Painter

John Sell Cotman

British artist

1782 - 1842

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John Sell Cotman

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). John Sell Cotman is the 1,986th most popular painter (down from 1,979th in 2024), the 5,776th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,580th in 2019) and the 129th most popular British Painter.

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May 16

John Sell Cotman shares a May 16 birthday with Pope Innocent XI, Pope Marcellus II, and Henry Fonda.

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Among Painters

Among painters, John Sell Cotman ranks 1,986 out of 2,023. Before him are Howard Hodgkin, Arthur Streeton, Laura Muntz Lyall, Hablot Knight Browne, Charles Marion Russell, and Arthur Wesley Dow. After him are John Lavery, Vajiha Samadova, George Luks, Ghada Amer, John Crome, and Gertrude Abercrombie.

Most Popular Painters in Wikipedia

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Howard Hodgkin
1932 - 2017
HPI: 50.65
Rank: 1,980
Arthur Streeton
1867 - 1943
HPI: 50.58
Rank: 1,981
Laura Muntz Lyall
1860 - 1930
HPI: 50.56
Rank: 1,982
Hablot Knight Browne
1815 - 1882
HPI: 50.44
Rank: 1,983
Charles Marion Russell
1864 - 1926
HPI: 50.39
Rank: 1,984
Arthur Wesley Dow
1857 - 1922
HPI: 50.37
Rank: 1,985
John Sell Cotman
1782 - 1842
HPI: 50.37
Rank: 1,986
John Lavery
1856 - 1941
HPI: 50.35
Rank: 1,987
Vajiha Samadova
1924 - 1965
HPI: 50.26
Rank: 1,988
George Luks
1867 - 1933
HPI: 50.19
Rank: 1,989
Ghada Amer
1963 - Present
HPI: 50.14
Rank: 1,990
John Crome
1768 - 1821
HPI: 50.10
Rank: 1,991
Gertrude Abercrombie
1909 - 1977
HPI: 50.04
Rank: 1,992

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1782, John Sell Cotman ranks 48. Before him are Maha Bandula, Steen Steensen Blicher, Angelo Mai, Nicolaus Michael Oppel, Lewis Cass, and Charles James Napier. After him is Thomas Hart Benton. Among people deceased in 1842, John Sell Cotman ranks 42. Before him are Wilhelm Gesenius, Henry Shrapnel, William Ellery Channing, Archibald Menzies, William Hobson, and James Barbour. After him are Amos Eaton, Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill, Chand Kaur, and Daniel Beale.

Others Born in 1782

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Maha Bandula
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1782 - 1825
HPI: 57.19
Rank: 42
Steen Steensen Blicher
WRITER
1782 - 1848
HPI: 57.14
Rank: 43
Angelo Mai
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1782 - 1854
HPI: 56.65
Rank: 44
Nicolaus Michael Oppel
BIOLOGIST
1782 - 1820
HPI: 56.47
Rank: 45
Lewis Cass
POLITICIAN
1782 - 1866
HPI: 54.20
Rank: 46
Charles James Napier
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1782 - 1853
HPI: 51.09
Rank: 47
John Sell Cotman
PAINTER
1782 - 1842
HPI: 50.37
Rank: 48
Thomas Hart Benton
POLITICIAN
1782 - 1858
HPI: 48.66
Rank: 49

Others Deceased in 1842

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Wilhelm Gesenius
PHILOSOPHER
1786 - 1842
HPI: 56.70
Rank: 36
Henry Shrapnel
INVENTOR
1761 - 1842
HPI: 55.79
Rank: 37
William Ellery Channing
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1780 - 1842
HPI: 55.22
Rank: 38
Archibald Menzies
BIOLOGIST
1754 - 1842
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 39
William Hobson
POLITICIAN
1792 - 1842
HPI: 51.71
Rank: 40
James Barbour
POLITICIAN
1775 - 1842
HPI: 50.69
Rank: 41
John Sell Cotman
PAINTER
1782 - 1842
HPI: 50.37
Rank: 42
Amos Eaton
BIOLOGIST
1776 - 1842
HPI: 49.55
Rank: 43
Rowland Hill, 1st Viscount Hill
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1772 - 1842
HPI: 49.19
Rank: 44
Chand Kaur
NOBLEMAN
1802 - 1842
HPI: 48.21
Rank: 45
Daniel Beale
ATHLETE
1759 - 1842
HPI: 11.29
Rank: 46