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Ben Nicholson

1894 - 1982

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Benjamin Lauder Nicholson, OM (10 April 1894 – 6 February 1982) was an English painter of abstract compositions (sometimes in low relief), landscapes, and still-life. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ben Nicholson has received more than 361,670 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Ben Nicholson is the 1,875th most popular painter (down from 1,622nd in 2019), the 4,291st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,135th in 2019) and the 97th most popular British Painter.

Memorability Metrics

  • 360k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.72

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.71

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.43

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Ben Nicholsons by language

Over the past year Ben Nicholson has had the most page views in the with 40,614 views, followed by Japanese (2,044), and Spanish (1,936). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Basque (84.02%), Persian (50.41%), and Egyptian Arabic (39.39%)

Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Ben Nicholson ranks 1,875 out of 2,023. Before him are Carmen Herrera, Arthur Dove, Allen Jones, Vladimír Vašíček, Christen Dalsgaard, and Karl Schorn. After him are David Cox, Koloman Sokol, Maxfield Parrish, Maurice Prendergast, Morten Müller, and Paul Sandby.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1894, Ben Nicholson ranks 226. Before him are Paul Peter Meouchi, Stefán Jóhann Stefánsson, Arthur Freed, James P. Johnson, Abram Room, and Oliver Leese. After him are Agnes von Krusenstjerna, Francisco Pagazaurtundúa, ZaSu Pitts, August Dvorak, Kazimierz Wierzyński, and Robert Benson. Among people deceased in 1982, Ben Nicholson ranks 235. Before him are Salvador Sánchez, Iryna Vilde, Reta Shaw, Arturo Rodríguez, Lamberto Dalla Costa, and William Primrose. After him are Phyllis Covell, Ruth First, Boris Chirkov, Marty Robbins, James Broderick, and Marco Cimatti.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Ben Nicholson ranks 4,291 out of 8,785. Before him are Steve Clark (1960), Terry George (1952), Aubrey de Grey (1963), Samuel Arnold (1740), Clive Brook (1887), and William Primrose (1904). After him are George Lillo (1691), Paul McGann (1959), Arthur Whitten Brown (1886), James Wilson (1805), Adebayo Akinfenwa (1982), and George Hillyard (1864).

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Among PAINTERS In United Kingdom

Among painters born in United Kingdom, Ben Nicholson ranks 97. Before him are Thomas Hudson (1701), Thomas Phillips (1770), George Clausen (1852), Samuel Palmer (1805), William Dobson (1610), and Allen Jones (1937). After him are David Cox (1783), Paul Sandby (1725), James Collinson (1825), Randolph Caldecott (1846), Thomas Sully (1783), and L. S. Lowry (1887).

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