PAINTER
Remedios Varo
1908 - 1963
Remedios Varo
María de los Remedios Alicia Rodriga Varo y Uranga (known as Remedios Varo, 16 December 1908 – 8 October 1963) was a Spanish and Mexican surrealist painter. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Remedios Varo has received more than 891,584 page views. Her biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Remedios Varo is the 601st most popular painter (down from 586th in 2019), the 529th most popular biography from Spain (down from 523rd in 2019) and the 13th most popular Spanish Painter.
Memorability Metrics
890k
Page Views (PV)
58.35
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
29
Languages Editions (L)
3.72
Effective Languages (L*)
3.10
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PAINTERS
Among painters, Remedios Varo ranks 601 out of 2,023. Before her are Jean Ignace Isidore Gérard Grandville, Erwin Bowien, Margarita Luti, Jules Breton, Carl Bloch, and Maria Helena Vieira da Silva. After her are Nicolas de Largillière, Martiros Saryan, Michael Sittow, Jules Dupré, Nikolaos Gyzis, and Felix Nussbaum.
Most Popular Painters in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsJean Ignace Isidore Gérard Grandville
1803 - 1847
HPI: 58.41
Rank: 595
Erwin Bowien
1899 - 1972
HPI: 58.41
Rank: 596
Margarita Luti
1500 - 1522
HPI: 58.41
Rank: 597
Jules Breton
1827 - 1906
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 598
Carl Bloch
1834 - 1890
HPI: 58.39
Rank: 599
Maria Helena Vieira da Silva
1908 - 1992
HPI: 58.38
Rank: 600
Remedios Varo
1908 - 1963
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 601
Nicolas de Largillière
1656 - 1746
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 602
Martiros Saryan
1880 - 1972
HPI: 58.29
Rank: 603
Michael Sittow
1459 - 1525
HPI: 58.28
Rank: 604
Jules Dupré
1811 - 1889
HPI: 58.27
Rank: 605
Nikolaos Gyzis
1842 - 1901
HPI: 58.25
Rank: 606
Felix Nussbaum
1904 - 1944
HPI: 58.20
Rank: 607
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1908, Remedios Varo ranks 80. Before her are Saizo Saito, Bernard Lee, Rómulo Betancourt, Koča Popović, Maria Helena Vieira da Silva, and Max Bill. After her are Giovannino Guareschi, Yousuf Karsh, Atahualpa Yupanqui, Leroy Anderson, Cus D'Amato, and Viktor Abakumov. Among people deceased in 1963, Remedios Varo ranks 44. Before her are Piero Manzoni, Sivananda Saraswati, Eduard Spranger, Sylvanus Olympio, Gustave Garrigou, and Alois Hudal. After her are William Beveridge, Karl von Terzaghi, Herbert Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel, Ferenc Fricsay, William Carlos Williams, and Princess Alexandra of Hanover.
Others Born in 1908
Go to all RankingsSaizo Saito
SOCCER PLAYER
1908 - 2004
HPI: 58.50
Rank: 74
Bernard Lee
ACTOR
1908 - 1981
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 75
Rómulo Betancourt
POLITICIAN
1908 - 1981
HPI: 58.45
Rank: 76
Koča Popović
POLITICIAN
1908 - 1992
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 77
Maria Helena Vieira da Silva
PAINTER
1908 - 1992
HPI: 58.38
Rank: 78
Max Bill
ARCHITECT
1908 - 1994
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 79
Remedios Varo
PAINTER
1908 - 1963
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 80
Giovannino Guareschi
WRITER
1908 - 1968
HPI: 58.29
Rank: 81
Yousuf Karsh
PHOTOGRAPHER
1908 - 2002
HPI: 57.73
Rank: 82
Atahualpa Yupanqui
SINGER
1908 - 1992
HPI: 57.57
Rank: 83
Leroy Anderson
COMPOSER
1908 - 1975
HPI: 57.52
Rank: 84
Cus D'Amato
POLITICIAN
1908 - 1985
HPI: 57.49
Rank: 85
Viktor Abakumov
POLITICIAN
1908 - 1954
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 86
Others Deceased in 1963
Go to all RankingsPiero Manzoni
PAINTER
1933 - 1963
HPI: 60.50
Rank: 38
Sivananda Saraswati
PHILOSOPHER
1887 - 1963
