PAINTER
Thomas Couture
1815 - 1879
Thomas Couture
Thomas Couture (French pronunciation: [tɔma kutyʁ]; 21 December 1815 – 30 March 1879) was a French history painter and teacher. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Thomas Couture has received more than 182,077 page views. His biography is available in 37 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 32 in 2019). Thomas Couture is the 331st most popular painter (down from 302nd in 2019), the 1,073rd most popular biography from France (down from 949th in 2019) and the 71st most popular French Painter.
Thomas Couture was a French painter who is most famous for his portraits of society figures and royalty.
Memorability Metrics
180k
Page Views (PV)
62.16
Historical Popularity Index (HPI)
37
Languages Editions (L)
8.85
Effective Languages (L*)
2.31
Coefficient of Variation (CV)
Among PAINTERS
Among painters, Thomas Couture ranks 331 out of 2,023. Before him are Ary Scheffer, Francesco Primaticcio, Ludovico Carracci, Albert Marquet, Léon Bonnat, and Meindert Hobbema. After him are Jean-Marc Nattier, Adriaen Brouwer, Léon Bakst, Albert Edelfelt, Claude Joseph Vernet, and Hendrik Goltzius.
Most Popular Painters in Wikipedia
Go to all RankingsAry Scheffer
1795 - 1858
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 325
Francesco Primaticcio
1504 - 1570
HPI: 62.39
Rank: 326
Ludovico Carracci
1555 - 1619
HPI: 62.34
Rank: 327
Albert Marquet
1875 - 1947
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 328
Léon Bonnat
1833 - 1922
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 329
Meindert Hobbema
1638 - 1709
HPI: 62.20
Rank: 330
Thomas Couture
1815 - 1879
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 331
Jean-Marc Nattier
1685 - 1766
HPI: 62.12
Rank: 332
Adriaen Brouwer
1605 - 1638
HPI: 62.11
Rank: 333
Léon Bakst
1866 - 1924
HPI: 62.10
Rank: 334
Albert Edelfelt
1854 - 1905
HPI: 62.09
Rank: 335
Claude Joseph Vernet
1714 - 1789
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 336
Hendrik Goltzius
1558 - 1617
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 337
Contemporaries
Among people born in 1815, Thomas Couture ranks 11. Before him are Karl Weierstrass, Otto of Greece, Louis-Jules Trochu, Adolph Menzel, Johann Jakob Bachofen, and Ildefons Cerdà. After him are Julia Margaret Cameron, Ľudovít Štúr, Josip Juraj Strossmayer, Lorenz von Stein, Ernest Meissonier, and Giuseppina Strepponi. Among people deceased in 1879, Thomas Couture ranks 9. Before him are Honoré Daumier, Napoléon, Prince Imperial, Eugène Viollet-le-Duc, Adolf Anderssen, Albrecht von Roon, and Gottfried Semper. After him are Julia Margaret Cameron, August Grisebach, Charles De Coster, Jón Sigurðsson, Maria Teresa of Savoy, and Sher Ali Khan.
Others Born in 1815
Go to all RankingsKarl Weierstrass
MATHEMATICIAN
1815 - 1897
HPI: 70.23
Rank: 5
Otto of Greece
POLITICIAN
1815 - 1867
HPI: 67.05
Rank: 6
Louis-Jules Trochu
POLITICIAN
1815 - 1896
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 7
Adolph Menzel
ARTIST
1815 - 1905
HPI: 63.02
Rank: 8
Johann Jakob Bachofen
HISTORIAN
1815 - 1887
HPI: 62.98
Rank: 9
Ildefons Cerdà
ENGINEER
1815 - 1876
HPI: 62.49
Rank: 10
Thomas Couture
PAINTER
1815 - 1879
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 11
Julia Margaret Cameron
PHOTOGRAPHER
1815 - 1879
HPI: 62.09
Rank: 12
Ľudovít Štúr
WRITER
1815 - 1856
HPI: 61.47
Rank: 13
Josip Juraj Strossmayer
POLITICIAN
1815 - 1905
HPI: 60.85
Rank: 14
Lorenz von Stein
ECONOMIST
1815 - 1890
HPI: 60.70
Rank: 15
Ernest Meissonier
PAINTER
1815 - 1891
