Painter
Vija Celmins
American artist (born 1938)
1938 - today
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Vija Celmins
Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2024). Vija Celmins is the 1,813th most popular painter (up from 1,922nd in 2024), the 159th most popular biography from Latvia (up from 184th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Latvian Painter.
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25k
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55.15
HPI
Historical Popularity Index
Data Insights
309
Vija Celmins is one of only 309 women among the 2,023 Painters in Pantheon.
Oct 25
Vija Celmins shares a October 25 birthday with Pablo Picasso, Johann Strauss II, and Georges Bizet.
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Among Painters
Among painters, Vija Celmins ranks 1,813 out of 2,023. Before her are Lawrence Weiner, L. S. Lowry, Emil Filla, Albert Paris Gütersloh, Jean Broc, and Ivan Argunov. After her are Konstantin Yuon, Louis Meijer, Suzanne Duchamp, Josefine Swoboda, Victor Chizhikov, and Blanka Teleki.
Most Popular Painters in Wikipedia
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Lawrence Weiner
1942 - 2021
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 1,807
L. S. Lowry
1887 - 1976
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 1,808
Emil Filla
1882 - 1953
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 1,809
Albert Paris Gütersloh
1887 - 1973
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 1,810
Jean Broc
1771 - 1850
HPI: 55.18
Rank: 1,811
Ivan Argunov
1729 - 1802
HPI: 55.16
Rank: 1,812
Vija Celmins
1938 - Present
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 1,813
Konstantin Yuon
1875 - 1958
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 1,814
Louis Meijer
1809 - 1866
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 1,815
Suzanne Duchamp
1889 - 1963
HPI: 55.12
Rank: 1,816
Josefine Swoboda
1861 - 1924
HPI: 55.11
Rank: 1,817
Victor Chizhikov
1935 - 2020
HPI: 55.09
Rank: 1,818
Blanka Teleki
1806 - 1862
HPI: 55.06
Rank: 1,819
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1938, Vija Celmins ranks 457. Before her are Janet Reno, Wiesław Maniak, Roberto Anzolin, Péter Bakonyi, Eppie Wietzes, and Emilio Trivini. After her are Anita Thallaug, Haruhiro Yamashita, Duane Eddy, Natalya Krachkovskaya, Richard Benjamin, and Carlos Monsiváis.
Others Born in 1938
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Janet Reno
POLITICIAN
1938 - 2016
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 451
Wiesław Maniak
ATHLETE
1938 - 1982
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 452
Roberto Anzolin
SOCCER PLAYER
1938 - 2017
HPI: 55.25
Rank: 453
Péter Bakonyi
FENCER
1938 - Present
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 454
Eppie Wietzes
RACING DRIVER
1938 - 2020
HPI: 55.21
Rank: 455
Emilio Trivini
ATHLETE
1938 - 2022
HPI: 55.20
Rank: 456
Vija Celmins
PAINTER
1938 - Present
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 457
Anita Thallaug
ACTOR
1938 - 2023
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 458
Haruhiro Yamashita
GYMNAST
1938 - 2026
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 459
Duane Eddy
MUSICIAN
1938 - 2024
HPI: 55.13
Rank: 460
Natalya Krachkovskaya
ACTOR
1938 - 2016
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 461
Richard Benjamin
ACTOR
1938 - Present
HPI: 55.07
Rank: 462
Carlos Monsiváis
WRITER
1938 - 2010
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 463
In Latvia
Among people born in Latvia, Vija Celmins ranks 159 out of 323. Before her are Kārlis Skalbe (1879), Hermanis Matisons (1894), Fridrikh Ermler (1898), Andris Nelsons (1978), Mikhail Nikolayevich Zadornov (1948), and Oswald Schmiedeberg (1838). After her are Regīna Ezera (1930), Rutanya Alda (1942), Imants Ziedonis (1933), Ursula Donath (1931), Alfrēds Kalniņš (1879), and Yakov Kulnev (1763).
Others born in Latvia
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Kārlis Skalbe
WRITER
1879 - 1945
HPI: 55.70
Rank: 153
Hermanis Matisons
CHESS PLAYER
1894 - 1932
HPI: 55.61
Rank: 154
Fridrikh Ermler
FILM DIRECTOR
1898 - 1967
HPI: 55.57
Rank: 155
Andris Nelsons
CONDUCTOR
1978 - Present
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 156
Mikhail Nikolayevich Zadornov
ACTOR
1948 - 2017
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 157
Oswald Schmiedeberg
CHEMIST
1838 - 1921
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 158
Vija Celmins
PAINTER
1938 - Present
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 159
Regīna Ezera
WRITER
1930 - 2002
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 160
Rutanya Alda
ACTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 55.08
Rank: 161
Imants Ziedonis
WRITER
1933 - 2013
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 162
Ursula Donath
ATHLETE
1931 - 2026
HPI: 55.05
Rank: 163
Alfrēds Kalniņš
COMPOSER
1879 - 1951
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 164
Yakov Kulnev
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1763 - 1812
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 165
Among Painters In Latvia
Among painters born in Latvia, Vija Celmins ranks 5. Before her are Mark Rothko (1903), Julie Wilhelmine Hagen-Schwarz (1824), Vilhelms Purvītis (1872), and Janis Rozentāls (1866).
Mark Rothko
1903 - 1970
HPI: 74.57
Rank: 1
Julie Wilhelmine Hagen-Schwarz
1824 - Present
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 2
Vilhelms Purvītis
1872 - 1945
HPI: 59.40
Rank: 3
Janis Rozentāls
1866 - 1916
HPI: 59.09
Rank: 4
Vija Celmins
1938 - Present
HPI: 55.15
Rank: 5
