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Charles Dana Gibson

1867 - 1944

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Charles Dana Gibson (September 14, 1867 – December 23, 1944) was an American illustrator who created the Gibson Girl, an iconic representation of the beautiful and independent American woman at the turn of the 20th century. He published his illustrations in Life magazine and other major national publications for more than 30 years, becoming editor in 1918 and later owner of the general interest magazine. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Charles Dana Gibson has received more than 441,230 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Charles Dana Gibson is the 1,818th most popular painter (down from 1,608th in 2019), the 7,471st most popular biography from United States (up from 7,579th in 2019) and the 101st most popular American Painter.

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  • 440k

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  • 54.07

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 20

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.70

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.12

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Charles Dana Gibson ranks 1,818 out of 2,023. Before him are Konstantin Yuon, Markus Lüpertz, Peter Doig, John Marin, Kanō Hōgai, and Francisco Toledo. After him are Betzy Akersloot-Berg, Alice Neel, Käthe Kruse, Maria Cosway, Vassily Maximov, and Edwin Long.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1867, Charles Dana Gibson ranks 124. Before him are Muhammad Ali Bey al-Abid, Florenz Ziegfeld Jr., Harold Mahony, Frank Brangwyn, Frederick Keeping, and Ludwig Thoma. After him are Miguel Abadía Méndez, Petr Bezruč, Antonio Conte, Vikenty Veresaev, Simon Guggenheim, and Grigore Antipa. Among people deceased in 1944, Charles Dana Gibson ranks 264. Before him are C. V. Boys, Adaviye Efendiyeva, Alejandro Villanueva, Han Yong-un, Benedicto de Moraes Menezes, and Tatyana Makarova. After him are Mary Adela Blagg, Aimee Semple McPherson, Karel Hartmann, Frank Knox, Arthur Smith Woodward, and Abdulla Aliş.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Charles Dana Gibson ranks 7,471 out of 20,380. Before him are Lucy Parsons (1853), David Selby (1941), Karen Fukuhara (1992), Rita Mae Brown (1944), Jaimie Alexander (1984), and Kevin Young (1966). After him are Lola Falana (1942), Matthew Cowles (1944), Harry Klinefelter (1912), America Ferrera (1984), Trip Hawkins (1953), and Amber Valletta (1974).

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Among PAINTERS In United States

Among painters born in United States, Charles Dana Gibson ranks 101. Before him are Lawrence Weiner (1942), George Inness (1825), Clyfford Still (1904), Mel Ramos (1935), Katherine Sophie Dreier (1877), and John Marin (1870). After him are Alice Neel (1900), Abbott Handerson Thayer (1849), Marsden Hartley (1877), Thomas Hart Benton (1889), Charles Willson Peale (1741), and Jim Dine (1935).

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