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Kehinde Wiley

1977 - Today

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Kehinde Wiley (born February 28, 1977) is an American portrait painter based in New York City. He is known for his naturalistic paintings of black people that reference the work of Old Master paintings. In 2017, Wiley was commissioned to paint former President Barack Obama's portrait for the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Kehinde Wiley has received more than 1,383,488 page views. His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 19 in 2019). Kehinde Wiley is the 2,017th most popular painter (down from 1,711th in 2019), the 17,467th most popular biography from United States (down from 16,741st in 2019) and the 158th most popular American Painter.

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  • 1.4M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 30.75

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 21

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.85

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.75

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Kehinde Wiley ranks 2,017 out of 2,023. Before him are Jenny Saville, Nalini Malani, Shamsia Hassani, Alfred E. Goodey, Jwan Yosef, and Satine Phoenix. After him are Simon Kozhin, Kseniya Simonova, Alexandra Nechita, Muniba Mazari, Gonzalo Pérez, and Pat Blair.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1977, Kehinde Wiley ranks 864. Before him are Adam Dutkiewicz, Jair Marrufo, Kurt Bernard, Christelle Cornil, Ji Xinpeng, and Carl Froch. After him are Capi, Randy Moss, Irina Stankina, Lance Archer, Domenico Fioravanti, and Audun Lysbakken.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Kehinde Wiley ranks 17,467 out of 20,380. Before him are Jalen Brunson (1996), Martha Hunt (1989), Omar Gooding (1976), Luke Walton (1980), Alex Frost (1987), and Martin Heinrich (1971). After him are Debi Thomas (1967), Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa (1973), Sanjay Gupta (1969), Anne-Marie Johnson (1960), Dana Davis (1978), and P. J. Brown (1969).

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Among PAINTERS In United States

Among painters born in United States, Kehinde Wiley ranks 158. Before him are Eastman Johnson (1824), Robert S. Duncanson (1821), Lauren Faust (1974), Thomas Kinkade (1958), Laurel Holloman (1971), and Kara Walker (1969). After him are Clayton Lewis (1915).

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