Marius Rossillon (June 8, 1867 – January 2, 1946), known professionally as O'Galop, was a French artist and cartoonist. He is best known for creating

Bibendum Bibendum (), commonly referred to in English as the Michelin Man or Michelin Tyre Man, is the official mascot of the Michelin tyre company. A humanoid figure consisting of stacked white tyres, it was introduced at the Lyon Exhibition of 1894 w ...

, or the Michelin Man, the official mascot of the Michelin tyre company.

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O'Galop was born in

Lyon Lyon,, ; Occitan language, Occitan: ''Lion'', hist. ''Lionés'' also spelled in English as Lyons, is the List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, third-largest city and Urban area (France), second-largest metropolitan area of F ...

, France in 1867. He began his career around 1893, drawing cartoons for magazines.Lambiek.net
/ref> He created his first advertisement for Michelin in 1898 and would continue creating posters for the company featuring Bibendum until 1911. He was also a pioneer in animation and created about 40 animated films between 1910 and 1927. O'Galop died in

Carsac-Aillac Carsac-Aillac (; oc, Carsac e Alhac) is a commune in the Dordogne department in Nouvelle-Aquitaine in southwestern France. Population Notable people * Marius Rossillon, aka O'Galop (1867-1946), creator of the Bibendum Michelin, died in Car ...

, France in 1946.

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