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Gilbert Baker

1951 - 2017

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Gilbert Baker (June 2, 1951 – March 31, 2017) was an American artist, designer, activist, and vexillographer, best known as the creator of the rainbow flag. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gilbert Baker has received more than 20,828 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia. Gilbert Baker is the 65th most popular artist (down from 62nd in 2019), the 4,019th most popular biography from United States (up from 4,763rd in 2019) and the 13th most popular American Artist.

Memorability Metrics

  • 21k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 52.49

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 34

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.07

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.60

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ARTISTS

Among artists, Gilbert Baker ranks 65 out of 125. Before him are John Butler Yeats, Günter Brus, Damien Hirst, Robert Indiana, Onfim, and Gilbert & George. After him are Gunta Stölzl, Nikolay Shmatko, Wang Xianzhi, Luigi Serafini, Yoshitomo Nara, and Gordon Matta-Clark.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1951, Gilbert Baker ranks 188. Before him are François Bayrou, Izhar Cohen, Manfred Winkelhock, Mike Mentzer, Waldir Peres, and Migueli. After him are Heinrich XIII Prinz Reuss, Gérard Jugnot, Ana Belén, William Katt, Michel Barnier, and Moriteru Ueshiba. Among people deceased in 2017, Gilbert Baker ranks 209. Before him are Leo Kinnunen, Charles P. Thacker, Waldir Peres, Octavio Lepage, Joaquín Navarro-Valls, and Allan Holdsworth. After him are Mike Connors, Imre Földi, Georgy Grechko, Stanisław Skrowaczewski, Patricia Knatchbull, 2nd Countess Mountbatten of Burma, and Haruo Nakajima.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Gilbert Baker ranks 4,019 out of 20,380. Before him are Martin Hellman (1945), Danneel Ackles (1979), Judith Reisman (1935), Greg LeMond (1961), Linda Harrison (1945), and Brett Lunger (1945). After him are Allen Iverson (1975), Penny Marshall (1943), Edwin H. Land (1909), Marky Ramone (1952), Marla Maples (1963), and Charles Geschke (1939).

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Among ARTISTS In United States

Among artists born in United States, Gilbert Baker ranks 13. Before him are Jeff Koons (1955), Bill Viola (1951), Judy Chicago (1939), James Montgomery Flagg (1877), Vito Acconci (1940), and Robert Indiana (1928). After him are Gordon Matta-Clark (1943), Mary Blair (1911), Dan Graham (1942), Carolee Schneemann (1939), Martha Rosler (1943), and Maud Wagner (1877).

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