Painter
Bob Ross
American painter and television host
1942 - 1995
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Bob Ross
His biography is available in 43 different languages on Wikipedia. Bob Ross is the 78th most popular painter (up from 460th in 2024), the 188th most popular biography from United States (up from 1,479th in 2019) and the most popular American Painter.
Bob Ross is most famous for his painting show "The Joy of Painting" that aired on PBS. He was also an artist and instructor.
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1.9M
Page Views
Past 12 months
78.29
HPI
Historical Popularity Index
Data Insights
+12k
Bob Ross climbed 12,178 places in Pantheon's global HPI ranking, from #14,205 to #2,027.
#1 / 161
Of the 161 Painters born in United States, Bob Ross ranks first.
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Bob Ross's Wikipedia page drew 1.9M views over the past year, 24× the average among Painters.
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Among Painters
Among painters, Bob Ross ranks 78 out of 2,055. Before him are Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, Henri Rousseau, Pietro Perugino, Rogier van der Weyden, Alfred Sisley, and Gustave Doré. After him are Jackson Pollock, James Abbott McNeill Whistler, Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, Georges Seurat, Berthe Morisot, and Canaletto.
Most Popular Painters in Wikipedia
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Bartolomé Esteban Murillo
1617 - 1682
HPI: 78.48
Rank: 72
Henri Rousseau
1844 - 1910
HPI: 78.41
Rank: 73
Pietro Perugino
1446 - 1523
HPI: 78.38
Rank: 74
Rogier van der Weyden
1390 - 1464
HPI: 78.33
Rank: 75
Alfred Sisley
1839 - 1899
HPI: 78.33
Rank: 76
Gustave Doré
1832 - 1883
HPI: 78.30
Rank: 77
Bob Ross
1942 - 1995
HPI: 78.29
Rank: 78
Jackson Pollock
1912 - 1956
HPI: 78.25
Rank: 79
James Abbott McNeill Whistler
1834 - 1903
HPI: 78.18
Rank: 80
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
1796 - 1875
HPI: 78.07
Rank: 81
Georges Seurat
1859 - 1891
HPI: 77.97
Rank: 82
Berthe Morisot
1841 - 1895
HPI: 77.77
Rank: 83
Canaletto
1697 - 1768
HPI: 77.76
Rank: 84
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1942, Bob Ross ranks 15. Before him are Hu Jintao, Calvin Klein, Ratko Mladić, Paul McCartney, Jimi Hendrix, and Harrison Ford. After him are Dino Zoff, Barbra Streisand, Peter Handke, Isabel Allende, Neilia Hunter Biden, and Scatman John. Among people deceased in 1995, Bob Ross ranks 3. Before him are Yitzhak Rabin, and Siad Barre. After him are Emil Cioran, Gilles Deleuze, Juan Manuel Fangio, Emmanuel Levinas, Adolf Butenandt, Eugene Wigner, Hannes Alfvén, Mikhail Botvinnik, and Maurizio Gucci.
Others Born in 1942
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Hu Jintao
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 81.29
Rank: 9
Calvin Klein
FASHION DESIGNER
1942 - Present
HPI: 80.51
Rank: 10
Ratko Mladić
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1942 - Present
HPI: 79.73
Rank: 11
Paul McCartney
MUSICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 79.53
Rank: 12
Jimi Hendrix
MUSICIAN
1942 - 1970
HPI: 79.33
Rank: 13
Harrison Ford
ACTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 79.27
Rank: 14
Bob Ross
PAINTER
1942 - 1995
HPI: 78.29
Rank: 15
Dino Zoff
COACH
1942 - Present
HPI: 76.82
Rank: 16
Barbra Streisand
