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Rachel Whiteread

1963 - Today

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Dame Rachel Whiteread (born 20 April 1963) is an English artist who primarily produces sculptures, which typically take the form of casts. She was the first woman to win the annual Turner Prize in 1993. Whiteread was one of the Young British Artists who exhibited at the Royal Academy's Sensation exhibition in 1997. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Rachel Whiteread has received more than 496,436 page views. Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2019). Rachel Whiteread is the 113th most popular artist (down from 89th in 2019), the 6,116th most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 5,758th in 2019) and the 10th most popular British Artist.

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  • 500k

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  • 39.02

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.48

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.83

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ARTISTS

Among artists, Rachel Whiteread ranks 113 out of 125. Before her are Al Hirschfeld, Larry Rivers, Tania Bruguera, Kim Jung Gi, Shepard Fairey, and Vanessa Beecroft. After her are Kenojuak Ashevak, Joan Mondale, Oksana Shachko, Mounir Fatmi, Neil Harbisson, and Kat Von D.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Rachel Whiteread ranks 676. Before her are Christian Perez, Sławomir Skrzypek, Daniel Mojon, Stephen Elop, Derrick May, and Miriam Blasco. After her are Tõnu Trubetsky, José Zalazar, Péter Fülöp Kocsis, Pauline Lafont, Naser Khader, and Tracy Nelson.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Rachel Whiteread ranks 6,116 out of 8,785. Before her are William Spottiswoode (1825), Ricky Whittle (1981), John Robertson (1953), Laurence Rees (1957), Tommy Smith (1945), and Felicity Kendal (1946). After her are Tony Crook (1920), Martin Clunes (1961), Edward Bouverie Pusey (1800), Anna Howard Shaw (1847), Charlie Heaton (1994), and Alan Rollinson (1943).

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Among ARTISTS In United Kingdom

Among artists born in United Kingdom, Rachel Whiteread ranks 10. Before her are William Etty (1787), John Butler Yeats (1839), Damien Hirst (1965), Eric Gill (1882), Cassandra Austen (1773), and Mary Delany (1700). After her are Grayson Perry (1960).

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