HPI: 60.15
Rank: 16
Giuseppina Strepponi
SINGER
1815 - 1897
HPI: 59.86
Rank: 17
Others Deceased in 1879
Go to all RankingsHonoré Daumier
PAINTER
1808 - 1879
HPI: 72.63
Rank: 3
Napoléon, Prince Imperial
POLITICIAN
1856 - 1879
HPI: 69.00
Rank: 4
Eugène Viollet-le-Duc
ARCHITECT
1814 - 1879
HPI: 67.41
Rank: 5
Adolf Anderssen
CHESS PLAYER
1818 - 1879
HPI: 65.04
Rank: 6
Albrecht von Roon
POLITICIAN
1803 - 1879
HPI: 64.51
Rank: 7
Gottfried Semper
ARCHITECT
1803 - 1879
HPI: 62.67
Rank: 8
Thomas Couture
PAINTER
1815 - 1879
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 9
Julia Margaret Cameron
PHOTOGRAPHER
1815 - 1879
HPI: 62.09
Rank: 10
August Grisebach
BIOLOGIST
1814 - 1879
HPI: 61.63
Rank: 11
Charles De Coster
WRITER
1827 - 1879
HPI: 61.51
Rank: 12
Jón Sigurðsson
POLITICIAN
1811 - 1879
HPI: 59.54
Rank: 13
Maria Teresa of Savoy
POLITICIAN
1803 - 1879
HPI: 59.47
Rank: 14
Sher Ali Khan
POLITICIAN
1825 - 1879
HPI: 58.57
Rank: 15
In France
Among people born in France, Thomas Couture ranks 1,073 out of 6,770. Before him are Madame de Brinvilliers (1630), Lazare Hoche (1768), Pierre-Gilles de Gennes (1932), Alexandra David-Néel (1868), Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester (1208), and Claude Jade (1948). After him are Michel Rolle (1652), Jeanne de Valois-Saint-Rémy (1756), Ramon Berenguer III, Count of Barcelona (1082), Theudebert II (585), Desireless (1952), and Johannes Tauler (1300).
Others born in France
Go to all RankingsMadame de Brinvilliers
EXTREMIST
1630 - 1676
HPI: 62.24
Rank: 1,067
Lazare Hoche
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1768 - 1797
HPI: 62.23
Rank: 1,068
Pierre-Gilles de Gennes
PHYSICIST
1932 - 2007
HPI: 62.19
Rank: 1,069
Alexandra David-Néel
WRITER
1868 - 1969
HPI: 62.18
Rank: 1,070
Simon de Montfort, 6th Earl of Leicester
SOCIAL ACTIVIST
1208 - 1265
HPI: 62.17
Rank: 1,071
Claude Jade
ACTOR
1948 - 2006
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 1,072
Thomas Couture
PAINTER
1815 - 1879
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 1,073
Michel Rolle
MATHEMATICIAN
1652 - 1719
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 1,074
Jeanne de Valois-Saint-Rémy
POLITICIAN
1756 - 1791
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 1,075
Ramon Berenguer III, Count of Barcelona
POLITICIAN
1082 - 1131
HPI: 62.15
Rank: 1,076
Theudebert II
POLITICIAN
585 - 612
HPI: 62.14
Rank: 1,077
Desireless
SINGER
1952 - Present
HPI: 62.14
Rank: 1,078
Johannes Tauler
WRITER
1300 - 1361
HPI: 62.13
Rank: 1,079
Among PAINTERS In France
Among painters born in France, Thomas Couture ranks 71. Before him are Pierre Puvis de Chavannes (1824), Martin Schongauer (1450), Paul Delaroche (1797), Horace Vernet (1789), Albert Marquet (1875), and Léon Bonnat (1833). After him are Jean-Marc Nattier (1685), Claude Joseph Vernet (1714), Pierre Mignard (1612), Marie-Guillemine Benoist (1768), Balthus (1908), and Jan Gossaert (1478).
Pierre Puvis de Chavannes
1824 - 1898
HPI: 64.07
Rank: 65
Martin Schongauer
1450 - 1491
HPI: 63.91
Rank: 66
Paul Delaroche
1797 - 1856
HPI: 63.75
Rank: 67
Horace Vernet
1789 - 1863
HPI: 63.25
Rank: 68
Albert Marquet
1875 - 1947
HPI: 62.33
Rank: 69
Léon Bonnat
1833 - 1922
HPI: 62.29
Rank: 70
Thomas Couture
1815 - 1879
HPI: 62.16
Rank: 71
Jean-Marc Nattier
1685 - 1766
HPI: 62.12
Rank: 72
Claude Joseph Vernet
1714 - 1789
HPI: 62.07
Rank: 73
Pierre Mignard
1612 - 1695
HPI: 61.75
Rank: 74
Marie-Guillemine Benoist
1768 - 1826
HPI: 61.73
Rank: 75
Balthus
1908 - 2001
HPI: 61.55
Rank: 76
Jan Gossaert
1478 - 1532
HPI: 61.53
Rank: 77