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Thomas Kinkade

1958 - 2012

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William Thomas Kinkade III (January 19, 1958 – April 6, 2012) was an American painter of popular realistic, pastoral, and idyllic subjects. He is notable for achieving success during his lifetime with the mass marketing of his work as printed reproductions and other licensed products by means of the Thomas Kinkade Company. According to Kinkade's company, one in every 20 American homes owned a copy of one of his paintings. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Thomas Kinkade has received more than 2,910,461 page views. His biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 18 in 2019). Thomas Kinkade is the 1,698th most popular painter (down from 1,416th in 2019), the 11,757th most popular biography from United States (up from 11,763rd in 2019) and the 136th most popular American Painter.

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  • 38.49

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 1.80

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 3.60

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among PAINTERS

Among painters, Thomas Kinkade ranks 1,698 out of 1,421. Before him are George Peter Alexander Healy, Elizabeth Catlett, Ali Divandari, Arthur Streeton, Maria de Dominici, and Ernest Townsend. After him are Laurel Holloman, Maggie Laubser, Eastman Johnson, Samuel Colman, Ghada Amer, and Pacita Abad.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1958, Thomas Kinkade ranks 506. Before him are Joop Hiele, Víctor Diogo, Charles F. Kettering, Rainer Hasler, Tony Pulis, and Walter Junghans. After him are Daniele Archibugi, Yvonne Ridley, Yoav Galant, Elena Horvat, Petr Rada, and Robert Dill-Bundi. Among people deceased in 2012, Thomas Kinkade ranks 424. Before him are Arlen Specter, Elizabeth Catlett, Ronnie Montrose, Eduard Ivanov, Robert Bork, and Les Leston. After him are Barry Unsworth, Lucille Bliss, Tommy Godwin, Bob Boozer, Gary Collins, and Joyce Redman.

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In United States

Among people born in United States, Thomas Kinkade ranks 11,757 out of 18,182. Before him are Randy Williams (1953), Margaret Whiting (1924), Dean Malenko (1960), Darrall Imhoff (1938), Oliver La Farge (1901), and Isabella Abbott (1919). After him are Amber Rose (1983), Olivia Cole (1942), Douglas G. Hurley (1966), Stanley Kunitz (1905), Celeste Yarnall (1944), and Omari Hardwick (1974).

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Among PAINTERS In United States

Among painters born in United States, Thomas Kinkade ranks 136. Before him are John La Farge (1835), Edwin Lord Weeks (1849), Robert S. Duncanson (1821), Kari Byron (1974), George Peter Alexander Healy (1813), and Elizabeth Catlett (1915). After him are Laurel Holloman (1971), Eastman Johnson (1824), Samuel Colman (1832), Lauren Faust (1974), Kara Walker (1969), and Kehinde Wiley (1977).

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