1880 - 1944
Ernest Townsend (1 January 1880 – 22 January 1944) was a British portraitist from Derby.Townsend studied at Derby College of Art, Heatherleys in Chelsea and the Royal Academy. Among his works were a 1915 portrait of the Right Hon. Winston Churchill when he was First Lord of the Admiralty. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ernest Townsend has received more than 32,651 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. Ernest Townsend is the 1,697th most popular painter (down from 1,392nd in 2019), the 5,359th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,279th in 2019) and the 115th most popular British Painter.
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Among painters, Ernest Townsend ranks 1,697 out of 1,421. Before him are John Opie, George Peter Alexander Healy, Elizabeth Catlett, Ali Divandari, Arthur Streeton, and Maria de Dominici. After him are Thomas Kinkade, Laurel Holloman, Maggie Laubser, Eastman Johnson, Samuel Colman, and Ghada Amer.
1761 - 1807
HPI: 40.04
Rank: 1,691
1813 - 1894
HPI: 39.69
Rank: 1,692
1915 - 2012
HPI: 39.01
Rank: 1,693
1957 - Present
HPI: 38.80
Rank: 1,694
1867 - 1943
HPI: 38.76
Rank: 1,695
1645 - 1703
HPI: 38.72
Rank: 1,696
1880 - 1944
HPI: 38.70
Rank: 1,697
1958 - 2012
HPI: 38.49
Rank: 1,698
1971 - Present
HPI: 38.23
Rank: 1,699
1886 - 1973
HPI: 38.19
Rank: 1,700
1824 - 1906
HPI: 38.12
Rank: 1,701
1832 - 1920
HPI: 37.71
Rank: 1,702
1963 - Present
HPI: 37.20
Rank: 1,703
Among people born in 1880, Ernest Townsend ranks 207. Before him are William Varley, Tom Taylor, Einar Arnórsson, Joseph Stadler, Giles Gilbert Scott, and Thomas Thorstensen. After him are Thomas Griffith Taylor, Nora Bayes, Vere Ponsonby, 9th Earl of Bessborough, Leo Carrillo, and George Poage. Among people deceased in 1944, Ernest Townsend ranks 270. Before him are Mike Bookie, C. V. Boys, George B. Seitz, Charles Marion, Siegfried Purner, and Chandramukhi Basu. After him are Robert Frazer, Bud Jamison, Laird Cregar, Jessie Ralph, Albert B. Fall, and George W. Norris.
1880 - 1968
HPI: 42.46
Rank: 201
1880 - 1945
HPI: 42.45
Rank: 202
1880 - 1955
HPI: 41.79
Rank: 203
1880 - 1950
HPI: 41.62
Rank: 204
1880 - 1960
HPI: 41.26
Rank: 205
1880 - 1953
HPI: 40.49
Rank: 206
1880 - 1944
HPI: 38.70
Rank: 207
1880 - 1963
HPI: 38.17
Rank: 208
1880 - 1928
HPI: 37.42
Rank: 209
1880 - 1956
HPI: 35.66
Rank: 210
1880 - 1961
HPI: 34.59
Rank: 211
1880 - 1962
HPI: 33.87
Rank: 212
1904 - 1944
HPI: 41.92
Rank: 264
1855 - 1944
HPI: 41.75
Rank: 265
1888 - 1944
HPI: 41.14
Rank: 266
1887 - 1944
HPI: 40.55
Rank: 267
1915 - 1944
HPI: 40.17
Rank: 268
1860 - 1944
HPI: 40.10
Rank: 269
1880 - 1944
HPI: 38.70
Rank: 270
1891 - 1944
HPI: 38.31
Rank: 271
1894 - 1944
HPI: 38.25
Rank: 272
1913 - 1944
HPI: 37.25
Rank: 273
1864 - 1944
HPI: 37.21
Rank: 274
1861 - 1944
HPI: 36.88
Rank: 275
1861 - 1944
HPI: 34.43
Rank: 276
Among people born in United Kingdom, Ernest Townsend ranks 5,359 out of 7,765. Before him are Prince Louis of Cambridge (2018), Tom Hopper (1985), Robin Montgomerie-Charrington (1915), Dan Wheldon (1978), Marc Warren (1967), and Kathleen Booth (1922). After him are Les Leston (1920), Douglas Booth (1992), Jeff Rawle (1951), Peter Ebdon (1970), David Rohl (1950), and Nicola Walker (1970).
2018 - Present
HPI: 38.74
Rank: 5,353
1985 - Present
HPI: 38.73
Rank: 5,354
1915 - 2007
HPI: 38.73
Rank: 5,355
1978 - 2011
HPI: 38.72
Rank: 5,356
1967 - Present
HPI: 38.71
Rank: 5,357
1922 - 2022
HPI: 38.71
Rank: 5,358
1880 - 1944
HPI: 38.70
Rank: 5,359
1920 - 2012
HPI: 38.70
Rank: 5,360
1992 - Present
HPI: 38.69
Rank: 5,361
1951 - Present
HPI: 38.68
Rank: 5,362
1970 - Present
HPI: 38.67
Rank: 5,363
1950 - Present
HPI: 38.67
Rank: 5,364
1970 - Present
HPI: 38.67
Rank: 5,365
Among painters born in United Kingdom, Ernest Townsend ranks 115. Before him are Tracey Emin (1963), Tom Roberts (1856), Stanley Spencer (1891), Louise Rayner (1832), Hablot Knight Browne (1815), and John Opie (1761). After him are Alfred E. Goodey (1878).
1963 - Present
HPI: 40.71
Rank: 109
1856 - 1931
HPI: 40.67
Rank: 110
1891 - 1959
HPI: 40.65
Rank: 111
1832 - 1924
HPI: 40.51
Rank: 112
1815 - 1882
HPI: 40.34
Rank: 113
1761 - 1807
HPI: 40.04
Rank: 114
1880 - 1944
HPI: 38.70
Rank: 115
1878 - 1945
HPI: 31.49
Rank: 116