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This is a list of notable tattoo artists.

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Name	Date	Nationality	Note
Guy Aitchison	1968b. 1968	American	Tattoo artist and painter based in Illinois, featured on TLC's Tattoo Wars.
Hannah Aitchison	1966b. 1966	American	Chicago, Illinois based artist featured on TLC's LA Ink.
Phil Andros	1909–1993	American	a.k.a. Samuel Morris Steward. Tattoo-Artist "Phil Sparrow"^[1] and writer from Ohio, later based in California.
Bang Bang	1985b. 1985	American	Real name is Keith Scott McCurdy.
Kari Barba	b. 1960	American	Current owner of tattoo shop in Long Beach, California, that has continuously operated since 1927
Alex Binnie	1959b. 1959	American
Mark Bodé	1963b. 1963	American
Paul Booth	b. 1967	American
Darren Brass	b. 1972	American
Betty Broadbent	1909–1983	American	Tattoo artist and most photographed tattooed lady of the 20th century
Myra Brodsky	b. 1987	German	New York based tattoo artist
George Burchett	1872–1953	British	Known as "King of Tattooists".^[2] Tattooed royalty and The Great Omi.^[3]
Scott Campbell	b. 1977	American	New York-based tattoo artist
Mister Cartoon	b. 1970	Mexican American	a.k.a. Mark Machado
Vincent Castiglia	1982b. 1982	American	Artist at Vincent Castiglia Gallery & Custom Tattoo
María José Cristerna	1976b. 1976	Mexican	Known as "The Vampire Woman" and "The Jaguar Woman".^[4] Recognized by Guinness World Records as the most tattooed woman in the world, with 96% of her body covered.^[5]
Jason Cruz	1974b. 1974	American	Lead singer of punk rock band Strung Out, worked briefly as a tattoo artist.
August Coleman	1884–1973	American	In 1918, he opened a tattoo parlor in Norfolk, Virginia, near the navy base there.
Ben Corday	1875–1938	American	Prolific tattoo flash artist
Alan Dean	1964b. 1964	British	Owner of Tattoo UK, UK based tattoo studio chain.
Amund Dietzel	1891–1974	Norwegian American	Early American tattoo artist, "Master of Milwaukee"
Manu Farrarons	1967b. 1967	French	Polynesian tattoo artist based in Tahiti, French Polynesia.
Chris Garver	1970b. 1970	American	Formerly based in New York City, now based in Florida. Featured on TLC's Miami Ink.^[6]
Shotsie Gorman	1951b. 1951	American	New Jersey-born artist known for his photorealism and large scale portraits.
Julia Mage’au Gray	b. 1973	Papua New Guinean	Credited with revitalising women's traditional tattooing, such as veiqia from Fiji, in countries in Oceania.
Jacci Gresham	b. 1951	American	Her shop, Aart Accent Tattoos & Body Piercing, is Louisiana's oldest continuous tattoo business.
Mary Jane Haake	1951b. 1951	American	Known for her work in medical tattooing and permanent makeup.
Yoji Harada	1973 1973–2019	Japanese	Florida based tattoo artist, featured on TLC's Miami Ink.
Don Ed Hardy	1945b. 1945	American	Known as "the godfather of modern tattoo."^[7] 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.
Christine Harvey		New Zealand	One of New Zealand's only female tā moko artists.^[8]
Henry Hate	1968b. 1968	American	a.k.a. Henry Martinez Jr.
Shanghai Kate Hellenbrand	b. 1942	American	Called "America's Tattoo Godmother"
Dan Henk	1972b. 1972	American
Adal Hernandez	1973b. 1973	American	Based in New York City
Daniel Higgs		American	Lead singer of Lungfish
Martin Hildebrandt	1825–1890	German-American	Early tattoo artist in New York City
Herbert Hoffmann	1919–2010	German
Horihide	1929–2017	Japanese
Horiyasu	b. 1953	Japanese	One of the most respected contemporary tattooists in Japan
Horiyoshi III	1946b. 1946	Japanese
Nikko Hurtado	1981b. 1981	American	Has been a guest artist on LA Ink several times. Judge on Paramount's Ink Master (2022).
Greg Irons	1947–1984	American
Ami James	1972b. 1972	Israeli	Co-star of Miami Ink. Main judge on Ink Master Season 14
Jason Jones		American
Katzen		American
Jessie Knight	1904–1992	British	First prominent female tattoo artist in the UK
Manfred Kohrs	b. 1957	German	Student of Horst Streckenbach, conceptual artist
Greg Kulz		American
Dr Lakra	1972b. 1972	Mexican	a.k.a. Jeronimo Lopez Ramirez
Vyvyn Lazonga	b. 1947	American	a.k.a. Beverly Bean. Based in Seattle, Washington.
Nikole Lowe	1973b. 1973	New Zealand	Based in London.
Miryam Lumpini	1993b. 1993	Swedish
Sutherland Macdonald	1860–1942	British	The first tattooist in Britain with an identifiable premises open to the public.
Leslie Mah	b. 1964	American
Mark Mahoney		American
Ryan Ashley Malarkey	b. 1987	American	Tattoo artist based in Grand Junction, CO, featured on Ink Master & Ink Master: Angels.
Corey Miller	b. 1967	American
Louis Molloy	b. 1963	British
Shannon Moore	1979b. 1979	American	Former wrestler; owns Gas Chamber Ink in Southern Pines, North Carolina.
Grace Neutral	1979b. 1989	British	Born Grace Walker
Chris Núñez	1973b. 1973	American	Featured on TLC's Miami Ink.^[6]
Samuel O'Reilly	1852–1908	American	Patented the first electric tattoo machine
Whang-od	1973b. 1917	Filipino	The oldest Filipino tattooist and Kalinga's last mambabatok.
Opie Ortiz	1971b. 1971	American
Joey Pang	b. 1979	Chinese	Known for her Chinese Art and Calligraphy pieces
Sua Sulu'ape Paulo II	1949/1950–1999	Samoan	Samoan master tattooist
Eric Pele	1969b. 1969	American
Thomas Pendelton	1971b. 1971	American
Cally-Jo	1989b. 1989	British
Jacki Randall	1959b. 1959	American	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
Tom Riley	1870–?	British	Tattoo artist in the 19th century
Franklin Paul Rogers	1905–1990	American	Designed tattoo machines
Jack Rudy		American	Known for his "black and gray" work. Owns/tattoos at Goodtime Charlie’s Tattooland in Anaheim, California.
Kim Saigh	1973b. 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	1952b. 1952	Dutch	a.k.a. Hanky Panky. The Amsterdam Tattoo Museum showcases his tattoo collection, the largest in the world.
Jonathan Shaw	b. 1953	American	Founded a tattoo shop in New York City in 1976
Daniel Silva	b. 1993	American	Based in San Francisco, California.
Janet 'Rusty' Skuse	1943–2007	British
Horst Streckenbach	1929–2001	German	a.k.a. "Tattoo Samy"
Paul Timman	1972b. 1972	American	Notable for his work on celebrities including Angelina Jolie and Drew Barrymore and his line of porcelain dinnerware with Ink Dish.
Trym Torson	b. 1974	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	1982b. 1982	Mexican	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]
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."^[7]^[13] Zulueta championed all-black tattooing, called "the king of black."^[7] Featured on TLC's Tattoo Wars.^[14]

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