PAINTER
François Boucher
1703 - 1770
François Boucher
François Boucher (UK: BOO-shay, US: boo-SHAY; French: [fʁɑ̃swa buʃe]; 29 September 1703 – 30 May 1770) was a French painter, draughtsman and etcher, who worked in the Rococo style. Boucher is known for his idyllic and voluptuous paintings on classical themes, decorative allegories, and pastoral scenes. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of François Boucher has received more than 811,005 page views. His biography is available in 54 different languages on Wikipedia. François Boucher is the 79th most popular painter (down from 77th in 2019), the 226th most popular biography from France (up from 232nd in 2019) and the 21st most popular French Painter.
François Boucher is most famous for his work as a painter, draftsman, and printmaker in the Rococo style.
Memorability Metrics
810k
Page Views (PV)
72.95
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
54
Languages Editions (L)
12.19
Effective Languages (L*)
2.53
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PAINTERS
Among painters, François Boucher ranks 79 out of 2,023. Before him are Bartolomé Esteban Murillo, Ilya Repin, Francisco de Zurbarán, Cimabue, Gustave Doré, and Diego Rivera. After him are Alfred Sisley, Jackson Pollock, Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun, Canaletto, Pietro Perugino, and Berthe Morisot.
Most Popular Painters in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsBartolomé 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
Berthe Morisot
1841 - 1895
HPI: 72.73
Rank: 85
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1703, François Boucher ranks 3. Before him are Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab, and Marie Leszczyńska. After him are John Wesley, Louis, Duke of Orléans, Shah Waliullah Dehlawi, Jonathan Edwards, Anton Wilhelm Amo, Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Baden-Durlach, Johann Theodor of Bavaria, Johann Gottlieb Graun, and Aleksei Chirikov. Among people deceased in 1770, François Boucher ranks 2. Before him is Giovanni Battista Tiepolo. After him are Giuseppe Tartini, Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria, Suzuki Harunobu, Thomas Chatterton, Sophie Magdalene of Brandenburg-Kulmbach, Marie-Anne de Cupis de Camargo, Jean-Antoine Nollet, George Grenville, Martin van Meytens, and George Whitefield.
Others Born in 1703
Go to all RankingsMuhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab
PHILOSOPHER
1703 - 1792
HPI: 74.74
Rank: 1
Marie Leszczyńska
COMPANION
1703 - 1768
HPI: 74.37
Rank: 2
François Boucher
PAINTER
1703 - 1770
HPI: 72.95
Rank: 3
John Wesley
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1703 - 1791
HPI: 65.85
Rank: 4
Louis, Duke of Orléans
POLITICIAN
1703 - 1752
HPI: 64.00
Rank: 5
Shah Waliullah Dehlawi
PHILOSOPHER
1703 - 1762
HPI: 58.21
Rank: 6
Jonathan Edwards
PHILOSOPHER
1703 - 1758
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 7
Anton Wilhelm Amo
PHILOSOPHER
1703 - 1759
HPI: 55.90
Rank: 8
Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Baden-Durlach
POLITICIAN
1703 - 1732
HPI: 55.77
Rank: 9
Johann Theodor of Bavaria
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1703 - 1763
HPI: 53.27
Rank: 10
Johann Gottlieb Graun
COMPOSER
1703 - 1771
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 11
Aleksei Chirikov
EXPLORER
1703 - 1748