SINGER
1942 - Present
HPI: 76.35
Rank: 17
Peter Handke
WRITER
1942 - Present
HPI: 76.29
Rank: 18
Isabel Allende
WRITER
1942 - Present
HPI: 76.20
Rank: 19
Neilia Hunter Biden
COMPANION
1942 - 1972
HPI: 76.02
Rank: 20
Scatman John
MUSICIAN
1942 - 1999
HPI: 75.82
Rank: 21
Others Deceased in 1995
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Yitzhak Rabin
POLITICIAN
1922 - 1995
HPI: 80.27
Rank: 1
Siad Barre
POLITICIAN
1919 - 1995
HPI: 78.86
Rank: 2
Bob Ross
PAINTER
1942 - 1995
HPI: 78.29
Rank: 3
Emil Cioran
PHILOSOPHER
1911 - 1995
HPI: 78.22
Rank: 4
Gilles Deleuze
PHILOSOPHER
1925 - 1995
HPI: 78.10
Rank: 5
Juan Manuel Fangio
RACING DRIVER
1911 - 1995
HPI: 77.85
Rank: 6
Emmanuel Levinas
PHILOSOPHER
1906 - 1995
HPI: 77.38
Rank: 7
Adolf Butenandt
CHEMIST
1903 - 1995
HPI: 76.38
Rank: 8
Eugene Wigner
PHYSICIST
1902 - 1995
HPI: 75.92
Rank: 9
Hannes Alfvén
PHYSICIST
1908 - 1995
HPI: 75.49
Rank: 10
Mikhail Botvinnik
CHESS PLAYER
1911 - 1995
HPI: 75.14
Rank: 11
Maurizio Gucci
FASHION DESIGNER
1948 - 1995
HPI: 75.14
Rank: 12
In United States
Among people born in United States, Bob Ross ranks 188 out of 23,232. Before him are Tom Selleck (1945), Robert Downey Jr. (1965), Bobby Fischer (1943), Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. (1888), Phineas Gage (1823), and Judy Garland (1922). After him are Stan Lee (1922), Jackson Pollock (1912), David Woodard (1964), James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834), John Nance Garner (1868), and Tom Hanks (1956).
Others born in United States
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Tom Selleck
ACTOR
1945 - Present
HPI: 78.39
Rank: 182
Robert Downey Jr.
ACTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 78.36
Rank: 183
Bobby Fischer
CHESS PLAYER
1943 - 2008
HPI: 78.36
Rank: 184
Joseph P. Kennedy Sr.
POLITICIAN
1888 - 1969
HPI: 78.35
Rank: 185
Phineas Gage
CELEBRITY
1823 - 1860
HPI: 78.34
Rank: 186
Judy Garland
ACTOR
1922 - 1969
HPI: 78.32
Rank: 187
Bob Ross
PAINTER
1942 - 1995
HPI: 78.29
Rank: 188
Stan Lee
COMIC ARTIST
1922 - 2018
HPI: 78.26
Rank: 189
Jackson Pollock
PAINTER
1912 - 1956
HPI: 78.25
Rank: 190
David Woodard
WRITER
1964 - Present
HPI: 78.20
Rank: 191
James Abbott McNeill Whistler
PAINTER
1834 - 1903
HPI: 78.18
Rank: 192
John Nance Garner
POLITICIAN
1868 - 1967
HPI: 78.15
Rank: 193
Tom Hanks
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 78.11
Rank: 194
Among Painters In United States
Among painters born in United States, Bob Ross ranks 1. After him are Jackson Pollock (1912), James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834), Mary Cassatt (1844), Edward Hopper (1882), Man Ray (1890), Georgia O'Keeffe (1887), Asher Brown Durand (1796), Joseph Kosuth (1945), Norman Rockwell (1894), Robert Rauschenberg (1925), and Lyonel Feininger (1871).
Bob Ross
1942 - 1995
HPI: 78.29
Rank: 1
Jackson Pollock
1912 - 1956
HPI: 78.25
Rank: 2
James Abbott McNeill Whistler
1834 - 1903
HPI: 78.18
Rank: 3
Mary Cassatt
1844 - 1926
HPI: 74.50
Rank: 4
Edward Hopper
1882 - 1967
HPI: 74.40
Rank: 5
Man Ray
1890 - 1976
HPI: 74.27
Rank: 6
Georgia O'Keeffe
1887 - 1986
HPI: 71.65
Rank: 7
Asher Brown Durand
1796 - 1886
HPI: 68.25
Rank: 8
Joseph Kosuth
1945 - Present
HPI: 67.69
Rank: 9
Norman Rockwell
1894 - 1978
HPI: 67.57
Rank: 10
Robert Rauschenberg
1925 - 2008
HPI: 67.38
Rank: 11
Lyonel Feininger
1871 - 1956
HPI: 67.20
Rank: 12
