1721 - 1788
Benjamin Wilson (June 21, 1721 – June 6, 1788) was a British painter, printmaker and scientist (natural philosopher). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Benjamin Wilson has received more than 24,833 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Benjamin Wilson is the 1,643rd most popular painter (down from 1,388th in 2019), the 4,336th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,192nd in 2019) and the 96th most popular British Painter.
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Among painters, Benjamin Wilson ranks 1,643 out of 1,421. Before him are Moshe Castel, Vladimír Vašíček, Barbara Bodichon, Milt Kahl, Erik Pevernagie, and Gerald Scarfe. After him are John Henry Twachtman, Augustus John, William Beechey, Charles Marion Russell, Albert Pinkham Ryder, and Eugene J. Martin.
1909 - 1991
HPI: 43.70
Rank: 1,637
1919 - 2003
HPI: 43.64
Rank: 1,638
1827 - 1891
HPI: 43.61
Rank: 1,639
1909 - 1987
HPI: 43.55
Rank: 1,640
1939 - Present
HPI: 43.52
Rank: 1,641
1936 - Present
HPI: 43.42
Rank: 1,642
1721 - 1788
HPI: 43.42
Rank: 1,643
1853 - 1902
HPI: 43.36
Rank: 1,644
1878 - 1961
HPI: 43.33
Rank: 1,645
1753 - 1839
HPI: 43.26
Rank: 1,646
1864 - 1926
HPI: 43.24
Rank: 1,647
1847 - 1917
HPI: 43.23
Rank: 1,648
1938 - 2005
HPI: 43.21
Rank: 1,649
Among people born in 1721, Benjamin Wilson ranks 20. Before him are Frederick Christian I, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg, Joseph de Guignes, Anna Dorothea Therbusch, Francesco Sabatini, Roger Sherman, and William Robertson. After him are Peyton Randolph and William Collins. Among people deceased in 1788, Benjamin Wilson ranks 25. Before him are Pierre André de Suffren, Infanta Mariana Victoria of Portugal, Charles Wesley, Salomon Gessner, Emmanuel-Armand de Richelieu, duc d'Aiguillon, and Francesco Zuccarelli. After him is John Whitehurst.
1721 - 1794
HPI: 53.04
Rank: 14
1721 - 1800
HPI: 51.74
Rank: 15
1721 - 1782
HPI: 50.54
Rank: 16
1721 - 1797
HPI: 49.19
Rank: 17
1721 - 1793
HPI: 48.53
Rank: 18
1721 - 1793
HPI: 45.61
Rank: 19
1721 - 1788
HPI: 43.42
Rank: 20
1721 - 1775
HPI: 41.67
Rank: 21
1721 - 1759
HPI: 39.74
Rank: 22
1729 - 1788
HPI: 53.35
Rank: 19
1768 - 1788
HPI: 52.86
Rank: 20
1707 - 1788
HPI: 52.19
Rank: 21
1730 - 1788
HPI: 51.73
Rank: 22
1720 - 1788
HPI: 50.77
Rank: 23
1702 - 1788
HPI: 49.63
Rank: 24
1721 - 1788
HPI: 43.42
Rank: 25
1713 - 1788
HPI: 42.64
Rank: 26
Among people born in United Kingdom, Benjamin Wilson ranks 4,336 out of 7,765. Before him are Naseem Hamed (1974), Benjamin Mountfort (1825), Duffy (1984), Frederick Grace (1884), Gerald Scarfe (1936), and Ian McLagan (1945). After him are Martin Litchfield West (1937), Joseph Bazalgette (1819), Frank Swift (1913), Vincent Regan (1965), Gertrude Lawrence (1898), and Thomas Sackville, 1st Earl of Dorset (1536).
1974 - Present
HPI: 43.44
Rank: 4,330
1825 - 1898
HPI: 43.43
Rank: 4,331
1984 - Present
HPI: 43.43
Rank: 4,332
1884 - 1964
HPI: 43.42
Rank: 4,333
1936 - Present
HPI: 43.42
Rank: 4,334
1945 - 2014
HPI: 43.42
Rank: 4,335
1721 - 1788
HPI: 43.42
Rank: 4,336
1937 - 2015
HPI: 43.42
Rank: 4,337
1819 - 1891
HPI: 43.41
Rank: 4,338
1913 - 1958
HPI: 43.41
Rank: 4,339
1965 - Present
HPI: 43.41
Rank: 4,340
1898 - 1952
HPI: 43.40
Rank: 4,341
1536 - 1608
HPI: 43.40
Rank: 4,342
Among painters born in United Kingdom, Benjamin Wilson ranks 96. Before him are Ben Nicholson (1894), William Dobson (1610), Randolph Caldecott (1846), Helen Allingham (1848), Barbara Bodichon (1827), and Gerald Scarfe (1936). After him are Augustus John (1878), William Beechey (1753), Derek Riggs (1958), Robert Peake the Elder (1551), Thomas Baines (1820), and William Duesbury (1725).
1894 - 1982
HPI: 44.18
Rank: 90
1610 - 1646
HPI: 44.12
Rank: 91
1846 - 1886
HPI: 44.03
Rank: 92
1848 - 1926
HPI: 43.99
Rank: 93
1827 - 1891
HPI: 43.61
Rank: 94
1936 - Present
HPI: 43.42
Rank: 95
1721 - 1788
HPI: 43.42
Rank: 96
1878 - 1961
HPI: 43.33
Rank: 97
1753 - 1839
HPI: 43.26
Rank: 98
1958 - Present
HPI: 42.76
Rank: 99
1551 - 1619
HPI: 42.59
Rank: 100
1820 - 1875
HPI: 42.51
Rank: 101
1725 - 1786
HPI: 42.45
Rank: 102