SCULPTOR
Alberto Giacometti
1901 - 1966
Alberto Giacometti
Alberto Giacometti (, US also , Italian: [alˈbɛrto dʒakoˈmetti]; 10 October 1901 – 11 January 1966) was a Swiss sculptor, painter, draftsman and printmaker. Beginning in 1922, he lived and worked mainly in Paris but regularly visited his hometown Borgonovo to see his family and work on his art. Giacometti was one of the most important sculptors of the 20th century. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Alberto Giacometti has received more than 1,848,813 page views. His biography is available in 53 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 52 in 2019). Alberto Giacometti is the 9th most popular sculptor (down from 7th in 2019), the 20th most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 17th in 2019) and the most popular Swiss Sculptor.
Alberto Giacometti is most famous for his sculptures of people. He was a Swiss sculptor and painter who was known for his use of thin, elongated figures in his work.
Memorability Metrics
1.8M
Page Views (PV)
71.59
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
53
Languages Editions (L)
10.15
Effective Languages (L*)
2.73
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Among SCULPTORS
Among sculptors, Alberto Giacometti ranks 9 out of 258. Before him are Myron, Praxiteles, Benvenuto Cellini, Polykleitos, Camille Claudel, and Lorenzo Ghiberti. After him are Lysippos, Antonio Canova, Bertel Thorvaldsen, Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, Constantin Brâncuși, and Giambologna.
Most Popular Sculptors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsMyron
500 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 75.36
Rank: 3
Praxiteles
395 BC - 330 BC
HPI: 74.16
Rank: 4
Benvenuto Cellini
1500 - 1571
HPI: 72.94
Rank: 5
Polykleitos
450 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 72.62
Rank: 6
Camille Claudel
1864 - 1943
HPI: 72.02
Rank: 7
Lorenzo Ghiberti
1378 - 1455
HPI: 71.73
Rank: 8
Alberto Giacometti
1901 - 1966
HPI: 71.59
Rank: 9
Lysippos
390 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 71.33
Rank: 10
Antonio Canova
1757 - 1822
HPI: 70.77
Rank: 11
Bertel Thorvaldsen
1770 - 1844
HPI: 70.13
Rank: 12
Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi
1834 - 1904
HPI: 69.73
Rank: 13
Constantin Brâncuși
1876 - 1957
HPI: 69.36
Rank: 14
Giambologna
1529 - 1608
HPI: 68.92
Rank: 15
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1901, Alberto Giacometti ranks 16. Before him are Sukarno, Fulgencio Batista, Ngo Dinh Diem, Linus Pauling, Clark Gable, and Rudolf Höss. After him are Princess Märtha of Sweden, Magda Goebbels, Paul of Greece, Ernest Lawrence, Gary Cooper, and Vittorio De Sica. Among people deceased in 1966, Alberto Giacometti ranks 4. Before him are Walt Disney, André Breton, and Buster Keaton. After him are Anna Akhmatova, Georges Lemaître, Sayyid Qutb, Sergei Korolev, Ken Miles, Sepp Dietrich, Chester W. Nimitz, and Jean Arp.
