PAINTER
John Constable
1776 - 1837
John Constable
John Constable (; 11 June 1776 – 31 March 1837) was an English landscape painter in the Romantic tradition. Born in Suffolk, he is known principally for revolutionising the genre of landscape painting with his pictures of Dedham Vale, the area surrounding his home – now known as "Constable Country" – which he invested with an intensity of affection. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Constable has received more than 1,787,555 page views. His biography is available in 61 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 57 in 2019). John Constable is the 127th most popular painter (up from 131st in 2019), the 239th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 267th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular British Painter.
John Constable is most famous for his paintings of the English countryside.
Memorability Metrics
1.8M
Page Views (PV)
69.40
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
61
Languages Editions (L)
8.25
Effective Languages (L*)
3.83
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PAINTERS
Among painters, John Constable ranks 127 out of 2,023. Before him are Arnold Böcklin, Andrea del Sarto, Gustave Moreau, Parmigianino, Gerrit Dou, and Hans Memling. After him are Carl Larsson, Franz Marc, Jean Fouquet, Jan Steen, Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin, and Jan Brueghel the Elder.
Most Popular Painters in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsArnold Böcklin
1827 - 1901
HPI: 69.58
Rank: 121
Andrea del Sarto
1486 - 1530
HPI: 69.53
Rank: 122
Gustave Moreau
1826 - 1898
HPI: 69.48
Rank: 123
Parmigianino
1503 - 1540
HPI: 69.43
Rank: 124
Gerrit Dou
1613 - 1675
HPI: 69.43
Rank: 125
Hans Memling
1435 - 1494
HPI: 69.43
Rank: 126
John Constable
1776 - 1837
HPI: 69.40
Rank: 127
Carl Larsson
1853 - 1919
HPI: 69.38
Rank: 128
Franz Marc
1880 - 1916
HPI: 69.18
Rank: 129
Jean Fouquet
1420 - 1480
HPI: 69.17
Rank: 130
Jan Steen
1626 - 1679
HPI: 69.13
Rank: 131
Jean-Baptiste-Siméon Chardin
1699 - 1779
HPI: 69.12
Rank: 132
Jan Brueghel the Elder
1568 - 1625
HPI: 69.08
Rank: 133
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1776, John Constable ranks 5. Before him are Amedeo Avogadro, E. T. A. Hoffmann, Johann Friedrich Herbart, and Sophie Germain. After him are Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Ioannis Kapodistrias, Caroline of Baden, Şehzade Abdullah, Archduke Joseph, Palatine of Hungary, Johann Wilhelm Ritter, and Barthold Georg Niebuhr. Among people deceased in 1837, John Constable ranks 6. Before him are William IV of the United Kingdom, Alexander Pushkin, Hortense de Beauharnais, Charles Fourier, and Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden. After him are Giacomo Leopardi, Johann Nepomuk Hummel, Georg Büchner, François Gérard, Wilhelmine of Prussia, Queen of the Netherlands, and John Field.
Others Born in 1776
Go to all RankingsAmedeo Avogadro
CHEMIST
1776 - 1856
HPI: 76.78
Rank: 1
E. T. A. Hoffmann
WRITER
1776 - 1822
HPI: 76.35
Rank: 2
Johann Friedrich Herbart
PHILOSOPHER
1776 - 1841
HPI: 72.78
Rank: 3
Sophie Germain
MATHEMATICIAN
1776 - 1831
HPI: 70.30
Rank: 4
John Constable
PAINTER
1776 - 1837
HPI: 69.40
Rank: 5
Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
COMPANION
1776 - 1810
HPI: 67.64
Rank: 6
Ioannis Kapodistrias
POLITICIAN
1776 - 1831
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 7
Caroline of Baden
COMPANION
1776 - 1841
HPI: 65.70
Rank: 8
Şehzade Abdullah
POLITICIAN
1776 - 1849
