PAINTER
Francisco Goya
1746 - 1828
Francisco Goya
Francisco José de Goya y Lucientes (; Spanish: [fɾanˈθisko xoˈse ðe ˈɣoʝa i luˈθjentes]; 30 March 1746 – 16 April 1828) was a Spanish romantic painter and printmaker. He is considered the most important Spanish artist of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. His paintings, drawings, and engravings reflected contemporary historical upheavals and influenced important 19th- and 20th-century painters. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Francisco Goya has received more than 5,689,831 page views. His biography is available in 153 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 151 in 2019). Francisco Goya is the 13th most popular painter (up from 14th in 2019), the 5th most popular biography from Spain (down from 4th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Spanish Painter.
Francisco Goya is most famous for his paintings of the Spanish royal family and the horrors of war.
Memorability Metrics
5.7M
Page Views (PV)
86.10
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
153
Languages Editions (L)
12.05
Effective Languages (L*)
5.11
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PAINTERS
Among painters, Francisco Goya ranks 13 out of 2,023. Before him are Claude Monet, Albrecht Dürer, Edvard Munch, Peter Paul Rubens, Frida Kahlo, and Caravaggio. After him are Johannes Vermeer, Henri Matisse, Paul Cézanne, Sandro Botticelli, El Greco, and Diego Velázquez.
Most Popular Painters in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsClaude Monet
1840 - 1926
HPI: 87.96
Rank: 7
Albrecht Dürer
1471 - 1528
HPI: 87.75
Rank: 8
Edvard Munch
1863 - 1944
HPI: 87.59
Rank: 9
Peter Paul Rubens
1577 - 1640
HPI: 87.16
Rank: 10
Frida Kahlo
1907 - 1954
HPI: 87.00
Rank: 11
Caravaggio
1571 - 1610
HPI: 86.61
Rank: 12
Francisco Goya
1746 - 1828
HPI: 86.10
Rank: 13
Johannes Vermeer
1632 - 1675
HPI: 86.00
Rank: 14
Henri Matisse
1869 - 1954
HPI: 85.93
Rank: 15
Paul Cézanne
1839 - 1906
HPI: 85.75
Rank: 16
Sandro Botticelli
1445 - 1510
HPI: 85.50
Rank: 17
El Greco
1541 - 1614
HPI: 85.14
Rank: 18
Diego Velázquez
1599 - 1660
HPI: 85.07
Rank: 19
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1746, Francisco Goya ranks 1. After him are Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi, Carlo Buonaparte, Tadeusz Kościuszko, Gaspard Monge, Gustav III of Sweden, Giuseppe Piazzi, Archduchess Maria Amalia of Austria, Maurice Benyovszky, William Jones, Sophia Magdalena of Denmark, and Antoine Quentin Fouquier-Tinville. Among people deceased in 1828, Francisco Goya ranks 2. Before him is Franz Schubert. After him are Shaka, Maria Feodorovna, Victor of Aveyron, Alexander Ypsilantis, Franz Joseph Gall, Jean-Antoine Houdon, Kobayashi Issa, Karl August, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach, Karl Mack von Leiberich, and Carl Peter Thunberg.
