Painter
William Beechey
English painter
1753 - 1839
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William Beechey
His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2024). William Beechey is the 1,940th most popular painter (down from 1,932nd in 2024), the 5,105th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,900th in 2019) and the 116th most popular British Painter.
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Historical Popularity Index
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Among Painters
Among painters, William Beechey ranks 1,941 out of 2,023. Before him are Maurice Prendergast, Randolph Caldecott, William Stanley Haseltine, Luke Fildes, Harry Clarke, Tom Thomson, and Alfred John Keene. After him are Antonín Slavíček, Edward Henry Potthast, Hale Asaf, Jerzy Nowosielski, and Rob Gonsalves.
Most Popular Painters in Wikipedia
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Maurice Prendergast
1858 - 1924
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 1,934
Randolph Caldecott
1846 - 1886
HPI: 52.62
Rank: 1,935
William Stanley Haseltine
1835 - 1900
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 1,936
Luke Fildes
1843 - 1927
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 1,937
Harry Clarke
1889 - 1931
HPI: 52.55
Rank: 1,938
Tom Thomson
1877 - 1917
HPI: 52.54
Rank: 1,939
Alfred John Keene
1864 - 1930
HPI: 52.53
Rank: 1,940
William Beechey
1753 - 1839
HPI: 52.44
Rank: 1,941
Antonín Slavíček
1870 - 1910
HPI: 52.43
Rank: 1,942
Edward Henry Potthast
1857 - 1927
HPI: 52.40
Rank: 1,943
Hale Asaf
1905 - 1938
HPI: 52.39
Rank: 1,944
Jerzy Nowosielski
1923 - 2011
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 1,945
Rob Gonsalves
1959 - 2017
HPI: 52.38
Rank: 1,946
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1753, William Beechey ranks 44. Before him are John Soane, Dugald Stewart, Edward Pigott, François Levaillant, Nikolay Lvov, and James McHenry. After him are William Roscoe, William Eustis, and Elizabeth Inchbald. Among people deceased in 1839, William Beechey ranks 43. Before him are Alexander Odoevsky, José María Heredia y Heredia, Hendrik Voogd, Marie Friederike of Hesse-Kassel, Jens Esmark, and Allan Cunningham. After him are Benjamin Morrell, Thomas Bibb, and Sybil Ludington.
Others Born in 1753
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John Soane
ARCHITECT
1753 - 1837
HPI: 56.69
Rank: 38
Dugald Stewart
PHILOSOPHER
1753 - 1828
HPI: 56.50
Rank: 39
Edward Pigott
ASTRONOMER
1753 - 1825
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 40
François Levaillant
EXPLORER
1753 - 1824
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 41
Nikolay Lvov
ARCHITECT
1753 - 1803
HPI: 54.82
Rank: 42
James McHenry
POLITICIAN
1753 - 1816
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 43
William Beechey
PAINTER
1753 - 1839
HPI: 52.44
Rank: 44
William Roscoe
WRITER
1753 - 1831
HPI: 51.50
Rank: 45
William Eustis
POLITICIAN
1753 - 1825
HPI: 51.12
Rank: 46
Elizabeth Inchbald
WRITER
1753 - 1821
HPI: 49.77
Rank: 47
Others Deceased in 1839
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Alexander Odoevsky
WRITER
1802 - 1839
HPI: 56.93
Rank: 37
José María Heredia y Heredia
WRITER
1803 - 1839
HPI: 56.74
Rank: 38
Hendrik Voogd
PAINTER
1768 - 1839
HPI: 56.29
Rank: 39
Marie Friederike of Hesse-Kassel
NOBLEMAN
1768 - 1839
HPI: 55.78
Rank: 40
Jens Esmark
GEOLOGIST
1763 - 1839
HPI: 53.32
Rank: 41
Allan Cunningham
EXPLORER
1791 - 1839
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 42
William Beechey
PAINTER
1753 - 1839
HPI: 52.44
Rank: 43
Benjamin Morrell
EXPLORER
1795 - 1839
HPI: 50.33
Rank: 44
Thomas Bibb
POLITICIAN
1783 - 1839
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 45
Sybil Ludington
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1761 - 1839
HPI: 45.49
Rank: 46
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, William Beechey ranks 5,108 out of NaN. Before him are Darren Shan (1972), Frances Wright (1795), Sam Tingle (1921), Edd China (1971), Barbara Shelley (1932), John Castle (1940), Don McCullin (1935), Julian Symons (1912), and Jermain Defoe (1982). After him are Tony Rolt (1918), Ethel Muckelt (1885), and Moira Shearer (1926).
Others born in United Kingdom
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Darren Shan
WRITER
1972 - Present
HPI: 52.47
Rank: 5,099
Frances Wright
WRITER
1795 - 1852
HPI: 52.46
Rank: 5,100
Sam Tingle
RACING DRIVER
1921 - 2008
HPI: 52.45
Rank: 5,101
Edd China
INVENTOR
1971 - Present
HPI: 52.45
Rank: 5,102
Barbara Shelley
ACTOR
1932 - 2021
HPI: 52.45
Rank: 5,103
John Castle
ACTOR
1940 - Present
HPI: 52.45
Rank: 5,104
Don McCullin
JOURNALIST
1935 - Present
HPI: 52.44
Rank: 5,105
Julian Symons
WRITER
1912 - 1994
HPI: 52.44
Rank: 5,106
Jermain Defoe
SOCCER PLAYER
1982 - Present
HPI: 52.44
Rank: 5,107
William Beechey
PAINTER
1753 - 1839
HPI: 52.44
Rank: 5,108
Tony Rolt
RACING DRIVER
1918 - 2008
HPI: 52.43
Rank: 5,109
Ethel Muckelt
SKATER
1885 - 1953
HPI: 52.43
Rank: 5,110
Moira Shearer
ACTOR
1926 - 2006
HPI: 52.43
Rank: 5,111
Among Painters In United Kingdom
Among painters born in United Kingdom, William Beechey ranks 116. Before him are Gerald Scarfe (1936), Thomas Phillips (1770), Augustus John (1878), Benjamin Wilson (1721), Randolph Caldecott (1846), and Luke Fildes (1843). After him are Ernest Townsend (1880), Derek Riggs (1958), Thomas Baines (1820), Laura Knight (1877), David Cox (1783), and Rebecca Solomon (1832).
Gerald Scarfe
1936 - Present
HPI: 52.88
Rank: 110
Thomas Phillips
1770 - 1845
HPI: 52.85
Rank: 111
Augustus John
1878 - 1961
HPI: 52.77
Rank: 112
Benjamin Wilson
1721 - 1788
HPI: 52.75
Rank: 113
Randolph Caldecott
1846 - 1886
HPI: 52.62
Rank: 114
Luke Fildes
1843 - 1927
HPI: 52.57
Rank: 115
William Beechey
1753 - 1839
HPI: 52.44
Rank: 116
Ernest Townsend
1880 - 1944
HPI: 52.36
Rank: 117
Derek Riggs
1958 - Present
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 118
Thomas Baines
1820 - 1875
HPI: 52.07
Rank: 119
Laura Knight
1877 - 1970
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 120
David Cox
1783 - 1859
HPI: 51.64
Rank: 121
Rebecca Solomon
1832 - 1886
HPI: 51.52
Rank: 122
