PAINTER
Salvador Dalí
1904 - 1989
Salvador Dalí
Salvador Domingo Felipe Jacinto Dalí i Domènech, Marquess of Dalí of Púbol (11 May 1904 – 23 January 1989), known as Salvador Dalí ( DAH-lee, dah-LEE; Catalan: [səlβəˈðo ðəˈli]; Spanish: [salβaˈðoɾ ðaˈli]), was a Spanish surrealist artist renowned for his technical skill, precise draftsmanship, and the striking and bizarre images in his work. Born in Figueres in Catalonia, Dalí received his formal education in fine arts in Madrid. Influenced by Impressionism and the Renaissance masters from a young age, he became increasingly attracted to Cubism and avant-garde movements. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Salvador Dalí has received more than 15,630,018 page views. His biography is available in 184 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 178 in 2019). Salvador Dalí is the 6th most popular painter (up from 7th in 2019), the 2nd most popular biography from Spain and the 2nd most popular Spanish Painter.
Salvador Dalí is most famous for his surrealist paintings.
Memorability Metrics
16M
Page Views (PV)
86.32
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
184
Languages Editions (L)
14.07
Effective Languages (L*)
4.97
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PAINTERS
Among painters, Salvador Dalí ranks 6 out of 2,023. Before him are Vincent van Gogh, Michelangelo, Pablo Picasso, Raphael, and Rembrandt. After him are Claude Monet, Albrecht Dürer, Edvard Munch, Peter Paul Rubens, Frida Kahlo, and Caravaggio.
Most Popular Painters in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsVincent van Gogh
1853 - 1890
HPI: 91.06
Rank: 1
Michelangelo
1475 - 1564
HPI: 90.81
Rank: 2
Pablo Picasso
1881 - 1973
HPI: 89.05
Rank: 3
Raphael
1483 - 1520
HPI: 87.93
Rank: 4
Rembrandt
1606 - 1669
HPI: 87.68
Rank: 5
Salvador Dalí
1904 - 1989
HPI: 86.32
Rank: 6
Claude Monet
1840 - 1926
HPI: 85.43
Rank: 7
Albrecht Dürer
1471 - 1528
HPI: 85.19
Rank: 8
Edvard Munch
1863 - 1944
HPI: 85.01
Rank: 9
Peter Paul Rubens
1577 - 1640
HPI: 84.52
Rank: 10
Frida Kahlo
1907 - 1954
HPI: 84.34
Rank: 11
Caravaggio
1571 - 1610
HPI: 83.90
Rank: 12
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1904, Salvador Dalí ranks 1. After him are J. Robert Oppenheimer, Deng Xiaoping, Pablo Neruda, Reinhard Heydrich, Dr. Seuss, Umberto II of Italy, Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia, Jean Gabin, B. F. Skinner, Ève Curie, and Johnny Weissmuller. Among people deceased in 1989, Salvador Dalí ranks 1. After him are Nicolae Ceaușescu, Hirohito, Ruhollah Khomeini, Bette Davis, Samuel Beckett, Herbert von Karajan, Andrei Sakharov, Ted Bundy, Konrad Lorenz, Georges Simenon, and Sergio Leone.
