Randolph Caldecott
Randolph Caldecott (; 22 March 1846 – 12 February 1886) was an English artist and illustrator, born in Chester. The Caldecott Medal was named in his honour. He exercised his art chiefly in book illustrations. His abilities as an artist were promptly and generously recognised by the Royal Academy. Caldecott greatly influenced illustration of children's books during the nineteenth century. Two books illustrated by him, priced at a shilling each, were published every Christmas for eight years.
Kadir Nelson
Nelson is a two-time Caldecott Honor Award winner. He received an NAACP Image Award for the book "Just the Two of Us". For his book, "We Are The Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball", he received the 2008 CASEY Award for best baseball book, the 2009 Coretta Scott King Author Award, and the 2009 Robert F. Sibert Informational Book Award. His book, "Nelson Mandela", was a Coretta Scott King Honor book in 2014.