Plantu

Plantu is a reminder that a single drawing can be braver than a thousand op-eds. Sketching for Le Monde since 1972, he turned political satire into a daily act of defiance, and the honours he collected, from the Prix de l'Humour noir to a Liège honorary doctorate, reflect a body of work that mattered. I admire that he kept his pen pointed at power for half a century, accepting the risk that comes with mocking the mighty. In an era of fleeting outrage, his longevity and continued presence on X feel almost defiant. To me he is less cartoonist than frontline craftsman of free expression.

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Name (English)

Plantu

Name (Japanese)

プランチュ

Reading

ぷらんちゅ

Born

March 23, 1951 (age 75)

Origin

Paris, France

Occupation

caricaturist / editorial cartoonist / cartoonist / journalist

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Rabbit

Awards & achievements

• 1996 Award Gato Perich
• 2013 Honorary doctor of the University of Liège
• 1989 Prix de l'Humour noir
• 2024 Léon de Rosen Prize

• Xhttps://x.com/plantu
• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plantu
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%97%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%83%81%E3%83%A5
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q713413

Tags

• caricaturist
• editorial cartoonist
• cartoonist

Last updated

September 18, 2026

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.