Banksy's Identity Is One of the Best-Kept Secrets in Art

Banksy has been creating politically charged street art since the early 1990s and remains anonymous despite being one of the world's most commercially valuable living artists. A 2016 academic study claimed to have identified him using geographic profiling — but the conclusion was never confirmed and has been disputed. His anonymity is now considered part of the artwork itself.

Source: The Art of Banksy — various art journalists