PAINTER
René Magritte
1898 - 1967
René Magritte
René François Ghislain Magritte (French: [ʁəne fʁɑ̃swa ɡilɛ̃ maɡʁit]; 21 November 1898 – 15 August 1967) was a Belgian surrealist artist known for his depictions of familiar objects in unfamiliar, unexpected contexts, which often provoked questions about the nature and boundaries of reality and representation. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of René Magritte has received more than 4,202,139 page views. His biography is available in 77 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 75 in 2019). René Magritte is the 38th most popular painter (up from 40th in 2019), the 7th most popular biography from Belgium (up from 8th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Belgian Painter.
René Magritte is most famous for his surrealist paintings that often depict ordinary objects in an unusual context.
Memorability Metrics
4.2M
Page Views (PV)
80.99
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
77
Languages Editions (L)
13.27
Effective Languages (L*)
3.21
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Among PAINTERS
Among painters, René Magritte ranks 38 out of 2,023. Before him are Edgar Degas, Marc Chagall, Jacques-Louis David, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, Giotto, and Joan Miró. After him are Masaccio, Gustave Courbet, Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec, Amedeo Modigliani, Tintoretto, and Nicolas Poussin.
Most Popular Painters in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsEdgar Degas
1834 - 1917
HPI: 81.63
Rank: 32
Marc Chagall
1887 - 1985
HPI: 81.55
Rank: 33
Jacques-Louis David
1748 - 1825
HPI: 81.51
Rank: 34
Pierre-Auguste Renoir
1841 - 1919
HPI: 81.42
Rank: 35
Giotto
1267 - 1337
HPI: 81.34
Rank: 36
Joan Miró
1893 - 1983
HPI: 81.24
Rank: 37
René Magritte
1898 - 1967
HPI: 80.99
Rank: 38
Masaccio
1401 - 1428
HPI: 80.95
Rank: 39
Gustave Courbet
1819 - 1877
HPI: 80.90
Rank: 40
Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
1864 - 1901
HPI: 80.67
Rank: 41
Amedeo Modigliani
1884 - 1920
HPI: 80.64
Rank: 42
Tintoretto
1518 - 1594
HPI: 80.50
Rank: 43
Nicolas Poussin
1594 - 1665
HPI: 80.44
Rank: 44
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1898, René Magritte ranks 3. Before him are Golda Meir, and Bertolt Brecht. After him are Alvar Aalto, Erich Maria Remarque, Federico García Lorca, Enzo Ferrari, Sergei Eisenstein, Umm Kulthum, M. C. Escher, Zhou Enlai, and William James Sidis. Among people deceased in 1967, René Magritte ranks 3. Before him are Che Guevara, and J. Robert Oppenheimer. After him are Konrad Adenauer, Vivien Leigh, Puyi, Casimir Funk, Vladimir Komarov, Mohammad Mosaddegh, Clement Attlee, Ilse Koch, and Spencer Tracy.
Others Born in 1898
Go to all RankingsGolda Meir
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1978
HPI: 83.40
Rank: 1
Bertolt Brecht
WRITER
1898 - 1956
HPI: 82.25
Rank: 2
René Magritte
PAINTER
1898 - 1967
HPI: 80.99
Rank: 3
Alvar Aalto
ARCHITECT
1898 - 1976
HPI: 80.86
Rank: 4
Erich Maria Remarque
WRITER
1898 - 1970
HPI: 80.85
Rank: 5
Federico García Lorca
WRITER
1898 - 1936
HPI: 79.91
Rank: 6
Enzo Ferrari
RACING DRIVER
1898 - 1988
HPI: 79.27
