Painter
Ben Shahn
American artist
1898 - 1969
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Ben Shahn
His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Ben Shahn is the 1,716th most popular painter (down from 1,148th in 2024), the 149th most popular biography from Lithuania (down from 87th in 2019) and the 8th most popular Lithuanian Painter.
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Sep 12
Ben Shahn shares a September 12 birthday with Francis I of France, Irène Joliot-Curie, and Dmitri Shostakovich.
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Among Painters
Among painters, Ben Shahn ranks 1,716 out of 2,023. Before him are Andrea Benetti, Cecilia Beaux, Ștefan Luchian, Christian Wilhelm Allers, Cornelis Bloemaert, and Vadym Meller. After him are Clive Bell, Jenny Holzer, Josef Danhauser, Boris Grigoriev, Mordecai Ardon, and Hendrik Voogd.
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Andrea Benetti
1964 - Present
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 1,710
Cecilia Beaux
1855 - 1942
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 1,711
Ștefan Luchian
1868 - 1916
HPI: 56.40
Rank: 1,712
Christian Wilhelm Allers
1857 - 1915
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 1,713
Cornelis Bloemaert
1603 - 1692
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 1,714
Vadym Meller
1884 - 1962
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 1,715
Ben Shahn
1898 - 1969
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 1,716
Clive Bell
1881 - 1964
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 1,717
Jenny Holzer
1950 - Present
HPI: 56.32
Rank: 1,718
Josef Danhauser
1805 - 1845
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 1,719
Boris Grigoriev
1886 - 1939
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 1,720
Mordecai Ardon
1896 - 1992
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 1,721
Hendrik Voogd
1768 - 1839
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 1,722
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1898, Ben Shahn ranks 211. Before him are Preston Sturges, Félix Sesúmaga, Hal Brown, Harry Patch, Harry Watson, and David Toro. After him are Valentín Paz-Andrade, Clemente Biondetti, Ernst Ahl, Jascha Horenstein, Rosa Chacel, and Zhu Ziqing. Among people deceased in 1969, Ben Shahn ranks 174. Before him are Stijn Streuvels, Manuel Plaza, Ture Nerman, José Piendibene, Gisela Arendt, and Julius Saaristo. After him are Marek Hłasko, Ichikawa Raizō VIII, André Gaboriaud, Jim Bellamy, Paul Scherrer, and Camille Mandrillon.
Others Born in 1898
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Preston Sturges
FILM DIRECTOR
1898 - 1959
HPI: 56.75
Rank: 205
Félix Sesúmaga
SOCCER PLAYER
1898 - 1925
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 206
Hal Brown
ATHLETE
1898 - 1983
HPI: 56.55
Rank: 207
Harry Patch
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1898 - 2009
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 208
Harry Watson
ATHLETE
1898 - 1957
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 209
David Toro
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1977
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 210
Ben Shahn
PAINTER
1898 - 1969
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 211
Valentín Paz-Andrade
WRITER
1898 - 1987
HPI: 56.35
Rank: 212
Clemente Biondetti
RACING DRIVER
1898 - 1955
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 213
Ernst Ahl
BIOLOGIST
1898 - 1945
HPI: 56.27
Rank: 214
Jascha Horenstein
CONDUCTOR
1898 - 1973
HPI: 56.25
Rank: 215
Rosa Chacel
WRITER
1898 - 1994
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 216
Zhu Ziqing
WRITER
1898 - 1948
HPI: 56.05
Rank: 217
Others Deceased in 1969
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Stijn Streuvels
WRITER
1871 - 1969
HPI: 56.89
Rank: 168
Manuel Plaza
ATHLETE
1900 - 1969
HPI: 56.84
Rank: 169
Ture Nerman
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1969
HPI: 56.82
Rank: 170
José Piendibene
SOCCER PLAYER
1890 - 1969
HPI: 56.81
Rank: 171
Gisela Arendt
POLITICIAN
1918 - 1969
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 172
Julius Saaristo
ATHLETE
1891 - 1969
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 173
Ben Shahn
PAINTER
1898 - 1969
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 174
Marek Hłasko
WRITER
1934 - 1969
HPI: 56.24
Rank: 175
Ichikawa Raizō VIII
ACTOR
1931 - 1969
HPI: 56.20
Rank: 176
André Gaboriaud
ATHLETE
1895 - 1969
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 177
Jim Bellamy
SOCCER PLAYER
1881 - 1969
HPI: 56.08
Rank: 178
Paul Scherrer
PHYSICIST
1890 - 1969
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 179
Camille Mandrillon
ATHLETE
1891 - 1969
HPI: 56.07
Rank: 180
In Lithuania
Among people born in Lithuania, Ben Shahn ranks 149 out of 328. Before him are Kārlis Zāle (1888), Władysław Komar (1940), Isaak Kikoin (1908), Osip Senkovsky (1800), Irena Degutienė (1949), and Bohdan Paczyński (1940). After him are Źmitrok Biadula (1886), Regimantas Adomaitis (1937), Hans-Georg Reimann (1941), Vladas Mironas (1880), Mykolas Biržiška (1882), and Antanas Baranauskas (1835).
Others born in Lithuania
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Kārlis Zāle
SCULPTOR
1888 - 1942
HPI: 56.56
Rank: 143
Władysław Komar
ATHLETE
1940 - 1998
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 144
Isaak Kikoin
PHYSICIST
1908 - 1984
HPI: 56.53
Rank: 145
Osip Senkovsky
WRITER
1800 - 1858
HPI: 56.44
Rank: 146
Irena Degutienė
POLITICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 147
Bohdan Paczyński
ASTRONOMER
1940 - 2007
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 148
Ben Shahn
PAINTER
1898 - 1969
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 149
Źmitrok Biadula
WRITER
1886 - 1941
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 150
Regimantas Adomaitis
ACTOR
1937 - 2022
HPI: 56.26
Rank: 151
Hans-Georg Reimann
ATHLETE
1941 - 2026
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 152
Vladas Mironas
POLITICIAN
1880 - 1953
HPI: 56.11
Rank: 153
Mykolas Biržiška
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1962
HPI: 56.10
Rank: 154
Antanas Baranauskas
WRITER
1835 - 1902
HPI: 56.04
Rank: 155
Among Painters In Lithuania
Among painters born in Lithuania, Ben Shahn ranks 8. Before him are Isaac Levitan (1860), Jacques Lipchitz (1891), George Maciunas (1931), Varvara Stepanova (1894), Michał Elwiro Andriolli (1836), and Stanisław Witkiewicz (1851). After him is Yehuda Pen (1854).
Isaac Levitan
1860 - 1900
HPI: 65.82
Rank: 2
Jacques Lipchitz
1891 - 1973
HPI: 65.00
Rank: 3
George Maciunas
1931 - 1978
HPI: 60.99
Rank: 4
Varvara Stepanova
1894 - 1958
HPI: 60.75
Rank: 5
Michał Elwiro Andriolli
1836 - 1893
HPI: 57.80
Rank: 6
Stanisław Witkiewicz
1851 - 1915
HPI: 57.54
Rank: 7
Ben Shahn
1898 - 1969
HPI: 56.36
Rank: 8
Yehuda Pen
1854 - 1937
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 9
