1967 - Today
Olafur Eliasson (Icelandic: Ólafur Elíasson; born 5 February 1967) is an Icelandic–Danish artist known for sculptured and large-scale installation art employing elemental materials such as light, water, and air temperature to enhance the viewer's experience. In 1995 he established Studio Olafur Eliasson in Berlin, a laboratory for spatial research. In 2014, Eliasson and his long-time collaborator, German architect Sebastian Behmann founded Studio Other Spaces, an office for architecture and art. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Olafur Eliasson has received more than 709,548 page views. His biography is available in 27 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 25 in 2019). Olafur Eliasson is the 142nd most popular sculptor (up from 143rd in 2019), the 333rd most popular biography from Denmark (up from 338th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Danish Sculptor.
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Among sculptors, Olafur Eliasson ranks 142 out of 189. Before him are Magda Frank, Juan Martínez Montañés, Anna Coleman Ladd, Duane Hanson, Ernst Neizvestny, and Rebecca Horn. After him are Eduardo Paolozzi, Johann Georg Pinsel, Anish Kapoor, Rudolf Belling, Jorge Oteiza, and Ligier Richier.
1914 - 2010
HPI: 51.18
Rank: 136
1568 - 1649
HPI: 51.12
Rank: 137
1878 - 1939
HPI: 51.05
Rank: 138
1925 - 1996
HPI: 50.95
Rank: 139
1925 - 2016
HPI: 50.87
Rank: 140
1944 - Present
HPI: 50.84
Rank: 141
1967 - Present
HPI: 50.72
Rank: 142
1924 - 2005
HPI: 50.67
Rank: 143
1710 - 1761
HPI: 50.55
Rank: 144
1954 - Present
HPI: 50.51
Rank: 145
1886 - 1972
HPI: 50.49
Rank: 146
1908 - 2003
HPI: 50.46
Rank: 147
1500 - 1567
HPI: 50.44
Rank: 148
Among people born in 1967, Olafur Eliasson ranks 104. Before him are Mira Sorvino, Takehiko Inoue, Chuck Schuldiner, Viktor Bout, Saara Kuugongelwa, and Takehito Koyasu. After him are Gorō Miyazaki, Louis C.K., Sandrine Bonnaire, Vince Gilligan, Benny Benassi, and Michel Hazanavicius.
1967 - Present
HPI: 51.26
Rank: 98
1967 - Present
HPI: 51.17
Rank: 99
1967 - 2001
HPI: 51.15
Rank: 100
1967 - Present
HPI: 51.07
Rank: 101
1967 - Present
HPI: 51.02
Rank: 102
1967 - Present
HPI: 50.96
Rank: 103
1967 - Present
HPI: 50.72
Rank: 104
1967 - Present
HPI: 50.60
Rank: 105
1967 - Present
HPI: 50.57
Rank: 106
1967 - Present
HPI: 50.55
Rank: 107
1967 - Present
HPI: 50.52
Rank: 108
1967 - Present
HPI: 50.51
Rank: 109
1967 - Present
HPI: 50.49
Rank: 110
Among people born in Denmark, Olafur Eliasson ranks 333 out of 893. Before him are Conrad Malte-Brun (1775), Frank Arnesen (1956), Julius Petersen (1839), August Philipp, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck (1612), Peter Freuchen (1886), and Bjarne Riis (1964). After him are Kjeld Abell (1901), Ernest Günther, Duke of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Augustenburg (1609), Dorothea of Denmark, Duchess of Prussia (1504), Jean Hersholt (1886), Kim Larsen (1945), and Svend Asmussen (1916).
1775 - 1826
HPI: 50.86
Rank: 327
1956 - Present
HPI: 50.81
Rank: 328
1839 - 1910
HPI: 50.79
Rank: 329
1612 - 1675
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 330
1886 - 1957
HPI: 50.76
Rank: 331
1964 - Present
HPI: 50.73
Rank: 332
1967 - Present
HPI: 50.72
Rank: 333
1901 - 1961
HPI: 50.70
Rank: 334
1609 - 1689
HPI: 50.69
Rank: 335
1504 - 1547
HPI: 50.69
Rank: 336
1886 - 1956
HPI: 50.61
Rank: 337
1945 - 2018
HPI: 50.58
Rank: 338
1916 - 2017
HPI: 50.53
Rank: 339
Among sculptors born in Denmark, Olafur Eliasson ranks 2. Before him are Bertel Thorvaldsen (1770). After him are Robert Jacobsen (1912) and Jens Galschiøt (1954).
1770 - 1844
HPI: 69.02
Rank: 1
1967 - Present
HPI: 50.72
Rank: 2
1912 - 1993
HPI: 49.82
Rank: 3
1954 - Present
HPI: 47.79
Rank: 4