The Most Famous
Painters from Ireland
This page contains a list of the greatest Irish Painters. The pantheon dataset contains 2,023 Painters, 5 of which were born in Ireland. This makes Ireland the birth place of the 43rd most number of Painters behind Azerbaijan and Egypt.
Top 5 Irish Painters
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the most legendary Irish Painters of all time. This list of famous Irish Painters is sorted by HPI (Historical Popularity Index), a metric that aggregates information on a biography's online popularity.
- #1
Francis Bacon
1909 - 1992
HPI 75.3162 langsFrancis Bacon is most famous for his essays, which were a major contribution to the scientific revolution.
- #2
William Orpen
1878 - 1931
HPI 57.0426 langsIrish artist
- #3
Paul Kane
1810 - 1871
HPI 57.0422 langsIrish-Canadian painter (1810-1871)
- #4
Harry Clarke
1889 - 1931
HPI 52.5516 langsIrish artist (1889–1931)
- #5
Lily Williams
1874 - 1940
HPI 29.923 langsIrish portrait and figure painter, stamp designer (1874–1940)
Overlapping Lives
Which Painters were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 5 most globally memorable Painters since 1700.
