ARTIST
Shepard Fairey
1970 - Today
Shepard Fairey
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 2,580,161 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 13,098th most popular biography from United States (down from 11,248th in 2019) and the 28th most popular American Artist.
Memorability Metrics
2.6M
Page Views (PV)
39.53
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
16
Languages Editions (L)
2.82
Effective Languages (L*)
2.75
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Page views of Shepard Faireys by language
Over the past year Shepard Fairey has had the most page views in the English wikipedia edition with 241,260 views, followed by French (49,125), and Spanish (16,552). In terms of yearly growth of page views the top 3 wikpedia editions are Welsh (1,876.83%), Sinhalese (82.82%), and Egyptian Arabic (61.78%)
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.
Most Popular Artists in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsTyrus Wong
1910 - 2016
HPI: 41.63
Rank: 105
Bill Reid
1920 - 1998
HPI: 40.98
Rank: 106
Al Hirschfeld
1903 - 2003
HPI: 40.81
Rank: 107
Larry Rivers
1923 - 2002
HPI: 40.76
Rank: 108
Tania Bruguera
1968 - Present
HPI: 40.35
Rank: 109
Kim Jung Gi
1975 - 2022
HPI: 39.67
Rank: 110
Shepard Fairey
1970 - Present
HPI: 39.53
Rank: 111
Vanessa Beecroft
1969 - Present
HPI: 39.22
Rank: 112
Rachel Whiteread
1963 - Present
HPI: 39.02
Rank: 113
Kenojuak Ashevak
1927 - 2013
HPI: 38.61
Rank: 114
Joan Mondale
1930 - 2014
HPI: 38.45
Rank: 115
Oksana Shachko
1987 - 2018
HPI: 38.20
Rank: 116
Mounir Fatmi
1970 - Present
HPI: 37.94
Rank: 117
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1970, Shepard Fairey ranks 505. 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.
Others Born in 1970
Go to all RankingsSergei Kiriakov
SOCCER PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 39.66
Rank: 499
Magnus Larsson
TENNIS PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 39.64
Rank: 500
Mike Phiromphon
SINGER
1970 - Present
HPI: 39.58
Rank: 501
Todd Martin
TENNIS PLAYER
1970 - Present
HPI: 39.58
Rank: 502
Rob Benedict
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 39.58
Rank: 503
Tom Everett Scott
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 39.55
Rank: 504
Shepard Fairey
ARTIST
1970 - Present
HPI: 39.53
Rank: 505
Josie Bissett
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 39.49
Rank: 506
Marco Mattiacci
BUSINESSPERSON
1970 - Present
HPI: 39.48
Rank: 507
Yoko Taro
GAME DESIGNER
1970 - Present
HPI: 39.47
Rank: 508
Peter Ebdon
SNOOKER
1970 - Present
HPI: 39.46
Rank: 509
Audra McDonald
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 39.45
Rank: 510
Anja Kling
ACTOR
1970 - Present
HPI: 39.45
Rank: 511
In United States
Among people born in United States, Shepard Fairey ranks 13,098 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).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsEddie Cibrian
ACTOR
1973 - Present
HPI: 39.55
Rank: 13,092
Harry Anderson
ACTOR
1952 - 2018
HPI: 39.55
Rank: 13,093
Lee Daniels
FILM DIRECTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 39.55
Rank: 13,094
D. J. Caruso
FILM DIRECTOR
1965 - Present
HPI: 39.55
Rank: 13,095
Timmy Mayer
RACING DRIVER
1938 - 1964
HPI: 39.54
Rank: 13,096
Oliver La Farge
WRITER
1901 - 1963
HPI: 39.54
Rank: 13,097
Shepard Fairey
ARTIST
1970 - Present
HPI: 39.53
Rank: 13,098
Patricia Kalember
ACTOR
1956 - Present
HPI: 39.53
Rank: 13,099
Bobby Hackett
MUSICIAN
1915 - 1976
HPI: 39.53
Rank: 13,100
Herbert Flam
TENNIS PLAYER
1928 - 1980
HPI: 39.53
Rank: 13,101
Floriana Lima
ACTOR
1981 - Present
HPI: 39.53
Rank: 13,102
Mike Beebe
POLITICIAN
1946 - Present
HPI: 39.52
Rank: 13,103
Brandy Norwood
SINGER
1979 - Present
HPI: 39.52
Rank: 13,104
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).
Art Babbitt
1907 - 1992
HPI: 44.04
Rank: 22
Alex Grey
1953 - Present
HPI: 43.43
Rank: 23
William Wallace Denslow
1856 - 1915
HPI: 42.49
Rank: 24
Peter Sellars
1957 - Present
HPI: 42.00
Rank: 25
Al Hirschfeld
1903 - 2003
HPI: 40.81
Rank: 26
Larry Rivers
1923 - 2002
HPI: 40.76
Rank: 27
Shepard Fairey
1970 - Present
HPI: 39.53
Rank: 28
Joan Mondale
1930 - 2014
HPI: 38.45
Rank: 29
Dave Dave
1976 - 2018
HPI: 26.03
Rank: 30