RELIGIOUS FIGURE
Isabella Stewart Gardner
1840 - 1924

Isabella Stewart Gardner
Isabella Stewart Gardner (April 14, 1840 – July 17, 1924) was an American art collector, philanthropist, and patron of the arts. She founded the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston. Gardner was noted for her intellectual curiosity and love of travel. She was a friend of noted artists and writers of the day, including John Singer Sargent, James McNeill Whistler, Dennis Miller Bunker, Anders Zorn, Henry James, Dodge MacKnight, Okakura Kakuzō and Francis Marion Crawford. Read more on Wikipedia
Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2024). Isabella Stewart Gardner is the 3,014th most popular religious figure (down from 2,911th in 2024), the 10,937th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,583rd in 2019) and the 100th most popular American Religious Figure.
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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES
Among religious figures, Isabella Stewart Gardner ranks 3,014 out of 3,187. Before her are John McCloskey, Joseph F. Smith, Sin-Iddinam, Blanche Barton, Josep-Lluís Serrano Pentinat, and Stephen Ameyu Martin Mulla. After her are Desmond Connell, Dan Osman, Paul Joseph Phạm Đình Tụng, Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst, Edward Egan, and Epiphanius I of Ukraine.
Most Popular Religious Figures in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJohn McCloskey
1810 - 1885
HPI: 52.00
Rank: 3,008
Joseph F. Smith
1838 - 1918
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 3,009
Sin-Iddinam
HPI: 51.98
Rank: 3,010
Blanche Barton
1961 - Present
HPI: 51.92
Rank: 3,011
Josep-Lluís Serrano Pentinat
1977 - Present
HPI: 51.88
Rank: 3,012
Stephen Ameyu Martin Mulla
1964 - Present
HPI: 51.86
Rank: 3,013
Isabella Stewart Gardner
1840 - 1924
HPI: 51.82
Rank: 3,014
Desmond Connell
1926 - 2017
HPI: 51.81
Rank: 3,015
Dan Osman
1963 - 1998
HPI: 51.75
Rank: 3,016
Paul Joseph Phạm Đình Tụng
1919 - 2009
HPI: 51.70
Rank: 3,017
Franz-Peter Tebartz-van Elst
1959 - Present
HPI: 51.69
Rank: 3,018
Edward Egan
1932 - 2015
HPI: 51.69
Rank: 3,019
Epiphanius I of Ukraine
1979 - Present
HPI: 51.68
Rank: 3,020
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1840, Isabella Stewart Gardner ranks 94. Before her are Richard Knill Freeman, Simeon Solomon, Ghazaros Aghayan, Sophia Jex-Blake, Jakub Arbes, and American Horse. After her are John Stainer, and John Addington Symonds. Among people deceased in 1924, Isabella Stewart Gardner ranks 129. Before her are Victor Herbert, Louise Rayner, Rafael López Gutiérrez, Maurice Prendergast, Sándor Bródy, and Henry Cabot Lodge. After her are Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin, Samuel Gompers, Sabine Baring-Gould, and Cecil Sharp.