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1770
Go to all RankingsGiovanni Battista Tiepolo
PAINTER
1696 - 1770
HPI: 73.67
Rank: 1
François Boucher
PAINTER
1703 - 1770
HPI: 72.95
Rank: 2
Giuseppe Tartini
MUSICIAN
1692 - 1770
HPI: 70.37
Rank: 3
Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria
COMPANION
1762 - 1770
HPI: 62.57
Rank: 4
Suzuki Harunobu
PAINTER
1725 - 1770
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 5
Thomas Chatterton
WRITER
1752 - 1770
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 6
Sophie Magdalene of Brandenburg-Kulmbach
POLITICIAN
1700 - 1770
HPI: 59.84
Rank: 7
Marie-Anne de Cupis de Camargo
DANCER
1710 - 1770
HPI: 57.12
Rank: 8
Jean-Antoine Nollet
PHYSICIST
1700 - 1770
HPI: 57.08
Rank: 9
George Grenville
POLITICIAN
1712 - 1770
HPI: 55.49
Rank: 10
Martin van Meytens
PAINTER
1695 - 1770
HPI: 55.32
Rank: 11
George Whitefield
WRITER
1714 - 1770
HPI: 54.16
Rank: 12
In France
Among people born in France, François Boucher ranks 226 out of 6,770. Before him are Gustave Le Bon (1841), Hortense de Beauharnais (1783), Frédéric Joliot-Curie (1900), Gustave Doré (1832), Léon Foucault (1819), and Bernard Arnault (1949). After him are Pope Urban VI (1318), Philip V of France (1293), Christian Dior (1905), Antoine Meillet (1866), John II of France (1319), and Alfred Sisley (1839).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsGustave Le Bon
PSYCHOLOGIST
1841 - 1931
HPI: 73.06
Rank: 220
Hortense de Beauharnais
COMPANION
1783 - 1837
HPI: 73.06
Rank: 221
Frédéric Joliot-Curie
PHYSICIST
1900 - 1958
HPI: 73.04
Rank: 222
Gustave Doré
PAINTER
1832 - 1883
HPI: 73.04
Rank: 223
Léon Foucault
PHYSICIST
1819 - 1868
HPI: 73.03
Rank: 224
Bernard Arnault
BUSINESSPERSON
1949 - Present
HPI: 72.97
Rank: 225
François Boucher
PAINTER
1703 - 1770
HPI: 72.95
Rank: 226
Pope Urban VI
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1318 - 1389
HPI: 72.94
Rank: 227
Philip V of France
POLITICIAN
1293 - 1322
HPI: 72.93
Rank: 228
Christian Dior
FASHION DESIGNER
1905 - 1957
HPI: 72.91
Rank: 229
Antoine Meillet
LINGUIST
1866 - 1936
HPI: 72.91
Rank: 230
John II of France
POLITICIAN
1319 - 1364
HPI: 72.87
Rank: 231
Alfred Sisley
PAINTER
1839 - 1899
HPI: 72.87
Rank: 232
Among PAINTERS In France
Among painters born in France, François Boucher ranks 21. Before him are Jean-François Millet (1814), Théodore Géricault (1791), Georges Seurat (1859), Henri Rousseau (1844), Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (1796), and Gustave Doré (1832). After him are Alfred Sisley (1839), Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun (1755), Berthe Morisot (1841), Jean-Honoré Fragonard (1732), Honoré Daumier (1808), and Francis Picabia (1879).
Jean-François Millet
1814 - 1875
HPI: 74.82
Rank: 15
Théodore Géricault
1791 - 1824
HPI: 74.53
Rank: 16
Georges Seurat
1859 - 1891
HPI: 74.08
Rank: 17
Henri Rousseau
1844 - 1910
HPI: 74.00
Rank: 18
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
1796 - 1875
HPI: 73.84
Rank: 19
Gustave Doré
1832 - 1883
HPI: 73.04
Rank: 20
François Boucher
1703 - 1770
HPI: 72.95
Rank: 21
Alfred Sisley
1839 - 1899
HPI: 72.87
Rank: 22
Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun
1755 - 1842
HPI: 72.77
Rank: 23
Berthe Morisot
1841 - 1895
HPI: 72.73
Rank: 24
Jean-Honoré Fragonard
1732 - 1806
HPI: 72.65
Rank: 25
Honoré Daumier
1808 - 1879
HPI: 72.63
Rank: 26
Francis Picabia
1879 - 1953
HPI: 71.95
Rank: 27