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Bill Viola

1951 - Today

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Bill Viola (US: VY-oh-lə, UK: VEE-oh-lə; born January 25, 1951) is an American contemporary video artist whose artistic expression depends upon electronic, sound, and image technology in new media. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bill Viola has received more than 339,189 page views. His biography is available in 22 different languages on Wikipedia. Bill Viola is the 49th most popular artist (up from 459th in 2019), the 2,723rd most popular biography from United States (down from 2,458th in 2019) and the 9th most popular American Artist.

Memorability Metrics

  • 340k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 54.80

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 22

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 7.82

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.75

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among ARTISTS

Among artists, Bill Viola ranks 49 out of 78. Before him are Ivan Fyodorov, Hermann Nitsch, Sennedjem, Marianne Brandt, Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven, and Bruno Munari. After him are Dan Graham, Yoshitaka Amano, Gottfried Helnwein, Vito Acconci, Nikolay Shmatko, and Hasui Kawase.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Bill Viola ranks 107. Before him are Angelique Rockas, Pierre Lemaitre, Enki Bilal, Ondrej Nepela, Mick Mars, and Cheryl Ladd. After him are Treat Williams, Duncan Haldane, Antonis Samaras, Ubol Ratana, Alexander Sokurov, and Nikolai Patrushev.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Bill Viola ranks 2,723 out of 18,182. Before him are Bruce Campbell (1958), Djuna Barnes (1892), David Packard (1912), Zoë Wanamaker (1949), Coolio (1963), and Maurice Sendak (1928). After him are Archie Shepp (1937), Thomas F. Wilson (1959), Anne Schedeen (1949), Wilma Rudolph (1940), Delmer Daves (1904), and Damon Wayans (1960).

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Among ARTISTS In United States

Among artists born in United States, Bill Viola ranks 9. Before him are Keith Haring (1958), Jeff Koons (1955), Barnett Newman (1905), Louis Comfort Tiffany (1848), Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960), and James Montgomery Flagg (1877). After him are Dan Graham (1942), Vito Acconci (1940), Robert Indiana (1928), Judy Chicago (1939), Gordon Matta-Clark (1943), and Mary Blair (1911).

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