Others Born in 1840
Go to all RankingsRichard Knill Freeman
ARCHITECT
1840 - 1904
HPI: 54.61
Rank: 88
Simeon Solomon
PAINTER
1840 - 1905
HPI: 54.54
Rank: 89
Ghazaros Aghayan
WRITER
1840 - Present
HPI: 54.44
Rank: 90
Sophia Jex-Blake
PHYSICIAN
1840 - 1912
HPI: 54.35
Rank: 91
Jakub Arbes
WRITER
1840 - 1914
HPI: 54.33
Rank: 92
American Horse
HISTORIAN
1840 - 1908
HPI: 53.34
Rank: 93
Isabella Stewart Gardner
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1840 - 1924
HPI: 51.82
Rank: 94
John Stainer
COMPOSER
1840 - 1901
HPI: 50.65
Rank: 95
John Addington Symonds
WRITER
1840 - 1893
HPI: 50.62
Rank: 96
Others Deceased in 1924
Go to all RankingsVictor Herbert
COMPOSER
1859 - 1924
HPI: 54.27
Rank: 123
Louise Rayner
PAINTER
1832 - 1924
HPI: 53.26
Rank: 124
Rafael López Gutiérrez
POLITICIAN
1854 - 1924
HPI: 52.95
Rank: 125
Maurice Prendergast
PAINTER
1858 - 1924
HPI: 52.64
Rank: 126
Sándor Bródy
WRITER
1863 - 1924
HPI: 52.52
Rank: 127
Henry Cabot Lodge
POLITICIAN
1850 - 1924
HPI: 52.34
Rank: 128
Isabella Stewart Gardner
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1840 - 1924
HPI: 51.82
Rank: 129
Josephine St. Pierre Ruffin
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1842 - 1924
HPI: 50.30
Rank: 130
Samuel Gompers
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1850 - 1924
HPI: 50.18
Rank: 131
Sabine Baring-Gould
WRITER
1834 - 1924
HPI: 49.46
Rank: 132
Cecil Sharp
MUSICIAN
1859 - 1924
HPI: 47.04
Rank: 133
In United States
Among people born in United States, Isabella Stewart Gardner ranks 10,939 out of 20,380. Before her are Sunny (1989), Martin Milner (1931), Tim Mayotte (1960), Dave Sheridan (1969), John Sedgwick (1813), and Ted Kaufman (1939). After her are Hoyt Axton (1938), Jon Oliva (1959), Florence La Badie (1888), Taylor Dayne (1962), John Bartram (1699), and Van Williams (1934).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsSunny
SINGER
1989 - Present
HPI: 51.82
Rank: 10,933
Martin Milner
ACTOR
1931 - 2015
HPI: 51.82
Rank: 10,934
Tim Mayotte
TENNIS PLAYER
1960 - Present
HPI: 51.82
Rank: 10,935
Dave Sheridan
ACTOR
1969 - Present
HPI: 51.82
Rank: 10,936
John Sedgwick
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1813 - 1864
HPI: 51.82
Rank: 10,937
Ted Kaufman
POLITICIAN
1939 - Present
HPI: 51.82
Rank: 10,938
Isabella Stewart Gardner
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1840 - 1924
HPI: 51.82
Rank: 10,939
Hoyt Axton
ACTOR
1938 - 1999
HPI: 51.82
Rank: 10,940
Jon Oliva
MUSICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 51.82
Rank: 10,941
Florence La Badie
ACTOR
1888 - 1917
HPI: 51.81
Rank: 10,942
Taylor Dayne
SINGER
1962 - Present
HPI: 51.81
Rank: 10,943
John Bartram
BIOLOGIST
1699 - 1777
HPI: 51.81
Rank: 10,944
Van Williams
ACTOR
1934 - 2016
HPI: 51.81
Rank: 10,945
Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In United States
Among religious figures born in United States, Isabella Stewart Gardner ranks 100. Before her are James J. Martin (1960), Katharine Drexel (1858), John T. Scopes (1900), John McCloskey (1810), Joseph F. Smith (1838), and Blanche Barton (1961). After her are Dan Osman (1963), Edward Egan (1932), William Cameron Townsend (1896), James Aloysius Hickey (1920), Lillian Disney (1899), and David Miscavige (1960).
James J. Martin
1960 - Present
HPI: 52.69
Rank: 94
Katharine Drexel
1858 - 1955
HPI: 52.12
Rank: 95
John T. Scopes
1900 - 1970
HPI: 52.08
Rank: 96
John McCloskey
1810 - 1885
HPI: 52.00
Rank: 97
Joseph F. Smith
1838 - 1918
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 98
Blanche Barton
1961 - Present
HPI: 51.92
Rank: 99
Isabella Stewart Gardner
1840 - 1924
HPI: 51.82
Rank: 100
Dan Osman
1963 - 1998
HPI: 51.75
Rank: 101
Edward Egan
1932 - 2015
HPI: 51.69
Rank: 102
William Cameron Townsend
1896 - 1982
HPI: 51.49
Rank: 103
James Aloysius Hickey
1920 - 2004
HPI: 51.40
Rank: 104
Lillian Disney
1899 - 1997
HPI: 51.35
Rank: 105
David Miscavige
1960 - Present
HPI: 51.19
Rank: 106

















































