PAINTER
Sol LeWitt
1928 - 2007
Sol LeWitt
Solomon "Sol" LeWitt (September 9, 1928 – April 8, 2007) was an American artist linked to various movements, including conceptual art and minimalism. LeWitt came to fame in the late 1960s with his wall drawings and "structures" (a term he preferred to "sculptures") but was prolific in a wide range of media including drawing, printmaking, photography, painting, installation, and artist's books. He has been the subject of hundreds of solo exhibitions in museums and galleries around the world since 1965. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Sol LeWitt has received more than 898,600 page views. His biography is available in 29 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 27 in 2019). Sol LeWitt is the 550th most popular painter (down from 488th in 2019), the 1,741st most popular biography from United States (down from 1,687th in 2019) and the 15th most popular American Painter.
Memorability Metrics
900k
Page Views (PV)
58.97
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
29
Languages Editions (L)
6.49
Effective Languages (L*)
2.73
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PAINTERS
Among painters, Sol LeWitt ranks 550 out of 2,023. Before him are Guido of Siena, Charles Gleyre, Geertgen tot Sint Jans, Willem Kalf, Albert Bierstadt, and Edmund Leighton. After him are Carlo Maratta, Pietro Longhi, Yoshitoshi, Ivan Bilibin, Margaret Keane, and Théophile Steinlen.
Most Popular Painters in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsGuido of Siena
1230 - 1290
HPI: 59.06
Rank: 544
Charles Gleyre
1806 - 1874
HPI: 59.03
Rank: 545
Geertgen tot Sint Jans
1460 - 1490
HPI: 59.01
Rank: 546
Willem Kalf
1619 - 1693
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 547
Albert Bierstadt
1830 - 1902
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 548
Edmund Leighton
1852 - 1922
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 549
Sol LeWitt
1928 - 2007
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 550
Carlo Maratta
1625 - 1713
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 551
Pietro Longhi
1701 - 1785
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 552
Yoshitoshi
1839 - 1892
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 553
Ivan Bilibin
1876 - 1942
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 554
Margaret Keane
1927 - 2022
HPI: 58.90
Rank: 555
Théophile Steinlen
1859 - 1923
HPI: 58.90
Rank: 556
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1928, Sol LeWitt ranks 103. Before him are Michel Serrault, Vladimir Beara, Arman, James Earl Ray, Ida Haendel, and Georgy Dobrovolsky. After him are Seymour Papert, Torben Ulrich, Daniel Nathans, Fats Domino, Takeshi Inoue, and Malcolm Glazer. Among people deceased in 2007, Sol LeWitt ranks 60. Before him are Robert Adler, Ian Smith, Magda Szabó, Jaan Kross, Abbé Pierre, and Ettore Sottsass. After him are Jean-Pierre Vernant, Jupp Derwall, Joe Zawinul, Colin McRae, Marcheline Bertrand, and Yvonne De Carlo.
Others Born in 1928
Go to all RankingsMichel Serrault
ACTOR
1928 - 2007
HPI: 59.56
Rank: 97
Vladimir Beara
SOCCER PLAYER
1928 - 2014
HPI: 59.32
Rank: 98
Arman
PAINTER
1928 - 2005
HPI: 59.29
Rank: 99
James Earl Ray
EXTREMIST
1928 - 1998
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 100
Ida Haendel
POLITICIAN
1928 - 2020
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 101
Georgy Dobrovolsky
ASTRONAUT
1928 - 1971
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 102
Sol LeWitt
PAINTER
1928 - 2007
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 103
Seymour Papert
MATHEMATICIAN
1928 - 2016
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 104
Torben Ulrich
WRITER
1928 - 2023
HPI: 58.90
Rank: 105
Daniel Nathans
