SCULPTOR
Marie Tussaud
1761 - 1850
Marie Tussaud
Anna Maria "Marie" Tussaud (French pronunciation: [maʁi tyso]; née Grosholtz; 1 December 1761 – 16 April 1850), commonly known as Madame Tussaud, was a French artist known for her wax sculptures and Madame Tussauds, the wax museum she founded in London. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Marie Tussaud has received more than 1,568,526 page views. Her biography is available in 51 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 48 in 2019). Marie Tussaud is the 19th most popular sculptor (down from 18th in 2019), the 657th most popular biography from France (down from 562nd in 2019) and the 5th most popular French Sculptor.
Marie Tussaud is most famous for her wax museum in London.
Memorability Metrics
1.6M
Page Views (PV)
65.96
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
51
Languages Editions (L)
6.31
Effective Languages (L*)
3.97
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among SCULPTORS
Among sculptors, Marie Tussaud ranks 19 out of 258. Before her are Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi, Constantin Brâncuși, Giambologna, Scopas, Henry Moore, and Nicola Pisano. After her are Jacopo Sansovino, Luca della Robbia, Alessandro Algardi, Giovanni Pisano, Alexander Calder, and Andrea Pisano.
Most Popular Sculptors in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsFrédéric Auguste Bartholdi
1834 - 1904
HPI: 69.73
Rank: 13
Constantin Brâncuși
1876 - 1957
HPI: 69.36
Rank: 14
Giambologna
1529 - 1608
HPI: 68.92
Rank: 15
Scopas
395 BC - 350 BC
HPI: 68.04
Rank: 16
Henry Moore
1898 - 1986
HPI: 66.73
Rank: 17
Nicola Pisano
1225 - 1284
HPI: 66.03
Rank: 18
Marie Tussaud
1761 - 1850
HPI: 65.96
Rank: 19
Jacopo Sansovino
1486 - 1570
HPI: 65.72
Rank: 20
Luca della Robbia
1399 - 1482
HPI: 65.28
Rank: 21
Alessandro Algardi
1595 - 1654
HPI: 64.82
Rank: 22
Giovanni Pisano
1248 - 1315
HPI: 64.60
Rank: 23
Alexander Calder
1898 - 1976
HPI: 64.55
Rank: 24
Andrea Pisano
1290 - 1348
HPI: 64.40
Rank: 25
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1761, Marie Tussaud ranks 4. Before her are Pope Pius VIII, Selim III, and Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly. After her are Jan Potocki, Christiaan Hendrik Persoon, William Carey, August von Kotzebue, Philippe Buonarroti, Jean-Charles Pichegru, Sineperver Sultan, and Louis-Léopold Boilly. Among people deceased in 1850, Marie Tussaud ranks 9. Before her are Joseph Louis Gay-Lussac, William Wordsworth, Zachary Taylor, Daoguang Emperor, Báb, and José de San Martín. After her are Frédéric Bastiat, Louise of Orléans, Johann Heinrich von Thünen, Lin Zexu, Germain Henri Hess, and José Gervasio Artigas.
Others Born in 1761
Go to all RankingsPope Pius VIII
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1761 - 1830
HPI: 75.51
Rank: 1
Selim III
POLITICIAN
1761 - 1808
HPI: 74.60
Rank: 2
Michael Andreas Barclay de Tolly
NOBLEMAN
1761 - 1818
HPI: 68.11
Rank: 3
Marie Tussaud
SCULPTOR
1761 - 1850
HPI: 65.96
Rank: 4
Jan Potocki
WRITER
1761 - 1815
HPI: 63.35
Rank: 5
Christiaan Hendrik Persoon
BIOLOGIST
1761 - 1836
HPI: 61.56
Rank: 6
William Carey
BIOLOGIST
1761 - 1834
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 7
August von Kotzebue
WRITER
1761 - 1819
HPI: 60.81
Rank: 8
Philippe Buonarroti
POLITICIAN
1761 - 1837
HPI: 60.63
Rank: 9
Jean-Charles Pichegru
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1761 - 1804
