PAINTER
Louis Wain
1860 - 1939
Louis Wain
Louis William Wain (5 August 1860 – 4 July 1939) was an English artist best known for his drawings of anthropomorphised cats and kittens. Wain was born in Clerkenwell, London. In 1881 he sold his first drawing and the following year gave up his teaching position at the West London School of Art to become a full-time illustrator. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Louis Wain has received more than 3,362,259 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 21 in 2019). Louis Wain is the 293rd most popular painter (up from 295th in 2019), the 609th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 645th in 2019) and the 7th most popular British Painter.
Memorability Metrics
3.4M
Page Views (PV)
63.37
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
23
Languages Editions (L)
4.67
Effective Languages (L*)
2.76
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PAINTERS
Among painters, Louis Wain ranks 293 out of 2,023. Before him are François Gérard, Pieter Aertsen, Natalia Goncharova, Akseli Gallen-Kallela, Carlo Crivelli, and Utagawa Kuniyoshi. After him are Jacopo Bassano, Orazio Gentileschi, Félicien Rops, Carlo Carrà, Horace Vernet, and Pieter Claesz.
Most Popular Painters in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsFrançois Gérard
1770 - 1837
HPI: 63.53
Rank: 287
Pieter Aertsen
1508 - 1575
HPI: 63.50
Rank: 288
Natalia Goncharova
1881 - 1962
HPI: 63.50
Rank: 289
Akseli Gallen-Kallela
1865 - 1931
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 290
Carlo Crivelli
1430 - 1490
HPI: 63.42
Rank: 291
Utagawa Kuniyoshi
1797 - 1861
HPI: 63.39
Rank: 292
Louis Wain
1860 - 1939
HPI: 63.37
Rank: 293
Jacopo Bassano
1510 - 1592
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 294
Orazio Gentileschi
1563 - 1639
HPI: 63.30
Rank: 295
Félicien Rops
1833 - 1898
HPI: 63.29
Rank: 296
Carlo Carrà
1881 - 1966
HPI: 63.27
Rank: 297
Horace Vernet
1789 - 1863
HPI: 63.25
Rank: 298
Pieter Claesz
1596 - 1660
HPI: 63.24
Rank: 299
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1860, Louis Wain ranks 25. Before him are J. M. Barrie, Ignacy Jan Paderewski, Ernest Thompson Seton, Paul Gottlieb Nipkow, Hugo Wolf, and John J. Pershing. After him are William Kemmler, Hjalmar Branting, Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna of Russia, Oda Krohg, Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich of Russia, and Karl Denke. Among people deceased in 1939, Louis Wain ranks 19. Before him are Karl Radek, Matthias Sindelar, Douglas Fairbanks, Edward Sapir, Lucien Lévy-Bruhl, and Antonio Machado. After him are Ferdinand von Lindemann, Ambroise Vollard, Alexander Yegorov, Anthony Fokker, Ghazi of Iraq, and Otto Rank.
Others Born in 1860
Go to all RankingsJ. M. Barrie
WRITER
1860 - 1937
HPI: 65.34
Rank: 19
Ignacy Jan Paderewski
POLITICIAN
1860 - 1941
HPI: 65.11
Rank: 20
Ernest Thompson Seton
WRITER
1860 - 1946
HPI: 64.88
Rank: 21
Paul Gottlieb Nipkow
INVENTOR
1860 - 1940
HPI: 64.46
Rank: 22
Hugo Wolf
COMPOSER
1860 - 1903
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 23
John J. Pershing
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1860 - 1948
HPI: 63.66
Rank: 24
Louis Wain
PAINTER
1860 - 1939
HPI: 63.37
Rank: 25
William Kemmler
EXTREMIST
1860 - 1890
HPI: 63.20
Rank: 26
Hjalmar Branting
POLITICIAN
1860 - 1925
HPI: 63.13
Rank: 27
Grand Duchess Anastasia Mikhailovna of Russia
POLITICIAN
1860 - 1922
HPI: 62.59
Rank: 28
Oda Krohg
PAINTER
1860 - 1935
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 29
Grand Duke Paul Alexandrovich of Russia
