Painter
René Magritte
Belgian painter
1898 - 1967
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René Magritte
His biography is available in 77 different languages on Wikipedia. René Magritte is the 52nd most popular painter (down from 38th in 2024), the 14th most popular biography from Belgium (down from 7th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Belgian Painter.
René Magritte is most famous for his surrealist paintings that often depict ordinary objects in an unusual context.
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Among Painters
Among painters, René Magritte ranks 52 out of 2,023. Before him are Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Caspar David Friedrich, Anthony van Dyck, Andrea del Verrocchio, Fra Angelico, and Paul Klee. After him are Artemisia Gentileschi, Georges Braque, Camille Pissarro, Jean-Antoine Watteau, Giorgione, and Giovanni Bellini.
Most Popular Painters in Wikipedia
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Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
1864 - 1901
HPI: 80.51
Rank: 46
Caspar David Friedrich
1774 - 1840
HPI: 80.37
Rank: 47
Anthony van Dyck
1599 - 1641
HPI: 80.23
Rank: 48
Andrea del Verrocchio
1435 - 1488
HPI: 80.20
Rank: 49
Fra Angelico
1400 - 1455
HPI: 80.15
Rank: 50
Paul Klee
1879 - 1940
HPI: 80.07
Rank: 51
René Magritte
1898 - 1967
HPI: 80.07
Rank: 52
Artemisia Gentileschi
1593 - 1653
HPI: 79.98
Rank: 53
Georges Braque
1882 - 1963
HPI: 79.91
Rank: 54
Camille Pissarro
1830 - 1903
HPI: 79.78
Rank: 55
Jean-Antoine Watteau
1684 - 1721
HPI: 79.77
Rank: 56
Giorgione
1478 - 1510
HPI: 79.60
Rank: 57
Giovanni Bellini
1430 - 1516
HPI: 79.49
Rank: 58
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1898, René Magritte ranks 8. Before him are Golda Meir, Erich Maria Remarque, Alvar Aalto, Federico García Lorca, Enzo Ferrari, and Sergei Eisenstein. After him are Stefania Turkewich, Umm Kulthum, Zhou Enlai, Leo Szilard, William James Sidis, and M. C. Escher. Among people deceased in 1967, René Magritte ranks 5. Before him are Che Guevara, J. Robert Oppenheimer, Puyi, and Konrad Adenauer. After him are Vivien Leigh, John Nance Garner, Albert Lutuli, Cyril Norman Hinshelwood, Ed White, Spencer Tracy, and Mohammad Mosaddegh.
Others Born in 1898
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Golda Meir
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1978
HPI: 82.01
Rank: 2
Erich Maria Remarque
WRITER
1898 - 1970
HPI: 81.94
Rank: 3
Alvar Aalto
ARCHITECT
1898 - 1976
HPI: 81.52
Rank: 4
Federico García Lorca
WRITER
1898 - 1936
HPI: 80.92
Rank: 5
Enzo Ferrari
RACING DRIVER
1898 - 1988
HPI: 80.84
Rank: 6
Sergei Eisenstein
FILM DIRECTOR
1898 - 1948
HPI: 80.15
Rank: 7
René Magritte
PAINTER
1898 - 1967
HPI: 80.07
Rank: 8
Stefania Turkewich
COMPOSER
1898 - 1977
HPI: 79.75
Rank: 9
Umm Kulthum
SINGER
1898 - 1975
HPI: 79.44
Rank: 10
Zhou Enlai
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1976
HPI: 78.26
Rank: 11
Leo Szilard
PHYSICIST
1898 - 1964
HPI: 78.22
Rank: 12
William James Sidis
LINGUIST
1898 - 1944
HPI: 78.04
Rank: 13
M. C. Escher
ARTIST
1898 - 1972
HPI: 77.89
Rank: 14
Others Deceased in 1967
