Painter
Fernando Botero
1932 - 2023
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Fernando Botero
His biography is available in 47 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 45 in 2024). Fernando Botero is the 162nd most popular painter (down from 118th in 2024), the 4th most popular biography from Colombia and the most popular Colombian Painter.
Fernando Botero is most famous for his paintings and sculptures of people and animals, which are often exaggerated and distorted in shape.
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Among Painters
Among painters, Fernando Botero ranks 162 out of 2,023. Before him are Robert Campin, Frédéric Bazille, Nicolai Abildgaard, Théodore Rousseau, Pinturicchio, and Ambrogio Lorenzetti. After him are Carl Larsson, Jan Matejko, Emil Nolde, Otto Dix, Paul Delaroche, and Umberto Boccioni.
Most Popular Painters in Wikipedia
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Robert Campin
1375 - 1444
HPI: 73.67
Rank: 156
Frédéric Bazille
1841 - 1870
HPI: 73.54
Rank: 157
Nicolai Abildgaard
1743 - 1809
HPI: 73.53
Rank: 158
Théodore Rousseau
1812 - 1867
HPI: 73.50
Rank: 159
Pinturicchio
1454 - 1513
HPI: 73.46
Rank: 160
Ambrogio Lorenzetti
1290 - 1348
HPI: 73.28
Rank: 161
Fernando Botero
1932 - 2023
HPI: 73.22
Rank: 162
Carl Larsson
1853 - 1919
HPI: 73.22
Rank: 163
Jan Matejko
1838 - 1893
HPI: 73.20
Rank: 164
Emil Nolde
1867 - 1956
HPI: 73.18
Rank: 165
Otto Dix
1891 - 1969
HPI: 73.15
Rank: 166
Paul Delaroche
1797 - 1856
HPI: 73.15
Rank: 167
Umberto Boccioni
1882 - 1916
HPI: 73.13
Rank: 168
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1932, Fernando Botero ranks 21. Before him are Roh Tae-woo, Abebe Bikila, Anouk Aimée, Peter O'Toole, Sylvia Plath, and Miriam Makeba. After him are François Englert, Glenn Gould, Raisa Gorbacheva, Tiny Tim, Dian Fossey, and Sirikit. Among people deceased in 2023, Fernando Botero ranks 23. Before him are Sinéad O'Connor, Yevgeny Prigozhin, Just Fontaine, Robert Lucas Jr., Harald zur Hausen, and Ted Kaczynski. After him are Louise Glück, Paul Berg, Rosalynn Carter, Paco Rabanne, Pat Robertson, and Helmut Berger.
Others Born in 1932
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Roh Tae-woo
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2021
HPI: 75.38
Rank: 15
Abebe Bikila
ATHLETE
1932 - 1973
HPI: 75.20
Rank: 16
Anouk Aimée
ACTOR
1932 - 2024
HPI: 74.50
Rank: 17
Peter O'Toole
ACTOR
1932 - 2013
HPI: 74.28
Rank: 18
Sylvia Plath
WRITER
1932 - 1963
HPI: 74.19
Rank: 19
Miriam Makeba
SINGER
1932 - 2008
HPI: 73.35
Rank: 20
Fernando Botero
PAINTER
1932 - 2023
HPI: 73.22
Rank: 21
François Englert
PHYSICIST
1932 - Present
HPI: 73.03
Rank: 22
Glenn Gould
MUSICIAN
1932 - 1982
HPI: 73.01
Rank: 23
Raisa Gorbacheva
POLITICIAN
1932 - 1999
HPI: 72.91
Rank: 24
Tiny Tim
SINGER
1932 - 1996
HPI: 72.53
Rank: 25
Dian Fossey
BIOLOGIST
1932 - 1985
HPI: 72.50
Rank: 26
Sirikit
POLITICIAN
1932 - 2025
HPI: 72.47
Rank: 27
Others Deceased in 2023
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Sinéad O'Connor
SINGER
1966 - 2023
HPI: 75.08
Rank: 17
Yevgeny Prigozhin
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1961 - 2023
HPI: 74.76
Rank: 18
Just Fontaine
SOCCER PLAYER
1933 - 2023
HPI: 74.56
Rank: 19
Robert Lucas Jr.
ECONOMIST
1937 - 2023
HPI: 74.05
Rank: 20
Harald zur Hausen
BIOLOGIST
1936 - 2023
HPI: 73.85
Rank: 21
Ted Kaczynski
EXTREMIST
1942 - 2023
HPI: 73.35
Rank: 22
Fernando Botero
PAINTER
1932 - 2023
HPI: 73.22
Rank: 23
Louise Glück
WRITER
1943 - 2023
HPI: 72.92
Rank: 24
Paul Berg
CHEMIST
1926 - 2023
HPI: 72.46
Rank: 25
Rosalynn Carter
COMPANION
1927 - 2023
HPI: 72.27
Rank: 26
Paco Rabanne
DESIGNER
1934 - 2023
HPI: 71.90
Rank: 27
Pat Robertson
PHILOSOPHER
1930 - 2023
HPI: 71.65
Rank: 28
Helmut Berger
ACTOR
1944 - 2023
HPI: 71.64
Rank: 29
In Colombia
Among people born in Colombia, Fernando Botero ranks 4 out of NaN. Before him are Gabriel García Márquez (1927), Pablo Escobar (1949), and Shakira (1977). After him are Griselda Blanco (1943), Juan Manuel Santos (1951), Andrés Escobar (1967), César Gaviria (1947), René Higuita (1966), Carlos Valderrama (1961), Gustavo Petro (1960), and Miguel Rodríguez Orejuela (1943).
Others born in Colombia
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Gabriel García Márquez
WRITER
1927 - 2014
HPI: 86.19
Rank: 1
Pablo Escobar
MAFIOSO
1949 - 1993
HPI: 84.96
Rank: 2
Shakira
SINGER
1977 - Present
HPI: 75.31
Rank: 3
Fernando Botero
PAINTER
1932 - 2023
HPI: 73.22
Rank: 4
Griselda Blanco
MAFIOSO
1943 - 2012
HPI: 71.71
Rank: 5
Juan Manuel Santos
POLITICIAN
1951 - Present
HPI: 70.99
Rank: 6
Andrés Escobar
SOCCER PLAYER
1967 - 1994
HPI: 69.99
Rank: 7
César Gaviria
POLITICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 69.37
Rank: 8
René Higuita
SOCCER PLAYER
1966 - Present
HPI: 68.74
Rank: 9
Carlos Valderrama
SOCCER PLAYER
1961 - Present
HPI: 68.69
Rank: 10
Gustavo Petro
POLITICIAN
1960 - Present
HPI: 67.91
Rank: 11
Miguel Rodríguez Orejuela
POLITICIAN
1943 - Present
HPI: 66.64
Rank: 12
Among Painters In Colombia
Among painters born in Colombia, Fernando Botero ranks 1.
