New games! PlayTrivia andBirthle.

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 317,405 page views. His biography is available in 34 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Gustav Vigeland is the 39th most popular sculptor (down from 24th in 2019), the 54th most popular biography from Norway (down from 41st 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

320k
Page Views (PV)
60.84
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
34
Languages Editions (L)
8.99
Effective Languages (L*)
2.37
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of Gustav Vigelands by language

Among SCULPTORS

Among sculptors, Gustav Vigeland ranks 39 out of 189. Before him are Louise Bourgeois, Rosa Bonheur, Naum Gabo, Claes Oldenburg, Józef Gosławski, and Claus Sluter. After him are Jacopo della Quercia, César Manrique, Leochares, Eduardo Chillida, Alcamenes, and François Rude.

Most Popular Sculptors in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings

Louise Bourgeois
1911 - 2010
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 33
Rosa Bonheur
1822 - 1899
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 34
Naum Gabo
1890 - 1977
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 35
Claes Oldenburg
1929 - 2022
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 36
Józef Gosławski
1908 - 1963
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 37
Claus Sluter
1340 - 1406
HPI: 61.12
Rank: 38
Gustav Vigeland
1869 - 1943
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 39
Jacopo della Quercia
1374 - 1438
HPI: 60.76
Rank: 40
César Manrique
1919 - 1992
HPI: 60.62
Rank: 41
Leochares
400 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 60.61
Rank: 42
Eduardo Chillida
1924 - 2002
HPI: 60.53
Rank: 43
Alcamenes
500 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 60.23
Rank: 44
François Rude
1784 - 1855
HPI: 59.91
Rank: 45

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1869, Gustav Vigeland ranks 29. Before him are Emilio Aguinaldo, Prince George of Greece and Denmark, Felix Salten, Karl Seitz, Gustaf Dalén, and Albert Roussel. After him are Mary Mallon, Martin Andersen Nexø, Pyotr Krasnov, Grand Duke Alexander Alexandrovich of Russia, Prince Emanuele Filiberto, Duke of Aosta, and Francisco Largo Caballero. Among people deceased in 1943, Gustav Vigeland ranks 36. Before him are Otto Jespersen, Max Reinhardt, Mordechai Anielewicz, Etty Hillesum, Oskar Schlemmer, and Hans Scholl. After him are André Antoine, Aurel Stein, Nicholas J. Spykman, Ugo Cavallero, Marina Raskova, and Jane Avril.

Others Born in 1869

Go to all Rankings

Emilio Aguinaldo
1869 - 1964
HPI: 62.40
Rank: 23
Prince George of Greece and Denmark
1869 - 1957
HPI: 62.02
Rank: 24
Felix Salten
1869 - 1945
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 25
Karl Seitz
1869 - 1950
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 26
Gustaf Dalén
1869 - 1937
HPI: 61.04
Rank: 27
Albert Roussel
1869 - 1937
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 28
Gustav Vigeland
1869 - 1943
HPI: 60.84
Rank: 29
Mary Mallon
1869 - 1938
HPI: 60.69
Rank: 30
Martin Andersen Nexø
1869 - 1954
HPI: 60.19
Rank: 31
Pyotr Krasnov
1869 - 1947
HPI: 60.12
Rank: 32
Grand Duke Alexander Alexandrovich of Russia
1869 - 1870
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 33
Prince Emanuele Filiberto, Duke of Aosta
1869 - 1931
HPI: 60.11
Rank: 34
Francisco Largo Caballero
1869 - 1946
HPI: 60.08
Rank: 35