Others Born in 1904
Go to all RankingsSalvador Dalí
PAINTER
1904 - 1989
HPI: 86.32
Rank: 1
J. Robert Oppenheimer
PHYSICIST
1904 - 1967
HPI: 80.15
Rank: 2
Deng Xiaoping
POLITICIAN
1904 - 1997
HPI: 79.00
Rank: 3
Pablo Neruda
WRITER
1904 - 1973
HPI: 77.88
Rank: 4
Reinhard Heydrich
POLITICIAN
1904 - 1942
HPI: 77.24
Rank: 5
Dr. Seuss
WRITER
1904 - 1991
HPI: 74.61
Rank: 6
Umberto II of Italy
POLITICIAN
1904 - 1983
HPI: 72.93
Rank: 7
Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia
NOBLEMAN
1904 - 1918
HPI: 72.78
Rank: 8
Jean Gabin
ACTOR
1904 - 1976
HPI: 70.67
Rank: 9
B. F. Skinner
PSYCHOLOGIST
1904 - 1990
HPI: 69.74
Rank: 10
Ève Curie
WRITER
1904 - 2007
HPI: 69.72
Rank: 11
Johnny Weissmuller
SWIMMER
1904 - 1984
HPI: 69.12
Rank: 12
Others Deceased in 1989
Go to all RankingsSalvador Dalí
PAINTER
1904 - 1989
HPI: 86.32
Rank: 1
Nicolae Ceaușescu
POLITICIAN
1918 - 1989
HPI: 82.42
Rank: 2
Hirohito
POLITICIAN
1901 - 1989
HPI: 81.58
Rank: 3
Ruhollah Khomeini
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1902 - 1989
HPI: 80.32
Rank: 4
Bette Davis
ACTOR
1908 - 1989
HPI: 78.51
Rank: 5
Samuel Beckett
WRITER
1906 - 1989
HPI: 75.25
Rank: 6
Herbert von Karajan
CONDUCTOR
1908 - 1989
HPI: 75.15
Rank: 7
Andrei Sakharov
PHYSICIST
1921 - 1989
HPI: 74.80
Rank: 8
Ted Bundy
EXTREMIST
1946 - 1989
HPI: 74.79
Rank: 9
Konrad Lorenz
BIOLOGIST
1903 - 1989
HPI: 74.48
Rank: 10
Georges Simenon
WRITER
1903 - 1989
HPI: 73.83
Rank: 11
Sergio Leone
FILM DIRECTOR
1929 - 1989
HPI: 73.52
Rank: 12
In Spain
Among people born in Spain, Salvador Dalí ranks 2 out of 3,355. Before him are Pablo Picasso (1881). After him are Miguel de Cervantes (1547), Antoni Gaudí (1852), Francisco Goya (1746), Seneca the Younger (-4), Averroes (1126), Francisco Franco (1892), Diego Velázquez (1599), Trajan (53), Philip II of Spain (1527), and Hernán Cortés (1485).
Others born in Spain
Go to all RankingsPablo Picasso
PAINTER
1881 - 1973
HPI: 89.05
Rank: 1
Salvador Dalí
PAINTER
1904 - 1989
HPI: 86.32
Rank: 2
Miguel de Cervantes
WRITER
1547 - 1616
HPI: 85.17
Rank: 3
Antoni Gaudí
ARCHITECT
1852 - 1926
HPI: 83.76
Rank: 4
Francisco Goya
PAINTER
1746 - 1828
HPI: 83.32
Rank: 5
Seneca the Younger
PHILOSOPHER
4 BC - 65
HPI: 82.95
Rank: 6
Averroes
PHILOSOPHER
1126 - 1198
HPI: 82.73
Rank: 7
Francisco Franco
POLITICIAN
1892 - 1975
HPI: 82.31
Rank: 8
Diego Velázquez
PAINTER
1599 - 1660
HPI: 82.15
Rank: 9
Trajan
POLITICIAN
53 - 117
HPI: 81.68
Rank: 10
Philip II of Spain
POLITICIAN
1527 - 1598
HPI: 81.50
Rank: 11
Hernán Cortés
EXPLORER
1485 - 1547
HPI: 81.10
Rank: 12
Among PAINTERS In Spain
Among painters born in Spain, Salvador Dalí ranks 2. Before him are Pablo Picasso (1881). After him are Francisco Goya (1746), Diego Velázquez (1599), Joan Miró (1893), Bartolomé Esteban Murillo (1617), Francisco de Zurbarán (1598), Juan Gris (1887), Joaquín Sorolla (1863), Antoni Tàpies (1923), Enrique Simonet (1866), and Marià Fortuny (1838).
Pablo Picasso
1881 - 1973
HPI: 89.05
Rank: 1
Salvador Dalí
1904 - 1989
HPI: 86.32
Rank: 2
Francisco Goya
1746 - 1828
HPI: 83.32
Rank: 3
Diego Velázquez
1599 - 1660
HPI: 82.15
Rank: 4
Joan Miró
1893 - 1983
HPI: 77.80
Rank: 5
Bartolomé Esteban Murillo
1617 - 1682
HPI: 73.62
Rank: 6
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