1568 - 1625
Jan Brueghel (also Bruegel or Breughel) the Elder (, also US: ; Dutch: [ˈjɑn ˈbrøːɣəl] (listen); 1568 – 13 January 1625) was a Flemish painter and draughtsman. He was the son of the eminent Flemish Renaissance painter Pieter Bruegel the Elder. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jan Brueghel the Elder has received more than 380,063 page views. His biography is available in 42 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 39 in 2019). Jan Brueghel the Elder is the 140th most popular painter (down from 139th in 2019), the 45th most popular biography from Belgium (up from 47th in 2019) and the 7th most popular Belgian Painter.
Jan Brueghel the Elder is most famous for his paintings of landscapes and still lifes.
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Among painters, Jan Brueghel the Elder ranks 140 out of 1,428. Before him are Jan Steen, Ambrogio Lorenzetti, Odilon Redon, Robert Campin, Theo van Gogh, and Charles Le Brun. After him are Mary Cassatt, Umberto Boccioni, Théodore Rousseau, James Ensor, André Derain, and Robert Delaunay.
1626 - 1679
HPI: 76.24
Rank: 134
1290 - 1348
HPI: 76.09
Rank: 135
1840 - 1916
HPI: 76.06
Rank: 136
1375 - 1444
HPI: 76.05
Rank: 137
1857 - 1891
HPI: 76.03
Rank: 138
1619 - 1690
HPI: 76.02
Rank: 139
1568 - 1625
HPI: 76.00
Rank: 140
1844 - 1926
HPI: 75.96
Rank: 141
1882 - 1916
HPI: 75.96
Rank: 142
1812 - 1867
HPI: 75.93
Rank: 143
1860 - 1949
HPI: 75.91
Rank: 144
1880 - 1954
HPI: 75.87
Rank: 145
1885 - 1941
HPI: 75.83
Rank: 146
Among people born in 1568, Jan Brueghel the Elder ranks 4. Before him are Pope Urban VIII, Tommaso Campanella, and Aloysius Gonzaga. After him are Wei Zhongxian, Adriano Banchieri, Gunilla Bielke, Virginia de' Medici, Christian I, Prince of Anhalt-Bernburg, Giuseppe Cesari, Michael Maier, and Marino Ghetaldi. Among people deceased in 1625, Jan Brueghel the Elder ranks 4. Before him are James VI and I, Sofonisba Anguissola, and Maurice, Prince of Orange. After him are Johann Bayer, Simon Marius, Giambattista Marino, Christina of Holstein-Gottorp, Willem Schouten, Duchess Anna of Prussia, Mōri Terumoto, and Honoré d'Urfé.
1568 - 1644
HPI: 81.65
Rank: 1
1568 - 1639
HPI: 79.56
Rank: 2
1568 - 1591
HPI: 76.60
Rank: 3
1568 - 1625
HPI: 76.00
Rank: 4
1568 - 1627
HPI: 69.86
Rank: 5
1568 - 1634
HPI: 67.74
Rank: 6
1568 - 1597
HPI: 67.48
Rank: 7
1568 - 1615
HPI: 66.73
Rank: 8
1568 - 1630
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 9
1568 - 1640
HPI: 66.00
Rank: 10
1568 - 1622
HPI: 64.57
Rank: 11
1568 - 1626
HPI: 64.29
Rank: 12
1566 - 1625
HPI: 82.69
Rank: 1
1535 - 1625
HPI: 76.66
Rank: 2
1567 - 1625
HPI: 76.60
Rank: 3
1568 - 1625
HPI: 76.00
Rank: 4
1572 - 1625
HPI: 73.70
Rank: 5
1573 - 1625
HPI: 72.90
Rank: 6
1569 - 1625
HPI: 70.86
Rank: 7
1573 - 1625
HPI: 70.51
Rank: 8
1567 - 1625
HPI: 68.98
Rank: 9
1576 - 1625
HPI: 68.76
Rank: 10
1533 - 1625
HPI: 67.12
Rank: 11
1567 - 1625
HPI: 65.56
Rank: 12
Among people born in Belgium, Jan Brueghel the Elder ranks 45 out of 899. Before him are Simon Stevin (1548), Pepin of Herstal (635), Henry van de Velde (1863), Ursula von der Leyen (1958), Guillaume Du Fay (1397), and Abraham Ortelius (1527). After him are James Ensor (1860), Johannes Ockeghem (1410), Marguerite Yourcenar (1903), Margaret of Parma (1522), Samo (600), and Isabella of Austria (1501).
1548 - 1620
HPI: 76.69
Rank: 39
635 - 714
HPI: 76.63
Rank: 40
1863 - 1957
HPI: 76.62
Rank: 41
1958 - Present
HPI: 76.57
Rank: 42
1397 - 1474
HPI: 76.52
Rank: 43
1527 - 1598
HPI: 76.13
Rank: 44
1568 - 1625
HPI: 76.00
Rank: 45
1860 - 1949
HPI: 75.91
Rank: 46
1410 - 1497
HPI: 75.84
Rank: 47
1903 - 1987
HPI: 75.82
Rank: 48
1522 - 1586
HPI: 75.76
Rank: 49
600 - 658
HPI: 75.48
Rank: 50
1501 - 1526
HPI: 75.42
Rank: 51
Among painters born in Belgium, Jan Brueghel the Elder ranks 7. Before him are Jan van Eyck (1395), René Magritte (1898), Anthony van Dyck (1599), Frans Hals (1582), Pieter Brueghel the Younger (1564), and Rogier van der Weyden (1390). After him are James Ensor (1860), Hugo van der Goes (1440), Jacob Jordaens (1593), Hubert van Eyck (1366), Quentin Matsys (1466), and Paul Delvaux (1897).
1395 - 1441
HPI: 85.66
Rank: 1
1898 - 1967
HPI: 83.65
Rank: 2
1599 - 1641
HPI: 81.53
Rank: 3
1582 - 1666
HPI: 80.45
Rank: 4
1564 - 1636
HPI: 77.24
Rank: 5
1390 - 1464
HPI: 77.07
Rank: 6
1568 - 1625
HPI: 76.00
Rank: 7
1860 - 1949
HPI: 75.91
Rank: 8
1440 - 1482
HPI: 75.24
Rank: 9
1593 - 1678
HPI: 74.88
Rank: 10
1366 - 1426
HPI: 74.33
Rank: 11
1466 - 1530
HPI: 74.26
Rank: 12
1897 - 1994
HPI: 72.84
Rank: 13