Painter
Albrecht Dürer
German painter, printmaker and theorist
1471 - 1528
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Albrecht Dürer
His biography is available in 158 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 156 in 2024). Albrecht Dürer is the 7th most popular painter (up from 8th in 2024), the 14th most popular biography from Germany and the most popular German Painter.
Albrecht Dürer is most famous for his woodcuts and engravings. He was a German painter, printmaker, and designer.
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#1
Albrecht Dürer is the most memorable of the 63 notable people born in Nuremberg, in what is now modern-day Germany, ahead of Wenceslaus IV of Bohemia, Martin Behaim, and Isdal Woman.
#7
Albrecht Dürer ranks #7 of 2,023 Painters worldwide — among the top 1% of the profession.
#126
More than 4 centuries after death, Albrecht Dürer still holds rank #126 among all individuals in Pantheon.
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Among Painters
Among painters, Albrecht Dürer ranks 7 out of 2,023. Before him are Michelangelo, Vincent van Gogh, Pablo Picasso, Raphael, Rembrandt, and Salvador Dalí. After him are Frida Kahlo, Claude Monet, Peter Paul Rubens, Caravaggio, Francisco Goya, and Johannes Vermeer.
Most Popular Painters in Wikipedia
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Michelangelo
1475 - 1564
HPI: 93.54
Rank: 1
Vincent van Gogh
1853 - 1890
HPI: 93.26
Rank: 2
Pablo Picasso
1881 - 1973
HPI: 91.68
Rank: 3
Raphael
1483 - 1520
HPI: 90.99
Rank: 4
Rembrandt
1606 - 1669
HPI: 90.59
Rank: 5
Salvador Dalí
1904 - 1989
HPI: 89.93
Rank: 6
Albrecht Dürer
1471 - 1528
HPI: 89.52
Rank: 7
Frida Kahlo
1907 - 1954
HPI: 89.13
Rank: 8
Claude Monet
1840 - 1926
HPI: 88.69
Rank: 9
Peter Paul Rubens
1577 - 1640
HPI: 88.29
Rank: 10
Caravaggio
1571 - 1610
HPI: 87.57
Rank: 11
Francisco Goya
1746 - 1828
HPI: 87.42
Rank: 12
Johannes Vermeer
1632 - 1675
HPI: 87.28
Rank: 13
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1471, Albrecht Dürer ranks 1. After him are Frederick I of Denmark, George, Duke of Saxony, and Elisabetta Gonzaga. Among people deceased in 1528, Albrecht Dürer ranks 1. After him are Matthias Grünewald, Giovanni da Verrazzano, Georg von Frundsberg, Palma Vecchio, Pánfilo de Narváez, Balthasar Hubmaier, Clarice de' Medici, Pedro Navarro, Count of Oliveto, Rana Sanga, Urs Graf, and Edzard I, Count of East Frisia.
Others Born in 1471
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PAINTER
1471 - 1528
HPI: 89.52
Rank: 1
Frederick I of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1471 - 1533
HPI: 73.07
Rank: 2
George, Duke of Saxony
NOBLEMAN
1471 - 1539
HPI: 66.53
Rank: 3
Elisabetta Gonzaga
POLITICIAN
1471 - 1526
HPI: 63.07
Rank: 4
Others Deceased in 1528
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PAINTER
1471 - 1528
HPI: 89.52
Rank: 1
Matthias Grünewald
PAINTER
1480 - 1528
HPI: 76.21
Rank: 2
Giovanni da Verrazzano
EXPLORER
1485 - 1528
HPI: 71.94
Rank: 3
Georg von Frundsberg
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1473 - 1528
HPI: 69.18
Rank: 4
Palma Vecchio
PAINTER
1480 - 1528
HPI: 67.73
Rank: 5
Pánfilo de Narváez
EXPLORER
1478 - 1528
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 6
Balthasar Hubmaier
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1485 - 1528
HPI: 64.51
Rank: 7
Clarice de' Medici
POLITICIAN
1493 - 1528
HPI: 63.03
Rank: 8
Pedro Navarro, Count of Oliveto
ENGINEER
1460 - 1528
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 9
Rana Sanga
POLITICIAN
1482 - 1528
HPI: 60.17
Rank: 10
Urs Graf
PAINTER
1485 - 1528
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 11
Edzard I, Count of East Frisia
POLITICIAN
1462 - 1528
HPI: 59.25
Rank: 12
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Albrecht Dürer ranks 14 out of 7,253. Before him are Carl Friedrich Gauss (1777), Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749), Johannes Gutenberg (1394), Friedrich Nietzsche (1844), Charlemagne (748), and Empress Elisabeth of Austria (1837). After him are Johannes Kepler (1571), George Frideric Handel (1685), Joseph Goebbels (1897), Otto von Bismarck (1815), Wilhelm II, German Emperor (1859), and Peter Paul Rubens (1577).
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Carl Friedrich Gauss
MATHEMATICIAN
1777 - 1855
HPI: 91.44
Rank: 8
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
WRITER
1749 - 1832
HPI: 90.96
Rank: 9
Johannes Gutenberg
INVENTOR
1394 - 1468
HPI: 90.58
Rank: 10
Friedrich Nietzsche
PHILOSOPHER
1844 - 1900
HPI: 90.17
Rank: 11
Charlemagne
POLITICIAN
748 - 814
HPI: 89.85
Rank: 12
Empress Elisabeth of Austria
COMPANION
1837 - 1898
HPI: 89.61
Rank: 13
Albrecht Dürer
PAINTER
1471 - 1528
HPI: 89.52
Rank: 14
Johannes Kepler
ASTRONOMER
1571 - 1630
HPI: 89.24
Rank: 15
George Frideric Handel
COMPOSER
1685 - 1759
HPI: 88.95
Rank: 16
Joseph Goebbels
POLITICIAN
1897 - 1945
HPI: 88.81
Rank: 17
Otto von Bismarck
POLITICIAN
1815 - 1898
HPI: 88.67
Rank: 18
Wilhelm II, German Emperor
POLITICIAN
1859 - 1941
HPI: 88.47
Rank: 19
Peter Paul Rubens
PAINTER
1577 - 1640
HPI: 88.29
Rank: 20
Among Painters In Germany
Among painters born in Germany, Albrecht Dürer ranks 1. After him are Peter Paul Rubens (1577), Caspar David Friedrich (1774), Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472), Max Ernst (1891), Hans Memling (1435), Matthias Grünewald (1480), Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (1880), Franz Marc (1880), Albrecht Altdorfer (1480), Emil Nolde (1867), and Otto Dix (1891).
Albrecht Dürer
1471 - 1528
HPI: 89.52
Rank: 1
Peter Paul Rubens
1577 - 1640
HPI: 88.29
Rank: 2
Caspar David Friedrich
1774 - 1840
HPI: 80.37
Rank: 3
Lucas Cranach the Elder
1472 - 1553
HPI: 78.79
Rank: 4
Max Ernst
1891 - 1976
HPI: 77.62
Rank: 5
Hans Memling
1435 - 1494
HPI: 76.26
Rank: 6
Matthias Grünewald
1480 - 1528
HPI: 76.21
Rank: 7
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
1880 - 1938
HPI: 75.30
Rank: 8
Franz Marc
1880 - 1916
HPI: 75.00
Rank: 9
Albrecht Altdorfer
1480 - 1538
HPI: 74.90
Rank: 10
Emil Nolde
1867 - 1956
HPI: 73.18
Rank: 11
Otto Dix
1891 - 1969
HPI: 73.15
Rank: 12
