Artists from United States

The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Americans Artists of all time. This list of famous Americans Artists is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity. Visit the rankings page to view the entire list of Americans Artists.

1. #1

   

   Andy Warhol

   1928 - 1987

   HPI 82.94140 langs

   Andy Warhol is most famous for his pop art paintings of Campbell's soup cans and Coca-Cola bottles.

2. #2

   

   Roy Lichtenstein

   1923 - 1997

   HPI 71.6753 langs

   Roy Lichtenstein is most famous for his pop art paintings. He used the comic book technique of Ben-Day dots to create his paintings.

3. #3

   

   Keith Haring

   1958 - 1990

   HPI 69.6754 langs

   Keith Haring is most famous for his street art. He was also a New York-based artist who became a pop culture icon in the 1980s.

4. #4

   

   Jean-Michel Basquiat

   1960 - 1988

   HPI 66.6350 langs

   American artist

5. #5

   

   Barnett Newman

   1905 - 1970

   HPI 65.6835 langs

   Barnett Newman is most famous for his series of paintings called "The Stations of the Cross."

6. #6

   

   William Wallace Denslow

   1856 - 1915

   HPI 65.2419 langs

   American illustrator and caricaturist (1856–1915)

7. #7

   

   Jeff Koons

   b. 1955

   HPI 64.2737 langs

   American sculptor and painter

8. #8

   

   Louis Comfort Tiffany

   1848 - 1933

   HPI 63.9035 langs

   American stained glass and jewelry designer

9. #9

   

   Judy Chicago

   b. 1939

   HPI 63.2334 langs

   American artist

10. #10

    

    Bill Viola

    1951 - 2024

    HPI 62.5427 langs

    American video and installation artist (1951–2024)