SCULPTOR
Gustav Vigeland
1869 - 1943
Gustav Vigeland
Gustav Vigeland (11 April 1869 – 12 March 1943), born as Adolf Gustav Thorsen, was a Norwegian sculptor. Gustav Vigeland occupies a special position among Norwegian sculptors, both in the power of his creative imagination and in his productivity. He is most associated with the Vigeland installation (Vigelandsanlegget) in Frogner Park, Oslo. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Gustav Vigeland has received more than 344,833 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 34 in 2019). Gustav Vigeland is the 27th most popular sculptor (up from 39th in 2019), the 41st most popular biography from Norway (up from 54th in 2019) and the most popular Norwegian Sculptor.
Gustav Vigeland is most famous for his sculptures and artwork. He was the sculptor of the Vigeland Sculpture Park in Oslo, Norway.
Memorability Metrics
340k
Page Views (PV)
63.72
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
37
Languages Editions (L)
9.71
Effective Languages (L*)
2.37
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Among SCULPTORS
Among sculptors, Gustav Vigeland ranks 27 out of 258. Before him are Luca della Robbia, Alessandro Algardi, Giovanni Pisano, Alexander Calder, Andrea Pisano, and Paul Landowski. After him are Leochares, Rosa Bonheur, Antoine Bourdelle, Andrea della Robbia, Claus Sluter, and Jean-Antoine Houdon.
Most Popular Sculptors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsLuca della Robbia
1399 - 1482
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 21
Alessandro Algardi
1595 - 1654
HPI: 64.82
Rank: 22
Giovanni Pisano
1248 - 1315
HPI: 64.60
Rank: 23
Alexander Calder
1898 - 1976
HPI: 64.55
Rank: 24
Andrea Pisano
1290 - 1348
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 25
Paul Landowski
1875 - 1961
HPI: 64.32
Rank: 26
Gustav Vigeland
1869 - 1943
HPI: 63.72
Rank: 27
Leochares
400 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 28
Rosa Bonheur
1822 - 1899
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 29
Antoine Bourdelle
1861 - 1929
HPI: 63.22
Rank: 30
Andrea della Robbia
1435 - 1525
HPI: 63.22
Rank: 31
Claus Sluter
1340 - 1406
HPI: 63.18
Rank: 32
Jean-Antoine Houdon
1741 - 1828
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 33
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1869, Gustav Vigeland ranks 23. Before him are Calouste Gulbenkian, Siegfried Wagner, Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria, Rudolf Otto, Karl Seitz, and Felix Salten. After him are Maud of Wales, Kasturba Gandhi, Prince George of Greece and Denmark, Emilio Aguinaldo, Prince Emanuele Filiberto, Duke of Aosta, and Albert Roussel. Among people deceased in 1943, Gustav Vigeland ranks 24. Before him are Nikolai Vavilov, Max Wertheimer, Alexandre Yersin, Maurice Denis, Julius Fučík, and Beatrix Potter. After him are Max Reinhardt, Jean Moulin, Leslie Howard, Etty Hillesum, Infanta Maria Josepha of Portugal, and Hans Scholl.
Others Born in 1869
Go to all RankingsCalouste Gulbenkian
BUSINESSPERSON
1869 - 1955
HPI: 65.08
Rank: 17
Siegfried Wagner
COMPOSER
1869 - 1930
HPI: 65.02
Rank: 18
Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria
NOBLEMAN
1869 - 1955
HPI: 64.01
Rank: 19
Rudolf Otto
PHILOSOPHER
1869 - 1937
HPI: 63.98
Rank: 20
Karl Seitz
POLITICIAN
1869 - 1950
HPI: 63.88
Rank: 21
Felix Salten
WRITER
1869 - 1945
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 22
Gustav Vigeland
SCULPTOR
1869 - 1943
HPI: 63.72
Rank: 23
Maud of Wales
COMPANION
1869 - 1938
HPI: 63.69
Rank: 24
Kasturba Gandhi
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1869 - 1944
HPI: 63.16
Rank: 25
Prince George of Greece and Denmark
POLITICIAN
1869 - 1957
HPI: 63.04
Rank: 26
Emilio Aguinaldo
POLITICIAN
1869 - 1964
HPI: 62.72
Rank: 27
Prince Emanuele Filiberto, Duke of Aosta
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1869 - 1931
HPI: 61.82
Rank: 28
Albert Roussel
COMPOSER
1869 - 1937
HPI: 61.81
Rank: 29
Others Deceased in 1943
Go to all RankingsNikolai Vavilov
BIOLOGIST
1887 - 1943
HPI: 65.16
Rank: 18
Max Wertheimer
PSYCHOLOGIST
1880 - 1943
HPI: 64.95
Rank: 19
Alexandre Yersin
PHYSICIAN
1863 - 1943
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 20
Maurice Denis
WRITER
1870 - 1943
HPI: 64.25
Rank: 21
Julius Fučík
WRITER
1903 - 1943
HPI: 64.04
Rank: 22
Beatrix Potter
WRITER
1866 - 1943
HPI: 63.84
Rank: 23
Gustav Vigeland
SCULPTOR
1869 - 1943
HPI: 63.72
Rank: 24
Max Reinhardt
FILM DIRECTOR
1873 - 1943
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 25
Jean Moulin
POLITICIAN
1899 - 1943
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 26
Leslie Howard
ACTOR
1893 - 1943
HPI: 62.80
Rank: 27
Etty Hillesum
WRITER
1914 - 1943
HPI: 62.62
Rank: 28
Infanta Maria Josepha of Portugal
POLITICIAN
1857 - 1943
HPI: 62.25
Rank: 29
Hans Scholl
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1918 - 1943
HPI: 62.20
Rank: 30
In Norway
Among people born in Norway, Gustav Vigeland ranks 41 out of 1,039. Before him are Christian Lous Lange (1869), Peder Severin Krøyer (1851), Magnus IV of Sweden (1316), Haakon the Good (918), Lars Onsager (1903), and Magnus the Good (1024). After him are Haakon IV of Norway (1204), Trygve Haavelmo (1911), Sophus Lie (1842), Ivar Giaever (1929), Oda Krohg (1860), and Johan Halvorsen (1864).
Others born in Norway
Go to all RankingsChristian Lous Lange
POLITICAL SCIENTIST
1869 - 1938
HPI: 65.48
Rank: 35
Peder Severin Krøyer
PAINTER
1851 - 1909
HPI: 64.94
Rank: 36
Magnus IV of Sweden
POLITICIAN
1316 - 1374
HPI: 64.55
Rank: 37
Haakon the Good
POLITICIAN
918 - 961
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 38
Lars Onsager
CHEMIST
1903 - 1976
HPI: 63.93
Rank: 39
Magnus the Good
POLITICIAN
1024 - 1047
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 40
Gustav Vigeland
SCULPTOR
1869 - 1943
HPI: 63.72
Rank: 41
Haakon IV of Norway
POLITICIAN
1204 - 1263
HPI: 63.28
Rank: 42
Trygve Haavelmo
ECONOMIST
1911 - 1999
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 43
Sophus Lie
MATHEMATICIAN
1842 - 1899
HPI: 62.72
Rank: 44
Ivar Giaever
PHYSICIST
1929 - Present
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 45
Oda Krohg
PAINTER
1860 - 1935
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 46
Johan Halvorsen
COMPOSER
1864 - 1935
HPI: 62.10
Rank: 47
Among SCULPTORS In Norway
Among sculptors born in Norway, Gustav Vigeland ranks 1. After him are Knut Steen (1924).