ARTIST
John Heartfield
1891 - 1968
John Heartfield
John Heartfield (born Helmut Herzfeld; 19 June 1891 – 26 April 1968) was a 20th-century German visual artist who pioneered the use of art as a political weapon. Some of his most famous photomontages were anti-Nazi and anti-fascist statements. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Heartfield has received more than 380,594 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). John Heartfield is the 39th most popular artist (down from 34th in 2019), the 1,604th most popular biography from Germany (down from 1,330th in 2019) and the 8th most popular German Artist.
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380k
Page Views (PV)
57.46
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
25
Languages Editions (L)
5.73
Effective Languages (L*)
2.29
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Among ARTISTS
Among artists, John Heartfield ranks 39 out of 78. Before him are Méret Oppenheim, Bernt Notke, André Charles Boulle, Louis Comfort Tiffany, Jean-Michel Basquiat, and Theo Jansen. After him are Marcel Janco, Herbert Bayer, James Montgomery Flagg, Ivan Fyodorov, Hermann Nitsch, and Sennedjem.
Most Popular Artists in Wikipedia
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Méret Oppenheim
1913 - 1985
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 33
Bernt Notke
1435 - 1509
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 34
André Charles Boulle
1642 - 1732
HPI: 59.07
Rank: 35
Louis Comfort Tiffany
1848 - 1933
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 36
Jean-Michel Basquiat
1960 - 1988
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 37
Theo Jansen
1948 - Present
HPI: 58.23
Rank: 38
John Heartfield
1891 - 1968
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 39
Marcel Janco
1895 - 1984
HPI: 56.96
Rank: 40
Herbert Bayer
1900 - 1985
HPI: 56.85
Rank: 41
James Montgomery Flagg
1877 - 1960
HPI: 56.01
Rank: 42
Ivan Fyodorov
1510 - 1583
HPI: 55.87
Rank: 43
Hermann Nitsch
1938 - 2022
HPI: 55.83
Rank: 44
Sennedjem
1300 BC - 1001 BC
HPI: 55.24
Rank: 45
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1891, John Heartfield ranks 51. Before him are Moïse Kisling, Arthur Drewry, Otto Schmidt, Jacques Lipchitz, Takijirō Ōnishi, and Yevhen Konovalets. After him are John Langenus, Shizo Kanakuri, Oswald Boelcke, Hu Shih, Kurt von Tippelskirch, and Poul Nielsen. Among people deceased in 1968, John Heartfield ranks 49. Before him are Georgios Papandreou, Husband E. Kimmel, Hans-Jürgen Stumpff, Arnold Zweig, Giovannino Guareschi, and Upton Sinclair. After him are Leopold Infeld, Friedrich Christian, Margrave of Meissen, Tivadar Soros, Rezső Seress, Hermann-Bernhard Ramcke, and Franz Pfeffer von Salomon.
Others Born in 1891
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Moïse Kisling
1891 - 1953
HPI: 58.59
Rank: 45
Arthur Drewry
1891 - 1961
HPI: 58.23
Rank: 46
Otto Schmidt
1891 - 1956
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 47
Jacques Lipchitz
1891 - 1973
HPI: 57.83
Rank: 48
Takijirō Ōnishi
1891 - 1945
HPI: 57.81
Rank: 49
Yevhen Konovalets
1891 - 1938
HPI: 57.76
Rank: 50
John Heartfield
1891 - 1968
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 51
John Langenus
1891 - 1952
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 52
Shizo Kanakuri
1891 - 1983
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 53
Oswald Boelcke
1891 - 1916
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 54
Hu Shih
1891 - 1962
HPI: 56.97
Rank: 55
Kurt von Tippelskirch
1891 - 1957
HPI: 56.94
Rank: 56
Poul Nielsen
1891 - 1962
HPI: 56.87
Rank: 57
Others Deceased in 1968
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Georgios Papandreou
1888 - 1968
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 43
Husband E. Kimmel
1882 - 1968
HPI: 59.27
Rank: 44
Hans-Jürgen Stumpff
1889 - 1968
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 45
Arnold Zweig
1887 - 1968
HPI: 59.11
Rank: 46
Giovannino Guareschi
1908 - 1968
HPI: 58.03
Rank: 47
Upton Sinclair
1878 - 1968
HPI: 57.53
Rank: 48
John Heartfield
1891 - 1968
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 49
Leopold Infeld
1898 - 1968
HPI: 57.20
Rank: 50
Friedrich Christian, Margrave of Meissen
1893 - 1968
HPI: 57.16
Rank: 51
Tivadar Soros
1894 - 1968
HPI: 57.09
Rank: 52
Rezső Seress
1889 - 1968
HPI: 56.79
Rank: 53
Hermann-Bernhard Ramcke
1889 - 1968
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 54
Franz Pfeffer von Salomon
1888 - 1968
HPI: 56.67
Rank: 55
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, John Heartfield ranks 1,604 out of 6,142. Before him are Franz Xaver Messerschmidt (1736), Wolfgang Wagner (1919), Johann Arndt (1555), Werner Jaeger (1888), Sebastian Vettel (1987), and Johann Matthäus Bechstein (1757). After him are Fidelis of Sigmaringen (1577), Prince Wilhelm of Prussia (1783), Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia (1772), Louis IV, Landgrave of Thuringia (1200), Florian Schneider (1947), and Albert, 8th Prince of Thurn and Taxis (1867).
Others born in Germany
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Franz Xaver Messerschmidt
1736 - 1783
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 1,598
Wolfgang Wagner
1919 - 2010
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 1,599
Johann Arndt
1555 - 1621
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 1,600
Werner Jaeger
1888 - 1961
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 1,601
Sebastian Vettel
1987 - Present
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 1,602
Johann Matthäus Bechstein
1757 - 1822
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 1,603
John Heartfield
1891 - 1968
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 1,604
Fidelis of Sigmaringen
1577 - 1622
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 1,605
Prince Wilhelm of Prussia
1783 - 1851
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 1,606
Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia
1772 - 1806
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 1,607
Louis IV, Landgrave of Thuringia
1200 - 1227
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 1,608
Florian Schneider
1947 - 2020
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 1,609
Albert, 8th Prince of Thurn and Taxis
1867 - 1952
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 1,610
Among ARTISTS In Germany
Among artists born in Germany, John Heartfield ranks 8. Before him are Joseph Beuys (1921), Kurt Schwitters (1887), Josef Albers (1888), Ulay (1943), Méret Oppenheim (1913), and Bernt Notke (1435). After him are Marianne Brandt (1893).
Joseph Beuys
1921 - 1986
HPI: 69.49
Rank: 2
Kurt Schwitters
1887 - 1948
HPI: 63.76
Rank: 3
Josef Albers
1888 - 1976
HPI: 63.52
Rank: 4
Ulay
1943 - 2020
HPI: 61.16
Rank: 5
Méret Oppenheim
1913 - 1985
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 6
Bernt Notke
1435 - 1509
HPI: 59.21
Rank: 7
John Heartfield
1891 - 1968
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 8
Marianne Brandt
1893 - 1983
HPI: 55.19
Rank: 9
