This is a list of notable tattoo artists.
| Name | Date | Nationality | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| American | Tattoo artist and painter based in Illinois, featured on TLC's Tattoo Wars. | ||
| American | Chicago, Illinois based artist featured on TLC's LA Ink. | ||
| American | Real name is Keith Scott McCurdy. | ||
| Kari Barba | American | Current owner of tattoo shop in Long Beach, California, that has continuously operated since 1927 | |
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| Betty Broadbent | 1909–1983 | American | Tattoo artist and most photographed tattooed lady of the 20th century |
| German | New York based tattoo artist | ||
| 1872–1953 | British | Known as "King of Tattooists".[1] Tattooed royalty and The Great Omi.[2] | |
| Scott Campbell | American | New York-based tattoo artist | |
| Mexican American | a.k.a. Mark Machado | ||
| American | Artist at Vincent Castiglia Gallery & Custom Tattoo | ||
| Mexican | Known as "The Vampire Woman" and "The Jaguar Woman".[3] Recognized by Guinness World Records as the most tattooed woman in the world, with 96% of her body covered.[4] | ||
| 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 |
| British | Owner of Tattoo UK, UK based tattoo studio chain. | ||
| Amund Dietzel | 1891–1974 | Norwegian American | Early American tattoo artist, "Master of Milwaukee" |
| French | Polynesian tattoo artist based in Tahiti, French Polynesia. | ||
| American | Formerly based in New York City, now based in Florida. Featured on TLC's Miami Ink. | ||
| American | New Jersey-born artist known for his photorealism and large scale portraits. | ||
| Julia Mage’au Gray | Papua New Guinean | Credited with revitalising women's traditional tattooing, such as veiqia from Fiji, in countries in Oceania. | |
| Jacci Gresham | American | Her shop, Aart Accent Tattoos & Body Piercing, is Louisiana's oldest continuous tattoo business. | |
| American | Known for her work in medical tattooing and permanent makeup. | ||
| 1973–2019 | Japanese | Florida based tattoo artist, featured on TLC's Miami Ink. | |
| American | Known as "the godfather of modern tattoo." 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. | ||
| New Zealand | One of New Zealand's only female tā moko artists.[5] | ||
| American | a.k.a. Henry Martinez Jr. | ||
| Shanghai Kate Hellenbrand | American | Called "America's Tattoo Godmother" | |
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| American | Based in New York City | ||
| Martin Hildebrandt | 1825–1890 | German-American | Early tattoo artist in New York City |
| 1919–2010 | German | ||
| Horihide | 1929–2017 | Japanese | |
| Horiyasu | Japanese | One of the most respected contemporary tattooists in Japan | |
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| American | Has been a guest artist on LA Ink several times. Judge on Paramount's Ink Master (2022). | ||
| 1947–1984 | American | ||
| Israeli | Co-star of Miami Ink. Main judge on Ink Master Season 14 | ||
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| Jessie Knight | 1904–1992 | British | First prominent female tattoo artist in the UK |
| German | Student of Horst Streckenbach, conceptual artist | ||
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| Mexican | a.k.a. Jeronimo Lopez Ramirez | ||
| American | a.k.a. Beverly Bean. Based in Seattle, Washington. | ||
| New Zealand | Based in London. | ||
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| Sutherland Macdonald | 1860–1942 | British | The first tattooist in Britain with an identifiable premises open to the public. |
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| American | Tattoo artist based in Grand Junction, CO, featured on Ink Master & . | ||
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| British | |||
| British | Born Grace Walker | ||
| American | Featured on TLC's Miami Ink. | ||
| 1852–1908 | American | Patented the first electric tattoo machine | |
| Filipino | The oldest Filipino tattooist and Kalinga's last mambabatok. | ||
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| Chinese | Known for her Chinese Art and Calligraphy pieces | ||
| 1949/1950–1999 | Samoan | Samoan master tattooist | |
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| American | Known for original and freehand, tattooing as well as painting, illustration and cartooning. Currently owner/operator of Charm City Tattoo, Baltimore, Maryland. | ||
| 1932–2001 | American | ||
| Tom Riley | 1870–? | British | Tattoo artist in the 19th century |
| Franklin Paul Rogers | 1905–1990 | American | Designed tattoo machines |
| American | Known for his "black and gray" work. Owns/tattoos at Goodtime Charlie’s Tattooland in Anaheim, California. | ||
| American | One of the artists on the first season of LA Ink. | ||
| 1911–1973 | American | a.k.a. Norman Keith Collins. | |
| Dutch | a.k.a. Hanky Panky. The Amsterdam Tattoo Museum showcases his tattoo collection, the largest in the world. | ||
| Jonathan Shaw | American | Founded a tattoo shop in New York City in 1976 | |
| American | Based in San Francisco, California. | ||
| 1943–2007 | British | ||
| 1909–1993 | American | a.k.a. Phil Andros and Phil Sparrow;[6] tattoo artist and writer from Ohio, later based in California. | |
| Horst Streckenbach | 1929–2001 | German | a.k.a. "Tattoo Samy" |
| American | Notable for his work on celebrities including Angelina Jolie and Drew Barrymore and his line of porcelain dinnerware with Ink Dish. | ||
| American | Known for his "black and gray" portraits | ||
| 1931–2019 | American | California based artist who tattooed Cher, Jane Fonda and Janis Joplin.[7] | |
| 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. | |
| Mexican | Featured on TLC series Miami Ink and LA Ink. | ||
| 1877–1961 | American | The first known female tattoo artist in the U.S.[8] | |
| 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[9] | |
| Filipino American | Known as "the father of modern tribal tattooing."[10] Zulueta championed all-black tattooing, called "the king of black." Featured on TLC's Tattoo Wars. | ||