PAINTER
Johannes Itten
1888 - 1967
Johannes Itten
Johannes Itten (11 November 1888 – 25 March 1967) was a Swiss expressionist painter, designer, teacher, writer and theorist associated with the Bauhaus (Staatliches Bauhaus) school. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Johannes Itten has received more than 438,725 page views. His biography is available in 30 different languages on Wikipedia. Johannes Itten is the 184th most popular painter (down from 164th in 2019), the 49th most popular biography from Switzerland (down from 36th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Swiss Painter.
Johannes Itten is most famous for being an early pioneer of the Bauhaus school of art and design.
Memorability Metrics
440k
Page Views (PV)
66.72
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
30
Languages Editions (L)
10.95
Effective Languages (L*)
1.66
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PAINTERS
Among painters, Johannes Itten ranks 184 out of 2,023. Before him are Ivan Shishkin, Bernardo Bellotto, Fra Bartolomeo, Anton Raphael Mengs, Han van Meegeren, and Anselm Kiefer. After him are Benozzo Gozzoli, Jan Matejko, Maurice de Vlaminck, Domenichino, Hans Baldung, and Sonia Delaunay.
Most Popular Painters in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsIvan Shishkin
1832 - 1898
HPI: 66.89
Rank: 178
Bernardo Bellotto
1721 - 1780
HPI: 66.88
Rank: 179
Fra Bartolomeo
1472 - 1517
HPI: 66.82
Rank: 180
Anton Raphael Mengs
1728 - 1779
HPI: 66.80
Rank: 181
Han van Meegeren
1889 - 1947
HPI: 66.79
Rank: 182
Anselm Kiefer
1945 - Present
HPI: 66.76
Rank: 183
Johannes Itten
1888 - 1967
HPI: 66.72
Rank: 184
Benozzo Gozzoli
1420 - 1497
HPI: 66.71
Rank: 185
Jan Matejko
1838 - 1893
HPI: 66.61
Rank: 186
Maurice de Vlaminck
1876 - 1958
HPI: 66.59
Rank: 187
Domenichino
1581 - 1641
HPI: 66.51
Rank: 188
Hans Baldung
1484 - 1545
HPI: 66.50
Rank: 189
Sonia Delaunay
1885 - 1979
HPI: 66.48
Rank: 190
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1888, Johannes Itten ranks 26. Before him are Herbert Spencer Gasser, Frits Zernike, Alexander Friedmann, Eugene O'Neill, Richard E. Byrd, and Friedrich Fromm. After him are T. S. Eliot, Gerrit Rietveld, Maurice Chevalier, F. W. Murnau, Selman Waksman, and Friedrich Olbricht. Among people deceased in 1967, Johannes Itten ranks 21. Before him are André Maurois, Edward Hopper, Jayne Mansfield, Gordon Allport, Rodion Malinovsky, and Ilya Ehrenburg. After him are Felix Yusupov, John Coltrane, Richard Kuhn, Wolfgang Köhler, Cyril Norman Hinshelwood, and Françoise Dorléac.
Others Born in 1888
Go to all RankingsHerbert Spencer Gasser
PHYSICIAN
1888 - 1963
HPI: 67.45
Rank: 20
Frits Zernike
PHYSICIST
1888 - 1966
HPI: 67.33
Rank: 21
Alexander Friedmann
MATHEMATICIAN
1888 - 1925
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 22
Eugene O'Neill
WRITER
1888 - 1953
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 23
Richard E. Byrd
EXPLORER
1888 - 1957
HPI: 66.92
Rank: 24
Friedrich Fromm
POLITICIAN
1888 - 1945
HPI: 66.79
Rank: 25
Johannes Itten
PAINTER
1888 - 1967
HPI: 66.72
Rank: 26
T. S. Eliot
WRITER
1888 - 1965
HPI: 66.27
Rank: 27
Gerrit Rietveld
DESIGNER
1888 - 1964
HPI: 66.18
Rank: 28
Maurice Chevalier
ACTOR
1888 - 1972
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 29
F. W. Murnau
FILM DIRECTOR
1888 - 1931
HPI: 66.08