Rank: 7
Sergei Eisenstein
FILM DIRECTOR
1898 - 1948
HPI: 79.25
Rank: 8
Umm Kulthum
SINGER
1898 - 1975
HPI: 77.83
Rank: 9
M. C. Escher
ARTIST
1898 - 1972
HPI: 77.35
Rank: 10
Zhou Enlai
POLITICIAN
1898 - 1976
HPI: 77.03
Rank: 11
William James Sidis
LINGUIST
1898 - 1944
HPI: 76.66
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1967
Go to all RankingsChe Guevara
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1928 - 1967
HPI: 92.69
Rank: 1
J. Robert Oppenheimer
PHYSICIST
1904 - 1967
HPI: 83.31
Rank: 2
René Magritte
PAINTER
1898 - 1967
HPI: 80.99
Rank: 3
Konrad Adenauer
POLITICIAN
1876 - 1967
HPI: 80.31
Rank: 4
Vivien Leigh
ACTOR
1913 - 1967
HPI: 79.44
Rank: 5
Puyi
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1967
HPI: 77.90
Rank: 6
Casimir Funk
CHEMIST
1884 - 1967
HPI: 75.09
Rank: 7
Vladimir Komarov
ASTRONAUT
1927 - 1967
HPI: 74.48
Rank: 8
Mohammad Mosaddegh
POLITICIAN
1882 - 1967
HPI: 74.18
Rank: 9
Clement Attlee
POLITICIAN
1883 - 1967
HPI: 74.12
Rank: 10
Ilse Koch
POLITICIAN
1906 - 1967
HPI: 73.31
Rank: 11
Spencer Tracy
ACTOR
1900 - 1967
HPI: 73.28
Rank: 12
In Belgium
Among people born in Belgium, René Magritte ranks 7 out of 1,190. Before him are Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (1500), Pepin the Short (715), Clovis I (466), Charles Martel (688), Audrey Hepburn (1929), and Jan van Eyck (1395). After him are Leopold II of Belgium (1835), Gerardus Mercator (1512), Maurice Maeterlinck (1862), Andreas Vesalius (1514), Anthony van Dyck (1599), and Leopold III of Belgium (1901).
Others born in Belgium
Go to all RankingsCharles V, Holy Roman Emperor
POLITICIAN
1500 - 1558
HPI: 86.67
Rank: 1
Pepin the Short
POLITICIAN
715 - 768
HPI: 83.58
Rank: 2
Clovis I
POLITICIAN
466 - 511
HPI: 83.08
Rank: 3
Charles Martel
MILITARY PERSONNEL
688 - 741
HPI: 82.73
Rank: 4
Audrey Hepburn
ACTOR
1929 - 1993
HPI: 82.70
Rank: 5
Jan van Eyck
PAINTER
1395 - 1441
HPI: 81.92
Rank: 6
René Magritte
PAINTER
1898 - 1967
HPI: 80.99
Rank: 7
Leopold II of Belgium
POLITICIAN
1835 - 1909
HPI: 80.90
Rank: 8
Gerardus Mercator
GEOGRAPHER
1512 - 1594
HPI: 80.69
Rank: 9
Maurice Maeterlinck
WRITER
1862 - 1949
HPI: 80.28
Rank: 10
Andreas Vesalius
PHYSICIAN
1514 - 1564
HPI: 80.08
Rank: 11
Anthony van Dyck
PAINTER
1599 - 1641
HPI: 80.08
Rank: 12
Leopold III of Belgium
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1983
HPI: 80.00
Rank: 13
Among PAINTERS In Belgium
Among painters born in Belgium, René Magritte ranks 2. Before him are Jan van Eyck (1395). After him are Anthony van Dyck (1599), 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 Paul Delvaux (1897).
Jan van Eyck
1395 - 1441
HPI: 81.92
Rank: 1
René Magritte
1898 - 1967
HPI: 80.99
Rank: 2
Anthony van Dyck
1599 - 1641
HPI: 80.08
Rank: 3
Frans Hals
1582 - 1666
HPI: 78.04
Rank: 4
Rogier van der Weyden
1390 - 1464
HPI: 76.20
Rank: 5
Pieter Brueghel the Younger
1564 - 1636
HPI: 74.65
Rank: 6
Jan Brueghel the Elder
1568 - 1625
HPI: 73.57
Rank: 7
Jacob Jordaens
1593 - 1678
HPI: 72.53
Rank: 8
James Ensor
1860 - 1949
HPI: 72.01
Rank: 9
Hugo van der Goes
1440 - 1482
HPI: 71.89
Rank: 10
Quentin Matsys
1466 - 1530
HPI: 70.89
Rank: 11
Paul Delvaux
1897 - 1994
HPI: 70.59
Rank: 12