1556 - 1626
Adriaen de Vries (c.1556–1626) was a Northern Mannerist sculptor born in the Netherlands but working in Central Europe, whose international style crossed the threshold to the Baroque; he excelled in refined modelling and bronze casting and in the manipulation of patina and became the most famous European sculptor of his generation. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Adriaen de Vries has received more than 53,324 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 17 in 2019). Adriaen de Vries is the 69th most popular sculptor (down from 51st in 2019), the 268th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 211th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Dutch Sculptor.
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Among sculptors, Adriaen de Vries ranks 69 out of 189. Before him are Igor Mitoraj, Wäinö Aaltonen, Jean-Baptiste Pigalle, Francesco Laurana, Bonanno Pisano, and Stefano Maderno. After him are Yaacov Agam, Antonio Corradini, Cephisodotus the Elder, Nanni di Banco, Pietro Bernini, and Andrea Sansovino.
1944 - 2014
HPI: 56.46
Rank: 63
1894 - 1966
HPI: 56.41
Rank: 64
1714 - 1785
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 65
1430 - 1502
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 66
1150 - 1150
HPI: 56.30
Rank: 67
1576 - 1636
HPI: 56.18
Rank: 68
1556 - 1626
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 69
1928 - Present
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 70
1688 - 1752
HPI: 55.90
Rank: 71
500 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 55.76
Rank: 72
1380 - 1421
HPI: 55.72
Rank: 73
1562 - 1629
HPI: 55.65
Rank: 74
1467 - 1529
HPI: 55.64
Rank: 75
Among people born in 1556, Adriaen de Vries ranks 6. Before him are Anne Hathaway, Carlo Maderno, Sophia Brahe, Joseph Calasanz, and Otto van Veen. After him are Abdul Rahim Khan-I-Khana, Uesugi Kagekatsu, Paul Bril, Jerzy Radziwiłł, Philipp Nicolai, and Isaac Oliver. Among people deceased in 1626, Adriaen de Vries ranks 8. Before him are Nurhaci, Willebrord Snellius, John Dowland, William V, Duke of Bavaria, Ernst von Mansfeld, and Isabella of Savoy. After him are Louis V, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt, Christian the Younger of Brunswick, Ferdinando Gonzaga, Duke of Mantua, Pietro Cataldi, Théophile de Viau, and Paul Bril.
1556 - 1623
HPI: 67.18
Rank: 1
1556 - 1629
HPI: 65.57
Rank: 2
1556 - 1643
HPI: 61.00
Rank: 3
1556 - 1648
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 4
1556 - 1629
HPI: 57.22
Rank: 5
1556 - 1626
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 6
1556 - 1627
HPI: 55.30
Rank: 7
1556 - 1623
HPI: 54.74
Rank: 8
1556 - 1626
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 9
1556 - 1600
HPI: 53.47
Rank: 10
1556 - 1608
HPI: 48.33
Rank: 11
1556 - 1617
HPI: 47.97
Rank: 12
1559 - 1626
HPI: 72.10
Rank: 2
1580 - 1626
HPI: 67.69
Rank: 3
1563 - 1626
HPI: 64.37
Rank: 4
1548 - 1626
HPI: 61.29
Rank: 5
1580 - 1626
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 6
1591 - 1626
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 7
1556 - 1626
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 8
1577 - 1626
HPI: 55.53
Rank: 9
1599 - 1626
HPI: 55.28
Rank: 10
1587 - 1626
HPI: 54.80
Rank: 11
1552 - 1626
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 12
1590 - 1626
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 13
1556 - 1626
HPI: 53.80
Rank: 14
Among people born in Netherlands, Adriaen de Vries ranks 268 out of 1,427. Before him are Frederick William, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg (1768), Hans Kramers (1894), Wim Suurbier (1945), Wim Hof (1959), Joop Zoetemelk (1946), and Abe Lenstra (1920). After him are Jozef Israëls (1824), Hendrik Verwoerd (1901), Willem van Hanegem (1944), Geert Wilders (1963), William I, Count of Holland (1167), and Emanuel de Witte (1617).
1768 - 1816
HPI: 56.31
Rank: 262
1894 - 1952
HPI: 56.22
Rank: 263
1945 - 2020
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 264
1959 - Present
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 265
1946 - Present
HPI: 56.15
Rank: 266
1920 - 1985
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 267
1556 - 1626
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 268
1824 - 1911
HPI: 56.00
Rank: 269
1901 - 1966
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 270
1944 - Present
HPI: 55.99
Rank: 271
1963 - Present
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 272
1167 - 1222
HPI: 55.93
Rank: 273
1617 - 1692
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 274
Among sculptors born in Netherlands, Adriaen de Vries ranks 2. Before him are Claus Sluter (1340). After him are Hendrick de Keyser (1565).
1340 - 1406
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 1
1556 - 1626
HPI: 56.12
Rank: 2
1565 - 1621
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 3