1942 - 1995
Robert Norman Ross (October 29, 1942 – July 4, 1995) was an American painter and art instructor who created and hosted 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 31,261,958 page views. His biography is available in 41 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 38 in 2019). Bob Ross is the 407th most popular painter (up from 442nd in 2019), the 1,420th most popular biography from United States (up from 1,426th in 2019) and the 13th 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 407 out of 1,421. Before him are Albert Anker, Stefano di Giovanni, Cennino Cennini, Abraham Bloemaert, Antonis Mor, and François Clouet. After him are John Tenniel, Wilhelm Busch, Jules Chéret, Giovanni Segantini, Cristofano Allori, and Cosimo Tura.
1831 - 1910
HPI: 60.07
Rank: 401
1392 - 1450
HPI: 60.06
Rank: 402
1360 - 1440
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 403
1566 - 1651
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 404
1519 - 1575
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 405
1510 - 1572
HPI: 59.85
Rank: 406
1942 - 1995
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 407
1820 - 1914
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 408
1832 - 1908
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 409
1836 - 1932
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 410
1858 - 1899
HPI: 59.73
Rank: 411
1577 - 1621
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 412
1430 - 1495
HPI: 59.71
Rank: 413
Among people born in 1942, Bob Ross ranks 103. Before him are Manolo Blahnik, Mike Newell, Maria Kaczyńska, Robert H. Grubbs, John McLaughlin, and Karen Grassle. After him are Valeri Polyakov, Jacques Dubochet, Britt Ekland, Hannu Mikkola, Gottfried John, and Amine Gemayel. Among people deceased in 1995, Bob Ross ranks 50. Before him are Rory Gallagher, Elizabeth Montgomery, Ernest Gellner, Lola Flores, Ștefan Kovács, and Rose Kennedy. After him are Lita Grey, César Rodríguez Álvarez, Miklós Rózsa, Ernest Walton, Mária Telkes, and Alonzo Church.
1942 - Present
HPI: 60.27
Rank: 97
1942 - Present
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 98
1942 - 2010
HPI: 60.22
Rank: 99
1942 - 2021
HPI: 60.19
Rank: 100
1942 - Present
HPI: 60.00
Rank: 101
1942 - Present
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 102
1942 - 1995
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 103
1942 - 2022
HPI: 59.68
Rank: 104
1942 - Present
HPI: 59.65
Rank: 105
1942 - Present
HPI: 59.60
Rank: 106
1942 - 2021
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 107
1942 - 2014
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 108
1942 - Present
HPI: 59.34
Rank: 109
1948 - 1995
HPI: 61.17
Rank: 44
1933 - 1995
HPI: 60.92
Rank: 45
1925 - 1995
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 46
1923 - 1995
HPI: 60.30
Rank: 47
1920 - 1995
HPI: 60.14
Rank: 48
1890 - 1995
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 49
1942 - 1995
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 50
1908 - 1995
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 51
1920 - 1995
HPI: 59.76
Rank: 52
1907 - 1995
HPI: 59.64
Rank: 53
1903 - 1995
HPI: 59.59
Rank: 54
1900 - 1995
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 55
1903 - 1995
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 56
Among people born in United States, Bob Ross ranks 1,420 out of 18,182. Before him are Gerald Edelman (1929), Robert Jordan (1948), Mike Portnoy (1967), Rollo May (1909), Marilyn vos Savant (1946), and Cornelius Vanderbilt (1794). After him are Solomon R. Guggenheim (1861), Lita Grey (1908), John DeLorean (1925), Barbara Bel Geddes (1922), Connie Francis (1938), and David Duchovny (1960).
1929 - 2014
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 1,414
1948 - 2007
HPI: 59.83
Rank: 1,415
1967 - Present
HPI: 59.82
Rank: 1,416
1909 - 1994
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 1,417
1946 - Present
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 1,418
1794 - 1877
HPI: 59.81
Rank: 1,419
1942 - 1995
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 1,420
1861 - 1949
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 1,421
1908 - 1995
HPI: 59.79
Rank: 1,422
1925 - 2005
HPI: 59.78
Rank: 1,423
1922 - 2005
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 1,424
1938 - Present
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 1,425
1960 - Present
HPI: 59.77
Rank: 1,426
Among painters born in United States, Bob Ross ranks 13. Before him are Norman Rockwell (1894), James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834), Robert Rauschenberg (1925), Joseph Kosuth (1945), Grandma Moses (1860), and Lyonel Feininger (1871). After him are Frederic Edwin Church (1826), Grant Wood (1891), Bruce Nauman (1941), Cy Twombly (1928), Frank Stella (1936), and Sol LeWitt (1928).
1894 - 1978
HPI: 63.17
Rank: 7
1834 - 1903
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 8
1925 - 2008
HPI: 60.56
Rank: 9
1945 - Present
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 10
1860 - 1961
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 11
1871 - 1956
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 12
1942 - 1995
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 13
1826 - 1900
HPI: 59.08
Rank: 14
1891 - 1942
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 15
1941 - Present
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 16
1928 - 2011
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 17
1936 - Present
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 18
1928 - 2007
HPI: 58.62
Rank: 19