







The Most Famous
Painters from United States
This page contains a list of the greatest Americans Painters. The pantheon dataset contains 2,023 Painters, 161 of which were born in United States. This makes United States the birth place of the 3rd most number of Painters behind Italy and France.
Top 10 American Painters
The following people are considered by Pantheon to be the top 10 most legendary Americans Painters of all time. This list of famous Americans Painters 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 Painters.
- #1

Bob Ross
1942 - 1995
HPI 78.2943 langsBob Ross is most famous for his painting show "The Joy of Painting" that aired on PBS. He was also an artist and instructor.
- #2

Jackson Pollock
1912 - 1956
HPI 78.25101 langsJackson Pollock is most famous for his abstract paintings.
- #3

James Abbott McNeill Whistler
1834 - 1903
HPI 78.1855 langsJames Abbott McNeill Whistler is most famous for his painting of the "Arrangement in Grey and Black," which is also known as "Whistler's...Read moreShow less
James Abbott McNeill Whistler is most famous for his painting of the "Arrangement in Grey and Black," which is also known as "Whistler's Mother."
- #4

Mary Cassatt
1844 - 1926
HPI 74.5077 langsMary Cassatt was a painter who is most famous for her paintings of mothers and children.
- #5

Edward Hopper
1882 - 1967
HPI 74.4053 langsEdward Hopper is most famous for his paintings of lonely, isolated people in the American landscape.
- #6

Man Ray
1890 - 1976
HPI 74.2761 langsMan Ray was a photographer and artist who is most famous for his work in Dadaism.
- #7

Georgia O'Keeffe
1887 - 1986
HPI 71.6582 langsGeorgia O'Keeffe is most famous for her paintings of flowers, skulls, and other subjects.
- #8

Asher Brown Durand
1796 - 1886
HPI 68.2527 langsAmerican painter
- #9

Joseph Kosuth
b. 1945
HPI 67.6930 langsJoseph Kosuth is most famous for his work in conceptual art and installation art. He is best known for his "One and Three Chairs"...Read moreShow less
Joseph Kosuth is most famous for his work in conceptual art and installation art. He is best known for his "One and Three Chairs" installation, which was created in 1969.
- #10

Norman Rockwell
1894 - 1978
HPI 67.5746 langsNorman Rockwell is most famous for his paintings of American life, many of which appeared on the cover of the Saturday Evening Post.
People by Birth Decade
Browse notable Americans Painters grouped by birth decade. Each decade shows the top 10 by HPI; expand to see everyone.
1960s(2)
1940s(9)
1930s(16)
1920s(16)
1910s(11)
1900s(8)
1880s(9)
1870s(8)
1860s(9)
1850s(16)
1840s(10)
1830s(6)
1820s(7)
1810s(5)
1780s(2)
1750s(2)
1740s(1)
Overlapping Lives
Which Painters were alive at the same time? This visualization shows the lifespans of the 25 most globally memorable Painters since 1700.





































































































































