PAINTER
Jean-François Millet
1814 - 1875
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Jean-François Millet
Jean-François Millet (French pronunciation: [ʒɑ̃ fʁɑ̃swa milɛ]; 4 October 1814 – 20 January 1875) was a French artist and one of the founders of the Barbizon school in rural France. Millet is noted for his paintings of peasant farmers and can be categorized as part of the Realism art movement. Toward the end of his career, he became increasingly interested in painting pure landscapes. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jean-François Millet has received more than 924,010 page views. His biography is available in 58 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 55 in 2019). Jean-François Millet is the 58th most popular painter (down from 56th in 2019), the 156th most popular biography from France (down from 154th in 2019) and the 15th most popular French Painter.
Jean-François Millet is most famous for his paintings of peasants laboring in the fields.
Memorability Metrics
920k
Page Views (PV)
74.82
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
58
Languages Editions (L)
13.37
Effective Languages (L*)
2.35
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PAINTERS
Among painters, Jean-François Millet ranks 58 out of 2,023. Before him are Georges Braque, Fra Angelico, Caspar David Friedrich, Camille Pissarro, Giorgione, and Artemisia Gentileschi. After him are Egon Schiele, Domenico Ghirlandaio, Kazimir Malevich, Théodore Géricault, Alphonse Mucha, and Giovanni Bellini.
Most Popular Painters in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGeorges Braque
1882 - 1963
HPI: 75.15
Rank: 52
Fra Angelico
1400 - 1455
HPI: 75.14
Rank: 53
Caspar David Friedrich
1774 - 1840
HPI: 74.91
Rank: 54
Camille Pissarro
1830 - 1903
HPI: 74.89
Rank: 55
Giorgione
1478 - 1510
HPI: 74.88
Rank: 56
Artemisia Gentileschi
1593 - 1653
HPI: 74.85
Rank: 57
Jean-François Millet
1814 - 1875
HPI: 74.82
Rank: 58
Egon Schiele
1890 - 1918
HPI: 74.74
Rank: 59
Domenico Ghirlandaio
1448 - 1494
HPI: 74.59
Rank: 60
Kazimir Malevich
1879 - 1935
HPI: 74.58
Rank: 61
Théodore Géricault
1791 - 1824
HPI: 74.53
Rank: 62
Alphonse Mucha
1860 - 1939
HPI: 74.53
Rank: 63
Giovanni Bellini
1430 - 1516
HPI: 74.38
Rank: 64
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1814, Jean-François Millet ranks 2. Before him is Mikhail Bakunin. After him are Taras Shevchenko, Samuel Colt, Mikhail Lermontov, Adolphe Sax, Anders Jonas Ångström, Julius von Mayer, Eugène Viollet-le-Duc, Henri Nestlé, Hong Xiuquan, and Jenny von Westphalen. Among people deceased in 1875, Jean-François Millet ranks 5. Before him are Hans Christian Andersen, Andrew Johnson, Georges Bizet, and Ferdinand I of Austria. After him are Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot, Charles Lyell, Éliphas Lévi, Isaac Singer, John Edward Gray, Heinrich Louis d'Arrest, and Moses Hess.
