1930 - 2002
Niki de Saint Phalle (French pronunciation: [niki d(ə) sɛ̃ fal]; born Catherine Marie-Agnès Fal de Saint Phalle; 29 October 1930 – 21 May 2002) was a French-American sculptor, painter, filmmaker, and author of colorful hand-illustrated books. Widely noted as one of the few female monumental sculptors, Saint Phalle was also known for her social commitment and work.She had a difficult and traumatic childhood and a much-disrupted education, which she wrote about many decades later. After an early marriage and two children, she began creating art in a naïve, experimental style. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Niki de Saint Phalle has received more than 925,622 page views. Her biography is available in 44 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 41 in 2019). Niki de Saint Phalle is the 167th most popular painter (down from 165th in 2019), the 546th most popular biography from France (down from 538th in 2019) and the 48th most popular French Painter.
Niki de Saint Phalle is most famous for her large-scale sculptures and installation art.
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Among painters, Niki de Saint Phalle ranks 167 out of 1,421. Before her are Eugène Boudin, James Ensor, Giulio Romano, Johannes Itten, Han van Meegeren, and Édouard-Henri Avril. After her are Maurice de Vlaminck, Gerhard Richter, Carl Larsson, Gerda Wegener, Gustave Caillebotte, and Henry Fuseli.
1824 - 1898
HPI: 67.13
Rank: 161
1860 - 1949
HPI: 67.11
Rank: 162
1499 - 1546
HPI: 67.11
Rank: 163
1888 - 1967
HPI: 67.08
Rank: 164
1889 - 1947
HPI: 67.07
Rank: 165
1849 - 1928
HPI: 67.06
Rank: 166
1930 - 2002
HPI: 67.04
Rank: 167
1876 - 1958
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 168
1932 - Present
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 169
1853 - 1919
HPI: 66.91
Rank: 170
1886 - 1940
HPI: 66.86
Rank: 171
1848 - 1894
HPI: 66.64
Rank: 172
1741 - 1825
HPI: 66.59
Rank: 173
Among people born in 1930, Niki de Saint Phalle ranks 29. Before her are Jean-Louis Trintignant, Pete Conrad, Philippe Noiret, Maximilian Schell, Ion Iliescu, and Claude Chabrol. After her are Tu Youyou, Harold Pinter, Immanuel Wallerstein, Gary Becker, Bernie Ecclestone, and Vigdís Finnbogadóttir. Among people deceased in 2002, Niki de Saint Phalle ranks 15. Before her are Billy Wilder, Richard Harris, Vavá, Prince Claus of the Netherlands, Traudl Junge, and László Kubala. After her are Chuck Jones, James Coburn, Ivan Illich, Rod Steiger, Valeriy Lobanovskyi, and Camilo José Cela.
1930 - 2022
HPI: 68.73
Rank: 23
1930 - 1999
HPI: 68.70
Rank: 24
1930 - 2006
HPI: 68.61
Rank: 25
1930 - 2014
HPI: 68.01
Rank: 26
1930 - Present
HPI: 68.00
Rank: 27
1930 - 2010
HPI: 67.26
Rank: 28
1930 - 2002
HPI: 67.04
Rank: 29
1930 - Present
HPI: 66.97
Rank: 30
1930 - 2008
HPI: 66.68
Rank: 31
1930 - 2019
HPI: 66.40
Rank: 32
1930 - 2014
HPI: 65.73
Rank: 33
1930 - Present
HPI: 65.71
Rank: 34
1930 - Present
HPI: 65.25
Rank: 35
1906 - 2002
HPI: 71.23
Rank: 9
1930 - 2002
HPI: 68.74
Rank: 10
1934 - 2002
HPI: 67.98
Rank: 11
1926 - 2002
HPI: 67.45
Rank: 12
1920 - 2002
HPI: 67.44
Rank: 13
1927 - 2002
HPI: 67.11
Rank: 14
1930 - 2002
HPI: 67.04
Rank: 15
1912 - 2002
HPI: 66.66
Rank: 16
1928 - 2002
HPI: 66.20
Rank: 17
1926 - 2002
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 18
1925 - 2002
HPI: 65.18
Rank: 19
1939 - 2002
HPI: 65.10
Rank: 20
1916 - 2002
HPI: 64.96
Rank: 21
Among people born in France, Niki de Saint Phalle ranks 546 out of 6,011. Before her are Charles II of Navarre (1332), Nicolas Boileau-Despréaux (1636), Avitus (395), Gaston, Duke of Orléans (1608), René of Anjou (1409), and Carus (230). After her are Elisa Bonaparte (1777), René Laennec (1781), Johnny Hallyday (1943), Maurice de Vlaminck (1876), Pérotin (1160), and Amadeus VIII, Duke of Savoy (1383).
1332 - 1387
HPI: 67.09
Rank: 540
1636 - 1711
HPI: 67.08
Rank: 541
395 - 457
HPI: 67.08
Rank: 542
1608 - 1660
HPI: 67.07
Rank: 543
1409 - 1480
HPI: 67.07
Rank: 544
230 - 283
HPI: 67.06
Rank: 545
1930 - 2002
HPI: 67.04
Rank: 546
1777 - 1820
HPI: 67.03
Rank: 547
1781 - 1826
HPI: 67.03
Rank: 548
1943 - 2017
HPI: 67.03
Rank: 549
1876 - 1958
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 550
1160 - 1230
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 551
1383 - 1451
HPI: 66.99
Rank: 552
Among painters born in France, Niki de Saint Phalle ranks 48. Before her are Robert Campin (1375), Jean Dubuffet (1901), Maurice Utrillo (1883), Frédéric Bazille (1841), Jean-Léon Gérôme (1824), and Eugène Boudin (1824). After her are Maurice de Vlaminck (1876), Gustave Caillebotte (1848), Pierre Bonnard (1867), Francis Picabia (1879), Suzanne Valadon (1865), and Antoine-Jean Gros (1771).
1375 - 1444
HPI: 68.06
Rank: 42
1901 - 1985
HPI: 68.03
Rank: 43
1883 - 1955
HPI: 67.29
Rank: 44
1841 - 1870
HPI: 67.23
Rank: 45
1824 - 1904
HPI: 67.18
Rank: 46
1824 - 1898
HPI: 67.13
Rank: 47
1930 - 2002
HPI: 67.04
Rank: 48
1876 - 1958
HPI: 67.02
Rank: 49
1848 - 1894
HPI: 66.64
Rank: 50
1867 - 1947
HPI: 66.10
Rank: 51
1879 - 1953
HPI: 66.09
Rank: 52
1865 - 1938
HPI: 65.80
Rank: 53
1771 - 1835
HPI: 65.69
Rank: 54