ARTIST

Grayson Perry

1960 - Today

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Sir Grayson Perry (born 24 March 1960) is an English artist. He is known for his ceramic vases, tapestries, and cross-dressing, as well as his observations of the contemporary arts scene, and for dissecting British "prejudices, fashions and foibles". Perry's vases have classical forms and are decorated in bright colours, depicting subjects at odds with their attractive appearance. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Grayson Perry has received more than 3,112,166 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Grayson Perry is the 123rd most popular artist (down from 96th in 2019), the 7,113th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 6,601st in 2019) and the 11th most popular British Artist.

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  • 3.1M

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  • 41.18

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.30

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.44

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ARTISTS

Among artists, Grayson Perry ranks 123 out of 125. Before him are Mounir Fatmi, Neil Harbisson, Kat Von D, Petr Pavlensky, Tatsuki Fujimoto, and Emily Jacir. After him are Abel Azcona, and Dave Dave.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1960, Grayson Perry ranks 808. Before him are Tim Pawlenty, Mark Gorski, Himani Shivpuri, Nicola Griffith, Jennifer Holliday, and Ray Armstead. After him are Mike McFarlane, Mike Turner, Heidi Hammel, Caroline Lucas, Osvaldo Golijov, and John Pizzarelli.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Grayson Perry ranks 7,113 out of 8,785. Before him are Dominic Cummings (1971), Toby Gard (1972), Fatima Whitbread (1961), Liz McClarnon (1981), Peaches Geldof (1989), and Jovan Adepo (1988). After him are Ricky Walden (1982), Ann Sophie (1990), Mike McFarlane (1960), Jen Ledger (1989), Cher Lloyd (1993), and Martin Taylor (1979).

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Among ARTISTS In United Kingdom

Among artists born in United Kingdom, Grayson Perry ranks 11. Before him are John Butler Yeats (1839), Damien Hirst (1965), Eric Gill (1882), Cassandra Austen (1773), Mary Delany (1700), and Rachel Whiteread (1963).

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