1942 - 1995
Robert Norman Ross (October 29, 1942 – July 4, 1995) was an American painter, art instructor, and television host. He was the creator and host of The Joy of Painting, an instructional television program that aired from 1983 to 1994 on PBS in the United States, CBC in Canada, and similar channels in Latin America, Europe and elsewhere. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Bob Ross has received more than 25,852,396 page views. His biography is available in 38 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 35 in 2019). Bob Ross is the 443rd most popular painter (down from 424th in 2019), the 1,427th most popular biography from United States (down from 1,337th in 2019) and the 14th most popular American Painter.
Bob Ross is most famous for his painting show "The Joy of Painting" that aired on PBS. He was also an artist and instructor.
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Among painters, Bob Ross ranks 443 out of 1,428. Before him are Jan Davidsz. de Heem, Anna Ancher, Ary Scheffer, Leonor Fini, Eva Gonzalès, and Giambattista Pittoni. After him are Constantin Meunier, Sophie Taeuber-Arp, Édouard Vuillard, Eugène Atget, Willem van Aelst, and Orcagna.
1606 - 1684
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 437
1859 - 1935
HPI: 68.93
Rank: 438
1795 - 1858
HPI: 68.93
Rank: 439
1907 - 1996
HPI: 68.93
Rank: 440
1849 - 1883
HPI: 68.87
Rank: 441
1687 - 1767
HPI: 68.87
Rank: 442
1942 - 1995
HPI: 68.86
Rank: 443
1831 - 1905
HPI: 68.85
Rank: 444
1889 - 1943
HPI: 68.85
Rank: 445
1868 - 1940
HPI: 68.82
Rank: 446
1857 - 1927
HPI: 68.80
Rank: 447
1627 - 1679
HPI: 68.79
Rank: 448
1315 - 1368
HPI: 68.78
Rank: 449
Among people born in 1942, Bob Ross ranks 97. Before him are Daniela Bianchi, Giuseppe Bertello, Mehran Karimi Nasseri, George Vella, Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard, and Barry Levinson. After him are Amine Gemayel, Margarethe von Trotta, Margaret Court, Carlos Monzón, Carole King, and László Sólyom. Among people deceased in 1995, Bob Ross ranks 52. Before him are Lita Grey, Miklós Rózsa, Rose Kennedy, Edda Mussolini, Ernest Walton, and Ernest Gellner. After him are Elizabeth Montgomery, Jeremy Brett, Nathan Rosen, Ko Takamoro, Carlos Monzón, and James Meade.
1942 - Present
HPI: 69.26
Rank: 91
1942 - Present
HPI: 69.21
Rank: 92
1942 - Present
HPI: 69.19
Rank: 93
1942 - Present
HPI: 69.15
Rank: 94
1942 - Present
HPI: 69.09
Rank: 95
1942 - Present
HPI: 68.89
Rank: 96
1942 - 1995
HPI: 68.86
Rank: 97
1942 - Present
HPI: 68.83
Rank: 98
1942 - Present
HPI: 68.62
Rank: 99
1942 - Present
HPI: 68.47
Rank: 100
1942 - 1995
HPI: 68.46
Rank: 101
1942 - Present
HPI: 68.46
Rank: 102
1942 - Present
HPI: 68.44
Rank: 103
1908 - 1995
HPI: 69.69
Rank: 46
1907 - 1995
HPI: 69.64
Rank: 47
1890 - 1995
HPI: 69.53
Rank: 48
1910 - 1995
HPI: 69.33
Rank: 49
1903 - 1995
HPI: 69.28
Rank: 50
1925 - 1995
HPI: 69.25
Rank: 51
1942 - 1995
HPI: 68.86
Rank: 52
1933 - 1995
HPI: 68.77
Rank: 53
1933 - 1995
HPI: 68.70
Rank: 54
1909 - 1995
HPI: 68.61
Rank: 55
1907 - 1995
HPI: 68.55
Rank: 56
1942 - 1995
HPI: 68.46
Rank: 57
1907 - 1995
HPI: 68.44
Rank: 58
Among people born in United States, Bob Ross ranks 1,427 out of 15,968. Before him are Lawrence Klein (1920), Val Kilmer (1959), Chris Cornell (1964), Bessie Smith (1894), Fred Phelps (1929), and Norman Schwarzkopf Jr. (1934). After him are Elisha Gray (1835), Katharine Ross (1940), Henry Hathaway (1898), Lillian Asplund (1906), Sylvia Earle (1935), and Liberace (1919).
1920 - 2013
HPI: 68.88
Rank: 1,421
1959 - Present
HPI: 68.88
Rank: 1,422
1964 - 2017
HPI: 68.88
Rank: 1,423
1894 - 1937
HPI: 68.87
Rank: 1,424
1929 - 2014
HPI: 68.87
Rank: 1,425
1934 - 2012
HPI: 68.87
Rank: 1,426
1942 - 1995
HPI: 68.86
Rank: 1,427
1835 - 1901
HPI: 68.86
Rank: 1,428
1940 - Present
HPI: 68.86
Rank: 1,429
1898 - 1985
HPI: 68.85
Rank: 1,430
1906 - 2006
HPI: 68.85
Rank: 1,431
1935 - Present
HPI: 68.84
Rank: 1,432
1919 - 1987
HPI: 68.83
Rank: 1,433
Among painters born in United States, Bob Ross ranks 14. Before him are Robert Rauschenberg (1925), James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834), Lyonel Feininger (1871), Joseph Kosuth (1945), Grant Wood (1891), and Jasper Johns (1930). After him are Sol LeWitt (1928), Frederic Edwin Church (1826), Cy Twombly (1928), Julian Schnabel (1951), Richard Serra (1939), and Allan Kaprow (1927).
1925 - 2008
HPI: 71.37
Rank: 8
1834 - 1903
HPI: 70.38
Rank: 9
1871 - 1956
HPI: 70.38
Rank: 10
1945 - Present
HPI: 69.76
Rank: 11
1891 - 1942
HPI: 69.61
Rank: 12
1930 - Present
HPI: 68.96
Rank: 13
1942 - 1995
HPI: 68.86
Rank: 14
1928 - 2007
HPI: 68.46
Rank: 15
1826 - 1900
HPI: 67.85
Rank: 16
1928 - 2011
HPI: 67.78
Rank: 17
1951 - Present
HPI: 67.71
Rank: 18
1939 - Present
HPI: 67.61
Rank: 19
1927 - 2006
HPI: 67.55
Rank: 20