NOBLEMAN
1860 - 1919
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 30
Karl Denke
EXTREMIST
1860 - 1924
HPI: 61.79
Rank: 31
Others Deceased in 1939
Go to all RankingsKarl Radek
POLITICIAN
1885 - 1939
HPI: 65.13
Rank: 13
Matthias Sindelar
SOCCER PLAYER
1903 - 1939
HPI: 64.75
Rank: 14
Douglas Fairbanks
ACTOR
1883 - 1939
HPI: 64.71
Rank: 15
Edward Sapir
LINGUIST
1884 - 1939
HPI: 64.49
Rank: 16
Lucien Lévy-Bruhl
PHILOSOPHER
1857 - 1939
HPI: 64.03
Rank: 17
Antonio Machado
WRITER
1875 - 1939
HPI: 63.67
Rank: 18
Louis Wain
PAINTER
1860 - 1939
HPI: 63.37
Rank: 19
Ferdinand von Lindemann
MATHEMATICIAN
1852 - 1939
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 20
Ambroise Vollard
BUSINESSPERSON
1866 - 1939
HPI: 62.77
Rank: 21
Alexander Yegorov
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1883 - 1939
HPI: 62.63
Rank: 22
Anthony Fokker
ENGINEER
1890 - 1939
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 23
Ghazi of Iraq
POLITICIAN
1912 - 1939
HPI: 62.20
Rank: 24
Otto Rank
PSYCHOLOGIST
1884 - 1939
HPI: 62.02
Rank: 25
In United Kingdom
Among people born in United Kingdom, Louis Wain ranks 609 out of 8,785. Before him are Amélie of Orléans (1865), Norman Angell (1872), James III of Scotland (1451), Philip Sclater (1829), William Dampier (1651), and Fred Perry (1909). After him are Thomas Hardy (1840), James II of Scotland (1430), Nigel Mansell (1953), Brian Epstein (1934), Robert II of Scotland (1316), and Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston (1784).
Others born in United Kingdom
Go to all RankingsAmélie of Orléans
COMPANION
1865 - 1951
HPI: 63.48
Rank: 603
Norman Angell
POLITICIAN
1872 - 1967
HPI: 63.47
Rank: 604
James III of Scotland
POLITICIAN
1451 - 1488
HPI: 63.46
Rank: 605
Philip Sclater
BIOLOGIST
1829 - 1913
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 606
William Dampier
EXPLORER
1651 - 1715
HPI: 63.39
Rank: 607
Fred Perry
TENNIS PLAYER
1909 - 1995
HPI: 63.38
Rank: 608
Louis Wain
PAINTER
1860 - 1939
HPI: 63.37
Rank: 609
Thomas Hardy
WRITER
1840 - 1928
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 610
James II of Scotland
POLITICIAN
1430 - 1460
HPI: 63.34
Rank: 611
Nigel Mansell
RACING DRIVER
1953 - Present
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 612
Brian Epstein
BUSINESSPERSON
1934 - 1967
HPI: 63.33
Rank: 613
Robert II of Scotland
POLITICIAN
1316 - 1390
HPI: 63.32
Rank: 614
Henry John Temple, 3rd Viscount Palmerston
DIPLOMAT
1784 - 1865
HPI: 63.31
Rank: 615
Among PAINTERS In United Kingdom
Among painters born in United Kingdom, Louis Wain ranks 7. Before him are J. M. W. Turner (1775), John Constable (1776), William Hogarth (1697), John Everett Millais (1829), Thomas Gainsborough (1727), and Joshua Reynolds (1723). After him are William Holman Hunt (1827), Leonora Carrington (1917), Thomas Cole (1801), Thomas Lawrence (1769), Richard Hamilton (1922), and Edmund Leighton (1852).
J. M. W. Turner
1775 - 1851
HPI: 75.65
Rank: 1
John Constable
1776 - 1837
HPI: 69.40
Rank: 2
William Hogarth
1697 - 1764
HPI: 67.51
Rank: 3
John Everett Millais
1829 - 1896
HPI: 65.71
Rank: 4
Thomas Gainsborough
1727 - 1788
HPI: 65.22
Rank: 5
Joshua Reynolds
1723 - 1792
HPI: 65.07
Rank: 6
Louis Wain
1860 - 1939
HPI: 63.37
Rank: 7
William Holman Hunt
1827 - 1910
HPI: 61.84
Rank: 8
Leonora Carrington
1917 - 2011
HPI: 61.39
Rank: 9
Thomas Cole
1801 - 1848
HPI: 61.09
Rank: 10
Thomas Lawrence
1769 - 1830
HPI: 59.87
Rank: 11
Richard Hamilton
1922 - 2011
HPI: 59.67
Rank: 12
Edmund Leighton
1852 - 1922
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 13