PAINTER
John Martin
1789 - 1854
John Martin
John Martin (19 July 1789 – 17 February 1854) was an English Romanticist painter, engraver, and illustrator. He was celebrated for his typically vast and dramatic paintings of religious subjects and fantastic compositions, populated with minute figures placed in imposing landscapes. Martin's paintings, and the prints made from them, enjoyed great success with the general public, with Thomas Lawrence referring to him as "the most popular painter of his day". Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Martin has received more than 71,318 page views. His biography is available in 25 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 24 in 2019). John Martin is the 766th most popular painter (down from 715th in 2019), the 1,524th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 1,499th in 2019) and the 21st most popular British Painter.
Memorability Metrics
71k
Page Views (PV)
62.26
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
25
Languages Editions (L)
3.98
Effective Languages (L*)
3.35
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PAINTERS
Among painters, John Martin ranks 766 out of 2,023. Before him are Jacek Malczewski, Walter Sickert, Arshile Gorky, Sophie Gengembre Anderson, Pellegrino Tibaldi, and Shen Zhou. After him are Adriaen van de Velde, Alexei Savrasov, Agostino Tassi, Aert de Gelder, Hans Richter, and Donald Judd.
Most Popular Painters in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJacek Malczewski
1854 - 1929
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 760
Walter Sickert
1860 - 1942
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 761
Arshile Gorky
1904 - 1948
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 762
Sophie Gengembre Anderson
1823 - 1903
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 763
Pellegrino Tibaldi
1527 - 1596
HPI: 62.27
Rank: 764
Shen Zhou
1427 - 1509
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 765
John Martin
1789 - 1854
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 766
Adriaen van de Velde
1636 - 1672
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 767
Alexei Savrasov
1830 - 1897
HPI: 62.25
Rank: 768
Agostino Tassi
1578 - 1644
HPI: 62.25
Rank: 769
Aert de Gelder
1645 - 1727
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 770
Hans Richter
1888 - 1976
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 771
Donald Judd
1928 - 1994
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 772
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1789, John Martin ranks 17. Before him are Heinrich Schwabe, Princess Charlotte of Denmark, Princess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Kassel, Maria Szymanowska, Carl Gustav Carus, and Princess Amélie Louise of Arenberg. After him are Marcellin Champagnat, Joseph, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg, George II, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont, Nicolas-Charles Bochsa, Menachem Mendel Schneersohn, and Friedrich Wilhelm Schadow. Among people deceased in 1854, John Martin ranks 14. Before him are Charles III, Duke of Parma, Karl Adolph von Basedow, Józef Elsner, Princess Louise Amelie of Baden, Zénaïde Bonaparte, and Fructuoso Rivera. After him are Kamehameha III, Almeida Garrett, Marcellin Marbot, Jeremias Gotthelf, Pierre Alphonse Laurent, and Samuel Wilson.
Others Born in 1789
Go to all RankingsHeinrich Schwabe
ASTRONOMER
1789 - 1875
HPI: 65.17
Rank: 11
Princess Charlotte of Denmark
NOBLEMAN
1789 - 1864
HPI: 65.14
Rank: 12
Princess Louise Caroline of Hesse-Kassel
POLITICIAN
1789 - 1867
HPI: 64.20
Rank: 13
Maria Szymanowska
COMPOSER
1789 - 1831
HPI: 64.05
Rank: 14
Carl Gustav Carus
BIOLOGIST
1789 - 1869
HPI: 63.10
Rank: 15
Princess Amélie Louise of Arenberg
NOBLEMAN
1789 - 1823
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 16
John Martin
PAINTER
1789 - 1854
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 17
Marcellin Champagnat
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1789 - 1840
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 18
Joseph, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
POLITICIAN
1789 - 1868
HPI: 61.38
Rank: 19
