SCULPTOR
James Pradier
1790 - 1852
James Pradier
James Pradier (born Jean-Jacques Pradier, pronounced [pʁadje]; 23 May 1790 – 4 June 1852) was a Genevan-born French sculptor best known for his work in the neoclassical style. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of James Pradier has received more than 70,525 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). James Pradier is the 138th most popular sculptor (up from 157th in 2019), the 305th most popular biography from Switzerland (up from 348th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Swiss Sculptor.
Memorability Metrics
71k
Page Views (PV)
52.87
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
16
Languages Editions (L)
5.22
Effective Languages (L*)
1.71
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SCULPTORS
Among sculptors, James Pradier ranks 138 out of 258. Before him are Dan Flavin, Henri Laurens, Emmanuel Frémiet, Cephisodotus the Younger, Johan Tobias Sergel, and Clara Westhoff. After him are George Minne, Paolo Troubetzkoy, Georg Kolbe, Rebecca Horn, Tony Cragg, and Magda Frank.
Most Popular Sculptors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsDan Flavin
1933 - 1996
HPI: 53.49
Rank: 132
Henri Laurens
1885 - 1954
HPI: 53.48
Rank: 133
Emmanuel Frémiet
1824 - 1910
HPI: 53.14
Rank: 134
Cephisodotus the Younger
400 BC - 300 BC
HPI: 53.10
Rank: 135
Johan Tobias Sergel
1740 - 1814
HPI: 52.99
Rank: 136
Clara Westhoff
1878 - 1954
HPI: 52.96
Rank: 137
James Pradier
1790 - 1852
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 138
George Minne
1866 - 1941
HPI: 52.60
Rank: 139
Paolo Troubetzkoy
1866 - 1938
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 140
Georg Kolbe
1877 - 1947
HPI: 52.37
Rank: 141
Rebecca Horn
1944 - 2024
HPI: 52.31
Rank: 142
Tony Cragg
1949 - Present
HPI: 52.17
Rank: 143
Magda Frank
1914 - 2010
HPI: 52.16
Rank: 144
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1790, James Pradier ranks 27. Before him are Keisai Eisen, John Cockerill, Karol Lipiński, William Smith, Manuel Blanco Encalada, and Johann Jakob Heckel. After him are Claude Pouillet, Nassau William Senior, Ferenc Kölcsey, Simon von Stampfer, Ferdinand Raimund, and Sergei Petrovich Trubetskoy. Among people deceased in 1852, James Pradier ranks 39. Before him are Achille Richard, Louisa Adams, Augustus Pugin, Edward Bransfield, Carl Borivoj Presl, and Georg August Wallin. After him are Georg von Langsdorff, Bernardino Drovetti, Francisco Javier Castaños, 1st Duke of Bailén, John Lloyd Stephens, Eugène Burnouf, and Prince Eduard of Saxe-Altenburg.
