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Shepard Fairey

1970 - Today

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Frank Shepard Fairey (born February 15, 1970) is an American contemporary artist, activist and founder of OBEY Clothing who emerged from the skateboarding scene. In 1989, he designed the "Andre the Giant Has a Posse" (...OBEY...) sticker campaign while attending the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). Fairey designed the Barack Obama "Hope" poster for the 2008 U.S. presidential election. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Shepard Fairey has received more than 2,788,685 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Shepard Fairey is the 111th most popular artist (down from 86th in 2019), the 13,107th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,248th in 2019) and the 28th most popular American Artist.

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  • 2.8M

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  • 47.58

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 2.82

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.75

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ARTISTS

Among artists, Shepard Fairey ranks 111 out of 125. Before him are Tyrus Wong, Bill Reid, Al Hirschfeld, Larry Rivers, Tania Bruguera, and Kim Jung Gi. After him are Vanessa Beecroft, Rachel Whiteread, Kenojuak Ashevak, Joan Mondale, Oksana Shachko, and Mounir Fatmi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1970, Shepard Fairey ranks 506. Before him are Sergei Kiriakov, Magnus Larsson, Mike Phiromphon, Todd Martin, Rob Benedict, and Tom Everett Scott. After him are Josie Bissett, Marco Mattiacci, Yoko Taro, Peter Ebdon, Audra McDonald, and Anja Kling.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Shepard Fairey ranks 13,107 out of 20,380. Before him are Eddie Cibrian (1973), Harry Anderson (1952), Lee Daniels (1959), D. J. Caruso (1965), Timmy Mayer (1938), and Oliver La Farge (1901). After him are Patricia Kalember (1956), Bobby Hackett (1915), Herbert Flam (1928), Floriana Lima (1981), Mike Beebe (1946), and Brandy Norwood (1979).

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Among ARTISTS In United States

Among artists born in United States, Shepard Fairey ranks 28. Before him are Art Babbitt (1907), Alex Grey (1953), William Wallace Denslow (1856), Peter Sellars (1957), Al Hirschfeld (1903), and Larry Rivers (1923). After him are Joan Mondale (1930), and Dave Dave (1976).

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