PAINTER
Peter Paul Rubens
1577 - 1640
Peter Paul Rubens
Sir Peter Paul Rubens ( ROO-bənz; Dutch: [ˈrybə(n)s]; 28 June 1577 – 30 May 1640) was a Flemish artist and diplomat. He is considered the most influential artist of the Flemish Baroque tradition. Rubens's highly charged compositions reference erudite aspects of classical and Christian history. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Peter Paul Rubens has received more than 3,952,732 page views. His biography is available in 142 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 136 in 2019). Peter Paul Rubens is the 10th most popular painter, the 18th most popular biography from Germany (down from 17th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular German Painter.
Peter Paul Rubens is most famous for his paintings, which are mostly of religious and mythological subjects.
Memorability Metrics
4.0M
Page Views (PV)
84.52
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
142
Languages Editions (L)
15.01
Effective Languages (L*)
4.17
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PAINTERS
Among painters, Peter Paul Rubens ranks 10 out of 2,023. Before him are Raphael, Rembrandt, Salvador Dalí, Claude Monet, Albrecht Dürer, and Edvard Munch. After him are Frida Kahlo, Caravaggio, Francisco Goya, Johannes Vermeer, Henri Matisse, and Paul Cézanne.
Most Popular Painters in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsRaphael
1483 - 1520
HPI: 87.93
Rank: 4
Rembrandt
1606 - 1669
HPI: 87.68
Rank: 5
Salvador Dalí
1904 - 1989
HPI: 86.32
Rank: 6
Claude Monet
1840 - 1926
HPI: 85.43
Rank: 7
Albrecht Dürer
1471 - 1528
HPI: 85.19
Rank: 8
Edvard Munch
1863 - 1944
HPI: 85.01
Rank: 9
Peter Paul Rubens
1577 - 1640
HPI: 84.52
Rank: 10
Frida Kahlo
1907 - 1954
HPI: 84.34
Rank: 11
Caravaggio
1571 - 1610
HPI: 83.90
Rank: 12
Francisco Goya
1746 - 1828
HPI: 83.32
Rank: 13
Johannes Vermeer
1632 - 1675
HPI: 83.20
Rank: 14
Henri Matisse
1869 - 1954
HPI: 83.12
Rank: 15
Paul Cézanne
1839 - 1906
HPI: 82.92
Rank: 16
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1577, Peter Paul Rubens ranks 1. After him are Christian IV of Denmark, Beatrice Cenci, Nur Jahan, François Leclerc du Tremblay, Scipione Borghese, Cristofano Allori, Paul Guldin, Dmitry Pozharsky, Piet Pieterszoon Hein, Fidelis of Sigmaringen, and Kobayakawa Hideaki. Among people deceased in 1640, Peter Paul Rubens ranks 1. After him are Murad IV, George William, Elector of Brandenburg, Francesca Caccini, Uriel da Costa, Giuseppe Cesari, Hezârfen Ahmed Çelebi, Jindřich Matyáš Thurn, Vittoria Aleotti, Wilhelm Kettler, Alessandro Salvio, and Charles, Duke of Guise.
Others Born in 1577
Go to all RankingsPeter Paul Rubens
PAINTER
1577 - 1640
HPI: 84.52
Rank: 1
Christian IV of Denmark
POLITICIAN
1577 - 1648
HPI: 72.47
Rank: 2
Beatrice Cenci
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1577 - 1599
HPI: 65.98
Rank: 3
Nur Jahan
COMPANION
1577 - 1645
HPI: 63.28
Rank: 4
François Leclerc du Tremblay
POLITICIAN
1577 - 1638
HPI: 61.87
Rank: 5
Scipione Borghese
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1577 - 1633
HPI: 60.90
Rank: 6
Cristofano Allori
PAINTER
1577 - 1621
HPI: 60.78
Rank: 7
Paul Guldin
MATHEMATICIAN
1577 - 1643
HPI: 60.21
Rank: 8
Dmitry Pozharsky
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1577 - 1642
HPI: 59.97
Rank: 9
Piet Pieterszoon Hein
PIRATE
1577 - 1629
HPI: 58.39
Rank: 10
Fidelis of Sigmaringen
