- The 1999 novel The Illustrated Mum by Jacqueline Wilson is a reference to The Illustrated Man by title.
- Elton John's hit song, "Rocket Man", was inspired by the Bradbury story.[15]
- The band Pearls Before Swine released a song named after and inspired by "The Rocket Man".
- In the 2007 film Blades of Glory, Will Ferrell's character claims to be referred to as "The Illustrated Man".
- Numerous references to The Illustrated Man are made throughout an episode of Criminal Minds (episode 20, season 5, entitled "A Thousand Words") that deals with a serial killer whose body is covered in tattoos.
- In 2012, shortly before author Ray Bradbury's death, Canadian musician deadmau5 produced a song titled "The Veldt", including lyrics by Chris James based upon the short story. The music video, released after Bradbury's death, is dedicated to him.
- Post-rock band Deadhorse refer their 2010 album release We Can Create Our Own World to be directly influenced by the book.
- Noah Taylor's character can be seen reading the book in Cameron Crowe's film Almost Famous while on a tour bus.
- The Illustrated Man himself appears in The Simpsons "Treehouse of Horror XXIV" episode in the couch gag with his author, Ray Bradbury.
- In an episode of The Sopranos (Season 2, Episode 11), Dick Barone refers to a man covered in tattoos as "The Illustrated Man."
- "Kaleidoscope" seems to have inspired the ending of Dark Star with the ships crew drifting apart to their various fates including joining a meteor shower and hitting the planet they'd bombed.
- American melodic death metal band Light This City released two songs on their 2008 album Stormchaser inspired by Ray Bradbury stories. The song "Firehaven" was inspired by "The Long Rain" and the song "Wake Me at Sunset" was inspired by "The Rocket Man."
- The Quentin Tarantino movie Once Upon a Time in Hollywood includes a radio trailer for the film version of The Illustrated Man playing in the background.[16]
- In the Black Mirror episode "Beyond the Sea", this book is seen near the computer of a spacecraft.[17]
- In the 2019 Argentine film The Blonde One (Un Rubio) directed by Marco Berger, the character Gabriel reads The Illustrated Man while lying on his bed.
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