PAINTER
Diego Rivera
1886 - 1957
Diego Rivera
Diego Rivera (Spanish pronunciation: [ˈdjeɣo riˈβeɾa]; December 8, 1886 – November 24, 1957) was a prominent Mexican painter. His large frescoes helped establish the mural movement in Mexican and international art. Between 1922 and 1953, Rivera painted murals in, among other places, Mexico City, Chapingo, and Cuernavaca, Mexico; and San Francisco, Detroit, and New York City, United States. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Diego Rivera has received more than 6,490,039 page views. His biography is available in 72 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 68 in 2019). Diego Rivera is the 78th most popular painter (down from 55th in 2019), the 3rd most popular biography from Mexico and the 2nd most popular Mexican Painter.
Diego Rivera is most famous for his murals, which are painted on large walls. He was a Mexican artist who was born in 1886 and died in 1957.
Memorability Metrics
6.5M
Page Views (PV)
73.01
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
72
Languages Editions (L)
6.95
Effective Languages (L*)
4.13
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PAINTERS
Among painters, Diego Rivera ranks 78 out of 2,023. Before him are Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, Ilya Repin, Francisco de Zurbarán, Cimabue, and Gustave Doré. After him are François Boucher, Alfred Sisley, Jackson Pollock, Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun, Canaletto, and Pietro Perugino.
Most Popular Painters in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGiovanni Battista Tiepolo
1696 - 1770
HPI: 73.67
Rank: 72
Bartolomé Esteban Murillo
1617 - 1682
HPI: 73.62
Rank: 73
Ilya Repin
1844 - 1930
HPI: 73.36
Rank: 74
Francisco de Zurbarán
1598 - 1664
HPI: 73.30
Rank: 75
Cimabue
1240 - 1302
HPI: 73.23
Rank: 76
Gustave Doré
1832 - 1883
HPI: 73.04
Rank: 77
Diego Rivera
1886 - 1957
HPI: 73.01
Rank: 78
François Boucher
1703 - 1770
HPI: 72.95
Rank: 79
Alfred Sisley
1839 - 1899
HPI: 72.87
Rank: 80
Jackson Pollock
1912 - 1956
HPI: 72.86
Rank: 81
Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun
1755 - 1842
HPI: 72.77
Rank: 82
Canaletto
1697 - 1768
HPI: 72.75
Rank: 83
Pietro Perugino
1446 - 1523
HPI: 72.74
Rank: 84
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1886, Diego Rivera ranks 4. Before him are David Ben-Gurion, Alfonso XIII of Spain, and Robert Schuman. After him are Oskar Kokoschka, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, Manne Siegbahn, Béla Kun, Sergey Kirov, Marc Bloch, René Guénon, and Jean Arp. Among people deceased in 1957, Diego Rivera ranks 6. Before him are Haakon VII of Norway, Friedrich Paulus, Jean Sibelius, John von Neumann, and Miklós Horthy. After him are Christian Dior, Nikos Kazantzakis, Humphrey Bogart, Johannes Stark, Wilhelm Reich, and Arturo Toscanini.
