ARTIST
John Howe
1957 - Today
John Howe
John Howe (born August 21, 1957) is a Canadian book illustrator and concept designer, best-known for his artwork of J. R. R. Tolkien's Middle-earth. One year after graduating from high school, he studied in a college in Strasbourg, France, then at the École des arts décoratifs in the same town. Howe and the Tolkien artist Alan Lee served as chief conceptual designers for Peter Jackson's The Lord of the Rings movie trilogy. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Howe has received more than 28,966 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia. John Howe is the 75th most popular artist (up from 2,083rd in 2019), the 439th most popular biography from Canada (down from 400th in 2019) and the most popular Canadian Artist.
Memorability Metrics
29k
Page Views (PV)
44.64
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
19
Languages Editions (L)
4.40
Effective Languages (L*)
2.33
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of John Howes by language
Among ARTISTS
Among artists, John Howe ranks 75 out of 78. Before him are William Etty, Bas Jan Ader, Lado Gudiashvili, Carolee Schneemann, Sergei Sviatchenko, and James Rivière. After him are Vik Muniz, Red Skelton, Joseph Smit, Alex Grey, Genco Gulan, and Art Babbitt.
Most Popular Artists in Wikipedia
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William Etty
1787 - 1849
HPI: 47.73
Rank: 69
Bas Jan Ader
1942 - 1975
HPI: 47.60
Rank: 70
Lado Gudiashvili
1896 - 1980
HPI: 47.59
Rank: 71
Carolee Schneemann
1939 - 2019
HPI: 45.80
Rank: 72
Sergei Sviatchenko
1952 - Present
HPI: 45.29
Rank: 73
James Rivière
1949 - Present
HPI: 44.91
Rank: 74
John Howe
1957 - Present
HPI: 44.64
Rank: 75
Vik Muniz
1961 - Present
HPI: 44.12
Rank: 76
Red Skelton
1913 - 1997
HPI: 44.01
Rank: 77
Joseph Smit
1836 - 1929
HPI: 43.65
Rank: 78
Alex Grey
1953 - Present
HPI: 43.40
Rank: 79
Genco Gulan
1969 - Present
HPI: 43.20
Rank: 80
Art Babbitt
1907 - 1992
HPI: 43.02
Rank: 81
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1957, John Howe ranks 304. Before him are Jon-Erik Hexum, Arto Tunçboyacıyan, Dubravka Šuica, Caterina Davinio, Steve Jordan, and Nana Visitor. After him are Tetsuo Sugamata, Léopold Eyharts, Stefano Tacconi, Roger Ashton-Griffiths, David Ige, and Robert Lepage.
Others Born in 1957
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Jon-Erik Hexum
1957 - 1984
HPI: 44.88
Rank: 298
Arto Tunçboyacıyan
1957 - Present
HPI: 44.83
Rank: 299
Dubravka Šuica
1957 - Present
HPI: 44.83
Rank: 300
Caterina Davinio
1957 - Present
HPI: 44.72
Rank: 301
Steve Jordan
1957 - Present
HPI: 44.68
Rank: 302
Nana Visitor
1957 - Present
HPI: 44.66
Rank: 303
John Howe
1957 - Present
HPI: 44.64
Rank: 304
Tetsuo Sugamata
1957 - Present
HPI: 44.64
Rank: 305
Léopold Eyharts
1957 - Present
HPI: 44.60
Rank: 306
Stefano Tacconi
1957 - Present
HPI: 44.59
Rank: 307
Roger Ashton-Griffiths
1957 - Present
HPI: 44.56
Rank: 308
David Ige
1957 - Present
HPI: 44.51
Rank: 309
Robert Lepage
1957 - Present
HPI: 44.50
Rank: 310
In Canada
Among people born in Canada, John Howe ranks 439 out of 1,350. Before him are Louise Arbour (1947), Erica Durance (1978), David H. Levy (1948), Corey Haim (1971), Emily VanCamp (1986), and Marie-Josée Croze (1970). After him are Scotty Bowman (1933), Ian Millar (1947), Kelly Rowan (1965), Ted Cruz (1970), Dorothy Stratten (1960), and Jason Reitman (1977).
Others born in Canada
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Louise Arbour
1947 - Present
HPI: 44.81
Rank: 433
Erica Durance
1978 - Present
HPI: 44.79
Rank: 434
David H. Levy
1948 - Present
HPI: 44.74
Rank: 435
Corey Haim
1971 - 2010
HPI: 44.74
Rank: 436
Emily VanCamp
1986 - Present
HPI: 44.68
Rank: 437
Marie-Josée Croze
1970 - Present
HPI: 44.67
Rank: 438
John Howe
1957 - Present
HPI: 44.64
Rank: 439
Scotty Bowman
1933 - Present
HPI: 44.60
Rank: 440
Ian Millar
1947 - Present
HPI: 44.60
Rank: 441
Kelly Rowan
1965 - Present
HPI: 44.59
Rank: 442
Ted Cruz
1970 - Present
HPI: 44.59
Rank: 443
Dorothy Stratten
1960 - 1980
HPI: 44.56
Rank: 444
Jason Reitman
1977 - Present
HPI: 44.56
Rank: 445
Among ARTISTS In Canada
Among artists born in Canada, John Howe ranks 1.
