1890 - 1976
Man Ray (born Emmanuel Radnitzky; August 27, 1890 – November 18, 1976) was an American visual artist who spent most of his career in Paris. He was a significant contributor to the Dada and Surrealist movements, although his ties to each were informal. He produced major works in a variety of media but considered himself a painter above all. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Man Ray has received more than 3,365,210 page views. His biography is available in 59 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 60 in 2019). Man Ray is the 135th most popular painter (down from 124th in 2019), the 331st most popular biography from United States (down from 284th in 2019) and the 5th most popular American Painter.
Man Ray was a photographer and artist who is most famous for his work in Dadaism.
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Among painters, Man Ray ranks 135 out of 1,421. Before him are Odilon Redon, John Constable, Franz Marc, Francis Bacon, Robert Delaunay, and Jan Brueghel the Elder. After him are Andrea del Sarto, Fernand Léger, Pontormo, Jean Fouquet, Théodore Rousseau, and André Derain.
1840 - 1916
HPI: 69.03
Rank: 129
1776 - 1837
HPI: 68.98
Rank: 130
1880 - 1916
HPI: 68.97
Rank: 131
1909 - 1992
HPI: 68.97
Rank: 132
1885 - 1941
HPI: 68.92
Rank: 133
1568 - 1625
HPI: 68.89
Rank: 134
1890 - 1976
HPI: 68.84
Rank: 135
1486 - 1530
HPI: 68.71
Rank: 136
1881 - 1955
HPI: 68.50
Rank: 137
1494 - 1557
HPI: 68.37
Rank: 138
1420 - 1480
HPI: 68.27
Rank: 139
1812 - 1867
HPI: 68.17
Rank: 140
1880 - 1954
HPI: 68.13
Rank: 141
Among people born in 1890, Man Ray ranks 18. Before him are Kurt Lewin, Fritz Lang, Colonel Sanders, Stan Laurel, George II of Greece, and Lawrence Bragg. After him are Walther Funk, Carlos Gardel, Robert Ley, El Lissitzky, Kurt Student, and Habibullāh Kalakāni. Among people deceased in 1976, Man Ray ranks 15. Before him are Max Ernst, Bernard Montgomery, Fritz Lang, Jean Gabin, André Malraux, and Trofim Lysenko. After him are Benjamin Britten, Henrik Dam, J. Paul Getty, Alexander Calder, Ulrike Meinhof, and Joachim Peiper.
1890 - 1947
HPI: 71.90
Rank: 12
1890 - 1976
HPI: 71.40
Rank: 13
1890 - 1980
HPI: 70.87
Rank: 14
1890 - 1965
HPI: 70.77
Rank: 15
1890 - 1947
HPI: 69.50
Rank: 16
1890 - 1971
HPI: 69.26
Rank: 17
1890 - 1976
HPI: 68.84
Rank: 18
1890 - 1960
HPI: 68.01
Rank: 19
1890 - 1935
HPI: 67.86
Rank: 20
1890 - 1945
HPI: 67.19
Rank: 21
1890 - 1941
HPI: 66.75
Rank: 22
1890 - 1978
HPI: 65.84
Rank: 23
1890 - 1929
HPI: 65.77
Rank: 24
1891 - 1976
HPI: 71.86
Rank: 9
1887 - 1976
HPI: 71.76
Rank: 10
1890 - 1976
HPI: 71.40
Rank: 11
1904 - 1976
HPI: 71.34
Rank: 12
1901 - 1976
HPI: 69.17
Rank: 13
1898 - 1976
HPI: 69.08
Rank: 14
1890 - 1976
HPI: 68.84
Rank: 15
1913 - 1976
HPI: 68.71
Rank: 16
1895 - 1976
HPI: 68.09
Rank: 17
1892 - 1976
HPI: 67.99
Rank: 18
1898 - 1976
HPI: 67.77
Rank: 19
1934 - 1976
HPI: 67.62
Rank: 20
1915 - 1976
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 21
Among people born in United States, Man Ray ranks 331 out of 18,182. Before him are Barry Barish (1936), O. J. Simpson (1947), Anton LaVey (1930), Lewis H. Morgan (1818), Clinton Davisson (1881), and Michael Porter (1947). After him are Herman Hollerith (1860), Sandra Bullock (1964), John Bardeen (1908), Bill Murray (1950), James Fenimore Cooper (1789), and Truman Capote (1924).
1936 - Present
HPI: 68.89
Rank: 325
1947 - Present
HPI: 68.87
Rank: 326
1930 - 1997
HPI: 68.87
Rank: 327
1818 - 1881
HPI: 68.86
Rank: 328
1881 - 1958
HPI: 68.85
Rank: 329
1947 - Present
HPI: 68.85
Rank: 330
1890 - 1976
HPI: 68.84
Rank: 331
1860 - 1929
HPI: 68.81
Rank: 332
1964 - Present
HPI: 68.80
Rank: 333
1908 - 1991
HPI: 68.77
Rank: 334
1950 - Present
HPI: 68.76
Rank: 335
1789 - 1851
HPI: 68.75
Rank: 336
1924 - 1984
HPI: 68.75
Rank: 337
Among painters born in United States, Man Ray ranks 5. Before him are Jackson Pollock (1912), Mary Cassatt (1844), Edward Hopper (1882), and Georgia O'Keeffe (1887). After him are Margaret Keane (1927), Norman Rockwell (1894), James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834), Robert Rauschenberg (1925), Joseph Kosuth (1945), Grandma Moses (1860), and Lyonel Feininger (1871).
1912 - 1956
HPI: 74.57
Rank: 1
1844 - 1926
HPI: 69.97
Rank: 2
1882 - 1967
HPI: 69.39
Rank: 3
1887 - 1986
HPI: 69.39
Rank: 4
1890 - 1976
HPI: 68.84
Rank: 5
1927 - Present
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 6
1894 - 1978
HPI: 63.17
Rank: 7
1834 - 1903
HPI: 61.95
Rank: 8
1925 - 2008
HPI: 60.56
Rank: 9
1945 - Present
HPI: 60.51
Rank: 10
1860 - 1961
HPI: 60.43
Rank: 11
1871 - 1956
HPI: 60.26
Rank: 12