George II, Prince of Waldeck and Pyrmont
POLITICIAN
1789 - 1845
HPI: 60.48
Rank: 20
Nicolas-Charles Bochsa
COMPOSER
1789 - 1856
HPI: 60.33
Rank: 21
Menachem Mendel Schneersohn
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1789 - 1866
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 22
Friedrich Wilhelm Schadow
PAINTER
1789 - 1862
HPI: 59.98
Rank: 23
Others Deceased in 1854
Go to all RankingsCharles III, Duke of Parma
POLITICIAN
1823 - 1854
HPI: 65.85
Rank: 8
Karl Adolph von Basedow
PHYSICIAN
1799 - 1854
HPI: 64.44
Rank: 9
Józef Elsner
COMPOSER
1769 - 1854
HPI: 63.72
Rank: 10
Princess Louise Amelie of Baden
POLITICIAN
1811 - 1854
HPI: 63.52
Rank: 11
Zénaïde Bonaparte
POLITICIAN
1801 - 1854
HPI: 63.20
Rank: 12
Fructuoso Rivera
POLITICIAN
1784 - 1854
HPI: 62.67
Rank: 13
John Martin
PAINTER
1789 - 1854
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 14
Kamehameha III
POLITICIAN
1814 - 1854
HPI: 61.91
Rank: 15
Almeida Garrett
WRITER
1799 - 1854
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 16
Marcellin Marbot
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1782 - 1854
HPI: 61.60
Rank: 17
Jeremias Gotthelf
WRITER
1797 - 1854
HPI: 61.07
Rank: 18
Pierre Alphonse Laurent
MATHEMATICIAN
1813 - 1854
HPI: 60.79
Rank: 19
Samuel Wilson
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1766 - 1854
HPI: 60.64
Rank: 20
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, John Martin ranks 1,524 out of 8,785. Before him are Henry Gray (1827), Robert Powell (1944), Oswald of Northumbria (604), Rosamund Pike (1979), Trevor Horn (1949), and William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire (1720). After him are Margaret Burbidge (1919), Roger Williamson (1948), George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle (1608), Jack Phillips (1887), Algernon Blackwood (1869), and Kay Parker (1944).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsHenry Gray
PHYSICIAN
1827 - 1861
HPI: 62.30
Rank: 1,518
Robert Powell
ACTOR
1944 - Present
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 1,519
Oswald of Northumbria
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
604 - 642
HPI: 62.28
Rank: 1,520
Rosamund Pike
ACTOR
1979 - Present
HPI: 62.28
Rank: 1,521
Trevor Horn
MUSICIAN
1949 - Present
HPI: 62.28
Rank: 1,522
William Cavendish, 4th Duke of Devonshire
POLITICIAN
1720 - 1764
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 1,523
John Martin
PAINTER
1789 - 1854
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 1,524
Margaret Burbidge
ASTRONOMER
1919 - 2020
HPI: 62.25
Rank: 1,525
Roger Williamson
RACING DRIVER
1948 - 1973
HPI: 62.25
Rank: 1,526
George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle
POLITICIAN
1608 - 1670
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 1,527
Jack Phillips
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1887 - 1912
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 1,528
Algernon Blackwood
OCCULTIST
1869 - 1951
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 1,529
Kay Parker
PORNOGRAPHIC ACTOR
1944 - 2022
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 1,530
Among PAINTERS In United Kingdom
Among painters born in United Kingdom, John Martin ranks 21. Before him are Frederic Leighton (1830), Joseph Wright of Derby (1734), John William Godward (1861), Evelyn De Morgan (1855), George Romney (1734), and Arthur Rackham (1867). After him are George Stubbs (1724), Sidney Paget (1860), Helen Allingham (1848), John Collier (1850), Thomas Rowlandson (1756), and James Gillray (1756).
Frederic Leighton
1830 - 1896
HPI: 64.44
Rank: 15
Joseph Wright of Derby
1734 - 1797
HPI: 64.42
Rank: 16
John William Godward
1861 - 1922
HPI: 62.72
Rank: 17
Evelyn De Morgan
1855 - 1919
HPI: 62.67
Rank: 18
George Romney
1734 - 1802
HPI: 62.55
Rank: 19
Arthur Rackham
1867 - 1939
HPI: 62.41
Rank: 20
John Martin
1789 - 1854
HPI: 62.26
Rank: 21
George Stubbs
1724 - 1806
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 22
Sidney Paget
1860 - 1908
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 23
Helen Allingham
1848 - 1926
HPI: 61.66
Rank: 24
John Collier
1850 - 1934
HPI: 61.62
Rank: 25
Thomas Rowlandson
1756 - 1827
HPI: 61.52
Rank: 26
James Gillray
1756 - 1815
HPI: 61.31
Rank: 27