Others Born in 1790
Go to all RankingsKeisai Eisen
POLITICIAN
1790 - 1848
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 21
John Cockerill
BUSINESSPERSON
1790 - 1840
HPI: 54.07
Rank: 22
Karol Lipiński
COMPOSER
1790 - 1861
HPI: 53.95
Rank: 23
William Smith
EXPLORER
1790 - 1847
HPI: 53.40
Rank: 24
Manuel Blanco Encalada
POLITICIAN
1790 - 1876
HPI: 53.23
Rank: 25
Johann Jakob Heckel
BIOLOGIST
1790 - 1857
HPI: 53.08
Rank: 26
James Pradier
SCULPTOR
1790 - 1852
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 27
Claude Pouillet
PHYSICIST
1790 - 1868
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 28
Nassau William Senior
ECONOMIST
1790 - 1864
HPI: 52.58
Rank: 29
Ferenc Kölcsey
WRITER
1790 - 1838
HPI: 51.85
Rank: 30
Simon von Stampfer
MATHEMATICIAN
1790 - 1864
HPI: 51.69
Rank: 31
Ferdinand Raimund
ACTOR
1790 - 1836
HPI: 51.60
Rank: 32
Sergei Petrovich Trubetskoy
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1790 - 1860
HPI: 51.52
Rank: 33
Others Deceased in 1852
Go to all RankingsAchille Richard
BIOLOGIST
1794 - 1852
HPI: 54.24
Rank: 33
Louisa Adams
POLITICIAN
1775 - 1852
HPI: 54.13
Rank: 34
Augustus Pugin
ARCHITECT
1812 - 1852
HPI: 53.91
Rank: 35
Edward Bransfield
EXPLORER
1785 - 1852
HPI: 53.70
Rank: 36
Carl Borivoj Presl
BIOLOGIST
1794 - 1852
HPI: 53.22
Rank: 37
Georg August Wallin
EXPLORER
1811 - 1852
HPI: 52.89
Rank: 38
James Pradier
SCULPTOR
1790 - 1852
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 39
Georg von Langsdorff
BIOLOGIST
1774 - 1852
HPI: 52.82
Rank: 40
Bernardino Drovetti
POLITICIAN
1776 - 1852
HPI: 52.43
Rank: 41
Francisco Javier Castaños, 1st Duke of Bailén
POLITICIAN
1758 - 1852
HPI: 52.39
Rank: 42
John Lloyd Stephens
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1805 - 1852
HPI: 52.15
Rank: 43
Eugène Burnouf
WRITER
1801 - 1852
HPI: 52.13
Rank: 44
Prince Eduard of Saxe-Altenburg
POLITICIAN
1804 - 1852
HPI: 52.11
Rank: 45
In Switzerland
Among people born in Switzerland, James Pradier ranks 305 out of 1,015. Before him are Robert Maillart (1872), Fritz Platten (1883), Anders Arborelius (1949), Gilberto Agustoni (1922), Prince Nikolaus of Liechtenstein (1947), and Josef Hügi (1930). After him are Johann Schneider-Ammann (1952), Raoul Pictet (1846), Michele Besso (1873), Doris Leuthard (1963), Rodolphe Lindt (1855), and Walther Ritz (1878).
Others born in Switzerland
Go to all RankingsRobert Maillart
ENGINEER
1872 - 1940
HPI: 53.04
Rank: 299
Fritz Platten
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1942
HPI: 53.03
Rank: 300
Anders Arborelius
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1949 - Present
HPI: 52.98
Rank: 301
Gilberto Agustoni
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1922 - 2017
HPI: 52.96
Rank: 302
Prince Nikolaus of Liechtenstein
DIPLOMAT
1947 - Present
HPI: 52.94
Rank: 303
Josef Hügi
SOCCER PLAYER
1930 - 1995
HPI: 52.90
Rank: 304
James Pradier
SCULPTOR
1790 - 1852
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 305
Johann Schneider-Ammann
POLITICIAN
1952 - Present
HPI: 52.86
Rank: 306
Raoul Pictet
PHYSICIST
1846 - 1929
HPI: 52.80
Rank: 307
Michele Besso
ENGINEER
1873 - 1955
HPI: 52.78
Rank: 308
Doris Leuthard
POLITICIAN
1963 - Present
HPI: 52.76
Rank: 309
Rodolphe Lindt
INVENTOR
1855 - 1909
HPI: 52.71
Rank: 310
Walther Ritz
PHYSICIST
1878 - 1909
HPI: 52.67
Rank: 311
Among SCULPTORS In Switzerland
Among sculptors born in Switzerland, James Pradier ranks 3. Before him are Alberto Giacometti (1901), and Jean Tinguely (1925). After him are Hermann Obrist (1863).
Alberto Giacometti
1901 - 1966
HPI: 71.59
Rank: 1
Jean Tinguely
1925 - 1991
HPI: 62.72
Rank: 2
James Pradier
1790 - 1852
HPI: 52.87
Rank: 3
Hermann Obrist
1863 - 1927
HPI: 50.08
Rank: 4