PAINTER
John Singer Sargent
1856 - 1925
John Singer Sargent
John Singer Sargent (; January 12, 1856 – April 14, 1925) was an American expatriate artist, considered the "leading portrait painter of his generation" for his evocations of Edwardian-era luxury. He created roughly 900 oil paintings and more than 2,000 watercolors, as well as countless sketches and charcoal drawings. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John Singer Sargent has received more than 3,014,750 page views. His biography is available in 54 different languages on Wikipedia. John Singer Sargent is the 343rd most popular painter (down from 290th in 2019), the 1,110th most popular biography from Italy (down from 934th in 2019) and the 97th most popular Italian Painter.
John Singer Sargent is most famous for his portraits.
Memorability Metrics
3.0M
Page Views (PV)
61.95
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
54
Languages Editions (L)
4.00
Effective Languages (L*)
5.13
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PAINTERS
Among painters, John Singer Sargent ranks 343 out of 2,023. Before him are Hendrik Goltzius, Giovanni Paolo Panini, Palma Vecchio, Pieter Coecke van Aelst, Giovanni Segantini, and Lucio Fontana. After him are Richard Serra, Federico Zuccari, Dosso Dossi, Polygnotus, William Holman Hunt, and Philipp Otto Runge.
Most Popular Painters in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsHendrik Goltzius
1558 - 1617
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 337
Giovanni Paolo Panini
1691 - 1765
HPI: 62.06
Rank: 338
Palma Vecchio
1480 - 1528
HPI: 62.03
Rank: 339
Pieter Coecke van Aelst
1502 - 1550
HPI: 62.03
Rank: 340
Giovanni Segantini
1858 - 1899
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 341
Lucio Fontana
1899 - 1968
HPI: 61.96
Rank: 342
John Singer Sargent
1856 - 1925
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 343
Richard Serra
1939 - 2024
HPI: 61.94
Rank: 344
Federico Zuccari
1539 - 1609
HPI: 61.92
Rank: 345
Dosso Dossi
1480 - 1542
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 346
Polygnotus
500 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 347
William Holman Hunt
1827 - 1910
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 348
Philipp Otto Runge
1777 - 1810
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 349
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1856, John Singer Sargent ranks 25. Before him are Grand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia, Archduke Friedrich, Duke of Teschen, Andrey Markov, Frank B. Kellogg, L. Frank Baum, and Eduard von Böhm-Ermolli. After him are H. Rider Haggard, Jean Moréas, Wilhelm von Gloeden, Mikhail Vrubel, Louis Franchet d'Espèrey, and Stepa Stepanović. Among people deceased in 1925, John Singer Sargent ranks 33. Before him are Eugen Sandow, Aleksey Kuropatkin, Karl Abraham, Oliver Heaviside, Fritz Haarmann, and Percy Fawcett. After him are H. Rider Haggard, Pierre Louÿs, Clément Ader, Johann Palisa, Max Linder, and Lovis Corinth.
Others Born in 1856
Go to all RankingsGrand Duke Nicholas Nikolaevich of Russia
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1856 - 1929
HPI: 63.21
Rank: 19
Archduke Friedrich, Duke of Teschen
POLITICIAN
1856 - 1936
HPI: 62.73
Rank: 20
Andrey Markov
MATHEMATICIAN
1856 - 1922
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 21
Frank B. Kellogg
POLITICIAN
1856 - 1937
HPI: 62.31
Rank: 22
L. Frank Baum
WRITER
1856 - 1919
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 23
Eduard von Böhm-Ermolli
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1856 - 1941
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 24
John Singer Sargent
PAINTER
1856 - 1925
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 25
H. Rider Haggard
WRITER
1856 - 1925
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 26
Jean Moréas
WRITER
1856 - 1910
HPI: 60.98
Rank: 27
Wilhelm von Gloeden
PHOTOGRAPHER
1856 - 1931
HPI: 60.60
Rank: 28
Mikhail Vrubel
PAINTER
1856 - 1910
HPI: 60.56
Rank: 29
