ARTIST
Joseph Beuys
1921 - 1986
Joseph Beuys
Joseph Heinrich Beuys ( BOYSS, German: [ˈjoːzɛf ˈbɔʏs]; 12 May 1921 – 23 January 1986) was a German artist, teacher, performance artist, and art theorist whose work reflected concepts of humanism, sociology, and, with Heinrich Böll, Johannes Stüttgen, Caroline Tisdall, Robert McDowell, and Enrico Wolleb, created the Free International University for Creativity & Interdisciplinary Research (FIU). He previously in his talks and performances also formed The Party for Animals and The Organisation for Direct Democracy. He was a member of a Dadaist art movement Fluxus and singularly inspirational in developing of Performance Art, called Kunst Aktionen, alongside Wiener Aktionismus that Allan Kaprow and Carolee Schneemann termed Art Happenings. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Joseph Beuys has received more than 1,319,474 page views. His biography is available in 50 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 47 in 2019). Joseph Beuys is the 11th most popular artist (down from 10th in 2019), the 318th most popular biography from Germany (down from 278th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular German Artist.
Joseph Beuys was a German artist and sculptor who is most famous for his use of materials such as felt, fat, honey, and wax to create artworks that explore social and political issues.
Memorability Metrics
1.3M
Page Views (PV)
68.79
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
50
Languages Editions (L)
8.11
Effective Languages (L*)
3.14
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among ARTISTS
Among artists, Joseph Beuys ranks 11 out of 125. Before him are M. C. Escher, Jusepe de Ribera, Hans Holbein the Younger, Victor Vasarely, Anders Zorn, and Hiroshige. After him are Yves Klein, Jean Arp, Käthe Kollwitz, Roy Lichtenstein, Theo van Doesburg, and El Lissitzky.
Most Popular Artists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsM. C. Escher
1898 - 1972
HPI: 73.37
Rank: 5
Jusepe de Ribera
1591 - 1652
HPI: 72.77
Rank: 6
Hans Holbein the Younger
1497 - 1545
HPI: 71.99
Rank: 7
Victor Vasarely
1906 - 1997
HPI: 71.01
Rank: 8
Anders Zorn
1860 - 1920
HPI: 70.61
Rank: 9
Hiroshige
1797 - 1858
HPI: 69.30
Rank: 10
Joseph Beuys
1921 - 1986
HPI: 68.79
Rank: 11
Yves Klein
1928 - 1962
HPI: 68.25
Rank: 12
Jean Arp
1886 - 1966
HPI: 68.20
Rank: 13
Käthe Kollwitz
1867 - 1945
HPI: 67.46
Rank: 14
Roy Lichtenstein
1923 - 1997
HPI: 67.43
Rank: 15
Theo van Doesburg
1883 - 1931
HPI: 67.16
Rank: 16
El Lissitzky
1890 - 1941
HPI: 66.84
Rank: 17
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1921, Joseph Beuys ranks 19. Before him are Simone Signoret, Fahd of Saudi Arabia, Jean-Bédel Bokassa, Sophie Scholl, Hua Guofeng, and Friedrich Dürrenmatt. After him are Peter Ustinov, Gunnar Nordahl, Paulo Freire, Patricia Highsmith, Nancy Reagan, and Yitzhak Navon. Among people deceased in 1986, Joseph Beuys ranks 10. Before him are Vyacheslav Molotov, Andrei Tarkovsky, Olof Palme, Mircea Eliade, Tenzing Norgay, and Jiddu Krishnamurti. After him are Cliff Burton, Jean Genet, Harold Macmillan, Frank Herbert, Urho Kekkonen, and Henry Moore.
