1880 - 1916
Franz Moritz Wilhelm Marc (8 February 1880 – 4 March 1916) was a German painter and printmaker, one of the key figures of German Expressionism. He was a founding member of Der Blaue Reiter (The Blue Rider), a journal whose name later became synonymous with the circle of artists collaborating in it. His mature works mostly are animals, and are known for bright colors. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Franz Marc has received more than 918,046 page views. His biography is available in 58 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 56 in 2019). Franz Marc is the 132nd most popular painter (down from 105th in 2019), the 302nd most popular biography from Germany (down from 217th in 2019) and the 10th most popular German Painter.
Franz Marc was a German painter and printmaker, one of the key figures of the German Expressionist movement. He was a founding member of Der Blaue Reiter (The Blue Rider), a journal whose name later became synonymous with the circle of artists collaborating in it.
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Among painters, Franz Marc ranks 132 out of 1,421. Before him are Georgia O'Keeffe, Parmigianino, Juan Gris, Albrecht Altdorfer, Odilon Redon, and John Constable. After him are Francis Bacon, Robert Delaunay, Jan Brueghel the Elder, Man Ray, Andrea del Sarto, and Fernand Léger.
1887 - 1986
HPI: 69.39
Rank: 126
1503 - 1540
HPI: 69.26
Rank: 127
1887 - 1927
HPI: 69.15
Rank: 128
1480 - 1538
HPI: 69.06
Rank: 129
1840 - 1916
HPI: 69.03
Rank: 130
1776 - 1837
HPI: 68.98
Rank: 131
1880 - 1916
HPI: 68.97
Rank: 132
1909 - 1992
HPI: 68.97
Rank: 133
1885 - 1941
HPI: 68.92
Rank: 134
1568 - 1625
HPI: 68.89
Rank: 135
1890 - 1976
HPI: 68.84
Rank: 136
1486 - 1530
HPI: 68.71
Rank: 137
1881 - 1955
HPI: 68.50
Rank: 138
Among people born in 1880, Franz Marc ranks 12. Before him are Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, Oswald Spengler, Ernst Ludwig Kirchner, Robert Musil, George Marshall, and Ludwig Beck. After him are André Derain, Paul Hausser, Manuel Azaña, Wilhelm List, Werner von Fritsch, and Premchand. Among people deceased in 1916, Franz Marc ranks 11. Before him are Henryk Sienkiewicz, Yuan Shikai, Umberto Boccioni, Élie Metchnikoff, Klas Pontus Arnoldson, and Odilon Redon. After him are William Ramsay, Henry James, Sholem Aleichem, Richard Dedekind, Helmuth von Moltke the Younger, and Otto of Bavaria.
1880 - 1962
HPI: 72.28
Rank: 6
1880 - 1936
HPI: 71.99
Rank: 7
1880 - 1938
HPI: 70.54
Rank: 8
1880 - 1942
HPI: 70.15
Rank: 9
1880 - 1959
HPI: 69.68
Rank: 10
1880 - 1944
HPI: 69.02
Rank: 11
1880 - 1916
HPI: 68.97
Rank: 12
1880 - 1954
HPI: 68.13
Rank: 13
1880 - 1972
HPI: 67.88
Rank: 14
1880 - 1940
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 15
1880 - 1971
HPI: 66.54
Rank: 16
1880 - 1939
HPI: 65.90
Rank: 17
1880 - 1936
HPI: 65.90
Rank: 18
1846 - 1916
HPI: 72.29
Rank: 5
1859 - 1916
HPI: 71.46
Rank: 6
1882 - 1916
HPI: 69.76
Rank: 7
1845 - 1916
HPI: 69.15
Rank: 8
1844 - 1916
HPI: 69.04
Rank: 9
1840 - 1916
HPI: 69.03
Rank: 10
1880 - 1916
HPI: 68.97
Rank: 11
1852 - 1916
HPI: 68.58
Rank: 12
1843 - 1916
HPI: 68.49
Rank: 13
1859 - 1916
HPI: 67.83
Rank: 14
1831 - 1916
HPI: 67.33
Rank: 15
1848 - 1916
HPI: 66.73
Rank: 16
1848 - 1916
HPI: 66.41
Rank: 17
Among people born in Germany, Franz Marc ranks 302 out of 6,142. Before him are Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor (1175), Albrecht Altdorfer (1480), Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher (1742), Hermann Ebbinghaus (1850), Ludwig Beck (1880), and Carl Ritter (1779). After him are Samuel Hahnemann (1755), Ernst Ruska (1906), Michael Wittmann (1914), Johannes Stark (1874), Paul Hindemith (1895), and Friedrich Schlegel (1772).
1175 - 1218
HPI: 69.08
Rank: 296
1480 - 1538
HPI: 69.06
Rank: 297
1742 - 1819
HPI: 69.05
Rank: 298
1850 - 1909
HPI: 69.05
Rank: 299
1880 - 1944
HPI: 69.02
Rank: 300
1779 - 1859
HPI: 68.98
Rank: 301
1880 - 1916
HPI: 68.97
Rank: 302
1755 - 1843
HPI: 68.96
Rank: 303
1906 - 1988
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 304
1914 - 1944
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 305
1874 - 1957
HPI: 68.93
Rank: 306
1895 - 1963
HPI: 68.91
Rank: 307
1772 - 1829
HPI: 68.91
Rank: 308
Among painters born in Germany, Franz Marc ranks 10. Before him are Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472), Max Ernst (1891), Matthias Grünewald (1480), Hans Memling (1435), Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (1880), and Albrecht Altdorfer (1480). After him are Otto Dix (1891), Gerhard Richter (1932), Emil Nolde (1867), Lucas Cranach the Younger (1515), Hans Baldung (1484), and George Grosz (1893).
1472 - 1553
HPI: 73.57
Rank: 4
1891 - 1976
HPI: 71.86
Rank: 5
1480 - 1528
HPI: 71.37
Rank: 6
1435 - 1494
HPI: 70.73
Rank: 7
1880 - 1938
HPI: 70.54
Rank: 8
1480 - 1538
HPI: 69.06
Rank: 9
1880 - 1916
HPI: 68.97
Rank: 10
1891 - 1969
HPI: 67.77
Rank: 11
1932 - Present
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 12
1867 - 1956
HPI: 66.38
Rank: 13
1515 - 1586
HPI: 66.06
Rank: 14
1484 - 1545
HPI: 65.46
Rank: 15
1893 - 1959
HPI: 64.97
Rank: 16