Others Born in 1814
Go to all RankingsMikhail Bakunin
PHILOSOPHER
1814 - 1876
HPI: 78.09
Rank: 1
Jean-François Millet
PAINTER
1814 - 1875
HPI: 74.82
Rank: 2
Taras Shevchenko
WRITER
1814 - 1861
HPI: 73.30
Rank: 3
Samuel Colt
INVENTOR
1814 - 1862
HPI: 70.63
Rank: 4
Mikhail Lermontov
WRITER
1814 - 1841
HPI: 69.10
Rank: 5
Adolphe Sax
INVENTOR
1814 - 1894
HPI: 68.69
Rank: 6
Anders Jonas Ångström
PHYSICIST
1814 - 1874
HPI: 68.16
Rank: 7
Julius von Mayer
PHYSICIST
1814 - 1878
HPI: 67.56
Rank: 8
Eugène Viollet-le-Duc
ARCHITECT
1814 - 1879
HPI: 67.41
Rank: 9
Henri Nestlé
BUSINESSPERSON
1814 - 1890
HPI: 66.64
Rank: 10
Hong Xiuquan
POLITICIAN
1814 - 1864
HPI: 66.41
Rank: 11
Jenny von Westphalen
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1814 - 1881
HPI: 65.71
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1875
Go to all RankingsHans Christian Andersen
WRITER
1805 - 1875
HPI: 86.61
Rank: 1
Andrew Johnson
POLITICIAN
1808 - 1875
HPI: 84.29
Rank: 2
Georges Bizet
COMPOSER
1838 - 1875
HPI: 79.09
Rank: 3
Ferdinand I of Austria
POLITICIAN
1793 - 1875
HPI: 76.96
Rank: 4
Jean-François Millet
PAINTER
1814 - 1875
HPI: 74.82
Rank: 5
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
PAINTER
1796 - 1875
HPI: 73.84
Rank: 6
Charles Lyell
GEOLOGIST
1797 - 1875
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 7
Éliphas Lévi
OCCULTIST
1810 - 1875
HPI: 65.66
Rank: 8
Isaac Singer
INVENTOR
1811 - 1875
HPI: 65.47
Rank: 9
John Edward Gray
BIOLOGIST
1800 - 1875
HPI: 65.18
Rank: 10
Heinrich Louis d'Arrest
ASTRONOMER
1822 - 1875
HPI: 64.06
Rank: 11
Moses Hess
PHILOSOPHER
1812 - 1875
HPI: 63.93
Rank: 12
In France
Among people born in France, Jean-François Millet ranks 156 out of 6,770. Before him are Eugène de Beauharnais (1781), Pope John XXII (1244), Zinedine Zidane (1972), Henry II of England (1133), Petronius (27), and Évariste Galois (1811). After him are Alfred Dreyfus (1859), Georges Pompidou (1911), Pierre Bourdieu (1930), François Viète (1540), Jacques Cartier (1491), and Peter Abelard (1079).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsEugène de Beauharnais
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1781 - 1824
HPI: 75.03
Rank: 150
Pope John XXII
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1244 - 1334
HPI: 75.02
Rank: 151
Zinedine Zidane
SOCCER PLAYER
1972 - Present
HPI: 75.02
Rank: 152
Henry II of England
POLITICIAN
1133 - 1189
HPI: 75.02
Rank: 153
Petronius
WRITER
27 - 66
HPI: 75.00
Rank: 154
Évariste Galois
MATHEMATICIAN
1811 - 1832
HPI: 74.98
Rank: 155
Jean-François Millet
PAINTER
1814 - 1875
HPI: 74.82
Rank: 156
Alfred Dreyfus
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1859 - 1935
HPI: 74.75
Rank: 157
Georges Pompidou
POLITICIAN
1911 - 1974
HPI: 74.74
Rank: 158
Pierre Bourdieu
SOCIOLOGIST
1930 - 2002
HPI: 74.74
Rank: 159
François Viète
MATHEMATICIAN
1540 - 1603
HPI: 74.65
Rank: 160
Jacques Cartier
EXPLORER
1491 - 1557
HPI: 74.64
Rank: 161
Peter Abelard
PHILOSOPHER
1079 - 1142
HPI: 74.57
Rank: 162
Among PAINTERS In France
Among painters born in France, Jean-François Millet ranks 15. Before him are Jacques-Louis David (1748), Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841), Gustave Courbet (1819), Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec (1864), Nicolas Poussin (1594), and Georges Braque (1882). After him are Théodore Géricault (1791), Georges Seurat (1859), Henri Rousseau (1844), Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot (1796), Gustave Doré (1832), and François Boucher (1703).
Jacques-Louis David
1748 - 1825
HPI: 78.10
Rank: 9
Pierre-Auguste Renoir
1841 - 1919
HPI: 78.00
Rank: 10
Gustave Courbet
1819 - 1877
HPI: 77.41
Rank: 11
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
1864 - 1901
HPI: 77.15
Rank: 12
Nicolas Poussin
1594 - 1665
HPI: 76.88
Rank: 13
Georges Braque
1882 - 1963
HPI: 75.15
Rank: 14
Jean-François Millet
1814 - 1875
HPI: 74.82
Rank: 15
Théodore Géricault
1791 - 1824
HPI: 74.53
Rank: 16
Georges Seurat
1859 - 1891
HPI: 74.08
Rank: 17
Henri Rousseau
1844 - 1910
HPI: 74.00
Rank: 18
Jean-Baptiste-Camille Corot
1796 - 1875
HPI: 73.84
Rank: 19
Gustave Doré
1832 - 1883
HPI: 73.04
Rank: 20
François Boucher
1703 - 1770
HPI: 72.95
Rank: 21