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R. B. Kitaj

1932 - 2007

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Ronald Brooks Kitaj (; October 29, 1932 – October 21, 2007) was an American artist who spent much of his life in England. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of R. B. Kitaj has received more than 219,541 page views. His biography is available in 15 different languages on Wikipedia. R. B. Kitaj is the 1,898th most popular painter (down from 1,610th in 2019), the 8,987th most popular biography from United States (down from 7,584th in 2019) and the 117th most popular American Painter.

Memorability Metrics

  • 220k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 44.92

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 15

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.48

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.59

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Page views of R. B. Kitajs by language

Over the past year R. B. Kitaj has had the most page views in the with 23,215 views, followed by Spanish (2,582), and German (2,054). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Serbo-Croatian (222.67%), Persian (37.88%), and Latin (28.75%)

Among PAINTERS

Among painters, R. B. Kitaj ranks 1,898 out of 2,023Before him are Frank Auerbach, Hans Eworth, Frank Weston Benson, Octav Băncilă, Jacek Yerka, and Mikuláš Galanda. After him are Willard Metcalf, Aleksandr Petrov, Milt Kahl, Gerald Scarfe, Mikhail Clodt von Jürgensburg, and Yelena Polenova.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1932, R. B. Kitaj ranks 449Before him are Policarpo Paz García, George Gruntz, Çetin Zeybek, Hjördis Nordin, Gábor Delneky, and Gaudencio Rosales. After him are Sheree North, Luke Askew, Ann Bannon, Vasily Belov, Antonio Maspes, and Mehmood. Among people deceased in 2007, R. B. Kitaj ranks 342Before him are Aleksandr Dedyushko, Bruce Bennett, Ulrich Plenzdorf, Tamara Nosova, Grethe Kausland, and Maria Kwaśniewska. After him are Norifumi Abe, Ray Evans, Johanna Sällström, Bam Bam Bigelow, Hans Sturm, and Hans Mild.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, R. B. Kitaj ranks 8,987 out of 20,380Before him are Henry Hobson Richardson (1838), Rogers Hornsby (1896), Claire McDowell (1877), Clarence White (1944), William D'Amico (1910), and Cal Tjader (1925). After him are Stacy Valentine (1970), Dolores Fuller (1923), Skin Diamond (1987), Andraé Crouch (1942), Willard Metcalf (1858), and Sheldon Leonard (1907).

Among PAINTERS In United States

Among painters born in United States, R. B. Kitaj ranks 117Before him are Thomas Pollock Anshutz (1851), Charles R. Knight (1874), Arthur Dove (1880), Maxfield Parrish (1870), William Stanley Haseltine (1835), and Frank Weston Benson (1862). After him are Willard Metcalf (1858), Milt Kahl (1909), Albert Pinkham Ryder (1847), John Henry Twachtman (1853), Stuart Davis (1892), and Colin Campbell Cooper (1856).