SCULPTOR
Jean Tinguely
1925 - 1991
Jean Tinguely
Jean Tinguely (22 May 1925 – 30 August 1991) was a Swiss sculptor best known for his kinetic art sculptural machines (known officially as Métamatics) that extended the Dada tradition into the later part of the 20th century. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Jean Tinguely has received more than 342,350 page views. His biography is available in 32 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 31 in 2019). Jean Tinguely is the 31st most popular sculptor (up from 35th in 2019), the 84th most popular biography from Switzerland (up from 86th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Swiss Sculptor.
Jean Tinguely was a Swiss sculptor and painter. He is most famous for his kinetic sculptures, which he called "metamechanics."
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Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
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7.21
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Among SCULPTORS
Among sculptors, Jean Tinguely ranks 31 out of 189. Before him are Andrea Pisano, Giovanni Pisano, Antoine Bourdelle, Jean-Antoine Houdon, Ossip Zadkine, and Alexander Archipenko. After him are Alessandro Algardi, Louise Bourgeois, Rosa Bonheur, Naum Gabo, Claes Oldenburg, and Józef Gosławski.
Most Popular Sculptors in Wikipedia
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Andrea Pisano
1290 - 1348
HPI: 63.72
Rank: 25
Giovanni Pisano
1248 - 1315
HPI: 63.39
Rank: 26
Antoine Bourdelle
1861 - 1929
HPI: 63.05
Rank: 27
Jean-Antoine Houdon
1741 - 1828
HPI: 62.66
Rank: 28
Ossip Zadkine
1888 - 1967
HPI: 62.43
Rank: 29
Alexander Archipenko
1887 - 1964
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 30
Jean Tinguely
1925 - 1991
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 31
Alessandro Algardi
1595 - 1654
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 32
Louise Bourgeois
1911 - 2010
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 33
Rosa Bonheur
1822 - 1899
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 34
Naum Gabo
1890 - 1977
HPI: 61.43
Rank: 35
Claes Oldenburg
1929 - 2022
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 36
Józef Gosławski
1908 - 1963
HPI: 61.34
Rank: 37
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1925, Jean Tinguely ranks 57. Before him are George Kennedy, Roy J. Glauber, Barbara Bush, Simon van der Meer, Bülent Ecevit, and Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau. After him are Ieng Sary, Michele Ferrero, Alain Touraine, Juan Alberto Schiaffino, Celia Cruz, and Frei Otto. Among people deceased in 1991, Jean Tinguely ranks 34. Before him are Oona O'Neill, Gene Tierney, Natalia Ginzburg, Henri Lefebvre, Claudio Arrau, and Stan Getz. After him are Wilhelm Kempff, Arno Breker, Leo Fender, Don Siegel, Gunnar Gren, and Richard Stone.
Others Born in 1925
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George Kennedy
1925 - 2016
HPI: 62.64
Rank: 51
Roy J. Glauber
1925 - 2018
HPI: 62.54
Rank: 52
Barbara Bush
1925 - 2018
HPI: 62.28
Rank: 53
Simon van der Meer
1925 - 2011
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 54
Bülent Ecevit
1925 - 2006
HPI: 62.20
Rank: 55
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
1925 - 2012
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 56
Jean Tinguely
1925 - 1991
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 57
Ieng Sary
1925 - 2013
HPI: 62.00
Rank: 58
Michele Ferrero
1925 - 2015
HPI: 61.92
Rank: 59
Alain Touraine
1925 - 2023
HPI: 61.80
Rank: 60
Juan Alberto Schiaffino
1925 - 2002
HPI: 61.78
Rank: 61
Celia Cruz
1925 - 2003
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 62
Frei Otto
1925 - 2015
HPI: 61.64
Rank: 63
Others Deceased in 1991
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Oona O'Neill
1925 - 1991
HPI: 63.55
Rank: 28
Gene Tierney
1920 - 1991
HPI: 63.54
Rank: 29
Natalia Ginzburg
1916 - 1991
HPI: 63.23
Rank: 30
Henri Lefebvre
1901 - 1991
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 31
Claudio Arrau
1903 - 1991
HPI: 62.68
Rank: 32
Stan Getz
1927 - 1991
HPI: 62.50
Rank: 33
Jean Tinguely
1925 - 1991
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 34
Wilhelm Kempff
1895 - 1991
HPI: 62.04
Rank: 35
Arno Breker
1900 - 1991
HPI: 61.99
Rank: 36
Leo Fender
1909 - 1991
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 37
Don Siegel
1912 - 1991
HPI: 61.20
Rank: 38
Gunnar Gren
1920 - 1991
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 39
Richard Stone
1913 - 1991
HPI: 60.96
Rank: 40
In Switzerland
Among people born in Switzerland, Jean Tinguely ranks 84 out of 876. Before him are Alejo Carpentier (1904), Johann Kaspar Lavater (1741), Heinrich Wölfflin (1864), Mario Botta (1943), Humbert I, Count of Savoy (980), and Werner Arber (1929). After him are Louis, Duke of Savoy (1413), Abraham-Louis Breguet (1747), Brother Roger (1915), Johann Jakob Bachofen (1815), Kurt Wüthrich (1938), and Rudolf II, Duke of Austria (1270).
Others born in Switzerland
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Alejo Carpentier
1904 - 1980
HPI: 62.72
Rank: 78
Johann Kaspar Lavater
1741 - 1801
HPI: 62.71
Rank: 79
Heinrich Wölfflin
1864 - 1945
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 80
Mario Botta
1943 - Present
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 81
Humbert I, Count of Savoy
980 - 1047
HPI: 62.45
Rank: 82
Werner Arber
1929 - Present
HPI: 62.36
Rank: 83
Jean Tinguely
1925 - 1991
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 84
Louis, Duke of Savoy
1413 - 1465
HPI: 61.94
Rank: 85
Abraham-Louis Breguet
1747 - 1823
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 86
Brother Roger
1915 - 2005
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 87
Johann Jakob Bachofen
1815 - 1887
HPI: 61.89
Rank: 88
Kurt Wüthrich
1938 - Present
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 89
Rudolf II, Duke of Austria
1270 - 1290
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 90
Among SCULPTORS In Switzerland
Among sculptors born in Switzerland, Jean Tinguely ranks 2. Before him are Alberto Giacometti (1901). After him are Hermann Obrist (1863) and James Pradier (1790).
Alberto Giacometti
1901 - 1966
HPI: 71.54
Rank: 1
Jean Tinguely
1925 - 1991
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 2
Hermann Obrist
1863 - 1927
HPI: 50.26
Rank: 3
James Pradier
1790 - 1852
HPI: 49.98
Rank: 4
