Occupation
CRITICS
With 5 biographies, Critics are the 98th most common occupation in Pantheon, behind Statisticians, Chefs, and Inspirations.
Pantheon has 7 people classified as critics born between 1804 and 1950. Of these 7, 1 (14.29%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living critics include Todd McCarthy. The most famous deceased critics include John Ruskin, Vladimir Propp, and Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve. As of April 2022, 2 new critics have been added to Pantheon including Vincent Canby and Todd McCarthy.
Living Critics
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John Ruskin
1819 - 1900
HPI: 66.93
Vladimir Propp
1895 - 1970
HPI: 65.97
Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve
1804 - 1869
HPI: 63.87
Vissarion Belinsky
1811 - 1848
HPI: 62.49
Roger Ebert
1942 - 2013
HPI: 58.49
Vincent Canby
1924 - 2000
HPI: 36.40
Newly Added Critics (2022)
Go to all RankingsMost critics were born in United States (3), United Kingdom (1), and Russia (1). By city, the most common birth places were Brunswick Square (1), Saint Petersburg (1), and Boulogne-sur-Mer (1).The most common death places of critics were Russia (2), United States (2), and United Kingdom (1). By city, these were Saint Petersburg (2), Brantwood (1), and Paris (1).
The earliest biographies classified as critics in Pantheon are John Ruskin, Vissarion Belinsky, and Charles Augustin Sainte-Beuve. The concentration of critics was largest during the Newspaper Era, which lasted from 1700 to 1899. Some birth or death locations for earlier critics are unknown, which may account for timeline differences below.
Which Critics were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 6 most globally memorable Critics since 1700.
Critics are found within the Humanities domain which also includes Writers, Philosophers, Historians, Linguists, and Journalists.
