SCULPTOR

Eduardo Chillida

1924 - 2002

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Eduardo Chillida Juantegui (Basque: Eduardo Txillida Juantegi; 10 January 1924 – 19 August 2002) was a Spanish Basque sculptor notable for his abstract works. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Eduardo Chillida has received more than 251,739 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 36 in 2019). Eduardo Chillida is the 50th most popular sculptor (down from 43rd in 2019), the 433rd most popular biography from Spain (down from 337th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Spanish Sculptor.

Chillida is most famous for his sculptures that are made of metal, stone, and wood.

Memorability Metrics

  • 250k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 59.81

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 37

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 4.41

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.76

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among SCULPTORS

Among sculptors, Eduardo Chillida ranks 50 out of 258. Before him are Veit Stoss, Claes Oldenburg, Naum Gabo, Tilman Riemenschneider, François Rude, and Chares of Lindos. After him are Vera Mukhina, Étienne Maurice Falconet, Jean-Baptiste Pigalle, Andreas Schlüter, Adriaen de Vries, and Ageladas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Eduardo Chillida ranks 72. Before him are Georges Prêtre, Roberts Blossom, Tomiichi Murayama, Antoni Ramallets, Rosamunde Pilcher, and Eva Marie Saint. After him are Moktar Ould Daddah, David Bronstein, Kim Song-ae, Lee Iacocca, André Franquin, and Paisios of Mount Athos. Among people deceased in 2002, Eduardo Chillida ranks 53. Before him are María Félix, Sigvard Bernadotte, Yoshio Okada, Cornelis Johannes van Houten, Laurent Schwartz, and César Milstein. After him are Mauro Ramos, Stephen Jay Gould, Henri Verneuil, Hugo Banzer, Agatha Barbara, and John Frankenheimer.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Eduardo Chillida ranks 433 out of 3,355. Before him are Egica (610), Hermenegild (564), Miguel da Paz, Prince of Portugal (1498), Ana de Mendoza, Princess of Eboli (1540), Javier Marías (1951), and Suintila (594). After him are Charles, Prince of Viana (1421), Marià Fortuny (1838), Francisco Vázquez de Coronado (1510), Julen Lopetegui (1966), Mercedes of Orléans (1860), and Prince Luigi Amedeo, Duke of the Abruzzi (1873).

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Among SCULPTORS In Spain

Among sculptors born in Spain, Eduardo Chillida ranks 2. Before him are César Manrique (1919). After him are Jorge Oteiza (1908), Juan Martínez Montañés (1568), Gregorio Fernández (1576), and Juan Garaizabal (1971).

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