Others Born in 1921
Go to all RankingsSimone Signoret
ACTOR
1921 - 1985
HPI: 70.52
Rank: 13
Fahd of Saudi Arabia
POLITICIAN
1921 - 2005
HPI: 70.35
Rank: 14
Jean-Bédel Bokassa
POLITICIAN
1921 - 1996
HPI: 69.64
Rank: 15
Sophie Scholl
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1921 - 1943
HPI: 69.42
Rank: 16
Hua Guofeng
POLITICIAN
1921 - 2008
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 17
Friedrich Dürrenmatt
WRITER
1921 - 1990
HPI: 68.81
Rank: 18
Joseph Beuys
ARTIST
1921 - 1986
HPI: 68.79
Rank: 19
Peter Ustinov
ACTOR
1921 - 2004
HPI: 68.78
Rank: 20
Gunnar Nordahl
SOCCER PLAYER
1921 - 1995
HPI: 68.40
Rank: 21
Paulo Freire
PHILOSOPHER
1921 - 1997
HPI: 68.12
Rank: 22
Patricia Highsmith
WRITER
1921 - 1995
HPI: 66.95
Rank: 23
Nancy Reagan
ACTOR
1921 - 2016
HPI: 66.83
Rank: 24
Yitzhak Navon
POLITICIAN
1921 - 2015
HPI: 66.15
Rank: 25
Others Deceased in 1986
Go to all RankingsVyacheslav Molotov
POLITICIAN
1890 - 1986
HPI: 75.71
Rank: 4
Andrei Tarkovsky
FILM DIRECTOR
1932 - 1986
HPI: 74.60
Rank: 5
Olof Palme
POLITICIAN
1927 - 1986
HPI: 74.44
Rank: 6
Mircea Eliade
HISTORIAN
1907 - 1986
HPI: 71.34
Rank: 7
Tenzing Norgay
MOUNTAINEER
1914 - 1986
HPI: 70.90
Rank: 8
Jiddu Krishnamurti
PHILOSOPHER
1895 - 1986
HPI: 69.81
Rank: 9
Joseph Beuys
ARTIST
1921 - 1986
HPI: 68.79
Rank: 10
Cliff Burton
MUSICIAN
1962 - 1986
HPI: 68.71
Rank: 11
Jean Genet
WRITER
1910 - 1986
HPI: 68.69
Rank: 12
Harold Macmillan
POLITICIAN
1894 - 1986
HPI: 68.07
Rank: 13
Frank Herbert
WRITER
1920 - 1986
HPI: 67.94
Rank: 14
Urho Kekkonen
POLITICIAN
1900 - 1986
HPI: 67.69
Rank: 15
Henry Moore
SCULPTOR
1898 - 1986
HPI: 66.73
Rank: 16
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Joseph Beuys ranks 318 out of 7,253. Before him are August Ferdinand Möbius (1790), Theodor Heuss (1884), Julius Streicher (1885), Georgy Lvov (1861), Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist (1881), and Johann Friedrich Struensee (1737). After him are Ilse Koch (1906), Gustav Stresemann (1878), Franz Halder (1884), Frederick I of Sweden (1676), Hermann Ebbinghaus (1850), and Friedrich Carl von Savigny (1779).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsAugust Ferdinand Möbius
MATHEMATICIAN
1790 - 1868
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 312
Theodor Heuss
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1963
HPI: 68.90
Rank: 313
Julius Streicher
POLITICIAN
1885 - 1946
HPI: 68.88
Rank: 314
Georgy Lvov
POLITICIAN
1861 - 1925
HPI: 68.84
Rank: 315
Paul Ludwig Ewald von Kleist
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1881 - 1954
HPI: 68.79
Rank: 316
Johann Friedrich Struensee
POLITICIAN
1737 - 1772
HPI: 68.79
Rank: 317
Joseph Beuys
ARTIST
1921 - 1986
HPI: 68.79
Rank: 318
Ilse Koch
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1967
HPI: 68.78
Rank: 319
Gustav Stresemann
POLITICIAN
1878 - 1929
HPI: 68.78
Rank: 320
Franz Halder
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1884 - 1972
HPI: 68.75
Rank: 321
Frederick I of Sweden
POLITICIAN
1676 - 1751
HPI: 68.72
Rank: 322
Hermann Ebbinghaus
PSYCHOLOGIST
1850 - 1909
HPI: 68.72
Rank: 323
Friedrich Carl von Savigny
HISTORIAN
1779 - 1861
HPI: 68.71
Rank: 324
Among ARTISTS In Germany
Among artists born in Germany, Joseph Beuys ranks 2. Before him are Hans Holbein the Younger (1497). After him are Kurt Schwitters (1887), Josef Albers (1888), Ulay (1943), Bernt Notke (1435), Méret Oppenheim (1913), John Heartfield (1891), Marianne Brandt (1893), Gunta Stölzl (1897), and Daniel Hopfer (1470).
Hans Holbein the Younger
1497 - 1545
HPI: 71.99
Rank: 1
Joseph Beuys
1921 - 1986
HPI: 68.79
Rank: 2
Kurt Schwitters
1887 - 1948
HPI: 63.71
Rank: 3
Josef Albers
1888 - 1976
HPI: 62.52
Rank: 4
Ulay
1943 - 2020
HPI: 60.20
Rank: 5
Bernt Notke
1435 - 1509
HPI: 59.28
Rank: 6
Méret Oppenheim
1913 - 1985
HPI: 59.20
Rank: 7
John Heartfield
1891 - 1968
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 8
Marianne Brandt
1893 - 1983
HPI: 57.68
Rank: 9
Gunta Stölzl
1897 - 1983
HPI: 52.33
Rank: 10
Daniel Hopfer
1470 - 1536
HPI: 48.77
Rank: 11