HPI: 64.80
Rank: 9
Archduke Joseph, Palatine of Hungary
POLITICIAN
1776 - 1847
HPI: 64.22
Rank: 10
Johann Wilhelm Ritter
CHEMIST
1776 - 1810
HPI: 62.42
Rank: 11
Barthold Georg Niebuhr
POLITICIAN
1776 - 1831
HPI: 59.53
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1837
Go to all RankingsWilliam IV of the United Kingdom
POLITICIAN
1765 - 1837
HPI: 83.50
Rank: 1
Alexander Pushkin
WRITER
1799 - 1837
HPI: 81.17
Rank: 2
Hortense de Beauharnais
COMPANION
1783 - 1837
HPI: 73.06
Rank: 3
Charles Fourier
PHILOSOPHER
1772 - 1837
HPI: 72.30
Rank: 4
Gustav IV Adolf of Sweden
POLITICIAN
1778 - 1837
HPI: 70.00
Rank: 5
John Constable
PAINTER
1776 - 1837
HPI: 69.40
Rank: 6
Giacomo Leopardi
WRITER
1798 - 1837
HPI: 67.76
Rank: 7
Johann Nepomuk Hummel
COMPOSER
1778 - 1837
HPI: 66.88
Rank: 8
Georg Büchner
WRITER
1813 - 1837
HPI: 63.80
Rank: 9
François Gérard
PAINTER
1770 - 1837
HPI: 63.53
Rank: 10
Wilhelmine of Prussia, Queen of the Netherlands
POLITICIAN
1774 - 1837
HPI: 62.51
Rank: 11
John Field
COMPOSER
1782 - 1837
HPI: 62.37
Rank: 12
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, John Constable ranks 239 out of 8,785. Before him are Syd Barrett (1946), Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma (1900), Benjamin Disraeli (1804), William Wordsworth (1770), John Law (1671), and Edward the Black Prince (1330). After him are Jeremy Irons (1948), Ken Miles (1918), Ken Follett (1949), Jimmy Page (1944), Phil Collins (1951), and Francis Galton (1822).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsSyd Barrett
MUSICIAN
1946 - 2006
HPI: 69.68
Rank: 233
Louis Mountbatten, 1st Earl Mountbatten of Burma
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1979
HPI: 69.64
Rank: 234
Benjamin Disraeli
POLITICIAN
1804 - 1881
HPI: 69.57
Rank: 235
William Wordsworth
WRITER
1770 - 1850
HPI: 69.56
Rank: 236
John Law
ECONOMIST
1671 - 1729
HPI: 69.54
Rank: 237
Edward the Black Prince
NOBLEMAN
1330 - 1376
HPI: 69.53
Rank: 238
John Constable
PAINTER
1776 - 1837
HPI: 69.40
Rank: 239
Jeremy Irons
ACTOR
1948 - Present
HPI: 69.39
Rank: 240
Ken Miles
RACING DRIVER
1918 - 1966
HPI: 69.25
Rank: 241
Ken Follett
WRITER
1949 - Present
HPI: 69.22
Rank: 242
Jimmy Page
MUSICIAN
1944 - Present
HPI: 69.15
Rank: 243
Phil Collins
SINGER
1951 - Present
HPI: 69.13
Rank: 244
Francis Galton
STATISTICIAN
1822 - 1911
HPI: 69.13
Rank: 245
Among PAINTERS In United Kingdom
Among painters born in United Kingdom, John Constable ranks 2. Before him are J. M. W. Turner (1775). After him are William Hogarth (1697), John Everett Millais (1829), Thomas Gainsborough (1727), Joshua Reynolds (1723), Louis Wain (1860), William Holman Hunt (1827), Leonora Carrington (1917), Thomas Cole (1801), Thomas Lawrence (1769), and Richard Hamilton (1922).
J. M. W. Turner
1775 - 1851
HPI: 75.65
Rank: 1
John Constable
1776 - 1837
HPI: 69.40
Rank: 2
William Hogarth
1697 - 1764
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 3
John Everett Millais
1829 - 1896
HPI: 65.71
Rank: 4
Thomas Gainsborough
1727 - 1788
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 5
Joshua Reynolds
1723 - 1792
HPI: 65.07
Rank: 6
Louis Wain
1860 - 1939
HPI: 63.37
Rank: 7
William Holman Hunt
1827 - 1910
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 8
Leonora Carrington
1917 - 2011
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 9
Thomas Cole
1801 - 1848
HPI: 61.09
Rank: 10
Thomas Lawrence
1769 - 1830
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 11
Richard Hamilton
1922 - 2011
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 12