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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 1,306,526 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Kehinde Wiley is the 1,714th most popular painter (down from 1,423rd in 2019), the 16,787th most popular biography from United States (down from 15,052nd in 2019) and the 142nd most popular American Painter.

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  • 25.07

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.56

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.75

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Kehinde Wiley ranks 1,714 out of 1,421. Before him are Kara Walker, Ahmed Al Safi, Alfred E. Goodey, Kseniya Simonova, Satine Phoenix, and Simon Kozhin. After him are Matthias Laurenz Gräff and Muniba Mazari.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1977, Kehinde Wiley ranks 927. Before him are Ryo Oishi, Jun Enomoto, Derrick Brew, Luke Donald, Meng Guanliang, and Jun Uchida. After him are Kirsten Klose, Karin Mortensen, Romain Mesnil, Kumar Sangakkara, Junnosuke Schneider, and Daisuke Nakaharai.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Kehinde Wiley ranks 16,787 out of 18,182. Before him are Eddie Lewis (1974), Diana Silvers (1997), Tay Zonday (1982), Linda Sarsour (1980), Lindsey Hunter (1970), and Marvin Williams (1986). After him are Lacey Evans (1990), Vania King (1989), Bowe Bergdahl (1986), Davis Cleveland (2002), Christy Carlson Romano (1984), and Kodak Black (1997).

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Among PAINTERS In United States

Among painters born in United States, Kehinde Wiley ranks 142. Before him are Thomas Kinkade (1958), Laurel Holloman (1971), Eastman Johnson (1824), Samuel Colman (1832), Lauren Faust (1974), and Kara Walker (1969).

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