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Gerald Scarfe

1936 - Today

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Gerald Anthony Scarfe (born 1 June 1936) is an English satirical cartoonist and illustrator. He has worked as editorial cartoonist for The Sunday Times and illustrator for The New Yorker. Scarfe’s other work includes graphics for rock group Pink Floyd, particularly on their 1979 album The Wall, its 1982 film adaptation, and tour (1980–81), as well as the music video for "Welcome to the Machine". From 1980 through to 1987, Scarfe also provided the opening animated titles and end credit illustrations for Yes Minister and Yes, Prime Minister for BBC Television. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gerald Scarfe has received more than 957,067 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. Gerald Scarfe is the 1,902nd most popular painter (down from 1,639th in 2019), the 4,591st most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 4,325th in 2019) and the 106th most popular British Painter.

Memorability Metrics

  • 960k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.20

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.08

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.61

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Gerald Scarfe ranks 1,902 out of 2,023. Before him are Jacek Yerka, Mikuláš Galanda, R. B. Kitaj, Willard Metcalf, Aleksandr Petrov, and Milt Kahl. After him are Mikhail Clodt von Jürgensburg, Yelena Polenova, Paul Nash, Maksymilian Gierymski, Albert Pinkham Ryder, and James Thornhill.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1936, Gerald Scarfe ranks 478. Before him are Gerry Ashmore, Aleksei Mamykin, Lyudmila Pinayeva, Satish Kumar, Jerry Sanders, and Leo Wilden. After him are Loren Acton, M. Scott Peck, Hannu Salama, Ferenc Németh, Tivadar Monostori, and Yoshihisa Yoshikawa.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Gerald Scarfe ranks 4,591 out of 8,785. Before him are Sean Dyche (1971), Timothy West (1934), Thomas Campbell (1777), Michael Caton-Jones (1957), George Fenton (1950), and Alex Jennings (1957). After him are Delia Derbyshire (1937), Brendan Coyle (1963), Henry De la Beche (1796), Molly Peters (1942), Deusdedit of Canterbury (600), and Alexander Melville Bell (1819).

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Among PAINTERS In United Kingdom

Among painters born in United Kingdom, Gerald Scarfe ranks 106. Before him are James Collinson (1825), Randolph Caldecott (1846), Thomas Sully (1783), L. S. Lowry (1887), Barbara Bodichon (1827), and Augustus John (1878). After him are Paul Nash (1889), James Thornhill (1675), Roland Penrose (1900), Luke Fildes (1843), William Beechey (1753), and Tracey Emin (1963).

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