Others Born in 1886
Go to all RankingsDavid Ben-Gurion
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1973
HPI: 79.63
Rank: 1
Alfonso XIII of Spain
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1941
HPI: 74.74
Rank: 2
Robert Schuman
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1963
HPI: 73.04
Rank: 3
Diego Rivera
PAINTER
1886 - 1957
HPI: 73.01
Rank: 4
Oskar Kokoschka
PAINTER
1886 - 1980
HPI: 71.88
Rank: 5
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
ARCHITECT
1886 - 1969
HPI: 70.25
Rank: 6
Manne Siegbahn
PHYSICIST
1886 - 1978
HPI: 69.99
Rank: 7
Béla Kun
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1938
HPI: 69.86
Rank: 8
Sergey Kirov
POLITICIAN
1886 - 1934
HPI: 69.67
Rank: 9
Marc Bloch
HISTORIAN
1886 - 1944
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 10
René Guénon
WRITER
1886 - 1951
HPI: 68.27
Rank: 11
Jean Arp
ARTIST
1886 - 1966
HPI: 68.20
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1957
Go to all RankingsHaakon VII of Norway
POLITICIAN
1872 - 1957
HPI: 77.77
Rank: 1
Friedrich Paulus
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1890 - 1957
HPI: 76.27
Rank: 2
Jean Sibelius
COMPOSER
1865 - 1957
HPI: 75.66
Rank: 3
John von Neumann
MATHEMATICIAN
1903 - 1957
HPI: 75.43
Rank: 4
Miklós Horthy
POLITICIAN
1868 - 1957
HPI: 74.51
Rank: 5
Diego Rivera
PAINTER
1886 - 1957
HPI: 73.01
Rank: 6
Christian Dior
FASHION DESIGNER
1905 - 1957
HPI: 72.91
Rank: 7
Nikos Kazantzakis
WRITER
1883 - 1957
HPI: 71.51
Rank: 8
Humphrey Bogart
ACTOR
1899 - 1957
HPI: 71.08
Rank: 9
Johannes Stark
PHYSICIST
1874 - 1957
HPI: 70.78
Rank: 10
Wilhelm Reich
PSYCHOLOGIST
1897 - 1957
HPI: 70.26
Rank: 11
Arturo Toscanini
CONDUCTOR
1867 - 1957
HPI: 69.87
Rank: 12
In Mexico
Among people born in Mexico, Diego Rivera ranks 3 out of 729. Before him are Frida Kahlo (1907), and Anthony Quinn (1915). After him are Moctezuma II (1466), Emiliano Zapata (1879), Carlos Slim (1940), Pancho Villa (1878), Octavio Paz (1914), Porfirio Díaz (1830), Carlos Santana (1947), Cuauhtémoc (1495), and Salma Hayek (1966).
Others born in Mexico
Go to all RankingsFrida Kahlo
PAINTER
1907 - 1954
HPI: 84.34
Rank: 1
Anthony Quinn
ACTOR
1915 - 2001
HPI: 79.02
Rank: 2
Diego Rivera
PAINTER
1886 - 1957
HPI: 73.01
Rank: 3
Moctezuma II
POLITICIAN
1466 - 1520
HPI: 71.89
Rank: 4
Emiliano Zapata
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1879 - 1919
HPI: 70.33
Rank: 5
Carlos Slim
BUSINESSPERSON
1940 - Present
HPI: 69.75
Rank: 6
Pancho Villa
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1878 - 1923
HPI: 69.71
Rank: 7
Octavio Paz
WRITER
1914 - 1998
HPI: 68.82
Rank: 8
Porfirio Díaz
POLITICIAN
1830 - 1915
HPI: 67.72
Rank: 9
Carlos Santana
MUSICIAN
1947 - Present
HPI: 67.26
Rank: 10
Cuauhtémoc
POLITICIAN
1495 - 1525
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 11
Salma Hayek
ACTOR
1966 - Present
HPI: 66.32
Rank: 12
Among PAINTERS In Mexico
Among painters born in Mexico, Diego Rivera ranks 2. Before him are Frida Kahlo (1907). After him are David Alfaro Siqueiros (1896), José Clemente Orozco (1883), Rufino Tamayo (1899), Juan O'Gorman (1905), Emmanuel Lubezki (1964), Francisco Toledo (1940), and Ignacio Ortiz (1934).
Frida Kahlo
1907 - 1954
HPI: 84.34
Rank: 1
Diego Rivera
1886 - 1957
HPI: 73.01
Rank: 2
David Alfaro Siqueiros
1896 - 1974
HPI: 63.06
Rank: 3
José Clemente Orozco
1883 - 1949
HPI: 60.47
Rank: 4
Rufino Tamayo
1899 - 1991
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 5
Juan O'Gorman
1905 - 1982
HPI: 49.76
Rank: 6
Emmanuel Lubezki
1964 - Present
HPI: 49.26
Rank: 7
Francisco Toledo
1940 - 2019
HPI: 46.91
Rank: 8
Ignacio Ortiz
1934 - Present
HPI: 0.00
Rank: 9