William Papas

William "Bill" Papas (15 July 1927 – 19 June 2000) was a political cartoonist and caricaturist, book author and illustrator, and watercolourist.

At the age of 15, he ran away from home to join the South African Air Force, and flew coastal missions as a tail gunner during the war.

In 1959 he returned to Britain with his family, his wife Aroon McConnell and daughter Peta, their two sons Warren & Vollmer, settling in Kent and joining the staff of The Guardian.

In this period also began his association with Oxford University Press, writing and illustrating books for both children and adults.

Papas was a commended runner up for the 1964, 1967, and 1968 Kate Greenaway Medals from the Library Association, recognising the year's best work of children's book illustration by a British subject.