SCULPTOR
Giambologna
1529 - 1608
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Giambologna
Giambologna (1529 – 13 August 1608), also known as Jean de Boulogne (French), Jehan Boulongne (Flemish) and Giovanni da Bologna (Italian), was the last significant Italian Renaissance sculptor, with a large workshop producing large and small works in bronze and marble in a late Mannerist style. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Giambologna has received more than 382,018 page views. His biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 42 in 2019). Giambologna is the 15th most popular sculptor (up from 17th in 2019), the 426th most popular biography from France (up from 501st in 2019) and the 4th most popular French Sculptor.
Giambologna is most famous for his bronze statue of Neptune, which is located in the Piazza della Signoria in Florence.
Memorability Metrics
380k
Page Views (PV)
68.92
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
44
Languages Editions (L)
10.36
Effective Languages (L*)
2.44
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SCULPTORS
Among sculptors, Giambologna ranks 15 out of 258. Before him are Alberto Giacometti, Lysippos, Antonio Canova, Bertel Thorvaldsen, Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, and Constantin Brâncuși. After him are Scopas, Henry Moore, Nicola Pisano, Marie Tussaud, Jacopo Sansovino, and Luca della Robbia.
Most Popular Sculptors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAlberto Giacometti
1901 - 1966
HPI: 71.59
Rank: 9
Lysippos
390 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 71.33
Rank: 10
Antonio Canova
1757 - 1822
HPI: 70.77
Rank: 11
Bertel Thorvaldsen
1770 - 1844
HPI: 70.13
Rank: 12
Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi
1834 - 1904
HPI: 69.73
Rank: 13
Constantin Brâncuși
1876 - 1957
HPI: 69.36
Rank: 14
Giambologna
1529 - 1608
HPI: 68.92
Rank: 15
Scopas
395 BC - 350 BC
HPI: 68.04
Rank: 16
Henry Moore
1898 - 1986
HPI: 66.73
Rank: 17
Nicola Pisano
1225 - 1284
HPI: 66.03
Rank: 18
Marie Tussaud
1761 - 1850
HPI: 65.96
Rank: 19
Jacopo Sansovino
1486 - 1570
HPI: 65.72
Rank: 20
Luca della Robbia
1399 - 1482
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 21
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1529, Giambologna ranks 1. After him are Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria, Franciscus Patricius, John Frederick II, Duke of Saxony, Anna of Hesse, Taddeo Zuccari, Anthony Jenkinson, Charles II, Margrave of Baden-Durlach, Sabina of Brandenburg-Ansbach, and Raphael Holinshed. Among people deceased in 1608, Giambologna ranks 2. Before him is John Dee. After him are Seonjo of Joseon, Maria Anna of Bavaria, Joachim Frederick, Elector of Brandenburg, Charles III, Duke of Lorraine, Frederick I, Duke of Württemberg, Andrew Avellino, Marie Eleonore of Cleves, Ğazı II Giray, Sigismund Rákóczi, and Bernardo Buontalenti.