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 39
Eduard Spranger
PHILOSOPHER
1882 - 1963
HPI: 59.24
Rank: 40
Sylvanus Olympio
POLITICIAN
1902 - 1963
HPI: 59.13
Rank: 41
Gustave Garrigou
POLITICIAN
1884 - 1963
HPI: 58.77
Rank: 42
Alois Hudal
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1885 - 1963
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 43
Remedios Varo
PAINTER
1908 - 1963
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 44
William Beveridge
ECONOMIST
1879 - 1963
HPI: 57.67
Rank: 45
Karl von Terzaghi
ENGINEER
1883 - 1963
HPI: 57.43
Rank: 46
Herbert Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel
POLITICIAN
1870 - 1963
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 47
Ferenc Fricsay
POLITICIAN
1914 - 1963
HPI: 57.33
Rank: 48
William Carlos Williams
WRITER
1883 - 1963
HPI: 57.28
Rank: 49
Princess Alexandra of Hanover
NOBLEMAN
1882 - 1963
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 50
In Spain
Among people born in Spain, Remedios Varo ranks 529 out of 3,355. Before her are Chintila (606), María Cayetana de Silva, 13th Duchess of Alba (1762), Borrell II, Count of Barcelona (927), Beatus of Liébana (730), Andrés de Urdaneta (1498), and García Sánchez III of Pamplona (1012). After her are Juan Goytisolo (1931), Maria of Castile, Queen of Aragon (1401), Alicia de Larrocha (1923), Vímara Peres (820), Eleanor de Guzmán (1310), and Victoria Abril (1959).
Others born in Spain
Go to all RankingsChintila
POLITICIAN
606 - 639
HPI: 58.40
Rank: 523
María Cayetana de Silva, 13th Duchess of Alba
POLITICIAN
1762 - 1802
HPI: 58.39
Rank: 524
Borrell II, Count of Barcelona
POLITICIAN
927 - 993
HPI: 58.38
Rank: 525
Beatus of Liébana
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
730 - 798
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 526
Andrés de Urdaneta
EXPLORER
1498 - 1568
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 527
García Sánchez III of Pamplona
POLITICIAN
1012 - 1054
HPI: 58.37
Rank: 528
Remedios Varo
PAINTER
1908 - 1963
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 529
Juan Goytisolo
WRITER
1931 - 2017
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 530
Maria of Castile, Queen of Aragon
POLITICIAN
1401 - 1458
HPI: 58.34
Rank: 531
Alicia de Larrocha
MUSICIAN
1923 - 2009
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 532
Vímara Peres
POLITICIAN
820 - 873
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 533
Eleanor de Guzmán
POLITICIAN
1310 - 1351
HPI: 58.33
Rank: 534
Victoria Abril
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 58.31
Rank: 535
Among PAINTERS In Spain
Among painters born in Spain, Remedios Varo ranks 13. Before her are Francisco de Zurbarán (1598), Juan Gris (1887), Joaquín Sorolla (1863), Antoni Tàpies (1923), Enrique Simonet (1866), and Marià Fortuny (1838). After her are Francisco Pacheco (1564), Alonso Sánchez Coello (1531), Ignacio Zuloaga (1870), Juan Carreño de Miranda (1614), Santiago Rusiñol (1861), and Francisco Herrera the Elder (1576).
Francisco de Zurbarán
1598 - 1664
HPI: 73.30
Rank: 7
Juan Gris
1887 - 1927
HPI: 69.98
Rank: 8
Joaquín Sorolla
1863 - 1923
HPI: 65.78
Rank: 9
Antoni Tàpies
1923 - 2012
HPI: 64.17
Rank: 10
Enrique Simonet
1866 - 1927
HPI: 60.58
Rank: 11
Marià Fortuny
1838 - 1874
HPI: 59.80
Rank: 12
Remedios Varo
1908 - 1963
HPI: 58.35
Rank: 13
Francisco Pacheco
1564 - 1644
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 14
Alonso Sánchez Coello
1531 - 1588
HPI: 57.56
Rank: 15
Ignacio Zuloaga
1870 - 1945
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 16
Juan Carreño de Miranda
1614 - 1685
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 17
Santiago Rusiñol
1861 - 1931
HPI: 57.17
Rank: 18
Francisco Herrera the Elder
1576 - 1656
HPI: 56.68
Rank: 19