1756 - 1827
Thomas Rowlandson (; 13 July 1757 – 21 April 1827) was an English artist and caricaturist of the Georgian Era, noted for his political satire and social observation. A prolific artist and printmaker, Rowlandson produced both individual social and political satires, as well as a large number of illustrations for novels, humorous books, and topographical works. Like other caricaturists of his age such as James Gillray, his caricatures are often robust or bawdy. Read more on Wikipedia
Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Thomas Rowlandson has received more than 332,857 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia. Thomas Rowlandson is the 777th most popular painter (up from 815th in 2019), the 1,609th most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 1,667th in 2019) and the 23rd most popular British Painter.
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Among painters, Thomas Rowlandson ranks 777 out of 1,421. Before him are Herri met de Bles, Heinrich Aldegrever, Victorine Meurent, Albert van Ouwater, Hendrick van Balen the Elder, and Isaak Brodsky. After him are Gabriel von Max, Jean-Paul Laurens, Roman Opałka, Sébastien Bourdon, Carlo Saraceni, and Franz Anton Maulbertsch.
1480 - 1555
HPI: 55.03
Rank: 771
1502 - 1555
HPI: 55.02
Rank: 772
1844 - 1927
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 773
1415 - 1475
HPI: 55.00
Rank: 774
1570 - 1632
HPI: 54.97
Rank: 775
1883 - 1939
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 776
1756 - 1827
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 777
1840 - 1915
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 778
1838 - 1921
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 779
1931 - 2011
HPI: 54.89
Rank: 780
1616 - 1671
HPI: 54.88
Rank: 781
1579 - 1620
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 782
1724 - 1796
HPI: 54.87
Rank: 783
Among people born in 1756, Thomas Rowlandson ranks 17. Before him are Louis Henri, Prince of Condé, Jean-Baptiste Carrier, Wojciech Żywny, Bernard Germain de Lacépède, Duke Louis of Württemberg, and Jacques-Nicolas Billaud-Varenne. After him are Jérôme Pétion de Villeneuve, James Gillray, Paul Wranitzky, Federico Gravina, Vincent-Marie Viénot, Count of Vaublanc, and John Loudon McAdam. Among people deceased in 1827, Thomas Rowlandson ranks 19. Before him are Armand-Augustin-Louis de Caulaincourt, Wilhelm Müller, George Canning, Robert Surcouf, Michel-Gabriel Paccard, and Prince Frederick, Duke of York and Albany. After him are Georgios Karaiskakis, Charlotte von Stein, Princess Charlotte of Saxe-Meiningen, Pōmare III, Burgravine Louise Isabelle of Kirchberg, and Johann Gottfried Eichhorn.
1756 - 1830
HPI: 58.47
Rank: 11
1756 - 1794
HPI: 57.89
Rank: 12
1756 - 1842
HPI: 56.37
Rank: 13
1756 - 1825
HPI: 56.14
Rank: 14
1756 - 1817
HPI: 55.35
Rank: 15
1756 - 1819
HPI: 55.31
Rank: 16
1756 - 1827
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 17
1756 - 1794
HPI: 54.18
Rank: 18
1756 - 1815
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 19
1756 - 1808
HPI: 53.89
Rank: 20
1756 - 1806
HPI: 53.85
Rank: 21
1756 - 1845
HPI: 53.74
Rank: 22
1756 - 1836
HPI: 53.21
Rank: 23
1773 - 1827
HPI: 59.04
Rank: 13
1794 - 1827
HPI: 58.36
Rank: 14
1770 - 1827
HPI: 57.96
Rank: 15
1773 - 1827
HPI: 56.19
Rank: 16
1757 - 1827
HPI: 55.84
Rank: 17
1763 - 1827
HPI: 55.82
Rank: 18
1756 - 1827
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 19
1780 - 1827
HPI: 54.34
Rank: 20
1742 - 1827
HPI: 52.51
Rank: 21
1751 - 1827
HPI: 51.99
Rank: 22
1820 - 1827
HPI: 51.16
Rank: 23
1772 - 1827
HPI: 50.29
Rank: 24
1752 - 1827
HPI: 49.04
Rank: 25
Among people born in United Kingdom, Thomas Rowlandson ranks 1,609 out of 7,765. Before him are Sean Harris (1966), John Nelson Darby (1800), Rædwald of East Anglia (550), Joe Davis (1901), George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney (1737), and Frank P. Ramsey (1903). After him are Penelope Wilton (1946), Richard Adams (1920), Taliesin (518), Jeff Lynne (1947), Christopher Hitchens (1949), and John Henry Poynting (1852).
1966 - Present
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 1,603
1800 - 1882
HPI: 54.96
Rank: 1,604
550 - 624
HPI: 54.95
Rank: 1,605
1901 - 1978
HPI: 54.94
Rank: 1,606
1737 - 1806
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 1,607
1903 - 1930
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 1,608
1756 - 1827
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 1,609
1946 - Present
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 1,610
1920 - 2016
HPI: 54.92
Rank: 1,611
518 - 599
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 1,612
1947 - Present
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 1,613
1949 - 2011
HPI: 54.91
Rank: 1,614
1852 - 1914
HPI: 54.90
Rank: 1,615
Among painters born in United Kingdom, Thomas Rowlandson ranks 23. Before him are John William Godward (1861), Evelyn De Morgan (1855), David Roberts (1796), John Martin (1789), Sidney Paget (1860), and George Stubbs (1724). After him are Richard Parkes Bonington (1801), Walter Crane (1845), Herbert James Draper (1863), John Collier (1850), Arthur Rackham (1867), and James Gillray (1756).
1861 - 1922
HPI: 58.14
Rank: 17
1855 - 1919
HPI: 56.57
Rank: 18
1796 - 1864
HPI: 55.88
Rank: 19
1789 - 1854
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 20
1860 - 1908
HPI: 55.58
Rank: 21
1724 - 1806
HPI: 55.04
Rank: 22
1756 - 1827
HPI: 54.93
Rank: 23
1801 - 1828
HPI: 54.85
Rank: 24
1845 - 1915
HPI: 54.71
Rank: 25
1863 - 1920
HPI: 54.65
Rank: 26
1850 - 1934
HPI: 54.50
Rank: 27
1867 - 1939
HPI: 54.22
Rank: 28
1756 - 1815
HPI: 54.08
Rank: 29