Rank: 30
Selman Waksman
PHYSICIAN
1888 - 1973
HPI: 65.98
Rank: 31
Friedrich Olbricht
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1888 - 1944
HPI: 65.94
Rank: 32
Others Deceased in 1967
Go to all RankingsAndré Maurois
WRITER
1885 - 1967
HPI: 67.83
Rank: 15
Edward Hopper
PAINTER
1882 - 1967
HPI: 67.54
Rank: 16
Jayne Mansfield
ACTOR
1933 - 1967
HPI: 67.34
Rank: 17
Gordon Allport
PSYCHOLOGIST
1897 - 1967
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 18
Rodion Malinovsky
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1967
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 19
Ilya Ehrenburg
WRITER
1891 - 1967
HPI: 66.96
Rank: 20
Johannes Itten
PAINTER
1888 - 1967
HPI: 66.72
Rank: 21
Felix Yusupov
POLITICIAN
1887 - 1967
HPI: 66.25
Rank: 22
John Coltrane
MUSICIAN
1926 - 1967
HPI: 66.06
Rank: 23
Richard Kuhn
CHEMIST
1900 - 1967
HPI: 65.79
Rank: 24
Wolfgang Köhler
PSYCHOLOGIST
1887 - 1967
HPI: 65.40
Rank: 25
Cyril Norman Hinshelwood
CHEMIST
1897 - 1967
HPI: 64.72
Rank: 26
Françoise Dorléac
ACTOR
1942 - 1967
HPI: 64.07
Rank: 27
In Switzerland
Among people born in Switzerland, Johannes Itten ranks 49 out of 1,015. Before him are Felix Bloch (1905), Albert II, Duke of Austria (1298), Emil Theodor Kocher (1841), Elisabeth Kübler-Ross (1926), Benjamin Constant (1767), and Auguste Piccard (1884). After him are Robert Walser (1878), Hans Albert Einstein (1904), Niklaus Wirth (1934), Henry Fuseli (1741), Johann Jakob Balmer (1825), and Gabriel Cramer (1704).
Others born in Switzerland
Go to all RankingsFelix Bloch
PHYSICIST
1905 - 1983
HPI: 67.21
Rank: 43
Albert II, Duke of Austria
POLITICIAN
1298 - 1358
HPI: 67.09
Rank: 44
Emil Theodor Kocher
PHYSICIAN
1841 - 1917
HPI: 67.07
Rank: 45
Elisabeth Kübler-Ross
PHYSICIAN
1926 - 2004
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 46
Benjamin Constant
PHILOSOPHER
1767 - 1830
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 47
Auguste Piccard
PHYSICIST
1884 - 1962
HPI: 66.77
Rank: 48
Johannes Itten
PAINTER
1888 - 1967
HPI: 66.72
Rank: 49
Robert Walser
WRITER
1878 - 1956
HPI: 66.34
Rank: 50
Hans Albert Einstein
ENGINEER
1904 - 1973
HPI: 66.30
Rank: 51
Niklaus Wirth
COMPUTER SCIENTIST
1934 - 2024
HPI: 66.29
Rank: 52
Henry Fuseli
PAINTER
1741 - 1825
HPI: 66.28
Rank: 53
Johann Jakob Balmer
PHYSICIST
1825 - 1898
HPI: 66.24
Rank: 54
Gabriel Cramer
MATHEMATICIAN
1704 - 1752
HPI: 66.22
Rank: 55
Among PAINTERS In Switzerland
Among painters born in Switzerland, Johannes Itten ranks 4. Before him are Paul Klee (1879), Arnold Böcklin (1827), and Angelica Kauffman (1741). After him are Henry Fuseli (1741), H. R. Giger (1940), Ferdinand Hodler (1853), Félix Vallotton (1865), Albert Anker (1831), Jean-Étienne Liotard (1702), Matthäus Merian (1593), and Sophie Taeuber-Arp (1889).
Paul Klee
1879 - 1940
HPI: 75.60
Rank: 1
Arnold Böcklin
1827 - 1901
HPI: 69.58
Rank: 2
Angelica Kauffman
1741 - 1807
HPI: 67.26
Rank: 3
Johannes Itten
1888 - 1967
HPI: 66.72
Rank: 4
Henry Fuseli
1741 - 1825
HPI: 66.28
Rank: 5
H. R. Giger
1940 - 2014
HPI: 65.54
Rank: 6
Ferdinand Hodler
1853 - 1918
HPI: 65.00
Rank: 7
Félix Vallotton
1865 - 1925
HPI: 63.60
Rank: 8
Albert Anker
1831 - 1910
HPI: 61.78
Rank: 9
Jean-Étienne Liotard
1702 - 1789
HPI: 60.87
Rank: 10
Matthäus Merian
1593 - 1650
HPI: 60.06
Rank: 11
Sophie Taeuber-Arp
1889 - 1943
HPI: 59.38
Rank: 12