1849 - 1917
John William Waterhouse (6 April 1849 – 10 February 1917) was an English painter known for working first in the Academic style and for then embracing the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood's style and subject matter. His paintings are known for their depictions of women from both ancient Greek mythology and Arthurian legend. A high proportion depict a single young and beautiful woman in a historical costume and setting, though there are some ventures into Orientalist painting and genre painting, still mostly featuring women. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of John William Waterhouse has received more than 1,707,552 page views. His biography is available in 45 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 42 in 2019). John William Waterhouse is the 187th most popular painter (up from 189th in 2019), the 652nd most popular biography from Italy (down from 633rd in 2019) and the 48th most popular Italian Painter.
John William Waterhouse is most famous for his paintings of mythological and biblical scenes.
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Among painters, John William Waterhouse ranks 187 out of 1,421. Before him are Pierre Bonnard, Francis Picabia, Theo van Gogh, Nicholas Roerich, Lucas Cranach the Younger, and Thomas Gainsborough. After him are Margaret Keane, Pietro da Cortona, Suzanne Valadon, Fra Bartolomeo, Benozzo Gozzoli, and Quentin Matsys.
1867 - 1947
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 181
1879 - 1953
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 182
1857 - 1891
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 183
1874 - 1947
HPI: 66.06
Rank: 184
1515 - 1586
HPI: 66.06
Rank: 185
1727 - 1788
HPI: 66.04
Rank: 186
1849 - 1917
HPI: 66.03
Rank: 187
1927 - 2022
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 188
1596 - 1669
HPI: 65.84
Rank: 189
1865 - 1938
HPI: 65.80
Rank: 190
1472 - 1517
HPI: 65.79
Rank: 191
1420 - 1497
HPI: 65.78
Rank: 192
1466 - 1530
HPI: 65.76
Rank: 193
Among people born in 1849, John William Waterhouse ranks 10. Before him are August von Mackensen, Frances Hodgson Burnett, Édouard-Henri Avril, Bernhard von Bülow, Felix Klein, and Alfred von Tirpitz. After him are Sergei Witte, Bertha Benz, John Ambrose Fleming, Eva Gonzalès, Ellen Key, and Blanche Monnier. Among people deceased in 1917, John William Waterhouse ranks 14. Before him are Eduard Buchner, Adolf von Baeyer, Edward Burnett Tylor, Emil von Behring, Buffalo Bill, and Emil Theodor Kocher. After him are Franz Brentano, Scott Joplin, Dragutin Dimitrijević, Ludwig Minkus, Ranavalona III, and Hussein Kamel of Egypt.
1849 - 1945
HPI: 68.55
Rank: 4
1849 - 1924
HPI: 67.12
Rank: 5
1849 - 1928
HPI: 67.06
Rank: 6
1849 - 1929
HPI: 66.71
Rank: 7
1849 - 1925
HPI: 66.68
Rank: 8
1849 - 1930
HPI: 66.17
Rank: 9
1849 - 1917
HPI: 66.03
Rank: 10
1849 - 1915
HPI: 63.40
Rank: 11
1849 - 1944
HPI: 61.97
Rank: 12
1849 - 1945
HPI: 61.41
Rank: 13
1849 - 1883
HPI: 61.15
Rank: 14
1849 - 1926
HPI: 60.71
Rank: 15
1849 - 1913
HPI: 60.40
Rank: 16
1860 - 1917
HPI: 70.20
Rank: 8
1835 - 1917
HPI: 69.87
Rank: 9
1832 - 1917
HPI: 69.65
Rank: 10
1854 - 1917
HPI: 69.30
Rank: 11
1846 - 1917
HPI: 69.02
Rank: 12
1841 - 1917
HPI: 66.80
Rank: 13
1849 - 1917
HPI: 66.03
Rank: 14
1838 - 1917
HPI: 65.76
Rank: 15
1868 - 1917
HPI: 64.34
Rank: 16
1876 - 1917
HPI: 63.41
Rank: 17
1826 - 1917
HPI: 63.31
Rank: 18
1861 - 1917
HPI: 61.76
Rank: 19
1853 - 1917
HPI: 61.49
Rank: 20
Among people born in Italy, John William Waterhouse ranks 652 out of 4,668. Before him are Luca Signorelli (1450), Dario Argento (1940), Lucius Aemilius Paullus Macedonicus (-229), Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1769), Victor Amadeus II of Sardinia (1666), and Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy (1562). After him are Cassiodorus (487), Agathocles of Syracuse (-361), Theano (-600), Pope Sergius II (800), Marie Adélaïde of Savoy (1685), and Pope Mark (290).
1450 - 1523
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 646
1940 - Present
HPI: 66.07
Rank: 647
229 BC - 160 BC
HPI: 66.05
Rank: 648
1769 - 1824
HPI: 66.04
Rank: 649
1666 - 1732
HPI: 66.04
Rank: 650
1562 - 1630
HPI: 66.04
Rank: 651
1849 - 1917
HPI: 66.03
Rank: 652
487 - 583
HPI: 66.03
Rank: 653
361 BC - 289 BC
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 654
600 BC - 600 BC
HPI: 66.01
Rank: 655
800 - 847
HPI: 66.00
Rank: 656
1685 - 1712
HPI: 65.98
Rank: 657
290 - 336
HPI: 65.93
Rank: 658
Among painters born in Italy, John William Waterhouse ranks 48. Before him are Lavinia Fontana (1552), Gentile Bellini (1429), Antonello da Messina (1430), Giulio Romano (1499), Giovanni Battista Piranesi (1720), and Agostino Carracci (1557). After him are Pietro da Cortona (1596), Fra Bartolomeo (1472), Benozzo Gozzoli (1420), Pisanello (1395), Zeuxis (-500), and Andrea del Castagno (1420).
1552 - 1614
HPI: 67.69
Rank: 42
1429 - 1507
HPI: 67.48
Rank: 43
1430 - 1479
HPI: 67.30
Rank: 44
1499 - 1546
HPI: 67.11
Rank: 45
1720 - 1778
HPI: 66.54
Rank: 46
1557 - 1602
HPI: 66.19
Rank: 47
1849 - 1917
HPI: 66.03
Rank: 48
1596 - 1669
HPI: 65.84
Rank: 49
1472 - 1517
HPI: 65.79
Rank: 50
1420 - 1497
HPI: 65.78
Rank: 51
1395 - 1455
HPI: 65.55
Rank: 52
500 BC - 400 BC
HPI: 65.43
Rank: 53
1420 - 1457
HPI: 65.37
Rank: 54