SCULPTOR
Lars Vilks
1946 - 2021
Lars Vilks
Lars Endel Roger Vilks (20 June 1946 – 3 October 2021) was a Swedish visual artist and activist who was known for the controversy surrounding his drawings of Muhammad. Many years earlier he had created the sculptures Nimis and Arx, made of driftwood and rock, respectively. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Lars Vilks has received more than 498,140 page views. His biography is available in 31 different languages on Wikipedia. Lars Vilks is the 58th most popular sculptor (down from 20th in 2019), the 230th most popular biography from Sweden (down from 80th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Swedish Sculptor.
Memorability Metrics
500k
Page Views (PV)
58.52
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
31
Languages Editions (L)
6.45
Effective Languages (L*)
2.50
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SCULPTORS
Among sculptors, Lars Vilks ranks 58 out of 258. Before him are Étienne Maurice Falconet, Jean-Baptiste Pigalle, Andreas Schlüter, Adriaen de Vries, Ageladas, and Robert Smithson. After him are Isamu Noguchi, Wäinö Aaltonen, Antenor, Andrea Sansovino, Paeonius, and Franz Xaver Messerschmidt.
Most Popular Sculptors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsÉtienne Maurice Falconet
1716 - 1791
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 52
Jean-Baptiste Pigalle
1714 - 1785
HPI: 59.22
Rank: 53
Andreas Schlüter
1660 - 1714
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 54
Adriaen de Vries
1556 - 1626
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 55
Ageladas
600 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 58.73
Rank: 56
Robert Smithson
1938 - 1973
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 57
Lars Vilks
1946 - 2021
HPI: 58.52
Rank: 58
Isamu Noguchi
1904 - 1988
HPI: 58.45
Rank: 59
Wäinö Aaltonen
1894 - 1966
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 60
Antenor
590 BC - 500 BC
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 61
Andrea Sansovino
1467 - 1529
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 62
Paeonius
500 BC - 460 BC
HPI: 58.18
Rank: 63
Franz Xaver Messerschmidt
1736 - 1783
HPI: 57.91
Rank: 64
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1946, Lars Vilks ranks 132. Before him are Bigas Luna, Robby Krieger, Brenda Blethyn, Ruth Fuchs, Kabir Bedi, and Rodrigo Lara. After him are Peter Green, Ahmed Faras, Raël, George Young, Nicole Garcia, and François Bozizé. Among people deceased in 2021, Lars Vilks ranks 92. Before him are Vicente Fernández, Helen McCrory, Kenneth Kaunda, Robert H. Grubbs, Libuše Šafránková, and Djivan Gasparyan. After him are Leopoldo Luque, Yaphet Kotto, Franco Battiato, Norodom Ranariddh, Đorđe Balašević, and Didier Ratsiraka.
Others Born in 1946
Go to all RankingsBigas Luna
FILM DIRECTOR
1946 - 2013
HPI: 58.93
Rank: 126
Robby Krieger
MUSICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 58.88
Rank: 127
Brenda Blethyn
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 58.81
Rank: 128
Ruth Fuchs
POLITICIAN
1946 - 2023
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 129
Kabir Bedi
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 130
Rodrigo Lara
POLITICIAN
1946 - 1984
HPI: 58.56
Rank: 131
Lars Vilks
SCULPTOR
1946 - 2021
HPI: 58.52
Rank: 132
Peter Green
SINGER
1946 - 2020
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 133
Ahmed Faras
SOCCER PLAYER
1946 - Present
HPI: 58.27
Rank: 134
Raël
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1946 - Present
HPI: 58.26
Rank: 135
George Young
MUSICIAN
1946 - 2017
HPI: 58.13
Rank: 136
Nicole Garcia
ACTOR
1946 - Present
HPI: 58.05
Rank: 137
François Bozizé
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 58.01
Rank: 138
Others Deceased in 2021
Go to all RankingsVicente Fernández
SINGER
1940 - 2021
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 86
Helen McCrory
ACTOR
1968 - 2021
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 87
Kenneth Kaunda
POLITICIAN
1924 - 2021
HPI: 58.85
Rank: 88
Robert H. Grubbs
CHEMIST
1942 - 2021
HPI: 58.80
Rank: 89
Libuše Šafránková
ACTOR
1953 - 2021
HPI: 58.68
Rank: 90
Djivan Gasparyan
MUSICIAN
1928 - 2021
HPI: 58.64
Rank: 91
Lars Vilks
SCULPTOR
1946 - 2021
HPI: 58.52
Rank: 92
Leopoldo Luque
SOCCER PLAYER
1949 - 2021
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 93
Yaphet Kotto
ACTOR
1939 - 2021
HPI: 58.45
Rank: 94
Franco Battiato
MUSICIAN
1945 - 2021
HPI: 58.44
Rank: 95
Norodom Ranariddh
POLITICIAN
1944 - 2021
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 96
Đorđe Balašević
SINGER
1953 - 2021
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 97
Didier Ratsiraka
POLITICIAN
1936 - 2021
HPI: 58.22
Rank: 98
In Sweden
Among people born in Sweden, Lars Vilks ranks 230 out of 1,879. Before him are Georg Brandt (1694), Per Gessle (1959), Hans Rosling (1948), Lena Olin (1955), Prince Daniel, Duke of Västergötland (1973), and Princess Margaretha of Sweden (1899). After him are Elsa Beskow (1874), Christina Magdalena of the Palatinate-Zweibrücken (1616), Adam Afzelius (1750), Reino Börjesson (1929), Catherine Stenbock (1535), and Olaus Petri (1493).
Others born in Sweden
Go to all RankingsGeorg Brandt
CHEMIST
1694 - 1768
HPI: 58.79
Rank: 224
Per Gessle
MUSICIAN
1959 - Present
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 225
Hans Rosling
PHYSICIAN
1948 - 2017
HPI: 58.73
Rank: 226
Lena Olin
ACTOR
1955 - Present
HPI: 58.72
Rank: 227
Prince Daniel, Duke of Västergötland
NOBLEMAN
1973 - Present
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 228
Princess Margaretha of Sweden
NOBLEMAN
1899 - 1977
HPI: 58.63
Rank: 229
Lars Vilks
SCULPTOR
1946 - 2021
HPI: 58.52
Rank: 230
Elsa Beskow
WRITER
1874 - 1953
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 231
Christina Magdalena of the Palatinate-Zweibrücken
POLITICIAN
1616 - 1662
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 232
Adam Afzelius
BIOLOGIST
1750 - 1837
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 233
Reino Börjesson
SOCCER PLAYER
1929 - 2023
HPI: 58.45
Rank: 234
Catherine Stenbock
COMPANION
1535 - 1621
HPI: 58.45
Rank: 235
Olaus Petri
WRITER
1493 - 1552
HPI: 58.42
Rank: 236
Among SCULPTORS In Sweden
Among sculptors born in Sweden, Lars Vilks ranks 2. Before him are Claes Oldenburg (1929). After him are Carl Milles (1875), and Johan Tobias Sergel (1740).
Claes Oldenburg
1929 - 2022
HPI: 60.82
Rank: 1
Lars Vilks
1946 - 2021
HPI: 58.52
Rank: 2
Carl Milles
1875 - 1955
HPI: 53.84
Rank: 3
Johan Tobias Sergel
1740 - 1814
HPI: 52.99
Rank: 4