Louis Franchet d'Espèrey
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1856 - 1942
HPI: 60.15
Rank: 30
Stepa Stepanović
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1856 - 1929
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 31
Others Deceased in 1925
Go to all RankingsEugen Sandow
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1867 - 1925
HPI: 62.99
Rank: 27
Aleksey Kuropatkin
POLITICIAN
1848 - 1925
HPI: 62.88
Rank: 28
Karl Abraham
PSYCHOLOGIST
1877 - 1925
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 29
Oliver Heaviside
MATHEMATICIAN
1850 - 1925
HPI: 62.58
Rank: 30
Fritz Haarmann
EXTREMIST
1879 - 1925
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 31
Percy Fawcett
WRITER
1867 - 1925
HPI: 62.05
Rank: 32
John Singer Sargent
PAINTER
1856 - 1925
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 33
H. Rider Haggard
WRITER
1856 - 1925
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 34
Pierre Louÿs
WRITER
1870 - 1925
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 35
Clément Ader
INVENTOR
1841 - 1925
HPI: 61.01
Rank: 36
Johann Palisa
ASTRONOMER
1848 - 1925
HPI: 60.93
Rank: 37
Max Linder
ACTOR
1883 - 1925
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 38
Lovis Corinth
PAINTER
1858 - 1925
HPI: 60.56
Rank: 39
In Italy
Among people born in Italy, John Singer Sargent ranks 1,110 out of 5,161. Before him are Francesco Morosini (1619), Paolo Conte (1937), Gemma Galgani (1878), Giovanni Segantini (1858), Princess Carolina of Parma (1770), and Peter Chrysologus (380). After him are Princess Mafalda of Savoy (1902), Giambattista della Porta (1535), Giuseppe Moscati (1880), Joannes (400), Federico Zuccari (1539), and Giulio Natta (1903).
Others born in Italy
Go to all RankingsFrancesco Morosini
POLITICIAN
1619 - 1694
HPI: 62.01
Rank: 1,104
Paolo Conte
MUSICIAN
1937 - Present
HPI: 62.00
Rank: 1,105
Gemma Galgani
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1878 - 1903
HPI: 61.99
Rank: 1,106
Giovanni Segantini
PAINTER
1858 - 1899
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 1,107
Princess Carolina of Parma
NOBLEMAN
1770 - 1804
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 1,108
Peter Chrysologus
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
380 - 450
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 1,109
John Singer Sargent
PAINTER
1856 - 1925
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 1,110
Princess Mafalda of Savoy
POLITICIAN
1902 - 1944
HPI: 61.93
Rank: 1,111
Giambattista della Porta
MATHEMATICIAN
1535 - 1615
HPI: 61.93
Rank: 1,112
Giuseppe Moscati
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1880 - 1927
HPI: 61.93
Rank: 1,113
Joannes
POLITICIAN
400 - 425
HPI: 61.93
Rank: 1,114
Federico Zuccari
PAINTER
1539 - 1609
HPI: 61.92
Rank: 1,115
Giulio Natta
CHEMIST
1903 - 1979
HPI: 61.92
Rank: 1,116
Among PAINTERS In Italy
Among painters born in Italy, John Singer Sargent ranks 97. Before him are Bartolommeo Bandinelli (1488), Francesco Primaticcio (1504), Ludovico Carracci (1555), Giovanni Paolo Panini (1691), Palma Vecchio (1480), and Giovanni Segantini (1858). After him are Federico Zuccari (1539), Dosso Dossi (1480), Domenico Veneziano (1410), Taddeo Gaddi (1290), Lorenzo Monaco (1370), and Francesco Albani (1578).
Bartolommeo Bandinelli
1488 - 1560
HPI: 62.61
Rank: 91
Francesco Primaticcio
1504 - 1570
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 92
Ludovico Carracci
1555 - 1619
HPI: 62.34
Rank: 93
Giovanni Paolo Panini
1691 - 1765
HPI: 62.06
Rank: 94
Palma Vecchio
1480 - 1528
HPI: 62.03
Rank: 95
Giovanni Segantini
1858 - 1899
HPI: 61.98
Rank: 96
John Singer Sargent
1856 - 1925
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 97
Federico Zuccari
1539 - 1609
HPI: 61.92
Rank: 98
Dosso Dossi
1480 - 1542
HPI: 61.88
Rank: 99
Domenico Veneziano
1410 - 1461
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 100
Taddeo Gaddi
1290 - 1366
HPI: 61.78
Rank: 101
Lorenzo Monaco
1370 - 1425
HPI: 61.72
Rank: 102
Francesco Albani
1578 - 1660
HPI: 61.67
Rank: 103