The picture of the long white beard down to his belly and Christmas bell. Let us know by now that there is a Santa Claus was created by Thomas Nest as a cartoonist in North America, where he had a swipe to the weekly book titled Haper during the year, Chris. 1863-1883 BC His pictures are a casual reference to the poetry of West Africa, then it has developed into a shape that is slightly fatter and became Santa Claus today.