1784 - 1855
François Rude (4 January 1784 – 3 November 1855) was a French sculptor, best known for the Departure of the Volunteers, also known as La Marseillaise on the Arc de Triomphe in Paris. (1835–36). Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of François Rude has received more than 186,096 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 22 in 2019). François Rude is the 45th most popular sculptor (down from 40th in 2019), the 1,327th most popular biography from France (down from 1,175th in 2019) and the 11th most popular French Sculptor.
François Rude was a French sculptor who is most famous for his work on the Arc de Triomphe.
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Among sculptors, François Rude ranks 45 out of 189. Before him are Gustav Vigeland, Jacopo della Quercia, César Manrique, Leochares, Eduardo Chillida, and Alcamenes. After him are Étienne Maurice Falconet, Veit Stoss, Andrea della Robbia, Ivan Meštrović, Vera Mukhina, and Tilman Riemenschneider.
1869 - 1943
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 39
1374 - 1438
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 40
1919 - 1992
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 41
400 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 42
1924 - 2002
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 43
500 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 44
1784 - 1855
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 45
1716 - 1791
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 46
1450 - 1533
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 47
1435 - 1525
HPI: 59.41
Rank: 48
1883 - 1962
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 49
1889 - 1953
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 50
1460 - 1531
HPI: 58.91
Rank: 51
Among people born in 1784, François Rude ranks 13. Before him are Marie-Antoine Carême, Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston, Johann Ludwig Burckhardt, Louis Spohr, Grand Duchess Elena Pavlovna of Russia, and Leo von Klenze. After him are Rafael del Riego, Friedrich Kalkbrenner, Princess Maria Antonia of Naples and Sicily, Johann Karl Ehrenfried Kegel, Peter von Cornelius, and Ferdinand Ries. Among people deceased in 1855, François Rude ranks 10. Before him are Charlotte Brontë, Adam Mickiewicz, Gérard de Nerval, Infante Carlos, Count of Molina, Adelaide of Austria, and Pavel Nakhimov. After him are Duchess Maria Dorothea of Württemberg, François Magendie, Prince Ferdinando, Duke of Genoa, Diponegoro, Jean-Baptiste Isabey, and Maria Theresa of Austria.
1784 - 1833
HPI: 65.82
Rank: 7
1784 - 1865
HPI: 64.16
Rank: 8
1784 - 1817
HPI: 63.70
Rank: 9
1784 - 1859
HPI: 63.45
Rank: 10
1784 - 1803
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 11
1784 - 1864
HPI: 60.10
Rank: 12
1784 - 1855
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 13
1784 - 1823
HPI: 59.57
Rank: 14
1784 - 1849
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 15
1784 - 1806
HPI: 58.89
Rank: 16
1784 - 1863
HPI: 58.29
Rank: 17
1784 - 1867
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 18
1784 - 1838
HPI: 57.84
Rank: 19
1816 - 1855
HPI: 74.79
Rank: 4
1798 - 1855
HPI: 72.09
Rank: 5
1808 - 1855
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 6
1788 - 1855
HPI: 63.92
Rank: 7
1822 - 1855
HPI: 61.92
Rank: 8
1802 - 1855
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 9
1784 - 1855
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 10
1797 - 1855
HPI: 59.16
Rank: 11
1783 - 1855
HPI: 56.92
Rank: 12
1822 - 1855
HPI: 56.76
Rank: 13
1785 - 1855
HPI: 56.71
Rank: 14
1767 - 1855
HPI: 56.49
Rank: 15
1801 - 1855
HPI: 56.28
Rank: 16
Among people born in France, François Rude ranks 1,327 out of 6,011. Before him are Princess Maria Amélia of Brazil (1831), Marie Angélique de Scorailles (1661), Henri Jules, Prince of Condé (1643), Pierre Cauchon (1371), Paul Scarron (1610), and Guillaume Brune (1763). After him are Baldwin V, Count of Flanders (1012), Michel Tournier (1924), Louis Vierne (1870), Louis Joseph, Prince of Condé (1736), Ferdinand Buisson (1841), and Adelaide of Aquitaine (950).
1831 - 1853
HPI: 59.96
Rank: 1,321
1661 - 1681
HPI: 59.95
Rank: 1,322
1643 - 1709
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 1,323
1371 - 1442
HPI: 59.93
Rank: 1,324
1610 - 1660
HPI: 59.92
Rank: 1,325
1763 - 1815
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 1,326
1784 - 1855
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 1,327
1012 - 1067
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 1,328
1924 - 2016
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 1,329
1870 - 1937
HPI: 59.90
Rank: 1,330
1736 - 1818
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 1,331
1841 - 1932
HPI: 59.89
Rank: 1,332
950 - 1004
HPI: 59.88
Rank: 1,333
Among sculptors born in France, François Rude ranks 11. Before him are Marie Tussaud (1761), Paul Landowski (1875), Antoine Bourdelle (1861), Jean-Antoine Houdon (1741), Louise Bourgeois (1911), and Rosa Bonheur (1822). After him are Étienne Maurice Falconet (1716), Jean-Baptiste Pigalle (1714), David d'Angers (1788), Raymond Duchamp-Villon (1876), François Girardon (1628), and Jean Goujon (1510).
1761 - 1850
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 5
1875 - 1961
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 6
1861 - 1929
HPI: 63.05
Rank: 7
1741 - 1828
HPI: 62.66
Rank: 8
1911 - 2010
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 9
1822 - 1899
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 10
1784 - 1855
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 11
1716 - 1791
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 12
1714 - 1785
HPI: 56.39
Rank: 13
1788 - 1856
HPI: 55.42
Rank: 14
1876 - 1918
HPI: 55.41
Rank: 15
1628 - 1715
HPI: 55.38
Rank: 16
1510 - 1572
HPI: 55.33
Rank: 17