ARTIST

Theo Jansen

1948 - Today

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Theodorus Gerardus Jozef Jansen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈteːjoː ˈjɑnsə(n)]; born 14 March 1948) is a Dutch artist. In 1990, he began building large mechanisms out of PVC that are able to move on their own and, collectively, are titled Strandbeest. The kinetic sculptures appear to walk. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Theo Jansen has received more than 502,091 page views. His biography is available in 23 different languages on Wikipedia. Theo Jansen is the 45th most popular artist (down from 38th in 2019), the 306th most popular biography from Netherlands (down from 210th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Dutch Artist.

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  • 500k

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  • 56.51

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 23

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 6.78

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.08

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among ARTISTS

Among artists, Theo Jansen ranks 45 out of 125. Before him are Jeff Koons, Marianne Brandt, Herbert Bayer, Hermann Nitsch, Nicholas of Verdun, and Ivan Fyodorov. After him are Bill Viola, Elsa von Freytag-Loringhoven, Carlos Páez Vilaró, Hasui Kawase, William Etty, and Yoshitaka Amano.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1948, Theo Jansen ranks 153. Before him are John de Lancie, James Ellroy, Cassandra Harris, Dušan Bajević, Mitsuko Uchida, and Miklós Németh. After him are Michael Kamen, Jan Hammer, Jayalalithaa, Frans de Waal, Bill Ward, and Raymond Leo Burke.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Theo Jansen ranks 306 out of 1,646. Before him are Anthony van Diemen (1593), Jan van der Heyden (1637), Henri Winkelman (1876), Lidwina (1380), Jacob van Heemskerck (1567), and Jacob Clemens non Papa (1510). After him are Piet Schrijvers (1946), Jan Janssen (1940), Roy Makaay (1975), Phillip Cocu (1970), Geert Adriaans Boomgaard (1788), and Ludger (742).

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Among ARTISTS In Netherlands

Among artists born in Netherlands, Theo Jansen ranks 3. Before him are M. C. Escher (1898), and Theo van Doesburg (1883). After him are Bas Jan Ader (1942), and Joseph Smit (1836).

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