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1577 - 1622
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 11
Kobayakawa Hideaki
POLITICIAN
1577 - 1602
HPI: 57.06
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1640
Go to all RankingsPeter Paul Rubens
PAINTER
1577 - 1640
HPI: 84.52
Rank: 1
Murad IV
POLITICIAN
1612 - 1640
HPI: 80.51
Rank: 2
George William, Elector of Brandenburg
POLITICIAN
1595 - 1640
HPI: 64.28
Rank: 3
Francesca Caccini
COMPOSER
1587 - 1640
HPI: 64.18
Rank: 4
Uriel da Costa
PHILOSOPHER
1585 - 1640
HPI: 63.35
Rank: 5
Giuseppe Cesari
PAINTER
1568 - 1640
HPI: 59.72
Rank: 6
Hezârfen Ahmed Çelebi
PILOT
1609 - 1640
HPI: 58.66
Rank: 7
Jindřich Matyáš Thurn
POLITICIAN
1567 - 1640
HPI: 58.43
Rank: 8
Vittoria Aleotti
COMPOSER
1575 - 1640
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 9
Wilhelm Kettler
POLITICIAN
1574 - 1640
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 10
Alessandro Salvio
CHESS PLAYER
1570 - 1640
HPI: 56.16
Rank: 11
Charles, Duke of Guise
POLITICIAN
1571 - 1640
HPI: 55.97
Rank: 12
In Germany
Among people born in Germany, Peter Paul Rubens ranks 18 out of 7,253. Before him are Otto von Bismarck (1815), Johannes Kepler (1571), Albrecht Dürer (1471), Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770), Richard Wagner (1813), and Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz (1646). After him are Max Weber (1864), George Frideric Handel (1685), Wilhelm Röntgen (1845), Empress Elisabeth of Austria (1837), Frederick the Great (1712), and Robert Schumann (1810).
Others born in Germany
Go to all RankingsOtto von Bismarck
POLITICIAN
1815 - 1898
HPI: 85.97
Rank: 12
Johannes Kepler
ASTRONOMER
1571 - 1630
HPI: 85.87
Rank: 13
Albrecht Dürer
PAINTER
1471 - 1528
HPI: 85.19
Rank: 14
Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel
PHILOSOPHER
1770 - 1831
HPI: 85.15
Rank: 15
Richard Wagner
COMPOSER
1813 - 1883
HPI: 84.82
Rank: 16
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz
MATHEMATICIAN
1646 - 1716
HPI: 84.74
Rank: 17
Peter Paul Rubens
PAINTER
1577 - 1640
HPI: 84.52
Rank: 18
Max Weber
SOCIOLOGIST
1864 - 1920
HPI: 84.47
Rank: 19
George Frideric Handel
COMPOSER
1685 - 1759
HPI: 84.20
Rank: 20
Wilhelm Röntgen
PHYSICIST
1845 - 1923
HPI: 83.96
Rank: 21
Empress Elisabeth of Austria
COMPANION
1837 - 1898
HPI: 83.91
Rank: 22
Frederick the Great
POLITICIAN
1712 - 1786
HPI: 82.86
Rank: 23
Robert Schumann
COMPOSER
1810 - 1856
HPI: 82.86
Rank: 24
Among PAINTERS In Germany
Among painters born in Germany, Peter Paul Rubens ranks 2. Before him are Albrecht Dürer (1471). After him are Caspar David Friedrich (1774), Lucas Cranach the Elder (1472), Max Ernst (1891), Matthias Grünewald (1480), Ernst Ludwig Kirchner (1880), Hans Memling (1435), Franz Marc (1880), Hans von Aachen (1552), Albrecht Altdorfer (1480), and Emil Nolde (1867).
Albrecht Dürer
1471 - 1528
HPI: 85.19
Rank: 1
Peter Paul Rubens
1577 - 1640
HPI: 84.52
Rank: 2
Caspar David Friedrich
1774 - 1840
HPI: 74.91
Rank: 3
Lucas Cranach the Elder
1472 - 1553
HPI: 73.98
Rank: 4
Max Ernst
1891 - 1976
HPI: 71.49
Rank: 5
Matthias Grünewald
1480 - 1528
HPI: 70.84
Rank: 6
Ernst Ludwig Kirchner
1880 - 1938
HPI: 70.21
Rank: 7
Hans Memling
1435 - 1494
HPI: 69.43
Rank: 8
Franz Marc
1880 - 1916
HPI: 69.18
Rank: 9
Hans von Aachen
1552 - 1615
HPI: 68.94
Rank: 10
Albrecht Altdorfer
1480 - 1538
HPI: 68.56
Rank: 11
Emil Nolde
1867 - 1956
HPI: 68.52
Rank: 12