The Most Famous
PAINTERS from Iraq
This page contains a list of the greatest Iraqi Painters. The pantheon dataset contains 2,023 Painters, 2 of which were born in Iraq. This makes Iraq the birth place of the 57th most number of Painters behind Luxembourg, and Peru.
Top 2
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Iraqi Painters of all time. This list of famous Iraqi Painters is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography’s online popularity.
1. Ibn al-Bawwab (961 - 1022)
With an HPI of 60.85, Ibn al-Bawwab is the most famous Iraqi Painter. His biography has been translated into 18 different languages on wikipedia.
Ibn al-Bawwāb (Arabic: إِبْن ٱلْبَوَّاب), also known as Ali ibn-Hilal, Abu'l-Hasan, and Ibn al-Sitri, was an Arabic calligrapher and illuminator who lived in Baghdad. He is the figure most associated with the adoption of round script to transcribe the Qur'an. He most likely died around 1022 CE in Baghdad.
2. Ahmed Al Safi (b. 1971)
With an HPI of 47.35, Ahmed Al Safi is the 2nd most famous Iraqi Painter. His biography has been translated into 22 different languages.
Ahmed Al Safi (Arabic: احمد الصافي, born 1971) is an Iraqi sculptor and painter.
People
Pantheon has 2 people classified as Iraqi painters born between 961 and 1971. Of these 2, 1 (50.00%) of them are still alive today. The most famous living Iraqi painters include Ahmed Al Safi. The most famous deceased Iraqi painters include Ibn al-Bawwab.