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Che Guevara
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1928 - 1967
HPI: 93.09
Rank: 1
J. Robert Oppenheimer
PHYSICIST
1904 - 1967
HPI: 90.85
Rank: 2
Puyi
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1967
HPI: 83.41
Rank: 3
Konrad Adenauer
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1967
HPI: 81.91
Rank: 4
René Magritte
PAINTER
1898 - 1967
HPI: 80.07
Rank: 5
Vivien Leigh
ACTOR
1913 - 1967
HPI: 78.87
Rank: 6
John Nance Garner
POLITICIAN
1868 - 1967
HPI: 78.15
Rank: 7
Albert Lutuli
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1967
HPI: 77.77
Rank: 8
Cyril Norman Hinshelwood
CHEMIST
1897 - 1967
HPI: 76.52
Rank: 9
Ed White
ASTRONAUT
1930 - 1967
HPI: 75.22
Rank: 10
Spencer Tracy
ACTOR
1900 - 1967
HPI: 75.18
Rank: 11
Mohammad Mosaddegh
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1967
HPI: 74.80
Rank: 12
In Belgium
Among people born in Belgium, René Magritte ranks 14 out of NaN. Before him are Ursula von der Leyen (1958), Philip I of Castile (1478), John of Gaunt (1340), Andreas Vesalius (1514), Anthony van Dyck (1599), and Gerardus Mercator (1512). After him are Claude Lévi-Strauss (1908), Leopold II of Belgium (1835), Orlande de Lassus (1534), Carlota of Mexico (1840), Guillaume Du Fay (1397), and Frans Hals (1582).
Others born in Belgium
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Ursula von der Leyen
POLITICIAN
1958 - Present
HPI: 81.50
Rank: 8
Philip I of Castile
POLITICIAN
1478 - 1506
HPI: 81.29
Rank: 9
John of Gaunt
NOBLEMAN
1340 - 1399
HPI: 81.03
Rank: 10
Andreas Vesalius
PHYSICIAN
1514 - 1564
HPI: 80.41
Rank: 11
Anthony van Dyck
PAINTER
1599 - 1641
HPI: 80.23
Rank: 12
Gerardus Mercator
GEOGRAPHER
1512 - 1594
HPI: 80.12
Rank: 13
René Magritte
PAINTER
1898 - 1967
HPI: 80.07
Rank: 14
Claude Lévi-Strauss
ANTHROPOLOGIST
1908 - 2009
HPI: 79.97
Rank: 15
Leopold II of Belgium
POLITICIAN
1835 - 1909
HPI: 79.93
Rank: 16
Orlande de Lassus
COMPOSER
1534 - 1594
HPI: 79.92
Rank: 17
Carlota of Mexico
COMPANION
1840 - 1927
HPI: 79.22
Rank: 18
Guillaume Du Fay
COMPOSER
1397 - 1474
HPI: 79.12
Rank: 19
Frans Hals
PAINTER
1582 - 1666
HPI: 78.63
Rank: 20
Among Painters In Belgium
Among painters born in Belgium, René Magritte ranks 3. Before him are Jan van Eyck (1395), and Anthony van Dyck (1599). After him are Frans Hals (1582), Rogier van der Weyden (1390), Pieter Brueghel the Younger (1564), Jan Brueghel the Elder (1568), Jacob Jordaens (1593), James Ensor (1860), Hugo van der Goes (1440), Quentin Matsys (1466), and Hubert van Eyck (1366).
Jan van Eyck
1395 - 1441
HPI: 82.52
Rank: 1
Anthony van Dyck
1599 - 1641
HPI: 80.23
Rank: 2
René Magritte
1898 - 1967
HPI: 80.07
Rank: 3
Frans Hals
1582 - 1666
HPI: 78.63
Rank: 4
Rogier van der Weyden
1390 - 1464
HPI: 78.33
Rank: 5
Pieter Brueghel the Younger
1564 - 1636
HPI: 75.41
Rank: 6
Jan Brueghel the Elder
1568 - 1625
HPI: 74.63
Rank: 7
Jacob Jordaens
1593 - 1678
HPI: 73.06
Rank: 8
James Ensor
1860 - 1949
HPI: 72.94
Rank: 9
Hugo van der Goes
1440 - 1482
HPI: 72.83
Rank: 10
Quentin Matsys
1466 - 1530
HPI: 72.35
Rank: 11
Hubert van Eyck
1366 - 1426
HPI: 70.27
Rank: 12
