- a pseudonymous England-based street artist
- political activist, film director, and painter
- his satirical street art combines dark humour with graffiti done in a distinctive stencilling technique
- Banksy's first film, Exit Through the Gift Shop, billed as "the world's first street art disaster movie," made its debut at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival. In January 2011, it was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary for the film.