1931 - 2020
John Anthony Baldessari (June 17, 1931 – January 2, 2020) was an American conceptual artist known for his work featuring found photography and appropriated images. He lived and worked in Santa Monica and Venice, California. Initially a painter, Baldessari began to incorporate texts and photography into his canvases in the mid-1960s. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Baldessari has received more than 483,373 page views. His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. John Baldessari is the 1,433rd most popular painter (down from 1,093rd in 2019), the 5,532nd most popular biography from United States (down from 4,035th in 2019) and the 79th most popular American Painter.
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Among painters, John Baldessari ranks 1,433 out of 1,421. Before him are Josef Mánes, Columbano Bordalo Pinheiro, Albert Namatjira, Ogata Kenzan, Johann Wilhelm Schirmer, and Mikayil Abdullayev. After him are Karl Bodmer, Maxime Maufra, Slava Raškaj, Jacques d'Arthois, Stanisław Witkiewicz, and Sarah Goodridge.
1820 - 1871
HPI: 48.46
Rank: 1,427
1857 - 1929
HPI: 48.45
Rank: 1,428
1902 - 1959
HPI: 48.45
Rank: 1,429
1663 - 1743
HPI: 48.44
Rank: 1,430
1807 - 1863
HPI: 48.43
Rank: 1,431
1921 - 2002
HPI: 48.43
Rank: 1,432
1931 - 2020
HPI: 48.41
Rank: 1,433
1809 - 1893
HPI: 48.40
Rank: 1,434
1861 - 1918
HPI: 48.38
Rank: 1,435
1877 - 1906
HPI: 48.37
Rank: 1,436
1613 - 1686
HPI: 48.36
Rank: 1,437
1851 - 1915
HPI: 48.28
Rank: 1,438
1788 - 1853
HPI: 48.27
Rank: 1,439
Among people born in 1931, John Baldessari ranks 289. Before him are Alain Cavalier, Hal Needham, Hugh Thomas, Baron Thomas of Swynnerton, Tamara Rylova, George Maxwell Richards, and Catherine Tizard. After him are Shirley Verrett, Alvin Ailey, Greg, Janwillem van de Wetering, Lonnie Donegan, and Elias M. Stein. Among people deceased in 2020, John Baldessari ranks 321. Before him are Henri Richard, Marcello Abbado, Lee Kerslake, Rika Zaraï, Maria Itkina, and Rajendra K. Pachauri. After him are Shirley Douglas, Alex Olmedo, Jan Myrdal, James Wolfensohn, David Dinkins, and Henryk Gulbinowicz.
1931 - Present
HPI: 48.70
Rank: 283
1931 - 2013
HPI: 48.62
Rank: 284
1931 - 2017
HPI: 48.61
Rank: 285
1931 - 2021
HPI: 48.59
Rank: 286
1931 - 2018
HPI: 48.51
Rank: 287
1931 - 2021
HPI: 48.44
Rank: 288
1931 - 2020
HPI: 48.41
Rank: 289
1931 - 2010
HPI: 48.38
Rank: 290
1931 - 1989
HPI: 48.35
Rank: 291
1931 - 1999
HPI: 48.24
Rank: 292
1931 - 2008
HPI: 48.24
Rank: 293
1931 - 2002
HPI: 48.20
Rank: 294
1931 - 2018
HPI: 48.19
Rank: 295
1936 - 2020
HPI: 48.62
Rank: 315
1926 - 2020
HPI: 48.60
Rank: 316
1947 - 2020
HPI: 48.59
Rank: 317
1938 - 2020
HPI: 48.49
Rank: 318
1932 - 2020
HPI: 48.46
Rank: 319
1940 - 2020
HPI: 48.46
Rank: 320
1931 - 2020
HPI: 48.41
Rank: 321
1934 - 2020
HPI: 48.30
Rank: 322
1936 - 2020
HPI: 48.30
Rank: 323
1927 - 2020
HPI: 48.30
Rank: 324
1933 - 2020
HPI: 48.29
Rank: 325
1927 - 2020
HPI: 48.27
Rank: 326
1923 - 2020
HPI: 48.24
Rank: 327
Among people born in United States, John Baldessari ranks 5,532 out of 18,182. Before him are Tom Hamilton (1951), Barbara La Marr (1896), Scott Travis (1961), Paul Morrissey (1938), Arthur MacArthur Jr. (1845), and Marilynne Robinson (1943). After him are Asa Gray (1810), Kaley Cuoco (1985), Peter Facinelli (1973), Dylan Baker (1959), Henry Knox (1750), and Harry Stenqvist (1893).
1951 - Present
HPI: 48.42
Rank: 5,526
1896 - 1926
HPI: 48.41
Rank: 5,527
1961 - Present
HPI: 48.41
Rank: 5,528
1938 - Present
HPI: 48.41
Rank: 5,529
1845 - 1912
HPI: 48.41
Rank: 5,530
1943 - Present
HPI: 48.41
Rank: 5,531
1931 - 2020
HPI: 48.41
Rank: 5,532
1810 - 1888
HPI: 48.40
Rank: 5,533
1985 - Present
HPI: 48.40
Rank: 5,534
1973 - Present
HPI: 48.40
Rank: 5,535
1959 - Present
HPI: 48.40
Rank: 5,536
1750 - 1806
HPI: 48.40
Rank: 5,537
1893 - 1968
HPI: 48.40
Rank: 5,538
Among painters born in United States, John Baldessari ranks 79. Before him are Edwin Austin Abbey (1852), Adolph Gottlieb (1903), Robert Motherwell (1915), Robert Henri (1865), Rockwell Kent (1882), and Wayne Thiebaud (1920). After him are Sarah Goodridge (1788), Lilla Cabot Perry (1848), Alex Katz (1927), Morris Louis (1912), Jenny Holzer (1950), and Theodore Robinson (1852).
1852 - 1911
HPI: 48.92
Rank: 73
1903 - 1974
HPI: 48.86
Rank: 74
1915 - 1991
HPI: 48.76
Rank: 75
1865 - 1929
HPI: 48.59
Rank: 76
1882 - 1971
HPI: 48.51
Rank: 77
1920 - 2021
HPI: 48.47
Rank: 78
1931 - 2020
HPI: 48.41
Rank: 79
1788 - 1853
HPI: 48.27
Rank: 80
1848 - 1933
HPI: 48.17
Rank: 81
1927 - Present
HPI: 47.64
Rank: 82
1912 - 1962
HPI: 47.57
Rank: 83
1950 - Present
HPI: 47.50
Rank: 84
1852 - 1896
HPI: 47.50
Rank: 85