Others Born in 1746
Go to all RankingsFrancisco Goya
PAINTER
1746 - 1828
HPI: 86.10
Rank: 1
Johann Heinrich Pestalozzi
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1746 - 1827
HPI: 80.51
Rank: 2
Carlo Buonaparte
LAWYER
1746 - 1785
HPI: 77.93
Rank: 3
Tadeusz Kościuszko
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1746 - 1817
HPI: 75.66
Rank: 4
Gaspard Monge
MATHEMATICIAN
1746 - 1818
HPI: 73.83
Rank: 5
Gustav III of Sweden
POLITICIAN
1746 - 1792
HPI: 72.95
Rank: 6
Giuseppe Piazzi
ASTRONOMER
1746 - 1826
HPI: 72.80
Rank: 7
Archduchess Maria Amalia of Austria
POLITICIAN
1746 - 1804
HPI: 70.32
Rank: 8
Maurice Benyovszky
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1746 - 1786
HPI: 69.04
Rank: 9
William Jones
LINGUIST
1746 - 1794
HPI: 67.85
Rank: 10
Sophia Magdalena of Denmark
COMPANION
1746 - 1813
HPI: 67.17
Rank: 11
Antoine Quentin Fouquier-Tinville
POLITICIAN
1746 - 1795
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1828
Go to all RankingsFranz Schubert
COMPOSER
1797 - 1828
HPI: 86.97
Rank: 1
Francisco Goya
PAINTER
1746 - 1828
HPI: 86.10
Rank: 2
Shaka
POLITICIAN
1787 - 1828
HPI: 72.57
Rank: 3
Maria Feodorovna
COMPANION
1759 - 1828
HPI: 71.20
Rank: 4
Victor of Aveyron
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1793 - 1828
HPI: 69.55
Rank: 5
Alexander Ypsilantis
POLITICIAN
1792 - 1828
HPI: 69.18
Rank: 6
Franz Joseph Gall
PHYSICIAN
1758 - 1828
HPI: 68.44
Rank: 7
Jean-Antoine Houdon
SCULPTOR
1741 - 1828
HPI: 68.35
Rank: 8
Kobayashi Issa
WRITER
1763 - 1828
HPI: 67.96
Rank: 9
Karl August, Grand Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
POLITICIAN
1757 - 1828
HPI: 66.63
Rank: 10
Karl Mack von Leiberich
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1752 - 1828
HPI: 66.60
Rank: 11
Carl Peter Thunberg
BIOLOGIST
1743 - 1828
HPI: 66.57
Rank: 12
In Spain
Among people born in Spain, Francisco Goya ranks 5 out of 3,355. Before him are Pablo Picasso (1881), Salvador Dalí (1904), Miguel de Cervantes (1547), and Antoni Gaudí (1852). After him are Seneca the Younger (-4), Averroes (1126), Francisco Franco (1892), Diego Velázquez (1599), Trajan (53), Philip II of Spain (1527), and Hernán Cortés (1485).
Others born in Spain
Go to all RankingsPablo Picasso
PAINTER
1881 - 1973
HPI: 91.14
Rank: 1
Salvador Dalí
PAINTER
1904 - 1989
HPI: 88.74
Rank: 2
Miguel de Cervantes
WRITER
1547 - 1616
HPI: 87.73
Rank: 3
Antoni Gaudí
ARCHITECT
1852 - 1926
HPI: 86.49
Rank: 4
Francisco Goya
PAINTER
1746 - 1828
HPI: 86.10
Rank: 5
Seneca the Younger
PHILOSOPHER
4 BC - 65
HPI: 85.78
Rank: 6
Averroes
PHILOSOPHER
1126 - 1198
HPI: 85.58
Rank: 7
Francisco Franco
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1975
HPI: 85.21
Rank: 8
Diego Velázquez
PAINTER
1599 - 1660
HPI: 85.07
Rank: 9
Trajan
POLITICIAN
53 - 117
HPI: 84.66
Rank: 10
Philip II of Spain
POLITICIAN
1527 - 1598
HPI: 84.50
Rank: 11
Hernán Cortés
EXPLORER
1485 - 1547
HPI: 84.15
Rank: 12
Among PAINTERS In Spain
Among painters born in Spain, Francisco Goya ranks 3. Before him are Pablo Picasso (1881), and Salvador Dalí (1904). After him are Diego Velázquez (1599), Joan Miró (1893), Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (1617), Francisco de Zurbarán (1598), Juan Gris (1887), Joaquín Sorolla (1863), Antoni Tàpies (1923), Enrique Simonet (1866), and Marià Fortuny (1838).
Pablo Picasso
1881 - 1973
HPI: 91.14
Rank: 1
Salvador Dalí
1904 - 1989
HPI: 88.74
Rank: 2
Francisco Goya
1746 - 1828
HPI: 86.10
Rank: 3
Diego Velázquez
1599 - 1660
HPI: 85.07
Rank: 4
Joan Miró
1893 - 1983
HPI: 81.24
Rank: 5
Bartolomé Esteban Murillo
1617 - 1682
HPI: 77.57
Rank: 6
Francisco de Zurbarán
1598 - 1664
HPI: 77.28
Rank: 7
Juan Gris
1887 - 1927
HPI: 74.37
Rank: 8
Joaquín Sorolla
1863 - 1923
HPI: 70.67
Rank: 9
Antoni Tàpies
1923 - 2012
HPI: 69.26
Rank: 10
Enrique Simonet
1866 - 1927
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 11
Marià Fortuny
1838 - 1874
HPI: 65.41
Rank: 12