PAINTER

Han Gan

706 - 783

Han Gan

Han Gan (simplified Chinese: 韩干; traditional Chinese: 韓幹) (c. 706–783) was a Chinese painter during the Tang dynasty. He came from a poor family in either Chang'an, modern-day Xi'an, Shaanxi; Lantian, modern-day Shaanxi; or Daliang, modern-day Kaifeng, Henan. As a young man, Han Gan was recognized by Wang Wei, a prominent poet, who sponsored Han in learning arts. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Han Gan has received more than 60,123 page views. His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2019). Han Gan is the 455th most popular painter (up from 545th in 2019), the 353rd most popular biography from China (up from 405th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Chinese Painter.

Memorability Metrics

60k
Page Views (PV)
65.73
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
24
Languages Editions (L)
10.30
Effective Languages (L*)
1.58
Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Han Gan ranks 455 out of 2,023. Before him are Konrad Witz, Pompeo Batoni, Bernardo Daddi, Giovanni Antonio Boltraffio, Pierre-Narcisse Guérin, and Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo. After him are Karl Schmidt-Rottluff, Ernest Meissonier, Anselm Feuerbach, Gu Kaizhi, Bob Ross, and Hendrick ter Brugghen.

Most Popular Painters in Wikipedia

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Konrad Witz
1400 - 1446
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 449
Pompeo Batoni
1708 - 1787
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 450
Bernardo Daddi
1290 - 1348
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 451
Giovanni Antonio Boltraffio
1467 - 1516
HPI: 65.75
Rank: 452
Pierre-Narcisse Guérin
1774 - 1833
HPI: 65.74
Rank: 453
Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo
1727 - 1804
HPI: 65.73
Rank: 454
Han Gan
706 - 783
HPI: 65.73
Rank: 455
Karl Schmidt-Rottluff
1884 - 1976
HPI: 65.72
Rank: 456
Ernest Meissonier
1815 - 1891
HPI: 65.72
Rank: 457
Anselm Feuerbach
1829 - 1880
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 458
Gu Kaizhi
345 - 406
HPI: 65.67
Rank: 459
Bob Ross
1942 - 1995
HPI: 65.67
Rank: 460
Hendrick ter Brugghen
1588 - 1629
HPI: 65.66
Rank: 461

Contemporaries

Among people born in 706, Han Gan ranks 2. Before him is Al-Walid II. After him is Telerig of Bulgaria. Among people deceased in 783, Han Gan ranks 4. Before him are Bertrada of Laon, Al-Muqanna, and Hildegard of the Vinzgau. After him are Silo of Asturias, and Bashar ibn Burd.