Others Born in 1529
Go to all RankingsGiambologna
SCULPTOR
1529 - 1608
HPI: 68.92
Rank: 1
Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria
POLITICIAN
1529 - 1595
HPI: 65.04
Rank: 2
Franciscus Patricius
PHILOSOPHER
1529 - 1597
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 3
John Frederick II, Duke of Saxony
POLITICIAN
1529 - 1595
HPI: 55.36
Rank: 4
Anna of Hesse
NOBLEMAN
1529 - 1591
HPI: 54.67
Rank: 5
Taddeo Zuccari
PAINTER
1529 - 1566
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 6
Anthony Jenkinson
EXPLORER
1529 - 1610
HPI: 53.11
Rank: 7
Charles II, Margrave of Baden-Durlach
POLITICIAN
1529 - 1577
HPI: 52.33
Rank: 8
Sabina of Brandenburg-Ansbach
POLITICIAN
1529 - 1575
HPI: 50.92
Rank: 9
Raphael Holinshed
WRITER
1529 - 1580
HPI: 49.28
Rank: 10
Others Deceased in 1608
Go to all RankingsJohn Dee
OCCULTIST
1527 - 1608
HPI: 76.15
Rank: 1
Giambologna
SCULPTOR
1529 - 1608
HPI: 68.92
Rank: 2
Seonjo of Joseon
POLITICIAN
1552 - 1608
HPI: 68.14
Rank: 3
Maria Anna of Bavaria
POLITICIAN
1551 - 1608
HPI: 63.44
Rank: 4
Joachim Frederick, Elector of Brandenburg
POLITICIAN
1546 - 1608
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 5
Charles III, Duke of Lorraine
POLITICIAN
1543 - 1608
HPI: 61.18
Rank: 6
Frederick I, Duke of Württemberg
COMPANION
1557 - 1608
HPI: 57.39
Rank: 7
Andrew Avellino
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1521 - 1608
HPI: 56.54
Rank: 8
Marie Eleonore of Cleves
POLITICIAN
1550 - 1608
HPI: 54.49
Rank: 9
Ğazı II Giray
POLITICIAN
1551 - 1608
HPI: 54.41
Rank: 10
Sigismund Rákóczi
POLITICIAN
1544 - 1608
HPI: 53.73
Rank: 11
Bernardo Buontalenti
ARCHITECT
1531 - 1608
HPI: 53.58
Rank: 12
In France
Among people born in France, Giambologna ranks 426 out of 6,770. Before him are Napoléon, Prince Imperial (1856), Fernand Léger (1881), Émilie du Châtelet (1706), Marc Bloch (1886), Pauline Bonaparte (1780), and Pierre Gassendi (1592). After him are Eugène François Vidocq (1775), Maurice Merleau-Ponty (1908), Alfred Binet (1857), Jean Dubuffet (1901), Odilon Redon (1840), and André Le Nôtre (1613).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsNapoléon, Prince Imperial
POLITICIAN
1856 - 1879
HPI: 69.00
Rank: 420
Fernand Léger
PAINTER
1881 - 1955
HPI: 68.97
Rank: 421
Émilie du Châtelet
MATHEMATICIAN
1706 - 1749
HPI: 68.96
Rank: 422
Marc Bloch
HISTORIAN
1886 - 1944
HPI: 68.95
Rank: 423
Pauline Bonaparte
POLITICIAN
1780 - 1825
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 424
Pierre Gassendi
PHILOSOPHER
1592 - 1655
HPI: 68.93
Rank: 425
Giambologna
SCULPTOR
1529 - 1608
HPI: 68.92
Rank: 426
Eugène François Vidocq
INSPIRATION
1775 - 1857
HPI: 68.91
Rank: 427
Maurice Merleau-Ponty
PHILOSOPHER
1908 - 1961
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 428
Alfred Binet
PSYCHOLOGIST
1857 - 1911
HPI: 68.89
Rank: 429
Jean Dubuffet
PAINTER
1901 - 1985
HPI: 68.87
Rank: 430
Odilon Redon
PAINTER
1840 - 1916
HPI: 68.86
Rank: 431
André Le Nôtre
ARCHITECT
1613 - 1700
HPI: 68.86
Rank: 432
Among SCULPTORS In France
Among sculptors born in France, Giambologna ranks 4. Before him are Auguste Rodin (1840), Camille Claudel (1864), and Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi (1834). After him are Marie Tussaud (1761), Paul Landowski (1875), Rosa Bonheur (1822), Antoine Bourdelle (1861), Jean-Antoine Houdon (1741), Louise Bourgeois (1911), François Rude (1784), and Étienne Maurice Falconet (1716).
Auguste Rodin
1840 - 1917
HPI: 79.25
Rank: 1
Camille Claudel
1864 - 1943
HPI: 72.02
Rank: 2
Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi
1834 - 1904
HPI: 69.73
Rank: 3
Giambologna
1529 - 1608
HPI: 68.92
Rank: 4
Marie Tussaud
1761 - 1850
HPI: 65.96
Rank: 5
Paul Landowski
1875 - 1961
HPI: 64.32
Rank: 6
Rosa Bonheur
1822 - 1899
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 7
Antoine Bourdelle
1861 - 1929
HPI: 63.22
Rank: 8
Jean-Antoine Houdon
1741 - 1828
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 9
Louise Bourgeois
1911 - 2010
HPI: 62.67
Rank: 10
François Rude
1784 - 1855
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 11
Étienne Maurice Falconet
1716 - 1791
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 12