoriyoshi III	b. 1946	Japanese
Hurtado, NikkoNikko Hurtado	b. 1981	American	Has been a guest artist on LA Ink several times.
Irons, GregGreg Irons	1947–1984	American	birth name: Gregory Rodman Irons
James, AmiAmi James	b. 1972	Israeli	Co-star of Miami Ink.
Jones, JasonJason Jones		American
KatzenKatzen		American
Kohrs, ManfredManfred Kohrs	b. 1957	German	Student of Horst Heinrich Streckenbach, Conceptual artist
Kulz, GregGreg Kulz		American
LakraDr Lakra	b. 1972	Mexican	aka Jeronimo Lopez Ramirez
Lazonga, VyvynVyvyn Lazonga		American	aka Beverly Bean. Based in Seattle, Washington.
Lowe, NikoleNikole Lowe	b. 1972	New Zealand	Based in London.
Mah, LeslieLeslie Mah		American
Mahoney, MarkMark Mahoney		American
Miller, CoreyCorey Miller		American
Molloy, LouisLouis Molloy		British
Shannon Moore	b. 1979	American	Former WWE Superstar and TNA Wrestler owns Gas Chamber Ink in Southern Pines, North Carolina.
Nunez, ChrisChris Núñez	b. 1973	American	Featured on TLC's Miami Ink.[3]
O'Reilly, SamuelSamuel O'Reilly	d. 1908	American
Oggay, Whang-odWhang-od	c. 1918	Filipino	The oldest Filipino tattooist and Kalinga's last mambabatok.
Ortiz, OpieOpie Ortiz	b. 1971	American
Pang, JoeyJoey Pang		Chinese	Known for her Chinese Art and Calligraphy pieces
Sua SuluSua Sulu'ape Paulo II	d. 1999	Samoan	Samoan master tattooist
Pele, EricEric Pele	b. 1969	American
Pendelton, ThomasThomas Pendelton	b. 1971	American
PothecaryCally-Jo	b. 1989	British
Randall, JackiJacki Randall	b. 1959	American	aka 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.
Raven, CliffCliff Raven	1932–2001	American
Rudy, JackJack Rudy		American	Known for his "black and gray" work. Owns/tattoos at Goodtime Charlie’s Tattooland in Anaheim, California.
Saigh, KimKim Saigh	b. 1973	American	One of the artists on the first season of LA Ink.
Sailor JerrySailor Jerry	1911–1973	American	aka Norman Keith Collins.
Schiffmacher, HenkHenk Schiffmacher	b. 1952	Dutch	aka Hanky Panky. The Amsterdam Tattoo Museum showcases his tattoo collection, the largest in the world.
Skuse, JanetJanet 'Rusty' Skuse	1943–2007	British
Smith, DanDan Smith	b. 1980	British	LA Ink star
Stone, MadisonMadison Stone	b. 1965	American
Streckenbach, Horst HeinrichHorst Heinrich Streckenbach	1929–2001	German	aka "Tattoo Samy"[7]
Timman, PaulPaul 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.
Torson, TrymTrym Torson		Norwegian	Drummer with death metal band Zyklon.[8]
Tyrrell, BobBob Tyrrell		American	Known for his "black and gray" portraits
Tuttle, LyleLyle Tuttle	b. 1931	American	California based artist who tattooed Cher, Jane Fonda and Janis Joplin.[9]
Von D, KatKat Von D	b. 1982	Mexican	Featured on TLC series Miami Ink and LA Ink.
Wagner, MaudMaud Wagner	1877–1961	American	The first known female tattoo artist in the U.S.[10]
Wagstaff, LeeLee Wagstaff	b. 1969	English
Zulueta, LeoLeo Zulueta	b. 1952	Filipino American	Known as "the father of modern tribal tattooing."[6][11] Zulueta championed the all-black tattooing since he began his career as a tattooist in 1981, earning him the title "the king of black."[6] Featured on TLC's Tattoo Wars with his protégé Rory Keating.[12]

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