BIOLOGIST
1928 - 1999
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 106
Fats Domino
MUSICIAN
1928 - 2017
HPI: 58.84
Rank: 107
Takeshi Inoue
SOCCER PLAYER
1928 - 1992
HPI: 58.83
Rank: 108
Malcolm Glazer
BUSINESSPERSON
1928 - 2014
HPI: 58.75
Rank: 109
Others Deceased in 2007
Go to all RankingsRobert Adler
INVENTOR
1913 - 2007
HPI: 59.45
Rank: 54
Ian Smith
POLITICIAN
1919 - 2007
HPI: 59.17
Rank: 55
Magda Szabó
WRITER
1917 - 2007
HPI: 59.15
Rank: 56
Jaan Kross
WRITER
1920 - 2007
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 57
Abbé Pierre
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1912 - 2007
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 58
Ettore Sottsass
ARCHITECT
1917 - 2007
HPI: 59.02
Rank: 59
Sol LeWitt
PAINTER
1928 - 2007
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 60
Jean-Pierre Vernant
HISTORIAN
1914 - 2007
HPI: 58.96
Rank: 61
Jupp Derwall
SOCCER PLAYER
1927 - 2007
HPI: 58.87
Rank: 62
Joe Zawinul
MUSICIAN
1932 - 2007
HPI: 58.76
Rank: 63
Colin McRae
RACING DRIVER
1968 - 2007
HPI: 58.69
Rank: 64
Marcheline Bertrand
ACTOR
1950 - 2007
HPI: 58.60
Rank: 65
Yvonne De Carlo
ACTOR
1922 - 2007
HPI: 58.53
Rank: 66
In United States
Among people born in United States, Sol LeWitt ranks 1,741 out of 20,380. Before him are Alan Greenspan (1926), Mitch McConnell (1942), Hiram Bingham III (1875), Joe Satriani (1956), Sammy Davis Jr. (1925), and Ving Rhames (1959). After him are Henry Ford II (1917), John Fogerty (1945), Barbara Bel Geddes (1922), Martin Rodbell (1925), Luis Walter Alvarez (1911), and Stephen Lang (1952).
Others born in United States
Go to all RankingsAlan Greenspan
ECONOMIST
1926 - Present
HPI: 59.00
Rank: 1,735
Mitch McConnell
POLITICIAN
1942 - Present
HPI: 58.99
Rank: 1,736
Hiram Bingham III
POLITICIAN
1875 - 1956
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 1,737
Joe Satriani
MUSICIAN
1956 - Present
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 1,738
Sammy Davis Jr.
SINGER
1925 - 1990
HPI: 58.98
Rank: 1,739
Ving Rhames
ACTOR
1959 - Present
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 1,740
Sol LeWitt
PAINTER
1928 - 2007
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 1,741
Henry Ford II
BUSINESSPERSON
1917 - 1987
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 1,742
John Fogerty
SINGER
1945 - Present
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 1,743
Barbara Bel Geddes
ACTOR
1922 - 2005
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 1,744
Martin Rodbell
CHEMIST
1925 - 1998
HPI: 58.95
Rank: 1,745
Luis Walter Alvarez
PHYSICIST
1911 - 1988
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 1,746
Stephen Lang
ACTOR
1952 - Present
HPI: 58.94
Rank: 1,747
Among PAINTERS In United States
Among painters born in United States, Sol LeWitt ranks 15. Before him are Robert Rauschenberg (1925), Frederic Edwin Church (1826), Joseph Kosuth (1945), James Abbott McNeill Whistler (1834), Bob Ross (1942), and Lyonel Feininger (1871). After him are Margaret Keane (1927), Jasper Johns (1930), Frank Stella (1936), Carl Andre (1935), John Frederick Kensett (1816), and Thomas Eakins (1844).
Robert Rauschenberg
1925 - 2008
HPI: 61.32
Rank: 9
Frederic Edwin Church
1826 - 1900
HPI: 61.02
Rank: 10
Joseph Kosuth
1945 - Present
HPI: 60.89
Rank: 11
James Abbott McNeill Whistler
1834 - 1903
HPI: 60.52
Rank: 12
Bob Ross
1942 - 1995
HPI: 60.09
Rank: 13
Lyonel Feininger
1871 - 1956
HPI: 59.36
Rank: 14
Sol LeWitt
1928 - 2007
HPI: 58.97
Rank: 15
Margaret Keane
1927 - 2022
HPI: 58.90
Rank: 16
Jasper Johns
1930 - Present
HPI: 58.46
Rank: 17
Frank Stella
1936 - 2024
HPI: 58.16
Rank: 18
Carl Andre
1935 - 2024
HPI: 58.04
Rank: 19
John Frederick Kensett
1816 - 1872
HPI: 57.98
Rank: 20
Thomas Eakins
1844 - 1916
HPI: 57.40
Rank: 21