1970 - Today
Banksy is an pseudonymous England-based street artist, political activist, and film director, active since the 1990s. His satirical street art and subversive epigrams combine dark humour with graffiti executed in a distinctive stenciling technique. His works of political and social commentary have appeared on streets, walls, and bridges throughout the world. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Banksy has received more than 11,396,424 page views. His biography is available in 55 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 53 in 2019). Banksy is the 21st most popular artist, the 499th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 519th in 2019) and the most popular British Artist.
Banksy is most famous for his graffiti art that often has a political message.
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Among artists, Banksy ranks 21 out of 77. Before him are El Lissitzky, Luca Signorelli, Anders Zorn, Käthe Kollwitz, Marina Abramović, and Kurt Schwitters. After him are David Hockney, Josef Albers, Adolph Menzel, Keith Haring, Émile Gallé, and Ulay.
1890 - 1941
HPI: 75.28
Rank: 15
1450 - 1523
HPI: 74.77
Rank: 16
1860 - 1920
HPI: 74.36
Rank: 17
1867 - 1945
HPI: 74.10
Rank: 18
1946 - Present
HPI: 73.76
Rank: 19
1887 - 1948
HPI: 73.28
Rank: 20
1970 - Present
HPI: 72.91
Rank: 21
1937 - Present
HPI: 72.07
Rank: 22
1888 - 1976
HPI: 71.67
Rank: 23
1815 - 1905
HPI: 71.62
Rank: 24
1958 - 1990
HPI: 71.38
Rank: 25
1846 - 1904
HPI: 70.86
Rank: 26
1943 - 2020
HPI: 70.74
Rank: 27
Among people born in 1970, Banksy ranks 2. Before him is Matt Damon. After him are Christopher Nolan, Melania Trump, Diego Simeone, Edwin van der Sar, Rachel Weisz, Uma Thurman, Jennifer Connelly, Andre Agassi, Cafu, and River Phoenix.
1970 - Present
HPI: 73.15
Rank: 1
1970 - Present
HPI: 72.91
Rank: 2
1970 - Present
HPI: 72.74
Rank: 3
1970 - Present
HPI: 71.63
Rank: 4
1970 - Present
HPI: 70.79
Rank: 5
1970 - Present
HPI: 70.43
Rank: 6
1970 - Present
HPI: 70.34
Rank: 7
1970 - Present
HPI: 70.18
Rank: 8
1970 - Present
HPI: 70.10
Rank: 9
1970 - Present
HPI: 69.93
Rank: 10
1970 - Present
HPI: 69.91
Rank: 11
1970 - 1993
HPI: 69.74
Rank: 12
Among people born in United Kingdom, Banksy ranks 499 out of 6,924. Before him are Sarah Churchill, Duchess of Marlborough (1660), James Bradley (1693), William Shockley (1910), Arthur Balfour (1848), Jerome K. Jerome (1859), and Nicholas Winton (1909). After him are Benjamin Graham (1894), Eadwig (940), Kate Bush (1958), Eadred (923), Christopher Tolkien (1924), and Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia (1596).
1660 - 1744
HPI: 72.96
Rank: 493
1693 - 1762
HPI: 72.95
Rank: 494
1910 - 1989
HPI: 72.94
Rank: 495
1848 - 1930
HPI: 72.93
Rank: 496
1859 - 1927
HPI: 72.92
Rank: 497
1909 - 2015
HPI: 72.92
Rank: 498
1970 - Present
HPI: 72.91
Rank: 499
1894 - 1976
HPI: 72.86
Rank: 500
940 - 959
HPI: 72.83
Rank: 501
1958 - Present
HPI: 72.79
Rank: 502
923 - 955
HPI: 72.78
Rank: 503
1924 - 2020
HPI: 72.76
Rank: 504
1596 - 1662
HPI: 72.76
Rank: 505
Among artists born in United Kingdom, Banksy ranks 1. After him are David Hockney (1937), Edward Burne-Jones (1833), William Etty (1787), Damien Hirst (1965), Eric Gill (1882), and John Butler Yeats (1839).
1970 - Present
HPI: 72.91
Rank: 1
1937 - Present
HPI: 72.07
Rank: 2
1833 - 1898
HPI: 69.63
Rank: 3
1787 - 1849
HPI: 64.65
Rank: 4
1965 - Present
HPI: 63.28
Rank: 5
1882 - 1940
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 6
1839 - 1922
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 7