Others Born in 1901
Go to all RankingsSukarno
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1970
HPI: 73.62
Rank: 10
Fulgencio Batista
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1973
HPI: 73.48
Rank: 11
Ngo Dinh Diem
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1963
HPI: 72.77
Rank: 12
Linus Pauling
CHEMIST
1901 - 1994
HPI: 72.50
Rank: 13
Clark Gable
ACTOR
1901 - 1960
HPI: 72.42
Rank: 14
Rudolf Höss
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1947
HPI: 71.84
Rank: 15
Alberto Giacometti
SCULPTOR
1901 - 1966
HPI: 71.59
Rank: 16
Princess Märtha of Sweden
NOBLEMAN
1901 - 1954
HPI: 71.47
Rank: 17
Magda Goebbels
COMPANION
1901 - 1945
HPI: 70.77
Rank: 18
Paul of Greece
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1964
HPI: 70.54
Rank: 19
Ernest Lawrence
PHYSICIST
1901 - 1958
HPI: 70.36
Rank: 20
Gary Cooper
ACTOR
1901 - 1961
HPI: 70.23
Rank: 21
Vittorio De Sica
FILM DIRECTOR
1901 - 1974
HPI: 69.97
Rank: 22
Others Deceased in 1966
Go to all RankingsWalt Disney
PRODUCER
1901 - 1966
HPI: 81.21
Rank: 1
André Breton
WRITER
1896 - 1966
HPI: 73.13
Rank: 2
Buster Keaton
ACTOR
1895 - 1966
HPI: 71.84
Rank: 3
Alberto Giacometti
SCULPTOR
1901 - 1966
HPI: 71.59
Rank: 4
Anna Akhmatova
WRITER
1889 - 1966
HPI: 71.18
Rank: 5
Georges Lemaître
PHYSICIST
1894 - 1966
HPI: 70.66
Rank: 6
Sayyid Qutb
WRITER
1906 - 1966
HPI: 70.36
Rank: 7
Sergei Korolev
ENGINEER
1906 - 1966
HPI: 70.27
Rank: 8
Ken Miles
RACING DRIVER
1918 - 1966
HPI: 69.25
Rank: 9
Sepp Dietrich
COMPANION
1892 - 1966
HPI: 69.09
Rank: 10
Chester W. Nimitz
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1885 - 1966
HPI: 68.35
Rank: 11
Jean Arp
ARTIST
1886 - 1966
HPI: 68.20
Rank: 12
In Switzerland
Among people born in Switzerland, Alberto Giacometti ranks 20 out of 1,015. Before him are Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein (1945), Charles Albert Gobat (1843), Johanna Spyri (1827), Francesco Borromini (1599), Charles Édouard Guillaume (1861), and Johann Bernoulli (1667). After him are Albert Hofmann (1906), Carl Spitteler (1845), Élie Ducommun (1833), Bruno Ganz (1941), Arnold Böcklin (1827), and Conrad Gessner (1516).
Others born in Switzerland
Go to all RankingsHans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein
POLITICIAN
1945 - Present
HPI: 75.35
Rank: 14
Charles Albert Gobat
LAWYER
1843 - 1914
HPI: 72.88
Rank: 15
Johanna Spyri
WRITER
1827 - 1901
HPI: 72.31
Rank: 16
Francesco Borromini
ARCHITECT
1599 - 1667
HPI: 72.13
Rank: 17
Charles Édouard Guillaume
PHYSICIST
1861 - 1938
HPI: 72.08
Rank: 18
Johann Bernoulli
MATHEMATICIAN
1667 - 1748
HPI: 71.93
Rank: 19
Alberto Giacometti
SCULPTOR
1901 - 1966
HPI: 71.59
Rank: 20
Albert Hofmann
CHEMIST
1906 - 2008
HPI: 71.29
Rank: 21
Carl Spitteler
WRITER
1845 - 1924
HPI: 70.40
Rank: 22
Élie Ducommun
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1833 - 1906
HPI: 70.39
Rank: 23
Bruno Ganz
ACTOR
1941 - 2019
HPI: 70.35
Rank: 24
Arnold Böcklin
PAINTER
1827 - 1901
HPI: 69.58
Rank: 25
Conrad Gessner
BIOLOGIST
1516 - 1565
HPI: 69.26
Rank: 26
Among SCULPTORS In Switzerland
Among sculptors born in Switzerland, Alberto Giacometti ranks 1. After him are Jean Tinguely (1925), James Pradier (1790), and Hermann Obrist (1863).
Alberto Giacometti
1901 - 1966
HPI: 71.59
Rank: 1
Jean Tinguely
1925 - 1991
HPI: 62.72
Rank: 2
James Pradier
1790 - 1852
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 3
Hermann Obrist
1863 - 1927
HPI: 50.08
Rank: 4