HPI: 60.39
Rank: 10
Sineperver Sultan
POLITICIAN
1761 - 1828
HPI: 59.33
Rank: 11
Louis-Léopold Boilly
PAINTER
1761 - 1845
HPI: 58.58
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1850
Go to all RankingsJoseph Louis Gay-Lussac
CHEMIST
1778 - 1850
HPI: 72.83
Rank: 3
William Wordsworth
WRITER
1770 - 1850
HPI: 69.56
Rank: 4
Zachary Taylor
POLITICIAN
1784 - 1850
HPI: 69.28
Rank: 5
Daoguang Emperor
POLITICIAN
1782 - 1850
HPI: 68.61
Rank: 6
Báb
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1819 - 1850
HPI: 68.54
Rank: 7
José de San Martín
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1778 - 1850
HPI: 68.27
Rank: 8
Marie Tussaud
SCULPTOR
1761 - 1850
HPI: 65.96
Rank: 9
Frédéric Bastiat
ECONOMIST
1801 - 1850
HPI: 65.96
Rank: 10
Louise of Orléans
POLITICIAN
1812 - 1850
HPI: 65.14
Rank: 11
Johann Heinrich von Thünen
ECONOMIST
1783 - 1850
HPI: 64.03
Rank: 12
Lin Zexu
POLITICIAN
1785 - 1850
HPI: 63.92
Rank: 13
Germain Henri Hess
CHEMIST
1802 - 1850
HPI: 61.85
Rank: 14
José Gervasio Artigas
POLITICIAN
1764 - 1850
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 15
In France
Among people born in France, Marie Tussaud ranks 657 out of 6,770. Before her are Ausonius (310), Marcel Lefebvre (1905), Pérotin (1160), Marin Marais (1656), Simone Veil (1927), and Paul Mauriat (1925). After her are Frédéric Bastiat (1801), René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur (1683), Raoul Dufy (1877), Michel Eugène Chevreul (1786), Aristide Maillol (1861), and Hubert de Givenchy (1927).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsAusonius
WRITER
310 - 395
HPI: 66.05
Rank: 651
Marcel Lefebvre
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1905 - 1991
HPI: 66.05
Rank: 652
Pérotin
COMPOSER
1160 - 1230
HPI: 66.04
Rank: 653
Marin Marais
COMPOSER
1656 - 1728
HPI: 65.99
Rank: 654
Simone Veil
POLITICIAN
1927 - 2017
HPI: 65.98
Rank: 655
Paul Mauriat
MUSICIAN
1925 - 2006
HPI: 65.98
Rank: 656
Marie Tussaud
SCULPTOR
1761 - 1850
HPI: 65.96
Rank: 657
Frédéric Bastiat
ECONOMIST
1801 - 1850
HPI: 65.96
Rank: 658
René Antoine Ferchault de Réaumur
BIOLOGIST
1683 - 1757
HPI: 65.94
Rank: 659
Raoul Dufy
PAINTER
1877 - 1953
HPI: 65.91
Rank: 660
Michel Eugène Chevreul
CHEMIST
1786 - 1889
HPI: 65.90
Rank: 661
Aristide Maillol
PAINTER
1861 - 1944
HPI: 65.90
Rank: 662
Hubert de Givenchy
FASHION DESIGNER
1927 - 2018
HPI: 65.89
Rank: 663
Among SCULPTORS In France
Among sculptors born in France, Marie Tussaud ranks 5. Before her are Auguste Rodin (1840), Camille Claudel (1864), Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi (1834), and Giambologna (1529). After her are Paul Landowski (1875), Rosa Bonheur (1822), Antoine Bourdelle (1861), Jean-Antoine Houdon (1741), Louise Bourgeois (1911), François Rude (1784), and Étienne Maurice Falconet (1716).
Auguste Rodin
1840 - 1917
HPI: 79.25
Rank: 1
Camille Claudel
1864 - 1943
HPI: 72.02
Rank: 2
Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi
1834 - 1904
HPI: 69.73
Rank: 3
Giambologna
1529 - 1608
HPI: 68.92
Rank: 4
Marie Tussaud
1761 - 1850
HPI: 65.96
Rank: 5
Paul Landowski
1875 - 1961
HPI: 64.32
Rank: 6
Rosa Bonheur
1822 - 1899
HPI: 63.43
Rank: 7
Antoine Bourdelle
1861 - 1929
HPI: 63.22
Rank: 8
Jean-Antoine Houdon
1741 - 1828
HPI: 63.14
Rank: 9
Louise Bourgeois
1911 - 2010
HPI: 62.67
Rank: 10
François Rude
1784 - 1855
HPI: 60.03
Rank: 11
Étienne Maurice Falconet
1716 - 1791
HPI: 59.50
Rank: 12